Duffy's Tavern — Restaurant in Lincoln

I like it here and come here with friends often because the crowd is fun and the music is good, we love the patio and fire pit when it’s on. However, several times I’ve come here I’ve been overcharged or had bad experiences with the bartenders. I ordered a cocktail and some beer and paid cash. I handed her a 20 expecting to get change back. She did not tell me the price or my total at all, she just took the $20 and said “you’re good.” Not sure if it came out to exactly $20 or if she was assuming herself a tip but she could have told me the price. I still tipped her on top of that anyways just because. I’ve also ordered a drink for one price, came back to order the same drink 20 minutes later (not during a happy hour change or anything) and the same bartender made the same drink again but randomly raised the price? He even said “THIS one is gonna be /higher price/.” I’m not sure what is custom for bartenders and I’m not too upset about it but these interactions are extremely awkward and off putting. I definitely don’t get friendly vibes from the employees, they kinda make you feel like a nuisance. Maybe that’s the dive...

I am the great grandson of legendary Duffy’s bartender Hank (Lena Mae Schmid). We were dropped off at Duffy’s Bar yesterday afternoon around 5 while we rode around town on one of the bike tours after being told they offered $10 fishbowls with our wristbands. Upon arrival, we were all masked up and entered to bar to be met with a “You all need to go out back” from the bartender. No offer to take our order, no “Welcome”, no nothing. We went through the restaurant and to the back patio where another group on the other bike tour was also waiting. They were also discussing how rude the bartender was to their group. We tried to enter the bar again after a few minutes of waiting to place an order (there were literally zero other patrons inside or outside on the patio besides the two bike groups) but were once again told by the bartender to go out back and wait. At that point, our group opted to leave and take our business elsewhere. We were saddened that we could not get a drink at the bar our great-grandmother had worked at...

Duffy's is a decent place to get a drink and have a good time and it's one of the hotspots in town. That being said the people who run the place must have a very specific idea of the type of music they want played there and multiple times I've had my song choices on the jukebox overruled by someone behind the bar. In general I don't think they take any risks with the music they play and it's very mainstream unimaginative music. So while a jukebox does not make or break a bar it doesn't make sense to me why they have one if they're going to let you pay to use it and then cancel your song choices. If you're reading this you might think this is a little over-the-top and I'm focusing on one detail of the place but really I think this jukebox thing is just a symptom of a larger attitude problem with the people who run Duffy's. On the whole this is just your run-of-the-mill college bar and the owners don't seem to care about...