Fun classy bar that has great decor and even better service! What's even better about this place is they offer happy hour on Saturdays! This would be an ideal place to stop by, get some drinks and food before going to a show. There's a wide variety of drinks from drafts, margaritas and fancy cocktails. There's ample seating at the bar and also in booths. I can't wait to come back and report back on how good the food is! read more

We took a day trip to Akron for a festival and stopped into this bar while exploring the town. This bar was huge, clean, and beautiful! Our bartender was so sweet and answered all our questions! You can't beat their happy hour prices as well! I got the house cab and it was phenomenal! If I lived in the area, I would come all the time! read more

Baxter's Bar - House Cabernet - Bars Near Me - Akron, Ohio

Ever since its reopened in 2020 its been amazing. Wine Wednesdays are a staple here. Also a good option if you want to eat healthy

Baxters on S.Main in Akron. Amazing bar food, wonderful drink menu and friendly staff. read more

Baxter's Bar - Giant pretzel and deviled eggs!! Fresh made and amazing. - Bars Near Me - Akron, Ohio

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I am a huge fan of Baxter's due to the large beer selection, friendly service, and laid back atmosphere. Whenever I am in town I do my best to stop in for a drink. Baxter's has a wide range of beer options both on tap and in bottles as well as a decent number of wine options and a full bar. The waitresses are always working hard, smiling, and hustling. Even on a busy night it isn't hard to get a drink. The restaurant is laid back but still has a classy feel with booths, a bar, and lot of hard dark wood. They did a great job with the layout and decorating. read more

Always a great place to grab a drink or get a bite to eat! The servers and bar tender are always friendly and attentive. one of the best bars in downtown Akron read more

The service was horrible. We and other customers had to go get our own drinks, silverware, and ask after our own food. Our food was never put in to the system. When we finally got our food after waiting over an hour it was cold and lacking ingredients. I don't know why I even gave this place 2 stars maybe because it was busy. read more

Baxter's is breath of fresh air to the Akron bar scene. You feel like they want you to be there! The drinks are delicious and the staff is pleasant. read more

I love this place! I am not one to write Yelp reviews but I've had such good service here, I need to write one. Our server, Toni, is always so nice and friendly every time my friends and I stop by. The happy hour is great, serving half - price appetizers and every Wednesday they have have price wine. I would highly recommend this place to anyone. read more

The food was not great. I get that it is a bar and the drinks are more of the focus. Yet, I still wasn't impressed. We had a long wait for our food. read more

I really need to stop being stubborn about trying new places. *sigh* I know that Baxters hasn't been open too long but my husband and I decided to finally try it out this past weekend. We went in around 9:30 on a Friday evening and were able to grab a seat at the bar. Service was really great and the bartender was wonderful, funny, outgoing and seemed to actually be having fun at his job! Draft selection is pretty decent and I can foresee it having an amazing selection in the future as they've been open a bit longer. Their bottle selection is also excellent and dare I say better than Lockview. SO many good selections and when I asked the bartender to pair a beer with my dinner he didn't hesitate and picked a great wheat beer. Food is also amazing. I love the nuts which are from next door and I think Baxters puts their own twist on them. It's really hard to only keep to 1 order. Tacos were the meal of choice and I LOVE these. I decided to try 1 shrimp, 1 root beer beef, 1 chicken and the rootbeer and shrimp were amazing. Chicken was still good but compared to the others was kind of boring. Either way, best tacos I have had in a long time and the shells were delic. Will be back....probably tonight ;) read more

I stumbled (literally) into Baxter's one night when the neighboring bar started to die down and I'm REALLY glad I did. This place is a gem in downtown Akron. I can't comment on the food because I've yet to eat here however I can comment on the drinks, atmosphere, service. The first person I encountered here was I believe Jen (?). She is now a manager and I can honestly see why. She was a blast, friendly, and helpful. I love trying new things and everyone there is knowledgeable and wanting to help you find new drinks. She especially got me hooked on the breakfast shot. If you haven't tried it you MUST. It's amazing. My only complaint is that it's too small! Sometimes when you go in there's no where to sit and it can get a little confusing because earlier in the night they seat you and then later you seat yourself - but if that's my only complaint I'll take it! The prices are average however they always offer a "330" drink for $3.30 which is nice! I'd come here over most places downtown any day! read more

First time at baxter's... Not bad, not great. Out server/bartender was great. She was fun, educated about the beers, and gave good suggestions...even gave me a sample of the sour ale to try before i bought a glass (which I didn't, eww). The bar us cool and had great decor. The bottled beer list was pretty good. As for the food... It was OK. The nuts were awesome. The hummus was OK. The ceasar salad was pretty average. The bbq chicken flatbread was decent (but not good enough to bother taking home the leftovers). However the Sam Smith chocolate stout mouse was amazing! I wanted to lick the martini glass it was served in. I would go back for the beer and the mouse! read more

I have only been here once and it's a crying shame. I popped in for lunch so I can't rate the martinis (yet) but if the tini's are anything like the tacos, I am in for a treat. I mixed it up and tried the trio of shrimp, chicken and beef and while they were all good, the beef BLEW MY SOCKS OFF! Consider it cow only from here on out. I will have a difficult time trying anything else to be honest. What a refreshing take on tacos! I love the bar too. It's like a crossroads between townie bar and upscale dining. Perfect for those of us who don't feel like going to Rays/Franks/Brubakers or Crave/Bricco/DBA. And you get the best of both worlds. I will definitely be back and can't wait to try happy hour tini's! read more

Good selection of draft beers and mixed drinks, but kind of expensive. It was also loud when I went on a Friday night (most downtown bars usually are). I would definitely include Baxters in a bar hopping night with the squad. read more

Didn't mind this place a whole lot but very irritated after going there recently. Didn't see until I got home that my bill was $15.00 (drinks) + $0.98 (tax) PLUS $0.02 (ROUNDING)....FUCKING ROUNDING......... I never consented to any type of rounding nor was ever informed of this practice. DOES THIS NOT COUNT AS STEALING? I called an complained and the person on the phone explained a lot of places do this, only their receipt shows for it where others do not. I then say that's stealing, and their response was "It was 2 cents...." Doesn't matter if it's $0.000001, the fact is, stealing is stealing. I do not know, maybe it is common and I never noticed it before? I have never heard of this practice. It seems like theft Anyways I will never go back because of this. read more

This was a great place for after dinner drinks. They have a great list of beer and the service plus atmosphere was fun. By happy accident we got an awesome dessert in their house made baked cinnamon sugar pretzel bites with maple vanilla sauce. read more

I have to say the service is horrible and I'm sitting here still waiting to be waited on. In fact we had to flag down the bar tender to order. He walked past us multiple times and did not take our food order. We didn't even get to put in orders for half price appetizers during their happy hour because of how the service is today. read more

I mentioned in my first review that I don't drink. Why was I going to a bar? For the awesome bar food. This bar decided to re-hire an old manager who for some stupid reason got rid of the only two items on the menu that I came to this bar for, so that makes this place plummet in ratings with me. I will never be back until they bring back the hot dogs and chili that were the best at this place. read more

Cool little bar. Great beer selection. The food was okay - nothing to write home about, but not much to complain about wither. Had the pork nachos, which were good, but were the same as I might put together at home. Nothing homemade or special about them. The bartender was new, a bit clueless, and a lot tackless. He made some comments about the servers that he thought were funny, but were not in good taste. Really cool location and good vibe.m read more

Two stars are for the drinks ALONE as it's pretty hard to screw up alcohol. Food was no good at all. I ordered one of the flat bread pizzas and it was two thumbs down. Service was decent but food was not worth going back read more

The ambiance is nice in the building. Everything is nice to look at and the servers and bartenders are all very polite. Their beer selection is great, as well as their bottled beer options. I have noticed some inconsistencies at the bar though. One day I went in and ordered a Manhattan and it tasted like gasoline. I have no problem drinking bourbon on the rocks, so I'm not trying to be picky. The taste that went with it was not vermouth. When I mentioned it to the bartender she took my drink and added sour mix to it. Which makes me think they weren't sure what a manhattan was. The food is just ok. I ordered the root beer braised beef tacos. It wasn't horrible, but the shell was half stale. I understand they are trying to do as much home made as possible, and I respect that, and I also understand that means more difficulties in consistency. But still. Anyways, it's a great place to sit and grab a beer, but I would recommend venturing somewhere else for cocktails or dinner. read more

Every time I come here I fall in love all over again! They changed their menu but omg it's just as amazing as the old one. Their flatbread pizzas are amazing. We tried the sweet Hawaiian and bruschetta de Napoli and they were so good we got the bbq chicken which was amazing too. Add that to their large on tap selection as well as huge bottle list and this place is definitely a little Akron gem! Would definitely recommend this place to anybody! I love this place! read more

Baxter's Bar - Sweet Hawaiian and bruschetta de Napoli flatbread paid with Great Lakes Christmas ale and 12 dogs of Christmas - Bars Near Me - Akron, Ohio

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Had planned to hit up Lockview during our Saturday excursion to Akron but forgot it didn't open until 4. Figured we'd checked out Baxter's, as he heard some decent reviews. The decor was nice, the drink and food selection was top notch. The service, however, was atrocious. I know it was Saturday afternoon at 12:30 and only was server was working, but one server should be enough to cover two tables. It took forever to get our drinks, refills were few and far between and our appetizer came out AFTER our entrees (which the waitress blamed on the cook ... it looked on the bill as if she just rang it in late). Luckily, the food was good. We're vegetarians, and the pretzel bites, vegetarian sandwich and quesadillas were quite tasty. I'm sure I'll be back. Hopefully the service is a little better. read more

Boom. Deliciousness!! Bar food, but classy! We got tired of a bunch of the bar food places in downtown Akron and decided to try Baxter's and it was really good. Good beer on draft, my girl had a delicious martini and the flatbreads are amazing!! Really impressed with this place, nice patio / open seating and really casually enjoyable environment!! read more

If I could give no stars, I would. The problem with Baxter's is not the quality of its food or drink, but its service. Let me clarify. Our waitress today, Zoey, did everything she could to get our drinks and lunch on-time, but after more than an hour, we were still on our first round of drinks and were informed that it would be at least another :30 before our food would be there. Yes, it was lunchtime, and yes, we had a slightly larger party, but the restaurant wasn't even close to capacity, and other than Zoey, no associates seemed to be doing anything that could be called "work" (at least as it is defined by Webster's Dictionary:https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work?utm_campaign=sd&utm_medium=serp&utm_source=jsonld. See definition 1). At one point, she had to get behind the bar and make drinks for our table because that was apparently too much for the bartender on duty. Zoey, this isn't on you. Thank you for trying. Needless to say, we cancelled our order and left. At least three other tables nearby shared in our decision. I've been fooled by Baxter's too many times, but no more. You can change your menu all you want, but we're onto you. This establishment is doing a disservice to the city of Akron's attempts to revitalize that area of downtown. I imagine that there are a number of entrepreneurs who would kill for the chance to have that space. Maybe let someone else take a shot? I mean, there's nowhere to go but up. read more

The atmosphere is laid back, and easy going. You can walk in after work in your business professional attire, or roll in with your jeans on. Of the 200 beers, there are domestics, imports, microbrews, and my favorite - local brews. When eating, go for the pretzel bites and Mexican BBQ Braised Chicken and Baxter's nuts. Happy Hour: 3-7p.m. $1 off drafts and $3 glasses of house wine read more

The manager here is very professional, well dressed, and put together. Very distinguished gentleman. Family friendly atmosphere. The Flatbread selection is great. We especially enjoyed paddling each other with the boards afterwards. Will be back soon! read more

Baxter's Bar - Paddle boards for the spankings - Bars Near Me - Akron, Ohio

This bar does not deserve 4 out 5 stars... Very disappointed to discover that they had changed their menu.. I traveled over 3 hours to Akron to check out the college, and saw this place had 4 out 5 stars, and found out this business had ordinary plain "bar food". NOT WHAT WAS LISTED ON THEIR ONLINE MENU... Avoid this place at all costs for food wise.. On the over hand it had a beautiful decor and excellent service and drinks. read more

Baxter's Bar - Beautiful interior - Bars Near Me - Akron, Ohio

Went once for biz meeting, once for dinner. Both times the service couldn't have been better. Very ambitious without being pretentious. we here in Akron have a Peanut Shop, probably been around since the Eisenhower administration, and someone finally put their products on the menu, very cool. Antipatso plate awesome, Cuban sando is classic as it should be. Tacos are great in theory but with homemade tortillas u gotta be able to actually fill them without breaking into pieces, but no need to nitpick( is that really a word:)) that being said, a win for Akron. However, I'm not beer guy but I did look at their list. This isn't the Upper East Side kids, might wanna check your drink prices. Just sayin. All in all definate thumbs up, but it's early yet, we'll see. read more

The Food Is not that great , taco Tuesday sucks , poor service and what's wrong with the music selection ? Backstreet boys ? Nsync? And other boy bands ? Felt like I was hanging out at my 5 year old niece party !! GET IT TOGETHER GUYS ! read more

Best draft beer in the area and the only place I was able to drink Akron's own Hoppin Frog's Frosted Frog on draft. They have a tour of Christmas Ales called "The twelve taps of Christmas" and $2 Tacos on Tues. Bartender was friendly and was happy to be there. Great menu with fresh food and not your typical fried bar food. Also the atmosphere there is a breath of fresh air considering all the dive bars in Akron. Felt like I was in a different city. read more

The only thing saving this place is the flat breads. I came here with two friends on a Friday afternoon for a late lunch around 3:00. We picked a booth near the door and had no greeting or acknowledgment. After sitting there for around 6 minutes my friend got up and got our menus and silverware. There was only one bartender working and maybe 5 patrons at the bar. The bartender finally noticed our hungry gazes and came to take out beer & food order. The food came out fantastic but we waited about 5 minutes to get our beers. The bartender just didn't seem concerned of out long wait times. She didn't seem to be rushed at all for us to be waiting around so much. read more

Nice looking bar. Service seems hit or miss, either excellent or no body ever comes back to the table. They have a nice beer selection but are the only bar I frequent that is out of many beers on their menu all the time. I'm updatng my review as the food has really taken a step backwards over the past few years. I'd only go here for the drinks and the nice bar now. read more

Great place for happy hour. Monday-Friday 1/2 priced appetizers and $5 drafts 3$ wine. Food is excellent. Pretzel bites are addicting. Plenty of table space for large groups. Booths comfortably fit 6 people. read more

No one waited on us... I had to get two different people to at least get our table drinks. After we order food. The food did not come over an hour. They told me somebody didn't show up... Really not my problem. Somebody could still wait the table but nobody did! read more

The number one place for drink selection in Akron. Menu isn't the same as it used to be but the drink list and atmosphere is top notch.

Nice bar. Great vibe. Good service. Worst pulled pork sandwich I've ever had. (Sorry!)

Loved this place. Right in downtown akron.. nice ambience, great selection of drinks (especially if you are a beer person, which I am not, but there are a huge number of options and choices) .. and great appetizers. We had the cheese platter with crackers and it was awesome! Also tried the hummus appetizer - delicious! Cool place to hang out for drinks and appetizers! read more

I like this place. Friendly staff and atmosphere. Good food for a bar/pub. Good selection of drink. It's clean. Sometimes they have live music, which has been pretty decent. The front opens up like a garage in the warmer months to allow for a nice fresh air seating area. No complaints at all. read more