Marlin
Reviews
Great Place!!! Nice bar, chatting rooming in the back with an open patio for smokers. Live Music well stocked bar and new management and bartenders. Good atmosphere and people seem cool. Not a bad place to stop while you are in Fairbanks.
I used to live this place! Great music, lovely bartenders and good, weird atmosphere. Now, the best part of the Marlin is the hot dogs upstairs (arguably, ALWAYS the best part, but still). You'll wait in line for 15 minutes even if the bar is near empty, and the service is usually curt. On a busy night, you'll wait more like 30 minutes for a drink, and service is straight bad. They also now treat musicians poorly--taking part of door, not giving them free drinks, and many local bands decided not to play gigs there anymore. I used to recommend it as a great slice of Fairbanks for anyone visiting--now I send them to The Eagle or Ivory's. Sad to see this place go the way of every dive bar in Fairbanks.
What a fun bar! Live music 4 days a week, Movies on Tuesdays, Open Mic on Wednesday. Super friendly staff and chill patrons. Great drink prices and Pabst Blue Ribbon reigns supreme!
It's all right, but I love the summer time when this older hippy guy has his hotdog stand (with a rainbow umbrella) up in front of the bar a few days a week. Lots of different dogs and toppings to choose from, yummy! He's pretty chill, too.
This used to be my favorite bar in Fairbanks until I witnessed the bar staff and other patrons attacking a "f-ing drunk military native." That is an exact quote. Its all Peace, Love, and Drugs at the Marlin unless you don't look like them.
