I've eaten here several times. I've sat at the bar and sat at a table. I've been in large groups and flown solo to grab a quick bite. With the exception of sitting at the bad, I've had one thing in common with every experience: bland customer service. It feels like every time I've sat at a table and had a server, they aren't all that friendly and always seemed rushed. Outside of that, the food is always consistent and great value. I wasn't as pleased with the wings, but everything else I've had I would order again. The goetta quesadilla is on point! These pulled pork nachos were also super great! If you enjoy a good sports bar, this is your spot. They stay busy, so they must be doing something right. read more

Bucketheads - Pulled Pork Nachos Mild Wings Parmesan Garlic Wings - Sports Bars Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Stopped by for a bite and a beer before a movie. Sit wherever, as many places can be. Many tables, most were clean. Typical sports bat set up. Lots of TVs. The biggest issue was getting the attention of a server. Even after we placed our order she was hard to find. Especially when we wanted the check. The food was decent, not spectacular, but above average for a sports bar. We were on the west side to see a very limited release movie down the street. Look for my review of Cinemark West if you want the skinny on that experience. I mention this as I wouldn't make a special trip. One humorous note... Their website suggests a great skyline view. Well, the view is of the Skyline Chili at the bottom of the parking lot. Lol read more

First time coming here, wanted a place to eat and relax at that was close to my hotel I was lodging at for the night. It was bustling when I was here. Thankfully I was able to get a bar seat without any issue. I tried out one of their club sandwich combos which were pretty great for the price advertised. I was caught off guard with their liquor on tap. When asked for my drink size for a " small, medium or large" ( assuming a large was your typical tallboy glass) it's actually in a 32oz cup! That's absolutely huge! So if you're planning on drinking a little, just get a small or medium. Staff was friendly. Bathrooms were great. The bill at the end was a fair price. Solid reccomend! read more

Boss left at 7 and everything stopped. Food orders taking forever. Servers walking around but limited "service". Ends up a kitchen error added 20m to our food... got a small discount. Seems like things in disarray! Oh well Eventually food was ok. read more

Food was good. Service wasn't good but it also wasn't horrible. Ordered wings and got the wrong sauce but my waitress didn't come back by for 15+ mins so I just ate them. They were good, just wish I knew what sauce they were lol. Would go 2 stars for the experience but the food was good enough to bump it to a 3. read more

Omg. I'm not kidding. The parking lot full on a Sunday afternoon at about 3:30 pm we stopped in and immediately found a seat. Packed with families and friends supporting a local baseball team, we still were served quickly. This place has multi screens, plenty of seating for small or large groups- happy hour for domestic drafts 2-7 everyday plus half priced pickle chips $3.50 and fries. The food was hot -local flare and lots of appetizers. West side Rueben and grilled Turkey wrap didn't disappoint for $12 with elevated sweet potato fries. Typical side Saratoga chips. Anyway. The waitress did such a nice job!! Thanks We will return read more

Started out with the loaded tater tots. They were just okay. Seems like they were missing something else because they were dry. The burger was a Santa Fe burger which had pico and pickled jalapeños and a homemade sauce. This isn't my favorite burger. It was a pre made patty that wasn't seasoned. The burger tasted bland and not a lot of flavor. Got a side chili. Cincinnati style so it was like eating skyline. It wasn't bad but not exciting. The wife got a grilled chicken wrap with Saratoga chips. The wrap was good but has a lot of onions. She said the Saratoga chips were good, not greasy like other places. I saw other things on the menu I would like to try so I will be back but not for the burgers. read more

Bucketheads - Loaded tater tots - Sports Bars Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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Nice people. Service is great. Wings are great. It's a sports bar so it's a little noisy. We do not mind the noise. Fun place.

The food is always great.Love the View of cincinnati skyline They? Are able to accommodate large parties and the service is always great read more

My husband and i have never been here, we decided to try out this place due to burger weeks app advertisement. This establishment offered everything my husband loves burgers, brisket, onion rings, caramelized onions and American cheese. Everything was so flavorful only a few complaints they forgot the onion ring on the burger, but we did order their onion ring basket so we were able to add that to our burgers which made it compete! The only other issue was trivia night was crazy busy bumped and not as much interaction as we'd like. We will definitely be back on a non trivia night! read more

Bucketheads - Side of onion rings - Sports Bars Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Will never go here again Service at bar sucked Football game so loud you couldn't have a conversation with friends read more

Ordered the breakfast sandwich with an extra egg which was delicious. Upgraded by $2ish dollars for fries and they were horrible. How do you mess up fries especially when it's an upgrade. Cold and soggy. Don't order. read more

Very good food and service. We were seated right away with a server coming to us quickly.

I have eaten there 3 times. Pretzel basket and wings were good. Fish sandwich was overdone and undersized for the price. Steak hoagie was just plain terrible. Worst sandwich I have ever had..... read more

We walked in and no one greeted us to let us know to either wait to be seated or seat ourselves. The floor was filthy! We turned and walked out! Won't return! read more

Tried out this restaurant since it was close to a church we were visiting. The food was okay as well as the service. I don't think I've ever been to a sports bar that had more tv's than they did. read more

Bucketheads - Sports Bars Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

We've been to bucketheads a handful of times now and alway enjoy our experience. They have a huge selection of drinks and food. I've had both breakfast and lunch items and enjoy both. Bucketheads is definitely a fun place to watch sports and hangout with friends. LOVE their sweet potato fries! read more

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We've been coming in here off and on for years. Today we just wanted a grab a couple of beers and have lunch around 1pm. It seemed like every table was reserved starting at 2pm. I get that the Bengals play at 6:30 in the AFC Championship Game, but how can you reserve most if not every table! Some of us have spent a lot of money in here over the years, sorry we're not your every day regulars. I'm sure we won't be the only ones to be pissed about this. You lost a customer today! read more

Traveling and came across this establishment! Very friendly, waitresses were so very efficient and offered recommendations for us! Food was prepared absolutely tasty and promptly! Recommend this restaurant to everyone!! Great experience read more

Top thing to remember about Bucketheads- it's a local sports bar, that I think is best to visit just for drinking and watching sports. A few weeks ago I went with some friends and family to grab some dinner, and we weren't really impressed with the food. It has a great atmosphere for watching games but if you're trying to get food I would recommend sticking to the appetizers. It was very busy, and it was a seat yourself situation. We had to wait about 20 minutes for a table to open up for our large group, but that is to be expected when a major sports game is going on. I don't think I'll return for dinner, but I'll come back to catch a game and grab a few beers! read more

Do not spend your hard earned money at this establishment....the service is disrespectful, the number of complaints they have received on staff and ownership is well documented....look it up The only way to transform a behavior is to either not spend time at bucketheads, create a new sports bar across the street or go to crossroads , tavern or previously owned take 5 and stand by your choice. Change comes from people who take a stand and say enough is enough and we can see that coming...Once the patrons stop spending their money here and the restaurant experiences a slow trend and unfortunately a financial impact to their bottom line they will be forced to change their tactics. Until then customer service will remain poor , people on the westside do not have to endure this level of customer service towards a tight knit community that likes to go out and share moments not walk away with complaints It's really unfortunate that a post like this has to be written but as stated we have a voice and platform now and the effort must be made to show that bucketheads needs to change or they will no longer exist or people will choose to go to another establishment. We have a choice and I understand their are other sides to a response. I fully respect the opinion and embrace a rebuttal as I have no reason to gain any advantage over a place that memories were made , but now we only have severe disappointment. It's always good to be well Informed but it's at the point this establishment based on all the negative reviews simply lost its direction and care for patrons or drive to be the best and we will no longer return.... read more

The waitress was great, very attentive and always available when we needed something. I will say, I was there during a game and the place was very, very loud! Almost to loud to even have normal conversation! TVs we're cranked up! The food was delicious and the service was great! A. It pricey for bar food, but all in all I would return! read more

I used to hear really good things about this place. Me and my friend decided to come here looking for some wings, fries, burgers, the type of food this place has...and honestly, we never walk into a place with high expectations, but with some expectations none the less. Considering we'd never been there, I asked the waitress what she recommends and she said "idk, everything?" that should've been a red flag. but she rattled off a burger and I did get that. but I saw the wings said "Jumbo wings" and I got those too. the price of 17$ was extreme to me because they were pinky finger size and dry. I got HOT-Buffalo and they tasted like nothing. My burger only had flavor because of the bbq sauce. The salad was meh. The fries were terrible. I mean it's like the food was microwaved and not even seasoned. The best thing I had there was probably my coke. Atleast it was carbonated. I honestly do not recommend this place. Go to roosters, Buffalo wild wings, or anywhere else...McDonald's on a good day has better food. read more

Bucketheads - Wings looked like the Tyson Frozen party wings in a bag at Kroger. Tasted worse than those. Smh - Sports Bars Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

They are not a family friendly resturant!!!! We have been going there for years and originally liked the place. The female manager yells at the kids and it has gotten worse over the years. SHE MADE OUR KIDS GET UP FROM A TABLE THEY WERE EATING AT TO SIT MORE CUSTOMERS!! She is incredibly rude and the food is not that good to begin with. read more

Nothing special, no pool table. There was some good art on a chalkboard that said "It's Always Sunny in Bucketheads" with a cute picture of Danny DeVito. Good place to walk to from the Holiday Inn if you want a jukebox and drinks. read more

If you like warm beer, cold soup and bad service. This is going to be your favorite place. As for me I'll go where the Beer is cold and the food is hot. Would have posted a photo however it was the first thing the server took off the table. Not the empty glasses and never even asked why it wasn't touched. read more

It's a sports bar. It's pretty good food and it gets crowded (pre-COVID) during major sports events and it was kind of maxed out the last time we were there under the current rules. I've never had a problem with the food/drinks or the service. What's disconcerting to me is that it seems to attract a very racist customer base. They cheered a Trump commercial when it came on TV! Seriously. Later, a Biden commercial came on and they started jeering and saying all kinds of racist comments, including some very vile and disgusting ones about Kamala Harris. read more

Great food selection, and I mean there is plenty to choose from and not just bar food. I had the melt and it was awesome. Service was prompt and perfect. Beer was cold and had great quantity to choose. I've been here before and never had a bad experience. There are plenty of TVs so there isn't a bad seat to watch what you want. read more

Awesome experience I went at around Noon . It was empty but the 10 medium buffalo wings ,loaded waffle fries and Coke were delicious. The service was good as well so I couldn't ask for more. read more

My mom treated me & my children to lunch here. We all got sick! Within an hour of coming home from there my stomach was in knots. Will never go there again! Go to Sports Depot instead. On Saturday afternoons they have the best Bloody Mary's & Mimosa's on the West Side. Full menu at Depot starts at 4pm. Apps & pizza from open till 4. Do yourself a favor & don't risk your health eating at Bucketheads. read more

What a hidden little sports bar joint on the Westside! It is tucked into a plaza, so that could make parking a little difficult, but worth the trip. The place feels very much like a B-Dubs, without all the things you hate about those places. You know-the kids running around, table trivia games, and messy floors. While it still has the awkward tables, big flat screens, and rowdy fans it feels less offensive here than other sports spots. Great wings, good burgers, and the surprise in the mix was my meal, which was an amazing salmon salad. While it was on a Westside staple of iceberg lettuce mix (meh), the salmon was juicy, seasoned perfectly, and literally better than ones I have paid 20+ dollars for elsewhere (I'm looking at you Cheesecake Factory). Good little spot for beers and bigger on the inside than it looks from out front. I can't wait to come back to watch a game! read more

We had lunch there yesterday and were blown away by the food. I got the grilled cheese with guacamole and bacon and my husband had the Cuban sandwich both of which were on their seasonal menu. Crazy good. If they were serving this food in a more trendy location, there would be a line around the corner. read more

My husband and I stopped in last night for a quick dinner as we've eaten here before and enjoyed their food. I ordered onion soup that tasted like someone dumped a box of salt in the bowl. My husband ordered a burger, which came with celery and bleu cheese. There was an upcharge for the bleu cheese dressing, which tasted like something you'd find expired at the bottom of a discount cart. It was definitely bottled dressing and was a poor/cheap quality. While there was catsup and mustard on the table, I had to ask for mayo--apparently they keep it looked up in the back. One of the employees brought a tiny plastic container of mayo to our table. We aren't picky about the brand of mayo we use, as most restaurants use pretty good quality condiments. Their mayo had no real taste and was actually really yucky. No one asked us if we enjoyed our meal. VERY disappointed with our dining experience last night; will not stop for food in the future. read more

Handyman Burger is like a big boy on steroids. Lindsey gave world class service and the Guinness glass is sweet. Expensive beer prices hurt the value. 2 burgers for $12 not bad. read more

Good local bar with good beer specials and always have specials during sports events! So many tvs and great bar food...nachos and quesadillas are my fav! Can get crowded and popcorn on the floor (but they do have a popcorn machine!) when busy. read more

A fun sports bar. The place is definitely family friendly. We are not sports fans and don't have kids but still come regularly. Good place

Basic. The only thing worth coming back for is the service. The menus is extensive... too extensive. Everything tastes basic. Maybe scale it back a little and focus on making the menus items taste better than basic. West side joint through and through. Come for the babes, leave with the farts. read more

I have been a patron of Bucketheads for over 10 years to watch a game or grab a quick bite to eat with my kids. 2 times in a row the bartender, Ellie, has been extremely rude to myself or others. There were 4 of us (2 couples) who stopped in for a glass of wine/cocktail after dinner. We were there less than an hour. We were sitting at a table (not the bar), and had not spoken to or engaged with the bartender behind the bar. Our server was very sweet. We were served drinks and immediately upon receiving them and the bill together, lights were turned on and we were told they were closed and time to leave. The bartender began LOUDLY making rude comments to us, and about us to the other staff, at which point I asked for the owners name and hers as well. She didn't seem to care and let me know he wouldn't as well. I called the owner, Tom, the next morning to let him know about the way his closing bartender treats his paying customers, as I have now witnessed this twice. Tom didn't seem to care in the least. Clearly the staff and owner alike think rude behavior to customers is acceptable. I will not be returning. read more

First visit today for lunch. Ordered a glass of wine. The pour fell way short of 5 oz. More in the range of 3.5. Seriously, do not order wine. read more

Have to say, I was leery about other than bar food items at a Sports Bar like this but was more than pleasantly surprised. Great selection of food from large unique salads to huge and I mean huge burgers. Will be back to this hidden treasure. PS: $1 tacos day and $2 margaritas? This IS a great place to go. read more