Tina’s

This is one of my favorite spots in the downtown central business district. The beers are cheap, they have free popcorn and their food is pretty solid, too. The crowd is diverse and friendly as are the bartenders. Get the chicken tenders, they are amazing. Check it out.

Great bar with hometown feel in downtown cincy. All the food is good and drink prices that Won’t hurt your wallet. On top of that, they have great service and employees, many long time employees, that says a lot. I have been going for 17 years, look forward to Friday lunch every week

This place has amazing onion rings for soooo cheap! And great service. More of a dive bar feel with lots of friendly people, clientele and servers alike.
Also good burgers and if you can get their fried fish sandwich, it’ll be a good night. And its always a good deal!

Great bar with a neighborhood type feel, free popcorn, and inexpensive drinks — all pretty unique for downtown. My bar tab totaled $ 13 and that was for a Not Your Father’s Root Beer, an Angry Orchard draft, and a shot of Knob Creek. The bartenders seem really nice and genuinely helpful. I haven’t tried the food (other than popcorn) yet, so this review is just for drinks/​atmosphere.

Good neighborhood place to get greasy burger and fries and a beer. A fun place to watch sports games

I don’t know if I will be back here. It’s a cute, local divey bar that’s in the heart of downtown. I imagine this place to be good for lowkey drinks and happy hour after work but late night gets a little sketch. I say this because of the area not being ideal to bar hop. The drinks were well priced and the bartenders were attentive. It’s got your typical selection of music and photobooth/​games. I’d come here with a large group of people as the crowd was pretty big and diverse!

Great food and very nice employees. I haven’t had a meal here that I didn’t like! Anything on The pretzel bun is my favorite, but they have great chicken and chili also. Not your typical bar food. Highly recommend!

Service A+
Atmosphere A
Drinks A++
Parking is good, I mean i got a spot right in front! The lights are actually on and the music is good. Ask for Adam!!!

Wow the food is good here! Everyday bar food that doesn’t taste everyday.
I had a huge burger and fries and tried their famous chili. The burger was hand made from fresh meat (you can tell and it makes a difference) on a soft bun. It was cooked to order and it was absolutely delicious! Big steak fries crisp on the outside, hot and moist on the inside. The star of this menu though is that chili! Not for the faint of heart or those looking for Cincy style chili. This is a more traditional Texas style chili with Texas style kick! Whooeeee it’s spicy! If you like heat this stuff is the real deal. I can see why their chili has remained unchanged for over twenty years, it’s already perfect!
Great atmosphere in here too. Lots to do with indoor shuffle board, pool and more than enough TVs so that every game you could conceivably want to watch can be on at the same time. Stopping in here on the way to or from a Reds or Bengals game is a MUST!
Usually the parking situation for bars like this downtown is a complete hassle but there’s a metered parking garage literally across the street from the door! Convenient, great service, great food and cold beer.

This review is way overdue. The place has become my go to neighborhood bar. I love the laid back atmosphere. No dress code. You’ll see it all here from jeans and a T-​shirt to suits and dresses. The drinks are cheap, the crowd is mature (most of the time) and there’s a touch tunes jukebox! They have a small game section in the back. The bartenders are cool and consistent. They do their best with the crowd, it can get crazy busy on the weekends and game days. They accept cash or credit card. Don’t forget to tip the bartenders when they treat you well, you won’t regret it! When alcohol and a crowd come together it can get noisy, but there is a small outside seating area if the weather permits and that’s what you prefer.
I’ve heard they have food during football season but I haven’t tried it yet. I do know they have a popcorn machine! The smell of the fresh popcorn, will have you begging your friends to cut through the crowd and grab you some.

I really didn’t like this bar at all. Half of it had a dull, dirty cafeteria feeling. Mirrors wrapping the walls. Then the other half is a tight small bar. I felt like i was walking on everyone and I’m a petite wee one! Very loud on the bar side.
Sorry for them but not coming back.

Perks: This is a pretty nice place. Okay though, let me define «nice». It’s nice because the drinks are cheap/​or at least very reasonable. It’s nice because the bartenders pay attention to you and serve you quickly. It’s nice because the same awesome bartenders are pretty generous with the alcohol in the mixed drinks.
Drawbacks: I wish I could have tried the food, but the kitchen had closed by 11pm. The decorum was old-​fashioned, wooden bar style. I dug it. Only one bathroom that I saw.

Came to Tina’s for a Bengals game thanks to a recommendation from their bartender Adam (who does an excellent job). The place was great. Not too crowded. Game sound was on. Food was delicious (5-​way and a spicy chicken sandwich). Overall a great dive bar to hang out with a diverse crowd and watch the game.

I’m a neighborhood dive bar type of gal so Tina’s is my kind of place. Although it may be a bit brighter than most dive bars (all of the lights are always on) it is definitely a cool, diverse place to grab a drink. The prices are incredibly low (I rarely ever spend more than ten dollars and can get two-​three drinks). Most people are friendly and always looking to start up conversation. The, however, jukebox can be a hit or miss. You are at the mercy of whomever invested in the box before you. Be ware: Tina’s can be PACKED on a random night and getting a drink may be a bit much. But with the low prices and strong drinks I can overlook that.

Tina’s may be the most diverse and welcoming bar in Cincinnati.
The issue with downtown and OtR bars sometimes is they tend to cater towards a very specific crowd and that’s it. If you’re looking for hipster bars, nightclubs, sports, dives, etc, you’ll find it, and with it, a very singular crowd. The crowd tends to all look and dress like each other.
However, the crowd at Tina’s at midnight on a Friday was insane! People from all walks of life together. Those looking for a night out to party in clubwear, those in jeans and a t-​shirt, those in divey ripped clothing. Whatever, it was an awesome crowd of different people.
Make no mistake, Tina’s is a dive. A divey dive. Cheap drinks, sticky tables with spilled beer, crowded bar, semi-​dirty atmosphere and loud and full of life. If you love that, you’ll love this. If not, there are certainly other bars in the area to check out.
Free ping pong in the back with a nice rotation. No one seemed to stay on it very long (although I did keep getting hit in the back by a ball due to my unfortunate seat choice.) Beyond that, a pretty standard bar all around.
This bar didn’t amaze or disappoint, but it certainly did surprise. And that’s worth something.

So it’s not really the bar’s fault and the bartender was very nice to try to locate the Fox Sports channel for us, but since they have Cincinnati Bell Fiber Optics we got the Cavs game instead of the XU-​UD game. So consider this review more of a heads up to call ahead and make sure whatever game you plan to watch is carried by Cincinnati Bell.

Tina’s is the closest bar to the office I work in and thus this is where people go for drinks after work. I’ve been a few times now on a Friday and it’s ok.
You can buy beer in jugs, so it’s cheaper than just buying individual beers.
They also have a pingpong table. Unfortunately the pallets were very old, but it was still a lot of fun to play.
I’ve never tried the food here but based on most of the reviews I’m not sure I really want to try. I prefer to get a veggie wrap at the Barista a bit further.
It’s an ok place for a quick drink after work but I probably wouldn’t go for another reason.

It’s a decent place for cheap drinks. I seem to remember there being more than one bathroom. I didn’t try the food.
Really low key joint. I like it.

I’ve been coming to Tina’s for as long as I can remember. Truly a downtown mainstay.
The food is OK, nothing amazing, but certainly better than many bars that serve lunch. A favorite of mine is the Turkey Reuben, which I always get extra hot by adding jalapeño’s.
I’ve also eaten their Spicy Chicken Sandwich quite a few times, and for what it is (fried chicken breast) it definitely stands above any others that I’ve had.
If you’re looking for something lighter, try the chicken caesar, and if you’re looking for something hotter, try the Chili, just make sure you check the «heat meter» on the wall.
After work, it’s a great spot for a beer, see everyone, and wind down. I’m definitely a fan.

Where is everyone?
I found myself at Tina’s Saturday night, and was a bit surprised that our group was the only one in the entire place. Granted it was at 7 and the Reds were playing, but still! I got a beer from the bartender I had never tried before (not my favorite, but not their fault) and joined my friends outside.
So the evening progresses, we hear the game is over, and later I go back inside. There are now… 4 people at Tina’s. What the hell? This is conveniently located to a lot of lofts and apartments, where is the flood of people from the game? Eventually, much later, some people started to show up, but never too many. The entire back room was empty save for a few girls who wanted some privacy, I suppose. I hate bars where you can’t even breathe without bumping into someone, but I also don’t like bars where you could play frisbee and not involve anyone.
Another negative I need to point out about Tina’s is that they only have one tiny, mixed gender bathroom. As expected when people are drinking, this created a bit of a bottleneck. If this place does get busy, I’d hate to see the line outside of that thing. Heck, I’d hate to be in that thing when a bunch of drunk dudes have trouble controlling their aim.
There’s not too much to say other than that. Prices are average, alcohol selection average, nothing else really stands out. If they could get some more patrons and put in another bathroom, it may not be a bad place.