Chattanooga Has Fun 2.5

334 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Phone: (423) 265-4615
Website: www.hairofthedogpub.net

Eh up!  I don’t know if you’ve ever stopped in for a peeve at Hair of the Dog Pub, but it’s absobloodylutely the dog’s bollocks!  Allow me to translate:  “Hello!  I’m not sure if you’ve ever had a drink at Hair of the Dog Pub, but it’s absolutely fantastic!”

Sorry, I tend to get a little carried away, but seriously—open the door at 334 Market Street, and you’ll feel like you have just stepped into a neighborhood pub in Manchester.  It’s dark wood, pub tables, and flags of British football clubs hanging in front of the bar.  The ceiling is made to look like corrugated tin, and behind the bar is a custom-built dumbwaiter to send drinks upstairs to yet more pub tables, pool tables, dartboards and a jukebox playing hits from the last five decades.

If you really want the English pub experience, you can order from a variety of English beers like Boddington’s Draught or Old Speckled Hen. Food is another lure, as you can dine on such delectable dishes as “Fish n’ Chips” or “Bangers n’ Mash.”  Now, if you’re not in the mood to try something English, Hair of the Dog Pub has many other tasty items to choose from.  There’s “Reuben Rolls”—a gastronomic delight as German meets Asian meets American:  egg roll wrappers stuffed with corned beef, kraut, and just a smidge of Thousand Island dressing, or “Babe the Blue Ox”—a scrumptious burger with bleu cheese, bacon, and grilled mushrooms.

If you’re looking for something on the lighter side, try “The Mother Clucker”, delicious chicken, breaded in-house and fried golden brown, sliced and laid delicately atop a bed of mixed greens, garnished with cheddar cheese, tomatoes, onions and crumbled bacon.  Food is served at Hair of the Dog Pub from 11 a.m. until 2:30 a.m. Feeling hungry after a concert?  Not a problem!   Not sure what to do for lunch?  Not a problem!  The Dog offers daily lunch specials and a “lunch fidelity” card for regulars.

Sundays at Hair of the Dog Pub means time for one of the most exciting, delightful, delicious, savory, satisfying—and affordable—brunches in Chattanooga.  From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., order frittatas, pancakes, “Really French French Toast,” quiches, and satisfy yourself with the Bloody Mary bar.  Your bartenders pours the vodka—you create the masterpiece.

But it’s certainly not just about the pub grub, no matter how ambrosial it may be!  Hair of the Dog Pub has one of the most impressive beer lists in the city.  You can find everything from Budweiser to Rogue Mocha Porter.  Each season, the Dog announces a new “List o’ Beers.”  This winter, some of their seasonal beers include Abita Christmas Ale, TommyKnocker Butthead Bock, Rogue Santa’s Private Reserve, and Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan Nut Brown. They are currently offering Samuel Smith’s Winter Welcome on winter beer listings.

There’s even a $10 beer, the one beer of the season Hair of the Dog Pub deems worthy of a ten spot.   This winter, it’s Delirium Tremens, a beer praised by many as the best overall beer in the world.  You can order up mixed beers, a la the Black and Tan, with such creative names as the Irish 8-ball (Guinness with a shot of espresso) and Skid Mark (Guinness and Fat Tire).  If a pint is not what you’re looking for, Hair of the Dog Pub has a fabulous wine list and a full bar, featuring several single-malt Scotches and a great bourbon.

Hair of the Dog Pub celebrated their fourth birthday on November 18.  With all the fine services they offer, it’s no wonder.

Hair of the Dog Pub is located at 334 Market Street, downtown Chattanooga. Open seven days a week, 11 a.m. until 2:30 a.m. (423) 265-4615.