The Nauti Mermaid Bistro - Lincoln City

We usually end up here anytime we're visiting in Lincoln City. It's bright yellow and hard to miss. Also we're always here around the afternoon so we've never experienced the local nightlife part of it, to say the least. I will say it's a nice spacious bar with chairs clearly bought from an out of business office store or something. That lack of pretentiousness I LOVE. The walls are lined with old albums covers (and this goes into the bathrooms as well) so it's fun decor wise. There's the typical lottery games a horribly complex golf game if you want that to pass the time. Drinkwise it's a full bar numerous decent beers on tap. All very reasonably priced. Reason for 3 stars? So this bar has the MyTunes jukebox that you can play music either by using the machine or an iPhone app. I decided to use the app bought the equivalent of 8-10 songs depending on what you picked. All went well for awhile, but then the bartender skipped two of my songs and SHUT THE JUKEBOX DOWN. Two paid for songs. This is clearly idiotic of the jukebox vendor allowing a bar to do this but he did this so he could watch women's gymnastics. To say I was livid is the least. Sorry you don't like my music but I paid for it so shut. the. eff. up. My boyfriend talked me off the cliff of rage since we'd probably come back but THE HELL. I've already contacted the vendor but to me that's a no no. Let me tell you the many times I've heard shitty bar music and would LOVE to skip that ****. But it's my understanding that you can watch gymnastics without too much commentary (unless you want to be old many pervy then well.....ew). So seriously, NM, don't you eff with my music. No. No you don't. Otherwise totes fine.

Relaxed, quirky and extremely friendly to locals and tourists alike. It will be my go to place when we come again.

The bartender (and owner, I presume? was a nice guy with a dry sense of humor and a somewhat gruff personality. He reminded me of Ron Swanson from Parks and Recreation: a no-frills, straight to the point kind of guy. His personality definitely added to the bar 's character and charm. Also, he brings his dog to work with him (the pup gave me a kiss on the cheek in exchange for a dog treat--aww ! The drinks were good. The food was... edible. About what I 'd expect from small-town bar food. (It might be worth noting that I am a somewhat spoiled Portlander whose expectations for bar food are pretty high . Get the jalapeno poppers, if anything. Jalapenos and cream cheese rarely disappoint--especially when you 're drunk. I was there on a Friday night in July and there was live music, which I 'm going to assume is a regular occurrence at this bar...? The band playing was an unknown indie rock group from California. Pretty solid musicians and fun to listen to. I can 't speak to the quality of musical entertainment from week to week, but my experience was positive. Good drinks, great location, more spacious on the inside than it looks from the outside, and a cool, laid-back atmosphere. Fun place to stop if you 're in Lincoln City for the weekend.

Me and my husband come here every year on our anniversary trip drinks are strong people are nice atmosphere is good : the owner also is very very nice and his dog is super sweet :

Just stopped in here for a beer. And for that purpose, it suited admirably. It was late at night on a Monday. The place was dead, sports were on the TV, and there was plenty of spot at the bar. I was helped by the bartender immediately and got exactly what I wanted. I could see where this would be a really great place, but I was just passing through on a night drive, there wasn't a whole lot for me to experience. Still, I didn't regret stopping in for the brew.