Backyard Ale House Reviews Summary

Category: Bar

Address: 523 Linden St, Scranton, PA 18503, USA

Phone: +15709550192

Rating: 4.4
based on 165 reviews.

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Backyard was unique in its decor and rather loud."
  • "It was crowded and I'm old now so not much for the crowds. There was a live band that were really fun."
  • "The establishment was very well decorated."
  • "Lively place."
  • "The place comes alive in the later night hours."
  • "It has a nice old-fashioned but renovated atmosphere."
  • "Back patio has great patina for creating a facade that you're not in the city of Scranton."

Cons:

  • "This place was terrible!"
  • "So sad because it’s such a fun place but it really kills the vibe when the servers ARE SO RUDE!"
  • "Don't come here unless you want to wait forever."
  • "Inside does not look routinely cleaned well, and flies were going around the bar."
  • "Too bad the music is a little loud for our tastes."
  • "The place was very dirty, floors were very wet and they didn’t have a wet floor sign so people were slipping."
  • "It can get very crowded very fast on weekends, making it hard to get a drink."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff was incredibly friendly and efficient (4 people checked on us)."
  • "Thank you for always making my custom salad."
  • "The staff tonight were friendly and efficient."
  • "Good beer selection and very friendly attentive service."
  • "Friendly staff, nice mix of patrons."
  • "They were very attentive and weren't hesitant to change my order."
  • "Service was very attentive."

Cons:

  • "I was attacked in the men's bathroom by a woman."
  • "The only ‘negative’ I would have is it did take a bit for them to restock the buffet as things emptied."
  • "This establishment is rude, inconsiderate, and unprofessional... They said sorry have a good night find somewhere else to eat!"
  • "Less than thrilled with my last experience here... the bar tender on staff was incredibly rude."
  • "Service took very long. Felt ignored."
  • "It wasn't until we were all empty on drinks and I had to flag one of the servers to come over that we got served again."
  • "THE SERVICE IS SO BAD!!!!!!!! Every server has an attitude."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

  • "The brisket was amazing - tender and full of flavor."
  • "Their food is out of this world there's salmon gyro is incredible."
  • "The ribs were some of the best we ever had extremely tender and delicious."
  • "The food is phenomenal."
  • "The New Orleans style chicken sandwich was delicious as were the sweet potato fries."
  • "The steak tacos were VERY tender and had great flavor."
  • "The food was delicious."

Cons:

  • "So, I Googled the menu before going because my husband and I are vegetarians. The online menu said there’s a Greek Vegetarian Burger so we went... Well, don’t bother cuz it’s not on the menu."
  • "The food is somewhat lacking though. It's like they are trying to be too fancy and don't exactly deliver on what it promises."
  • "The pulled pork tasted like it was microwaved."
  • "Food came and was soggy, greasy finger prints on every box of food, dipping sauces taste like pure salt with no flavor, very generic tasting food, wouldn’t order again."
  • "The food came to the table all dried out, like it was sitting under the heat lamp forever."
  • "We got the smoked wings and they seemed very very dry."
  • "Food didn't take long to come out but the chicken tenders were dry and potato wedges were oddly sweet."

Price & Value

Pros:

  • "All very reasonably priced."
  • "Great price."
  • "Price was reasonable."
  • "We ordered a few beers on draft and they were super affordable at like $5.50 to $7 a 16oz glass!"

Cons:

  • "Dry overpriced food, horrible music."
  • "Food and drinks are fine, but personally they feel overpriced for the quality."
  • "Be careful on up charges. Sandwiches come with only chips... Quite surprised when the salad on the plate with the sandwich was $3.50 extra."
  • "I probably wouldn’t take the whole family again and spend $200.00 plus."
  • "Also, 3% upcharge on credit card purchase."

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