Gavin’s On The Square

Martinis are always good. Service is always bad. Pull it together Gavin’s, you piss me off. I’m hungry. I’ve been waiting for my food for 30 mins I didn’t order a gourmet meal, I ordered a wrap a fries. Same cruddy service every time. This strawberry cheesecake martini is scrump, good thing too.

I really want to like this place and my experience was not that bad that I am going to try it again. My wife and I just moved and tried this for the first time. The décor was definitely sports bar/​local place that seems like it is a bar first, and a restaurant second. It was extremely loud as music was blasting out the speakers. Wow, that was ridiculous. I ordered the mushroom swiss burger and sweet potato fries and the wife had burger and fries. The menu said 100% ½ pound Angus burgers, I had high hopes.
Well, we ordered and waited, and waited, about 40 minutes and we received our orders. The fries were ok but the burger was well-​done. I thought it was just mine but the wife’s was as well. The bun was great but the hamburger patty was dry and just not good. It is a shame to have a 100% Angus and fry the life out of it.
Our waitress was ok but seemed over worked and only checked on us to give the bill. My water glass sat empty for 20 minutes, oh yea, we had to wait a while just to get our bill.
Again, I want to like this place, but not sure I will go back. For the $ 20 we spent on 2 burgers I could have gone to Wendys and had a much better burger.

Good amount of food for the price. The food has good flavor and seasoned well, but server got our sides mixed up and we were the only people in the restaurant. The cole slaw has a sweet and sour sauce that is ok, but was not noted that it was not your normal slaw. Over all it was pretty good lunch. The music and atmosphere really made it. Plus you are right on the square with the option of outdoor eating. I would come back for lunch and really want to come on a weekend night.

This place is horrible. Waited 45 mins for cold food and waitress was rude about the food being cold ! Food was drenched in dressing where you couldn’t taste a thing! Much rather go somewhere else. Will never go back

Ate here last night. It was monday evening. We waited over an hour for our food. Food was cold. Fries were stale and tasted like they had been sitting there since lunch. Burger was cold and bun was stale. Overall a very disappointing dining experience. I’ve heard from others who had the same story. We vowed to never go back. I discourage anyone who enjoys a warm, well prepared, heck, even average meal, to do the same.

DONT GO TO THIS BAR — –We went to this bar to just hang out and have a few drinks. The dirty blonde bartender was incredibly rude to us, and cussed out a few members of our group. She made racist comments to the African members in our group, and called others F-​in punks along with a number of other things. Before all of this happened, she had no idea what the price of her drinks were and she refused to be an «actual bartender.» Their liquor bottles had maybe a shot of alcohol left in them, and when we asked what they did have she got defensive and started swearing. Literally the worst bar experience I have ever had. If you go, please enjoy what will be the worst experience you will have in a bar that claims to be the «best» in New Phila.
It’s very painful that that women has a job and is getting paid while respectable people in the area can’t even find a job. When management realizes what a horrible individual they have employed, and she is no longer present in that bar, then I will maybe consider the possibility of going back to that place again.

Pretty good bar and grill. We came during lunch on a weekday when it wasn’t too busy. The server was really nice and helpful. The food isn’t too bade the burgers were above average from others. Calamari appetizer was pretty good, more than what I expected. Worth giving a shot too.

Tried Gavin’s today for lunch because it’s within walking distance from my office, I got the special today, a fish sandwich with fries for like $ 7.00 Not bad at all, could have used a little more salt in the batter on the fish and a little less seasoning on the fries.
I’m not a fan of the décor, I felt the signs on the wall with the «cute sayings» like «Tip You Bastards» & «Sex is like credit, some people get it some people don’t» only served to distract customers and they were covered in dust.
I had a VERY nice bartender taking care of my named Cindy and she was GREAT! But she was the only person working the entire front of the house (Bar, three seating sections with 2 tables with customers in each, and the patio outside.) and she clearly could have used a little bit of help.
My big gripe here is the answer I got when I inquired about what makes their martinis which were being RAVED about on foursquare so special… I asked a simple question, «What’s in your Blu Snow Cone Martini?» To which I got the answer from one employee who was leaving, (after listing three REALLY basic & assumed ingredients) «…and a few other things.» Then my girl Cindy came along and I figured since Tips on Foursquare mentioned her by name as being awesome surely she can fill in the mystery blanks for me, right?! NOPE.
They aren’t allowed to tell you what’s in ANY of their martinis because they’re all original recipes. Sorry guys, but I don’t drink where I can’t trust you to tell me what I’m drinking! It’s not a secret, I can watch you make the drink myself! Learn to stop trying to protect your proprietary drink mix which I’m sure someone else has already come up with before you… and start focusing on telling me the story about what goes into the drink & why that makes it special!
Jon Taffer, come teach these people something PLEASE! (And while you’re at it ask them to explain why they own two restaurants/​bars directly across the street from each other in the same small city?)

Above average bar food with extensive choices. Gavin’s wrap is pretty delish but doesn’t make for great leftovers. Even a few hours later. It’s pretty massive so either come with an appetite or it’s suitable to share. The sweet potato fries are baked and not fried. They come with a nice heap of cinnamon butter on top. Mmmm. Jalapeño cheese balls should not be mistaken for jalapeño poppers, like I did. They’re deep fried cheese balls with jalapeño flavoring. Beer selections are pretty limited. Martinis seem to be their thing. Service is a little on the slower side. Overall 3.5 as it exceeded my expectations for a small town bar.

Really good food lately. Cool décor. Kind of noisy when busy. VERY slow service. Send one person ahead to order food.