The Firehouse Tavern

If you’re in Wildwood, you’ve gotta stop by this bar. Don’t be put off by the shuffleboard table, drinks served in plastic cups, or the crowd of bristly regulars watching channel 6 news on the TV. This place is a total dive, but that’s the charm of it. Food is legit– try the chicken cutlet sandwiches (parm style, or with spinach and prov) and the white pizza with spinach and tomatoes. Some of the best bar food on the island. It’s our favorite spot to have lunch on a rainy day. If you’re lucky, they’ll ring the bell while you’re there, signaling a round of drinks on the house. Happens almost every time I’ve been there.

Definitely the ‘Cheers’ of all the bars on the island.
Opens at 7, stays open until the wee hours, and unless you’re an assclown… everybody will most certainly know your name your next visit.
Cheap cold beer ($ 1.50 for a Coors Light draft) and a kitchen as well. A backyard complete with tables and TV for smoking.
Def my new Summer spot. The older crowd is where it’s at.

Booze only! They are super polite and cheap. Only issue is that they don’t serve food until noon. Sucks for an 8 am Psu game.
This place is a bit out of the way and seems like a dive, but it is without a doubt the friendliest place in wildwood

So this is a low key corner bar with cheap cost. Good drinks. Everyone knows everyone. And they pay honor to those who serve us and risk their life and never expect a thank you. Great them. Great bar. Check out the water line from Sandy and realize how this area was affected

DOG-​FRIENDLY PATIO BAR IS GREAT!
I went to the Firehouse Tavern recently with my dog to enjoy a beer on their outside patio and watch a Phillies game on their large, outdoor TV. Waitress service outside is great. Selections include cold beer and good food at good prices. They even brought my dog a bowl of nice, cold water! It was great to finally find a bar with outdoor seating that has a dog-​friendly policy where you feel welcome!

great place… i have been here many times and allways felt welcomed… allways say hi to fred the owner and he allways has a smile on his face… a lot of old timers there but again i’m 59 and so what!!! good food… best bar pie in cm county… drinks are cheap and the best thing is they are allways playing all the old hits on the juke box… example dean martin, perry como, the drifters etc… brings back a lot of memories… and the funny thing about this bar is that its just as crowded 10 in the morning or 10 at nite… again ’ i love this bar’ chk it out

The FireHouse Tavern is a working class bar. A man’s bar. Nothing fancy but a great collection from fellow firefighters that have stopped in.
The guy from Philly that thinks you would be better off going to the Ship N’ Shore, go right ahead that only leaves an empty stool for me to use.
You won’t get a fancy drink here but nobody is going to give you a hard time either.
Being a firefighter this is my all time favorite bar on the island.

I tried to not review the Firehouse so it would stay a secret but Patricia T. let the cat out of the bag. Don’t go to the Firehouse looking for craft beers, there aren’t any. Go if you are looking for friendly bartenders and patrons. This is a corner bar downashore that serves up stiff cocktails and your normal run of the mill big company beers in bottle and draft. The food is pretty good and inexpensive as well. Multiple flat screens around the bar makes this a great place to watch a game regardless of what season it is. A shuffle board table and American darts round out the entertainment options. No matter what time of day or night we go to the Firehouse its always a good time. If you go tell Freddy I said hi!

I have been to the Firehouse on a few occassions and, though the first few visits were decent, the last couple of times I have been there we were made to feel VERY unwelcome. No idea why the change occurred and, to be fair, it was mostly the other patrons and not the bartenders or staff. All in all though, if you are looking for a no frills divey type bar in Wildwood, you’d be MUCH better off heading to the Ship N’ Shore!!!

I was a little hesitant to let the cat out of the bag, so to speak, on this neighborhood favorite but in giving a friend advice on where to get «real» Philadelphia food in Wildwood, this came up.
First off, let me preface this by saying that most people come here to drink. It is a local bar that caters to, er, locals, mostly. That being said, it has cheap and plentiful beer and the crowd (particularly off-​season, when it is just locals) is pretty fun. It is also a bar for those who have to live parallel lives to the «normal» working crowds and pull graveyard shifts. Since their world is reversed, you will find them in this bar early in the morning nursing a beer or a beer and a shot (don’t judge, people, remember, night and day are opposite in this world). The upside of this is if you have a rip-​roaring hangover at, say, 8 or 9am, you can come here for your hair of the dog if that’s what you feel like. No one here will judge you.
Second, beyond being a friendly neighborhood bar, they also have a very good kitchen. It is limited, quite so, but what they have on offer is excellent. For me, no one outside of Philly — even Tony Luke’s reincarnation down in Wildwood – offers a classic roast pork sandwich any better than the Firehouse. It is simply melt-​in-​your-​mouth wonderfulness. Get it plain or with broccoli rabe (if they have it), but do get it. They also offer pizza here that is better known as Carnival Pizza; i.e., it is round and has a thin crust. It is not my favorite thing as I like big, messy, gooey, fold-​able slices of pizza but most people rave about it. It is NOT Celeste Pizza in taste at all even if it does somewhat resemble it in appearance. In either case, most of the locals love it and it’s definitely good. Other menu items include chicken fingers and munchies like fries, cheese and crackers, and maybe some other items. Chicken fingers are good and meaty and if you just want to nibble, you can get a cheese/​cracker/​pepperoni tray that goes well with the beer. I come here for the pork sandwiches and rarely dabble but the food is good across the board.
The kitchen is run separately from the bar so you need to go back to the counter, order from the ladies doing the cooking, pay (and please tip too) them there, and they’ll bring you out your food.
In the summer they do blue crabs and that is also something to definitely avail yourself too if you like crabs.
Otherwise, a great neighborhood bar with really good food.