Eastside Tavern

My fiancé and I stopped by after attending an open house in the area. I'd been wanting to check out Eastside since I was excited they have pool tables. (We sat at the bar and the bartender told us that they were going to get rid of the tables soon and repurpose the room *sadface*). We grabbed the chicken tenders to start (delicious and not overly battered), he got the sausage sub since the bartender said they sausages are made in house, and I got the smash burger. Smashburgers have been on my to-try list for so long, but this one was a bit disappointing. All the videos I see are of thin patties being smashed into deliciously grilled onions, but this was just two, thinnish patties. No crispy edges or grilled onions. It looked like a fun venue since they host dancing and ladies nights, but I'm sad to hear that the pool tables are going away and the burger did not live up to my dreams.

Waitress was nice and accomodating. But the food was horrible. Buffalo Mac barely had buffalo sauce in it. Bland. Watery. Pasta overcooked. Absolutely disgusting. My beef stew was chunky and bland. And my girlfriend’s burger 0 flavor. Highly WOULD not recommend.

Always drive by. Always seems busy. Figured I’d give it a try. Called ahead for a takeout order. Bartender said 15-20 mins. Got there and waited an extra 45 mins. Bartender apologized multiple times. I get it. Got home and I got the Pot Roast. It was so gross. Cold and terrible cut of meat. Potatoes were good though. The “gravy” was literally water. Ugh. I had high hopes for this place. *edit* contacted manager at phone number in response. Basically couldn’t care less. Doesn’t want to make the restaurant better. Only wants to hear good things not if you have a problem. Great business model maybe you’ll see them on Bar Rescue some day soon!

Went on a Thursday, not knowing it was line dancing. Place was packed- parked in the road. Luckily we got a table for 4- right next to the action. This is where Jenn (with 2 N’s) our waitress shined. Not a lot of room to deal with- she was a rockstar getting out table with drinks and apps taken care of, along with the two behind us. She was just awesome. Food and drinks were excellent- think we found our new spot in Rochester.

This was our first time trying Eastside Tavern and our experience this time was okay. We had no issues with the food. We ordered chicken wings and they were delicious and the sauces were very flavorful. The drinks were well made and reasonably priced. The one issue we had was with the service. Our waitress was pleasant and helpful but she seemed like she was covering too much area. She was working the back pool hall room plus waiting on us. At one point we had a flag the other waitress down to grab our waitress. We will certainly give this place another try though

This was our second visit here. Ordered the cheese board again, chicken wings , linguine and meatballs, pot roast and meatloaf. The pot roast wasn't bad and the chicken wings were pretty good. I wish the cheese board was more consistent ( this time with submarine bread toasted, 2 crackers, and overwhelming amount of pepper jack compared to the other cheeses) At our previous visit there was a better cheese/deli meat selection and higher quality bread. Portion sizes were good, but I do wish the lighting was better at the tables. The little table lamps don't give enough light to see the menu. Our waitress was very helpful and on top of everything.

The food was amazing, tasted like it was all made right there. The hamburger and meatball are made with chuck, sirloin, and brisket. The service was amazing as well, the waitress was on top of everything.

Dropped by on Sunday evening around 6. Bartender was great and friendly. The schnitzel reuben was outstanding as was the in-house fries (oval and tasted like hash browns very tasty).