13 West Walnut Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Buncombe County
Phone: (828) 232-4454
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by Loren Gaboury on So, apparently this is their tagline: ""Sloane removes the pretense and stuffiness, and offers you a subtle reminder of why you started going out to bars and clubs in the first place." Let's review, shall we? 1) Not one, but TWO motherfucking lines to get in. One for the regular folk, the other for people who are actually on a guestlist for overly priced table service. Pretense, minus one. 2) Packed to the gills, watch out if you're trying to transport a drink around, you might accidentally get it spilled on yourself by some drunk couple wildly acting out their pre-mating ritual right next to the damn bar. Stuffiness (in the literal sense), minus one. 3) No seating unless you have a reserved table. Hope you enjoy standing and getting bumped into for three hours. No, this place does not remind me why I started going to bars and clubs in the first place. The tagline fails. Let's see the pluses... hm.. um... 1) The busboy did an excellent job of clearing our tables immediately and bringing fresh glasses, etc. It might be a mundane job and a minor detail, but one that becomes a huge deal if your table service is lacking in that area. 2) The attire of the clientele. If you're looking for a place to get dressed up and have a drink and dance, I guess this fits the bill. 3) ........... Note to the ladies: If you're upstairs, wearing a dress and want to get a little freaky on the dance floor with your man, DON'T STAND NEXT TO THE RAILING. Girlfriend, we can see up your damn dress. Britney Spears who? If it wasn't my sister's birthday and if we didn't have two tables I would not have bothered with this place.
by Andrew Wisley on This is one of the best music venues in the city, hands down-- I can't decide if it's more fun to be on stage or in the audience! It's all a great time :) As a bar patron, the club is a great: Want to listen to the band? Head over to that end of the bar and indulge. Want to lounge on a comfy parlor sofa in the corner? Head to the other end. Pool table, stiff drinks, and very cool crowd of unpretentious music-loving beer sluggers. As a performer, you are treated to some super-cheap eats and a few drinks, sound check is as smooth as a baby's butt, and no one tries to stiff you at the end of the night! This is another one of those SF institutions that everyone should try. I heart!
by monica p. on okay so i'm giving this 4 stars because of all the memories and ridiculousness that happened at the abbey tavern when i was a student at usf. in all honesty, this place is a meat market of nastiness on the busy days (thurs-sat.). total irish spot. if you like drunk, illegal irish men working in construction, this is THE place to find them. you will get hit on and/or groped and quite possibly offered drugs. I'm pretty sure if you like drunk college girls from USF you'll probably find a few there. Trust me, i know, i've been there (amen for that pedro arrupe shuttle) don't be surprised if you walk into the back room where the pool table is and you see a naked stripper. (true story). And don't be surprised if you witness a bar fight or two, three etc. Just make sure you get out of there if you're holding something illegal. The cops love to wait outside the Abbey sometimes. Also, if you like cheesy eurotrash, the weekends give you plenty of that. And hey, if you pretend to be a drunk lesbian you might score a pack of rolos (true story, again) come here for the football matches, but leave if you're not into the hot sweaty euro trashy scene on the weekends.
