bartender and server at Bar & Billiards Room at The Read House

Bar & Billiards Room

The Read House has always been a place of social gathering since the late 1800’s and that tradition still stands to this day. Visitors will discover the best of downtown Chattanooga bars at the Bar & Billiards Room.

Our Bar & Billiards Room, located off the grand lobby, boasts a speakeasy tone, but is easily accessible to locals and guests seeking handcrafted aperitifs and timeless affairs. This Chattanooga cocktail bar creates specialty and seasonal concoctions, as well as wines, bourbons, whiskeys, and much more.

The Bar & Billiards Room is the pinnacle gathering place in Chattanooga.

Bar Hours
Sunday – Thursday: 3 pm – 10 pm
Friday & Saturday: 11am – 12am

Snack Menu
Sunday – Thursday: 5 pm – 10 pm
Friday & Saturday: 11 am – 11 pm

Flapper Hour
Every Day 3 pm – 7 pm

The Flapper Hour

Daily from 3 – 7PM

Every Day
Select Beer – 4
House Wines – 7
Well Liquors – 7

DRINKS

SUNDAY FUNDAY
All Domestic Beers — $3 | Select House Liquors — $6 | House Wines — $6

MARTINI MONDAY
House Gin Martini — $8
House Vodka Martini— $9

TEQUILA TUESDAY
House Tequila Cocktails – $8

WINE WEDNESDAY
Aviary Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon — $10
Mer Soleil Reserve Chardonnay — $10
Rainstorm Pinot Noir — $10
Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc — $10
Chateau Auguste Rose — $10
Segura Viudas Brut and Rosé Cava — $9

THROWBACK THURSDAY
Old Forester 1910 Old Fashioned — $13
Hendrick’s Gin Rickey — $13
Belvedere Martini — $13
JW Kelly Historic Whiskey Flight — $19

BEERS, SELTZER, AND MORE

DOMESTIC BEER
Budweiser | $5
Bud Light | $5
Coors Light | $6
Miller Lite | $6
Michelob Ultra | $6
Samuel Adams Boston Lager | $7
Blue Moon | $7

IMPORTED BEER

Corona Extra | $7
Heineken | $7
Guinness | $7
Stella Artois | $7

LOCAL BEER

H&S Igneous IPA | $7
H&S Good Schist APA | $7
Monkey’s Heart IPA | $7
Wanderlinger Joose Caboose NEIPA | $8
Wanderlinger Blackberry Hug Sour | $9

SELTZER

High Noon Pineapple Seltzer | $8
High Noon Lime Seltzer | $8
High Noon Grapefruit Seltzer | $8
High Noon Watermelon Seltzer | $8

CIDER

Woodchuck Hard Cider | $8

MALT

El Jimador Lime Margarita | 8
El Jimador Paloma | 8
El Jimador Piña Coconut Margarita | 8
El Jimador Orange Sunrise | 8

FOOD

RAW OYSTER ON HALF SHELL — $2.50 each | $3 each after 7PM
Cocktail Sauce

CHICKEN WINGS — $13
8 Wings, Choice of Buffalo, Sweet Chili Sauce, or “311” Ghost Pepper Sauce with Carrot & Celery Sticks, Ranch and Blue Cheese

SOFT PRETZEL BITES — $10
Sea Salt & Garlic Butter Soft Pretzel Bites, Beer Cheese Dip

TRUFFLE FRIES — $9
Hand-Cut Fries, Truffle Oil, Fresh Herbs, Sea Salt, Parmesan

FRIED OYSTER ROCKEFELLER — $16
4 Fried Oysters, Creamed Spinach, Lardons, Parmesan Cheese

HOUSE WINES

SPARKLING
La Marca Prosecco $11 | $42

Segura Viduas Brut Cava $10 | $39

Seguras Viduas Rosé Cava $10 | $39

Mia Dolce Moscato $10 | $39

Villa Jolanda Strawberry Moscato $11 | $42

Wycliff Brut $7 | $30

ROSÉ
Château Auguste Rosé $13 | $50

Sofia Brut Rosé Can | $10

PORTS

Royal Oporto Tawny Port $15

Quevedo LBV Port $12

Quevedo Rosé Port $16

Taylor Fladgate Tawny 10 Years Port $12

WHITE
Ruffino Pinot Grigio $11 | $42

Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling $10 | $39

Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc $12 | $46

Rodney Strong Chalk Hill Chardonnay $14 | $54

Mer Soleil Reserve $12 | $47

RED
Rainstorm Pinot Noir $12 | $47

Tabali Carmenere $12 | $46

Château Auguste Bordeaux $13 | $50

Ancient Peaks Renegade Red Blend $14 | $54

Elouan Pinot Noir $14 | $52

Beran Zinfandel $15 | $58

Aviary Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon $12 | $27

Drumheller Merlot $11| $42

Trapiche Oak Cask Malbec $11 | $42

Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon $13 | $50

*Consuming raw or uncooked foods may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform the order taker if a person in your party has a food allergy. A 20% service charge and applicable sales tax will be added to the retail price of all