Terrapin's Turf Review

Hoirible drinks, horrible service, extremely dirty, reeked of puke and/or urine.

Crowded so there isn't much space to dance, if you like to dance. Not many people behind the bar so it's a bit if a wait to get a drink. However, friendly staff so it's not as much of a problem.

Cheap drinks decent music and roudy disrespectful people

Great spot for drinks and dancing! You won't find a better spot for getting down to some music in College Park.

You can stand at the bar causing no problem and have the manager knock your drink out of ur hand and kick u out with no explanation. Drinks over charge and music is horrible

Hard to argue with a cheap fishbowl. One of the more upscale-looking bars near UMD.

I stopped in before the crowds hit on a Saturday night and it was friendly, clean and enjoyable. The bar staff, in particular Diana, were attentive and pleasant.

Decent bar, the service is good. Came for a catered event and the food was good too

love turfs!best place on earth especially on a Thursday night. but got my phone stolen last night. will I go back? most definitely. see you next Thursday turfs. TURFS FOREVER

Great place to eat during the day and great bartenders who provide excellent service

Basma Hamud once said in the day before her inauguration, "terrapin turf will henceforth receive a 3 star rating on Google reviews." And this, out of my respect for the American Constitution, I must rate turf 3 stars.

Pretty cool spot, drinks are a bit expensive but cool atmosphere and turns into a dance hall after 12ish

2 bars inside and an outside bar. Tuesday half priced rails. Can't beat it

Full disclosure, I am not a college student.

TT's is a bar/club with decent booths around the edge of what becomes the dance floor at 11:30. It's loud, as expected, but not unbearably so until the dancing starts. I was prepared for the loud music (I'm lame so you brought ear plugs) but the booth was incredibly sticky when we sat down which wasn't great.

The real issue I had on my visit was the women's bathroom. Two stalls and one didn't flush properly and the whole room was dirty. In addition, there was a valet who handed me soap and a paper towel clearly expecting a tip, while taking up valuable real estate in an already cramped space. She was also brushing her hair when I came in which made me think she was a patron. Because of these issues I didn't want to stay long enough to have to use the bathroom again.

The owner is racist. My friend and I were celebrating my graduation in December and he kept harassing us to buy drinks even though we bought two already. He kept saying "I'm trying to run a business" "this bar will turn into a night club in a few minutes and we can't just have people like you guys hanging out." Completely disgusting. We both noticed, we were the only ones getting harassed.

One of the best bars in the college town. As you can guess, mostly visited by students. Usually gets crowded on tuesdays , Thursday s and fridays. The bartenders , security folks and the owner are really good and friendly . Love their fish bowls (special price on Friday s). The food is good as well.

I FOUND THIS PLACE TO BE DETESTABLE AND QUITE HORRIFIYING, TO SAY THE LEAST.

Did not like it as the air conditioning was not working the whole time I was there.

The best place in College Park for nightlife. It has a large interior with plenty of space for dancing, a large bar that can efficiently serve the large packs of students that gather their and it does not smell terrible.

Was kicked out for no apparent reason (I was sober) and a man who was working there threatened me. Probably the worst experience I ve had in a public place in my life. Treated me like a trashed college kid and wouldn t explain to me why I was removed. Classless. Don t go here

I was waiting at the door for 20 mins in the cold, they let other people in besides the color people in. The body guard looked at me and said what do you want. I said I am waiting to get in like the people you skipped me. He said is there a problem and had securities him. I rather not ever go to a place like this when they have people at the door thinking they are privileged. Too many places around that are alot better. I hope management takes the time to reach out to me because this is pathetic type of security

Check your credit chard statements very carefully. Mainly underage patrons, packed to the point where it is unsafe. Classic college bar experience.

Cool spot just off campus of UMD, young crowd with great music!

Don't go to bents. Its a despicable nightmare of a place. Turf isn't stellar but the staff and bartenders are generally much nicer and the place is kept fairly clean for a college bar. You can tell the owner actually gives a crap about the business and its customers.

Came here for a work event and couldn't believe there was a hidden palace on the corner here in Colleg Park! Great service and staff!

It s a fun place for undergrads and students in UMCP

DO NOT GO TO THIS BAR. This bar has ZERO respect for customers even if they pay. I wosh I could give them a ZERO. I paid my cover, showed my LEGAL ID, and not even 20 seconds later was harassed by a random old man in a polo to show my ID. I had no idea who he was and was hesitant to show my ID to a stranger so I walked over to security. By then, the random man (who ended up being the owner but never ever told me so) ordered the security to kick me out. You wanna kick me out? Fine. I'm a good sport. But those men refused to give me my money back and I have ZERO respect for that. I then sat outside and WATCHED for over 30min as they let young kids in and then kicked them out after paying their cover. These people are absolute scum. They quite literally STEAL from people and then use their own security and even the local police to enforce their theft. It's absolutely horrendous. I can not discourage you from coming to this garbage bar enough. PLEASE DO NOT GO HERE DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY ITS NOT WORTH IT

Had a great time there. Had a few drinks with friends.
Highly recommend this Spot!!!

Chill place to hang out. Went here for our graduate mixer party

Terrible service at an even more terrible bar. Would not recommend to anyone with dignity. I will never be go back and would hope you do the same.

It was good place in college, and even now, if I'm feeling cheap drinks I'd brave the crowd

Big space but sometimes it can get too crowded.
Music is fine but nothing special, a mix of US top charts and latin music

Great for a college bar. The closest to a club you'll find in college Park. Overall, fun but not amazing

The best place ever !!! The best service and friendliest staff. Love it here!!!

The staff is really nice and friendly.
The lemon grilled chicken is well made and taste great. The fries are well made.

Sitting area is conjested. Good for smaller groups. Not spacious for parties

Nice weekend hangout place. Birthdays can be celebrated too.

This spot is worth trying. They serve big portions for affordable prices. Regularly neat and with awesome atmosphere. Highly recommended.

this is my favorite bar, amazing service, such a nice manager, great prices and food/drinks all around.

Hi I am in public relations and I represent very prestigious clients. I have never been treated so poorly in an establishment! All the drinks where watered down! The worst thing about the night was that now I am filing a sigil suit against the bar for the bar tender named Preston tipping himself 100% tip off my card and gorging my signature!!! And he still works there so be careful and use cash if you go there!

The bet place to forget tensions. Music played is good. Perfect dance environment. Perfect place for party animals

Has a minimum $5 cover charge, constantly lets people to the point of over-packing, then kicks people out at random long before closing. Good luck getting a drink if you're not a regular and the bartender isn't your best buddy. No drinks under $5 not including tip, pretty pricey for a college bar. You will not get your money's worth, I recommend Looney's

Please this is the discrimination place for Black people. I was over there two times with my friend and the staff discriminate us and call the police because we are the only Black on the bar. Right now that still hurt me.

I had the exact same experience as Kevin getting robbed by the owner. I paid $5 to get in and I'm in there for about 30 min then I decide to come outside to get fresh air because it gets insanely hot in there. I go to come back inside and the owner asked to the show the stamp and it turns out the stamp had came off because I was sweating so much. I show him my id, he lets me through the rope, I'm back in there. I'm pretty mad at that point because I've paid $10 to get in altogether. I get stamped again and I go explain to the guy who stamped me how easily the stuff comes off, I wiped off the stamp to show him my point. then went to ask for another one but double press it, and the owner instantly threw me out. Obviously at this point I'm pissed and I'm demanding my money back. He then calls me a liar, that I never paid! I'm now off the property trying to demand my money back and he slaps me in the face. There was scuffle after that, one dude choked me out and tried to slam me but failed epically. Let me also add that I never have done a review on something but I just had to with this one. SO, best of luck to anyone who tries to come inside after sweating their stamp off!

Dance hall styled bar which provides good entertainment for primarily college students. Bouncers are not the nicest and the drinks are a tad pricey.

This bar has more of a "club" atmosphere than the other bars in the area. The food is decent, but their mixed drinks, particularly their fish bowls set them apart. Service here can be slow when it's even moderately crowded. Music here can also be hit or miss, depends on who is DJing.

Decent drinks. Gets too crowded on the weekends. Music is average!

Drinks nice but the kitchen staff was horrible and it was only one table....ours...... I won't be back

I went to an event hosted here and it was a really good experience. The heavy hors d'oeuvres were really good and filling. The drinks were well mixed and had a good amount of alcohol. Everything was pretty clean and it's a nice but space inside

Not as sticky as bents, good drinks, good times. But, as a DJ and I can say the house DJ here needs to have new playlists every week. C'mon.

Food was delicious. Carlos the chef really puts his heart into the food. Sabrina gives unlimited attention assuring great service.

Owner is racist or homophobic or something. He was definitely drunk. I was using the bathroom and he pegged me as a pervert. He then kicked me out of the bar. I do not understand and I am offended

Only time I don't like it. When its packed in like sardines.

Terrible security. Kick people out because they are bored. They don t know how to judge people who are underage and don t know how to tell who is drunk. They literally have nothing else to do but kick people out who are totally fine. Even if they are coopreative they don t listen and give little effort to listen. Terrible people, staff, and atmosphere.

Ghetto to the core stay away only went becuase I got in for free

Terrible experience ,they have the stickiest floors and the worst service ever .Do Not Go Here

I'll give a 2nd star cause I like the idea of fishbowl margaritas/other mixed drinks. Although aside from those everything else is overpriced considering 1, its mostly in debt college students who patronize the place and 2, the place smells like puke so bad that I almost had to puke myself and 3, the bar was stickier than a hotel room after a porn was filmed there. Clean up a bit and this place would be worth the money but right now it's outright TRIFLIN'

This is my first review I am doing because I want people to know how terrible the staff is at this place. The bouncers have no idea what to look for when judging a crowd. After paying my cover charge to get in I got a drink at the bar and started dancing with my friends, I got singled out of a group of people that were all dancing by a bouncer who grabbed me a shoved me away from my friends and threw me outside. I had asked for an explanation and the bouncer said I was being too rowdy. If it even was true, the bouncer should have given me a warning and should have seen if I was coherent before making the decision to throw me out. This environment is dangerous for anyone and you might just end up wasting your money here just to get told you can t go back in. Please consider this post before going.

My favourite weekend spot!! Do try the fish bowl drink!

We set down to order they tell you to go on INSTAGRAM and look at the menu 40 min went pass since the server came back to get our order never came back we got up in Left after sitting there for 40 minutes