A.C.'s Bar & Grill

This is a solid dive bar.

We stopped in for some afternoon drinks. Joe was a great bartender, very friendly and social. AND the prices there cannot be beat! Try it once and see if you have as much fun as we had.

I don't like the Mexican bouncer, he grabbed and kneed my me clean in my Chinese chin

The burgers and fries were really good, but you won't want to visit the restrooms. The patrons missed a lot and the smell was intense.

Exactly what you expect- trashy bar food. Service is fine and prices are pretty low. I'll probably eat here again though
everything's like a little stale is only main complaint

I thought I might die. Sketchy people everywhere. Highly intoxicated and the bathroom stall was always filled with multiple people. A must visit.

Walked in and tried to get a drink at the bar. Some guy was rude trying to usher people past him and charged me up said "what!?" to me. Then his friend who I think worked there too tried to tackle me for no reason and pushed me into a lot of girls. They were very drunk and combative for no reason.

This one is difficult. I have been coming here since I was old enough to drink. Most of the kids here now that hang out are my sons age. We don't make it downtown much anymore. It's changed. Once in a while we hit this place up. It still has the same old feel including the stinky bathrooms. It's part of the charm. This particular day, there was a kid playing pool and taking shots with another fella. We had one table, they had the one at the front of the bar. My husband took a business call and walked outside with his beer. When he returned, this kid told him several times, rather aggressively and rude not to drink outside the bar. He said all of SC it was illegal on the sidewalk. Not true. Many bars allow you to have your open container within the cover of the bar like some places have tables on the sidewalk and you can have alcohol within the perimeters of the establishment. He said not this place. No big deal. Well I don't drink. I quit some time ago but I still enjoy a NA beer and I had a Heineken 00. I stepped out to make a phone call. This same kid came after me and put his hands on me. He grabbed me by the shoulder and turned me around and started yelling at me. I smacked him and told him not to touch me and get his hands off me. I told him I had an NA. He said it didn't matter and ALL drinks no matter what they were were not allowed on the street. He said the cops didn't care what it was. He snatched it out of my hand. At this point my husband got involved. Now two grown men are coming at him and putting their hands on him and he was just trying to protect me and pay our tab and leave. This whole situation isn't ok. Absolutely no one that works there should never ever put their hands on someone. If it comes to that, the cops better be on the way. Second, the punk kid that started this wasn't working, he was drinking and shooting pool. Third, the other guy apparently the bouncer was also off duty and drinking at the bar. All of them were doing shots. Instead of deescalating the situation, he made it worse. Not sure if this is the standard for this place but after all these years, we won't be back. And just for the record, I was legally within my rights to drink my NA on the street just as if it was a coke bottle. A cop may ask questions but I am within the law. But that kid who put his hands on me isn't and I could have legally filed charges against him and sued the bar. Before making statements that he had no idea about, he should check the law better. This kid is a liability to your establishment. And the other guy that snatched it out of my hand while I am outside the bar is also not within his rights to do so. I wasn't a threat to anyone and this could have been handled way differently. I did go back in the bar and apologized for causing any problems. I didn't think I had done anything wrong. The guy with the beard calmed down and asked us to stay but at this point neither of us felt welcome. You won't lose your patrons probably but you may get sued for the bar. Training is needed for your people and if they aren't working or on the clock, and kicking back shots, they shouldn't be telling your patrons what to do. I am just an old lady having a fake beer. How threatening could I possibly be. Ya got three stars because the guy that was actually working behind the bar was fantastic. Keep him. Ditch the drunk kid who put his hands on me. He is a liability.

We were visiting Charleston for a week and our hotel was in walking distance of this place, a bit of a walk but, one none the less. We got turned onto this place from a local at another place we were at. It was divey from where we came from and our bartender was LUKE. Wow what a great time we had, we hung out for soo long. The vibe was fantastic the drinks were great. They even have a walk up window for food at the BOH. The cook seemed slightly grumpy but, meh whatever. I ordered the Tomato Soup (cold front came in) I asked the cook how it tastes he said it comes out of a can, great I haven't had that since I was small. Ordered that and Fried Poppers and Mushrooms. Surprisingly the Mushrooms were our fave they were perfectly fried and the cream sauce was delicious. The drinks depend on what bartender you get but, Luke is awesome, friendly and attentive. He also had some great recommendations for us and I bookmarked all suggestions. Got pretty crowded on the weekends so we returned on off time places and were surprised to find them open on a weekend early when the website says 11 a.m. I can't wait to go back. Luke made a really great Marg for me. Thanks for the great experience

**CHARLESTON LOCAL**

If you enjoy being verbally assaulted by bouncers, for absolutely no reason, this is the place for you!

My husband and I were walking past the outrageous line for this trashy bar when we noticed some friends in line. We stopped to say hello & hug our friends and within SECONDS multiple people were screaming at us. We were standing outside of the line, on a public sidewalk, being verbally assaulted by employees of this establishment.

We had absolutely no intention of going to this bar & this experience has just solidified that decision.

I am proud to say that I have never, nor will I ever, spend a dollar in this sorry excuse of a bar.

Reading all the negative reviews.. it's a dive bar people! It's great for what it is. Cheap food, cheap drinks and the bartender, Kevin is phenomenal. Was in town for not so happy circumstances and they really made us feel welcome.