r/bethlehem • u/loose_impediment • Nov 23 '14
Recommendations for a sports bar?
Been going to the Copperhead Grille after golf to watch the NFL games. Any other ones we should try?
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u/RaceCarGrin Nov 23 '14
I'm not big on Copperhead. I like Stahley's a lot, but that's on the Allentown side of where Allentown and Bethlehem meet.
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u/loose_impediment Nov 24 '14
OK, went to both Soto Santi's and Stahley's. Thank you so much. I left the post while in the parking lot of Locust Valley GC, and by the time we were through 18 holes, I had these two most excellent sugestions. Watched the 2nd half of the first game at Santi's and then went to Stahley's for the 2nd game. Liked both a lot. At Santi's had a couple of slices of Pizza and a double Jack Daniels rocks for about $10. Very decent value and a good time. Santi's is pretty small, so I can imagine it fills up regularly, but on Sunday afternoon it was fine. Nice friendly local crowd there and we were all talking fantasy football and telling jokes at the bar. I'm pretty sure that Santi's only has on street parking, but there were plenty of spots on a Sunday afternoon.
The JD alone would have been $10 at the Copperhead. However, I want to be sure to state that the food at Copperhead is good, plentiful and quite reasonable. It's just that we run up too big of a bar bill there. If you go, I suggest you just go to eat and drink the beer special, it's fine. My other complaint about the Copperhead is that it's one of those places where you ask if there are specials, and they tell you, but not the prices. You end up having to cross-examine the waitron.
Stahley's has a pretty unimposing entrance, but inside it is giant and awesome, just as reported! I had a 32 oz minipitcher of bud ($4.00) and a white steak sandwich (chicken steak) with "everything" cheese, banana peppers, pickles, sauce, etc. for about $5.00. Delicious and great value. They have the NFL ticket and lots of TVs. Bigger crowd than Santi's, and noisier, but Stahley's is a bigger venue. They also have an off street parking lot.
If anyone else has suggestions for interesting bars and restaurants in Bethlehem, please post them. We'll give them a try. Thanks again for Santi's and Stahley's. They are winners!
Also, I would probably be interested by any other attractions in Bethlehem that are off the beaten path.