Kerbside pickup
Yes
Friar Tuck Beverage in Bloomington
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Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, US
Service options
In-store pick-up
Yes
In-store shopping
Yes
Delivery
No
Health and safety
Staff wear masks
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Planning
Quick visit
Yes
Payments
Cheques
Yes
Debit cards
Yes
NFC mobile payments
Yes
Credit cards
Yes
Phone: +1 309-664-5890
Site: https://bloomington.friartuckonl...
Site: https://bloomington.friartuckonl...
Opening hours
- Monday:10AM–9PM
- Tuesday:10AM–9PM
- Wednesday:10AM–9PM
- Thursday:10AM–9PM
- Friday:10AM–10PM
- Saturday:10AM–10PM
- Sunday:11AM–7PM
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Comments (199)
Great Customer Service! Love Sugarlands Shine! Lots of flavors!!
Big selection of wine and alcohol. Plus its one of the only places in town with a pretty decent cigar selection.
Do they even care? About anything? I have no problem not being greeted or acknowledged as I walk in the door but I have a slight problem not getting a bag with my items and not having my account fixed up so I can continue shopping here for rewards. All in all, I wish this place wasnt so depressing.
The staff are always very nice and willing to help. They have a wide variety of wine, beer, and liquor; whatever you need they have it! Store is always clean and well maintained as well.
Has a diverse selection of imported alcohols, especially whiskeys, and so far as I can tell all the beverages are priced close to their MSRP plus theres a scarce presence of gimmicky small batches and overblown collectors bottles, so you wont be spending excessively on even a top shelf liquor unless thats specifically your intent. Overall, a good medium-sized liquor store where youre almost certain to find what you want.
Love the workers and stores organization ❤️
Great beer selection both cold and warm. And a fantastic wine and spirits selection, too. My only complaint is their beer cooler tends to be a bit of a mess. But the people are always friendly and stuff is easy to find... organized in a way that allows you to peruse what you want without having to look through tons of stuff you dont.
Many many selection of beer wine and liquor plus supplies for home brewing, Ive always had a good experience here, Im not as picky as some other reviewers Ive read, so yeah thumbs up.
This store is fantastic! They were very helpful with finding the right sour beers for me. Matt also walked us through lots of great brewing tips for home brews! Great suggestions! We will definitely be back!
This stores web site says they have select 55 in 30 packs for 9.99 so I drove over 30 miles thinking I could stock up however after getting there I find out they dont have it and its not on the bud truck thats unloading so I asked the manager of they would offer me a rain check so I could come back next week she just said they havent had 30 packs for a long time and didnt offer anything to supsitute I might have taken the 24 packs of they had been same price dont believe their web page
The craft beer section is very disorganized with empty boxes laying around everywhere. Very difficult to find what youre looking for, although they do carry brands and products you would otherwise be unable to find at Binnys.
What an wonderful experience! Came in unsure of what I wanted and thanks to Skyler’s help, I found some wine options that I’m very excited to try! Def the place to come!
Best selection of barrel-aged stouts
They are close to where I live and a good selection of beer and wine. Their prices are higher to OK. Since Binnys came into town they are never very busy. I wonder how they can stay in business. I like the fact that I dont have to fight a lot of people to get what I want. So, I am willing to pay a little more and have a smaller selection than Binnys. The staff is always nice and helpful.
Awesome place! Great prices! And great employees.Very helpful and makes purchases at this location very easy!
They have a large beer selection, but nothing impressive compared to HyVee or to binnys which are both within about a mile. If youre into beer, their prices are on average a dollar or two higher than competitors. I went there to buy a special edition beer, they had never heard of it, meanwhile the other stores had already sold out.
Great products best prices
My roommates and I went to Olive garden and was recommended a wine that was absolutely delicious, we figured if we went to a beverage store that we could find a bottle of the wine.however once we got to friar Tuck we realized that we did not take a picture of the bottle or know at all what the wine was.So I want remain and I are wandering around trying to find this bottle of wine, we figured it was worth a shot to ask the employees there if they knew what we were looking for.To our surprise, the owner was there working and knew what wine we were talking about just because we got it at Olive garden.Unfortunately they were sold out of that wine, but he suggested another that was very similar to it that they offer at biaggis.Wonderful customer service!
Spent some time shopping here and found a nice bottle of Scotch to buy. Manager took the bottle to the register while we continued to shop. As we we were ready to leave he informed me that that bottle had been reserved by someone else. He was pretty rude all together, not somewhere that Ill shop again
Friar Tuck is 5 star all day long! Great staff! Good prices! And, they often carry a lot of things no one else does. Don’t forget, they can special order anything! A gem in Bloomington. A+ customer service.
Decent whisky and beer selection. Not the best prices, but reasonable. The main problem is the complete lack of customer service.Also... avoid the mix and match 6-pack section. There are beers in it that are over a year old.Come on guys. Eventually youre gonna have to toss that and take a bit of a loss.
Now, this place is really far from the Chicagoland area, but its worth the drive. Tony helped me acquire a couple of bottles of Hakushu 12 at a great price point. Really appreciated that he held the bottles for me. Really recommend this place!
Similar to Total Wine or ABC Liquors in other areas of the country. Nice selection of spirits and harder to find liquors, large wine selection, great prices.
Employees and managers were helpful and friendly. Got a 5 pack of German beer on sale really reasonable. Came with a nice beer glass but got home and found out the beer was over a year out of date. The stuff was brewed to the 15-18 Purity law. It should be okay since it was packaged out of direct light. Just wish it had been noted on the sale price that it was as outdated
Good selection of craft beer. Slightly better prices than Binnys (more often than not, for the beers I buy). What I appreciate most is their willingness to post the arrival of harder to find beers on their Twitter page... Keep it up!
Always have exactly what Im looking for plus so much more and the price points are hard to beat. Can not reccomend enough. Absolutely my go to for all things spirits.
Great selection! Stocked up on the minis- so many to choose from. Very helpful staff.
I stopped in earlier to pick up a few things. I went to check out expecting I could tap and pay. I could not and was 3.43 short with the cash I had in my wallet. Taylor(who was checking me out) apologized and gave me a small discount so I did not have to put anything back! Friar Tuck is a little farther away then Binnys is, but after this small act of kindness I will gladly make the extra drive. THANK YOU
Very nice selection but it is a little more expensive.
Love the knowledgeable people, great selection. Get prefer here to purchasing at a chain grocery store
I went in to get syrups for my coffee once with two little in tow and they were so helpful. The guy had no judgement about having my kids with me in the liquor store and offered to help me carry the bottles of syrups out!
Really excellent selection of craft and international beer, especially the mix 6. Also the best selection of Sangiovese in town. Finally, my husband loves the homebrewing supplies they carry.
Great selection! Excellent service. Joe always helpful
Very good pricing and above average selection compared to most places.
Helpful and knowledgeable staff made it possible to find something very specific. And it didnt hurt at all that they also carry a specialty beer that we regularly have trouble finding in stock at our regular stores.
I love this place. Very knowledgeable staff and management. I find the different types of beverages that I look for here and continue to find the things I did not know I was looking for due to expert guidance by this staff. Matt the General manager has done a wonderful job with this location.
Great selection, Tony and Joe are very helpful and have years of experience. Regional chain with reasonable prices, and I dont get talked down to here like I have at the other big liquor store in town.
Ive been coming here for years and always find some great, hard-to-find beverages. I was looking for sour beers the other night and found 5 I have never tried before. Superb.
Love Friar Tuck and their Teachers Highland Cream Scotch. It has a nice smokey peaty taste.
Nice looking store large selection.
Only been here once, my wife wanted some Boones farm strawberry wine. I didnt think they still made it. Lol nice selection of alcohol
Prices are a competitive and a convenient location. Great staff! Matt and his teammates are always so polite and friendly. Better prices than Jewel-Osco.
So far my go to for things I cant find
Well organized with a lot of variety. Knowledgeable staff. Can order things online for pickup if you need a case of something for a social event.
Joe and Tony are both terrific help when I am looking for a new beer or bourbon. They are friendly and helpful whenever I am in the store. I love the tastings on Saturdays!
Very helpful staff, prices were a few dollars cheaper than the store across town I went too last time. Ill be back
Very nice selection at a reasonable price. Staff seems to be knowledgeable and very helpful
Great, diverse selection and friendly, helpful staff! We went during a tasting and were able to sample a variety of great products
Great store, knowledgeable and helpful employees but I stopped shopping here due to the fact they do not require masks and I do not feel safe
Great selection. Love the local cheese display. Friendly employees.
Corporate is not requiring patrons to wear masks in the store, unnecessarily exposing employees and other patrons to infection. I wont be shopping here unless that changes.
Hands-down the best selection in Blono. Whether you’re looking for rare craft beer, awesome import wines, or liquors of all varieties - it’s here.
Good stock, shelves are full. Prices are the best Ive found.
Best place to go in BloNo for local wines. Skyler is always very helpful and full of alcohol knowledge.
Friar Tucks in Bloomington have great people. They always help with my order and provide great recommendations
Beautiful liquor store with awesome selection of beers and whiskey. Please do visit!
Amazing selection, however Binnys is getting close, best thing however is the fact that its the only place in town ive been able to find my cigar Drew Estate, Big Juicy. mmmm
Amazing selection, at least double the craft beer section versus other Friar Tucks Ive been too. Really nice staff
Have ALWAYS been a fan of this store! They stock fantastic product in all your adult beverage categories, and their staffers are helpful and very courteous.
After searching the Bloomingtons store listing of bourbon online, decided to stop by on my way through IL to pick up a few that they had listed (and did not state not available).I was very disappointed that of the three WL Weller I was looking for, none were in stock, neither was the Willett or the Old Forester Birthday Bourbon (figured this one would not be available as it is a special release).Talked to one of the store personnel, and he told me they order it, but dont receive it. He also doesnt like that their website is misleading.He was very helpful in finding a few IPAs that my son wanted, so from the people side, I give Friar Tucks 5 stars.Due to the lack of items that show as being available, I give the 0 stars! Looks like if they have had the bourbon in stock sometime in the past year, they list it on their website.
Wide selection of high-quality wine and beer. The staff are knowledgeable and helpful. Patronize your local businesses if you want them to stick around.
Pretty new store so very clean and well kept. Great selection of alcohol. Prices are lower than most places in town.
Huge beer section, decent whiskey and scotch as well. I shop here because they dont require masks.
The go to place for all your beverage needs.
Great staff, very knowledgeable and always willing to help. This store has a great selection of beer and wine, Im never disappointed.
The staff is always really friendly, its a place where you always feel welcome! Great selection and knowledgeable staff.
Great place always friendly always helpful little pricier than buying at Walmart but they dont have the same stuff this place does
Always great choices. Perfect sized store for parking and running in and out. Staff pleasant
I love this place, they usually have what your looking for. If you cant find it the staff can usually look it up and find where you can get it or sometimes even tell you what time of year it is usually available.
Fantastic selection, including local craft beers from White Oak. There are a decent amount of home brewing supplies, and the staff is very friendly.
Great selection at good prices. Always willing to help. Love all the options
I always enjoy my visits to Friar Tucks! Its peaceful and full of excellent choices. The staff is always friendly and helpful!
Ive been coming here for a couple years and have had nothing but excellent service. Great selection as well!
Shelby was so nice and we actually talked and connected on a subject. Everyone was friendly here.
Selection is okay. Prices are more expensive than other places.
Fantastic selection. Great service. Love the personalized recommendations as well.
Literally went in needing 69 shooters and not only were they kind and curtious but so so so accommodating and filled the entire order om the spot!!!! Would highly recommend!!!!!
Easy to find. Great selection! Always leave with way more alchohol than intended. ❤❤❤
The best store. Having locations in different parts of the state is great because I dont have to travel far to get beers I cant get at my home location.
Love Friar Tucks. Glad to have a place in Bloomington with quality craft beer options and an insane amount of wine and liquor choices.
Great selection of whiskeys. They also have mead.
Great variety of products!! Friendly helpful staff.
Wheelchair accessible, wonderful atmosphere, helping me was no problem. Prices were competitive but reasonable..
Love me some Friar! And all of the employess I have met have been very helpful!!
I found the place a bit disorganized with wrong price tag. The manager agreed that the price tag was wrong but did not honor the price. I also found more options at Bennys with better price and staff.
We looked high and low for Petrus aged red and they had it! So happy! Thank you!
Visited this shop multiple times , wide veriety of liquor and friendly staff. Nicely oraganized catalog enjoy best prices
Great place and great selection good pricing
Excellent selection and great prices!! Highly recommend! Great employees!
Actually had the obscure liquors we wanted! Great selection and very nice staff.
Great customer service and they have a great selection. Hannah was very helpful!
Excellent service, great selection. 11/10. Tell em Uncle Tony sent ya.
Best selection on local and hard to find limited release beers. Much better than the big name in town!
Open Thanksgiving! Always good service and prices - 15% off 6 bottles is a great deal!
Great selection and staff is always super knowledgeable and helpful.
Excellent selection and service. Very knowledgeable staff!
Great staff. Good selection. Love this place.
Sometimes they can be overpriced but the selection and staff are always helpful and can get you anything you request .
I always find what Im looking for here and the staff is always very helpful and knowledgeable about the product.
A lot of wine and specialty beers but not much to choose from in standard American beer.
Great place. Always has great selection as well as supplies for brewers.
Becca was super helpful with helping me pick some delicious alcohol to drink. She’s the best. I’ll come back for sure.
Highly recommend this liquor store. If you are looking for an impressive assortment of craft beer look no further than here!
Great prices and selection, helpful and courteous staff. Best prices in town!
What a great selection of drinks they have. They also have cheeses and the like from Ropp, which is great and convenient.
Very helpful and friendly staff checked on a product when I called then helped me find it in the store!
Good selection of hard-to-find beers. Always have something I want. Staff is friendly.
Great selection I just wish they had gift sets for the holidays.
Great place.. Extremely helpful staff helped me with my questions about random Japanese beers. Thank you! :)
Employees need to improve on the knowledge of their inventory carry they have in stock including options of Brands.
Awesome selection, reasonable prices and very helpful and knowledgeable staff
Always have what I’m looking for. Huge selection with great prices.
The place has a nice selection, wine tasting Free every Sat 1-5, a fine cheese selection and the staff is the best
This place is awesome, huge selection. Would definitely recommend!
Huge selection of all types of alcohol, clean and organized, and staff is always very helpful!
Staff is great and they have a great selection on everything
A vast craft beer selection. Prices are on par with the area. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff.
Great selection, lots of local options also! On the higher end of prices for liquor in town.
Can find mostly what you want.
Great knowledgeable staff and really large selection of hard to find beers and ciders!
I appreciate the selection and the prices. Favorite liqour store in town.
Great selection of beer and the staff is always super helpful and kind!
Great place and amazing selection of beers and wines you can never go wrong with this place
Great place to get a variety of beer or liquor at great prices!
Love the location. Staff is friendly and its walking distance to my building that i live in.
Friendly staff. Fantasic selections of EVERYTHING. I drive past Binneys to get to Friar Tuck.
Very good selection. Wonderful staff is very helpful and knowledgeable.
Always unbusy, friendly service, good selection! I go for home brew supplies.
Very helpful. Not many places I can go and get 2 pints of Guinness as well as 2 pints of boddington.
Hey this place is great gives you a good deal for giving them a good review fair trade
Lee is an awesome customer service guy really patient and helpful guy ! Will return.
Great variety! Helped us find brew ingredients! Very friendly employees!
Amazing staff, amazing selection, just ask for advice and expect to be impressed
Good people to work with my daughters getting married this weekend they made the purchase of the alcohol beverages nice and easy thanks guys
Has great choices but prices are higher than others in town
Great Service! Good selection! Close to home.
Nice selections of wines for every pocket, great service
Great selection, prices, and helpful staff.
Love the device and selection. Ive shopped here for years!
Great store and always has everything in one place!
Awesome selection of wines and craft beer. Very well organized.
Its like a candy store for adults. Plus the prices are great.
Love this place, good prices and the best variety in town
This is best shop , excellent catalogue nicely oraganized and friendly shop. Enjoy shopping and nice drink
Great experience every time I come workers very professional
Went looking for flavored syrups for coffee and tea and loved the amount of flavor selections to choose from.
Awesome
Had exactly what I was looking for! Excellent service!
Very nice place and selection! Lots of local wines!
Good selection of imported beer. Prices are higher compared to other stores in town
Best selection of beers in town for a much better price than the competition.
Almost endless selection, great customer service!
This place is legit. Lots of rare, top shelf hooch to be had
Awesome selection of local beer. It is why I buy here!
Fantastic people and great store. 5 star for sure.
Great service and selection! Eric was great!
They have all the German imports I’ve always wanted!
Fantastic selection and extremely helpful staff
The best store in town with its wide collection and best price.
Great friendly service , best prices in town
Friendly staff and affordable prices
Great prices and selection.
Great selection
One of the better liquor stores in Bloomington!
Great selection of local and unique craft beers!
No one is ever on the floor to help answer any questions. The selection is great though
Great beer selection. Wish they took Samsung Pay. Binnys does.
Awesome selection of beer, great customer service
Always has great sales and wide selection!!
Very knowledgeable staff. Great selection.
Great prices friendly staff definitely be back
Best selection with no real local competition.
Friendly and very helpful - found what we needed at a great price
Only place I can find my Longbranch Bloody Mary mix! Its the best!
Luv Friar Tuck, the employees are awesome, only liquor store I will buy liquor from..
Huge selection of wine and beer. The staff is always friendly and knowledgeable.
Good selection of imported beer
My guys always take care of me there ....Service is 5Star😘
Great servive!Had everything I was seeking, even very scarce itet.
No masks required, endangering their employees and customers.
They always have a great selection of hard to find beers.
Good selections. Friendly and helpful staff.
Great beer and alcohol selection and decent prices
Awesome staff that knows what they are doing. My first stop when I want alcohol!
Amazing selection! You wont be disappointed!
Good wine selection with quite excellent staff
Great beer selection! Friendly customer service!
Good service and a pretty wide selection
Sercixe here is amazing. Workers always nice and polite to everyone.
Total reviews rating 4.7
199 Reviews for Friar Tuck Beverage 2023:
Review №1
2022-06-26Man at the front desk. Long hair. Glasses. Looked stoned/hungover/maybe still drunk. Has horrible customer service skills. I go up. Sir. Would you guys happen to have anymore cans of corona or the small 7oz cans maybe? Worker just goes we got what we got back there.. thats what we have. Instead of looking up in the system just to make sure or to even try to help.
Review №2
2021-04-10Have been looking everywhere in town for Murphy Goode, and Friar Tuck was the place . Joe , the assistant manager was beyond helpful in helping me locate my vino. Will be visiting here for my Murphy Good products.KD
Review №3
2021-06-09Best store in the pandemic and elsewhere. Great selection and knowledgeable staff. Found my whisky in 2 seconds flat and always great for wine pairings.
Review №4
2022-05-12They have a huge selection of craft beer, but you have to be careful in your selections because a lot of them are well past their sell-by dates.
Review №5
2019-07-01I was here by total chance, visiting from Chicago, and I was gladly surprised. The selection is very good (4 stars, not 5, because the selection of whiskeys is fairly limited) and the prices very very competitive (I think theyre trying to survive a Binnys a mile away).I asked for help and they were not only very kind, but very knowledgeable as well.I spent $100 and I will be back next time Im in town.
Review №6
2021-10-29Has an amazing selection of craft beers and spirits. Highly recommend shopping here
Review №7
2021-11-24Woman who runs the beer selection is very knowledgeable and made good recommendations. She did a great job organizing the beer section by locale. As an out-of-towner looking for beer I cant get back home, she did a great job assisting me.
Review №8
2022-02-28There is a large selection and friendly staff. They always have what I want.
Review №9
2022-07-07Helpful staff and large selection of beverages and mixes.
Review №10
2021-06-16Incredible craft beer selection. I have been drinking craft beers for 30 years and it isnt that often that I find a place that has many beers that I have not tried. However Friar Tuck is the exception. I highly recommend them.