Trolley Pub Arlington

A group of us were in town for NYE and despite the 40-​degree weather, we had an incredible time with Greg! He took us to several bars around Arlington and we had a ton of fun; I would highly recommend this to any groups in the DC area (it would be especially great in warmer weather).

As soon as I saw this trolley drive by my apartment upon moving to Arlington, I knew I had to do it.
Once I had enough friends (you need 14 people total), I planned it, and had a blast!
If you end up with 14 people (which I suggest you do), each person will pay $ 30. This includes specials at each bar (you get a wristband) as well as a 2 hour ride around the neighborhood.
Our driver, Rachel, was super energetic and funny, and I’ve heard the other drivers are too.
Pedaling the bike is actually pretty difficult before 4 people don’t have pedals (on top of the wheels) meaning 10 people are pedaling for 15. The trolley is motorized though, which is mostly how we got around. Our driver did turn off the motor every once in awhile and let us pedal (ehich was pretty funny cause we would move at turtle speed)
Overall a really funny night – I’d for sure recommend it!

I also had Greg as a driver on the Trolley Pub last weekend and was not impressed to say the least. The Trolley Pub itself is an excellent idea but what should have been a fun, carefree evening turned completely sour because of Greg. He was rude and immature, and completely unprofessional. I would not recommend the Trolley to anyone for risk of them having a similar experience.

HORRIBLE!!! If your driver is Greg, ask for another driver. I booked this for my boyfriend’s birthday this past weekend. It looked like a great time and nice way to spend a night out in Clarendon while the weather is still warm. I could not have been more wrong.
The night began with an extremely rude phone call from Greg. Where he proceeded to demand why I did not answer his phone call at 9:00 pm (the trolley ride began at 10pm and I was enjoying dinner with my friends) and mimicked my voice when responding back to me.
We boarded the trolley and Greg proceeded to pull out a water bottle full of rum from a previous group. He told my group that they could drink as long as they covered it up, he even went CVS to buy juice to further facilitate drinking on the trolley. Mind you I thoroughly explained to my group prior, that drinking was NOT allowed on the trolley. So when the drive himself encouraged this I was a bit surprised.
As the night went on Greg proceeded to yell and get frustrated at the group for not covering up their drinking well enough. He even went as far as to call us «a bunch of fucking 4^th graders».
I left the trolley at the end of the night very disappointed and unimpressed with entire experience. It was not until the next morning that I became absolutely APPALLED. Greg had the audacity to txt me and say that my group was a «nightmare» and complained that we did not tip him enough. Needless to say I will never be doing this again.

It was great fun and we would all definitely do it again. Rachel was our «conductor» and she was really awesome! She was happy, flexible, and made the experience truly great! After our second stop, we were talking about booking again for another time.
A couple things I thought were concerning. 1. One of the pedals was missing the rubber foot, so it was just the rod sticking out. I thought this was a bit of a safety issue and people/​riders should not have been able to sit there. 2. People should not wear flip-​flops, so the trolley company should encourage/​recommend close toed shoes for riders. 3. Lastly, there are people that approach and think they can just hop on and ride along. So, it might be nice to have a placard, or sign that people can read and know they have to make reservations etc…
One recommendation I would offer — When there is a mixed group on the trolley (several parties etc.) it might be nice to have a structured route with timed stops, so everyone knows where they’re stopping and for how long. If it is just one group of folks (company event, birthday party group etc.) then they can pick random stops and choose for themselves how long they’d like to stay. The potential problem I see with mixed groups having such a flexible route & no time guidance is that some individuals from one group/​party may want to stay longer, or order food etc… and it can compromise the others plans with trying to enjoy a drink and move on to another bar /​pub. Some are ready to go and others want to stay… not sure how that works. Luckily, we had a fine mixed group of folks and we were all in agreement to stop, stay for a few minutes, and then load up and move to the next location. I did feel bad, though, when a couple from the other group ordered some food at one of our stops and when we were finished with our drinks and wanted to go board the trolley for the next location, they were just getting started with their appetizers. The reluctantly downed what was left of their drinks and ate as fast as they could.

I had a great experience with Trolley Pub Arlington! I booked this for a friends birthday and we had an AWESOME time. Greg was a GREAT guide with excellent suggestions that everyone loved! Upon leaving everyone just kept asking me when we were going to do it again. We don’t need an occasion, we’ll just book again. He was so flexible with us and handled my insane friends REALLY well! Thank you so much Trolley Pub!!!

I have done these trolley pubs in other cities before and it’s usually a great time no matter what because of the people you are with but these guys know how to make a good day great! From booking the Trolley with Greg and having what I thought were stupid or dumb questions answered about the logistics of the day to literally having the best day because of our driver, Nick, I will definitely be rebooking again this summer (and requesting Nick), yall should too!
Also if you bring your phone to play music, Nick loves 80’s Rock now!
Thanks ATP for making a 30^th birthday that much more enjoyable!

i had friends visiting from over seas. so i though this would be a fun experience. i book it a day in advance, Greg was so helpful he took my payment over the phone and answered all my questions. Unfortunately the next day was windy and cold, so i txted him explaining that we would like to cancelled because it was cold, he was very understanding and processed my refund immediately. Great service!!! i will definitely be booking the trolley this summer :)

I had booked the trolley pub for my birthday with 13 other people. I paid the $ 400-​something amount to reserve it. I had previously done a peddle pub in Minneapolis MN that was fantastic so we were all super excited.
We were a little bummed that the trolley didn’t allow drinking as the one in Minneapolis had, but I totally did not blame them for this as I understood that it was a county rule and not something that the company could control.
The day of my birthday came around and all 14 of us show up to the address that they had given me in a confirmation email I had received a few days prior. There was nobody there, no trolley in site. I started calling the number I had… No answer. I tried emailing back to the confirmation I had… Nothing. I tried calling the main comapny line and was able to leave a very confused message asking politely if someone could please call me, since again, I had 14 people waiting, was several hundred bucks down and not to mention it was my birthday and we were anxious to get our party started! Thankfully I have good friends and we just patiently waited out front of the location until we could figure out what the deal was.
About 20 min later I received a call back from the corporate office. They informed me that the trolley was shut down as they hadn’t gotten one of their permits approved. They would not be reopening for several weeks. Ummm… WHAT?!
I will say that they guy was very nice and apologetic… But I was so upset and nearly in tears that all the people who had traveled from out of town, rented hotel rooms and paid a steep cost to help me celebrate my birthday were left with nothing other than a meek «oh sorry nobody let you know that we had to cancel your event». The corporate office offered to refund my money within 7 – 10 business days (gee thanks?!) but then surprised me by offering a FREE trolley ride for the 14 of us at any available time in the future. I was pleasantly surprised but extremely grateful at the attempt to make up for their lack of communication and for such a big disappointment, on my birthday nonetheless.
Fast forward a few months and I attempted to redeem our free trolley party. Whoever I spoke to said they had zero knowledge of this and it was completely unfounded that anyone would have ever offered that. They were super rude and spoke to me like I was ridiculous for suggesting that someone would have promised us a free ride. I tried to reach the corporate office by both email and phone a few other times and left several messages to see if I could rectify the situation… Never got a response.
Needless to say I was appalled at the entire situation and horribly dissatisfied in their lack of communication, how I was treated and how the situation was handled including the unkept promise of a make-​up ride. It’s really a shame as I have had such a blast doing it elsewhere and was so excited it had come to our area. Thankfully I did finally get my money refunded (albeit several weeks after the promised timeframe) but unfortunately I was left with a pretty bad taste in my mouth from the entire experience with trolley pub Arlington.

Oh I hate this damn thing with a passion.
For one I live in Clarendon. This trolley pub is loud, obnoxious and ridiculous looking. Those three things automatically make it fun. Its something I don’t think I could ever participate in. I’m clumsy and I don’t trust my stamina.
However it’s not always about me. For one the guides seem really nice and enthusiastic. The participants have always been super happy, fun-​loveing and all around happy go lucky. Which I find simply adorable.
If you and your friends like to be active and clown around this is for you. The Trolly Pub would be great for birthdays, office parties and would make for an awesome 21^st birthday!

Greg, our guide, was awesome. He knew the area very well and did a good job to make sure we had a great night. I would definitely suggest this to anyone looking for a good time. «HYDRATE!»

It should be obvious from the other reviews what you are getting into — IT’S A BLAST! Reinforcing what everyone else says, bring an ipod, spend more time on the trolley than in the bars, take loads of pictures, pretend you’re a celebrity, and use the wrist band for the specials.

Got the LivingSocial deal for a full trolley pub and did it with a group of 15 friends. Everybody had a blast. We had two hosts, both named Greg (one of them was in training). They were very entertaining and gave us some tips and tricks throughout the ride. They trolley we rode in had a great sound system. We took a ride from Clarendon to Ballston and back, stopping at 4 bars total within the 2 hours. I think the value was great with the discount, but I would be reluctant to pay full price until they get a license to BYO booze. All in all, a great time though.
NOTE: The trolley has space to store your stuff and the hosts will watch it for you while you go into bars. Also, there is a bench and a few pedal-​less stools for those who prefer to be lazy.

I had a great experience working with Brian for our group reservation. He was very flexible and able to accommodate our group. The tour itself was also ran by Brian — he was flexible and fun. We were able to play our own music and pedal away. Pedestrians take your picture and cheer you on as you pass by. The bars all had specials and we were able to continue enjoying the specials after our tour was over, thanks to the trolley provided wristbands.

Off the hook! Me and my group had so much fun. You gotta try this you will not regret it.

We did a private tour on the Trolley Pub for a birthday celebration and had SO much fun! The trolley showed up on time, and the staff was great. There’s a connection for your iPhone, so we had music blasting as we cruised through Arlington — had lots of fun with our own group and with the people on the streets who saw the Trolley go by. The two hours flew by – we made it to four bars and tried to maximize our time on the Trolley. Would definitely recommend the Trolley Pub for anyone looking for a fun and memorable night out! Thanks so much!

Had an office happy hour on the Trolley Pub. It was a ton of fun. We got lots of waves, cheers, people taking pictures, etc… They don’t serve alcohol on the Trolley Pub, but you can go around to the bars in Clarendon and do a pub crawl. It would be just that much more fun if they could serve alcohol on the Trolley Pub (I took off one star for that). The two hours goes by quick. I would try to spend as much time on the Trolley Pub as possible, and less in any bars you go to. You can always stay at one of the bars after the ride. They were also very flexible because it looked like it might rain the day of our tour and they said if we decided not to go because of the rain, we could get a rain check. We went anyway and the weather held out. The driver was great, it wasn’t Kai, but unfortunately I don’t remember his name. I would do it again.

We had an absolute blast on the Trolley Pub– from start (booking the Trolley), to finish– we received flawless service! The tour is a blast, they took us to all of the best bars in Arlington and we received specials (one bar even had a special ‘Trolley Shot’!) at each bar. If you are looking for something different to do that is so fun, absolutely book the Trolley Pub!
Also, the looks while going down the street were just hilarious, we saw so many people snapping pics, taking videos, and even running after it just to wave! We felt like celebrities :)
Kai was our tour guide and he was a ROCK STAR!!! He made the tour so enjoyable and you can really tell he loves his job. His energy is contagious!!! THANKS KAI!!!

Kai and Veronica were a dream team! We had so much fun with them. Their laid back, easy personalities were delightful. We had a great time with them and would highly recommend giving them a try! We felt like celebrities as people walking down the street would stop, point, laugh, take pictures and videos and join in the friendly, rowdy fun.

Great customer service, awesome experience overall, too much fun!