Carpenter's Tavern

My type of neighborhood bar. Friendly service, cold beer. No riff raff and I can walk home if necessary.

We stopped in for a drink this evening and, while everyone was nice enough to us, the rebel flag over the bar definitely let us know how somebody felt. I hate leaving negative local reviews but, hopefully, it sends a message. The general atmosphere says people who don't look like me wouldn't be welcome. Dayton is a wonderful, diverse city who would embrace a location that welcomed all of its people equally. If it ever changes, I'd be willing to try again. As I said, everyone was nice to me and my wife but I don't think we would go back after the sun went down.

We had a great time celebrating my husband's retirement with friends. Kelly was our barmaid and she was great! Then Becky was our next barmaid and she was really good. Been going to Carpenter's for a lot of years. ????