Hap’s Irish Pub Inc

A really decent neighborhood bar. Cash only is a bit annoying but it is what it is. St Patrick’s Day here is absolutely amazing. if you live in the Cincinnati area you have to try it at least once.

My friend and I visited last night. A guy came over to talk to my friend and spilled her almost her entire $ 6 drink, not offering to buy her another. After he walked away, she was thinking that possibly the bartender might fill it up for her. She did not offer. In Indiana, it would’ve been refilled.

This is a great Irish bar. It’s a real bar; don’t come here looking for dinner. Come here for drinks, conversation, darts, and occasionally live music. Bring cash. The staff is friendly. On St. Patrick’s Day, this is the place to be: Irish dancers, bag-​pipers, lots of beer, and people selling food too. It’s a great experience.

This is my boyfriend’s go-​to to watch Red’s games with his best friends. This is my go-​to to watch hot messes cry and fall down. They are pretty few, so it isn’t overwhelming. Its just enough to give you something to laugh at.
I love the sheltered porch in the back, but don’t really understand the parking in the back. Pretty decent beer selection.

This is a great townie bar where the people are friendly, everyone knows the bartenders and you can always find someone to join in a game of darts. Stay long enough and Nate will make sure you have water and pizza in you before you go home.

I’m a big fan. Bartenders are friendly, drinks are cheap, and they have a nice covered outdoor patio. I do wish they took cards so I could run a tab, but that’s small potatoes.

Good people, good drinks, good Guinness!

Where else can you go in the nati where you run into everyone you’ve ever known? Actually pretty much everywhere but you get what I’m saying…
Hap’s is hands down the best bar in the area. It’s cheap, it’s fun, there are darts and a juke box, and everyone knows the bartenders. They only take cash but whatevs. I have some great memories here and I hope that I can make it to the St Pattys day extravaganza one year for some green beer and parking lot shenanigans. Any time I go to another bar in Cincinnati I just end up wishing I’d gone to Hap’s. Writing this review makes me want a RBV.
You’re gonna have fun here and if you don’t you’re probably just not a fun person.

We went to Hap’s after dinner at Ruthai (already did a review there. Go eat some Thai food). Our friends had been but it was a first time for us. It certainly looks like a «neighborhood bar», a little cramped, a little run down, but friendly and with strong drinks. We were able to enjoy some darts and the other people playing next to us were friendly as well. We were there a little early (for a bar), around 830pm, so it was only starting to get crowded with 20-​somethings when we left around 1030pm. Overall, a good time and we would go there again.

Hap’s Irish Pub thank you for coming into my life.
This place is great. I love places where you get what you are expecting (McDonalds is the same every time). So is Hap’s. You come here to drink cheap beer and play darts and that is exactly what you get.
The atmosphere is an authentic Irish Pub feel. I haven’t been to a place in Cincinnati that feels quite like this. The floor is dirty, and the stools are sturdy. The bartenders are friendly, and if your looking for a rum and coke hold the coke, this is your place. Holy cow the drinks are strong, in a good way ;)
I love the fact that you can come here in jeans and a t-​shirt and feel right at home. Another note, it’s cash only. All in all one of my favorite places to relax and drinks some brewskis.

Haps is exactly what an Irish bar should be — a bar with cheap strong drinks that’s a bit hole-​in-​the-​wall. I have a hard time leaving the bar sober, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I love that there are dart boards in the back room to keep me occupied while drinking. Most important thing to know: they only accept cash. I would love the patio but it’s always extremely smoky, which I hate. Overall a solid establishment when drinking is the goal!

Its a Cheviot bar on the East Side. I am in heaven!
A friendly bartenders, ridiculously strong drinks, and cheap prices made me feel right at home on a Friday night at Hap’s. My friends quickly took up residence at the dart boards. I quickly took up residence at the bar. By the end of the night, all of us had thoroughly enjoyed our evening.
They don’t serve food, but even better they let you bring in any food from the outside. A quick trip to Bangkok Bistro made the night complete!
There are no-​frills at this bar. It is clean, but showing wear. Bathrooms are only ok.
I look forward to a return trip with my East Side friends!

I don’t really have a lot to say about Hap’s that everyone else hasn’t said. This bar doesn’t belong on the Eastside, it’s almost exactly what you might find on the Westside which is why I’m only giving this 3 stars. Nothing too special here, there’s a bar with a bartender and liquor. Some chairs, bar stools, tables, dartboards… yep it’s a bar.
Playing old fashioned darts was fun. What I mean by old fashioned is they still have cork dartboards, you have to keep score on chalkboards and ask the bartender for the darts. Love it!
I also like the fact that they let you bring food in. We were all hungry so we went right next door to Bangkok Bistro for some food, brought it back, drank our beers and ate!
I did have a good time here but if I venture out to the Eastside this won’t be my bar of choice but if my friends say «Let’s go to Hap’s» I’ll say «ok!»

It’s as if they picked up a typical westside bar that I frequent and cherry picked it right smack dab in the middle of the eastside! Ha. I had one of those moments where immediately upon walking in I knew that this place would suit me well. Everyone was friendly, which is mostly because of the stiff pours but also due to the relaxed nature of the the place. I dig it. Darts are a serious activity here and plenty of space is reserved for this potentially dangerous activity. (Maybe they’ll have a summertime Lawn Jarts league?) ha ha.
If you can get a table, this place is great for groups, although I could easily see this place completely filling up on a busy weekend night. All in all, I had a great first time visit to this bar and look forward to future visits.

Kind of just your average Irish pub.
I’ve been here a couple times and have both few complaints and accolades.
Sample Accolade: This is a great place to watch the World Cup. Lots of animated locals cheering for one team or the other.
Unlike some other bars, the dartboards are located where you won’t get a dart thrown into your head as you walk in the front door, which I contend is a definite plus for Haps. Plenty of dartboards as well, so you don’t have to worry about someone else running them the whole night or feel bad about shooting darts throughout your stay — if you’re into that.
When I asked if there were any beer specials for the night, I was told that all the beer prices were very reasonable. I was promptly handed a $ 4 Smithwick’s. I’ll leave the value estimating up to you all on that one.
I found the presence of a draught Smithwick’s very comforting and would not protest if someone wanted to return to this location.

Great neighborhood and divey bar. Beers are cheap, staff very friendly, small yet great vibe and atmosphere, and love the jukebox!

This spot is about a five minute walk away from my house. That’s thing one in its favor. It is completely unpretentious: thing two. And thing three? REAL dart boards. I mean, REAL. Not that I’m any sort of dart afficionado. In fact, don’t stand too near me when I am playing… especially if I’ve got a pint in one hand. But I really do enjoy a game of cricket at a quality local watering hole.
Now, Haps isn’t for everyone, and it isn’t even for me every day. Around 11pm, it gets crowded and noisy with a younger, sloppier crew. On the weekends, it can be downright zoo-​like. And on St. Pat’s…well, you’d have to be crazy. But, when I want a pint or two, a few games of darts, or just a roaring good time at a local spot, this is my favorite.
Warning: CASH ONLY. I have no problem with this, but you do have to plan for it!

So, my first pub review… Well… What can you do. There are only a handfull in Cincy that impress me enough to merit a review… And, so I’m not doin’ this arseways an we don’t have any Arthur Guinness talkin’ see I’m sayin’ «Pub», not your precious «Night Clubbin’»… so, be dog wide not to be tryin’ to prove you’re as small as a mouse’s diddy… Just sayin’… ’cause that’s about as useful as a chocolate teapot… and, I haven’t got a baldy what your choices would be… This is about mine and it’s bang on…
The only destination for a brilliant pint of the Black Stuff, you’ve got to be travelin’ to Erie… Erie Ave, that is… The Pub’s called Hap’s and there’s none better… It’s bleedin’ deadly and that’s no blarney…
There’s always bog ball on the many screens and if you scream at ‘em loud enough, they’ll turn on the most brilliant team on the islands, Manchester United!!!
You’ll not find any bowsies in this pub and no bibes, but there are plenty of BOBFOC and buckos…
And, REAL felt dartboards!!!
This is truly a brilliant Pub and it is, most likely, the only one I give a coodle about… Try it, you’ll have a craic!!! Undoubtedly… Just sayin’…

Ok, so you want to be mistreated like a local, but don’t have time to nurture a relationship with a bar? haps is the place to go, from the minute you walk in, you feel like it’s your home bar, and if you savor the guiness long enough, you’ll want to come back to challenge the Guiness to a duel the following weekend. A bar with a great European feel, where everyone is game to a good conversation, or a game of darts, a great place to come alone, or with friends, to have a drink, or 10. Hap’s is Happening…

Hap’s is the only actual «Irish» irish pub in town. But aside from coming with a stamp of authenticity, it is also just a really solid, fun bar. No food, no waiters, and not much space. Although there is a back patio that can expand (meaning people just spill into the alley) for big events like St. Patrick’s Day or World Cup matches.
I’ve been to this bar in sweatpants, which should tell you something.