X Wifes Place

What’s with all the hate? It’s the best place in SLC to get wasted for cheap. A shot of Jim Beam Rye and a can of Coors cost $ 3.50 total (at least they did last time I went there, which was, like, in September). The employees have never been rude to me. They have pool tables and a large patio where you can play that throwing bags game, whatever the hell it’s called.

I came here thinking it was a lesbian bar, But I only met one. But the drinks are cheap so I have no regrets.

The bar manager, Danny, really needs to learn how to run a business. I understand that paperwork can be confusing to some people, but there was absolutely no need to be rude and condescending to someone who was trying to give you some business. There is absolutely no reason to yell at a 5’2″ girl on whether or not she wants to «start something». If you have a strange desire to have someone be rude and walk away from you as you talk then I would STILL not recommend coming to this bar because you could do better. I truly hope Danny learns how to run a business and how to answer questions without trying prove he’s a «man» to a girl half his height. Happy Drinking!

The place itself is pretty good. Nice private patio, though the benches are really falling apart out back. Boyd is a pretty shitty bartender. When he’s not on his
phone, he’s almost impossible to get a drink from, even when it’s slow as hell. He honestly seems bothered when you try to ask for a drink. If you go, make sure you get a different bartender. Also, he didn’t properly dress several basic drinks (AMF, Long Island Iced Tea, etc.). I know it’s a dive bar, but standards are standards with cocktails.

I love this place, and you will too if you like unpretentious dive bars that have a ton of pool tables, the CHEAPEST DRINKS IN TOWN, a great jukebox, cool regulars who will gladly let you get in on a game of pool or cornhole out back, and a big patio. X Wifes isn’t much to look at once you get inside: just some old, worn out booths, sinking ceiling tiles, and neon beer signs; but you can get Jim Beam shots for 2 dollars and canned beers for a buck fifty. If you aren’t trying to impress anyone and just want to have a good time for cheap, this place is for you. Oh yeah, cash only but they have an ATM.

This place is horrible. Bad customer service and the bar tender is a bitter jerk. I would never go back there again.

Went there last night (Thursday) Bartender keeps change from ppl who they think are drunk, kind of an asshole thing to do in my opinion. They’re kinda rude which blows my mind cuz how else is the place gonna stay open??? But other than that the place is not bad.

This is a cash only bar. They have inconsistent drink prices. You order a drink and sometimes it’s 6 $ and sometimes it’s 8 $ depending on who is working. There is NO customer service at this place and the bartenders can only make basic drinks. All three times I went there to meet friends we were all treated very poorly and the bartender kept changing the price of our drinks depending on which one of my friends ordered the round. I wouldn’t waste your money or time here. There are way better bars in SLC where they appreciate you and your money. Read the other reviews if your not convinced.

If you were wondering where every asshole in town is working, this is the place. No joke.

3.5 stars thus far. It’s a good place for playing pool or just hanging out. It’s a cheap dive and cash only. There is the bar, a few tables in the front, a large pool area and a huge back porch for drinking, smoking & fresh air.
Oddly I did have one of the oddest urinal adventures here. A guy came up to me last night whilst I was disposing of my processed liquor. He complimented on my shoulders and elbows. Creepy sure, especially at the urinal — but I like places that are «interesting» and that made my night.

We all look for that hole in the wall gem where everyone knows your name. Well ex-​wives is just that. Whenever I travel to Salt Lake City this is where I go to hang out and meet interesting people.
Ex-​wives has a number of accessible pool tables and a large outdoor area where people play cornhole. Sure it’s a cash bar, but they have an ATM readily available and sign that say cash only so it shouldn’t be a surprise. The staff is cool to chat with. They also make sure to keep the riffraff and under age party goers out so it’s always a good time.
With cheap drinks, eclectic clientele, and a cool staff, Ex-​Wives will always be my first stop in Salt Lake City.

et me start by saying that i used to love this bar. yesterday i went to play some pool, and i watched the bartender turn away a disabled old man with a service dog because the man «didn’t have proper documentation» …
personally, i will NEVER visit this bar again, and i would encourage anybody reading this never to go there for any reason. a public place that illegally discriminates against elderly or disabled patrons completely loses my loyalty. i only hope that the man who was so rudely turned away yesterday exercises his legal rights and files a formal complaint/​suit against x-​wifes.
on top of all that, the bartender danny treated ME like an asshole when i told him he’d violated federal law. this bar is consistently rude to customers, and i’ve witnessed discrimination on all levels at this place.

I have loved this bar for years. Great people, great staff and some Dang good cheap drinks. Love their bloody Mary’s and $ 2.00 well shots. Love Josh and Lauren. The best bar tendars ever.

There always seems to be an ongoing argument on Unilocal as to what is or what is NOT a «dive bar» … a dive bar, by my estimation, is as much about attitude as it is décor (or lack of it). A true dive bar needs paint, has old neon-​signs and soccer-​flags and jerseys hanging on the wall from 5-​years ago, perhaps not the nicest place to take a girl to impress her on a first date. And the owners and the staff don’t really care what you think of the décor… it just is what it is… period.
X Wife’s place is that kind of bar. Pretty divey from top to bottom — a mediocre selection of tap-​beers on draught — a few more selections on the bottled-​beer department… a decent selection of whisk (e)y and other spirits… and really fair pricing for just about everything.
There are several pool tables… and I believe they have a daily deal (for paying customers) of free pool before 7:00 P.M. Right there, with that… it says «dive-​bar» all over the place. Surprisingly enough, they do have a «patio» of sorts… with these industrial steel picnic-​tables that are not much for comfort scattered about… the actual outdoor seating area is more reminiscent of a prison yard than a true patio… with a small cave-​like alcove for the more romantically-​inclined. Or if there ends up being a freak summertime thunderstorm.
The men’s bathroom is … ummmm … suitably «divey» — not dirty, per-​se… but I think I’d like to have the ability to hover over the toilet seat if I needed the facilities there.
The bartenders seem competent. Not exactly «surly» — but they don’t give me the «warm-​and-​fuzzy» ‘s either. Again… typically divey. You want a drink? Fine. You want scintillating conversation — — go talk to your *real* ex-​wife.
Can’t give this place any more than three-​stars. Any more than that, I think they might lose their official «dive-​bar» status. Not a bad place to stop off after work and knock back a few cold ones.

Bartender was a dick and the same drink had a higher price every time I ordered another.

The bartender Danny is a fucking dickhead and should be fired! He treats his customers like shit and plays favorites and always makes my drinks wrong! I come to this bar with my fiancé twice sometimes even more a week to play pool and I hate when we walk in to see him working! My favorite time to come is when Jamie is working she makes the best drinks and is a total sweetheart! Other than the asshole fuck head of a bartender it’s our favorite place to come play pool and they always have awesome specials on drinks everyday of the week! They also have darts and pinball which is always a blast to play! I love this bar and will keep coming! Hopefully they smarten up and fire that douchey bartender though! He has horrible customer service and deserves to get his ass kicked! :)

This bar is exactly what it looks like and sounds like — a total dive bar and I loved it. It’s dark and rundown and it only takes cash, but it was cheap and had pool tables, darts and pinball. The bartender on shift was pretty friendly, so no complaints there.
There’s an outdoor patio area for smoking and there are cornhole tournaments on Sundays. It’s an awesome place and did I mention cheap!
The only thing I was not a fan of was the cash-​only policy. There is an ATM available, but it’s still a giant pain in the butt.
I thoroughly enjoyed going to My Ex-Wife’s Place and I’ll definitely be back. It’s definitely a regulars bar and it’s in a great location even if the surroundings are pretty rundown.

Back in the olden days, when you could still smoke in there, and it was still a ~dive~ bar, the X-Wife’s Place was pretty bad ass. When I was still a teenager and worked across the street spitting in your pizza, I’d sneak in after work with my bosses, get blasted playing pool, blasting Slayer on their old jukebox and rubbing shoulders with some of Utah’s crustiest old drunks and degenerates. The place was a complete and utter sh*thole — but in all the right ways.
Now? Well, your average hipster, sometimes frat boy hipster, is right at home here. It’s safe, sanitary and the jukebox loaded with Slayer, Iggy Pop and The Doors, is now some money sucking electronic thing on the wall that can track down all your favorite indie bands and you can queue several hours worth to share with everyone. Don’t worry, the obnoxious smokers have been outlawed and forced out back to the patio where there’s now some nice furniture and really fun bean bag games. And all the old drunks died long ago.
Surprisingly — or maybe not? — the bartender is still as big a cunt as ever. I wonder if they’ll bury her under the floor boards. I wonder where it all went wrong for that poor woman…

Okay… You get 2 stars because your my fav dive bar. But you ladies… yeah you 2 ladies really need to treat your customers better. I prefer my drinks w/​o a side of your superiority complex. I know even as you read this, if you ever do, you are rolling your eyes and prob making snide remarks but maybe read this with a bit of an open mind. I hope some part of you is capable of doing that…
Yes I know a vast majority of your customers are drunken idiots and that must get old real quick. But that’s the business your in. That comes with feeding the already intellectually challenged and loudly opinionated people booze. But regardless of if you deem some of us «worthy» of your respect. You aren’t doing us any favors by giving us drinks and taking our money. We are your customers… We are the people paying your rent, your car payments, and your bills. We work to pay for our lives and life styles as well… and we might even hate our jobs as much as you seem to hate your customers.
Well its not just about you. When we wanna take a break from our shitty jobs or shitty lives… or all the stress that life brings some of us choose to come to your bar. Where we are greeted by you… So on behalf of the people you serve I am begging you… Please stop being so rude. Please stop being so disrespectful. And please dear god… stop being such demeaning B*#&%s.
What is your problem? If you spill our shot… don’t’ argue with us about how it was an accident. We know u didn’t do it on purpose we weren’t even mad till you started getting angry & defensive like «WHO THE F$&# do we think we are? & HOW DARE we disrespect you by pointing it out that you spilled our drink». So what if you spilled it!!! We paid for it! Replace it w/​o the guilt trip or the attitude. Don’t give us grief because we are making you «go out of your way» to do your job. Doesn’t it make more sense that we should earn your disrespect rather then have to earn your respect? Grow up.

I used to practically live at Ex-​wifes (really known as x-​wives to most) because Grason R used to live nearby and I pretty much adore Grason R and I’ll go anywhere he goes!
Sure, the bartenders aren’t always the nicest or the most attentive but come on, it’s a divey bar. You can’t complain too much when drinks are cheap.
There’s plenty to do there. If you go during the day, I think pool is free. At least it has been when I’ve gone late afternoon. (Don’t judge me!) There are five pool tables, pinball, darts, and cornhole. (this game is popping up everywhere!) There’s an electronic jukebox and the crowd always seems to pick random music. I’ve heard anything from Tool, Wilco, and Cake to Johnny Cash and Ramstein. Be prepared, sometimes the music is overly loud.
I love their patio. Sure it’s a little bit like prison with the walls and barbed wire but it’s strangely kind of nice anyway. They have also opened up a covered area in the patio area which looks pretty snazzy.
My favorite thing about x-​wives? Their bloody mary. Hands down one of the best I’ve ever had and I’ve had a lot. They use siracha instead of tabasco which I love. Sometimes they also use chinese mustard! And say hello to lime AND lemon wedges, olives AND pickled asparagus. Seriously. No really. It’s amazing. But don’t order one when it’s even remotely busy. This drink takes a little bit of time and a lot of loving and the bartenders don’t love you when you make them do it while it’s busy.