February 15, 2012
Cincinnati’s oldest and one of the coolest bars. Always have a great time when we go to Arnold’s. Headed there soon for Bockfest!!

April 2, 2011
Cincinnati’s oldest saloon, in continuous operation since 1861. Incredible ambience, great music. Food is decent to poor. Beer selection is dreadful. If it weren’t for the 750ml selections on the "reserve" list there’d be no beer worth drinking. Despite all that, one of the coolest places to have a pint in the city.

June 16, 2010
Went here for lunch on a Tuesday. They were steady, not super slammed. The ambiance is warm and cozy with old wooden furnishings and old-timey decor. The wooden bar with a service window behind it is classic. Beer list was serviceable. They had a good 2 or 3 local OH offerings. Nearly the entire lunch menu is only $5.99 and the muffaleta and hot brown sandwich were both pretty good. The carrot cake with cayenne and beer icing, however, is the best dessert I’ve had in a long, long while. I’m not one to usually get dessert, either. This is a cool little bar with an inviting personality.

September 28, 2009 [ Updated September 30, 2009 ]
Arnold’s in downtown Cincinnati is the oldest bar in the city (1861) and has the atmosphere to match: low lighting, wood and glass bar, cozy rooms, high-backed booths, and an upstairs dining room. There is also a patio enclosed on 4 sides by old brick buildings. Just a great old bar atmosphere all-around. The bartenders are good and the wait staff is, too. The food is good- I recommend one of the hot browns. The 8 taps include Guinness, Smithwick’s, Barrelhouse Cumberland Pale Ale, Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald, Moerlein OTR, two rotating Moerlein (currently Lager House and Fifth and Vine Oktoberfest), and Stella Artois. Not many bottles, but a good range within them, from PBR to Newcastle to a few Germans to a few Great Lakes and Goose Islands, and the occasional Dogfish Head. The prices are fair and the location is just outside the heart of downtown with ample street and pay lot parking.