Harry Buffalo

I went tonight with my BFF. I never usually go to bars like this but my BFF wanted to… We had the loaded nachos which were actually loaded pita chips and then we had the hot pretzels with cheddar cheese and of course cocktails. Allison was our bartender and was on point!!! Seriously had a great Sunday… even after the CLEVELAND BROWNS got killed :(

This review is strictly food related. My wife and I went at noon on a Wednesday to have lunch together in between my busy schedule. For those that have been before and had a bad experience. don’t give up on this place yet. Their menu is much easier to navigate (no more 10 pages of sticky plastic) and their food is much, MUCH improved. I wish I had taken pictures because the presentation was again. much improved.
My wife had one of their rice bowls. she was super happy with it. Good lunch portion and very tasty. I had the Persian tacos. Perfect portion and also very delicious.
If you’ve tried this place in the past and been disappointed it may be worth checking it out again. They seem to have upped their game a bit. Nicely done buffalo. nicely done

My friends and I used to love coming here… Until they hired all new bartenders. Cindy, who is the bar manager, has an attitude, no sense of urgency and visibly drinks on the job. They are slow on serving drinks all the time, even when the bar is dead. I’m very disappointed because this used to be our go to place. Not anymore. I will never step foot inside this bar again.

Every time I come to Harry Buffalo with friends, we expect to wait a decent amount of time for service and for food. It just always seems to move a little slow here.
Despite the slow service, I did very much enjoy my last visit here. I ordered the baked buffalo chicken mac and cheese, but quickly decided to change it to the buffalo chicken mac and cheese pizza. I’m so glad I got the pizza; the crust was perfect, and the flavor was so good.
We don’t come here often because of the service, but sometimes I wish we did just for that pizza!

The service at this place really sucks been here four and it the same thing you would think they would get it after a few years

We met friends there for St. Patrick’s Day. The place was packed when we got there. Although all the servers were swamped they did a very good job. My wife and I had the corn beef special and were very pleased with our food. They had a good cover band playing and also a bagpipe band. So all in all-​good food, good beer, good music, good service!

We ordered take out wings and ribs, they were terrible. The wing sauce was like a salt lick (mild). The plain wings we ordered were ok, the ribs were not good either, three tiny bones for a dinner order??? Again, not good, never again for $ 40, just not worth it, go elsewhere.

I went when the restaurant wasn’t busy right after lunch time. The waitress disappeared a lot and seemed to avoid my table. The fries were very overdone and tasted stale at the same time. The burger was very dry so when I managed to flag the waitress down to ask for some extra sauce, she didn’t tell me that it would cost extra. Gave it 2 stars because I feel like there is a lot of potential if the employees were to actually try. I will probably not be going back, though.

Food and service has gone down hill. I will not go there anymore or recommend to others. Many people are unhappy with the service and food quality.

Food is alright. Service is decent. But the portions for the price is horrible… NEVER order takeout.

I think a lot of the reviews here are unfair, I mean look at how many reviews the complainers have posted. That doesn’t mean that they weren’t bad experiences though.
Our experience wasn’t perfect and there is room for the service to get better (this could easily be a four star). For example, I ordered wings and a burger and the waitress thought they were both entrées; luckily it came up in conversation when one of the other apps came out. It’s best to ask if someone orders an appetizer when they would like it if you believe it’s an entrée. This comes with training though. Plates for apps took some time, and only after being requested. Those should be brought out right after apps are ordered.
The service had bright spots too though. My drink was kept full, and the server had the other servers run food out when it was ready. The service was also very bubbly, but this was do to the age of the servers. The age of the servers possibly contributed to the service gaps. I’d suggest bringing in a few older servers to help train them.
The food was acceptable, but not exceptional. The wings were bland for my taste, and they needed some marinading or seasoning prior to cooking. I think they were cooked without any prep. The rest of the table liked them though and they all loved the boom boom sause. The bison burger was very greasy, which made me question if there was beef mixed with it. It was a pretty good burger though.
I would come back here, but wouldn’t give any recommendations until after a second visit.

The service was not exceptional but I feel there menu makes up for it. They have a huge menu beyond a bar food menu. They have great healthy choices and very unhealthy choices. I like the create your own burger or salad section. I tried to bison burger on a gluten free bun with steamed vegetables. It was delicious. We also ordered the buffalo spring rolls and boom boom flavored wings. The boom boom sauce was so good. Also, I the summer they build a sand pit for the kids in the middle of the restaurant. So cool !!! They have a nice patio as well and a great place to watch sports events.

Friendly and attentive staff. The burgers always rock. Love the mushroom, oinion and egge! Good pizza too.

So i went here again. This time it was awful. The food was good but the atmosphere was wretched. I loathe DJ’s. They had the worst DJ i have ever heard. The music was so loud i could not even hear my friend. Not only was the music way too loud, it was horrible music too. I asked our waitress if they can lower the volume, it got louder. Our waitress said «well we paid him $ 400 to be here» i offered $ 500 for him to go away, So awesome management skills. I could not waIt to leave this hell hole.

Just discovered this place. Sat at the bar, the manager and both bartenders were fun and attentive. I loved the build your own salad option. The trivia was a plus.

If you want a cheap place to eat, with beer and don’t really care that much about quality than this is place. The waitress was quick with the food, although she failed to mention the soda had no carbonation, my buddy returned the drink for water and she tried to charge him. No biggy she fixed it. I had the wings and ribs meal which was really spicy, and pretty damn good for bar food. Their iced tea had pretty good Flavor.

The turkey sandwich has intense flavors going on! My daughter had the loaded potato soup– she loved the creamy cheesiness! The bison chili had the perfect amount of heat!

I’ve been to this place a number of times, and every one of them has been pretty good. As far as bar food goes (this is bar food – it’s not a steakhouse as the listing says) this place is really good. Their chicken is really good and crispy, the sandwiches are great and the fries are tasty. As a bar, the drinks are slightly more expensive than other places in the area. But, in their defense, most of the other places nearby (other than Winking Lizard) aren’t really that great. Harry Buffalo is one of the places in the Mentor/​Painesville area that is always a pretty good bet for a good time to get some beers or watch the game.

If you are looking for a sports bar with OK food, this place is fine. Nothing special, but it was OK. I had the ribs, my wife had the shrimp tacos, and both were good. The cole slaw with the ribs was actually pretty good, but the baked potato was just OK. My wife liked her tacos, though there wasn’t a lot of shrimp on them.
I will warn you that the ribs are either available with a sweet or spicy sauce and the spicy is very spicy.
The wait-​staff was also OK, pleasant, but a little on the inattentive side.
As I said, I wouldn’t rush back, but not terrible. Just not special.

I would recommend this place if you are really thirsty and sitting RIGHT at the bar and want to watch some sports. Anywhere else in the place and you are liable to turn invisible to some of their wait staff.
Their food is average at best, the beer and wine menu weak and with Winking Lizard right down the street with much better atmosphere, food and service, I think this location may be yet another restaurant to die in this strip center space!