If you enjoy walking into a bar and the bartender and his "friends" give you the evil stink eye until you just feel uncomfortable and leave, then this place is for you. They do have shuffleboard though and cheap beer
(2)
Mark S.
Went here for Erin express over the weekend and they handled the large crowd perfectly. The addition of the bonner's warehouse (armory) was a nice touch.
(5)
Sophia Y.
$15 min for card. Not many people here on a Thursday night. No music. Makes it easy to hear other people. I like that
(5)
Karen C.
I was walking around the city looking for lunch. Ive been having a heavy craving for Fish and chips and usually the best places to go are bars. But sadly this place was a little disappointing. my fish were bland and drenched in oil and fries were under cooked. ugh... i ended up tossing it into the trash and eat my loss. i was so turned off. i was also too much for the price i paid.
(1)
Katie P.
I came here on Friday with a group of people a work with for lunch. We sat down outside, it was a nice day, and we were pumped about the $4-$5 pitchers. Who knew this great start could lead to such a terrible review? The service was super slow our waitress barely came to check in to see how we were doing and when she did she seemed unenthusiastic. Also when we wanted the check we waited so long that finally we got up and went inside to ask for it. (We noticed that there were not too many people dining inside that could have possibly backed up the service) Then when we were done with the check, no one came to get it. I ordered a burger and it was nothing special it also came with like 5 fries on the side. No one else at my table seemed to rave about what they ordered either. I will probably not come here again.
(1)
Lilli C.
Cheap, divey Irish bar where they let you bring in your own food. You can even get pizza delivered here. This place is great for goups, not very crowded, they have photo hunt and shuffleboard!
(4)
Eric W.
This place is an old style dive bar with what seemed to be regular patrons. It's a shot and a beer type of place which is fine but the bar tender got cross with me and my friends after we asked about draft beer. We were going to eat but with nothing to quench my thirst for a craft beer I couldn't stay long. I'm giving it -2 stars for rude staff and terrible beer selection.
(3)
Marissa B.
My first visit was yesterday morning/afternoon. I was meeting somebody at the Mutter Museum and they ran late. With the crazy rain we've had lately, I needed to seek indoor refuge. Seeing as some of the choices I originally sought out weren't open until 11:30 or later, I finally decided to stop in Bonner's. Bar is welcoming and clean. Main area with flatscreen TV's and some tables in addition to the actual bar. Newer jukebox. Once you walk through to the other side it's more of a dining section along near the shuffleboard table. Now, to the the actual experience. I couldn't imagine how inexpensive the pitchers can really be nowadays when a Miller Lite draft is $3.75. Not too bad, but, it's more "Center City cheap" than dive bar prices nowadays. The mixed drinks were around $6-7, which, was also okay. I will give them back a 4th star for their good bartenders and the quality of the food, which the prices actually reflected this neighborhood bar-vibe. Less than $5 for a quality French Onion soup.
(4)
Allison B.
I have been to several work-sponsored happy hours (and even a Christmas party) here. The food is inedible and the place consistently smells like urine. We don't have work functions here anymore. They have a shuffleboard table, if you like that sort of thing.
(2)
James S.
My "go-to" dive bar. Cheap beer and drinks at the bar. Also sells take-out beer, but rather expensive for that. Can get cheap pitchers of Yeungling and Miller for $9.
(3)
Jon I.
Ugh. Horrible lunch today. Soup came out barely warm. Gravy on roast beef sandwich barely warm. Seems like they are having issues with kitchen equipment. Chicken salad had a very long hair in it. Done with this place.
(1)
Karen F.
Bonner's rennovated the back dining room and our group was treated like royalty for a private event. Food was still pretty "meh" - but Dan (the man) is a great and generous host and Liz runs the show, pretty much. Bonner's is a standard, solid Irish pub with good drinks and lots of good times. It's a PECO hangout for many, for sure!
(3)
Liz M.
They are in the process of renovating. They just got free wifi for customers which is awesome. Get a beer and a burger and work for a few hours. Perfection. So many changes are coming up soon, including a 60 inch widescreen addition in the front room. A smoking lounge on the second floor is rumored as well.
(4)
Marissa N.
Renovations are happening....Guiness and shuffle board what more could a girl want.
(5)
James O.
So so dive bar. Best part was the prices, nice cheap drinks. Worth a stop in, but didn't really draw me as a spot to spend the evening (I might change my mind on a more off-night, if I could get to the shuffleboard; too crowded on a saturday though).
(2)
Kevin D.
I have a love-hate relationship with Bonner's. I love it because it's basically the cheapest bar within a few miles of City Hall ($6 PBR pitchers? get outta town) and because the bartenders are across the board the friendliest I've encountered. I hate it because every time I go there I end up staying longer than I wanted to and dying inside the next day. It's a trade-off. They have a pretty sweet shuffleboard table in the little-used back section and the food is good for the price. The place is deceptively huge and has several good TVs, so it's a great place to catch a game or just hang out on a weekend.
(4)
Chrissy R.
Oh Bonner's. You were one of my first real hole in the wall places in the city. You're not up your own ass about being a dive, and you are not filled with unwashed 20 somethings in skinny jeans and ironic Elvis Costello glasses. I love you. Look. I know I've not been around much lately and I am sorry. You see, as I've gotten older, I've started hanging out further east and you're just too far west for me, but when I am in the neighborhood, I do try and stop by. You may not recognize me anymore--bit older--bit fatter--bit more world weary. Thinking of it--I'll probably fit in better with your regular crowd than I did before doe eyed fresh out of college. Yeah, you know what, I'll stop by for a stiff yet inexpensive drink on your awkwardly located bar sometime. I'll bring the wetnaps for the bathroom. See? I still do remember the great times we've had! Gosh I miss you
(4)
Jim M.
I went here and met up with some fellow Yelpers a week or so ago. I don't know if I'd call it a dive bar so much as a neighborhood bar that somehow got stuck in Rittenhouse. Which is fortunate for Rittenhouse. The decor is plain and looks like it hasn't been changed since the 70's. But that's not why people come here. They come for beer and a chance to relax. And that's what this place provides. Guinness on tap for $5 in Center City is impossible you say? At Bonner's its de rigueur. A burger and fries for 8 bucks in Center City that isn't McDonalds? Yes, Bonner's has it too. A big, thick burger with melted blue cheese and thick slabs of bacon no less. If you want to talk to people/regulars there you can. if you want to chill and just talk amongst yourselves or watch TV you can. The only things that I don't like are that they allow smoking there(though thankfully no one was smoking when I was there, but I could still smell it in the bathroom). I also don't like the bathroom because its really cramped and I'm clausterphobic. Outside of those things, Bonner's is a good place to unwind with good beer, good friends and a good burger.
(4)
Christopher R.
Jim M., who accompanied on my visit to Bonner's along with now-defunct Yelper Daniel C., nails it when he he describes this place as a a neighborhood bar incongruously located in Rittenhouse. Prepare yourself for macrobrews and typical fryer-centric bar food; annoying snobs like myself make do with (unfortunately) breaded buffalo wings and a pint of Guinness. Since its served up by an old Irish woman who looks like she doesn't take sh*t from anyone, much less some no account punk kids wandering in off the street, I give it a pass. Bonner's doesn't pretend to be anything it isn't and doesn't have to.
(3)
Jorge G.
Anyone can get a piece of ass in this bar. Anybody. Doesn't matter how scruffy, disheveled, decrepit, or run-down you happen to be. Doesn't matter what kind of crappy life you lead; what kind of miserable, wretched, de-humanizing job you have. Doesn't matter what sewage you typically wade through; what drama or baggage you haul around with you, what travails you have to suffer. Doesn't matter what religion you are, what skin color you are, or how much you earn per week. Its immaterial what kind of scummy or out-of-fashion clothes you wear or if you own a vehicle. Doesn't matter if you're a smoker, a drinker, a drug-user, a pervert, a philanderer, a bigamist, a derelict, an anarchist, a pervert, a deadbeat, or a racist. Doesn't matter if you've ever been incarcerated, institutionalized, sanitized, victimized, gentrified, euthanized. Doesn't matter if you've been flunked out, kicked out, wrung out, your records expunged, your body abandoned by the side of the highway. You will still probably get laid in this bar. This place is a lodestone for poontang. So come here to get your groove back. I've seen it happen. This is one of Philly's best kept secrets. Its a place where people start shuffling in before 11 am to start the day's drinking; processing last night's hangover through their system and revving up for more. This is real alcoholism, folks--real solace. Not pretty. But its sincere and genuine. And a good jukebox. You come in at 11 am on a Sunday, looking like you were tossed out of the back of a dump truck, you can still walk out of this bar at 1 pm with some local chick.
(5)
Z J.
Bonner's is a great place to watch a game and have some cheap domestic beers. the food is standard greasy spoon fare with some irish dishes - nothing to write home about, but nothing to complain about either. they are currently remodeling, and I hope the two dining rooms in back (who knew!) will come into play as a bit more than places you walk through on the way to the bathroom. this place is a regular neighborhood bar that just happens to be a stones throw from rittenhouse square. if youre expecting glitz you will be disappointed, if you want somewhere to go with a few friends for a good time (and maybe pay less for your pitcher than for a bottle two blocks away) then give it a go asap
(4)
Max K.
Cheap beer. good tvs. great homey feel. a little grimey but hey im not complaining. Will be coming here for karaoke often
(4)
Lisa L.
We had a 21st birthday party here and had a really good time. The food was really good. Bobby, the cook did a great job. Of note was the home made roast beef, pasta salad and amazing potato salad. Bartenders, Nik and Niki easily handled the guests needs and were very accommodating. Venue was reasonably priced with open bar. Atmosphere was homey and friendly. Our guests are still telling us what a great time they had.
(5)
Nu S.
Great place for karaoke on Thursday's! Cheap drinks and pure people watching. Love this dive!
(4)
Laura D.
Ah Bonner's. It's old and kinda crummy, but definitely a good time. The pitchers are cheap and it's not too loud so you can talk with friends. The first time I came I had trouble finding how to get in, and I still can't find the bathroom. But for a cheap, local, unassuming bar it's fantastic.
(3)
Boris M.
Two stars because they let me smoke cigarette inside besides this I feel vomit about this place. I order hamburger and fries and I eat better hamburger and fries at McDonald's! Boner is ugly on the outside and more ugly on inside. They have jukebox and I play Rush song.
(2)
Alex C.
I was introduced to the "institution" that is Bonner's with my hockey team after finishing a game at the soon-to-be demolished Penn ice rink. Housed in an unassuming green building next to a Rite Aid, Bonner's characterizes your standard dive bar--devoted local crowd, blaring jukebox, charming decorations. What sets the place apart from most though are the bathrooms. Entering the bathroom is like going back 40 years in time. However, as all dive bar appreciators know, the more disheveled the stalls, the smokier the room, the better the bar. A perfect place to go drink lager, shoot the breeze with close friends, and slow life down.
(3)
Graham C.
I stepped into this dive in order to use the bathroom and get a beer after a stressful Philly parking situation. The bar is laid out as though it was designed to prevent other bars from attacking it. There two full doors you walk through to get inside. This means you can see in or out. Robbers might take note of this, though there can't be that much in the till. The lady who was working there looked like she could leg wrestle me and win over and over again. The bar is shaped like a rhombus in the front of the place, and it blocks a lot of foot traffic. But the Smithwicks was cold and the toilet flushed in the bathroom, and that's all I wanted out of this place. So thank you Bonners.
(3)
David W.
I started swinging by Bonner's Irish Pub every once in a while, due to the laid back atmosphere and cheap beer. I don't really have any complaints, once in a blue moon, its hard to find the bartender if its a dead night. I sat there on 3 occasions for close to 10 min, feeling like I was literally the only person in the place. Otherwise its a great, relaxed feel and gives you that pub vibe.
(4)
Tom V.
A nice local hangout, with some real nice staff
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Brett D.
Ah, Bonners, the place I'm afraid to go into in groups of less than four. Don't get me wrong, it's not at all physically dangerous. Having said that, the times I've gone to this slightly run-down bar with it's empty side dining room with less than a small crowd in tow, I've left depressed, drunk, and contemplating the meaning of everything a little too deeply while having trouble staying on the sidewalk. Stumbling from a $15 bar tab. However, this is where I go when my group has gotten too large for most bars, and with a proper-sized entourage, this place is amazing. The built-in crowd is respectable, almost friendly, and the pitchers are actually clean. For the people who like run-down bars, but not the weird, manufactured dives, this is a mandatory stop on a city-wide pub crawl. It's not the greatest bar in town, but it's one you should unquestionably know if you consider yourself to be a drinker.
(3)
Lauren Y.
Bonner's is not for the faint at heart. It is smokey, there is no ambiance (except for the cute bartender on Saturday nights), and its a a lil grungy. However, it does have a comforting local feel to it. Loyal patrons buy one another drinks from across the bar and the bartenders start to remember your drinks. I'm not quick to say "let's go to bonner's" but I certainly wouldn't snub my nose at it when I want to drink downtown and avoid $14 drinks... unlike most bars in Rittenhouse, Bonner's charges $7 for a Grey Goose drink.
(3)
Keith R.
Bonner's isn't my favorite, but the Wharton hockey team swears by it. Therefore if you want the chance to snag a drunk Wharton guy, this is the place to do it. The cheap pitchers and smoky atmosphere complete the image Bonner's is going for.
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Parking : Street Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Ambience : Casual Noise Level : Quiet Music : Juke Box Good For Dancing : No Alcohol : Full Bar Happy Hour : Yes Best Nights : Thu, Fri, Sat Coat Check : No Smoking : No Outdoor Seating : Yes Has TV : Yes
Ian S.
If you enjoy walking into a bar and the bartender and his "friends" give you the evil stink eye until you just feel uncomfortable and leave, then this place is for you. They do have shuffleboard though and cheap beer
(2)Mark S.
Went here for Erin express over the weekend and they handled the large crowd perfectly. The addition of the bonner's warehouse (armory) was a nice touch.
(5)Sophia Y.
$15 min for card. Not many people here on a Thursday night. No music. Makes it easy to hear other people. I like that
(5)Karen C.
I was walking around the city looking for lunch. Ive been having a heavy craving for Fish and chips and usually the best places to go are bars. But sadly this place was a little disappointing. my fish were bland and drenched in oil and fries were under cooked. ugh... i ended up tossing it into the trash and eat my loss. i was so turned off. i was also too much for the price i paid.
(1)Katie P.
I came here on Friday with a group of people a work with for lunch. We sat down outside, it was a nice day, and we were pumped about the $4-$5 pitchers. Who knew this great start could lead to such a terrible review? The service was super slow our waitress barely came to check in to see how we were doing and when she did she seemed unenthusiastic. Also when we wanted the check we waited so long that finally we got up and went inside to ask for it. (We noticed that there were not too many people dining inside that could have possibly backed up the service) Then when we were done with the check, no one came to get it. I ordered a burger and it was nothing special it also came with like 5 fries on the side. No one else at my table seemed to rave about what they ordered either. I will probably not come here again.
(1)Lilli C.
Cheap, divey Irish bar where they let you bring in your own food. You can even get pizza delivered here. This place is great for goups, not very crowded, they have photo hunt and shuffleboard!
(4)Eric W.
This place is an old style dive bar with what seemed to be regular patrons. It's a shot and a beer type of place which is fine but the bar tender got cross with me and my friends after we asked about draft beer. We were going to eat but with nothing to quench my thirst for a craft beer I couldn't stay long. I'm giving it -2 stars for rude staff and terrible beer selection.
(3)Marissa B.
My first visit was yesterday morning/afternoon. I was meeting somebody at the Mutter Museum and they ran late. With the crazy rain we've had lately, I needed to seek indoor refuge. Seeing as some of the choices I originally sought out weren't open until 11:30 or later, I finally decided to stop in Bonner's. Bar is welcoming and clean. Main area with flatscreen TV's and some tables in addition to the actual bar. Newer jukebox. Once you walk through to the other side it's more of a dining section along near the shuffleboard table. Now, to the the actual experience. I couldn't imagine how inexpensive the pitchers can really be nowadays when a Miller Lite draft is $3.75. Not too bad, but, it's more "Center City cheap" than dive bar prices nowadays. The mixed drinks were around $6-7, which, was also okay. I will give them back a 4th star for their good bartenders and the quality of the food, which the prices actually reflected this neighborhood bar-vibe. Less than $5 for a quality French Onion soup.
(4)Allison B.
I have been to several work-sponsored happy hours (and even a Christmas party) here. The food is inedible and the place consistently smells like urine. We don't have work functions here anymore. They have a shuffleboard table, if you like that sort of thing.
(2)James S.
My "go-to" dive bar. Cheap beer and drinks at the bar. Also sells take-out beer, but rather expensive for that. Can get cheap pitchers of Yeungling and Miller for $9.
(3)Jon I.
Ugh. Horrible lunch today. Soup came out barely warm. Gravy on roast beef sandwich barely warm. Seems like they are having issues with kitchen equipment. Chicken salad had a very long hair in it. Done with this place.
(1)Karen F.
Bonner's rennovated the back dining room and our group was treated like royalty for a private event. Food was still pretty "meh" - but Dan (the man) is a great and generous host and Liz runs the show, pretty much. Bonner's is a standard, solid Irish pub with good drinks and lots of good times. It's a PECO hangout for many, for sure!
(3)Liz M.
They are in the process of renovating. They just got free wifi for customers which is awesome. Get a beer and a burger and work for a few hours. Perfection. So many changes are coming up soon, including a 60 inch widescreen addition in the front room. A smoking lounge on the second floor is rumored as well.
(4)Marissa N.
Renovations are happening....Guiness and shuffle board what more could a girl want.
(5)James O.
So so dive bar. Best part was the prices, nice cheap drinks. Worth a stop in, but didn't really draw me as a spot to spend the evening (I might change my mind on a more off-night, if I could get to the shuffleboard; too crowded on a saturday though).
(2)Kevin D.
I have a love-hate relationship with Bonner's. I love it because it's basically the cheapest bar within a few miles of City Hall ($6 PBR pitchers? get outta town) and because the bartenders are across the board the friendliest I've encountered. I hate it because every time I go there I end up staying longer than I wanted to and dying inside the next day. It's a trade-off. They have a pretty sweet shuffleboard table in the little-used back section and the food is good for the price. The place is deceptively huge and has several good TVs, so it's a great place to catch a game or just hang out on a weekend.
(4)Chrissy R.
Oh Bonner's. You were one of my first real hole in the wall places in the city. You're not up your own ass about being a dive, and you are not filled with unwashed 20 somethings in skinny jeans and ironic Elvis Costello glasses. I love you. Look. I know I've not been around much lately and I am sorry. You see, as I've gotten older, I've started hanging out further east and you're just too far west for me, but when I am in the neighborhood, I do try and stop by. You may not recognize me anymore--bit older--bit fatter--bit more world weary. Thinking of it--I'll probably fit in better with your regular crowd than I did before doe eyed fresh out of college. Yeah, you know what, I'll stop by for a stiff yet inexpensive drink on your awkwardly located bar sometime. I'll bring the wetnaps for the bathroom. See? I still do remember the great times we've had! Gosh I miss you
(4)Jim M.
I went here and met up with some fellow Yelpers a week or so ago. I don't know if I'd call it a dive bar so much as a neighborhood bar that somehow got stuck in Rittenhouse. Which is fortunate for Rittenhouse. The decor is plain and looks like it hasn't been changed since the 70's. But that's not why people come here. They come for beer and a chance to relax. And that's what this place provides. Guinness on tap for $5 in Center City is impossible you say? At Bonner's its de rigueur. A burger and fries for 8 bucks in Center City that isn't McDonalds? Yes, Bonner's has it too. A big, thick burger with melted blue cheese and thick slabs of bacon no less. If you want to talk to people/regulars there you can. if you want to chill and just talk amongst yourselves or watch TV you can. The only things that I don't like are that they allow smoking there(though thankfully no one was smoking when I was there, but I could still smell it in the bathroom). I also don't like the bathroom because its really cramped and I'm clausterphobic. Outside of those things, Bonner's is a good place to unwind with good beer, good friends and a good burger.
(4)Christopher R.
Jim M., who accompanied on my visit to Bonner's along with now-defunct Yelper Daniel C., nails it when he he describes this place as a a neighborhood bar incongruously located in Rittenhouse. Prepare yourself for macrobrews and typical fryer-centric bar food; annoying snobs like myself make do with (unfortunately) breaded buffalo wings and a pint of Guinness. Since its served up by an old Irish woman who looks like she doesn't take sh*t from anyone, much less some no account punk kids wandering in off the street, I give it a pass. Bonner's doesn't pretend to be anything it isn't and doesn't have to.
(3)Jorge G.
Anyone can get a piece of ass in this bar. Anybody. Doesn't matter how scruffy, disheveled, decrepit, or run-down you happen to be. Doesn't matter what kind of crappy life you lead; what kind of miserable, wretched, de-humanizing job you have. Doesn't matter what sewage you typically wade through; what drama or baggage you haul around with you, what travails you have to suffer. Doesn't matter what religion you are, what skin color you are, or how much you earn per week. Its immaterial what kind of scummy or out-of-fashion clothes you wear or if you own a vehicle. Doesn't matter if you're a smoker, a drinker, a drug-user, a pervert, a philanderer, a bigamist, a derelict, an anarchist, a pervert, a deadbeat, or a racist. Doesn't matter if you've ever been incarcerated, institutionalized, sanitized, victimized, gentrified, euthanized. Doesn't matter if you've been flunked out, kicked out, wrung out, your records expunged, your body abandoned by the side of the highway. You will still probably get laid in this bar. This place is a lodestone for poontang. So come here to get your groove back. I've seen it happen. This is one of Philly's best kept secrets. Its a place where people start shuffling in before 11 am to start the day's drinking; processing last night's hangover through their system and revving up for more. This is real alcoholism, folks--real solace. Not pretty. But its sincere and genuine. And a good jukebox. You come in at 11 am on a Sunday, looking like you were tossed out of the back of a dump truck, you can still walk out of this bar at 1 pm with some local chick.
(5)Z J.
Bonner's is a great place to watch a game and have some cheap domestic beers. the food is standard greasy spoon fare with some irish dishes - nothing to write home about, but nothing to complain about either. they are currently remodeling, and I hope the two dining rooms in back (who knew!) will come into play as a bit more than places you walk through on the way to the bathroom. this place is a regular neighborhood bar that just happens to be a stones throw from rittenhouse square. if youre expecting glitz you will be disappointed, if you want somewhere to go with a few friends for a good time (and maybe pay less for your pitcher than for a bottle two blocks away) then give it a go asap
(4)Max K.
Cheap beer. good tvs. great homey feel. a little grimey but hey im not complaining. Will be coming here for karaoke often
(4)Lisa L.
We had a 21st birthday party here and had a really good time. The food was really good. Bobby, the cook did a great job. Of note was the home made roast beef, pasta salad and amazing potato salad. Bartenders, Nik and Niki easily handled the guests needs and were very accommodating. Venue was reasonably priced with open bar. Atmosphere was homey and friendly. Our guests are still telling us what a great time they had.
(5)Nu S.
Great place for karaoke on Thursday's! Cheap drinks and pure people watching. Love this dive!
(4)Laura D.
Ah Bonner's. It's old and kinda crummy, but definitely a good time. The pitchers are cheap and it's not too loud so you can talk with friends. The first time I came I had trouble finding how to get in, and I still can't find the bathroom. But for a cheap, local, unassuming bar it's fantastic.
(3)Boris M.
Two stars because they let me smoke cigarette inside besides this I feel vomit about this place. I order hamburger and fries and I eat better hamburger and fries at McDonald's! Boner is ugly on the outside and more ugly on inside. They have jukebox and I play Rush song.
(2)Alex C.
I was introduced to the "institution" that is Bonner's with my hockey team after finishing a game at the soon-to-be demolished Penn ice rink. Housed in an unassuming green building next to a Rite Aid, Bonner's characterizes your standard dive bar--devoted local crowd, blaring jukebox, charming decorations. What sets the place apart from most though are the bathrooms. Entering the bathroom is like going back 40 years in time. However, as all dive bar appreciators know, the more disheveled the stalls, the smokier the room, the better the bar. A perfect place to go drink lager, shoot the breeze with close friends, and slow life down.
(3)Graham C.
I stepped into this dive in order to use the bathroom and get a beer after a stressful Philly parking situation. The bar is laid out as though it was designed to prevent other bars from attacking it. There two full doors you walk through to get inside. This means you can see in or out. Robbers might take note of this, though there can't be that much in the till. The lady who was working there looked like she could leg wrestle me and win over and over again. The bar is shaped like a rhombus in the front of the place, and it blocks a lot of foot traffic. But the Smithwicks was cold and the toilet flushed in the bathroom, and that's all I wanted out of this place. So thank you Bonners.
(3)David W.
I started swinging by Bonner's Irish Pub every once in a while, due to the laid back atmosphere and cheap beer. I don't really have any complaints, once in a blue moon, its hard to find the bartender if its a dead night. I sat there on 3 occasions for close to 10 min, feeling like I was literally the only person in the place. Otherwise its a great, relaxed feel and gives you that pub vibe.
(4)Tom V.
A nice local hangout, with some real nice staff
(4)Brett D.
Ah, Bonners, the place I'm afraid to go into in groups of less than four. Don't get me wrong, it's not at all physically dangerous. Having said that, the times I've gone to this slightly run-down bar with it's empty side dining room with less than a small crowd in tow, I've left depressed, drunk, and contemplating the meaning of everything a little too deeply while having trouble staying on the sidewalk. Stumbling from a $15 bar tab. However, this is where I go when my group has gotten too large for most bars, and with a proper-sized entourage, this place is amazing. The built-in crowd is respectable, almost friendly, and the pitchers are actually clean. For the people who like run-down bars, but not the weird, manufactured dives, this is a mandatory stop on a city-wide pub crawl. It's not the greatest bar in town, but it's one you should unquestionably know if you consider yourself to be a drinker.
(3)Lauren Y.
Bonner's is not for the faint at heart. It is smokey, there is no ambiance (except for the cute bartender on Saturday nights), and its a a lil grungy. However, it does have a comforting local feel to it. Loyal patrons buy one another drinks from across the bar and the bartenders start to remember your drinks. I'm not quick to say "let's go to bonner's" but I certainly wouldn't snub my nose at it when I want to drink downtown and avoid $14 drinks... unlike most bars in Rittenhouse, Bonner's charges $7 for a Grey Goose drink.
(3)Keith R.
Bonner's isn't my favorite, but the Wharton hockey team swears by it. Therefore if you want the chance to snag a drunk Wharton guy, this is the place to do it. The cheap pitchers and smoky atmosphere complete the image Bonner's is going for.
(3)