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Governor Bradford

Provincetown, MA
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Ranked #9 of 14 nightlife in Provincetown
2.5 of 5 stars 15 Reviews
Type: Bar/ Clubs
Activities: Nightlife
Description: The Governor Bradford is one of the hearty P-town institutions that stays open all year long.
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Milford, Massachusetts
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7 reviews 7 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

Do yourself a favor and go to the kareoke nights on the weekend. Gay, Straight or Bi, it is a blast with lots of laughs

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Boston, Massachusetts
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

I love the Governor Bradford. It's sort of a dive, very well-located. They have backgammon boards and a great bar. Also an excellent jukebox. The food is average. The drinks are reasonable. But the best part is Drag Karaoke!!! There are usually two different people doing this on opposite nights, and my favorite is Dana Danzell. She looks so much... More

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Merrimack, New Hampshire
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10 reviews 10 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 January 2012

One of the only straight bars in town. Its definitely a dive. Come here for karoke, dont touch anything, and leave. Definitely dont eat here.

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New York City, New York
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 July 2011
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DONOT visit this dump even for a drink. Its dirty, the food is bad. Not bad as in doesnt taste good but bad as in spolied. The Mother/Daughter bartender team is rude and obnoxious and looking for a fight. The chubby squatty tatooed daughter is a Kat Von D from LA INK wanna be but without the looks or body.... More

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Kearny, New Jersey
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 July 2011
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This 4th of july of 2011 once again we went to p town to see fire works and for convinience we stopped by Governor Bradford for dinner with my family and they served a "rotten stinky" bistro steak to my friend that spited out right to the side of the table, last year the order of calamaris was smelling so... More

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Pennsylvania
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 July 2011
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I didn't eat here but I did have my fair share of drinks. I had no problems with service and we had a blast at drag karaoke!

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boston
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 September 2009

Out in ptown with the girls and if it weren't for the drag karaoke we would not have put up with the bad service for as long as we did. Blatantly ignored by the bartenders. One bartenders ran out of a mixer before pouring the last of our drinks and didn't bother opening another bottle - just served it minus... More

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Long Island, NY
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44 reviews 44 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
89 helpful votes 89 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 August 2009
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I have eaten here before and it was just OK but nothing memorable. My last visit, me and my partner were seated. We waited and waited and waited... No one came over for our drink order or even food order. We waited some more. Finally got up and left after 10-15 mins. There was staff around but apparently they have... More

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Connecticut
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 June 2009

Maybe my girlfriend and I are weird but our experiences here have always been good for the most part, and we've been coming here for 12 years. In warmer weather you can eat outside on the patio, or stay inside and still get a good window view of the action on Commercial St. I usually get the Lobster Roll and... More

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PLACES_2_BEWARE
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7 reviews 7 reviews
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2009
2
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The food in this place was awful. Half of my steak was fat and the rest was undercooked when I clearly asked for it to be well done. They are well over priced and not worth it at all. you have a 50/50 chance that you are going to get a server (waitress/waiter) that speaks english... because most of them... More

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