Bulldog Beer & Wine

I was over at Wooden Robot one evening and spotted this place across the street. I remember seeing a review of them recently and wanted to check it out. They have a great space over there and parking is pretty easy too. They have half of the store dedicated to selling take home beverages and the other half as a bar with plenty of things to do. They have cornhole outside on the patio as well as inside. They have two dart boards and plenty of neat barrel tables with stools.
The bar is very large and they have a good amount of taps with the listings on the wall to your left. The prices are okay so go ahead and try a new beer you’ve never had before! Everyone that worked there was nice right at the get go. They even have a place to put their bulldog!
I arrived near 10 and felt as if the night was still young only to find out that they closed at 11 on a Friday. It wasn’t a problem but I was not expecting that when I walked into a bar. I will be back again, just earlier than I was last time!

The Best!
Casual and comfortable feel, great place to grab a beer and hangout. The service is speedy & super nice — walked in and asked for the March Madness games and they immediately turned to the game I wanted to watch.
Dog friendly, small market area, garage door roll up, darts & a huge beer list!
Best tip about this place: they have real live bulldogs just hanging out :)

Bulldog is a laid-​back, casual neighborhood bar. They have 20ish taps of local and national beers and a sparkling wine. There’s cornhole, popcorn and bulldogs — along with a patio out front. There’s usually a food truck outside. There’s plenty of space to hang out and a large wrap-​around bar that allows you to grab a drink easily, even when busy. Let’s be honest, it’s hard to go wrong with great beer, a popcorn machine and bulldogs!

Another one of my favorite watering holes in Charlotte. First experienced this joint at a recent beer festival. They weren’t technically open, but the staff was on hand as well as the big boss (Rob) and their über-​friendly Bulldogs: No bark and all love.
The setup is like visiting your best friends converted garage. Almost a man-​cave feeling going on here. They have a large bar area. Probably seats 30 people just at the bar alone. They also have a decent seating area just off the bars. They use whiskey barrels as tables and some simple metal stools.
With 24 beers or so on tap with varying degrees of ABV. I like how they have the beers listed in chalk on the wall. All the info that’s important to me is included, such as ABV %, and and growler size and price. Just the basics, Ma’am.
What makes Bulldog’s a great place to drink is all the beers they have to-​go. Three or four big refrigerators packed with all varieties of beer line the walls. Unchilled beers and wines are also available if you prefer warmer drinks ;-)
Not to many drawbacks here. They have 3 restrooms: each with 1 stall (Men’s, Women’s, and either).
The parking lot is problematic. Way to packed to actually navigate. They are obviously trying to make spaces since the place is very popular. Makes for. Potential accident in my opinion.
All-​in-​all I give the setup a 5, selection a 4, staff a 4, and the variety of take home brews a 5. Parking and limited restrooms I’ll lump together as a 3. That makes this a solid 4-​Stars.

So glad Bulldog’s opened up a second location in SouthEnd! I love their Dilworth location and this 2^nd one is different in many aspects, but still has the awesomeness that is Bulldog’s. Unfortunately, the couple times I’ve been here, I haven’t seen any Bulldogs… usually a big pull for me at the other location, but I know Buster can’t be in two places at once.
This location feels almost twice as large as the Dilworth location, so more room to hang out… there is lots of product you can come in and buy (in coolers) or on racks or come sit down at the ginormous bar… probably seats 12 – 15 and the large chalkboard wall that has everything you need to know about what is on tap. Outside the bar area, there’s an open floor area speckled with some barrel tables and stools. I’m sure they can probably get some bands/​musicians in here to rock the place — but I know they just opened and are still adjusting to two locations.
The parking lot as a couple of spaces… you are also competing for spaces with their neighbors across the street (wooden robot) but once you find a space, you can walk and enjoy Southend (especially the views of the Charlotte Skyline). Definitely to be included on any and future «crawls» since they have a wide selection of beer to choose from and cool people to hang out with.

Every bar in the city should have a mascot!
I have never been to the other Bulldog location, so I can’t speak to comparisons, but I really liked the layout of this Southend one!
Came here with a few friends this past weekend. Half the place was bottled beers that you could take home and the other half was a big bar with a very decent beer selection. I noticed that they also had Prosecco and Mimosas for the non-​beer lovers. The center back is the bulldog cage area, where we spent a little time petting an adorable dog!
We all grabbed some beers and took to the outdoor area. Seemed like the beer selection was a good mix of local Charlotte breweries and then other nearby ones. I ended up with a Banana Bread Pilsner, that was super delish! There is a bar railing with stools, which is a nice way to look out on Southend (or all the people leaving Yoga, your call!). Additionally they had tables and chairs outside and inside.
Cool new addition to Southend that I cant wait to enjoy in the warmer months to come

New bulldog spot is awesome. Right across from Wooden Robot this places sells beer and wine to go and also has a bar with about 20 or more taps on it. They do a good job at the bar of having many different styles of beer. Plus they have a little area for their bulldogs to run around in. It’s like being drunk in a petting zoo. They could uprgade to some better chairs outside the bar as the metal chairs might start to hurt and I may not stay as long then.

A bit too loud but great beer tap selection and a nice little patio.

Great staff, though crowd is a bit spotty.

Guy in retail section super friendly. Cute dog. Bar staff were not that interested in interacting with customers seated at bar. In fact we were clearly annoying gal bartender by talking to her. Gasp! Guests as bar who want to chat with bartender and yes we were only couple at bar. Won’t be back.

I am not impressed. I went for the soft opening, and the layout was just odd to me. It feels like a warehouse, which may be some people’s thing but not mine. The beer selection at the time was mediocre. I tried to get a bottle of wine to open, but everything was so expensive! I walked to common market minutes later and found the exact same bottle of wine for $ 8 cheaper! How can they be undersold by that much?! I may check it out once more since things may have changed since the soft opening, but I have a feeling this isn’t my spot.

I’ve been keeping my eye on this spot since learning it would be a new location for Bulldog Beer and Wine. My husband and I popped in during their grand opening on Saturday to get some tailgating supplies and check out the new digs, and we returned Sunday afternoon to watch the game.
Love the look of the space and the openness of the layout. Of course, they’ve got a great selection on the retail side. Prices are fair. I noticed some merch and snacks behind the counter, too.
On the bar side, they’ve got a ton of great options on tap and friendly service. We had a seat at the bar and had a great time watching the game. I loved the laid-​back, relaxed atmosphere — I can see myself spending a lot of time here.

Someone shined up the Bulldog Dilworth location, put fancy new clothes on it, slicked back its hair a little bit and tah-​dah! You have Bulldog Southend.
I have to say, I prefer the Dilworth spot and crowd (way more laid back all around) but this is a solid 2^nd location and I’m excited to see a local business succeed.
The pluses for this new spot… WAY more beer on draft. Way more beer on the shelves. Nice, slick design with lots of space to lean/​surface space to set your beer down every now and then. (I did miss the couches of the dilworth location though.) Walkable to other locations in Southend/​Uptown so you can grab a bite to eat or visit another watering hole before or after your visit.
We’ll be back for sure if only to give those adorable bulldogs some love.