Dakota Bar

We came here for the mechanical bull but ordered a couple drinks and fries while we waited for them to set up. The fries were really good & it was hard to believe I only paid $8 as the portion was huge! Such good value! Also, we couldn’t leave without buying a hat 🤠 what a cool little place!

This place is so cool! Great cocktails & yummy food , plus the music there it’s so good , everything is decorated like a western bar

Called the owner in January to arrange timings for mechanical bull for my sisters hens do in Feb, they said they would have it operating from 5pm we arrived between 5-6 and the place was full of atleast 3 stags and hens waiting for the bull we had spent a lot of money over the few hours we were there waiting on setup they were very power trippy behind the bar also, not sure if it was even set up in the end. If it did go up it would have only been for 30 minutes tops, when we said we would go and have a drink elsewhere and come back after waiting 2 hours they set it up almost so we would not get to do it at all and you know what for planning i would have rather just been told that rather than mucking us around. So our time and money were not wasted. It put a huge damper on the night, the bouncer was also a HUGE power tripper. In the future I would never rely on timings said or this owners word and plan a backup activity as these guys were an absolute joke. Would NEVER recommend having a Hens or stags here ever go somewhere where they respect people and are happy to treat you as a human being. Feel that every time I go out into the wellington nightlife these days the less I even want to come back. It’s the people not the place.

Came here on a Thursday night. Not super crowded but they have mechanical bull! OMG, how much fun. Good selection of beers and spirits, with constant western music blasting. Great venue for a fun night out.

We were looking for a night cap, and lo&behold the music was pumping at Dakota so we went in. Cleverly named cocktails, I recommend the Dolly Parton (tastes like strawberry chuppa chups). There’s a mechanical bull you can ride if you ask the staff. They have late night eats too.