Featured dinner show · Most weekends
The Ray Fogg Show
Dangerously fun music/comedy for over 35 years. His latest album was recorded live right here. Detroit News: “music, comedy and heartfelt songs about island life.”
Now playing · Put-in-Bay’s oldest new bar
Reel Food. Reel Music. Reel Fun.
Breakfast through last call on South Bass Island — intimate live shows, fresh-squeezed cocktails, Lake Erie fish, and the largest bourbon list on the Bay.
#1 Live Entertainment
Voted favorite venue on Put-in-Bay
16 draft beers
100+ bourbons
Fresh-squeezed cocktails
Viral Pickle Shot
The room
A reel new bar in a reel old place.
Historic building. Lived-in island room. Stage close enough to catch every joke. Come for breakfast — stay for the show.
What you’ll find here
Three reasons the ferry is worth it
Act I · Live stage
Island entertainment, arm’s length away
Ray Fogg, Bob Gatewood, Key West favorites, rockabilly from Nashville — the intimacy of our stage makes every set feel like it was built for the room. Voted Put-in-Bay’s #1 live entertainment venue.
See who’s playing →
Act II · Kitchen
Reel Food from breakfast on
Reel Tots, Lake Erie walleye, all-natural burgers, Royal Red shrimp when we have them. Antibiotic-free meat, local ingredients, and enough reasons to stay for every meal.
Open the menu →
Act III · The bar
Fresh-squeezed & hard to find
Fresh-squeezed cocktails, 16 drafts, the island’s largest bourbon collection, and the Pickle Shot that went viral — Jameson or tequila in an edible pickle glass.
Drink menu highlights →Live on Catawba
Who’s on the stage
August & Labor Day weekend highlights. Schedules shift with the season — always check the full calendar before you ferry over.
The Ray Fogg Show
Adult-oriented music & comedy — island tradition for 35+ years.
Bob Gatewood
40+ years on the Bay — guitar, classics, and electronic mastery.
Hillbilly Casino
World-class rockabilly from Nashville. Two shows only.
Nick Brownell
Key West Entertainer of the Year — country, rock, and Delta blues.
Sloppy Seconds
Pete Jarvis & Larry Strickland — feel-good Key West energy.
Chris Logsdon
Columbus legend — charisma, wit, and a full room wherever he plays.
From the kitchen & bar
Order something you’ll talk about on the ferry home
Classics the island can’t get anywhere else — and the shot that broke the internet.
From the island
They came for a beer. They stayed for the show.
“Great informal atmosphere… Ray Fogg was on for about 2 hours, which was a riot, so be sure to catch his show on Friday and Saturday nights if you can.”Shawn O · TripAdvisor
“Been to PIB many times but was first time stopping here. Boy have we missed out. The food was awesome and drink prices were actually fair.”MadForMexican · TripAdvisor
“Stopped for a Monday morning breakfast… the Mexican Omelette was delicious! The décor is pretty cool and they play music that is different from the rest.”Ashley Q · TripAdvisor
Since 2014
Built in an old place. Feels like it’s always been yours.
Andy Christensen and Ray Fogg opened Reel Bar in the historic building formerly known as Tony’s. Reclaimed barn wood, real stone, recycled antique lighting, and the original back bar still standing.
Fishing, boating, and Lake Erie island life — without the polish that kills the fun.
Read our storyFind us
Two blocks off the bay — reely not that far
461 Catawba Avenue, Put-in-Bay. Back to the Boardwalk, walk two blocks down Catawba. We’re on the right — next to The Old Forge and The Brewery, across from Cameo Pizza.
