Burton’s Bar

Only been twice, but the two times I’ve been I’ve been greeted with great service and a super chill atmosphere. Good selection and a great location downtown. I’ll be back again for sure.

Great Dive Bar! Robert made me feel right at home, like a regular! Good beers, relaxed and love that this place is dog friendly. Next time I head down from Chicago this will be one of my first stops!

Great bar with more to it than initially meets the eye.
Burton’s is a bar located in the heart of Thornton Park. From the outside, it just seems like another bar. It does have a few outside seats and 1 or 2 tvs, but you wouldn’t be drawn to it otherwise.
You see how wrong you are once you go inside. The bar is split into two areas with the bar acting as an island. The portion of the bar where the entrance is located has several booths and televisions (which makes it a little louder than one would like or expect). It also has a few games, such as the golf wheel video game, but the best parts of this portion of the bar are in the back. What are those parts… Popcorn and darts! While each component is okay apart, eating popcorn and playing darts is a surprisingly fun experience. However, I would recommend eating the popcorn with your non-​dominant hand unless you bring your own darts.
The other side of the bar also contains several electronic dart board structures, as well as pool tables, a hockey game, and a Foosball table. While each item individually may not seem like much, there is actually a decent amount to do in this little bar. The beers are pretty cheap relative to other bars in the area, so you could spend time in here playing games, drinking beer, eating popcorn, and watching games for several hours before realizing how much time had passed.
Overall, while the outer appearance of the bar and each component of the bar separately doesn’t stand out, everything put together in this central area of Thornton Park makes for a fun bar experience.

Best bar in Orlando. Rob the owner cooks hot dogs and burgers for the customers on Sunday (free!!). You can’t go wrong.

Always a blast servers kick ass beers cold real chill place. Oh and dogs are aloud inside the bar. Huge plus.

If you’re looking for a dog friendly, no judgement zone kind of bar, then Burton’s is for you.
It’s a dive bar serving beer and wine with dart boards and pool tables galore. There’s also a jukebox, are they still called jukeboxes if they’re digital? That’s something I’ll have to do some research on, but I digress…
Every Sunday they serve free burgers and hot dogs and there’s always free popcorn being made fresh throughout the day. Did I mention it’s dog friendly? And not just your typical outside patio kind of dog friendly, but you can bring them inside, out of the heat, and they can mingle with the regulars. Pretty sweet.

This fun spot is a great hangout. It has pool tables, foosball, darts, and a bunch of other games. There’s also free popcorn! It’s open and fairly spacious on the interior. The décor is kind of minimal and dive-​ish, but not uncomfortable. It’s also dog friendly and has a decent sized outdoor patio. The only downside is that they only serve beer and wine.
My husband and I came here with another couple on a Thursday night. We’d just finished the Thornton Park Wine Walk, so there were a decent amount of people out and about. The bar was crowded, but not packed. We meandered around for a minute, surveying the game options, before deciding to play foosball. It was $ 1 per play and turned out to be pretty fun. We considered playing pool, but both the tables had lines, and we weren’t that dedicated. Instead we took a popcorn break.
After the popcorn, we decided to play darts (this also requires dollar bills). The dart board is electric, and it has a bunch of different settings and allows you to play different dart games. The game we played required you to hit certain numbers on the board to get points. I have no idea how to actually play darts, so I appreciated that the machine provided clear rules. The darts have real metal tips, so be cautious. The dart board is right by a table tucked into the wall, and it didn’t seem very safe sitting on the side closest to the board. By the second round, we had all evacuated to the other side of the table. However, it was still fun and everyone enjoyed themselves.
As we’d just finished the Wine Walk, none of us actually got anything to drink. However, I saw a bunch of people getting pitchers to share, so I think that’s the norm. I generally wouldn’t return to a bar that didn’t serve actual alcohol, but this place was fun and reminded me how much I enjoyed arcade games.
Overall, Burton’s is in a great location and has a great atmosphere. I recommend it.

Great location, smack dab in the middle of Thornton Park. It’s perfect for Sunday Funday to just grab a few beers, hang out with friends, and it’s dog friendly throughout. The only reason I give it 4 instead of 5 stars is because the selection could be a bit better, but this is still a great spot and worth checking out.

If you walk in alone you will have friends within 5 minutes. The marquee neighborhood bar. Nobody is as cool as the last person that walked in. Check it out. Free hotdogs on Sundays carefully plated by the owner — wtf? ¹⁄₂

Good drinks, good atmosphere! Great place to ride our bikes on a Sunday afternoon! Got a couple of pitchers of beer and say outside to people watch. Loved the music. We love to play pool here sometimes when it’s not taken. A little too much smoke on the patio and missing the popcorn bit love this dive bar.

It’s a dive bar with some pool tables and TV’s. Nothing special and nothing bad. Nice place to grab a beer without making life complicated.

Right smack dab in Thornton Park. Beer and wine only, but, they have a revolving craft beer menu.
If you haven’t been here in a while, it is «no smoking» inside. Great front patio for people watching. Burton’s is next to the laundry mat which is across from the Original Dexters.
You are about a 3 minute walk to Lake Eola from the front door. They don’t sell food, though they might one day, however; local restaurants will deliver here.
The bartenders are attentive. This is they dive bar of Thornton where the bartenders know your name and treat you like family.
Seems like every time I go to Burton’s, the owner is working on something new. Enhancements are always being made.
The juke box kicks ass. 2 pool tables, darts (2x), hockey game, shooting game, and golf.
They accept cash or credit but also have an ATM inside. Place is always clean, and everyone is always friendly.
Tons of tv’s so you won’t miss your game.

Dog-​friendly, smoke-​free & laid back atmosphere serving wine & beer… Old music on the jukebox, darts, pool tables & video games #BizOrlando #Yelp100

I adore a place that’s dog friendly on the inside! They have beer and wine and popcorn. Love it. On Sundays there is free hotdogs and hamburgers. Darts pool etc. I love a good dive bar.

This is the locals hang, it’s nothing fancy an it doesn’t need to be. It’s what all the regulars love about it. It just is. A place to meetup, a place to chat, a place to just be yourself an nobody minds.
The free popcorn is addictive an you have been officially warned! If there isn’t a boat left ask for a plastic cup to enjoy. Nice beer selection, no liquor, but nearby Graffiti Junction is a stone throw so go between the two if you need a shot or have a liquor drinker in your group. It’s so common ya just tell em you’re going fir a shot an will return.
People love the jukebox here, which can be good depending on their choices right?! For the most part it’s all good choices.
The outside patio area us popular for people watching an smoking an enjoying the weather. Dogs are welcome inside an out. They love the fur friends here as long as they behave, same is true of some friends.
The restroom is not my favorite here or the climate at times but that comes with a local divey jem. Neither will keep me away and they did get new air units but Summer hasn’t arrived so we will see if its cooler when the time comes

We went to Burton’s to meet up with friends (who are regulars here) on Saturday night. There is no smoking inside (apparently a recent change from the reviews) this is either good or bad depending on your smoking preference.
It was hot inside, it was hot outside. So we sat outside and people watched. (One bike accident, a group of German tourists, and a girl sporting pirate boots.)
They only serve beer (and wine) and they had a decent variety.
The women’s restroom was recently redone (according to my friend), and was actually pretty nice compared to the rest of the place.
That’s all. I could take it or leave it. Meh.

I came here meeting up a couple of my friends one night. The bar has TVs all around with pool tables, dart boards, a Touchtune jukebox, and booths to sit down in. It was a bit warm inside, that I had to step outside at one point of the night.
The staff was wonderful and they remember your name and order. Very attentive.
My embarrassing moment of the night was when I was looking for the women’s bathroom. I looked saw this door and looked around the door for some sort of Women’s Restroom symbol or some sort of placard. Didn’t see one so I assumed it was a unisex restroom. I walk in and see a urinal, and then see a stall with an actual toilet. All of a sudden, the female bartender walks in and asks me, «Do you want to use the women’s bathroom?» Embarrassed, I yelled «YES PLEASE!!!» and she directed me to the correct area. I’m so glad that she did. So a heads up, the men’s restroom is not labeled! From what I (didn’t) see at least.
LOL. When going back to the bar, some old dude asked me how clean the men’s restroom was. ahhaha!
Other than that, I had a great time at Burton’s Bar.

This is the epitome of dive bars, as in look in the dictionary and blah blah…
Smack dab in the middle of trendy Thornton Park, Burtons is definitely the wolf in sheep’s clothing. Not sure what the hours are but, any time I’m walking by it’s open. The concept is about as simple as it gets: a bar, a jukebox, regulars, beer (and wine, no liquor). There’s pool tables and a few games, as well as a decent number of TVs. They allow dogs outside.
The hugest drawback (for me) is the liberal application of cigarette smoke. I can’t walk out of there without wanting to burn every stitch of clothing I wore in. However, the beer is cold, the variety decent, and the patrons (usually) good for a laugh. Oh and people watching on the weekends is fantastic!
All things considered, if I lived in Thornton Park, this would likely be my go-​to bar.

When I lived downtown this place was like a second home to me. When you get tired of all the Orange Ave. nonsense this is a great spot to kick back and relax. I discovered Burtons because I used to sneak in for a pint while I was doing my laundry next door. It’s one of the only true «neighborhood bars» in the Thornton Park /​Eola Heights area.
Pros:
–Kind of divey and very NON-​pretentious
–Free popcorn
–Open during the day
–Awesome TV’s if you want to watch a game
–They had the NFL ticket at one point (not sure if they still do)
–Dog friendly
Cons:
–No liquor, only beer and wine
–You can smoke in there, which is good but it gets overwhelming sometimes
There aren’t many bars in downtown Orlando that cater to the locals but this is one of them. They have a «come as you are» sort of attitude and everyone there is really friendly.

Good dive bar. Great for watching sports games with buddies bc it doesn’t get crazy crowded whenever i go there. Also, like others mentioned it can get a tad smokey if the doors are closed. The popcorn is great, i love being able to drink next to a giant dog (if the patron next to you has one, bc i do not), and they have always had my Philadelphia Eagles games on. There seems to be a nice little group of Philly fans that flock here. Great plus since i feel like most bars around here have some connection to the Steelers for some terrible towel reason. NO hard liquor though so be forwarned.
You have been forwarned.