Jesena M.
Yelp
OK I'm glad we were going for a company happy hour on a random day of the week without any ball games or any other sporting event going on. The restaurant is really nicely renovated, BUT there are several key issues. The benches are awful, how people supposed to sit there for more than an hour is beyond me. I'm glad they had some regular tables in the back, so we quickly moved. The noise level was already pretty up there and the place wasn't even half full. They did open the restaurant up completely, the old Rover was gigantic, but had dividing walls, corners and closed off areas (for groups), that made the space feel cozy and suitable for conversation. This is a "get drunk and yell at each other" kind of place, nothing I'm going to mark as a go-to favorite in the future. I assume it works, otherwise, they wouldn't have done it, but not my cup of tea.
Let's get to the service and food. We only did appetizers and ordered a whole bunch of different ones, but they were all mostly delicious. Especially the giant pretzel, fries and the cheese curds were awesome, wings were not our favorite, but ok.They also got a good amount of beer to choose from and a full bar and cocktails. Service was great at our table, very quick and friendly.
Parking is available down at the Marina for $1 per hour/4h max and very limited 2h street parking. I can see the parking being a huge problem on a sunny day, when the lots are filled with beach goers. Otherwise, no parking specific to the restaurant.
I'm sure I'll be back at one point, but not on a game day, weekend or later in the evening when the place fills up. I'm hoping they are also going to put up some sound panels or smaller walls to contain the crazy loudness of the place and make seating more comfortable.