Thurston’s Pub

Had lunch here. Wasn’t busy, but I’m fine with that. Got the Bronco burger. Was cooked right, fries were a battered style fry, but were crispy and tasted good. Soda at the bar was a little off, as are most from the bar guns, but not the end of the world. $ 7 burger on Tuesday. Decent burger, decent price. Bartender was a little talk-​y, but it’s the middle of the day, so not a deal breaker! Hahaha

Stopped here with a friend to use a Groupon. I didn’t know it was a dive when I bought it. We ordered Maryland crab toast which was like tuna fish on garlic bread, pot stickers which we expected to be steamed but were fried, and santa fe egg rolls which were actually the best of the 3. The drinks were cheap, service was ok. Probably wouldn’t come here again, I would just go to McGlynns which also has cheap drinks, plus a bigger bar, free popcorn, and better food.

Ok, so I can’t give this place five stars because five stars means «Woohoo! As good as it gets!».
BUT, for a neighborhood bar? It’s awesome. Don’t let the stars fool you. The stars are all relatively. Iron Hill, all the bars in Newark, and Stewart’s down the road are definitely better options for classier bars. However, if you live down the street and want to grab a drink on your way home, Thurston’s is the way to go. It’s your neighborhood bar with a pub feel. It’s super low key on weeknights. And the staff is fantastic!
They have great happy hour specials. $ 2 rail drinks (get the rail rum with pineapple juice) and ½ priced appetizers (I recommend the nachos) on Tuesdays. They have specials otherwise too ($ 6 burgers, etc).
If you just want to grab a drink, relax, and want that next door feel, stop by!

Make no mistake, this is a DIVE BAR. Don’t go in looking for a fine dining experience or anything upscale as you won’t find it. But taking Thurston’s for what it is, a local neighborhood dive-​bar, the place is pretty cool. It’s been renovated over the past few years with new hardwood flooring and flat screen TV’s.
Pros: Good pub food and great food and drink specials every night of the week. I’ve always enjoyed their wings and appetizers and on a recent visit, it was half price Cheesesteak night and they looked great! They also had a beer special of 5 domestics in an ice bucket for $ 12. They do live entertainment and DJ’s throughout the week and always have sports on the TV’s.
Cons: They are often understaffed and if the place is busy, you’ll wait a long time to get drinks. The crowd can get pretty sketchy at times and as you walk in, it seems everyone turns around to size you up. The bartenders are often too friendly and will over-​serve drunk ass regulars and do shots with their friends while you’re still waiting to get noticed. Fights will occasionally break out as well, especially when they have a DJ. I avoid the place on DJ nights, for sure.

Thurstons Pub is exactly that. A Pub. What sets it apart is the employees and the food which is superior than any other small pub of its kind in the area. You get a good amount of food when you order and I usually need a box to take some home to have later.
Drinks are inexpensive and your best bet is to check the chalkboard to see what the specials are. Unfortunately the management does not know when to stop serving to drunks. In one out of every ten visits to this place, I’ve witnessed a drunken brawl either inside or outside.
Sundays are Quizzo, Mondays are acoustic, Tuesdays are Karaōke, Thursday there’s a very loud DJ, but Weds., Fri. and Sat. are usually Jukebox-​only nights and the crowd is usually pretty tame until closing time. It often gets «rough» near closing time when folks pound their alcohol after hearing «last call.»
Like I said, it’s a Pub. But if you can’t hold your liquor, you’ll need to be able to hold your own in a fight. It’s not a place for late-​night dates and definitely not a place to bring children.
Good stuff, but bad people.

First time here today and it was just OK. I went with 2 other friends and we ordered the following: calamari fries, hot buffalo wings, cheesy ranch fries, mac and cheese bites, and sweet potato fries. I’d say pretty much everything was good except my calamari fries. They were coated in panko which is fine but they were SUPER greasy. I just couldn’t eat them after I had my first bite. My friends tried them and thought the same thing so I wasted 8.99 on that. The sweet potato fries and cheesy ranch fries, on the other hand, were pretty good. The sweet potato fries were crunchy and well seasoned and not greasy at all! The cheesy fries were packed both bacon and melted cheese and were good as well. Didn’t try the mac and cheese bites but my friend thought they were ok. The buffalo wings were good as well and were big. I think it’s a tad expensive for pub food but at least the service was good. Our waitress was pretty friendly. She took forever to bring our check but that was alright since we weren’t in a hurry to leave.
I’d say come here if you live in the area (Bear) for a casual lunch but I wouldn’t necessarily invite friends that lived further than a 10 mile radius.

Less than impressed. Before you even walk in the door you are «greeted» by the patrons and employees smoking outside on the sidewalk. As a non-​smoker this is a huge turn off to even enter a bar. Once we walked in I noticed the music was way too loud to carry a conversation and the patrons at the bar (most of them) were hammered. I then witnessed the bartender take shots with the bar customers which is a huge no no in the bar business. The staff was polite and the food was very good!

Came here for a birthday party. The service was good and staff all really nice. The party had meatball and roast beef sandwiches. Not sure if theyare on the regular menu or not but they were both outstanding. the meatballs had alot of flavor and garlic which is always a plus! The rolls were super fresh too! I wish it was a little closer to home because I would totally go back for dinner!

Actually a good spot for a week night. I’m saying week night because I’ve been here on weekends and it’s been too packed with a DJ and some really, really messed up people.
I prefer this place on a Tuesday night when it’s a low-​key spot to buy a bucket of beer and throw darts. On the weekends it’s a dance party with little room to relax and talk.
Take it for what it is. Alot of locals here who are looking for tail or a quick drink but it is nice for a quick drink especially during the week days.
Food is really decent too. One cook I think but they can put out some huge burgers for cheap and they always have a food special for each day of the week.

a great neighborhood pub. Burgers and wings keep me comind back. Rich and Big Chuck are awesome.