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Avenue Ale House

Avenue Ale House

825 S Ave, 60304, Oak Park, United States

Full • Casual • Catering • International


"It was my mother's birthday and she chose this place. I checked the reviews and immediately knew this was not worth the visit. I made an OpenTable reservation, but this does not have a system to check in these reservations, but use a notebook. Don't understand why they're here yet. The manager I think led us to a remote area in the back there was another table, so it really felt lonely : . Anyway, we all arrived and the server w/a tattoo on his arm did not imagine) lacking service so much I wanted to complain, but I did not want to ruin the day. The server would ignore all the guys, even if they were longer there and the women ask for drinks, and one thing he went on to take instead of all drinks orders at once. It probably took half an hour to get drinks. I got her new bright beer, which was good, another person got a goose butter and it was too flat for tasting, we had to send it back to the switching point twice. Then we ordered three appetizers: goat cheese fondue, Calamari and something with vegetables. The Calamari was so depressing NOT WORTH IT. It was gummy and tiny like popcorn chicken! The presentation was terrible. The goat cheese fondue also depressed 5 sliced pieces of bread with a bowl of cheese. Then our entrees came, everyone enjoyed their food, which was good, but it didn't wake me, or anyone else. The server came once to check on us and then MIA. Once we finished with our entrees, we waited for the server to hopefully ask ourselves if we want dessert. Not even he mentioned Dessert, but he gave us many times. I had to throw him down and ask if they did something for a day. I ordered my mother a chocolate slice and it was delicious, then we order bread pudding, which was good. Overall, I would never come back unless I drink. It has more a bar atmosphere than anything else. I would not recommend this place for a special occasion."

William K's

William K's

329 Erie St Buffalo, NY 14202, 14202-4220, United States

Beer • Cheese • American • Cocktail


"My wife and I wanted a nice laid-back place to sit outside and enjoy a fun dinner. We ended up being very disappointed by the service. Our server took about 10-15 minutes to get to the table (which feels like an eternity when you are waiting to order beverages). They took our drink order and quickly returned with a cocktail and waters but the beer we ordered was delayed by a few minutes. Not a big deal, but then the night went south. We didn't see our server again for a very long time. We started to feel like our appetizer was a little delayed when food runners showed up with our entrees. No app in sight. We let them know and eventually the server brought our app. But we were halfway into the meal by that point. The food tasted fine. Nothing extraordinary but not bad. The nachos, I admit, were delicious. The mac and cheese we ordered was described to have bread crumbs but was missing that. Fortunately the server had it taken care of pretty quickly. We were never asked about having our drinks refilled. And after eating, we waited a long time for our check. It just seemed to take forever for everything. None of the problems by themselves would have been a big deal, but together it added up to a somewhat unpleasant experience. The server was nice and apologetic. They also comped us the appetizer which was nice. May have been an off night or maybe a new server, but I can't say I would recommend going on a Saturday night. Also, we did enjoy the outdoor seating area. It was a little tight, but the ambiance was nice."