St. Andrew’s Pub

Nice little ‘English’ pub in Benson. I have been here on a couple occasions, and it is a nice little ‘English’ pub. It’s a small place, but has a couple larger TV’s as well as small individual TV’s at the booths along the wall. True to form, while we were there, they had soccer on and a group of fans cheering on their futbol team. They have a nice assortment of beer, and the bartender was friendly. Overall a nice place in Benson to grab a pint.

Bartender is very nice and helpful. nice place to get a drink and watch the game.

Jameson on tap is not all what it’s all cracked up to be. Obviously. But had to try it. The bar has darts and giant TVs to watch sports. I liked the atmosphere. The beers on tap were pretty good, too.

Very nice bar, great beer selection both on tap and canned. The bartender was very attentive and quick. Would definitely come back!

Don’t bother if your group is over ⁵⁄₆. We had 10 in our group and the too-​cool-​for-​school staff was simply overwhelmed. We ended up next door after getting a very funny lecture regarding «preferred» sports on the TV’s. We are still laughing.
Probably really cool for true soccer fans in small groups. Having a foosball table is an automatic +1 star.

This is what every town needs, a bar friendly to the soccer community. Always accomidating to various tv schedules and great prices on their spirits. Not to mention a great selection. The staff is always cool and laid back. They know what they are selling and have no problem trying to help you find the right beverage.
Each booth has small tv so you can see the action without having to turn towards one of the larger ones on the walls. Another cool feature is that during certain occasions, they bring in turf and cover the floor with it to provide something truly unique. Only thing this place is missing is a food menu but you would be crazy to let that stop you from checking this place out.

Good beer selection, awesome whisk (e)y selection! Beautiful wooden bar inside, lots of room. TVs up above, the time I was here they weren’t quite sure what to put on… I don’t know why… I get a really weird feeling about this place. Like almost sending chills down my back. Great bar though, I’ll probably come back.

Based on the reviews, this place might not be for everyone. But I’m sure the owners and those who work there would have no problem conceding this point. It’s a soccer bar in 2014! Soccer fans, I’m sure, are well aware that you can’t please everyone.
The place is excellent for watching soccer matches — and other sports events — and the beer selection is quite good. Plus, they have foosball. What else could you want?

This is a great addition to Benson. We have been there on a few occasions and have never been let down. They have a good craft beer selection and the staff has always been super nice and helpful. With all the bar games to offer in Benson no one has had foosball, well now they do. They have 2 nice tables that remind me of my college days. I cannot wait until football season (American football) so we can watch all the games there on Sundays. There is also a quaint and nice patio outback.

Beer selection was good but I’ll likely never go back because one of the staff was so rude. They didn’t have a door guy working so my group and I just sat down. However, shortly after this guy comes up and instead of nicely asking to see our ids he told us we had to go to the bar and show our ids if we wanted a drink. Some of my friends weren’t drinking so they didn’t go to the bar. He came back over and yelled at us like we were some high school kids trying to sneak in. Creating an inviting bar is clearly not a priority for them. If you’re going to be that crazy about ids get a door guy.

After running up and down the drag in Benson getting dinner and drinks we thought we would jump into St. Andrew’s as it appears this spot is new. Located right next to Beercade it seemed like it would be cozy. Normally I like bars that I haven’t tried and this quickly became obvious that I wasn’t going to like it.
It does have a thing or two going for it. The individual 20+ inch tv’s at each table look just about the right size and you can still have drinks and conversation without it being overpowering. The beer selection is also slightly above par as well. They even have an exclusive beer just for them. They décor is a mix of warmth and hooligan type stuff with pictures of golf courses and soccer scarves hanging about. The bathroom was pretty nice, too.
Let’s talk about service now because it appears nobody has ever explained what that is to the bartenders that were on. A couple of beers and some cocktails were all that we ordered and that was the easy part. There was a slight group of people, but most anybody could handle that.
What they couldn’t handle was the volume control. The crappy rapper that was blaring over the system was too much. I like hip hop/​rap, but this was unbearable and instead of realizing the crowd was leaving because it was hard to hear each other, they turned it up some more.
One of the bartenders was sitting on the counter with his feet up on the other side. Gross. I hate flip flops and other peoples toes. I also don’t think that the doorman at any bar should be drinking beer while at work. That is something you do before or after your shift.
I realize this is a new place, but c’mon guys, get your stuff together and make it professional. There is a lot of competition in Benson and it felt like the Netherlands/​Spain World Cup match. These guys are Spain.
TL;DR: Too new to give a one star, good selection of beer, unprofessional and unimpressive