Upside Down Plaza

I've always loved this bar. After moving to Alabama from Michigan this place makes me feel welcomed and I can always count on my trip there being a good one. The drinks are cheap but good, I love getting to pick the music, and the pool tables are great too. The bartenders are super nice! Shout out to Max who always recommends some delicious drinks and always has a smile on his face. Definitely recommend this bar!!

We only spent 1 night in Birmingham and we wanted to play pool. We picked this place because it looked kinda cool on the website. The bartender was awesome, and it was busy! Also they stay open until people leave... We left around 4 am I think. Otherwise the place is kinda gross. The valley pool tables aren't taken care of. Sticky felt with drink stains on all them. And it's a basement bar so it smells funky. Also be prepared to pay $5 for a membership. I guess that's an Alabama thing. We had a great time, we didn't mind the seedy dive bar scene.

Hands down, this is the best dive bar in town. I’ve been a patron for almost 13 years. My favorite bartender has to be Skilla. She takes good care of everyone there. Low prices, great music selection on the jukebox, karaoke every week, pool tables, & chill bartenders.

The upside down plaza? Great. You should meet Maxwell! A sweet BADASS DUDE that takes care of EVERYONE. Any needs? MET by Maxwell! If you’re made uncomfortable by someone he’ll take care of it. No questions asked. Never felt safer in a bar while Maxwell is around. Highly recommend The Upside Down Plaza when this guy is around. ALSO!! Everyone that works there is amazing and the best! Plaza love for life.

the upside down plaza is my favorite place in the whole entire world. the bartenders here are admirable people and i respect them highly for how well they treat their customers and each other given the situations thrown at them. without mister maxwell, mister david, miss skilla, mister chris, miss anna, or mister jackson i would not be coming to the plaza. they have had my back more than once and make me feel safe and at home. i know nothing bad would ever happen to me there because they are genuinely good people with good intentions. i <3 the plazie!!!!!

Sometimes you wanna go where everyone knows your name and people aren't afraid to drink enough to forget it. The plaza is the perfect dive if you're not tryna be cute and you're not trying to drink cute. The bartenders are friendly and the drinks are cheap. There are plenty trendy places with cool lights and decor and Instagrammable views--that ain't this. The plaza is about drinking, pool and whoever you bring with you. Everything else good bathrooms, fancy drinks, trendy anything is a distant non existent second.

Never been to a dive bar, but if they're anything like this place then I'm sold. The Upside Down Plaza has it all -- pool tables, a pinball machine, a vending machine, and cheap drinks of course. The bartender was very friendly and helped me pick out some good beverages as a new drinker. Met a few interesting folks while I was there with some friends and really enjoyed the atmosphere. Watch your step going down and ESPECIALLY as you go back up.

Do not expect anything fancy. Maybe do not use restrooms. Otherwise It's a great hangout spot for a student on a budget ... Cheap Bier, ton of pool tables... Fun place. Will come again.

Maxwell is my all time fav bartender Everyone else is cool too but when we see him we know we're gonna have a good night

Your local bar feel. I enjoyed our time here employees were friendly drink prices are excellent. They had a live band playing. Pool tables, ping-pong machine, couple of video games. My friend and I played the game find the differences in the pictures lol we had a great time and walked back to our hotel! Good times with with good people.