We choose this place as a place for our annual Christmas party totaling 6 people. Half of us have been to the Creve cour location and had a great experience there. We all agreed to do something different where we could play pool and shuffle board. The ladies got there early(2:30P.m)to save us a table because around Christmas time it’s been our experience places are busy with other work parties. We walked in with 3 ladies, 2 of us had a Santa hat & we each were carrying presents. We sat down at a table that seats 6. We sat for 10 minutes & saw the 2 ladies at the bar stating at us BUT not 1 person walked over & greeted us. Finally I walked over to the bar. I asked if we had to receive service by coming up to the bar. She responded«yes». I said, «ok so even if we want food? Her response blew my mind ! She said, «yes and what is going on over there»? I was really confused. I told her were having a work Christmas party. Another lady came up & asked me the same thing! I told both of them it was only 3 more pple totaling 6. I asked if this was ok and was it unusual? The 2nd girl seemed like she was going to make the interaction better by explaining herself. She NEVER apologized! But she did try to explain she was by herself until 7pm. I would also like to mention the website said there was a happy hour ! I was so confused. I walked to our table & explained we would not be served at the table only at bar. Nobody was happy but we decided to at least give it a try bc we wanted to play pool & shuffleboArd. The server did end up coming over and asking us if we want to drink only after the other woman I was with came up and wanted a further explanation. She has served before for many years & was super confused why nobody wanted to at least start our drinks at our table since there were 2 people there when we arrived. The entire situation would have been understandable if it was handled better. The guys got there & we ordered drinks that ALL were watered down. We left & went to Joey’s Bs. And had a great time ! And spent $ 400 like we do every year on food & drinks. And left the server $ 100 too she was great ! Whoever is managing this bar needs to work on these women’s customer service skills. It’s not what you say it’s how you say it
Melissa C.
Classificação do local: 3 Fairview Heights, IL
Looking for a place to play pool and stumbled across this place. It’s a larger pool hall/gaming room. There is a bar. Pay by the hour tables. Nothing fancy but ok tables and cues. Important note though. This IS a smoking establishment. Great if your a smoker– No so much if you wanna spare your lungs. We didn’t hang around long due to pretty heavy smoke.
Brian B.
Classificação do local: 4 Los Angeles, CA
Another review that isn’t necessarily about the place as a whole, but rather the pinball machines contained within. The Pink Galleon is a wide open space, meaning that even with a crowd, the noise is never more than a dull buzz. There are pool tables and ping pong tables, all in decent shape, and the service at the bar is quick with a heavy pour. Not a bad environment for some pinball. They have a couple of newer Sterns there. When I visited, they had AC/DC and Metallica, both in very nice condition, playing fast and level. The sound was up loud enough to hear over the din, and everything on both machines was in perfect working order. Many thanks to the operators for keeping the games in good condition. The only thing that keeps me from giving a five-star rating is that there’s only 2 machines, when there is certainly space for more. Granted, most people aren’t there for pinball, but it’s always great to see games on location!
Annie S.
Classificação do local: 1 Saint Louis, MO
I ordered a rum and pineapple and got pineapple juice. So I tried again with vodka & sprite. They gave me sprite. I asked for another shot and I got the exact same thing. Don’t waste your money on booze here. I had a great time with my friends playing shuffleboard though. So that was good!
Tracie B.
Classificação do local: 4 Ballwin, MO
If you want that corporate, clean and shiny, service with a smile kind of place, this is not your bar. If you want that neighborhood bar that welcomes regulars along with new faces THISISYOURPLACE! This is the bar where everybody knows your name! Cheap drinks and friendly service. I have never had a bad experience at this location! The décor can be explored each and everytime you come in, I always find something new I hadn’t noticed before. My husband can go play pool, there is always someone willing to play a game, and I can sit at the bar playing the bartop, or the mass amounts of other things to do here. Or, and this is my favorite part about this bar, there is ALWAYS a friendly face around to talk to. Whether it be the staff or one of the regulars here, someone is always wanting/willing to carry on a friendly conversation. Just pop in and see who you can run into, gotta be the friendliest place in town! Get ready to have a blast!
Rob B.
Classificação do local: 5 Hazelwood, MO
Went here the other night. Had a good time. Good music, people were pretty talkative. Social atmosphere and a great place to play some pool and have a few beers.
Julie L.
Classificação do local: 3 Saint Louis, MO
Pink Galleon is a well known name to South County. It is a pool hall. You can also play other games, such as arcade and shuffleboard. Service is friendly, the ladies serving you however may only pay attention to the guys in your group. So get the guys to order everything and you’ll be good to go. It is a smokey place. Its one of the few that still allowed smoking. If you are looking for a place to just hang out, this is your place. But be sure to play a game of pool
MsReddbone P.
Classificação do local: 1 Andover, MN
Smoke filled .dead. .waterd down drinks. Tables dirty. Staff uneducated would not recommend to none of my friends or family.
Jen M.
Classificação do local: 3 High Ridge, MO
Pink Galleon should be first and foremost be judged as a pool hall — and at that it performs beautifully. I counted 21 tables of varying size. Whether you prefer the larger full-size or the small bar tables, you’ll find it here. Just keep in mind — you’ll be required to use their special pink chalk. Service was friendly both from the waitress and the counter/bar tender. My only real complaint is how smokey it is. With smoking bans covering most of the area, it’s all the more a shock to the system. Other entertainment options include table tennis, shuffleboard, darts(both real and electronic), and arcade games. Food is mostly frozen then fried, but tastes good enough considering. Let’s face it — this is munchie food, not a place for a sit down meal. What you shouldn’t do: — come here dressed up. Your clothes will REEK from smoke — come here just to eat or drink. It’s all about the pool, people! And yes, there are provocative posters in the bathrooms, but it’s a pool hall. What do you expect?
Jason S.
Classificação do local: 1 Cleveland, OH
This place is a dive in every sense of the word. Incredibly smoky(they’re exempt from the ban), murals, trashy playboy playmate pictures from the mid 90s, terrible food, and subpar beer. I can’t find anything to recommend about the place, as even the pool tables aren’t that nice, and I’d rather go to an atmosphere where I can breathe to play. — Smoke — they allow, nay, seem to encourage smoking. The entire place is like a cloud of cigarette smoke. That alone is enough to keep me away from a return trip. — The murals. Delightfully trashy, busty pictures of mermaids? and other random sea scenes. They’re too over the top airbrushed white trash. — Playboy pictures. Non nude. Pamela Anderson? Check. Other random mid 90’s playmates? Check. 80’s white trash hair women? Check. It’s like all my fantasies growing up in the mid 90s come to life. — Food. Yeuck. YUCK! BLECH! It’s all fried in the same oil, apparently from the same era as the pictures on the walls. Everything was just terrible. — Beer. It’s the standards, served at decentish prices. I can’t recommend this place at all.
Stephanie S.
Classificação do local: 5 Saint Louis, MO
What a freaking fantastic place! I haven’t been to any other pool halls, so I don’t have much by which to judge Pink Galleon, but when I think ‘pool hall’, this is exactly what comes to mind. Pink Galleon doesn’t try to be anything it’s not. It’s a smoky, dingy, ghetto-fabulous dive with a few dart boards, arcade games, an old jukebox, and dozens of flamingo-pink pool tables. In other words, it’s heaven. Okay, maybe not HEAVEN, but it’s pretty awesome. In a concerted effort to not be a part of Black Friday, me, Andy, and a few other friends hit up the Galleon on the biggest shopping day of the year. We arrived around 1pm, and it was pretty empty, save for some other laid back folks in need of a relaxing time. We walked in and informed the friendly(and scantily-clad) bartender that we’d like to play a few games of pool. «Go ahead — it’s free,» she said. Say whaaat? Okay, fine. Free pool for the win! We ordered some nachos. «Nachos are free too,» she added. OMG, I’m definitely in love at this point. Turns out that Monday-Friday, pool is FREE from 11am — 7pm, and so are nachos(they have a cute little nacho bar with chips, cheese, and salsa for you to help yourself). I couldn’t believe that more people weren’t there taking advantage of it. Oh yeah… Black Friday. I forgot. We rocked out to some tunes on the jukebox(and I made the few people in there HATE me by blasting Britney Spears — hey, it was just ONE song, okay?) and we played pool and ate chips to our hearts content. And we bought a few drinks and cheese sticks, too. Will I be here every weekend? No. I suck at pool, and I hate smelling like smoke. But next time I’m off during the week and I need something to do, I know where I’ll be headed.
Amanda Z.
Classificação do local: 3 Saint Louis, MO
Smoky, seedy, and filled with rift raft… yes, your pool tables are pink, but that does not make me want to come here any more than it would if they were green, or blue. I mean, it’s a pool hall, and you expect those prior negative things to be present… if I really want to play pool, yes, I usually come here because it’s better than a lot of the pool halls around town. Does that mean I love it, oh lord no. I have had more than one altercation with the bouncer at this bar. More than once I have offered over my passport as my ID at the door only to be told that a passport is too easily faked and I need a different form of ID if I want to enter. So, I had over my driver’s license which is broken in two pieces and this he accepts. I mean seriously? Really bouncer man? My passport looks like but that broken, piece of garbage Missouri License looks valid? I feel safe knowing you are keeping the underagers out. The beers are cheap, but they don’t have a huge selection. Standard AB products, Coors and Miller make their appearances. They have tables by the hour and some very shotty quarter tables. Spring for the by hour tables, they are worth it. The music varies depending on who is frequenting the establishment that night. I have heard everything from country to rap to horrible heavy metal all in one night. It can be quite entertaining. All in all, it’s not a bad place. It’s exactly what you expect. It’s not my favorite hang, but since there’s not a ton of solid pool halls, I tend to end up here every time someone wants to play. Obviously, I don’t despise the place if I keep going back.