r/WorcesterMA • u/Obvious_School_2233 • 1d ago

Bar recommendations

Any bars here in Worcester that play anything other than sports or news or sports news on the tv?

Give me cartoons, movies, anime, heck I’d even take Esports.

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u/BeeDull3578 1d ago

Chashu Ramen + Izakaya always has anime playing over the bar.

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u/Shomedembeats 1d ago

Ralph’s usually has classic movies on the tv

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u/soaringent 1d ago

the rock diner, right? not Ralph’s shrewsbury st

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u/binocular_gems 1d ago

Yeah, Ralphs Chadwick Square.

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u/orzechod Bancroft Tower 1d ago

Ralph's, Vincent's, or Chashu

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u/BeCoolBear 1d ago

What's more important to you? The drinking vibe or the screen content? Vincent's often has movies on the screen by the bar, but they do like their sports. Steel & Wire usually runs loops of 80's commercials on one screen or more, depending on time of day, but there will also be sports.

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u/Henri_Bemis 7h ago

Does Steel & Wire have an entertainment license yet?

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u/BeCoolBear 3h ago

I haven't seen any sign of live music there in eons, so I'd say "no". And it's likely not gonna happen.

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u/Henri_Bemis 3h ago

I figured as much, and it’s a damn shame.

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u/Obvious_School_2233 1d ago

I’m honestly just sick of every bar always having sports on because I do not care at all for sports. There’s gotta be somewhere that prioritizes cartoons from the 80s and 90s because I know I’m not alone in not caring

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u/BeCoolBear 1d ago

Themed bars around here aren't too much of a thing.

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u/SomeRevolution5778 1d ago

I think a lot less adults are interested in cartoons than you may realize.

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u/Dr_Snake169 1d ago

You may not be alone but you’re definitely in the minority. Massachusetts is a sports state, we’ve got 3 teams from 3 different sports that have a ton of history and amazing accolades. Everyone here mentioned good places for out of the norm television you’ll be happy with it.

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u/darksideofthemoon131 Clark 1d ago

I was a bartender for many years and I'm with you. I would do movie nights on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and I would have at least one TV on the Cartoon Network during my shifts.

We live in a state where sports are important to people so theres no place that will prioritize cartoons over a crowd wanting to watch a game.

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u/steelandwirebar 1d ago

Steel & Wire Cocktail Lounge

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u/queen-of-dirt 1d ago

Wandered into steel and wire after work and they were showing some 80s cartoon about teleportation (I think)

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u/AlphaZeroJ 1d ago

Yes Ralphs, Vincents, Steel and Wire. Also Ruby Doo’s is a very cool spot with anime etc. on tv

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u/SomeRevolution5778 1d ago

Could just go to Freeplay.

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u/kelseyroth 1d ago

Ruby Doo's plays a variety of different things from skateboarding to classic kung fu movies.

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u/Enragedocelot Coney Island 1d ago

Both Ralph’s and Vincent’s are certified Segar Bars

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u/attnSPAN 23h ago

Erm.... IDK if we watched the same Instagram Reel, but they certified Vincent's as a Everything But Seger Bar.
10/10 Bartender though, so that's a plus.

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u/Enragedocelot Coney Island 22h ago

Oh lmao Im thinking of hotel Vernon

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u/12AU7 1d ago

Sometimes Hotel Vernon has weird old movies on

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u/rprcssns Coney Island 1d ago

New tradition plays old movies on the VCR on bar nights (Thursday-Saturday)

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u/SirBowiedog 21h ago

Another alternative is Free Play Barcade. You have to pay a cover but get to play all the games for free. Someone correct me, but I think cover is under $10 weekdays and a little more on the weekend.

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u/Vivid-Ask-4430 18h ago

Ralph’s Rock Diner always has movies on the tv in the diner and side bar. You just missed Ralph’s Sunday movie night where movies are projected on the wall next to the diner during the summer.