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

Great options for everyone and ALL GOOD. Huge beer list! How do you make a turkey club that good? I mean its just a regular sandwich, right? No. To Baxter's, it's an opportunity to go next level with flavor. I wish I had one of these in my hometown! read more

I came in to get out of the heat on the 4th and was surprised at how nice it was. Roomy booths, great beer choices. We didn't eat, but the food looked good. And our server was quick and on point. All in all, it was solid. read more

Wonderful place for happy hour who called. Beat 1/2 price appetizers and bonus yummy love pretzel bites .

Overall, nice place. I like the openness of the bar. The prices of the drinks and food are reasonable. I got a side salad and a pepperoni flat beard, both were good but I was starving so anything would have been good. I enjoying go here, and will continue going in the future. read more

Very fine draft beer selection! Prices are a little high, but you do get what you pay for here. A very classy atmosphere with excellent food can definitely begin to rival with Bricco for the downtown clientele- read more

Taco Tuesdays! I have only been here a few times with friends for Taco Tuesdays, and don't know much about the rest of the food, but the tacos are really good! They are $2 each and you can choose from chicken, beef, pork or veggie. Have a great tap list also. read more

Really simple but seriously good. You don't have to be master chef to melt something on flatbread. But they don't skimp. Cheese is creamy delishhhh. Note those extra "h"'s. It means I'm serious. Prices are fair even though initial impression seemed pretentious. Give it a shot! read more

Interesting place... Good location across from the theater drove us there. Wide selection of libations, interesting menu. Worth driving out of your way to try. read more

I love all types of wraps and they had some amazing wraps absolutely loved the Buffalo Chicken Wrap! Definitely will be back and our waitress was phenomenal and on point especially after ice skating at Lock 3 and was great with my daughter something that's very important to us. I wish I could remembered her name because she was awesome!! read more

Great tacos and lots of beer choices on tap. Wait staff was excellent

Love this place to get a beer and just relax, great craft choices- a must go for a beer lover! Great food as well especially the sandwiches.

Salad was delicious! Wings were oven baked instead of fried and were soooooo good!!! Sandwich was great as well!! Would definitely go back!

I'm an out of towner, from Baltimore and we do eclectic bars. This place was awesome. Great drinks, cool atmosphere and nice staff. Post up at the bar and order a stiff drink. Everything looks like it's always been there which adds to the great feel. I will definitely be returning when we come to town again. read more

I went into Baxter's during the weekday and found myself in an awesome setting that was filled with friendly staff. Literally every staff member asked if I needed anything and seemed to really have a great overall energy about them. Great Customer Service!! I ordered the seasonal salad with chicken and oh my golly it was giant, good and super fresh. I can not say one bad thing about this place and can not wait to go back! Get the salad! read more

Great service. Food was alright. A little put off that the seasonal sangria tasted like saltwater. Apparently they had a bad batch but continued to serve it anyway. Also disappointed that the vent in the ceiling leaks water onto the seats of the booth and after my guest sat in it nothing was done about it. We changed seats and watched as someone else sat in the puddle right after us. read more

Stopped in there yesterday for the first time. Staff was very friendly place was clean. We had the great lakes Erie monster pulled pork flat bread. It was delicious. I will be back to partake in their large selection of beers. read more

Very cool bar with a great atmosphere! It's especially nice in the summer when they can roll up the front doors. A fantastic beer selection, both bottles and draft. They have live music on some nights. Food is also decent, but they don't have a full kitchen. read more

Well we USED to like Baxter's Bar. Their service (during lunch) was always a bit crappy but their food was really good. Tasty tacos, sandwiches and appetizers. So we were a bit surprised when we came today and saw their menu was completely revamped. We asked the waiter about it and he flat out lied. He said it had been that way for six months. Well we had been there 3-4 times in the past 6 months. Now you have a choice of 4 appetizers. Your dining options? Salad or flatbreads. Literally the entire menu was replaced with flatbreads. We got the baxters feature which includes a flatbread (as if you had a choice of anything else), a side salad, and dessert. I got the pesto chicken flatbread with Caesar side salad and my fiancé got the Santa Fe flatbread with a wedge side salad. My salad was heavily dressed. The salty dressing combined with heavy handed Parmesan made it hard to eat. It was a good size though for a side salad. The wedge salad was fresh, good presentation, pretty standard. If a restaurant decides they're going to exclusively make flatbreads they should at least make them well. Both flatbreads were soggy. Mine was tasteless and reminded me of cardboard. The Santa Fe was very messy which was problematic as the flatbreads are served on wooden planks. So if some ingredients fall off, you're out of luck. Flavor was spicy. Dessert served with the feature is a chocolate mousse. It was good. A little heavy but tasty nonetheless. Then again that would be hard to screw that up. Very sad over the menu changes. We will stick with lockview or barley house from now on. read more

The food was okay but the service was horrible. The waitress was more concerned with taking shots then tending the tables. I will not go back. read more

Great place for a beer but the food selection is limited and just ok. When I have the choice (which I do because it's next door) I would choose Lockview 9 times out of ten. read more

Just had drinks and appetizers but service was great and the wife loved the Bloody Mary. The pretzel bites were really good.

The waitress asked us our drinks brought them and never came back. Had to ask to take our order. Salad ...I could make better Never offered me a refill on my beverage and I have been here over an hour ! read more

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

Always enjoy going to this place on the weekends. Nice mellow bar with good music, cool waiters/bartenders, and great beer. Baxter's has never let me down, and I will continue to give them my business. read more

Great bar. Nice vibes inside and great bar food. Pretzel bites are a must. Music a little loud so you have to talk louder than normal but excellent beer selection. Definitely going to have to return read more

This is the worst restaurant in downtown Akron. Yes, even worse than all the college frat boy bars. At least at Brewbaker's or Barley you can get service in a reasonable amount of time and beers don't cost $9 a piece. I admit that I have only gone to this bar on a Friday or Saturday night and they are always busy, but a hostess would probably be helpful for more efficient table turnover. Food is just ok. Not worth the wait or frustration. Wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. Save your time and go next door to Lockview. read more

Recieves a 3 out of 5, since the menu change. A week before the menu change we found out the pizzas were our favorites, and now they are no longer available. Each time i come i try somthing new on the food menu and have yet to be impressed. Me and my friends still continue to visit every wednesday for half price all wine, and for our favorite waitress Jennifer who is always a great time, and excited to see all of us! read more

I have been to Baxters Bar previously and highly recommend it for it's awesome layout, drink selection and open patio. In fact the open mic night tonight (Monday) was filled with incredible artists! But unfortunately our bartender lacked in any and all of what you would call "customer service". I would have been able to give her the benefit of the doubt except for the cold shoulder was seemingly only directed to my friend and I. We had one drink and menus in front of us. She never came back 1 time in the 2 hours we were there to ask us how things were going, If we decided on what we would like to eat, or if we would we like another drink. She never made eye contact with us. All the while smiling, dancing and being a normal human being with other customers. Even when my friend I was with asked for her check the bartender walked slow, took a drink of water leisurely and had a little convo with someone before cashing us out. I was hungry and wanted to have a good time/ready to spend some money. My friend did not leave a tip. And I left 1.00. Which in hindsight I regret with a passion. I will be back to Baxters Bar in the future at least 1 more time because I told a friend I would support open mic night. I am giving the establishment the benefit of the doubt. But that may possibly be it for myself and any of my friends I let know about my experience. I have never met the woman before, i am a very very nice person and there was no reason what so ever for us to be treated like this. And no reason for me to lie/blow story out of proportion I hope this review is taken seriously because it is also the people that make up a place that can determine if someone will ever return. Thank you for taking the time to read this. I would also like to add that the bar was not extremely busy, empty seats all around, so nothing holding an employee back from doing the job they are paid to do. read more

Before last week this bar would have been at the top of my list. I have been here many times since its opening in September. That is until after making reservations here for NYE (two plus weeks in advance) we were told hours before we were scheduled to be there that our reservation would not be honored. A bad business move on their part. Don't take reservations? Totally understandable. But to accept the reservation weeks in advance (reservation taken by the manager no less) and then cancel on us hours before we're scheduled to be there? Unacceptable and a horrible business practice. read more

Awful, awful, awful. This place has really gone downhill. Used to be a different, fun bar with a good beer menu and a great menu. Went in there this week and not only was the bar out of everything (including 9 of the 12 beers on tap), but the wait staff seemed overwhelmed by a medium-sized crowd. Go next door to The Lockview. read more

Good craft beer. Nice variety of beer not found anywhere else like New Holland Dragons Milk. The atmosphere is really nice and classy. Just beware of the $17 draft beer. I ordered a Hoppin Frog and wasn't told how much it was, and it wasn't listed on the draft list. Then I picked up the bill and it was $22 for two drafts in a snifter glass. Ouch. Just would have liked a heads up. The food is really good. Try the cuban or the tacos. If you don't mind paying more for something different I recommend trying it out. read more

Stopped in last night..I was served wine in the filthiest glass I have ever seen..Gross..a nd my boyfriend ordered a shot whhich he was charged $9.00 for (Crown Royal) he is lucky if she poured an ounce...just terrible...would not recommend the place to anyone..they were packed simply because of the location..right across from the Civic Theater..if they were located elsewhere they would be out of business..I have been in the business for years..the place sucked read more

Awesome beer list! The menu is limited, just apps, salads & flatbreads, but they are good at those things. You must get the nuts! They are made next door at the Nut Shop(I think it's called) and they are worth the trip there. Not really a place I'd bring my kids but as a fun lunch date for the hubby and I, perfect. read more

Met there with a group of about twenty. We were up and down and moving like kittens but the waitress still gave top notch service. Food was simple, hot, and good. Great selection of beer. I felt at home the moment I walked in. read more

terrible service and weak drinks. the waitress we had with tats was the best tho but the manager wouldn't fix our drinks. and then when they did fix the drinks they charged us for extra alcohol and then then used low shelf alcohol! I would not spend a dime there however the waitress deserves much better employment . read more

Second time here - the first time we left because no one came to serve us. Figuring it was just due to the busy happy hour, we gave it another shot tonight. This time we were rushed our check and told to have a good night after 25 minutes, one drink, and a few appetizers. May need to rethink the restaurant's strategy! read more

15 minutes for server to come over and 40 minutes to get our first drink?? Worst service ever! Food was bland and order came out wrong. Terrible. read more

Just had lunch there today. Service was awful. I was on my lunch hour and it took about 10 minutes for someone to serve me; another 15 minutes to get my Caesar salad; and then finally, after waiting for about 15 minutes after I finished with my salad (which consisted of lettuce only and four croutons), I finally went to the bar to get my check. I waited about another ten minutes to get my check rung out so I could get out of there. Not impressed at all. I spent almost $7 for a soft drink and a very plain salad with absolutely nothing on it but lettuce. I will never go back. read more

Would give 5 stars for food, drinks, service, and atmosphere but the music is SO LOUD that it ruins EVERYTHING.

not the place to be in... its worst than a run down bar in old sucky neighborhood and it all starts from the drunk management.... bar tender with no skills or keeping up with tabs and they are very rude to color people i would never ever go back to that place the worst $200.00 i ever spent on drinks they made the worst birthday experience ever thanks a lot basters ,,,,, it should be BACK STABERS... and the sadder part is they are in downtown akron giving akron a bad name ... the city should take there liquor license away and send a health inspector in . read more