Cooper’s

We attended a wedding in early June and Nevada City Winery provided the rehearsal dinner venue. The family provided the pizza and salad but the Winery provided the wine and it was delicious! There was a very cute deck for outside seating that was just perfect! The women behind the bar were nice, polite and very professional! OK so this place is a little bit of a dive bar, but I really liked being here. I found it very clean and located very conveniently in the center of town. The perfect place to hold a rehearsal dinner, just perfect!

I have been going to Cooper’s for years and have always enjoyed the bar atmosphere and music. Twice in less than a year I gave the bartender a $ 100 bill and received back $ 80 less than I should have when I mentioned it I was treated as if I did something wrong, they then threw my money at me. If you go to coopers count your change. A few people have told me they have had the same experience with the same bartender. I do not want to mention names just beware of getting short changed out right thievery can destroy a business I hope it’s addressed l enjoy coopers but haven’t been back since.

I am a Nevada City local. I’ll be honest, this is my least-​favorite bar in town. I only ever go here anymore if I am invited to have a drink with a friend who still foolishly thinks this is a great place to hang out in NC. To sum it all up in one line: it is more often than not extremely loud, overcrowded, and at times quite messy. This place seems to tout themselves as some sort of a «brew house». They do have quite a selection of beers, but that is about the only positive thing I can think of to say.
There is more often than not some sort of entertainment going on here, either a DJ or live band. Maybe I’m just getting old, but the sound is always so ridiculously loud that you literally have to yell at whoever you’re talking to in order to communicate. Bring earplugs if you care at all about your hearing. On popular nights this bar gets very crowded and you will have to pay a cover to get in. Cops tend to poke their heads in the door on a regular basis here, and they don’t do that everywhere in NC, only certain places. If the night is anything but dead, expect to find spilled drinks on every flat surface you can find. It can also get noticeably smoky inside despite smoking being limited to outdoors-​only. It quickly becomes stressful just to be in Coopers due to all the chaos going on.
If you are young (less than 25), and don’t mind a loud, dark, and messy place to drink, then you’ll be right at home here. If, like me, you have been around long enough to appreciate a more peaceful, laid-​back atmosphere, I’d humbly advise you go elsewhere for a drink.

For a small town, Nevada City has a lot of nightlife. Cooper’s doesn’t have anything exceptional to offer beyond just being located in the middle of it all. I’m not saying it’s a bad bar, just one eclipsed by some of the more memorable options in the surrounding few blocks.
We dropped in on a Saturday night, and you don’t have to be a scientist to know that is the peak going out night in any city big or small. So we expected their best game. It was a good crowd and a $ 5 cover charge. The beer selection is long but unremarkable — nothing really local or that unheard of. The bartenders were friendly but knew little about the beers and were very slow to serve at points. The back patio was dark and filled with smokers (as most patios are), so really not my scene. The music was a band from Nevada who just weren’t very good at all. I think it dampened the atmosphere and drove us across the street to…
…the Crazy Horse Saloon and Grill. Things are a little more warm and intimate here, and the crowd responded that night. The band and the liquor selection were better and the service was lighting quick too, so our decision to switch watering holes was a no-​brainer.
In conclusion: Come to Cooper’s for a drink, go elsewhere for a party.

Dive bar.
Lots of micro brews. Too-​loud live music. Intersting crowds. Lively bartenders. Sticky floors.

This place will rip you off when they have a cover charge. Their website will post one price and the creep at the door will charge you double the price. scammers

Great beers. Lots of micro brews at reasonable prices…
BUT!!!
The bartenders know NOTHING about the beers. Seems to me that if you are going to have a bar with many different brews, the staff should be up to date on what they are. I was there last week twice and neither time did the bar staff know anything about the beers on tap.
Love the live music selection on the weekends too. Great patio, good for conversations when the music is too loud.

Recently came for here for a reggae show. It’s a small club. Musical acts and sound were OK, but the main complaint from everyone was the slow bar service. One guy (the 1 with the beanie cap) was bustin’ his tail, but the other had a too laid back approach given the number of customers needing service. The club this night could have made literally thousands of more dollars simply by adding another bartender. Alternatively, adding a small set-​up bar within the patio or elsewhere serving beer & wine only would do wonders. In the meantime, it’s probably best to order two or three drinks (pp) at a time once you get their attention. Better have your money up on the table too, or you’ll likely get ignored on a busy night like this. The quasi-​backstage area also looked to be underutilized on this night. They have a couple of big screens and tv monitors, and on this night, they were showing an MMA event.

Beer was a reasonable price and bar service was good. There was karaōke the night we were there and it was fine. Music was not too loud. Liked the DJ. Smoke is a problem. There is an outside patio where smoking is allowed and the door is often left open so smoke gets inside. The bartender seemed unconcerned.

This is a nice place to go on Sunday nights. As far as the weekend, the band is always too loud to enjoy any kind of conversation. I like the bartenders, they come over if you’ve had your cash out in plain view for a while.
They don’t have actual Red Bull for Jäger Bombs, it’s some sort of knockoff, so keep that in mind.
Brad is my fav bartender here!

A real dive. They occasionally book decent music, but it is so crowded and loud that it is impossible to think. The sound people think louder is better, and it is like listening to a too-​loud stereo in a small room (which it is). The only place the sound is mixed properly is outside, and if you can breathe with all of the tobacco & marijuana being smoked out there– good luck. BTW the beer is warm and the service even when they are not busy is indifferent and sullen. Bleah!

Nice bar with a nice stage but they seriously need to start booking more and better bands. I know it’s a small town but I know with a little more effort they could get some awesome bands to play here.

KICK ASS!!! im not from here but i am a frequenter. the bf and i rolled out at the recommendation for live music. we saw this awesome band perform and we even got their info and watched them in SF the following week!!! it was like blues meets blue grass and rock. they were great… cant remember the name right yet. the bar had good stiff cheap drinks, great patio area and in the morning they had a bloody mary do it yourself trough. that was soo cool!!! the bartenders and bar backs were totally nice and patient. and well trained! actually my bf got too hammered!!! i m going back in a couple o weeks for my birthday! yay!!!