Balloon Inn - Arvada
Balloon Inn
Description
This gritty Arvada dive blends low prices, shuffleboard, a TouchTunes jukebox and lively roll-poker Fridays with friendly regulars and attentive bartenders — though service and atmosphere are inconsistent. Some find it a warm neighborhood hangout for games and conversation; others report inattentive staff or an empty, sad vibe. One guest alleges severe illness after a watered-down drink, so exercise caution. Best for casual socializing and game nights, not for fine dining or polished cocktail seekers.
Feedback
It’s a typical dive. The reason I like this place is the shuffleboard and they have TouchTunes not garbage AMI. Decent prices but not super tasty if that makes sense, probably the ice? Staff has been nice and attentive.
Great place! I just moved back to Arvada, I feel that I've already found my favorite place also a new Best Friend/My new hair dresser. The bartender is awesome! Kind of a jack of all trades also. Great place to meet some awesome new people, great conversation verry attentive!
Let’s be real it’s a dive bar and that’s the way we like it! The staff are all so nice. They need some new bar cue sticks pretty badly, so if you have any not being used maybe donate them here.
This restaurant would have received a perfect 5-star rating, but unfortunately, the popcorn machine was out of order. Service: 5/5.
How is this place still in business? Am I just visiting at the wrong time? It's Monday at 8 PM, and the bartender has only one other couple here. She didn't even greet us when we arrived and seemed uninterested in whether we decided to stay or leave. I played some songs on the jukebox, but she turned up the TV to watch it instead. There was a woman sitting at the end of the bar for most of our visit, only getting up occasionally to mutter to herself. All in all, it was disappointing, and we won’t be coming back. It felt like a very sad little place.
