The Front Yard at Ellis Island

The Front Yard is a two-story indoor-outdoor beer garden at Ellis Island Casino and Brewery, located at 4178 Koval Lane -- one block east of the Las Vegas Strip. The 350-capacity venue opened as a modern beer garden concept built around Ellis Island's on-site brewery, and it has quickly become one of the more visually distinctive sports viewing spaces in Las Vegas, with an 18-foot big screen TV, HD screens on both floors, and a lush garden atmosphere that feels nothing like a casino floor.

The Viewing Setup

The 18-foot big screen is the centerpiece, visible from bar-top gaming stations and seating areas on both the first and second floors. The second-floor atrium offers views of the Las Vegas Strip through expansive windows, creating a premium vantage point for watching matches while seeing the city skyline. Retractable ceiling shades allow year-round outdoor viewing -- critical in a desert climate where summer temperatures can exceed 110 degrees. Game-day food and drink packages cater to groups, and the overall atmosphere on match days blends a beer-garden vibe with sports-bar energy.

Ellis Island Brewery

The key differentiator is the on-site Ellis Island Brewery, which supplies rotating craft beers fresh from the tap. The brewery has been operating since the 1990s and has earned a local following for its affordable, quality beers -- a rarity in a city where Strip venues charge premium prices. The food menu features Ellis family favorite recipes including house-cured bacon and brisket, with dishes incorporating the brewery's craft beers. For soccer fans who care about what they drink as much as what they watch, the combination of fresh-brewed craft beer and an 18-foot screen is hard to beat.

Off-Strip Advantage

The Front Yard's Koval Lane location puts it just off the Strip -- close enough to walk from major hotels but far enough to avoid Strip pricing and crowds. Splash Magazines called it a hidden gem for sports, entertainment, and affordable fun. The venue hosts live entertainment alongside sports programming, and the Instagram-worthy garden walls, exposed steel, rich wood fixtures, and low lighting create an atmosphere that is distinctly more modern and curated than the traditional British pubs that dominate Las Vegas's soccer bar scene. For fans who want the screen quality and capacity of a Strip venue without the Strip markup, The Front Yard fills that gap.