Blinky’s Noble Grill & Bar

Well, the other comments seem to be right on target. Good food, but service is horrible. Waited 20 minutes for a waitress. They even looked right at us a few times then looked away. When we saw the couple who came in after us get food we got up and chased someone down. Waitress finally came over and was unapologetic, basically blaming us for no service because we had bought drinks at the bar while waiting for a table. The food did come pretty quick and was good but they never offered to refill our drinks. Also, they were out of coleslaw and told us 3 times it would be taken off the bill. Got home to find they charged us $ 3+ for coleslaw we never got.

Moved here 3 years ago and finally decided to try out Blinky’s with my father. I heard great things about the fish sandwich. Too bad the service was so horrible that after waiting for 45 minutes AFTER our food order was placed we still had no food. After inquiring a few times about our food the young waitress confirmed that our food hadn’t even been started!!! I asked for the check for our beers and I wanted to talk to the manager. Even though the bar wasn’t nearly that busy, the manager was too busy to come and talk… My dad wanted the $ 7.50 for 2 beers comped, but instead we payed and left, NEVER to return. We went down the road to a place I frequent and should have just went there from the start… Thanks for confirming that your service is very lacking Blinky’s! I gave you a chance but won’t ever try Blinky’s again. Update: the owner contacted me and apologized for the poor service from the new waitress. We went back and had two fish sandwiches on the house. The owner came and personally apologized. They have earned my respect back and I will be a customer again. Kudos for correcting the issue and offering a sincere apology.

Blinkys has been my go to spot since I moved here in 2007. The food (especially wings; honey jalapeño) is always good and the beer is always cold and cheap. Once you get to know the wait staff and bartenders you’ll instantly fall in love with this place. It’s a little bit of an older crowd but you won’t have nearly as close to the drama as the ugly dog saloon across the street. It’s non smoking and I recommend giving it a shot. Free popcorn as well, always a bonus. Cheers

Have gotten lunch here a few times and the food is usually pretty good. Service is always terrible, the so called «manager» is very rude. I got their «homemade chili» and it was absolutely disgusting and unedible, not to mention black and burnt to a crisp. Threw the entire thing away.

I’ve lived 3 blocks from Blinky’s for the last five years, and I’ve only been here about 6 times. So how can I give this place 5 stars when I’m never here? Well I’ll tell you: smoke free, great food, CHEAP drinks, and probably my favorite part, absolutely Zero attitude. So why don’t I come here more often? That’s a question that I ask myself on a regular basis. The only reason that I can come up with, is because I’m 28, and most of my friends want to go to Larryville, downtown, south side, etc. I’d say the average age of the Patrons at Blinky’s is probably 50, and 80% of them are men. Which I enjoy in a solid local bar, but it’s hard to sell that to my friends. Anyways, if you want a great laid back bar experience, then you can’t go wrong with Blinky’s. No matter what age you are.

I had my first experience here recently and had a great time! Ordered wings and then an appetizer sampler to go along with a few brews while waiting. The service was enjoyable and friendly and the atmosphere was welcoming. The only minor criticism would have to be the platter, I expected the batter in which everything was fried to have more flavor but sadly, it was bland. There wasn’t much seasoning on any of the platter and the marinara tasted cheap and bland as well. The lack of flavor in the batter made it impossible to enjoy or really eat most of the platter but, I’d try it again in hopes that it will improve. Will definitely return to try more of the menu!

Overall this place is the definition of «Just okay». The food is actually pretty cheap and on the whole is not that bad, toss in free popcorn and there are worse places to eat when you want bar food. The wings are my favorite thing to get but they are only good (I.e. Not dry and overcooked) about half of the time so it’s a toss up whether or not you will enjoy them.
The real draw back is the service. The waitresses are uninterested at best and downright rude at worst. They always seem like it is an inconvenience that you are there. One time a waitress just stared at us with a scowl on her face from the other room because we had sat down at a table with a group of friends on a Saturday night (at like midnight) and so she couldn’t leave as long as someone was sitting at a table. We weren’t there to eat, the kitchen was closed, and we found out that she didn’t have to stay at all after all so she was rude to us for no reason.
The service is bad, the food is okay, avoid if you can,

Pretty typical bar food, some days are better than others.
Usually good, had a western burger once that was just awful, like someone dumped a whole bottle of liquid smoke on it. Couldn’t eat it.
Other than that, probably been here 10 times and its typical decent bar food.

Not only is it slow but she never let me finish placing my food order. Horrible service takes a long time.

Wait staff has a sense of urgency. This is a good thing. I wish, though, that there were more of a wait staff, because the timeliness was totally lacking. We went on wing night; wing sauces were good, but the wings were lukewarm and a bit dried out. For the price, though (dirt cheap!!). 40 cent wings and cheap Yuengling after 8!

Service is REALLY slow, the waitresses are not very friendly and they have no clue what is going on.
Dont expect to be in and out quick. We have gone for lunch since it is close to our office and you will see retirees sitting at the bar drinking at 11:30 AM, they allow smoking so avoid this place if it bothers you.
Food is not worth the wait, although it is cheap… which means its not high qaulity.

Cheap drinks and great servers.