Velocity Five

Food was great. Waitress was great. Tried to redeem my Unilocal coupon, manager had no idea what to do.

THIS VELOCITY 5 HAS CLOSED. It is now Lansdowne Tavern which has exceptional reviews… so far!

The food was your usual, not-​quite-​right bar food– sounded better on paper. What was worse was the service. Aside from being ignored most of the time and never receiving refills or condiments, I had to tell my server how to make my drink (a whiskey and a coke… Really??) and he STILL got it wrong. TWICE. Now maybe I was a bartender for too long, but that’s an easy one. Then when it was time to go, I paid with a credit card. He brought it back and announced to the table that it was declined. Surprising and embarrassing, yes, but not impossible. 7 CARDS LATER, he asked me if I had another form of payment, I paid in cash and left. Got home. Worried, I called all of my credit cards to see what the problem was. ALL of them were paid off and fully functioning. Now, my guess would be that he was swiping the cards through the POSI on the wrong side. But for the amount off frustration and embarrassment, not to mention the horrible food and drinks, I have not and will not ever return.

Looks like this place shut down recently. Went over last night but i was surprised to find the shades drawn and construction going on inside. A sign out front said Lansdowne Tavern coming soon. That’ll be the third business to occupy that space.

As V5 is in my neighborhood, I have been here several times. I have not experienced what other reviewers have in their negative reviews. We have had outstanding service each time regardless of where we sat… at the bar or the various dining sections. We have enjoyed the live music, poker nights and dancing.
I like the wings, the Reuben, the cheeseburger and the salads here. There are many tvs even several booths with your own tv to watch whatever you want.
There has recently been a management change, so I am not sure how that will affect our experience here. We were here earlier and had a great time!

If you have to teach your bartender how to prepare an Old Fashioned or a Manhattan, you’re better off just ordering a whiskey neat.
Extra star for being open daily until 2 AM.

If I could give zero stars, I would. They charge extra for EVERYTHING– literally 2 $ extra for cheese on your burger. Our food took forever to get to us, and when it did it was completely cold. The lettuce in my salad looked like it came out of a bag… kinda similar to a fast food salad. No exaggeration here, I’m not a super critical person– but this place just sucks. The only way you’ll enjoy your meal here is if you’re plastered drunk.

Compared to the other Velocity Five venues, I happen to think this is the best. This location used to be a fairly, decent seafood restaurant, so I am not sure why it didn’t last, but nonetheless, the loyal patrons still frequent this establishment.
It’s the type of sports bar that a lady (like myself) would enjoy going to. Not loud, not grimey, and somewhat sophisticated.
If you love wings, the best night to attend is on Tuesday. Their wing special is amazing. Plus, the wings are pretty decent.
I usually go when I have a Unilocal Deal, so I can’t complain about the prices overall.
In addition, V5 has a large private-​ish area that is a hit with large parties. And the management team has always been accommodating to local organizations; they are very easy to work with.

Went here with a friend of mine who lives just over and hour away. Neither of us knew where to go so we went here. We were catching up on stuff. It was too late for their happy hour. This place is a sports bar style establishment. Didn’t order any food as it was more of a social meeting. They have flat panel TVs to watch in a few strategic places.
I did notice that there was plenty of space inside for groups. If you go by yourself, you are welcome to sit up in the bar. The service was just so so but it was an ‘off’ night far as hitting up a bar.
I went to the bathroom and they didn’t have any papertowels. I had to ask for some. Not sure if you can consider that a negative… nah probably not. It happens.
I would go here again but maybe earlier to give the HH a try.

Went to Velocity 5 on a down night thinking I would get in and get out. Arrived to the bar at 8pm. Was greeted by the bartender at 8:05, she poured my beer and handed me a menu… Within two minutes I was ready to order. I sat there another fifteen minutes until another bartender came over, saw my empty beer and asked if I was ready for my check. At that point I was not willing to wait around anymore for slow, unattentive and disgraceful service. I paid my tab and walked across the street to another place for Dinner.
I will not return to Velocity Five if someone pays me to go back.

I see a lot of mediocre reviews on here, and I have to say, I DISAGREE! I have always been treated with utmost professionalism and respect and I truly enjoy every expereince I have there.

I find anyplace that sends a waitress out to block a parking space for the owner to be abhorrent. Including the fact that the food is mediocre, the service is way mediocre and just wasn’t a fun time.

My husband and I went in on a Saturday night. Was not very crowded so we sat at the bar. Took a couple of minutes for anyone to speak to us and there were a few bartenders. We ordered beer and were not even offered a menu. Had I been offered one, I would have ordered food. Our bartender spent more time talking to her friends at the end of the bar and texting on her phone than even asking us if we needed anything. The other bartender also spent a lot of time on her phone. The staff was just very unfocused and seemed to care more about their phones than customers. We will not be back.

I didn’t have a meal, but I went for my friend’s birthday party and had a great time. We drank and danced all night. The Dj was great and the bartenders were so friendly and helpful! Great atmosphere.

Went in for lunch on a Friday. There was hardly anyone there, and when we got to our table, it was dirty. Our server cleaned the part of the table in front of us, and left the rest of the mess! Needless to say, we didn’t stay for lunch. It would take a lot to get us back there.

Had a good experience here for lunch today, a Saturday. Not many people, but that was okay. Waitress was amenable and wanted to please. I had the gumbo which was excellent, and the Firecracker burger which was pretty close. Very spicy and not something you find everyday. Plenty of TVs with sports which was good. Funny thing though, they were turned down because the juke box was playing, but there were no captions on the TV screens. Weird, but no big deal. There were a few other things on the menu I’d like to try so likely will be back.

I hope we are an isolated case but our visit was a disaster. Got the wrong food late. Taste was awful. Waitress disappeared for long periods. Coffee was cold. We won’t be back, the Green Turtle is a better sports bar in the area.

I took my boyfriend to Velocity 5 for a drink and appetizer for his birthday, and it was our first time since the demise of The Dock. We sat at a table near the bar, with dirty napkins and used lemons on it As the waitress approached our table, she sat our drink napkins down without cleaning the table. I asked her nicely if she would wipe the table down first. She did, and left it wet — but, placed two drink napkins down on top of it anyway.
We ordered drinks and his martini was excellent, however my Pinot Grigio was lukewarm. We ordered calamari, which took quite a while to arrive, and when it did — it was not warm. Before leaving, I used the ladies room — which was filthy. A server had spilled something on the floor right outside the restrooms and as the liquid lay on the floor, someone threw a towel on it, and left it. We were disappointed and won’t be back.

It is a nice sports bar. The food is ok. Some dishes are better than others. The last time I ordered Jambalaya that was recommended by a waitress. But it had chicken in it that wasn’t fresh. Manager came back and confirmed it was bad after tasting it. He appologized for this. He also basically put our meals on the house. I didn’t expect it but it definitely impressed me. I am a huge proponent of businesses who take responsibility for their mistakes and strive for a better service. This place is one of them. That’s why I think they win.
Oh yeah it is also a great dancing place in the area for those who llikes to go out in the evening. We went there for a girls-​night-​out evening and had a very good time.

My wife and I just ate at Velocity Five for dinner tonight, we both loved it. We started out with the wing sampler we had the Buffalo Bill sauce, spicy honey, and the island wings. The Buffalo Bill sauce is a habanero based sauce and is fairly spicy, but tasty, my wife was able to eat it, so it wasn’t stupid hot. The Honey wings were moderately spicy and good, the Island wings were very tasty and had tons of fresh herbs and spices.
For dinner, we shared the ribeye, the gravy that comes with it is out of this world, if you get the mashed potatoes, (I got rice instead) ask for extra gravy you will thank me later for how good it is.
This place is worth checking out just for the awesome artwork and locally brewed beer, sign up on the website:
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