Westchase Tavern

I checked this place out one Friday night. Its definitely a neighborhood bar. Definitely a regulars hang out. Cozy, as another Unilocaler mentioned. A dive bar. A place where you dont have to worry about how you look or what people think. Trying to impress a date? I wouldn’t take her here unless you’re gold digger testing or testing how she reacts to a dive bar. Overall, I think if you live near you could get to like this place. Is it worth driving a while for? No. Good to go with a bunch of friends? Yes. Limited beer selection for beer nerds. Full bar otherwise. Not really a wine joint.

Finally, a pub that doesn’t blast crummy music and feature Budweiser. In fact, there was no music and only about 8 people on a Saturday night. Two dart boards. The owner, Mr. C., was working the bar with the new girl. He’s very friendly, second generation Irish, and likes to represent that conversational style of pub. Beers were $ 4.50 a pint, with a number of Texas and Colorado brewers. Not much for food. It’s inside a mall when all the other stores are closed; without a street presence, I’d never have discovered this fun hideaway pub if it weren’t for Unilocal

If the owner wasn’t there we wouldn’t have gotten anything. Girl bartender was terrible. Otherwise I like the bar.

As other reviewers have mentioned, Westchase is a very cozy neighborhood bar. They recently started serving some food, bar snacks such as pizza and egg rolls, which makes it easier to stick around without starving! Like coming here because it’s fairly quiet, and all the bartenders know your name!

It’s too quiet here. :(
I’ve been here a handful of times and have never been impressed.
It’s pretty dark, kinda weird that it is inside of an office building with an escalator right outside the door. The 2 or 3 patrons at the bar never even look up from their drinks when someone new comes in. They don’t care. The bartender is friendly enough to take your order but that’s about it.
There are too many other pubs and dives in the area that I’d rather frequent.

Westchase Tavern is a neighborhood bar inside of a huge strip center, in the old Fedora Lounge location. I’ve been a few times and feel that Westchase is a fine place if you are in a group, but would venture elsewhere if you’re flying solo, unless you’re looking for a quiet environment.
They have a pretty decent draft selection, and when I was in the last time, they were polling their regulars on new IPA’s to put on tap, so that’s nice. I went this last time to get a bottle of Saint Arnold BB4 — Westchase always gets the special beers, and there’s never a shortage, though that may be because of what they charge. My one 12oz. beer set me back $ 13, which I thought was ludicrous. I’m all for markup and making profit, but I was pretty surprised.
All in all, I think I’ll stick to other establishments in the West Houston area.

This is a cozy neighborhood bar with a great beer selection. Its not particularly cheap, and there’s no where to smoke unless you go outside in the front, which is outside the strip center and not directly outside the bar.
The patrons are a little older than I am, which is nice, because it was quiet and no one will bother you unless you’re actually up for having a conversation. I’ve been here with friends, and chatted with some of the other patrons, and I’ve been here alone and was able to enjoy my beer and my solitude.
I’ll definitely be back.

Anyone who knows me, knows I’m not the high falootin’ swanky type. If I was, I’d hang out at high falootin’ swanky type places, like Westchase Tavern. Their location isn’t the jazziest, they’re in a strip mall, adjacent to a fitness club, but the vibe they go for says otherwise.
Pros: the bartenders are quite attentive. It’s not a very big place, so there’s never enough people to keep the bartender too busy, but I’ve got the feeling that that wouldn’t stop ‘em. They’re also one of the few bars that has Flor de Caña behind the bar, the most underrated rum on the planet.
Cons: It’s one of the more pricey places we play for darts. the aforementioned Flor de Caña in a Cuba Libre will run you 6 or 7 bucks. I think the one thing that really rules out this place in my «like» list is the lack of jukebox. It’s just not American. They do have commercial-​free satellite radio, so it’s not terrible, but I’d rather listen to a few tunes I can pick out.
I wouldn’t come here if I didn’t have to, but it’s certainly survivable.

When I first heard that Mr. C’s and Fedora Lounge were going to combine, I was curious to see the results. They had such different personalities (as far as bars go) and I can say that I’m pleasantly surprised at the results. I remember when this merger was first being discussed that they were trying to keep waitstaff from both bars to make the transition more seamless – efforts like that are great to see from business owners.
I finally got to check out Westchase Tavern last night for a dart league night. We were warned that it was a little odd setup in the building, but we weren’t quite prepared for the strip mall feel. You basically park in the lot thinking that the sign is surely wrong since who puts a bar *inside* a strip mall. When I say inside, I mean that there are actually glass doors that you must enter through and traverse the hallways passed the gym and empty shops to find the actual bar. This also means that smokers must go exit the bar, go through the hallway and out the door for their cancer sticks (or you could make friends with the bartender and go to the back so you can take your beers with you).
The service was incredibly friendly and prompt. I was initially concerned to have just one bartender for the entire place (granted, this isn’t a huge joint, but still.. .), but she was fabulous. She came by often to serve us and she was always friendly. There’s a Golden Tee game, two dart boards, and decent music available. The odd thing is the restrooms – well, I can speak for the ladies room if nothing else. It is really awkwardly set up with one huge stall inside a room – two sinks (one inside the stall and one inside the restroom), but with the doors both swinging outwards, it can get dangerous pretty quickly in there.
All in all, I enjoyed the place. There were things about it that were a little awkward, but I think it gave it charm. They had some awesome happy hour prices, but alas we were too late (ends at 7 and all day on Sunday). I’m thrilled that we’ll be playing out of there every few weeks – it is just a fun little bar!