M & J Tavern

Over serving is a serious issue in bend olcc does a shitty job monitoring bars like this, lastnight i witnessed two people being drug out by friends and even more people tripping over their own feet. i hate to do this but working downtown myself i see enough of this bars like m and js, summit, coreys, and wall st. That push the legal limits of serving alcohol to an already visually intoxicated person. olcc step your game up and bust these dumbasses and all bartenders in bed step up and cut people off you could honestly save a life.

This place is super divey, yet close to downtown and the staff have always been great. It gets a bit cramped if you try to play pool, though. Live music is very hit or miss. All around great, though.

Just stopped in for a drink while pizza being made next door. Moscow mule for $ 5.25 was the daily special! Peanuts on the floor, Johnny cash on the juke box, what more do you want?! 2 coors light and the drink special $ 11.25total. Bend can be so much more spendy! People playing pool. Nice easy vibe. Btw it is definitely a duck bar! No beavers anywhere but the bar staff still really nice! perfect amount of diviness! And Olde town pizza will deliver there!

One of my favorite places, ever… don’t give 5 stars often
Very classy, good drinks, good whiskey, chill bar… has something for everyone. Would be a mistake to miss out, if in bend.
Very special place.

Fantastic bar. Ask for Lara. Peanuts on Friday. Such a fantastic tequila selection. Flights.

Bend’s best hole-​in-​the-​wall tequila bar. Tequila bar? Yes, you read that right. It’s not billed as such but they have an insane collection of the agave nectar. Yum. If you’re a tequila hound stuck in Central Oregon, head to the M&J, stat. Eat before you go. Their bar food is basically on the same level as the hot food at your neighborhood grocery or convenience store, but who cares when you can sip on Chinaco, Partida, or 123 Organic (all 3 avail. in plato, reposado or anejo)?
Yes, it’s weird that there’s basically a laundromat on premises and sometimes the pool tables attract interesting characters who may not have the best hygiene but again: tequila tequila tequila.
One tip: I’m totally a fan of day drinking but do that elsewhere. The daytime bartenders here are painfully stingy with their pours. Belly up to the bar after 6 and make friends with the the guy who looks like a cross between Hemingway & Santa Claus — he’s kind and funny and will make you feel right at home & you’ll forget all about the washers & dryers 20 feet behind you.

Great prices, lots of space, and I love that you can order pizza from next door and bring it in.

Stopped in here for a beverage with the sweetheart and a friend. It is located next to a laundromat and even has a glass double door connecting the bar to the laundromat. It was a quiet afternoon but it is roomy enough. They regularly have music shows going on. The people present were there for pool and football. Judging from the décor, it would be safe to say that they like the Ducks.
At the end of the bar on the side closer to the door is a small room with a gate revealing shelves of liquor through the bars. The stools at the bar was reminiscent of a soda fountain which got us wondering how old the place was and what it used to be. We learned from the bartender that M&J Tavern has always been a tavern since the 1940’s and the back room where the video lotto machines were used to be where the owner lived before they knocked down that wall and opened it up. There’s even a bloody murder and a ghost in this tavern’s background.
It’s a great place to go with friends to watch the game and it looks like it would be a cool place to watch some shows. The liquor selection is plentiful. The room is spacious. Do check it out.

This was our last stop at the end of a long weekend in Bend. We were visiting friends and were fortunate to be able to see lots of the town. This was the perfect place to end our visit on a high note, and was a great representation of how we felt about the town as a whole: very friendly and warm and welcoming.
We parked on the street not far away and a food truck parked nearby. (There are so many mobile food vendors in Bend! It’s amazing!) We walked into the bar and heard the awesome band playing their bluegrass songs. I ordered a couple pints of beer for my husband and I, and was happy to get ID’ed. (It was only a couple weeks ago in Monterey, CA that the bartender didn’t bother to ID me but did make sure to get ID’s from the girls next to me. Ouch!)
Our group of 6 found a table next to a phone booth that we all agreed took up valuable real estate in the place without adding much. We were squished into the little corner but it was still nice to finally sit down off our feet. People were playing pool at the table next to us, and in the back there was video lottery and some arcade games.
The staff was very friendly and the drinks were cheap. Will definitely stop here again next time we visit Bend, and would probably make this a regular meet-​up if we lived up there.

Love this place. great local music, more often than not. Fast service at the bar. truly a American bar with pool tables, pin ball, video poker and a kickass jukebox. Also big TVs if you are looking for a game. Great place to do laundry with a cocktail. Also the biggest selection of tequila i have seen in Oregon. Sit back and sip a locally distilled Bourbon and enjoy the best people watching in town.

Food = ?
Price = 4
Experience = 4 (classic interior with pool tables… on the outskirts of downtown.)
Laundromat attached… I was looking for one and wanted a beer too. Perfect!
This may be my favorite locals bar in Bend… more research needed.

Good open mic night, friendly bartenders, nothing fancy, very hospitable to local musicians.

CJ is the best bartender I’ve ever had! She knows what to make based off of what you like, and the two «surprise drinks» she has made me have been amazing! She is very on it… bringing water over before I even ask for it. She is happy, and efficient, and looks as though she enjoys her job. Live music is here I think every night. The times I have been here, the music has been great! This is a great neighborhood bar with pool and games and great music and service and fabulous selection of drinks! I’m not a regular bar-​goer; but this one makes me want to keep coming back! Yikes…

My favorite bar in Bend. Great bartenders and owner. All sorts of people come into the M & J because of it’s location and the fact that it’s joined with a laundry mat. Great pizza next door at Old Towne. Free, live music every week. Free pool on Sundays. Great juke box. A couple really nice screens to watch a game. The best collection of tequila I’ve seen in Bend. Definitely a regular’s bar. But what decent bar isn’t? :)

While visiting my Mom in both the dalles and bend (she lives both places due to having to move for work), she took me into several bars. All verrrrry divey. Not the cute kind of divey I am used to in SF or Portland but, middle of nowhere Oregon divey.
This place gets 4 stars because I wasn’t scared shitless and the bartender was nice. There were some patrons under the age of 55 and the drinks were still cheap. They are next door to Old Towne Pizza which is why we were there and you can tell Old Towne to bring the pizza over when it is done.
I would go back for a beer if in this situation again.

I was doing laundry for the first time, since I moved– I cannot beleive I picked a place without a W/​D??? What was I thinking– I guess that I could make friends while doing laundry…
So this place near my place (suds and sip?) is a laundromat with adjoining doors to M and J– it’s pretty dang sweet– watch some futbol, grab a beer and wait for the dryer…
Interesting crowd… but cool. good service.