Zanzabar

Attended the LPM Holiday Trivia night here. I was pleasantly surprised, as I hadn't been here before. Great place to eat and drink. The menu offers a variety of meals, including salads. Everything is made to order and tastes delicious. Drink prices are good. Inside seating is spacious. The outside patio looks awesome with great views. Definitely will be returning for both food and drink.

My buddy and I went in here and had a drink and played some games and enjoyed the show. The ambience was pretty cool because it was old-school pinball classic rock vibe field to it. Service was cool bartender was nice didn't get any food but the beer was solid.

I liked the environment and the service. Everyone was really nice and helpful. Menu was limited but good.

One word of advice: try the tater tots. Even if you're not hungry, get them. They are the best tots I have ever had.

I love this space. I go semi-regularly because they host local music shows. The acoustics are some of the best in town, and there is just a fun vibe to the whole venue. The music area is also nice and big with several places to sit, which is really nice (and rare!).

It has always been overly busy when I have gone, though, and it takes a long time to receive food. This is fine, but just something to be aware of if you come in hungry.

The bathrooms are also ridiculously small, which makes them super claustrophobic. There is also not a proportional amount of stalls for the amount of people who show up.

We've lived near Z Bar for over 4 years now and have never gotten food from here until tonight and we have been missing out!!!

We ordered the totchos and an order of the wings.

The wings were SO good and had a nice crisp skin. Both the BBQ and the teriyaki sauce were delicious! I think I may have liked the BBQ a little more but both were fantastic. The totchos were awesome! I recommend getting them exactly as they come because you don't want to miss out on all the yummy toppings!

Thank you Z Bar!!! We will be back

This is getting 5 stars because of the music venue room in the back. It's a cool combination of arcade, food, and music venue. The front has the arcade part - mostly pinball machines with 4 other retro games - pacman, frogger, galaga and another one. The dinning area is an old time diner style. The food prices are high, which makes sense for a music venue, the beer prices aren't too bad though at least. A pretty decent variety of food too. I just got beer and watched the concert which is a good music space. It was cool. Just street parking in a neighborhood. I would hate living in the neighborhood as some previous reviews have said, but as far as a show to go to it's great!

Over the years I have heard about Zanzabar or as some call it Z Bar. I have never made my way here until Lou Bar bingo started in Winter 2020. I have visited a few times and I can finally leave a decent review.

Located on Preston street, not far from my other 2 favorite places (Nords, Sunergo's). Only street parking is available, I haven't had any problems with that during the pandemic so idk how it was before.

The inside I would describe is a bar/arcade type of place. It is not very well lit on the inside but, the many pinball machines will light the place up. There is booth and table seating w/ COVID-19 guidelines in place. And also a very spacious stage for music.

They have a variety of local beer and a good selection of bourbon and other hard spirits. I love any neighborhood bar that has local beer on tap and good selection of hard spirits. They have dinner specials everyday and are posted to their Facebook stories. I've had their grilled Chicken Sandwich w/ fries and bacon jam. The grilled chicken sandwich was good the bacon jam, I wouldn't say horrible tasting but just odd.

Staff is always friendly and helpful, and I will continue coming here because of that and the great selection of local beer. I would like to get in on other dinner specials they have and hopefully catch a music show when things get back to normal.

Yes, the tots really are THAT good. We visited from out of town to see Hobo Johnson and felt right at home. Food and drinks were excellent. Great bartenders and staff. Far beyond the expected bar experience. We will be back if ever back in Louisville.

Hello. I showed up to Z bar for a good time and instead got shunned for my weight. I'm a little over 180lbs (basically one roll on my stomach) but the blonde woman looked at me like I was a beluga whale. She said "no man in here would want you so I will not allow you in here, you're waisting my time, fatty". She was wearing a black shirt with a hideous pink camisole!!! I'm crying in my uber as I write this review and to be honest I'm on my way to Taco Bell because I'm depressed because of her brutal words... Once again she called me "fat" "lumpy" "pudgy" "fuckinghuge" and it all was foul. NEVER GO HERE!!!!! THEY ARE FATPHOBIC ASF! (belt buckle was the only valid person on the premisis)

Had the good fortune to stumble upon this place while in Louisville to run the 2023 Kentucky Derby Half Marathon. I was looking for a place that had Bluegrass...on a Sunday night.... easy, right?!?!? Zanzabar had it all! The food was good, the beers were good, and the music was great! $15 cover for two hours of great, live music in a small venue with reasonable prices for food and drink. Had the even better fortune to hear Pert Near Sandstone perform this night. A phenomenal band. Thank you for a great night! This place is a gem! I highly recommend it.