P.O.E.T.S. Billiards & Bar — Restaurant in College Station

POETS is an awesome place to hang out and drink cheap! The staff is super friendly and if you come at least a few times they will learn your name and drink of choice! It's also a great blend of college kids and adults/locals, so you will meet all sorts of people in all professions. Pool tables are $7/hour and FREE from 4-8 if you're over 21. They also have free pool with an Aggie ring on Thursdays and half price pool on Sundays! Can't get better pool pricing than that! They also have happy hour pricing from 4-8 and rotating drink specials every day of the week. POETS also has something different going on everyday! Sunday is half price pool and usually live music. Monday is adult themed trivia, SUPER FUN and free to play! Tuesdays have pool league at 8pm and open mic at 10pm. Wednesdays are dart league nights as well as live music. Thursdays they host a free Texas Hold Em Poker tournament at 8pm and another at 10pm, with cash prizes! Friday is their most popular night with Karaoke starting at 9pm until 2am! Saturday is also usually live music. They have 21 pool tables, 7 dart boards, and shuffleboard table, foosball, various video games like Buck Hunter and Golden Tee and basketball, the punching bags are ALWAYS a crowd favorite, and more! Go...

“Cruz, Cocktails, and the Magnetic Pull of POETS”

Walking into POETS tonight, I wasn’t just here for a drink. Let’s not pretend. I was here for him.

Cruz.

I met him last year, and ever since, he’s been the reason POETS isn’t just a bar—it’s the bar. The moment I spotted him behind the counter, moving like an artist at work, I knew I had made the right decision coming back. Every pour? Precise. Every drink? Perfection. He worked the bar with a confidence that made it clear—he owns his craft. And when he looked up, smiled, and asked what I was having? My soul momentarily left my body.

Was it the drinks making my head spin? Maybe. But more likely, it was Cruz’s presence, his charm, his everything. When he handed me my cocktail, our fingers brushed—was it intentional? A cosmic accident? A love story waiting to be written? Who’s to say?

Now, let’s not forget Brianna. She was on it tonight—quick, efficient, making sure everyone was taken care of with that perfect balance of professionalism and warmth. She moved through the room like she had been doing this forever, ensuring empty glasses never stayed empty for long. An absolute star in her own right.

But let’s be real. Cruz? He’s the reason I’ll be back. Again. And...

I loved playing pool here just went Friday with my wife and so when I waited at the counter for almost 6-7 minutes the guy greets me with telling me about my cut off shirt , been there twice previous to this and wore the same style shirt just different colors and was never told anything , I never even saw the dress code on the outside window til I left , now ....! Problem is that I e been there two times previously and no problems , it , should be the same for your staff , he was wearing a bandana on his head , gang related or not he shouldn't be wearing that either ... Not happy that I came out to visit my sister and I drove 75.4 miles away from my house to be told that I need another shirt is kinda ridiculous . But yet your employee is wearing a bandana . What's fair is fair and that wasn't fair that I've been other times and never have been told anything as a matter of fact the same guy that wears the bandana has served me previously wearing the same style shirt . Disappointing that they expect me to go next door to buy another shirt just to play about an...