Spread Eagle Tavern

Is it bad that I was at a bar on a Saturday night and I couldn’t help but yawn the whole time? So boring! Plain walls, low music, bright lighting… certainly didn’t feel like your typical Saturday night go to bar. Also poor advertising and no sign out front!

Stopped into the spread eagle last week and I was impressed to the recent renovations seeming that the old one was a dump. I was extremely impressed to that despite it not being a very busy night everyone made an effort to give the best service available. Everyone is out here trying to make money in the restaurant business so I can see when it’s an off night they’d be upset but that was certainly not the case. I enjoyed how the one gentleman walked around and checked up on everyone. I was blown away by the food because all the «professionals» who reviewed this said it was overpriced bar food but I rather enjoyed it and the prices were fair considering it is a nicer bar and I’d rather sit in and talk to locals than pjs and wait 45 minutes for drink orders. Great experience I suggest forming your own opinions rather than taking them from «professionals»

Stopped in to check out the new spread… nice architecture seems clean, and well mantained. Food was lacking and left much to be desired. It seemed like all the food was either fried or frozen; nothing spectacular or unique on the menu and prices are kind of high. Almost sent my food back. If I wanted to eat like this I’d just go to the frozen food isle at walmart.(This is coming from a professional cook).My bartender who’s name I never got (short, dark hair, pretty eyes), along with the others, was nice and the service behind the bar was great, especially considering the fact that there was way too many working compared to the amount of people. Not sure who the dudes in work boots and camo yelling at everyone were but they completely ruined the experience. These guys acted like idiots, but obiously had some kind of voice in the business… managers? Maybe owners? God, I hope not. All in all, interesting place? Not sure if I would come back though. They don’t have a half star and I don’t think they deserve to be rounded up.

Service was great and food was better! The Spread Eagle burger and the pizza was delicious. Drink prices were awesome! The atmosphere was very relaxed and friendly… just like a great town bar should be ! And the building is beautiful!

Went in on a Monday night when there was 15 people at the bar, and 2 two tops. We came in as a four top, two arriving before the others. The waitress came up to us before we even sat down and asked for our drink orders, one amaretto sour and one Malibu bay breeze. Took 5 minutes for the drinks to be made and for them to be delivered to our table. Then, our third table member arrived and was here for 5 whole minutes with our server no where in site. She only has two other tables so where was she? So our table member went up to the bar to ask the bartender for drinks who told her «order through your server» and walked off. Then, our fourth table member came in and our server was still no where in site. So after a couple of more minutes, the server finally comes over and and takes their drink orders, two gin and tonics. Then the server leaves and the bartender comes over to clarify what type of gin they wanted. When the server brings those gin and tonics over, after a couple of minutes, we ordered another Malibu bay breeze and our food were ordered. The bay breeze took another 5 minutes to arrive at the table. In a bar that was not busy AT ALL, it should not have taken this long each time. Our food finally arrives, in a timely fashion I might add, and I got a pork roll and cheese and French fries. Immediately I can tell that the fries were old, and recooked, since I’ve worked in the food industry for 4 years. Someone else got the tator tots and bacon, and it only had enough cheese to cover the top few, for a $ 9 dish. And the tuna fish sandwich that was supposed to come with chips, came out without chips, and the veggie burger that we requested cheese with, came without cheese. So ⁰⁄₄ by now. So we send back the French fries, the tator tots, tuna and veggie burger. They sent out a huge basket of French fries and chips and covered the tator tots in cheese so much that they were swimming and weren’t crunchy anymore. The only reason I gave one star was that the food came out in a timely fashion, but completely wrong. So they don’t even really deserve one star. Will not recommend.

The Spead Eagle was your dad’s (and your grandfather’s) bar and was a town favorite for over 50 years. It fell into disrepair and ultimately closed in the 90s. Some local businessman demolished the old structure and rebuild the new Spread. It’s a wonderful addition to the neighborhood. Good food, good drinks and a sure to be a revitalized local following.