Thirsty Whale — Restaurant in Newburyport

Tonight was St Patty's day. Obviously people are out drinking. And I don't want to bad mouth Obi too hard, but he was looking for someone to kick out. Even had the audacity to charge at me a second time, when I was outside the bar talking to friends, to continue his power trip. I'm "not allowed back", but after tonight's experience, I wouldnt recommend this bar to my worst enemy. The last thing anyone needs is a bouncer trying to come at you after you've already left. Totally unnecessary and I hope the Whale figures this out. Great establishment, great staff, but a bouncer should never charge at a guest trying to fight them, especially when the guest is on their way to their car. Please get your...

Originally had a great time getting in around 9:30 with my friends and family visiting who are all from Mass and NH . When we came back later, a different bouncer questioned how I got in at all passively aggressively just because I’m from Florida, which felt unnecessary and weird. I offered multiple valid forms of ID, including my passport, and he seemed almost offended by that. As someone who’s worked in the service industry (bartender and server), I’ve never seen something handled so rudely. I respect managing fake ids but this is just a poor way to do it in my opinion. Be prepared if you’re from out of state and spend your...

This is a great place to meet real people. The open mic and karaoke nights are fun, but it is also a great place to catch a game. Everything is reasonably priced. Cocktails are on the sweet side. They could lose one of the 15 bottles of flavored vodka and add an amaro. New management is good with tap maintenance. I used to get a headache from dirty taps, but that ended after covid, and the new owners took over. This is one of my favorite places to...