Fox and Hound

Usually not one to even write a review but I’ve been here several times over several years and last night my girlfriend and I ordered boneless chicken wings which were served to us raw in the middle. The manager offered to comp the wings which was nice, but it made me skeptical of everything else we ordered. He also gave my girlfriend a free beer but didn’t offer me anything which was odd. Aside from the raw wings, the service is extremely slow. It wasn’t busy, and despite telling our server that we wanted to order food she passed by several times even making eye contact before she finally stopped over. This has been my experience every time I go to the Fox. I really can’t understand how despite several changes in management (so I’m told) that this place still can’t get it together. It’s a sports bar — not complicated. Your service is consistently slow no matter how busy or what day of the week. And the specials, aside from $ 2 Tuesday, are not enticing. $ 5 Sam Adams don’t make anyone want to come to the Fox. If I’m going to be spending that much per beer, I’d rather go to BJ’s or somewhere with better alcohol. Also, when it starts to get busy on Tuesdays they start serving beer in hot glasses that just came out of the dish washer or sink. Some even have a soapy taste. Either order more glasses or light a fire under your servers to clear off empty glasses from tables. The actual place is pretty nice, but the basics are always lacking. Figure it out.

The food here was really good– we got the Backyard burger and the Pulled pork on a really late Thursday night after driving in from Michigan. The staff was friendly and helpful and the restaurant was clean and had a good vibe. It was super hard to find though, it is tucked away in a mall complex under construction. Overall, we were very happy we ate there for the night.

My fiancé had been to this restaurant about 4 – 5 years ago and really was anxious to go back –we *finally* went for the Pens game last Saturday. I will never be returning. When we were sitting down at a table right outside the entrance to the kitchen, said fiancé was taking his jacket off and a waitress walked into him, knocking food off of her serving tray. She waited for him to apologize and was clearly all bent out of shape (okay understandable, but her own fault), meanwhile he was standing in one spot and she ran into him. A waitress approached our table and said she was going to be our new server (we were meeting two people there that already had drinks) and we started telling her our order when a different waitress came up to us and awkwardly informed her it was her table and she would be taking our drink orders. She then proceeded to let us know the bartender was ready to quit over a new employee. We waited far too long for drinks and my water was empty longer than it was full on more than one occasion. All four of us ordered at once and also ordered nachos for the table to share. The nachos came out with two meals and the other two meals (one of which was mine) came out 10 – 15 minutes later. A different server tried to serve us a different tables food and then we watch our food try to be served to a table that was clearly getting ready to leave. When the rest of the food did come, my dinner (chicken tenders) was burned and I was told it just looks dark because there’s a dark beer in the batter. Nevermind that they also TASTED burned. Anyways, the food was mediocre and looked better than it tasted but what really caused 2 stars was the atrocious serving staff. Do yourself a favor and go to any other restaurant on McKnight.

The service is extremely slow. When I go back to the pool tables, it usually takes over 15 minutes to get a drink. At best! The managers have never come by to check on how the service was. When I ordered my food, it came out with the wrong side. I was done with my entrée before she came back and I could tell her it was wrong. She then offered to get me the correct side. I didn’t want it. I was done eating. Still… no manager ever came to talk to me. We have at least one problem every time. The managers need to get involved with what is going on in their restaurant. I doubt the staff even knows that they are supposed to tell the manager when there is a problem. Get it together. You have a great set up and draft selection. Make it where people want to go.

I come to this place frequently with friends it’s a good place for good food, decent priced drinks and a relaxed atmosphere. The staff is always friendly and prompt, never had a problem with slow/​bad service even when they’re busy.

Very underrated! When we are looking for a great burger with the perfect fried egg, this is our go to place. We never have to wait for a table and the service is always great. Everyone here is super friendly. I almost don’t want to post this review because I’m afraid we’ll have to start to wait for a table here if more people start to go.

TERRIBLE!!! The food sucks, the staff is slow and awful. I guess they really do not want anyone coming back. My server overcharged my card and did not tell me but gave me the receipt for what I thought was the correct amount. I look at my statement to find the overcharged fee. This place should close permanently. I keep wanting to be wrong, but the last few times I’ve been here have been worse than the time before. I waited an hour for nachos for the server to come back and tell me they were out of chicken… Close the doors and bulldoze this place.

I only came here when I served at two different restaurant on McKnight road. Fox and Hound is in a really convenient location, which generates quite a bit of traffic. The space is large, and there is indoor and outdoor space. This is a popular bar for servers to hang out at, as well as other people, but I really do not understand why. The food is mediocre, the service is non-​existent due to being understaffed often, and the drinks I’ve had were over-​priced.
They have some kind of loyalty club, but I never got into that. I just think there are other and better places to frequent in the area.

This gets 5 stars for playing pool during the week, and they know how to make drinks:) the food is bar food, good bar food though.

This is my first time here and I am disappointed. The service was slow with only ONE server for 8+ full tables. Management should be ashamed of themselves to put them through that. Food was late. Food was made wrong. I asked 4 times for sweetner for my tea before I went to take from other tables. Then the women’s bathroom. I flushed the toilet in the first stall and it splashed all over the floor and my shoe. Management clean it up. You wanna charge 12+ for wings but you don’t want to hire more help or fix your bathroom.

At least the fries were tasty… service was good. food leaves alot to be desired. Now they are trying to change there whole theme up and make it a sports bar… how many sports bars are out there already. let alone I have a better «sports» theme in my mancave. All and all they need to make the food better. buffalo chicken sandwich was a chicken plank that was more breading then plank. Oh and get heinz ketchup. no more knock offs.

…good food. …lots of TV. …beer. That pretty much describes my ideal bar.

Great place to go shoot pool. Tables are in fantastic shape. A little pricey to play and you have to pay by the hour. Great drink specials, especially Tuesday nights and Sunday night. Service is slower than desired. Food is average bar grub. Lots of tvs and big private room for events.

The place is alright. I have met friends here for drinks, their wings and sandwiches are pretty average, and they have an okay beer selection.
If you’re here get the soft pretzels… they are bar soft pretzels, but I come here to meet up with friends and have a beer… isn’t that when soft pretzels are best?

Sometimes, you just NEED a french dip, stat. When those times hit, check out the Fox and Hound. It’s more expensive than Arby’s, yes, but it’s infinitely more delicious.
The drinks are over-​priced but these sports bar-​y restaurants always are overpriced.

Overpriced drinks? Check.
Really expensive games? Check.
Poor quality TV’s? Also check.
Mediocre and overpriced food? Check and Check.

Late night $ 7 specials are great!

I think I am a fan of Fox and Hound because I know when to go for the most enjoyable experience: Tuesday afternoons. Why? For a few reasons: 1.) Because on Tuesdays all drafts are only $ 2 a pint which is a great deal considering their draft selection. 2.) Because they have an afternoon lunch menu with some good specials. 3.) In the afternoon they are not usually very busy and therefore you won’t have to wait with an empty glass.
Now that doesn’t mean that I don’t go at other times. Tuesday nights the place gets packed, mostly because of the $ 2 drafts. I’ve learned to order 2 beers at a time because the wait, whether you are at the bar or a table with waiter service, can be very long for refills. The service has been some of the best… and some of the worst. And I really can’t pin down what the cause of bad service is because it varies from day to day and server to server. But overall I enjoy the food (I’ve often dreamed of their Newcastle beer battered chicken tenders) and their beer selection is always impressive.
I’ll continue to frequent Fox and Hound and recommended it as a good meeting spot (usually on a Tuesday) because overall it continues to be a good deal.

Decent beer list, friendly service, tons of pool tables, dart boards, and shuffle board.
I’ve heard good things about the food; only been here for drinks. Lots of TVs if you want to catch a game. A little pricey on the booze, but no problems otherwise.
I would not go out of my way to come here, but my best friend lives a few blocks away, and that makes it a fine place to grab a few.

Buy 10 get 10 wings free? Woodchuck on tap? BBQ/​bacon/​cheddar burger?
Heck yeah. These are all of my favorite things!
While it was a bit of a hassle to get there for happy hour from the city (McKnight Road is a utter disaster at 5 pm!), I would definitely go again. We went to watch Sid’s return to the ice, and the amount of TVs left no bad spot in the restaurant.
Service was friendly and fast. Attentive and not annoying. She didn’t seem to mind that we were sorta just there mostly for the game and were ordering kinda slow.
We got hot & honey and hot garlic wings. I liked honey hot better, but both were good. Woodchuck cider is pretty standard, but I always love it on tap more than the bottle. A place that puts such importance on Woodchuck so as to give it it’s own tap has a little special place in my heart. I got the tavern burger (i.e. the BBQ/​Bacon/​Cheddar). Very good, but could use more barbeque sauce. Next time, I’d ask for a side of more sauce. Everyone else seemed to enjoy their beer/​food too.
I’ll remember this one for the next time I’m north of the city and want some good bar food.