Anodyne - Pool hall in Albuquerque - 409 Central Ave NW, USA

Great place to go Shoot a solid game of pool. Great place to meet up with your friends. Kick back. Enjoy quality drinks with good old rock ‘n’ roll. It is a long time favorite of mine to hang out and shoot pool

My friends and I went to a concert last night and after it ended we were looking for something else to do because the show ended early. We attempted to go to anodyne, as we have done many times in the past and were not allowed in. We all had our IDs pulled out and the guy checking IDs asked where we were coming from, we told him a concert and he asked “what concert” which was none of his business but we told him who we saw which was San Holo, an EDM DJ. He then asked if we had any drinks at the concert, to which we honestly replied, yes. He then stated he could not let us in because we had already had a drink somewhere else. I thought he was kidding, this is a group of people in their 30s just trying to enjoy our night. No one was inappropriately dressed, or in “rave clothing”. No one was too intoxicated to be there. The bouncer DISCRIMINATED against us because of the show we went to. I went to college here, and have been coming to this bar since I turned 21. I will never be returning to this bar to give them our business, even though I’ve been coming here for over 10 years. BEWARE! They will discriminate against you and ruin your night! We ended up going down the street to Bourbon and Boots and had a great time, I would recommend going there if you’re downtown and wanting to have fun! Anodyne is a buzz kill anyways.

Nice atmosphere and good drinks ruined by overzealous security My friend Ethan took me here to grab a drink. He ordered me some kind of raspberry lemonade sour beer. I believe it was a 16 oz glass and the abv was 5%. I finished it over the course of about 10-15 minutes because I am a slow drinker. The bartender asked if I would like another and I replied “I’m good for now thank you”. I stepped outside the bar for a moment and then tried to come back in. I was told I was intoxicated and would not be allowed back in. I laughed because I thought they were messing with me. When they didn’t laugh too, I realized they were dead serious. They wouldn’t even let me go notify my friend whose car I came in, I had to call him. Luckily he picked up the phone after a few tries and we left. He thought the situation was funny and we laughed about it. I’m not accustomed to the 6000 ft altitude here and I’ve lived at sea level my whole life, so alcohol may have affected me more than it usually does to play devils advocate. I wasn’t causing a problem, spoke no words to anyone other than the bouncer on entry and my friend while we drank. Again, one 16 oz beer at 5% abv. I can’t help but feel this was very uncalled for. Avoid this place, there are plenty of better bars around where you won’t have to deal with this sort of nonsense. To the owner: train your staff

Pretty relaxed atmosphere! Not too loud, not too packed, very nice place. In all honesty, the atmosphere was the best thing about Anodyne. There were plants every where, soft lighting, and good music! The pool hall is in an upstairs loft so you have a great view overseeing downtown Albuquerque. Great place to people watch! 10+ billiards tables! Even 2 in a quieter room. The only shortcoming was the drinks. They were overpriced for the quality. Ordered 2 Sex on the beach drinks and received pretty basic versions of them. If you want a relaxed atmosphere where you can sit back on a couch and sip some bottled beers, definitely check it out!

Really awesome pool hall bar. Cool crowd at the bar, really friendly ppl, good drinks, tons of tables. Rent the balls. Yes It's upstairs. The music isn't a juke box lol at least not when I was there. It was rocking.

There's an edgy, almost retro vibe at this place. It feels like a spot you'd run into Nick Fury trying to relax after saving the world or Frank Castle after a night of fighting bad guys. The ambiance is what makes it. It's been 5 years since I first visited, and I still go back anytime I'm in town.

Great little dive bar.

Great place for pool and drinks, gets a bit busy but overall a cool place :)