Cat’s Eye Pub

If you like dive bars with music and dancing then this is the place for you. Do they have the best drinks or the best service? No, I come here to people watch. It is where you see different generations mingle and dance and listen to music. I have heard r and b, country, rock, and folk. All of it is equally good and keeps my interest. It is a great place to just sit and enjoy.

Probably the best spot to hangout at Fells or for that matter anywhere in the state. Great atmosphere and Live music just adds to it. Staff is very helpful and are knowledgable. Its a MUST VISIT place.

Cat’s eye is a gem of a dive bar in the middle of trendy Fells Point. The bartenders are speedy and friendly, the atmosphere is fun, the location is close to all the best restaurants in the area, and the live music is always AWESOME.

Irish bars, they get the drinking right. The Cat’s Eye Pub is no exception, with all the woody flavour, rosy cheeked drinkers and vast collection of on tap beers, it promises a good night out for any and all. Cat’s Eye, like the best Irish bars, hosts a wide variety of patrons, young/​old, gay/​straight, punk/​yuppie and pretty much everything in between. There’s music, once again a must have for any Irish pub worth its weight in Guinness, and that will span many genres and styles just like the clientele. I have yet to see a crappy band at Cat’s Eye, a tribute to their booker.
The Cat’s Eye party is one of those events where you just might meet the most interesting person you’ve ever met (and I’m not talking about John Waters), and then later in the evening fall in love. Hey, it’s all possible at the Cat’s Eye. And if all else fails, take a trip to the Men’s room and glean some of the totty poetry. Slainte indeed.

NO FOOD…
Don’t get me wrong, I love a drink.
IF THEY CAN MAKE IT. but it looks like a Baltimore thing. 2 out of two bars can’t ‚
Koopers (pretty sure that’s it, on thames st.) Doesn’t allow vaping!
DO NOT SUPPORT them.
There is no current authority over vaping.
The worst long island iced tea. .
Well,
Just as bad as the place on 906 Wolfe st.
All will get reviews.
At least ¼ sour and soda.
They’re supposed to be a ‘splash’
Ok. I’m all over the place here.
It should be cuz im DRUNK by now.
NOT!
I hope the burger at 906 is good. they’re getting a review too.

One of the more awesome dive bars in B-​More!!! Loved it… Friday night it’s where you gotta be brah!

This place is loads of fun, but us stif-​upper-​lipped northerners gotta be willing to get down, dirty, and Baltimore!
It’s a historic bar in historic «piraty» Fells Point. They have live music, the band was pretty good when I was there! We had great conversations with some of the staff. As my friend told me, people WILL try to hit on you (not great). But also, people seem more open and laid back in Baltimore, so there’s more conversation to be had with people you don’t know (great!)
I’m a fan, for history, music, and fun.

Went to Cats Eye on a Friday night after a Ravens game. The crowd was definitely a lot older than what I usually see (definitely 40+). Good live music, they were hosting an Americana-​type band that night. I would have enjoyed it much more if it hadn’t been so crowded. The bar itself is not very big, which made it seem much more crowded. Not my cup of tea, but people seemed to be having a good time.

One visit this last weekend on the advice of a friend in the music business. Cat’s Eye is located on the tourist strip up against the waterfront. Small, convenient, lots of parking.
But the presentation venue for the musical groups is absolutely horrible — they are cut off from the crowd by a 4′ separation (this kills the musical ambiance totally). First group was really not helpful for the Charm City reputation. Just not. So we decided to leave.
Bar service on the way in was okay (3 bartenders), then it went to one bartender when they needed 4… people were stacked up against those patrons at the bar with a 10 minute wait time for a beer. One customer (apparently with knowledge of the staffing issues) said, «you need to order all your drinks at one time…» YIKES! So we finally got the single bartender to acknowledge us and asked to cash out… so he brought us another round of drinks… and then said he would cash us out… (yes…). I guess the Pittsburgh «look» made us look easy.
We know a bit about bands and presentation venues. This is not a place for a return trip or a recommendation. A Baltimore «landmark?» Honestly there are better places.
f8 and be there.

Live blues and rock bands instead of pop covers, quirky décor, fun welcoming environment

Came here last night with a group of friends and I absolutely loved the band… I think the band’s name was ‘Ed and the Hasslers’. Well, the band was so good. So good that when they were done we chanted ‘ONE MORE SONG’ and they delivered. The drinks were good and decently priced. The crowd ranged from people of all ages. It looked like everyone just came to have a good time. We sure did.
We danced while the band jammed out! I hope the next time that I am in town, the same band will be performing. They rocked the house.

Terri the bartender is FANTASTIC! She has been here for 30 years, and I gotta tell ya, these young bartenders could learn a thing or thirty from her! I highly recommend coming in to have a great time, or at least coming in to meet this cool woman :)
She’s here Monday, Wednesday, Friday until 7pm, and occasionally on the weekends. You know her by her silly cool hair.

Hands-​down my favorite dive bar in Charm City. Awesome live jams EVERY NIGHT, good beer selection, and a back patio that’s open year-​round for a quick cool down after dancing. The owner is one of the nicest guys I’ve met around Fells, and serves at the bar a few nights a week. Love the local presence.
Not only is this place a Baltimore landmark, but they consistently draw a music-​loving crowd searching for more than just your average cover band. The music? Not your average top forty. Think blues, folk, rockabilly. The groups brought in to play really know how to bring down the house, and I can’t recall a time I ended up here that didn’t end in an epic dance party. If I had to recommend one bar to a visiting out-​of-​towner, Cat’s Eye would be it.

I used to love going to cats eye, but the owner, Tony, has ruined that experience for me. Tony goes out of his way to constantly pick fights in his bar, yes, I get it Tony, you own the bar. Its incredibly unprofessional to EVER lay hands on a customer and I have seen him do that numerous times. *embarrassing. I barely know him, but that bar is filled with drama and trash.
Not recommended at all.

Not my cup of Tea.
The Good: Live music, beyond casual, and has an outdoor patio in he back
The Bad: charge $ 5 cover, only one bathroom stall, bartenders tend to be rude and weird (tried to steal my wallet once by saying «this looks like a fake ID I’m confiscating this whole wallet» was really bazaar and took me 10 min of harassing another bartender to get him to give it back – I’m 29 btw).

On the waterfront in the heart of Fells point. $ 5 cover made me wonder what I was paying for inside and voila: live music. The Saturday night we went it had a group of five guys that reminded me of the Eagles. They had the crowd going with their country twist covers of 70s songs.
For a group of 30 something there are (hopefully) better choices out there. We were the youngest by far since the majority were in their 40s and 50s. Points for fun interpretation of the music your parents listened to.

Great selection of beers on tap. Live music is blues, classic rock, rockabilly, and sometimes jazz. Small, divey feel to it but also cozy.
One of my favorite bars to go to. Weekends you will usually find the drunken crowds, which can be annoying. Patrons range from locals, regulars, to tourists. When the bands are on a break people actually talk to one another and get along. Not a pretentious atmosphere. Everyone is very down to earth and the bartenders are usually very friendly.
If you’re looking for a swanky, upscale bar with top 40 music playing this isn’t the place for you. Otherwise, this is a favorite dive bar for most with live music and an atmosphere that is hard to find.

I suppose there’s a certain kind of person who ventures out to a bar on Christmas day. I don’t think of myself as that kind of person, but when your sister turns 30 on Christmas you have to be willing to stretch a little. So we showed up at a dive bar to buy her a shot and have some fun.
First of all, «divey» doesn’t even begin to cover the condition of this tavern — even in the near-​darkness, it was clear the place hadn’t been cleaned well within my lifetime. There were flags on the ceiling, stickers on the wall, and God knows what on the floor. Yikes.
We ordered shots of Fireball, which were actually on the large side (served in a whiskey glass instead of a shot glass) and then moved on to microbrews, of which there were a decent handful: cherry wheat Sam Adams was actually an interesting complementary chaser.
They do get points for enlisting a live band on Christmas day, but. Here was the band: a decent drummer, and a singer-​guitarist who was drunk as a skunk and swore like a sailor. He was breaking strings left and right and pulling them out of his guitar like pliers. His voice actually wasn’t bad, though the songs ran a little too far in the direction of country-​western for my taste.
The highlight of the evening was when another patron suddenly exclaimed, «HEY, I KNOW THIS SONG!» and proceeded to elbow her way onto the small platform where he was playing, grab the mike and sing, in a brassy half-​shout, along with him. Boy, he loved that (it helped that she was young, attractive and equally drunk.) It was fun to watch, but as it wound down, we thought it was probably best to leave before the performance took any more sudden nosedives. Check, please?

This is the bar that I have imagined existed but couldn’t find until now! Nothin’ fancy, just awesome blues, above average beer selection and a diverse fun crowd here for the right reason.
I heard this was voted one of the top 20 bars to visit before you die. Hope I’ve got a few more stops in me before that happens. Top of the list when in Baltimore!

I’ve been here once.
It was right before the Super Bowl (literally) and we were graced with the sounds of an amazing soul laden jazz trio. I don’t know the name of the guys, but I believe they play there regularly on Sunday evenings. The old man singing had an impressive set of soulful lungs, that’s for sure. Loved it!
The service was amicable and the prices seemed typical.
I’d definitely come back.