Derby Bar and Grill

Had lunch here today and I ordered the bacon cheeseburger with beer battered fries. I really liked the fries, but there was nothing about the hamburger that would make it stand out. The bun was delicious, but it was so big, it overshadowed the burger and toppings. The waitress was friendly and we didn’t have to wait too long for our food. I would be willing to go back, but I think I’d try something different.

I’ve become a regular, as I recently moved to Fairmont and this is close to my house. It’s well worthy of praise. My only complaint is it is a bar, and I don’t deal well with lots of smoke, and that happens on occasion. Despite that though, I rarely drink (I have yet to have an alcoholic drink at the Derby in a few dozen visits), and I still find it worthy of patronizing on the food alone. Toss in ample TVs and a friendly staff more than willing to put whatever game on I’m there to watch, and it’s highly recommended.
My personal favorites are the jalapeño burgers (Easily Fairmont’s BEST burgers, hands down), the greek salad with buffalo chicken, the Italian hoagies, the cream cheese stuffed peppers, and lastly, their wings and wing sauces are top notch as well.
This is NOT a dive bar. It’s a bar with great food, and is a good enough restaurant to visit despite it being a bar. And, given the prices, it’s simply an unbeatable bargain.
As far as a comment that the place is trouble, well, it sounds like that lady wasn’t even a customer, went to pick up a friend who was a problem, and somehow managed to become a problem herself. I have NEVER seen anyone, customer or employee, so much as raise their voice in The Derby, unless it was to cheer a team on at one of the games they always have on (another good thing!).
And I’ve traveled far and wide more than most. 35 states, all 55 WV counties, 5 countries. The Derby compares favorably to most pubs for good people and good food at outstanding prices.

I have traveled all over and gone to many different bar and grills, but nothing can compare to my awful experience that I had at the Derby Bar and Grill last night. I was there for a total of ten minutes only to pick someone else up that was to intoxicated to drive and in that ten minutes, a gentleman that worked there and was at the bar off the clock, was soon after I got there screaming profanity at me and talking to me, that under no circumstance should any woman be talked to. I do not need to quote word for word what the man said, I am sure you can guess. I would never recommend this place to anyone, and since this is how they run there business, chances are they will not be in business for long, if not I am sure they will be sued for harassment of some kind in the very near future. No male should ever threaten a woman’s life, and I am sure this isn’t the first time since the attack on me happened almost immediately after walking in the door.

Just ate there for the first time and was pleasantly surprised. We had the philly steak hoagie, the jumbo fish sandwich, 7 of the spicy garlic wings, the fried mushrooms and a pitcher of beer. Cost — $ 30.00. The sandwiches and wings were very good and the mushrooms were average. All in all I would highly recommend. The only downer was the smoke, but still will go again.