The Grape Room

Great little place to see local bands. Good vibe to the place and you can’t spend more than $ 20 here including door and drinks!

Went there once a while back. It was a weird place and smelled like piss. I was drunk and didn’t care. Crowded and hot. Other wise ehhhhhhh.

This place is great! I’ve been looking for a place this for a while. There are not too many bars that have live music and the upstairs lounge type bar is an added bonus. Speaking of the upstairs lounge, I’m not sure if the DJ spinning old school rap and hip hop is a regular thing, but it should be. The only thing that would make it better would be if they served food.
I plan on going back soon.

pros: great music all the time and a decent citywide.
cons: if you don’t know anybody here, get ready to be lonely. it’s dark and the upstairs is creeptastic.

Where’s the 6^th star when you need it. You want to avoid manayunk madness come here. Shot and beer special $ 5!!! Ask for Scooter.

Great local music venue that I’ve had the pleasure of playing at on multiple occasions. Solid bar with good taps. Sound quality is good, but not great. Too bad they don’t have food. Also, no toilet in men’s room. Overall, a solid spot to see 4 or 5 local bands on any given night for under no more than a $ 10 cover.

Great venue for live bands and karaōke upstairs.

Great beer and great music !! What else could you ask for?! Always a good time

It’s been a rough past 18 months for me (long story, don’t want to get into it right now), but The Grape Room has been my go-​to spot to unwind as of late. There is always a fun band playing music, and I tend to run into friends when I’m here. The beer list is okay, and even though I usually tend to go for Belgian Ales (for a place with a great beer selection, try Dawson Street instead), this selection is good enough for the price. I recommend The Grape Room, maybe I’ll see you there!

One of my favorite places in Manayunk! GR is a sweet spot for live everything: open mic night, comedy, improv, and, of course, local bands. The beer selection is great, prices are fair, and the bartenders are A+. You can go upstairs for a second bar, pool, and lots of comfy seating.

I’ve been to the Grape room a few times, while strolling on Main Street. Each time I’ve been, I did enjoy myself.
Saturday evenings, they play dance music where you can shake it fast or chill at the bar and relax.
For any local artist/​musicians in the Manay area, they have Open Mic on Monday nights at 7pm. They have a pretty good sound system and a nice crowd. My last visit, they were looking to grow that crowd; both performers and listeners.
The bartenders are nice, drinks are good and the prices are reasonable.

I was walking around Main Street a few weeks ago just trying to get my head street. It’s been a tough few weeks. My ex-​wife Cynthia and I finalized our divorce. After 14-​years, it just ended. I realize now I put too much of my time into being an actuary as a way to overcome my fears of failing as a father figure. Turns out I was right, and now I can only see my twin sons Bradley and Bryan once a month.
After I was walking around, I heard some great music coming from this place, which is off the main drag a few storefronts. The crowd was a bit young (as Main Street can be) but I still paid the $ 7 cover. When there, I got to see a few great local music groups in action. My favorite was Wax McGruff, who seemed like something my kids might like (Imagine Dragons).
When I was there, I felt a top on my shoulder. It was Tonya, whom I met at Han Dynasty a few weeks ago after setting up a date via an online dating service (OK Cupid). I hadn’t been in touch because I got busy with work due to a new slew of parking garages I had to provide valuation models for, as well as probably my fear of commitment.
So she liked Wax McGruff a lot, too. We sat next to each other silently watching the band play. Afterwards, she asked me out for later in the week. I was taken aback a bit, because she served 18-​months in jail for voter fraud (pressured by her boss, had to plead) but I said yes. So who knows? I’m trying to not commit to anything, but that’s always been my problem.
I would recommend Grape Street Pub to anyone in Philadelphia who likes cool, independent, local jam bands and is trying to find themselves after losing their identity to their career and wants a fresh start with life.

This is definitely the best spot in manayunk! The space is rather small and gets crowded on the weekends. It’s a great place if you enjoy live music and local bands. There’s an open floor space where people just stand around to watch the bands but I feel like it would be better if there were seats because I really don’t see people dancing.

Very cool spot. I went here to see a friend’s band play Friday night and had a great time. $ 7 cover, drink prices reasonable. bartenders were super cool – even let my friend charge her phone when it died. all of the bands that played were great and in between sets, it wasnt too loud to have a convo with the people around you. bathrooms were surprisingly clean. they have a second floor, but I didnt venture up there, saving that for next time. the place was pretty full, but not overwhelming packed to the point where you cant enjoy yourself. parking is a pain in the ass because it’s manayunk, but I will definitely put up with that again to hang out at such a cool place!

So lucky to have this place in Manayunk. Nothing like the other bars down on Main St, that’s a good thing. Basically the only bar with some real personality. Live, original music just about all week, I always tend to enjoy it. I’m never there to see any band in particular, just tell them that and you won’t have to pay the cover (money goes to the bands so I don’t mind if I still have to put up a 5 anyway). Philly Special all night.

Stumbled in on Vacation (post-​work trip still counts right?) when we heard the music from the outside. When asked for cover, we said we were just grabbing a drink and waved in.
I was pleasantly surprised by a pretty eclectic crowd and some creative live music. Descent selection of brews and very nicely priced I might add. Its a very «comfy» space, but no harm in sharing air. Bartender was a darn sweetheart.
Definitely stop in.

Wandered in here for a drink or two after having a bite on Main Street. I used to come here in my 20s for some great live music — always a great band. I would say nothing has changed in that regard. There was a great cover band on and 3 more on deck, both original and cover, as I discovered. Standing room only and some bar seats but everywhere is a great view as this is a pretty intimate space.
This place was casual and unpretentious which is kinda rare for that ‘hood. People were friendly and welcoming. There were domestic and imported beers on tap — but I had some wine that was decent. Overall, it was a great time and I would definitely return.

I am convinced that The Grape Room is one the the great hidden gems of Manayunk. Located just off of the main drag, it does little for advertising itself other than putting out the list of who’s playing. Really, that’ all it really ought to.
The Grape Room is gloriously free of pretense and top 40 playlists. Walls are covered with posters of previous shows. Drinks are cheap, with the ever present «Philly Special» of a shot of whisky and a bottle of Lionshead. But the real main attraction is the music.
I don’t know the last time I knew of a place where people really rocked out. Bands are often of variable quality but on weekends a $ 5 cover will get you three bands jamming on a tiny stage. It’s a chill scene and it’s great to listen to some music and pick out a few bands and new songs to listen to.

Went here on a weekday night for some beers when some bands were playing. Pretty sweet atmosphere downstairs. Not too crowded. Upstairs (they have a pool table) was empty, so that was nice to get away for a second and play some pool. The bartender was really cool, she let my buddy charge his phone inside the bar area (we were in charge of reminding him to get it before he left!)
The only weird part was at around 11? it switched from nerdy white kids on stage playing green day and pop rock to a group of guys rapping and jumping around the stage. It’s all good, but the change in atmosphere was drastic, so be ready for it.

I visited this place about an hour before closing time on a Saturday night. Somehow we got in without a cover (probably because it was pretty near closing time). We had already had enough to drink, so we didn’t order anything. From the prices posted on the wall, it looked reasonable and had some worthwhile brews.
However, we walked into the Grape Room because we heard what was clearly very live music emanating onto the street. The band there was rocking the (miniscule) stage and we caught the last two songs before the set ended (not including the encore). The crowd was rather small and older than the college people that usually frequent Manayunk. Seemed to me a great place to avoid that craziness that can ensue when in Manayunk on the weekends.
To put it shortly, GREAT music and hipster feel. We’ll be stopping by this place next time we’re in Manayunk to catch unknown bands playing some great rock sets.