Wally’s Mills Avenue Liquors

It’s a true dive bar. A friend and I wanted a couple drinks Saturday afternoon. Her, some kind of vodka and cranberry… me, a vodka gimlet. They ain’t stingy with the liquor! It’s dark, small and has groovy naked lady wallpaper. Very modern jukebox with a very wide variety of tunes. It is a smoke friendly bar. We don’t smoke, but were okay with it, until a party of 3 or 4 guys beside us fired up huge cigars. It was a bit much for us 2 nonsmokers. We wanted another round or 2 of drinks, but we just couldn’t breathe. It is what it is. We left. If only there was a better ventilation system.
Finally, it’s a dive, but we felt safe there.

Came here on Wednesday night, happy hour. Was not very busy. Got wonderful personal service, from two servers. Felt like they had fun socializing and interacting with us. We tried a few appetizers, small portions, but presented in fine dining style… micro greens etc. Tried beet salad and perogies, A++. The setting is comfortable, nostalgic and contributes to the whole experience. On the way out got to sample one of the Wine with a little intro from the servers about the Wine, this was a nice fun surprise. Wish they had some good beers on the menu.

Wally’s reminds me of the Park Inn, a since long gone bar in Schodack Landing, NY. In other words, it’s your standard, delightful neighborhood toilet where the boozers are regulars and anyone and everyone fits in so long as they can hang. The bartender Jena is no joke and she knows how to pour a solid drink and boot a pain in the arse out of the bar when need be. Old geezers, hospital workers, crack whores, neighborhood townies and the like all come here. And yeah, people smoke here. Get over it. Don’t come in… or plan on a shower as soon as you get home. Sip slow because you don’t want to end up puking in the bathroom. Be careful not talk to the drunks but beware it might be hard, given how randomly entertaining they can be. Most importantly, get over yourself.
PS: The wall paper consists of naked hippies. It’s not porn (unless you are one of those people hung up on nudity – in that case don’t come here) and it’s not really all that seventies. It’s just awesome.

Transphobic. Not much more to say.

Stopped in after work on the recommendation of some people at work. Honestly never would have found it alone. But once inside was welcomed into a drinkers bar. Kind of place you go to disappear and not be found for a while. Dark strong and well priced.
Not the place if your in a hurry or want to see talk to the person next to you. But surprisingly welcoming for an out of towner.

Wally’s is an ‘acquired taste.’ It’s loud, smokey, not excessively clean, servers don’t have time for you to ponder the possibilities and it’s cash only. I wouldn’t want my sister to go there by her self…
But it’s been there forever and it’s part of Mills 50 history. They pour them strong and keep ‘em coming. The crowd has character and depth and so does the bar. It’s a real dive but it excels in the category of real deal dive bar. If you can hang it’s fun. Just don’t ask for a double and don’t ask to pay with a card.

OK… like everyone in Orlando… I have been dying to get to this historic venue… I finally made it… on a humbug… lol.
This is a small classic bar and by classic… you have a bar… you have people and you have drinks… no frills. no fancy décor… ok ok the décor I liked as the old… i cant even name the year… nudy wallpaper… HA… Don’t go here looking to watch sports… they have about 4 TVs which are rather small but you dont go to Wallys to watch tv… you go to get drunk and they do a great job of assisting everyone in this one objective.
This place is super smoky… well it was when I arrived which was around 10pm. and there wasn’t much seating… luckily we found a spot. The bartenders are awesome… they make you feel at home and comfortable… I know when they looked at me they were like «she’s a newby». HA… but they were extremely nice and they gave me a free bottle of water… which I think that may be apart of the «we take care of our people here at Wally’s… :)
When ordering… keep in mind that these wonderful bartenders are not following a receipe… well kinda… they pour you spirit in a glass until its at the top!!! To me thats the best receipe… :) So be careful folks… and have a DD… you will need it… also have cash because this is a cash only bar… however, if you go on a humbug like me they have an ATM. :)
Be safe and have fun out there…
OH OH… OH…the bathrooms… uhhh yeah… go before you get there… they are super duper tiny… you have to turn sideways to get in the door… but again you dont go to Wally’s to use the facilities you go to have «fun». :)

This place is an Orlando landmark. A true piece of history.
Tonya from the old Peacock room is working the weekday shift now. She is a true mixologist! Now what you expected ar Wally’s, but ask her to make you a shot or one of her specialty cocktails. She’s I red of just pouring your whiskey and cokes!

Wallys is a classic in Orlando. It’s my all time favorite little dive bar anywhere. Stiff drinks, good prices, friendly people, great jukebox. Old time drinking bar !!

German sociologist Ulrich Beck pondered uncontrollably, ignorance, and uncertainty in the modern age. Human activity is at times wildly unfathomable, and conducts itself in ways no mathematicians can predict. One such failed prediction is that people within a moderate standard of living will do things like participate in mud races, listen to Creed, or brand their bodies with incoherent expressions from other languages.
And then we have dive bars: the gutter of watering holes. I’m not judging. For some people, it’s welcome relief. Cash flow woes are ubiquitous, yet everyone deserves a fun night out. Wally’s fulfills this endeavor on the most frugal of budgets. But then there are people who simply choose to come to a place like this, despite the fact that there are dozens of better places in the area. Once again, I can’t judge. You like what you like.
You won’t find pleasantness at Wally’s, but you will find a large helping of irreverence, decadence, and boisterousness. You won’t find cleanliness, but you will find character, simplicity, and iconoclasm.
There’s a variety of beers served here, but who are we kidding? PBR is what you drink at a place like this. Maybe the occasional shot of something that could clean the fuel system of a semi truck. Drinking a craft beer at a dive bar is like ordering chai at a Denny’s. Why would you do that?
You might think that my score is low and harsh, and you’re ready to come to the defense of your classic Mills dive. Hear me out. My score is respect for the type of establishment it is. Wally’s is not trying to be a 5 star or even a 3 star establishment. It *wants* to be a 1 star. It wants to be that filthy, grimy, soiled, profaned taproom. It has achieved that goal thoroughly. When I say the place is like the ashy sewers of Pompeii after the Mount Vesuvius eruption, it is the highest form of compliment.

This place gives you a free drink with every AA chip you turn in. It supports relapse and destruction. Sounds pretty shitty to me

this is the place to go if you want to drown your sorrows at the bottom of a bottle and potentially get alcohol poisoning. wally’s is a total dump, but it is one of the most glorious bars in all of orlando. the 70’s porno wallpaper and the stagnant stench of cigarette smoke just really bring this place together. the stiffest drinks in town can be found here, and don’t complain or you’ll get called out for being a pu**y.

Although this place is close to where I live and stays open much later than any other liquor store in Orlando, it sucks. Two reasons– One — I have bought bottles of liquor here maybe five times. Two of the times, the safety seal was broken completely and I only noticed after I got home. Once, maybe a fluke. two times, no. Super sketchy. Two — The bar. Unless you’re a heavy smoker, so gross. So so gross.

An Orlando treasure. You get all kinds here. Drunks. Professionals. College kids. Very strong and very cheap drinks. Great jukebox. Be prepared to come out smelling like a lit cigarette

Gosh. This is the original Mills50 dive bar.
We’re talking bottle store in the front, bar in the back, topless ladies on the wallpaper (it always takes new people a while to notice if they hadn’t heard about the wall décor before), and the strongest drinks in town.
There are people hanging out at Wally’s at all times of the day with crazy stories and possibly just looking to make some conversation with a stranger. (It’s probably not a great idea to talk to strangers at a bar with Girls Gone Wild wallpaper, but oh well!)
Know that if you go into this bar you will come out smelling like an ashtray threw up on you. But, if you go into this bar, you don’t care what people think about you because you’re either too cool for school or you’re old-​school Orlando and wondering when all of these skinny-​jean-​wearing hooligans started hanging out at Wally’s.
In conclusion– Character, this bar does not lack.

So, some friends of mine suggested we check this place out on a recent night out. This place is super divey. I was like, what have I gotten myself into and where have they brought me? But, the drinks were so good!
The wallpaper is like weird 70’s porn. It looks like a brown paper bag with naked ladies on it. It was a great conversation piece though.
The drinks were great. The bartender was super friendly and super heavy on the pours. This place isn’t fancy, but I will definitely be back.

Some of my friends like this place, i can’t for the life of me remotely even imagine why anyone in their right mind would willingly want to go into this dump. You can see the mold pretty much falling off the ceiling. I would say the place probably holds about 35 – 40 people so even if there aren’t many folks there it gives you the illusion its packed. Its pretty much impossible to stand at the bar and order a drink without having to turn and move out of the way for someone to walk by you, there is NO room in this place around the bar area. The music is loud rock music and pretty much the clientele seems to be anyone from your top lawyers to the crackheads that live under I4. The icing on the cake though is the SMOKE, if you don’t like the smell of cigs stay far away from this place. You can practically write your name in the air when inside because the air is a white fog inside, all nasty smoke. I never in my life have been so excited to take a shower at 2AM as i was when i got home from this place. The cig smell is pretty much overwhelming, many people that have never been will immediately want to leave so basically unless you’re a heavy smoker or you just like the thick smell of cigs and cigars i can’t see why you would want to be in this place. And don’t get me wrong, i know bars are smokey but this is out of control, just plain disgusting. I’ve been there maybe 3 times in 20 years of living in Orlando and feel each time has been worse and worse. Also, there is pretty much no parking so good luck with that. People may argue the drinks are strong and cheap, which they are, but unless you are completely broke its not worth the sacrifice in my opinion. On a scale of 1 – 10, 1 being the worst i would rate this place a –5. Oh almost forget, better bring cash because that’s all they take! If not, hopefully the ATM is in service.
Absolute dive bar/​dump/​pit etc… Avoid like the plague (or you may contract it while breathing in the fumes)!

Neighborhood dive bar, drinks are FOR REAL, trivia & tunes on your iphone, nice folks. Smoky.

I have grown to love this place. There is a very divey dive bar feel to it. Dark inside and usually pretty smokey too. The jukebox is always going. They sell packaged bottled beer, wine and liquor in the front and there is a bar in the back room.
The bartenders pour the strongest drinks in town. Although this place doesn’t have the most inviting look, the crowd and the bartenders here are friendly.
Please be aware that the bar only takes cash. There is an ATM but then you are stuck paying a fee so do bring cash with you.

Dive bar indeed and a GREAT one at that! I don’t normally go to hang out here as it’s WAY too smokey for my tastes but, I stop every once in a while to grab some drankkkks to take home or to a partay! Amber Woodchucks in the fridge, ready for me to drink ice cold, yes please!
I should look into hanging out here tho, they pour a STIFF one. And by stiff I mean, YOLO stiff! They throw some mean events too, those rock.
It’s real gritty up in here so just expect that. They have a wide range of liquor and beer though so they got you covered =) It’s an Orlando thang up in here!