Diamond Jim’s Saloon

Amazing place. Cheap drinks made perfectly with wonderful bartenders. $ 1 pool tables. Darts. Music. Fun, relaxing place to drink with video poker and plenty of games. My #1 place to have a good time.

Great drink prices, fun atmosphere and very friendly owner!
Bands and a dance floor.
I would say it’s more of a biker bar than anything, but who doesn’t love bikers?! :)
Go to the bar for prompt service… the severs always seem a bit overwhelmed… the bartenders are all great!

My husband and I stumbled upon this place yesterday when we were out riding and decided to give it a try since we saw a few bikes parked out front. The first thing I noticed was how much is looked like a «real» saloon. Like from back in the day. Pretty awesome if you ask me! We went to the bar and was immediately greeted and served. $ 3 for two beers?! Heck yes!
There was some karaōke going on… interesting lol. They have a small dance floor and they were setting up for a band to take the stage. Towards the back they have a decent sized pool room but I didn’t see anyone back there. The upstairs was closed off, but I’m assuming they open it up later at night. We seemed to be the youngest ones in the bar. This may be a place for the older biker crew to hang out at.
One thing to keep in mind… they allow smoking inside so it was VERY smokey, so if you don’t like that kind of thing I would not suggest visiting this place. We don’t really mind it, but I probably couldn’t hang out here for more than a few hours.
All in all I think it’s a great place and we will definitely be back! Cheap beer wins every time!

If you enjoy the ambiance of a biker /​dive bar this place is for you! I loved it! All the staff where nice. The live band they had playing was excellent and I will definitely be returning.

It’s a biker bar. And I was wearing a sport coat. But this place was friendly. The drinks were cheap. And we had a blast. I even left me ecig and gave up on it. Some friends went back three weeks later and they were still holding it for me! I’ll be back.

The Bears went here specifically to see a friend’s band perform that night.
The parking area is, well, «interesting» — kinda like a war zone or a third-​world country, with almost no illumination. I was glad I was driving a pickup truck!
When you come in the front door, you feel instantly transported to the days of the Wild West or the Gold Rush — it’s a very large, 2-​deck saloon with a large elevated stage that features good local talent.
The bartender ladies were very attentive (and attractive), and the drinks were very low in cost and generous in portion. Big plus.
Bands that play here on live music nights play really L O U D. Bring some earplugs if you don’t want your eardrums shattered.
Only really bad thing is, after about15 minutes I felt like I needed a SCBA respirator because of the thick clouds of smoke everywhere. In fact, we had to leave early because my asthma was acting up and I was beginning to have trouble breathing.
But then again, Arlington has yet to ban smoking, which is great for smokers but not Bears. I would really enjoy this place if that situation were to change.

This place gets 5 stars (right off the bat) for the mere fact that you can SMOKE inside. If you DON’T LIKE SMOKING and can’t stand the fact that people are smoking — then DON’T GO HERE.
If you like cheap drinks, fun karaōke, fun bar staff and dive bars then you will like Diamond Jim’s.
My only 2 critisms are:
1. The parking lot is a little scary — needs bright lights and a LOT of them.
2. The huge pool room in the back doesn’t always attract the best crowd (if you catch my drift.)

I’m a young girl, 21, so I was hesitant about this spot but overall myself and my friend had fun. We went on a Saturday around 1030 and there was a $ 4 cover. Not bad but I’ve been to bars where there isn’t a cover at all… however, that night there was a live band so I guess that might have been the reason.
The Saloon looks just like a saloon on the inside. Its pretty spacious! There are stooled seating areas and also booth seating which was pretty neat for hanging out with a small group of friends. The bartender, I believe her name was Anna, was SO friendly! (As was the door woman). Now let me just say that I’m biracial… half black half white and my friend is black so I always feel skeptical when going out to Texas bars just because I like being around a mix of people; but the service was AWESOME. By the end of the night my friend and I got ahold of the manager to relay this to him. Anywho, it was a little dead at first and still not to its capacity through out the night, but we still had a good time.
The wells were $ 4.50 which is great! The drinks were good, and if they weren’t, Anna re-​made them. After a couple of drinks and sitting to talk we played some pool which was 75 cents. Even the people there (for the most part) were rather friendly. People would come up to us and give us advice on our game. We socialized with all types of people, had drinks bought for us, even had one man buy the whole group shots of whiskey!
I only felt out of place one time with one person who made a sly not-​so-​sly comment. But overall, this spot was alright. I would go back for sure.

Went here back in August for a friend’s 21^st. It the neatest bar… looks just like a saloon on the inside! Two stories tall, dance floor, stage, live bands, good karaōke DJs, pool tables… we had a REALLY great time. I’m stickin with 4 stars on account of the smoke… I agree with someone else that commented. .I am BEYOND ready for a smoking ban. 1, I don’t want to die a slow and painful death because someone can’t put mind over matter. 2, it makes my clothes smell shnasty.
Back on track… HIGHLY recommend Diamond J’s for a fun outing and cheap drinks!

Love this place! CHEAP Booze and Beer compared to other bars, and even though this place is under «dive bars» its actually a very cool place to hang, It is a smoking establishment so be prepared to come out stinking like smoke, ventilation is not that great. Bartender and service is kinda slow but their attitude and friendliness makes up for it. This is due to them only having one bartender and 1 server sometimes. They just replaced their TVs to new flat screens, They don’t have the NFL Ticket so they only shpw Local teams, Rangers. Mavs and Cowboys.

Diamond Jim’s is definitely a place to have a variety of fun! They have EVERYTHING! Pool, video games, dancefloor, live music local cover bands usually play Saturday nights and live «Rogueoke» which is karaōke with a live band. They have an great free poker league in there on Tuesday nights, Platinum Poker which has people watching entertainment for hours. The bartenders are super cool and make you feel right at home!!! And their front fenced off yard/​patio has been known to have some damn good BBQ & Chili Cookoffs!
Go check out this old wild west saloon-​style place and if you don’t have a GREAT time, then that’s your own fault.

If you’re asking yourself is Kristie really reviewing another place in Arlington, the answer is yes. Yes I am.
My cousin had her birthday party at Diamond Jim’s this past Friday because there was a Led Zeppelin cover band playing. So once again I found myself rolling down I-​30 to the 817.
This bar was complete fun. It’s your average dive bar with a mix of interesting characters. It would definitely be a place I would check out again… if it were in DALLAS.
I’d give this place 5 stars for the building itself. It’s huge (TWSS). They have a stage, dance floor, pool tables in a back room, an upstairs area and I think a make shift patio out front. Plus the drinks were pretty cheap. There was a 5 minute window where we all got to order any shot for $ 2. That was super awesome.
The reason I’m sticking with 4 stars is mostly for the cigarette smoke. Effin A people. I forgot how much I like the smoking ban in Dallas. Also, ordering drinks was kind of confusing because we didn’t have a set waitress. It was kind of flag down whomever, or just order when someone showed up.
Otherwise this was a good time! Good times indeed.