Great American Pub Phoenixville Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant

Address: 148 Bridge St, Phoenixville, PA 19460, USA

Phone: +16109173333

Rating: 4.3
based on 183 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff was great - top notch bar tenders."
  • "Our waiter was very nice and attentive."
  • "Service was friendly and quick!"
  • "The service we received was great."
  • "The service is prompt and attentive."
  • "The service has always been so friendly and attentive."
  • "The service was excellent, our server was a most genial young lady!"

Cons:

  • "Bouncer became very arrogant!"
  • "I was treated as if I didn't exist and nearly refused service."
  • "Got seated and sat without drinks or a hello for 15 minutes."
  • "Worst service ever. No one there to seat us."
  • "Waitress was very busy with too many customers, not her fault but i hate having an empty ice water for 15/20 minutes throughout my entire main course."
  • "Also waiter took 40 minutes to take our appetizer order at 50%capacity."
  • "Service was slow but friendly."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "The atmosphere is great!"
  • "Atmosphere is old historic hotel but lively!"
  • "There is nothing better than sitting outside on a warm night people watching and laughing with friends."
  • "The outdoors are #1 in town and only getting better."
  • "How absolutely wonderful! I loved this place from the outdoor seating area with live music to the many indoor dining areas and the comprehensive and inclusive menu."
  • "A great place to enjoy your friends while you enjoy a cold beer, a drink, or wine."
  • "BTW: the outside area is a great area to hang with friends; it’s just fantastic and fun."

Cons:

  • "The atmosphere feels a bit cold and dusty."
  • "The vibe/atmosphere is not kid oriented."
  • "Usually a nice spot for dinner but someone decided that a 70's Rock Band blaring would be a good addition to the atmosphere. ....NOT!!"
  • "Nobody greeted us or even told us where to sit when we walked in."
  • "This used to be our go-to place in Phoenixville, but there have been some changes recently."
  • "Only complaint is lack of bathrooms."
  • "The whole meal was very, very bland tasting."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Their food came to the table LIGHTNING fast."
  • "John has done an amazing job at Great American, the food is fantastic."
  • "The chef specials are always creative and delicious."
  • "The chopped Cobb salad was good."
  • "The food was ABSOLUTELY fabulous as was the service."
  • "The food is great."
  • "The food Chef John prepares and sends out of the kitchen is brilliant."

Cons:

  • "The food here is bland."
  • "The sandwich was equally disappointing and tasted like it was grilled in cheap vegetable oil and not butter."
  • "Seems like they ran out of fried chicken and subbed some cheap chicken fingers."
  • "The burgers were under cooked and the fries were cold."
  • "The food did not taste good, I ordered a philly cheesesteak and it did not have a good taste or good ingredients to it."
  • "The steak looked and tasted like they bought it on sale for $1.99/pound."
  • "Crab sandwich was extremely bland, you couldn't taste anything, especially the crab."

Price & Value

Pros:

  • "Portions were plentiful, though a little pricey, all in all a good experience."
  • "Both of which were great for the price, it was happy hour."
  • "Meals were priced in the mid-range (appropriate for the location) and the quantity of food was perfectly matched with its high quality."

Cons:

  • "Food is good, prices are too high compared to portions though."
  • "I think the food is over priced and quality and taste doesn’t match. $17 dollar burger was dry, well done."
  • "Don’t eat here - go to Iron Hill, it’s actual food. This place is over-priced frozen food that’s been reheated."

Management & Staff

Pros:

  • "The staff are always friendly."
  • "The servers and bartenders were nice and helpful."
  • "Had a wonderful, caring young waitress!"
  • "The wait staff is friendly and attentive."

Cons:

  • "Management should put more effort into stabilizing the experience they offer customers."
  • "Not only were myself and my friends and family disrespected by the manager, but the manager used homophobic slurs at us when we were walking out."
  • "I feel the manager could have been able to handle this situation in a different way."
  • "Very rude banquet manager."

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