Been here 8 or 9 times. Will NEVER GO BACK!! We always choose to sit in the bar area because we know most families don't sit in that area. Nothing against families but when we go out for a beer we don't want to sit with a bunch is screaming small kids. Tonight there was high top in the bar with two ladies and 5 kids - two of which were in high-top high chairs. WTF?! I talked with the manager and he told me they are not a bar. No I'm sorry. No apology. They are not a bar. Well. I told him he's running off the folks that want to have a nice relaxing beer after work without screaming children. Bottom line is I told him we won't be back and if they don't want to loose all of their adult business they need to keep the kids in their dining room area - not the bar area. Oh- BTW - the name is this place is Backporch DRAFTHOUSE.!!!! But the manager told me they are not a bar. Goodbye Backporch Drafthouse. You don't get it and you don't know your clientele!!! Josh read more

Good food and service and nice atmosphere. Always visit when I'm in town. Thanks. Thanks

I ordered take out. I followed the instructions to let them know when I had arrived. After 20 minutes, I went inside. They said they didn't see where I had arrived. My food was cold. The extras that I paid for my sandwich was not included. I have tried to call the restaurant multiple times and no one answers. I don't recommend ordering take out from them. read more

I fail to understand how a restaurant as empty as ours was today at lunch 11:30 could be so slow in getting food out to us in a timely manner. Also, a refill of tea took at least 10 minutes, and they take the cup away!!! Someone should seriously look at food service at this establishment as it is not being paid attention to. The food itself was good, and I have never had a complaint about it, but the service is terrible, especially for an empty restaurant. read more

We thought we came at a good time, maybe 12 guests were here. It was a nice day so we asked to sit outside. Huge mistake. We didn't realize service was going to fail. 25 minutes after being seated, we were still waiting for someone to come and offer us something to drink, maybe even take our order. Lordy day, it was getting hotter by the minute and I was parched AF! My husband got tired of waiting and hopped over the gate/fencing around the outdoor area and went to look for someone to take take our order and get us some water (he had a mango beer they he enjoyed). Back on point to my review before I get sidetracked and type a novel. The water tasted like the water you get from a park with lots of ice on it; Water was nasty. Fish taco meh. The piece of fish in both of my street tacos was barely a piece of fish. I was so disappointed. The portions are effing huge so I figured I was safe with a grilled fish taco but wow quit the opposite. I had to look to make sure there was fish in it No flavor. Too much cumin. Won't be coming back. read more

We love going here. The staff is always so friendly and fun. The menu is large, lots of choices. I have never had anything I didn't like. Once in awhile staffing is short so we have had a bit of a wait. No problem...yummy drinks, time to talk to your friends. Great appetizers so grab a drink and snack while you wait and I always bring a sweater wherever I go. We will return again and again. read more

Sat with Kinsey (I may have miss spelled the name Sorry if I did). Service was quick and amazing. She was able to help with recommendations and stayed on top of everything we needed. Food was good. No drinks today. If you go in, ask for Kinsey! read more

Big beer selection and lots of fried food. Was a good and friendly crowd , but I'm not sure the food really stood out. Not bad, but didn't knock my socks off. read more

The atmosphere is blah. The food is very average and service is slow. Not much positive to say about the place.

Backporch Drafthouse has been around since 2008 and this is the first time hearing about it! Great pub and bar selection with tons of TVs to catch the games. The brunch on Saturday and Sunday is where it's at! I got the big a$$ chicken biscuit that was delicious with fries and then off course I needed to get the chips and queso. Great patio seating. Go get some food there now! read more

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Most of the food food was good but stay away from fish tacos! Gouda Mac appetizers were great! We got there 2 hours before closing on a Saturday night and they were out of a lot of things including sweet tea!! WTH!! And service was extremely slow. read more

Recent visit Went for lunch around 3pm We were seated right away not very busy for a Saturday. Took a while to get water or drink order so when we did get it we Ordered appetizer & food at the same time. Took a while and I didn't think it was worth the wait. Sliders, chicken was size of a chick-fil-a nugget & bun 4x the size. Burger was okay but not hot when arrived. Although service was on the slow side, it wasn't the waitstaff it was just the atmosphere here. Boring. The TVs with games & sports are in a separate room doors and all. It's like one big concrete room with no character no music that I heard. No personality. The food taste boring. Even the rim with bar and tvs looked boring and dim. We decided before we even paid the check we wouldn't be back. There are places you try 2x at least in case it's an off day. This is not the case. Regret even the first visit. Try it if you're curious but I'm not giving it a recommendation. I'd rather eat at Chilis. At least there they have 2or3 options I know are consistent. And I do love their fries! read more

My worst experience at this place. Kloe the waitress was decent. My biggest complaint is the $8.50 margarita. It was packed full of ice. Even told the waitress and she wanted to know if I wanted to order another. If I want a margarita that's 8.50 I want to get more than 2 ounces from It. The ice was to the top of the glass. This was the main reason for the one star. I've also ordered the cheese fries and tonight they were nothing like I had two months ago. I will return for food and give it another try , but the margarita is a big FAT NO. read more

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Kind of noisy for my taste. Beer is cold, sports on TV, haven't tried the food. Typical sports pub drafthouse.

Went to this place this evening for dinner. Saw that it got decent reviews and the menu looked good. . . Showed up at 7:55 PM and were seated inside at a large table. Saw a number of waitresses and servers walk by and nothing was said. After 10 minutes my family and I agreed we would walk out - a first for us - if nobody came to our table after 15 SOLID minutes; I mean, SOMEBODY should at least say something within 15 minutes right?? At the 15th minute on the dot, a waitress approached and I thought, wow finally. . . But believe it or not, she walked over and greeted a table that had been seated about 10 minutes AFTER us. The final straw - ADIOS!! As we made our way to the door the hostess appeared confused with what we were doing, or where we were going . . . OVER TO THE LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE. BACKPORCH HAS HORRIBLE SERVICE. Won't do that again. . . Called the manager Alexis this same evening and advised her of our experience. She seemed bummed, but this was a first ever for us and wasn't gonna just let it go unreported. read more

Their Kraken Burger is so large and and absolutely delicious. Also, they have an excellent craft beer selection. read more

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The drinks are awesome!!! The tall skinny greyed hair bartender makes the best michelada's ever! I tried a michelada from the lady bartender like 4 times and it was warm and all those times she didn't put ice but I don't know why, different bartender different version I guess.. DRINKS: 9/10 The drinks are awesome. They have cheap buckets under $15. My husband usually gets 1 and I get the micheladas, sometimes it's a hit or miss. Try to come here when it's the guys day to bartend it's 10/10 CUSTOMER SERVICE: 10/10 Seems like they have plenty of staff here to assist people, they greet you at the door then get you seated right away. We come here often especially if there is a game and I never have to wait long for anything. FOOD: 8/10 The burgers are nice, and the chicken wings. The fries we are not a fan of. ATMOSPHERE: 10/10 I like that they have games you can play outside and you can bring your whole family. They are also PET FRIENDLY!!! And kid friendly. LIVE MUSIC HERE IS FUN! read more

Backporch Drafthouse - Temple - Michelada is good! They use their homemade chili powder on the rim. Great vibe with live music! - American Near Me - Temple, Texas

Stopped in this place on a road trip. So glad we did because this place was 10/10!!!! FAITH was the BEST server - so attentive, knowledgeable and kind!! Everyone in our group was extremely satisfied with their food and drinks of course. Definitely will be back read more

Backporch Drafthouse - Temple - Country Club Wrap and Strawberry Jalepeno Margarita! - American Near Me - Temple, Texas

The service was great Julianna was very helpful and food was yummy :) . Her hair was very cute also .

3:30pm on a Sunday visit. Very SLOW service. Every time I have ever went there I tell myself "Not going back!" and I end up returning attempting to give it another shot ONLY because my husband wanted steak fingers. Today 6/13/21 was my last time. Our waitress kept her mouth shut the ENTIRE time. Not a word. Never asked to refill our drinks, we had to ask. Never brought me napkins, we had to ask. When she did bring the napkins and lemons, she slapped both on the table and stormed off. Never brought silverware. After we placed our appetizer and kids food, she did not return. When she did, she set the appetizer down and disappeared for another 15 minutes. 38 minutes into waiting for our food, after the kids have eaten and are beginning to get restless, our food shows up. She walks off, no refills, no "do you need anything?", not a word. What a disappointment. I was seriously looking forward to a good visit. I had to ask for the check, she swiped our card right at the table and asked for the tip on the screen. Unfortunately the "ask for the tip at the table" tactic didn't work and she still got the $0 this visit deserved. Btw - they "don't have" steak fingers today and we got a LOVELY eye roll from her on the way out. Don't go for a family visit. It's obvious this restaurant is more a bar and is looking for alcohol sales. We all basically felt like an inconvenience. No thanks. General Manager asked me to call her. I did twice with no answer. Will update if I receive a call back. read more

Stopped on our way to Houston. Patio was nice! Had the fried Mac and Gouda cheese for an appetizer and it was great! He had the burger of the month with chili... frito bandito... 5/5. I had the jalapeño popper burger and really enjoyed it!! Haley was our server. She was very nice and informative. We both prefer based on her suggestions and we're happy with the choices! We will stop again on our next time through. read more

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Always love seeing Alexis Y! Our favorite bartender ever! Service is always quick beer is always cold

Terrible terrible terrible ! Should have taken my friends advice and not come here but I did anyway. From tip to tail the whole experience was miserable. Upon walking in the whole place wreaked of cheap floor cleaner. The atmosphere and decor has a very cheap and cold feel Now onto food. The menu pics looked great. The actual versions that we got served were not at all as advertised My wife had a Reuben I had a sirloin sandwich. Both of our breads were burned and the dressing on both was absolutely overloaded on both sandwiches had zero flavor as well The entire staff had washed out hot pink muscle shirts and shorty shorts . That ensemble is ok if you have the body for it. Many of the ladies there did not. When the waitress was ringing up out ticket she asked how everything was I went off on her and told her the food was shit and the whole experience was miserable. She got a manager over and the manager took off one sandwich and charged for mine because I had eaten half. Very weak move on their part. Needless to say I left zero tip. The waitress said her name and said when we come back to ask for her so she could make it right. I said don't worry we won't be back. read more

good cold drinks. Service was good, although the sports bar section was about 1/4 full. Ordered draft beer with lime, to later discover they charge 0.35 for each sliver of lime on the beer. Do they charge for salt on the rim too? No joke. I can see why they never are filled up anymore. who charges for limes on a Dos Equis? I'll bring my own next time. lol also, out of a lot of items on menu as well. Definitely other better places to dine at. read more

There always running out of food, and take for ever when they actually do have what you want. Not worth the money.

Prior to last night I would have given them four stars. I have done so on sites like Facebook and Google. Last night everything changed. Food was good and we were having a great time until the manager came to our table and told us we had to leave because one of us called the waitress a B-word. We were receiving excellent service and every employee was kind, smiling and helpful. We had never discussed a server in any capacity as we were catching up on business and life. We had no reason to speak negatively about anyone from the staff as we always get outstanding service. We are regulars. When I asked the manager the who, what, when about the accusation, she said "You called my waitress a B." All three of us vehemently denied it and stated we were having a good time. She then stated "All of you have consumed more than two beers an hour and you have to leave." I said goodbye to three of the waitresses and informed them and the manager I will never return. I will also do everything I can to keep anyone I know from supporting their business. I also informed her I spend an average of $600 to $800 a month bringing my customers to their establishment and I will take that business to a new restaurant. Excuse me? YOU SERVED US THE ALCOHAL AND IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBULITY TO MONIITOR AND ADHERE TO THE LAW. NOT OURS. Had she asked us to leave for being loud or cursing, I would have asked for an opportunity to quiet down and left if she persisted with no complaint. I was in the service industry as a waiter/bartender/manager and have great respect for the BS they deal with. This is one of the reasons I am always respectful to the staff and tip well. No, instead both my customers and I were accused of being rude and horrible people and not afforded the opportunity to defend our position. No discussion beyond our denial. You obviously didn't believe all three of us and proceeded to kick us out of the establishment for your employee over serving us according to your 2 Beers an hour rule. I have no issues with the enforcement of the rule at your leisure. I have walked in your shoes and understand the importance of using rules in the best interest of the establishment. However, in my experience you cut someone off for over-serving and usually offer a complimentary coke or water. No booze the table will usually close their tab and move on. I'm a firm believer in supporting our small businesses in these challenging times and I am afforded the opportunity to spend more than most because of my proximity to my customers. I will now take my business to other establishments and when my customers ask why we don't go to Back Porch anymore, I will share this experience. I was a patron and you had no desire to listen or discuss the situation. You decided we were guilty and wanted us out. No discussion, nothing, just out. You insulted all three of us by accusing us of something we would never do, implied we were liars and kicked us out for your failure. I do hope the Back Porch uses this as a coaching opportunity for you. I don't want you to lose your job or to be punished. I hope they train you on how to better situations like this in the future. But I will never be back. PS - Had we been given the opportunity to tell you what happened, we could have offered an explanation, apologized to the waitress for the confusion and probably thrown a nice tip her direction. All would have been well as it was an obvious misunderstanding. The B-word was used at our table when someone was discussing their ex. If anyone heard us say this word, we were in the wrong. I will own that and apologize. read more

The food is always awesome, but the service is truly some of the most abysmal I've ever experienced. I have to really want to eat at Backporch Drafthouse to brave the awful service and eat there. 20+ minutes at a time not seeing a single server is common there. I'm not exaggerating. When you finally do have a server come to check on your table, you better have EVERYTHING you could possibly need for the next 20+ minutes ready to ask, because it'll be awhile before you see anyone again for a refill, silverware, or whatever else it is they've neglected your table with. If you can, don't come here. I probably won't be back for a while after this past trip. read more

If I could give zero stars I would!!! I have been a regular here since 2020 and have seen this restaurant go downhill. The sinks are falling off the walls as well as the tiles. The food tastes like microwaved cardboard and the management is horrible. But last night was my last straw with this establishment. I watched a young bartender struggle alone and then get yelled profanities at by I assume new management. I have seen countless workers here walk out but never yelled at in front of customers. This is entirely distasteful. Do better. read more

Our family of 9 came for dinner. Usually we have a good experience here but this time it was awful. We sat a table for 30 minutes before we had to go find someone to send a waitress. Once we were able to order, we waited for over an hour for our food before we walked out. Besides that, they were out of multiple food items including french fries. I would absolutely stay away from this place. I would give zero stars if that was an option. read more

Ordered the Buffalo chicken salad and was surprised how great it tasted ! definitely getting that again. Good service and very attentive! The manager, Seth, came by and sat us down himself and was very helpful and welcoming ! Had a great time will definitely be coming back ! read more

We have been here 3 times. First time was actually good. Impressed with service and food. This last time was ridiculous. Went in and everything looked like complete chaos. We ordered our food to-go and it took forever and then came out cold. Burger tasted awful. There was barely any chicken on my chicken sandwich and for $11 I'd think you'd get more meat than that. Also upcharged for sweet potato fries and did not get them because they said they were out and didn't bother to fix the ticket or offer something comparable. The food was just absolutely not what it was a year ago. Really a bummer cause this place was my idea cause I really enjoyed the chicken sandwich the first time I got it. Blown away by how bad it was. Was still hungry after eating our meal that was $40. Won't go here again. Looked like everyone else was getting poor service as well. Pick another place. Even if you have to drive further. Pass on this one. read more

Fun atmosphere, BBQ and Burgers , very good Beer selection. Fast service, Monday Night before the Football game started. read more

Backporch Drafthouse - Temple - Frito Bandito and Shiner - American Near Me - Temple, Texas

Every time I come here the girls are always so wonderful and have a huge smile on their face! The service is great and the so is the food! And of course you can't forget the amazing beer selection they have, I have not been let down yet. read more

Jas ,Cody and Kylie were fabulous and took great care of us!! Went above and beyond to assist us!! read more

This is THE place in Temple. The only way to experience Backporch is to try it and you won't be disappointed. Two Bars, high tops, and restaurant booths. People: The staff here are ALWAYS super friendly. _Kate Palmer_ is the BEST bartender in Temple so make sure you visit the the back bar! If you are interested in any local craft beer, there is a huge selection to choose from. Quality: The quality of the food and drinks is hard to beat anywhere in Temple. Prices are respectable and the taste will never disappoint. You have to try their burgers. My favorite is the Jalepeño Popper burger! Atmosphere: Keenan eye out for live music, vet night, Jeep Night, and Bike night (I think that's all of them) haha. Always fun here. I guess you can say they have earned a repeat customer. read more

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My family and I wanted to try this place today. They drove up from San Antonio. We got there a little before 11 and waited until they opened. However they never opened. We waited for about 20 min and nothing. We could see the employees inside but they never notified us they were opening late. I saw multiple people wait and then leave. So we ended up taking our business elsewhere. But come to find out they posted on Facebook that they were opening up later than expected and I told them on that post it would have been nice if they came out and told people who were waiting the info. Instead of apologizing for the scenario they deleted my comment and then blocked me. Very unprofessional establishment read more

Great selection of craft, draft and domestic bottle beer. Friendly and fast service in the entire restaurant and bar and nice selection of food. The women bartenders are friendly, and pay attention to the customers. Get there before 2 PM weekdays if you like to sit at the bar otherwise there are plenty of bar tables and outdoor seating. read more

Some of the best burgers in Texas. A good selection of beers. Friendly staff. Cool atmosphere. What's not to like? Wait, some of the best burgers are in Temple? On a shopping center on the side road to I35? Well, it seems like it. At least that's the veredict from my wife and my mother in law (I have learned not to disagree with them). My burger was pretty good too. Maybe an 8.9 on a scale from 1 to 10. mine was the Cowboy, with Bourbon glaze and BBQ sauce. My wife had a buger with jalapenos and cream chese. My mother in law had a straight cheeseburger. We tried the Thai shrimp salad, which was surprisingly good. Their beer menu is two pages long. Backporch offers a few traditional brands as well as local draft beers. They also offer wine and other liquor. Backporch has an outside seating area with games (giant Jenga and others) and three separate areas inside: a traditional bar, a bar with high tables, and a separate section with booths. Choices, right? A great stop for anyone who is hungry around mile 300 on I 35. read more

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Stopped in on a Saturday night so they were pretty busy but not swamped by any means. We were seated promptly but it took about 10 mins (I checked the time) before a waitress actually helped us, I contemplated leaving but I'm glad I didn't. I tried the burger of the day, the famous I believe it was called? Onion strings, jalapeño ketchup (spicy ), bacon, cheese and all the usual toppings. It was AWESOME. I was surprised as some of the reviews were mixed about the burgers, but it was great. The fries were luke warm and didn't seem very fresh but it was okay because I only cared about the burger. I'll update when we return again to give them another try. read more

Backporch Drafthouse - Temple - American Near Me - Temple, Texas

The service is RUDE, and very, very, slow. The food was mediocre at best. We waited 2 hours for food and drinks. STAY AWAY DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY read more