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Turtle Creek Tavern

Restaurant Bar Sports bar Live music venue

Easygoing hot spot offering outdoor seating, pub grub, live music & sports on the TVs. People often mention good, great, Great, band, staff, friendly, nice, drinks, service, atmosphere,


Address

5571 N Hamilton Rd, Columbus, OH 43230, United States

Website

turtlecreektavern.com

Contact

+1 614-476-8836

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (640 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 2 pm to 2:30 am
  • Wednesday: 2 pm to 2:30 am
  • Thursday: 2 pm to 2:30 am
  • Friday: 2 pm to 2:30 am
  • Saturday: 11 am to 2:30 am
  • Sunday: 11 am to 2:30 am
  • Monday: 2 pm to 2:30 am

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (14) great (12) Great (12) band (11) staff (9) friendly (8) nice (8) drinks (7) service (6) atmosphere (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 5/5 Alex “Alex” M. 3 years ago on Google
    Food is great, service is fantastic. Love this place. They have a great selection of beer and we love that we can bring our dog!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chelsea S. 2 years ago on Google
    The pizza & pretzel bites are amazing! Love the atmosphere here, the employees here are very courteous
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jason B. 4 years ago on Google • 43 reviews
    Cool, little bar not far from SR 161. Friendly service, great atmosphere. Definitely a good place to catch a game or live music! Tonight is Black Coffee's final performance under the same name! I heard the food is good here as well! I will return for more live music and brews in the near future!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Todd R. 6 months ago on Google • 341 reviews
    Great place. I'd frequent it if I lived closer. Diverse atmosphere and incredibly friendly people. The food is standard bar fare with very reasonable prices. Drinks were very well priced, too. It'd be a great spot for a game, multiple games, just hanging out, or seeing a band.

  • 5/5 C S. 1 year ago on Google
    Little gem for a great meal and very friendly people. Very affordable top shelf drinks and great bar food done at a surprisingly high quality and taste. Bingo-night-stumble-upon was really fun and by the time we left with $5 off the tab for each person who won a round in bingo, it made a Tuesday night out really affordable and a lot of fun. The jello shots with the price of bingo cards was also a nice touch. We'll be back.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jonnyreverb 1 year ago on Google
    This is a "townie bar" in a strip mall with good music on a nice stage with good sound and a friendly staff. There was no cover when I went, and the drinks were moderately priced.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jim W. 2 years ago on Google • 324 reviews
    Had a great time at Turtle Creek Tavern last night! Great food! Pretzel Bites, Brats with Kraut and Potato Salad and Skins and Tots, all excellent! The band Rumspringa was absolutely amazing! They are very entertaining!

  • 5/5 Pete B. 6 months ago on Google • 140 reviews
    Great food variety, nice beer selection, pet friendly. Staff is extremely friendly.

  • 4/5 Ed G. 5 months ago on Google • 111 reviews
    Nice local bar with pub fare kitchen. Wings were very tasty. Friendly bar staff. Large stage area for frequent music acts and nice outdoor patio area. Asian restaurant next door with passthrough door.

  • 5/5 Mary A. 2 months ago on Google • 24 reviews New
    Scotty Bratcher was the best!! Service was awesome for the crowd!

  • 5/5 Ranya O. 7 months ago on Google • 10 reviews
    I can't say enough good words about the place and friendly staff. The workers and cook and the partners are the most amazing people I have ever been around. Please go give it a try.

  • 5/5 Wendy B. 4 months ago on Google • 6 reviews
    We had a blast listening to live music. The drinks were a good price and the food was good too. The only downside was that I used my card to run a tab and days later a second charge in the exact amount was charged to my card again. I guess it is a "ghost" charge. It takes a week for the hold to be released. My advice? Pay in cash and have a great time!

  • 5/5 Autumn A. 4 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    I love this bar! Nicole and Mason are my favorite staff members. They are always willing to cash in my pull tabs and always have a smile on their face. Will always come back.

  • 4/5 Lucas R. 11 months ago on Google
    Regular ole strip mall bar but this one has a stage, quick service and pool and darts.

  • 5/5 Michael R. 2 years ago on Google
    Went here to see my friends band play. Pretty cool spot. Bartenders were very attentive and the Buffalo chicken dip was fantastic.

  • 4/5 Jeff W. 2 years ago on Google
    The band we saw on Saturday night killed it. Hot Lucy. Was a little surprised by the cost of beer for a place so far from downtown Columbus.

  • 4/5 Skrit O. 2 years ago on Google
    A very nice bar with an outdoor patio. Friendly atmosphere. Nice service. Would go back. Recommend.

  • 3/5 Abigail C. 2 years ago on Google
    Awesome bands, stage, lighting. Watch your food because they will skip ingredients... aka eat before you go.

  • 5/5 Tony F. 7 months ago on Google
    I've always had a great time whenever I've gone here for drinks

  • 5/5 Sara G. 8 months ago on Google
    Had a great time! Great band and friendly staff.

  • 5/5 Scott T. 1 year ago on Google
    Great bar! Plenty of TV's a d Great place to watch a band

  • 5/5 gregory g. 1 year ago on Google
    Awesome venue. Really good food. Nice space for dancing as well. Excellent wait service.

  • 5/5 getsig 2 years ago on Google
    Went to see the band Distorted Silence. Band was awesome, the last set hit the hardest and was fantastic. Bar and wait staff were top notch. They were very attentive and hustled the whole night. They were impressive. Absolutely will go back. Recommended!

  • 4/5 Brenda A. 1 year ago on Google
    fun place to go get a great tasting thin crust bar pizza and cold cocktail or beer. Friendly bartenders and lots to choose from on the screens to watch!

  • 5/5 Jay J. 2 years ago on Google
    Wonderful staff and stiff drinks ... Gambling pool and juke box

  • 3/5 Harlor F. 1 year ago on Google
    In fairness when we were there the place was very very busy, but our waitress was not very good at all, we just waited and waited and waited for our food and for drinks. Then even when the place died down we waited and waited for our check had to basically hunt her down two or three times to remind her that we were there! food was pretty good and like I said the atmosphere was fine, but I'm not sure, maybe I need to go back another time.

  • 4/5 Heather P. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food! Service, live band was good. Need more seating

  • 5/5 Nathan T. 1 year ago on Google
    Chill and friendly vibe. Great place to watch games on the weekend because they have a ton of TV's! Bartenders are also super cool.

  • 2/5 Eric P. 2 years ago on Google
    The volume was so loud that you had no choice but to sit and listen to whatever live band is playing. I enjoy live music as much as the next person, however if I wanted the volume to be that high, I would go to a concert. I ordered the fish which showed promise. Came out nice and hot with a decent brownish fried color to it. Unfortunately it was left in the fryer too long so it was hard and had very little flavor. The staff was super nice. They should decide to have more than one pool table or go with none.

  • 5/5 Tallene A. 1 year ago on Google
    Single-handedly the best bar I've ever been to! I often find myself comparing other bars to the service that I receive at Turtle Creek Tavern, and still no one comes close. Nick and Mason are amazing, as well as every other bartender here. Recommend 10/10!!

  • 5/5 Gina 2 years ago on Google
    Went to see a friend's band here. Seemed like a good venue! Drinks were good; bartenders were nice. Great people watching. 😉

  • 4/5 Jovon M. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice homely bar with a great crowd. Bartenders are pretty awesome too. Great drinks and good people.

  • 4/5 Kimberly “Mama Kim” M. 1 year ago on Google
    Not a bad venue. Very roomy... Good band. Clean. Wait staff could be a little more attractive but all and all not a bad experience.

  • 1/5 Daryl N. 1 year ago on Google
    Last week, I observed an incident at this establishment. A older customer had an accident in the bar area. The bartender and manager made a scene that completely embarrassed the customer in front of others. The lack of compassion and empathy is truly heart breaking. I would no longer visit this establish bc of the way they treat their customers especially the elderly with potential medical conditions. The way the manager handle it was very unprofessional.

  • 5/5 Thomas 5 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    Great food. Great atmosphere. Adorable price for the whole family. My son absolutely loves the midnight drink deals!


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Dancing
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Happy-hour food
    • ✓️ Happy-hour drinks
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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