Sundown Saloon

Free pool? As terrible as I am at it, count me in! We stumbled upon this place after strolling around downtown Boulder and saw a sign advertising $ 1 Kamikaze shots, so we had to give it a try. We weren’t expecting much, and the shots tasted like juice, but we ended up having a great time sipping on some beers. Plus, it was nice to get out of the heat in this dungeon of a bar.

I love me some dive bars, so I love the Downer. Come here looking for some pool (it’s free before 11 PM, I think), some cheap but delicious drinks (so many crafts on tap!), and general fun.
The ambiance is great. Twinkling Christmas lights on the ceiling illuminate the new repairs they made to the floors… and let you see to beat your friend in shufflepuck.
The staff have been professional every time I’ve been there. The bartenders are friendly and quick, the bouncers remember you if you just step outside for a minute, and I always felt safe at the Downer.
It’s the best dive bar in Boulder, so grab a few dollars and some friends and come down!

Just witnessed an epic fail on the part of the employees. I watched a bouncer choke an older man, and then a bunch of people argue and fight. I thought it was the part of the employees to deflate this type of situation.
Do not support the unnecessary force this bar executed.

So happy this place is being shut down. Went there after work once, was locked out on the back patio when I went to smoke a cigarette (after I confirmed with the security that he would let me know before closing)
Had to walk around to the front door, my wallet, phone were inside, along with my
Open tab. Did not let me in, did not offer to grab my stuff for me. Told me I would have to come back when they reopened. Who holds a 5′ 3″, sober blonde girls phone and wallet hostage? Frick off!

Never go here.
I just personally watched two bouncers choke out a 60 year old dad and threaten to take him to jail because he accidentally stepped on the bouncers foot during a game of foosball.
The level of unprofessionalism for the staff has been unparalleled by any establishment that I have ever visited.
Save your money and support a business that doesn’t assault its patrons.

I stopped by for a drink while visiting Boulder this past Friday. I’m accustom to dives, so the sticky floor didn’t bother me (even though it was quite annoying) but the drinks were bad. The Avery White Rascal was so watered down that it tasted like a Coors Light. I can deal with that. As a whiskey drinker, I can say for a fact that they fill their bottles with bottom shelf liquor. My friends and I had a shot of Jameson each and were almost sick, it was not Jameson. We left very shortly after. As a woman who loves basement bars, I will not be back.

I saw the worlds largest cockroach here, and it tried to serve me a beer. This place only seems to care about making money off drunk college kids. Hope it goes away soon.

Classic dive bar and just what ya need in a disney town. Every now and then ya just dont give a rats ass. Dude.

Five star shooter. There are christmas lights on the ceiling. The music is grooving and people are moving.
There are darts and there are billards. Do you prefer saying throwing at the dart board or playing pool?
Either way, it seems like a hip establishment to check your pool shark skills and your pbr cred.
Flannel is welcome so is kindness. The staff is delightful and ready to attend to you.
I suggest you find a seat, bring a gang and kick down below with the flow you know you always go with.
If you’re trying to find something to do and experience boulder at night, dip in here and experience the cacophony of sound echoing off the walls and hitting your ears.
You are totally in and your treds totally show it. So shine on you crazy diamond because the wheels on your bike are sleek.

I popped into the Sundown Saloon with my wife late one Saturday evening. I thought that maybe this place wouldn’t be completely filled with college-​aged kids, but I was wrong.
There was a crush of 21 (maybe?) year olds at this place. The bar has tons of tables, bars, and games. At the time we went, around 10pm on a Saturday, we had to wade through bodies to get from one end of the bar to the other.
Still, though, the bar selection was decent and the prices were reasonable. My wife and I found a table and were able to enjoy ourselves and the people watching.
If you’re in the demographic and around Pearl St you might find this place entertaining.

Nice little dive bar on Pearl Street Mall. Definitely feels like you’re in a basement, as other Unilocalers have mentioned. But, they have games and cheap beer. Came in with some friend, grabbed a couple of pitchers of PBR for $ 6 each, and put some quarters in the foosball. Had a great time.

If you’re looking for a dive bar in Boulder, this place is your jam. Cheap drinks, darts, pool, and overall dirty feeling = dive bar charm and the Downer is full of it!

Owner clearly doesn’t give two shits about this bar. It’s your typical dirty college bar except the doormen are toolbags, (one refused to let our friend in, saying she was too intoxicated, so we just went to the other entrance), the only bouncer I saw looked like Gimli, the beer is poorly priced, the bartenders throw your money at you, the dance floor is small, the pool tables aren’t level and not a single person on staff looks happy to be there. Whoever owns this place needs to sell it so somebody can turn it into a decent spot.
Judging by the filth of the place, and the quality of the bar crew, I’d hate to see what the beer cooler/​tap system looks like.
You’ve been warned.

This is place is terrible. The bouncer was using the «N word» and refused to let my friend in.

Whiskey Wednesday — $ 3 gets you a pbr on draft with a shot of whiskey. Americuh. This saloon offers great drink specials, darts, shuffle board, foosball and pool. Great spot. When visiting you feel like a local and it’s as though you’re stepping back in history. Awesome spot. Great staff.

If I could give this place a Zero I would. This place Blows. First of all, the crowd is your typical white trash. Second, the bar employees, are white trash. Third, while you’re having a drink with friends, you are going to be constantly BERATED and HARASSED, being asked if you’re «too drunk» or if you’re «alright.» Wtf am I twelve years old? They ended up kicking my friend and I out for «stumbling.» I had two drinks. Two. I am a paying customer you do NOT treat people like they are drunks. I will NEVER come here again. Exercising your power as a lameass bar employee only shows how pathetic your life is. Go get a job. Your parents probably live in a trailer and you’re on track to be my janitor.

If you have an accent and English is not your first language, you are not welcome in this place.
I have been in this bar many times before, but the unfriendly and racist experience with the doorman last night will definitely not make me wanna go back there anytime soon.
It’s everybody’s own choice to speak to not to speak a second or third language, but please, not speaking a language perfectly does not automatically mean that one is trashed.

I love the occasional dive bar, but I cannot for the life of me figure out what people find appealing about this place. No matter who I’m with, every time I go out on Pearl St, at some point in the night someone inevitably utters the phrase «Let’s go to the Downer». This is also the point in the night where my heart starts to sink and my lungs preemptively gasp for air. It is nearly physically impossible to breath – let alone move– in the dark, smelly clusterfuck that is the Downer. If you are a CU student, on the weekend nights it is almost guaranteed that you will see someone you know, which is cool (or terrible, depending on your outlook) but it is almost impossible to carry on any substantial conversation due to the loudness and the sheer volume of people surrounding you. This place is really only good for being blackout drunk.
I probably would have given it one star, but I would imagine the Downer is incredibly interesting during off hours. My friends told me a story about how they were there early in the evening and found a 30 day sobriety chip on the floor. There’s gotta be some great characters that frequent this bar.

Thursday through Saturday have the best deals on drinks! Great place to go when you want to have a chill night.

I LOVES me a good basement bar and Sundown did not disappoint! I met a friend here for drinks on a Sunday. And it was pretty quiet and noticeably devoid of women. This situation resolved itself as the evening wore on and I’m told it’s PACKED when school is in session.
Anyway I LOVED this bar. It’s pretty big with lots of exposed brick and wooden beams and lots of pool tables. The men’s room has a pee trough filled with ice which greatly contributes to the sleaze factor. The drinks are nice and cheap and the crowd seemed cool enough as the place filled up except for a group of pretty pissed off looking girls habitating a lone table in the back (that whole bit about some people being UGLY when they’re mad was never truer as it was this night) Chin up girls, in another week there will be a ton of drunk 21 year old college boys. Ugly is NEVER an issue when you mix alcohol and low lighting… hang in there,
I had fun on a nice mellow Sunday but I am morbidly curious to come back some weekend when the co-​eds invade.