Golden Nugget Tavern

This place is pretty neat! This is the first place I’ve been to that has scratchers for sale and shuffleboard! It may seem dumb, but after a few beers these two activities get way more intense!

The golden nugget is an awesome Tucson Dive Bar. The bartender Holly pours reallyyyyy heavy so you never need to buy more than a few drinks. Hooray! Pool league on Tuesday nights and there is a DJ on Wednesday nights. If you want to hear music you have to pay for the juke box other wise the place is silent which is the only down side. Don’t be fooled by the «box like» exterior. This place is a hot spot and always has genuine people inside. Cheers!

Decided to check out this nugget and, in my book, more like a bronze/​honorable mention nugget.
Good-​sized dive bar. Pool tables, shuffleboard, pinball, modern jukebox, disgusting men’s bathroom. I must not have been bro/​divey enough for the bartender because she didn’t seem to want to serve me. I’m aware you can be an aggressive customer to get someone’s attention, but to walk past you, look at your empty beer bottle, and keep walking is a little strange. Keeping your patrons thirsty is bad business. This is the only place I felt bad/​near guilty for ordering a drink because I didn’t deserve it at the Nugget.

For a dive bar very clean. Colorful people, friendly, comfortable atmosphere. Juke box has good selection. Bartender has a heavy pour. The prices are right. Very much enjoying this place. Would recommend to anyone looking for a watering hole. I gave five stars because all my needs are fulfilled. Definitely will be a repeat customer.

First off they don’t serve dessert! What the heck! Who doesn’t want a PBR with a freshly made sweet potato pie… Ok whatever I’ll be reasonable! But when I open a pie bar I will have lines out of the door!
Anyway back to reality… The Nugget was nice! First dive bar so cut me some slack if I sound silly! I’m not a beer person, which I am now learning is a big part of a dive bar! They have cheap PBR cans (PBR tastes like how I imagine horse pee tastes like), bottles of other beer and pitchers of ShockTop. I did get recommended the Pear Ale which I did enjoy so props for the bartender for helping out a newbie without laughing. I got Malibu and pineapple juice and it was so SO TINY!!! And it was $ 4 in a tiny 2 shot glass. Guess I need to learn to like beer haha.
Other then the bags of chips they don’t sell food, but the bartender was sweet and helpful and the place was nice and cleaner then I imagined. Karaōke Wednesday and pool and shuffle board if you get restless! I would go back!

Me thinks perhaps the «World Famous» title might be overstepping it a bit but I will say the Golden Nugget Tavern is a solid little dive bar.
Drinks were cheap, pours were generous and Kevin the bartender was welcoming and friendly. 75 cent pool tables were empty on Saturday night as was the entire establishment when my friends and I stopped in after a day at the horse races.
Someone…anyone…give me a clue on the «World Famous» thing ‘cuz I just don’t get it.

This is my second time visiting this bar. I like it quite a lot. We live around the corner so we decided to walk over. It’s just a cozy friendly neighborhood bar. The bartenders are really nice and the people who frequent the bar strike up conversations with us. There’s pool and a pinball machine.
The only downside is they don’t put on music for patrons. There’s a touchscreen jukebox and the only way there’s ever music is if you pay for it yourself. I like the jukebox because everyone seems to enjoy my music selection but I don’t have money to spend on music for 2 hours.

Cheap drinks and shuffleboard! The Nugget is at the top of my dive bar list. Apparently good at shuffleboard, so any place with shuffleboard is officially on my radar. Several pool tables, a juke box and a diverse crowd make for a fun night.

I popped in on a Sunday night with a couple friends, and was pleasantly surprised to find karaōke! This place was just what I wanted. Divey, moderately priced, quick service, fun crowd, pool, shuffleboard and a nice guy doing karaōke. It wasn’t too crowded so I was able to sing twice within an hour and a half. What else can I say? Someone else commented that this place is a typical dive with typical patrons. That’s my kind of crowd. It’s also located across from BK, so you can grab a late night bite and then head into the Nug. There are lots of neat dive bars in Tucson, but I prefer places that have games to play, so the Nugget wins!

Eh… typical dive bar, typical patrons. Cleaner than the Buffet (although so are most bus terminal urinals).

I enjoy been here they have some nice bartenders, pool tables Juke box and the have security cameras in the parking lot. Not a bad spot to drink a beer.

Golden Nugget… I miss you. Hello from Boston.

This is probably my second favorite drive bar in town. The drinks are great, the atmosphere is really chill and it doesnt smell like a lot of dives do. The best shuffle board table in town. They also have a good number of pools. Its where i go when i wanna play pool.

Great bar. Cleaner than most dives, great bartender, Scratchers machine, pinball, so quiet on a Tuesday night I put a few bucks in the jukebox. I’ll be back.

Went on a dive bar tour– the shelter– the mint– club nugget.
I liked it. Although they get one star off for being cash only! seriously fuck that shit. its 2010.
but tis fun! and well lit.

Best bar in town by far! Prices are right, drinks are stiff!!! Pool, Shuffle Board, Scratcher Machine… its perfect!!!
The Bartender Holly is the best in the business as well

Hmm. Very low key, rugged, dive-​ish. Several pool tables, a bar, other games, alcohol.
That about sums it up.

Know it’s a dive and you will love it here.
Table shuffle board is fun, not the best condition table in Tucson but after a few beers who cares.
Claw game is fun and pool is cheap!

Welcome to the World Famous Golden Nugget, where even the cola-​based drinks are clear. I am just slightly ashamed to admit that this is the only establishment where I’ve had to request my drink be «topped off» because I simply couldn’t handle the strength. Think 75% booze, 25% mixer, for lower than average prices.
We go to The Golden Nugget, affectionately nicknamed «The Nug» when we feel like cheap drinks and some shuffleboard. It doesn’t help that one of my friends lives across the street.
A word to the wise though, pace yourself! I’ve seen many a bar-​goer fall victim to The Nug Pour.

I have fond memories of the nugget, this is the place where my now-​husband and I had our first real date… hahaha ok maybe it was more like a hey you want to come over to the nugget and get trashed? kind of date, so if you are thinking of getting really wasted this is your place. They pour a strong drink, bartenders are cool, there is no need to dress up and you might even find the love of your life here.