Bulldog Tavern
✨ Vibe
A welcoming campus-centered tavern with a warm neighborhood feel that is perfect for lifting your spirits after a long day.
🍸 Best For
Georgetown students, Thursday night trivia, casual campus dining, and social happy hours.
🔥 Highlights
- Exceptional Service: Friendly and dedicated staff members like MJ and Janai are known for their attentive care, ensuring every guest feels welcome and leaves with a smile.
- Engaging Weekly Events: The venue is a local favorite for its popular Thursday night trivia, offering a fun and competitive atmosphere for the campus community.
- Consistent Pub Favorites: Known for serving "solid" and "great food," this spot is a reliable choice for those looking for a satisfying meal paired with a great beer selection.
ℹ️ Need to Know
- Located in the Healey Family Student Center, the space has recently been revitalized as a social hub designed to foster campus community through affordable dining.
- Conveniently situated in Georgetown, it remains a top choice for a casual beer and a friendly neighborhood atmosphere.
📰 In the News
What to Expect From the Bulldog Tavern Grand Opening
Bulldog Tavern is a campus pub located at Georgetown University's Healey Family Student Center, offering classic American fare such as wings, nachos, and specialty fries. The venue serves as a social hub for students and faculty to gather for food and drinks in a relaxed collegiate setting.
New Restaurant and Bar to Open in the HFSC
Bulldog Tavern, formerly located in Georgetown University's Healey Family Student Center, closed permanently in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The venue's space has been repurposed for the Hilltop Tap Room, a new student-oriented restaurant and bar designed to foster campus community through affordable dining and social activities.
Brohibition: With McFadden’s and Rhino Bar Gone, Where Will College Kids Go?
Bulldog Tavern is an on-campus establishment at Georgetown University that offers students a social space with live music, trivia nights, and late-night food. Opened as part of a university effort to enhance on-campus life, the venue provides a relaxed alternative to traditional off-campus bars.
Aramark Begins Managing Epicurean and Company and Bulldog Tavern
Bulldog Tavern and Epicurean and Company transitioned to management under Aramark in August 2019 as part of a food service shift at Georgetown University. The management change followed labor negotiations and protests, with Aramark offering existing employees the opportunity to continue their roles under a new collective bargaining agreement.
Former Bulldog Tavern Employees File Suit Against Epicurean
Bulldog Tavern was the subject of a lawsuit filed by UNITE HERE Local 23 and former employees against the contractor Epicurean and Co. for alleged workers' rights violations. The legal action claimed the restaurant violated the D.C. Displaced Workers Protection Act during a management transition from Aramark, failing to properly offer positions to existing staff.
Recent Reviews from Google
MJ is awesome! Great service, great atmosphere and great food! New neighborhood favorite!!
Came in stressed, confused and lost! Met Janai and my mood was lifted immediately! She was kind kind, sweet and made me smile.
Was planning a vivisection to this establishment on.a Saturday afternoon to pass some time between events. I got lucky and found a parking spot right in front. Before going in needed ti send a few...
YIKES. I used to come here a lot for takeout, and it was always good. The good news is, food is still solid. However, the service is literally worthy of zero stars - the hostess was texting when we...
Not amazing, but actually pretty good, esp for a little college bar. Waiters are fantastic and trivia on Thursdays is quite good. Beer selection, not bad, food okay. Overall, if you're on campus, it's...
