Cootey’s Tavern & Kitchen

Whew, we own bars and I live to sit on the customer side — hit or miss with bartenders here. My family frequents this place and I’ve had a great time with Diana today. Last week, had a short blonde named Sara and she was less than exceptionally friendly. It’s a good place if they know you.

This bar is D– overall. The drinks are cheap but if you’re not a regular don’t expect to get anything quickly. I came here for a friend’s birthday and every round of drinks took at least 20 mins to get. The bartender over charged me for my shots but didn’t tell me till I was about to pay. Then she explained she ran out of the vodka they required so she put another kind in which made them more expensive. She ‘fixed’ the charge on my card. However here we are 3 days later and both charges have cleared. I went in with my receipts however I was instructed there’s nothing that could be done. I had leave my # for the manager to call me back. Seems like I’ll be lucky if this gets resolved.
Save your money and time, just go to the lion and rose or mineshaft up the road. This bar only helps its regulars.

We came because hotel (La Quinta) says we can see our football game… no NFL Network. And warm beer.

One of the best named bars in San Antonio.
Cootey’s! YEEHAW! This place has a lot going on. It reminds me of the great bars of the Southside only not so trashy. It has a great outside smokers area with a big old fan blowing up your skirt. Don’t worry, I wasn’t looking. They remodeled the inside with shuffleboard, pool tables and karaōke. This place gets pretty hopping after work. Service can be kind of sketchy, depending on who is behind the bar and how quick they want to be. It’s usually not very quick, by the way. Everyone knows everyone. The beer comes in a coozie, the liquor is expensive.
It’s going to be a great time. Come here often.

Cootey’s is one of the best dive bars around — similar vibe as Poets in Chicago. Atmosphere is laid back. The owner & staff are friendly. Drinks are good & reasonably priced — Chris & Sarah are the mixologists of choice. Patrons are friendly & generally well-​behaved. Karaōke on Fridays & Saturdays is excellent — especially when Luis is the KJ. Wife & I have become weekend regulars after stopping in here one night about a year ago. Stop by & see for yourself.

It’s ok

Ever since one of my friends and I started coming here for our secret turbo happy hours back in ’07, this place has been a favorite go-​to for those times when you want to go have a drink but don’t want to deal with crowds or the crappy people in those crowds. Every time I’ve gone, the place is relaxed, the drink waits are small, and people seem to be there to genuinely have a good time. I’ve seen everyone from traveling businessmen to college students in there, so it’s usually a pretty varied crowd.
So the basics: customer service is friendly and fast, bottled beers come in a coozie, and I really dig the random cowboy paintings on the back wall. There is an attached patio in the front, so you can continue your boozing if you want to pop outside for a smoke.
My only gripe I’ve ever had was with the karaōke. A few years back, whoever had it went bargain bin on speakers or microphones because they sounded like crap. Nowadays, the sound seems better but the complaint is with the rotation itself. I saw a lot of repeat singers going up without new ones getting in on the rotation as much. Generally I’ve seen KJs set it up so new singers come in on the next rotation, instead of like 3 rotations later. And also, the KJ needs a better logo for his business. I think it said «Timovation» but I’m not sure. Just a friendly FYI to the guy: If people can’t read your logo, they can’t hire you! Otherwise, the KJ was friendly and seemed to have a pretty wide selection of songs.
Oh, one other thing, if you’re a beer snob, don’t expect a wide selection of brews. They serve the standard American and import beers, but if you’re looking for a Belgian trippel milk stout, you’re probably going to be left wanting.

First of all, they no longer allow smoking inside which is great.
I came here last night with a friend after dinner. It wasn’t crowded and the bartender is friendly. We had a good conversation with few other patrons at the bar.
Great drinks, great atmosphere and I had a lot fun. Would come back for sure.

Love this spot! The owner is really nice and checks in on you to make sure you are having a good time. I love that about a place, that personal touch.
Drink prices are great! and the food is tasty.
No Happy Hour because the prices are always happy hourish.

I started going to Cootey’s about a year ago. It is just around the corner from where I work and is my favorite dive bar in San Antonio. It’s never packed, but it is always filled with regulars.
I just went again this past Monday (as is my custom) and the service was excellent as always.
This is a comfortable place. There are couches as well as the standard tables/​chairs and bar stools. It is smokey, but as I contribute quite a bit to that, it doesn’t bother me. Pool tables, darts, shuffleboard and plenty of TVs.

Cootey’s is like a pair of sweat pants, or like your broken in lazy boy. It’s comfortable bliss. I’ve been coming to Cootey’s for years now, and I am rarely disappointed. Even on a Friday /​Saturday it’s not super packed, there are plenty of chairs, tables, bar stools, and comfy couches to lounge around on. They have 2 pool tables, 2 dart boards, NTN, and a very popular shuffleboard table. Flat screen TV’s encircle the bar to accommodate the sports fans. The bar and waitstaff are always very nice and attentive. Cootey’s is always running some sort of bar special, but their drinks are decently priced anyway. If you are looking for that hole-​in-​the-​wall bar with good drinks and a nice comfy vibe, you should come on by, and check it out!

Linda and the crew really care about their regulars and welcome new regulars anytime. Casey is a fabulous cook and puts on a great spread during holidays and football. Stop by and be pleasantly surprised.

Great service. The staff makes sure that your beers are full.
I love the fact that they give out koozies to the patrons to keep their beers cold. How considerate!
They offer karaōke, which can be a blessing, or a curse.
The place is not exactly clean. It looks like it hasn’t been cleaned since the Clinton administration, but what do you expect from a dive bar? It’s part of the charm, I suppose.
The drinks were relatively cheap. The patrons were friendly. There’s plenty of places to sit, with lots of tables.
I can’t imagine who names their bar, «Cooty’s» I was wondering if I should bring something to sit on, so I don’t walk out with cooties. It wasn’t that bad.
The décor is fairly neat. They’ve got huge, old murals painted on the walls, which are picturesque.
I think they had free popcorn, but I didn’t sample it.

This place has pretty decent karaōke.
It’s typically a dude-​bro/​douche bar but on karaōke night it’s a little cooler.
This place is very smokey tho. There is lots of seating and tvs and they even have a cute lounge-​y type corner with a few antique couches.
what wiggles, jiggles, and makes you giggle? 1.50 jello shots!
And they always have decent enough drink specials.
I would avoid the liquor here. I am about 85% certain they water down the liquor. I have been a bartender/​server so I’m not just some whiney douche. You will spend a lot of money on liquor here to catch a buzz so just stick with the beer.
One exception: the long island ice tea is amazing! It’s served in one of those huge mason jars, very southern old lady-​ish. But it’s pretty damn good and is worth the $ 12 price tag.
And the service is better than 3 stars. I give the service 4 stars.