Gunselman’s Tavern

Holy dive bar! Stopped by because they were supposed to have a beer I wanted to try on tap, sadly they did not have it tapped yet, but we decided to stay for a beer anyway. Very laid back and mostly the few people that were there on a Friday night seemed to be of the silver haired variety, so not exactly a happenin’ place unless you wanted to meet a cougar or a Santa Claus impersonator. (Maybe I was just there on a slow night?)
Not exactly my kind of place since they don’t serve food and we all know I like to eat, but no bad vibes from this low-​key neighborhood bar so I’d suggest it if that’s your type of spot!

Good as it gets for a hip ol’ man style of bar! That’s hip not hipster y’all. Totally cool as hell, with all the old wood paneling and red 4 man booths. It really looks like the 1930’s in there. Old style, but it’s very modern with it’s ability to be able to pay with my iPhone’s applepay. Some of these old joints are cash only on the West side of Cleveland. Kinda stoked about that! Lot’s of live music and the crowd is kinda eclectic, with both young and old on any given nite. No food, but they do have food trucks on Fridays… I think. I know when they open a kitchen (which I heard they’re working on over the winter) and a new outdoor patio, we’ll be going there earlier in the evening. I grew up in Fairview Park and I for one am glad this place is still around… had no Idea it would end up being this cool. Cudos Gunny’s…now serve the food already.

We Paid our bill… Leave 15 minutes later. The other bartender chases me down in parking lot… «You want to pay your tab.» Me: «I did». So RUDE and classless. Not a friendly place anymore!!!

Went up with some buddies for a night out and was really happy with the result. Great time and good feel in the bar. It lacks a kitchen but I hear that they will be rennovating in a month or two. That should really be cool and could spike business … especially with Stampers out.

Not a local place at all! Stop in frequently and the crowd is always different and that tells you something. Not sure if you drink good beer any cheaper. I mean this place rocks it out with selection and price.
Good people always behind the bar and always seems to get better. Now they bring a food truck on occasion… serious props for thinking of getting better.
A great asset to the city but certainly welcome to all.

I stopped in here last Thursday for a drink prior to choir rehearsal. I had about 45 minutes, and figured I could kill time with a beer.
I could not find the door on this place. I walked around the building, went in a wrong door, and finally came to the non-​descript brown-​painted door (which opens in) with nothing on it. I «pushed» the door open and voila, a bar! (For the directionally challenged, it is the door right on the corner of the building. And make sure you push the door to go in and pull to go out… I’m pretty sure this is backwards, but who cares when the bar is good!)
The place is a decent size with booths, tables, and a bar. I didn’t peek into the adjoining room, but I figured it was more of the same. Gunselman’s does not serve food, but they sell bags of chips /​pretzels for a buck. I asked the bartender if you could have food delivered and she said people often order some ‘za from Santos across the street and then walk over to pick it up and bring it back. This sounded pretty good to me. The bartender even offered me the menu.
Gunselman’s has good beer on tap too, not quite what I expected from a dive like this. I was pleasantly surprised to see Left Hand Milk Stout on tap, and yeah baby it $ 2 drafts!!!
Gunselman’s is definitely a local bar with a great bartender and good beer. I like it.

Not much to add to the first review here. Plenty of professional drinkers. Great bartender. Really surprising and amazing beer selection. Bowling machine, but it was off when we were there. I’ll return to see if it gets turned on at some point, and console myself with something great off the tap if it doesn’t. Good place.

No frills, no bullcrap… just a great place with fun bartenders, great beer selection and very inexpensive. They dont have food but you can bring in whatever you want.