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    Anchor Bar

    2.7 (309 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Queso

    My husband and I haven't been to this location in about a year, but we decided to come back tonight because we've had such great experiences here in the past. Unfortunately, this visit was a disaster from start to finish. It's clear the quality and service have taken a serious dive. The issues started immediately. Even though it was a very slow night, we sat at our table for 15-20 minutes without a single person asking us for a drink order. The waitress was working the table literally right behind me and made eye contact with my husband several times, but she never came over. It wasn't until my husband finally went up to the front desk to speak to the person who sat us that a waitress finally acknowledged us. The food was just as bad. We started with the queso, which was not great--it was extremely thick and pasty. When our main order (the traditional wing combo and the 4-piece finger combo) finally arrived, none of it was hot. My chicken fingers were honestly disgusting; they tasted like they had been bathing in grease and the chicken was mushy. I couldn't even eat them. To top it all off, I asked for a water refill, and they took my cup away. After I mentioned my disappointment with the food, they never even bothered to bring my water back out to the table. Being a nice person and knowing that waitresses depend on their tips, I still left an 18% tip, but the service and food were nowhere near that level of quality. We were very disappointed and will not be back to the Anchor Bar on Maple Road.

    Boneless chicken wings
    Robert H.

    I play trivia at anchor barn Tuesday night and they've got the new ownership for the franchise and they've updated the menu. So tonight I ordered boneless chicken fingers. Which were excellent they make their own. It's real piece of chicken. It's not something processed that was frozen they batter themselves and cook them so it's cut up. Chicken breast piece is very good. I will order them again. Service is always warm and friendly. The place has had a big turnaround since the new management. If you haven't been there in a while I'd say give it a try.

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    James M.

    In fun atmosphere definitely a sports bar to visit especially if you wanna try where the first Buffalo wings where ever made. Delicious and service was great. It's always good to complement your wings off with a good beer.

    Not even hot enough to melt sauce. They look like they have been sitting out

    Want to warn anyone about Anchor Bar on Maple in Amherst. Ordered wings tonight and the ends were cold. The wings themselves weren't hot enough to melt the sauce Sent them back and waitress said 3 min later she had new ones made. I know wings take more than 3 min to cook. Wings again were cold on the ends. Told waitress and she said , maybe next time the food will be better. Beer was also flat On the way out , saw the manager and told him when he asked how everything was. Offered no solution other than he would talk to staff. He mentioned something that made me really sick. I said the wings were cold and he said , they couldn't have been because we par cook them I looked up par cooking chicken (feel free to look it up. ). It's bad because the bacteria isn't killed with this process. Avoid this place at all costs.

    Louise H.

    Had to try this restaurant since it's the OG of chicken wings. Service pretty quick. Ambiance is typical bar scene. Food... the burger was ok. Wings was a lot better. crispy and tasty.

    Billy L.

    This place is not as good as the original anchor bar and service was incredibly slow I ended up getting a grilled chicken sandwich and it came with lettuce and tomato and onion but no mayonnaise or any kind of sauce on it so it was a bit dry. It was very large so I took half of it home. It came with a generous portion of potato chips and that was it. They also charge for refills on drinks and they didn't tell us that ahead of time. Our waitress was very nice and friendly and very helpful but that was about the extent of the reason I would give it to stars. My friends got beef on weck and they said it tasted good.

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    Sarah G.

    We had never been to an Anchor Bar before so while we were up from Houston and my sister's fam was here from Missouri, we decided to get some ORIGINAL Buffalo wings. We came at an odd time, around 3pm. The place was empty, as expected. Plenty of seating. Atmosphere was a great sportsbar. We even saw a dart board, a past time we used to LOVE! Our server, while nice, wasn't as attentive as desired. BBQ sauce was missing from our niece's boneless wings and my brother in law said it had been 20 minutes since the server was there. Poor girl sat there waiting while everyone else was enjoying their food. Some of the things our party got were: beef on weck, wings, tenders, kid's pizzas. The beef on weck and the wings were great. I was thoroughly under-impressed with the tenders. I personally found the exterior of them hard to bite/chew. I wouldn't get them again. (Had a bite of my husband's beef on weck and should have gone with that.) The kids did not like their pizzas ($7.99). My 6 year old nephew said his pizza wasn't good but maybe it was because "the pepperoni was burnt." Prices: Well, like everything nowadays, prices are a bit high. $15 for 4 tenders and fries. $8 kid's meals. Beef on weck with wings was $22. 10 wings was like $17.50. All in all, good wings, good beef on weck. Would be a good place to watch a game. For me personally, I don't think I'll seek this place out again.

    Variety off of our on site event
    Marissa N.

    We had a private event in their side area. The food: salad, pizza, pasta and wings were always replenished, it was easy to find wait staff, the bar was quick. We had a wonderful time. The setting was private enough, being out of the way but close enough to not feel secluded.

    Inedible Fish Fry
    Julie M.

    I am originally from Buffalo but had never been to Anchor Bar. After a long day showing my family around, we discussed where to eat. My cousin gave some suggestions and then I said we had been talking about trying Anchor Bar. We all met there around 9:45 and sat down and ordered some appetizers. We got the Buffalo chicken dip, queso and chips, and fried mac and cheese balls. The amount of queso and Buffalo chicken dip for the price was pretty crazy, but it tasted good. The chicken dip had very little chicken in it. It was more like Buffalo cream cheese dip. We put our order in right before the apps came and the wait began. We waited and waited and waited. It was over an hour since we arrived until we got our food. The place was not busy, but our server was too busy cleaning to check on us and make sure we didn't need drink refills or have any issues. When the food came out, it was pretty silent. I didn't hear anyone say "This looks good!" or any other positive remarks. I looked over at my cousin's plate and the chicken tenders were big masses of something and were burnt, crispy, and hard. The chicken inside was dry and way overcooked. My grandson got the kid's tenders and his were the same way. My daughter got the beef on 'weck and boneless wings. Both were inedible. She passed the sandwich around to see if it was just her or not, and everyone confirmed it was terrible. My mom's fish dry was downright disgusting. It was hard and she tried to get some of the fish out but there wasn't anything inside the breading. The boneless wings my son and his finance got were also inedible. This whole time we never saw our server and our drinks remained empty. We asked for a manager and told her we wanted every except the apps, one order of wings, and drinks taken off. She explained that they're trying something new with the tenders and boneless wings and making them in-house. They need to practice on non-paying customers! She seemed unsurprised about the complaints we had and said she would redo the check. She came back and handed us the check. It was over $130 for three apps, 10 wings, and a couple sodas. We then looked at it further and saw they charged $34 for a mandatory tip of 18% that was figured off the bill before the food was taken off. We protested it and wanted it removed but she refused. My son went and got his wallet and paid cash for the cost of the food and what he thought was a tip that was commensurate with the service received. We walked out and were chased down by a different manager threatening us with calling the police and yelling at us, calling us scumbags. We went to our car after she went back in and then she returned and was saying she's doing her due diligence and started taking pictures of our license plate. My husband demanded she remove the pictures off her phone and she refused until we paid the rest of the bill. He went inside and paid the remaining tip of 20-something bucks and we left. After the food and service we received and being called derogatory names and being chased out of the restaurant, we were all in disbelief. We have never been treated like this at a restaurant and the upper management needs to take a look at what's going on there. The first manager's breath smelled like alcohol. We all smelled it across the whole table. The server barely came to our table. We had no refills on our drinks. We had no utensils, plates, or napkins. The wait was unacceptable for the amount of patrons in the place, and the food was godawful with small portions for the overinflated prices. I now wish I would've taken my cousin's suggestion. This whole thing was very upsetting and had my 72-year-old mother shaking!!

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    1 year ago

    amazing wings, ate here during a tournament and even it was busy I had a great Experience! Really loved the place

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    1 year ago

    Food, semi flat beer and bad music. The service was very nice so that's why it got two stars.

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    1 year ago

    Best anchor bar in Buffalo!!! Great boneless and the medium sauce was a true medium. Brooke was a great bartender!

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    1 year ago

    Fantastic food, fantastic service. Way better access/ parking than the downtown location. Way better seating options too.

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    1 year ago

    Love this place! Jess is fantastic! And the grilled chicken tenders with chipotle bbq were amazing

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    Food is average. The wings there may be famous but not even close to any of the best wings in buffalo. Staff is very quick and friendly.

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    excellent gameday environment. great tap beers and good food. our server was emma and she was down to earth and charming.

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