The service was great and welcoming. The beer selection was excellent. Loved sitting outside. read more

Visited Scranton and found Backyard Ale House on Yelp for luck. Sat in the back which had an amazing ambiance. I would love to come back when it is more crowded for dinner. For an appetizer, we ordered the sweet potato fries and mild wings which were made very well. For a meal, I ordered the southwest salad with grilled chicken which I would most definitely get again. Service was great and food was delivered very fast. read more

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I've been to this bar multiple times and only enjoyed it once. 90% of the time it is incredibly packed and you're literally shoulder-to-shoulder with everyone or nut-to-butt as some say. It takes forever to get a drink, there's nowhere to sit, the bathroom line is way too long, and it's too loud to talk to your friends because of how many people they let in. Without a doubt they are exceeding their occupancy limit. Probably by 2x if I had to guess. They just simply need to restrict the number of customers. Hopefully in the future they can add a second floor or a second location to keep up with the demand and create more space.Most bars are crowded so normally I wouldn't let that really affect my review but this place is worse than normal. Here is the real reason for my 2-star review. My girlfriend and her friends went to the bathroom and a male janitor tried to force his way in. The girls were telling him that they were in the middle of peeing and he did not care and barged his way in. Some girls tried to hold the door closed but he went in regardless. My girlfriend was still in the stall when he started mopping underneath the stall she was in. She felt very uncomfortable because of this and had to run out. The janitor did not give them a warning or give them anytime to finish. He just showed up to the door and went straight in. There's no excuse for this. Simply just wait until the woman's room is clear before entering or just have a female worker clean the woman's room. I hope that this janitor was just a terrible employee and that this is not standard procedure. If you're looking for somewhere to go on a Friday or Saturday night, I would recommend that you try somewhere else. If you're looking for somewhere to go at any other time of the week, then this place is actually nice when it's not busy. read more

The portions are HUGE. My boyfriend and I both got the sampler thinking it won't be as much. Oh no. We had leftovers for a whole week! The bbq was perfect, it had a great flavor to it. Would definitely drop by again! read more

Backyard Ale House - Bars Near Me - Scranton, Pennsylvania

The atmosphere was good, busy but a reasonable noise level making conversation possible. The artwork for sale was cool and added a nice dimension.The beer selection is incredible, plenty of choices for every taste. The food was all well received, I had the BBQ sampler form the large smokers out front. It was all good although I would personally like less sauce on the meat as the meal no includes a bowl of sauce to dip. Let me apply my own! Service was attentive and the prices seemed reasonable. Overall, a great place to get BBQ and a burger. read more

Delicious food a good amount of gluten free items . The gluten free bun was the best gluten free bun I have ever had . The drinks were great . They can makes shots for you if you know what you want . Just a good place all around . read more

Food is pretty ok, but for a bar the kitchen closed at 9 or 10, which I found a bit odd. The beer selection is good. It could be much cooler and the food better tho. Such a great location and patio. Probably bc they spend so much for rent. It's a big problem in downward Scranton and it's leads to either being priced out or underwhelming vibes read more

The food was pretty great, very satisfying. Service was on point. I was expecting something slightly more upscale casual -- they have the quality for it, but it was a bit of a divey sports bar inside. Beer selection was great and they let me do a flight so I was able to try five of the seasonal beers. I can absolutely see myself going back. I just wish it was a liiiiittle bit more comfortable. read more

My husband and I stopped on our way from Syracuse to Long Island. We had gone to Tinks for Valentine's Day in 1993 nearly 30 years ago. The backyard ale house is different but it has a nice vibe. There was a little mix up with our order but manager, Phil, took care of it. Next time we're driving through, we'll be back. read more

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We were planning to eat somewhere else but parked in front of the Backyard Ale House and couldn't resist the smell of the barbecue, so we decided to scrap our plans and give it a try and we were not disappointed! There was no wait so we got seated and waited on immediately. There was a plentiful selection of beers for all tastes. We ordered the barbecue combo and it was delicious. The brisket was a little fatty but the portion was so big we could not finish it after excluding the fat. The smoked wings and ribs were excellent and extra barbecue sauce was provided which we made use of. The cornbread was so good we asked for more and it didn't make it to our leftover box because it was warm right out of the oven and we couldn't resist. So as you see the food was delicious and service was great. We will return! Try it you'll like it! read more

Great stop! This was Yelp find while driving home from the Finger Lakes region. I had the morning after burger and it was excellent. So big I had to save half of it for another time. The bloody Mary here was also fantastic! The service was a little slow but we didn't mind. M ordered a breakfast burrito and he enjoyed it. We sat outside in the front but they had a cute back courtyard area with more tables for larger groups. They followed all covid guidelines and we felt very safe eating here. read more

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Great food and nice whiskey selection. They need to bring back the Bourbon and Cigar night. read more

I came here on a Sunday morning for lunch. It was steady but not too busy. There is tons of metered street parking available. They only have take out and patio dining. They have a small patio in the front and a larger one in the back of the restaurant. I walked in and was told that there would not be a table available for about another 2 hours so I decided to get take out. I placed my order and was told that it would be about 25 minutes. I ordered the salmon gyro with fries. I came back about 20 minutes and my order was not ready. What I found peculiar was that a man came in without a reservation and was seated at a table outside right way. Maybe something had come open in that 20 minutes I was gone, but it did not look right. The staff was nice, however. It also took a while for me to get my food. It was over 35 minutes before I got my food. The salmon gyro and fries were "OK. Nothing special, but served its purpose. Outside of my experience with the table, I would give the restaurant a 2.5 or 3. But that is major and customers should not be treated that way. The hostess was very friendly and if it were not for that the rating would have been lower. read more

Had a nice lunch meal! I came in with my boyfriend on a slow Sunday late afternoon. It was clean and spacious. I loved the beer taps lining the ceiling. We sat down and we're approached by a waiter who gave us the modern looking menus. We ordered beer and the smoker sampler with ribs, brisket and sausage with a side of fries. It took a while to get out to us but I was impressed with the meal! The BBQ was very fresh for it being a late afternoon. The ribs fell right off of the bone, the brisket was tender, and the sausage had a great smokey flavor. The sauce on the side was delicious too. The fresh fries were great. A nice lunch in downtown Scranton. read more

Great place for people to get together and get food and drinks, I know so many people that love this place as there aren't that many Ale houses that I've seen that are "hip" read more

Awesome vibe inside. Great selection of beers, drinks, and nice pub food menu. Good bbq which is smoked daily. Fantastic onion soup. Hot garlic wing sauce was good. Great service. read more

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Outstanding barbecue. The brisket sandwich is fantastic and so is the pulled pork sandwich.

Love the look, service, Pulled pork sandwich was one of the best ever! Moist, no dry spots, great tasty roll. Will go back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Service was pretty bad. BBQ ribs were prety good, sausage was ok, brisket was disgusting. Place was very basic and boring. No reason to return whatsoever. Will update this review based on how bad the diarrhea is. read more

Everyone in this town is so nice. Maybe because DC is full of no nonsense business folks that want to climb the career ladder, but the first thing I noticed was that everyone greeted us, including the group of customers next to us at the bar. They have tons of beer, both local and otherwise and your typical bar food. We ordered the Drunken Burger which came with fried pickles and a thick piece of bacon. I actually thought the patty needed more salt, although it was still satisfying nonetheless. We also ordered the jerk wings and I was pretty disappointed in them. They were just regular fried wings that came with a jerk sauce that had the consistency of salsa. We thought they would be more like dry rubbed jerk seasoning. I guess we should have read the menu more carefully. Also, I felt they were a little too dry/fried for my taste. Even though the food didn't wow me, I really liked this place because of the friendly staff. They even honored the Yelp check-in offer even though one of the bartenders said it was expired. Great beer choices and chill atmosphere. read more

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Took a long time to get a drink at the bar but then we got a table and our service was great. Our waitress was very nice. The menu is pretty good. The atmosphere is casual. We went early so it wasn't very packed yet. Fun place. read more

Backyard Ale House - Bars Near Me - Scranton, Pennsylvania

The ribeye philly was delicious. After a long drive from out of state we picked this place for variety and open late. The kitchen closed at 11 though so we were lucky. The waitress said everything was good, can't vouch for that but you can't go wrong with that philly. It was tender and the cheese sauce on it was perfect. My daughter said the chicken was a little dry but still good, it was bigger than the bun! The sweet potato fries were salted and served with a marshmallow dip that reminded me of funnel cakes. I didn't care for the sweet dip, but it was good just more of a preference. Prices were reasonable and it appreared the beer selection was pretty good. read more

Cool atmosphere, food is reasonably priced, and the service was good. Even when my server wasn't around everyone else was more than welcome to help. The only reason for a 4 instead of a 5 was that the food didn't blow me away. All of it was fine but I felt like the brisket sandwich had a little too much salt for my liking and the hot wings weren't very spicy at all. That doesn't mean I didn't enjoy them, however that's why it's not getting the perfect review. That said if you want a cool place to go to that won't break the bank and you can get some cool drinks while you're at it, this is the place when you're in scranton. read more

Food is amazing, gone probably a dozen times now, service is amazing and the atmosphere of having almost an outside bar is an awesome feeling. Great place to try for dinner. read more

I've been here a couple of times for drinks and was quite disappointed when I finally tried the food. This is located in the downtown area of Scranton, and it's pretty close to other bars and restaurants making it a great "quick drink" spot. I ordered chicken Philly with fries and fries were served after I had already eaten half my sandwich - I had to remind a different server. Additionally, the Chicken Philly was bland and not that great. I'm a big fries person so I was personally hurt when they showed up over-salted. They did use some sort of seasoned salt so that was a plus. I also ordered Spiked Arnold Palmer, which was pretty weak and almost tasteless, like sugar water. The servers were nice but slow considering it was not that crowded. All in all, I would come back in a group setting to bar crawl (again, great "quick drink" spot), but definitely not for dinner. read more

This place has a ridiculous tap selection. TWO smokers the size of a Buick! And a menu to rock your ass! Go have MANY pints and eat some wings or jerk chicken! Vibe is SUPER chill. 90's rock anthems on the speakers and a gastro pub motif. Great date joint Great 25th birthday joint Saw a tone of families(with kids) there too. Just Go! For real. Your kidding yourself if you choose any other place else in downtown Scranton. read more

Food delicious, service was okay. There was some sort of festival in town so place was very busy. Took forever to get drinks and they forgot my daughter's meal. Felt that since we waited for her meal it should have been free or even half off. Guess not. Will give it another try. read more

Great service, food and beer selection. Convenient location downtown. Pleasant ambiance.

This place was really good I honestly don't have any complaints and I'm not gonna look to stretch for any because I have no reason to deduct any points haha. Piña colada was really good I definitely prefer more pineapple flavor and this was mostly coconut but it was such a good size for the price there's no reason to deduct there. It was really tasty like I said just not the typical combo maybe they compensated for the fact that I had no alcohol by adding too much coconut instead tbh. And the food was really good as well as the fries which I liked a lot I believe they were truffle. Nobody else at the table had any complaints, solid meal. read more

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I got the sampler plate and the BBQ was very good. The ribs and sausage were really good. The brisket was sliced; more like roast beef. Just not how I am used to it. I wouldn't get the brisket again but everything else was good. read more

Cute place. Went here for anniversary. Definitely recommend. The food also tasted fantastic read more

Backyard Ale House - Cowboy Burger Went here for anniversary. Was very good. Cute place - Bars Near Me - Scranton, Pennsylvania

Food was great! I came in with a party of 12 who sat at two separate tables which meant two different waiters. The table I was sitting at got served with our food and drinks after about a 15 minute wait. When ordering our food, they were out of EVERYTHING. We were lucky to get the food we asked for after them saying they were out of everything an absurd amount of time. The waiter was extremely hard to get ahold of to get a refill or anything. Now the other table was the problem with the experience. Now mind you there were only 4 boys at this one table. The waitress LOST their order after about an hour of waiting with the boys only having their drinks. Finally she takes the order and it takes another 30-45 minutes to get them their food. They gave them some free chips to try and compensate for their mistakes which I appreciate but I was overall not happy with this experience. Update: They did give us a 25% off but still extremely unhappy. read more

Backyard Ale House - Cowboy burger - Bars Near Me - Scranton, Pennsylvania

Love love love this place! My friend and I were looking for a place to eat on our drive back home, and we found this place on google. Listen this place is the real deal, they smoke their food right outside, the service was great, the food was great and the drinks were great. 10/10 highly recommend. read more

The flavors in the brisket panini and Asian shrimp tacos were complex and spot-on! And the hand-cut fries and homemade chocolate chip cookies with ice cream were perfect! The menu offered so many choices that sounded delicious, and the service was attentive and friendly. We can't wait to go back for more! My only wish is that they had a children's menu. :) read more

Oh. My. Goodness! Found this just by searching restaurants in my maps app. Great choice! Everything we ordered was DELICIOUS! The 4 cheese Mac & cheese was amazing! I had the puled pork bbq & hubby had the chicken Philly. We shared an order of sweet potato fries (it was plenty for 2!) and shared the Mac & cheese. Will definitely eat here again when in the area! read more

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Great spot...cold beer, excellent food and super-friendly staff! So fun we even ended up going there 2 days in a row while in town for a long weekend. read more

Backyard Ale House is a quintessential American/Mid-Atlantic pub serving a slew (an understatement) of beers and a relatively modest menu of classic bar eats. We ordered the soft pretzels as an appetizer which were decent and fairly average compared to the soft pretzels I've had at other pubs. The four of us devoured the two soft pretzels quickly -- having at least one more would have been nice. The cheddar-ale sauce was lacking in the flavor department, but the pub mustard was amazing, so much so that I asked for a side of it with my entree. For the entree, I ordered the "Just-a-Burger" with cheese and fries on the side. The accompanying cole slaw was incredible -- heavy on the mayo side (which is fine by me). The "medium well" burger, however, was overdone and charred, leaving the inside dry and tasteless. The thick, 8 oz. patty was difficult for me to finish, and I'm a burger fanatic. The fries were standard -- salty, greasy and crispy. I enjoyed them. The service and atmosphere were both fine. There's a very nice outdoor patio, but the unseasonably cool temps led us to eat inside. I would probably give Backyard Ale House another try if I was a local. It wasn't terrible, but nothing about the food was anything that would make me come racing back. read more

Backyard Ale House - Bars Near Me - Scranton, Pennsylvania

From Miami, FL to Scranton, PA we wanted to party! Chris and Tim took great care of us! These guys know there beers!!!! Don't go anywhere but to the Backyard Ale House and get the beers you've been looking for! Thanks Tim and Chris from Jenny and Chris (Miami, FL)! read more

Backyard Ale House - SILENT disco!!! Good beer!!!!! - Bars Near Me - Scranton, Pennsylvania

Beer is a good thing and Backyard Ale House has a lot of it. We were here to celebrate a coworker's birthday and we had a designated driver so we tried hard to put a dent in the stock here at Backyard. I think I had four, all different, all cold, all tasty. Very nice. And since I was drinking so many liquid calories, I tried to have something a little lighter than a bacon cheeseburger for dinner. I went with a salad and asked that it be topped with a grilled chicken breast. Well, it sure had less fat but the portion here was massive. Lots of chicken, lots of "stuff" and not a whole lot of lettuce. Impressive. My only complaint? They don't move tables. There was a four top and a six top (that was a four and a two) and we wanted to move the loose two to the other four top. Nope. "We don't move tables." WTH? Street parking after 6 is free. read more

Backyard Ale House - Grilled chicken on top of the salad at Backyard in Scranton - Bars Near Me - Scranton, Pennsylvania

Back Bay I believe is an old shore house made into a restaurant bar. The outside seating in the summer is great and I like their steak. I've tried a salad to go and it was fresh with generous portions. I love the old bar but it's been impossible to sit there since COVID. Hopefully that has changed. I believe there is an IPA made for the restaurant that is very nice. I also like eating and drinking on the porch. read more