Cooler Near the Lake

Great in the summer they have great drink specials for happy hour during the and you can sit outside.

Total dive and they only take cash… horrible décor and please-​teach your bartenders to actually make a drink…

I really enjoyed the bartender here and his attitude! It was a really great time! I highly recommend this bar!

Pub Crawl St Pats weekend and not many bars downtown lake area were happening during the day. Stopped by found a fun crowd, friendly staff good all around pub.

Looking for a dive bar with friendly staff and generous drinks with cheap prices, pool, darts, AND live music? Then you’re in luck. If you have your nose in the air, your shit don’t stink, and you don’t carry cash… we’d rather not have you here anyways.
Came here for the first time to see my friend’s band, The Affordables, play (they were awesome) and I was surprised by how much fun I had at this place! Being new to the area it’s nice to feel comforatble and wanted at a local establishment. This place does just that. They are a cash only bar so keep that in mind. If you forget then they do have an ATM. Love this place :0)

First time at this place tonight! An amazing cover band was playing called «frantic» They had an amazing cover of free bird– seriously– it was really cool! The bar had a really good vibe, lots of different kinds of people all different ages, races, ect. I had a cocktail and my hubby had an import beer and it was only $ 7. Very cool place to hang out. will totally be back! I noticed pool tables in the back room though thats not really my thing.

Just Like Home — But Better Stocked. Cooler Near The Lake has everything in a «dive bar» you’re looking for. Rode our bikes in from Chicago to this small bar near Lake MI only to find it has the most welcoming staff and locals a person could ask for. Though cash only — the prices are so reasonable that a 20 will last forever. Highly rec — will def visit anytime I’m in the area. Thanks again to the wonderful owner & Knot Reps. Three Dice Bikers

Flamingos no. Not modern. Bad service, just before drinkin, would not recommend.

I like this place. I like the little sofa’s to relax on and you feel so comfy. There can be a little bit of a snooty crowd in there and they stared at us in our shorts and jeans and clutched there chanel bags a little tighter. However the bartender made us one hell of a drink and we played trivia. Not exactly the friendliest people, usually when you go into a bar you end up in casual converastion with people around
wasnt that way at all… it was full of umm.“upscale” folks. Downtown sure has changed… everyone used to know everyone down there. well anyhow, check it out and get yourself a mojito, its good.
I liked it better before he remodled and when he had all the neat stuff hanging everywhere… kinda boring now. no pool table/​darts either. But I hear they have some good jazz sometimes and I think I will go back and check that out. Not a corner locals kinda place.