Tally Ho Tavern

Very dingy, smelly, crowded and unpleasing. There are three separate rooms: the dance floor, the bar with a strip of small booths and a karaōke room with a small bar in the corner. The karaōke room wasn’t as crowded and smelly, and it was pretty calm compared to the other rooms on a Saturday night. Yes, it is a dive bar/​pub, but the amount of people in there should warrant a hazard. There was absolutely no room to walk, even to get out of the door. They need to put a limit on how many people are allowed in there. I was frightened for a few people on the dance floor, as it was so tightly packed and if someone passes out, they’re ultimately screwed, seeing as it was body to body in there.

Went here for my birthday weekend and man were there mixed drinks delicious. The DJ was on point and I danced the whole night away. I am a vape lady so I was happy I could vape inside. Great atmosphere if you’re looking to truly party.

This place is just great as they say! Went here a couple of times this week and got never disappointed.
Bartenders were awesome, they were very chatty and you will never get disappointed with their shots.

Same tally ho of long ago. The vines and spiders on the back balcony have been removed.

stopped in recently for a bite to eat after a long hiatus and left absolutely amazed. The food here went from crap a few years ago to delicious. The country boy was as big as it was awesome and my girlfriend loved her vegetarian tacos, made with real falafel! The place could use a freshening up but the food was worth the trip. Service was good.
**updated, apparently a scorn ex employee or patron, daniel c., messaged me bad talking the place, some people just have no life.

Do not come here for the food, strictly a college beer & shot joint. Service was poor, slow and the food was low quality at best.

Ew. Don’t eat here!

We had a great time at «The Ho» last night for Karaōke. It was a little dirty, rode hard, and put away wet, but what are you actually looking for… it’s a bar for cry-​yie! If you’re looking for a «-tini» atmosphere — stay clear. Liked the fact that they had a separate room for karaōke that was non-​smoking, and it had it’s own bar. Smokers could go next door if they wanted to. Place was hopping for a Wednesday night, off-​semester. Music selection was okay, and the singers were… well, it was Karaōke. Lets just leave it at that. Good drink specials on rail drinks and the pitchers were well-​priced. Will come back again next time I’m in town.

«The Ho» has such a legendary tradition as «The Lehigh Bar» — long before McGrady’s came along, BUT with the somewhat recent change in ownership in ²⁰¹²⁄₂₀₁₃ — its rapidly losing it’s dive bar charm due to complete neglect. The outdoor deck was always a great spot, but it’s so decrepit, you really have to think about what’s going on in the kitchen — and I’m serious. Outside, spindles are missing from the railing, tiles falling off the bar, paint peeling off the wallthe plastic chairs have broken backs — great way to crack you head open, even sober. Service is friendly, but I think the owner owes it to Bethlehem, the Lehigh community and its patrons to clean it up inside and out.

Being a Lehigh grad I’ve drank at the Tally Ho many a time, but realized yesterday this was my first time actually eating here.
I ordered the drunken chili which came out with lots of melted cheese and sour cream. Next I had the crab quesadilla. I was VERY pleasantly surprised. It had good taste and lots of crab. I have my hubby the jalapeño slaw as it had too much kick for me but he loved it.
I would definitely return.

This is a divey, kinda grimy bar with a deck that plays some random-​but-​generally-​decent music, like Fall Out Boy and Usher. I was here during a St. Patty’s bar crawl with a large group, and the bartenders handled themselves well.
I could see this place — which the locals seemed to endearingly (?) call the «Ho» — being more fun later at night than in the mid-​afternoon.

Either I’m getting older or the place looks a lot more run down. I remember going here when I was a Lehigh student but was it always this dingy and dirty feeling? Almost as if you don’t want to touch the menus and you look at the silverware suspiciously?
The food isn’t super cheap anymore. The beer wasn’t quite as cold as I’d like. The wings were still good though. The service was alright. I guess a lot of my feelings are colored by the fact that I couldn’t quite identify the smell in the bar area. But it certainly gave my stomach a turn. Perhaps terrible cigars? It is a smoking establishment.
It’s a college bar. It has that weathered old look that makes Lehigh culture feel like Lehigh culture. Some of that might be just my own nostalgia. The Ho is a place of memories. And people are still probably making their own memories on weekend nights there!
(go for the experience, not the food or drink)

The «Ho» was a favorite hang out for my friends and I until we discovered that the bartenders are not only making weak drinks, but they are rude. The place at one time had an interesting décor/​theme but now it’s run down and dirty. It is definitely a college bar which if you’re into that then go and enjoy.
My big beef with this place is the bartenders. There are much better bars in the Bethlehem area.

DON’T DO IT!!! Horrible food. Then to top it off I decided to enjoy a 60 minute ipa… When the bouncers daughter who apparently works there (only know this because she belligerently drunk and kept repeating it) grabbed my full beer and threw it on me. Then 5 minutes later after complaining to staff, I was thrown out? Much better places to get food and or a beer in the valley. This place is white trash at its finest.

Upon visiting Bethlehem on the day before Christmas, we were starving after we visited the Putz and Christmas markets. We drove to the Steel stacks side of town since we were planning on seeing that side of the town in the PM and there were barely anything open! :(
We sat down in one of the many wooden booths that definitely looked like it had seen better days. But personally, i loved the weathered vibe and the aged look of the bar. It feels like one of those dumpy bars that you go hang out at.
We ordered a side of gravy fries with melted mozzarella as starter for sharing and each got a burger. The Cubano was ridiculously large. It had fried pickles, shredded pork, a burger patty, and melted cheese. My patty was a bit overcooked but aside from that it was a pretty damn good burger that totally gave me a food coma.
I came in starving, walked out with a belly full of fatty foods. Happiness…
* the bar does permit indoors smoking — so different from NYC!

What a tragedy of Bethlehem bars! A total opposite of what this place once was. If you are a thug wannabe, hate any decent music and love cigarette smoke as well as patrons that stink worse than that. This is yor place! God awful !!!

«The Ho» as it is affectionately called is great. It seems like it is a small place when it’s crowded, but actually has 3 rooms, a patio, and 3 different bars. There is a main bar and dining room with semi-​private booths, a patio with its own bar (only downside is it closes an hour early), a dining room used for karaōke and the like at night, and a dance room with another, smaller bar. The food is great — although I’ve only been there early enough to enjoy it once. Beer choices are seemingly endless, and we all know we love their $ 1 well drink Wednesday nights.
I am not a Lehigh student, so I cannot rate as to the quality or «mix» of the crowd 9 months out of the year. But, I am of college age — so when I go when I come from home from school from May to August, I go to the Ho. It is always a good crowd and I’ve never witnessed anything go on there that shouldn’t have.
The staff is friendly, just seemed a bit rushed and even a bit understaffed on busy nights. All in all, one of Bethlehem’s better dive bars.
(P.S. The place is a DIVE BAR — expect it to be a bit of a dump.)

I’ve come here twice so far, both times were off nights during dinner time, so it wasn’t busy.
Beer specials were excellent, ($ 6 for Shock Top pitcher) and the food is surprisingly good and priced well considering what you’d expect by the look of this place. Staff is really knowledgeable on menu items, fast and friendly.
Will be going back for dinner, and sometime I’ll get around to trying it at night with the bar crowd.

Went last night for some beer and burgers. Quite possible the WORST burger I have ever had… like a dry softball of meat. Why did they bother to ask me how I wanted it done if it was just going to be served overdone. Terrible with bad service too.
Supposed to be under new management with a new «chef»…hahaha, no «chef» would make a hamburger like that!

This place has really gone downhill. It was never terribly impressive, but it used to be a good cheap place to drink and hang out with your friends. In the past few years it has become even more disgusting (it was always a little gross) and the crowd of people that go there is just awful. It is no longer the Lehigh hangout that it once was — it is being infiltrated by the terrible neighborhood that surrounds it, so much so that there are frequently police officers on duty there.
It’s alright during the day — the food is decent and inexpensive and the unappealing crowd doesn’t roll in until later on in the night.