Red Goose Saloon

Do not ever go here my card was skimmed & over 400 in fraudulent gas stations charges in a few hours, caught it already thank god, they keep your card behind the bar and swipe them up to make cards later on. go somewhere else & never use a card here.

Nice little hole in the wall bar in downtown. Drink prices aren’t too bad and they have some great live music. The staff is very friendly and the drinks are strong and made well. Lots of drinks to choose from. My group had a great time.

Great dive, they had good live music, nice atmosphere and the bartenders are on their game.

We come to Fort Worth maybe once a year, and we always come back here. They’re generous with the booze. Bartenders are excellent. Tasty food. Greatest dive bar in the greatest city on Earth Prime.

Love this place! Drinks are strong, bartender’s friendly, and the live music on Thursdays is always awesome.

Dan the Man bartender is amazing. Super accommodating and awesome to talk to. I’m big fan of the smokey dives. Chef Eddy will hook you up Tuesday — Saturday with the best sliders and the best jalapeño bacon gravy in town!

Been coming here for years. through numerous changes, and the goose has seldom disappointed. Starts off quiet and gets rowdy, but both in good ways. Bartenders take good care of everyone, but take extra care with regulars. The only downside is the live music. which always seems to be the same solo act. He’s decent enough, but no matter how loud he plays (and he can get damn loud), people aren’t there to hear him. They’re there to enjoy each other’s company.

One of my favorite places downtown. Friendly bartenders, good atmosphere, laid back customers. Decent (but small) food menu for such a bar. Food and drink prices are very fair.
Fun, cool place to hang out right up til the live music starts. The music isn’t terrible, but it’s not good enough to stop conversations, conversations you have to shout to have over the very loud music. We always just check out when the singer starts. Maybe we should give the upstairs a try sometime.

Comfy for a dive. Tony was more than welcoming. Huge selection of mixed drinks, and they take suggestions. Perfect for relaxing and hanging out.

If you’re looking for music with a consistent twist of true Fort Worth Friends and Family without maxing out your credit card, this is it!
New food items are the best they have ever been and the live music downstairs only makes it better!
If you’re not into the live music scene, take a few steps upstairs to see the newly renovated Red Room with a «Super Sexy Party» atmosphere while the DJ’s keep the dance floor literally hopping!
Glad to see the Goose on track with awesome music, great new staff, and downtown locals that can put a smile on any out of town visitor!

Red Goose rules! Love the cool Texan-​saloon feel and the live music is always primo! And Shane is the best bartender in town, worth a visit just to chill with him!

Afterreading the reviews on Unilocal,I was invited to come sing at Gene’skaraoke show. I never saw any thug type or elements of a criminal nature as I read in previous reviews. Red Goose Pub is close to high-​end restaurants and high visibility shops and a country radio station. It’s a few streets from the county courthouse even.
I give this establishment 5 stars.

Kinda divey, kinda cool, a funky spot in downtown FoWo.
Fun bar tenders, wonky bar.

Great bartenders at Red Goose. Doubles are inexpensive. Try the reopened kitchen. We had sliders that rivaled Casino el Camino in Austin. I would recommend asking for no pickles. The sweet pickles are a no go. Fries were a little undercooked, but the jalapeño gravy made up for any missteps.

Red Goose is trying to evolve and now offers Hookahs upstairs, they have new promoters and are changing the atmosphere. Turning into a nice spot to chill and smoke some hookah if you’re into that kind of thing. Austin is Amazing and will always make sure you’re taken care of.

I know this word gets thrown around a lot but there is only one word to describe Red Goose: ratchet. If you find yourself at Red Goose on the second floor either a) you are ratchet and you know it or b) you have bamboozled into thinking you found a good hip hop bar in downtown Fort Worth.
Surprisingly, I’ve been to Red Goose on at least three different occasions but let me explain. My first venture into Red Goose was during my time as a college student at TCU. There was a coupon (I kid you not) for buy one, get one free entry into Red Goose. Being broke college students, my friends and I decided to check it out. That was several years ago and it actually was not that bad.
Fast forward four or five years and it has gone from being a place with decent hip hop music, an easily accessible bar, and decent crowd to being smoke filled and empty. There was a huge spot on the floor where the ceiling that looked like it might cave in at any second was leaking. The dance floor was empty but around the edges were people smoking what appeared to be Black & Mild cigars but smelled like something else if you catch my drift. There was some semblance of a «VIP» area and bottle service but who would want bottle service in such a ratchet place? I did not purchase any cocktails during my last visit but my friends said that they were $ 7 each. No way!
Unless you like ratchet hole in the walls, I would advise that you stay away from Red Goose.

If you want to hear ratchet music and hold your purse close then this is the place. I don’t frequent dives but I’ve been in my fair share. I can’t comment on downstairs because we went up for the music. First of all you do have to wonder if the floor is going to cave in. There was a huge water puddle leaking from the ceiling and they just put a rug down to cover it so it ended up being a wet rug. It’s dark everywhere except for the pool table and the dance floor. We went there to dance but not in front of all those suspect characters that were around the wall. The place is smoky and I’m sure you can get a contact high too.
A place like this you would expect the drinks to be cheap or nah. The drinks were not cheap at $ 7.50 for Goose and cranberry.
This is the kind of place you expect fights to break out and I was surprised and glad one didn’t break out while we were there. It was an experience, one I don’t want to repeat in the near future.

There are a few things you can expect from dives. Less than the best quality of atmosphere, locals who are regulars, cheaper prices among other things.
The quality was in question due to the shaky old wood floors that moved beneath my feet like I was on the USS Constitution from 1797. Everything had a notable mix of faux aging mixed with real aging so it was confusing if it was chic or dilapidated which would send hipsters into a confused frenzy. The tables were basic, stools cut my girlfriend but they had Golden Tee so it didn’t alienate the frat-​centric. The upstairs was also shut down and a begrudging stool was there to be the impassable Gandalf prohibiting us from passing. Low lights but plenty of good sports on the TVs which let you know yes, you are in dive central in downtown Ft Worth and this is probably the last bar open on a Monday night.
The locals were a classy bunch which included a red faced guy with a hunter orange Under Armour cap who was grinding on ladies to the likes of Eminem. Decent twerking from a country white boy on some intoxicated lady groups. Also in this motley crew were a few mouthy ladies with clothes a bit too tight and morals a little too loose. I am not judging but you’ll see why if you read on and you’ll be rewarded.
A gentleman from my group decided to chat up one of the regulars who were at a large table. They were chatting each other up and seemed to be getting along just fine when one of the girls came and offered to buy us shots if we make our friend leave her alone… Yeah I was equally as confused. We declined but she would not let go and let us know if we did she was going to knock him out. We laughed, but she was serious and seriously inebriated.
Just like Lions on the Savannah a few of the ladies pounced on him as he went to the bathroom yelling insults and calling him a Ninja Turtle. Sidenote: When I quizzed them about their TMNT knowledge they were lacking greatly, which was the most troublesome of all.
The bartender broke things up before violence occurred but the yelling commenced, like I said these ladies were classy. We left with a pretty bad taste in our mouth but lots of laughs and stories about the Red Goose.
The prices were cheap and the service was just fine completing the triumvirate of the dive. Go to the Goose if you are not going to be too serious with a group of friends. Like watching a bad B movie keep your expectations low and the sense of humor high and you can have fun.

It’s a duck and dash kind of dive, but if you can dodge the MR (minority report) bar fight on the top floor and stick it out until last call, after hours are negotiable.
Learned how to take a rumplemintz shot here, the right way. Ask Austin from Boston (bartender wearing the Red Sox hat) for a specialty, and he’ll hook you up. Watch out for the Matt Damon shots, but if Austin gives you one, trust him, you need it!
PS Don’t get lost looking for the juvenile shoe shop on the top floor, because trust me, you won’t find it.

The space is beautiful and old and it looks like a ton of history (or ghosts) can be found here. However, the taps are shut down — no tap beer? And when I ordered bottled, the bottles were room temperature and this is not because they had recently been placed in the fridge, I was told «the refrigerator doesn’t work well.» I mean, this was stated flatly, like this is the standard. No «it recently stopped working,» no «we’re getting it fixed.» Just «this is the temperature; do you still want this beer.»
Sigh.