Five Star Tavern

Would never come here again. The beer (hef) on draft tasted like it had metal in it… Yuk. My husband ordered a bottle bud light instead. The food was mediocre and overcooked. It took a long time for the food to come out. My father in law enjoyed his breakfast, but the rest of us that ordered appetizers and other dishes were unimpressed. I wish we had gone to Tiabi!

Great atmosphere beautiful inside. Not busy ever makes me wonder if no one knows about this bar…

totally surprised by the food. really good for a pub/​tavern/​bar. really nice bartenders. a lot of tv’s.

Stopped by Wednesday nite for some food. Happy hour prices are fair. 5 dollars for wings is a good price. Place was real nice! Service was good. Bartenders were nice and helpful even tho it was a little busy. Will be back.

Most of the time the food is good, happy hour prices are excellent. But it’s always a risk to try something new on the menu. I was truly in a lasagna mood but was truly disappointed because it was the worst lasagna I’ve ever tried. Bad bad

Not sure what happened over the past few months, but this is not the Five Star I used to know and love. Sure the prices are still reasonable and the waitress is still very pleasant, but they no longer serve Labatt Blue, now only play country music, and the wings are not what they used to be. Unfortunately, this may be my last time at Five Star unless I read things have gone back to how they used to be when I was a regular.

We go here a couple times a week now. They raised their prices just a bit on some things a like a dollar on others. So has one of our other favorite places down the street. Five Star is more for the money and better food in our opinion. Breakfast is all day. Their soup is really good. Happy hour prices are great. Megan is the best bartender and food server.

Consistently terrible. Gave them four tries in last 6 months to try and make it worth the trip each time.
Being a gluten for punishment thinking it will be better next time but never is.
Tips for bar owners — I come to bar to relax and enjoy spending my money, you know paying your bills which some people forget is the purpose for offering services. When I get ignored by all employees and get slow service for mediocre food and drinks (don’t fool yourself i can get anywhere)… well you get the idea.
Afraid it’s the last time.

The 3 stars are for the good service. I’m sorry I came in today. I ordered a breakfast special and I thought it was really odd that my plate came out so fast. The country potatoes and they weren’t cooked all the way, they big chunks and crunchy. The bacon was extra greasy and didn’t taste good, the sourdough bread/​toast tasted like blue cheese? It was so odd lol and a huge mountain of lettuce on my plate?! Like I said service was great by the waitress/​bartender.
That was at 1pm, my stomach has been upset since and it hurts, so sorry I stopped by

Appetizers not terrible for the price. Regardless, quality was subpar. Patties on sliders Were overcooked and the nacho platter lacked meat even with additional meat ordered with meal. I have not given the entrées a try, but the appetizers were a let down. Bartender was polite, but not engaging at all. The facility itself is nice, but that’s not enough to have me come back for low quality food.

Our favorite place to spend our sunday funday mornings. We love to go and have breakfast every sunday morning. Food is fantastic and you can’t beat the prices. Also, best bartender n waitress Clare is always there to take care of us

This is a surprising neighborhood gem. A little deceiving from the outside as it looks like every other 24 hour bar/​food/​gaming establishment in Las Vegas. Once inside, it is noticeably upscale and more comfortable that just an average tavern in town. I was there in the afternoon so not sure of the night time energy but even the music was serene.
I had the Santa Fe Chicken salad which was delicious. It came with spicy ranch dressing. The kitchen even accommodated a special request.
Claire was fabulous and very attentive. She seemed genuine about make sure I had a great experience. Rare is this town these days. 5 stars!

Never too crowed. Always friendly service. Good prices and good food. A variety of TVs to watch while enjoying conversation, gaming, food or drinks.

Mike was super helpful and gave me accommodations when my turn down for what, got turned down for what. The chick kept trying to get me to go hang out at wild fires to «preserve life» which was kinda nice. All and all good experience! Food was pretty decent, Micolob Ultras were a little strong.

We stopped in here on a day so hot, my steering wheel burned the hair off my hands. The AC was running cool, my cocktail, ice cold. I didn’t get any food but it looked and smelled tasty. I played 20.00 and won 200.00. Mikey is a cool, funny bartender there, ask him where Jimmy Hoffa is buried. Definitely a good time.

This was not a plesant experience. Went in after work. Order was appetizer, drink and played 3 cent poker. Received food and drink was good. Stopped playing poker to eat. Waitress Felicia came over and was told to move down so two players can sit together. We said, «No!» We are eating. Felicia said, «The machine is reserved for players!» Told Felicia, «Was playing, now eating.» This Tavern does not serve minority, well.

Got the Bleu Cheese Burger to go based on a Unilocal review. Burger was really good and the Tots were pretty delicious. Will be going back again

Not happy to find that those under 21 won’t be served in this establishment. Would have been nice to know prior to stopping through w one of my 11 year olds in tow…

Great place. Cheap happy hour prices (5−7pm) on food and drinks. Never super smokey. Larry is the best cook! He has a pony tail, and if you see him, your food will be guaranteed great.
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I’m not sure if it’s management, or the owners, but this place has gone down hill. I will never return to this place, or any of the other establishments. The food quality has gone down hill, the beer glasses always have a funny smell, and they are often out of certain draft beer.
Their gaming cards are also a joke. I played there for several months and assumed I had $ 90 in tokens, when it was only $ 9 dollars. The staff seem to be looking for employment elsewhere, and I don’t blame them. It’s a revolving cast of new employees every time I went in. I hate to say it, but you can get cheaper drinks and food at any PT’s or similar establishment. Don’t give money to owners/​mgmt who treat their employees like trash.

Five Star Tavern, a year in review…
I am fortunate to say that I have had the opportunity to get to know some of the greatest people I’ve ever met since I first visited this establishment at the end of 2013. It is clear that there is a lot of focus put in at the management level to find the right people that have very unique social lives and the ability to carry on full conversations with their customers. This is also seen through a recent 100% turnover where the only guys left were the cooks where their Bar Manager RJ worked and worked to get the best people on his team to reboot and I personally feel that he is doing very well at that.
As a smaller «gamer» I usually played $ 20-​$ 60 dollars a night and would normally be seen there every day up until the point that I moved out of the state. Regardless of whether I was playing on a machine or sitting at an area of the bar, the staff would always have a full drink waiting for me from the point when I walked in the door to the point that I left hours and hours later. At no time have I ever felt any discrimination about this, felt like all of a sudden I appeared to be losing all the time, etc. This has been ongoing from the day after my first visit in 2013 and after I took a long break and revisited near the end of last year.
While there is definitely a preference at this point of who I would rather have cook my food, the differences between the cooks on their staff will not be noticeable to the casual customer who only visits every now and then. Larry without a doubt is their strongest cook/​chef with a wide array of talents when it comes to their relatively cheap menu. The breakfast all day option is nice but the place is renowned for their «sliders». The only difference between Larry and Steve at this point besides a slight variation in taste is presentation and portion. As a frequent customer and I’m sure others will agree, the sigh of relief that we have when Larry opens the door behind the bar with your food is truly a great feeling. For those who are new visitors and you are reading this before you try the place, I would recommend a quesadilla from Larry if he is working.
Pros: The inside of the Five Star Tavern has everything to make someone feel at home. Awesome food at cheap prices, good friends, great staff, huge TVs everywhere you look, and you can tell how much effort the ownership puts into the aesthetics just by visiting other bars in the local area.
Cons: If there was anything that I wish I could personally change about this venue it would be having the ability to change the music being played to a game that is currently on. While I do understand that if the bar has many guests that wish cannot be granted, but only a couple others in there? Let the Staff decide on their own without the fear of getting in some sort of trouble. Also, no promotions besides one that was recently started by the bartenders for the Superbowl in what appeared to be a trial run. The Staff at Five Star Tavern find themselves doing most of their own self advertising on personal social media pages and spread news of their promotion via Facebook and word of mouth with next to no influence from upper management. Can anything be done to assist them to drive in new customers?
Overall, if changing the music to sports when the bar is empty and lack of promotions is the only issue this place is going to do extremely well. Considering that all of the gambling issues exist with those who play nearly $ 4,000.00 to $ 5,000.00 a night that will never really be an issue to the rest of the North Las Vegas bargoing community.
Thanks for the great year!
Brian a.k.a. Africa