The Golden Q is a Hays staple and I swear by it. I hadn't been back to town in years so when I made my return I had to stop in for a Q Burger. Color me shocked. Gone was the old cigarette smoke-filled and alcohol-fueled hazy look of the Golden Q of yesteryear and in its place is a semi-recently remodeled and expanded Golden Q... one that is now CLEAN, smoke free and includes a couple of back rooms, tons of tvs and a back patio. You can still drink your choice of alcohol (it's encouraged,) you can still play pool if you want and most importantly, you can still enjoy a Q Burger (or your burger of choice,) but you don't have to feel bad about bringing some underage members of the family during the afternoon to watch the game of your choice. I love the new open look and man, I still love those Q Burgers. I can't wait to come back. read more

Golden Q - a pool table in a restaurant - Pool Halls Near Me - Hays, Kansas

Had lunch here with the pickle burger and tots. I love fried pickles so I found it interesting so I tried it. Was very impressed and enjoyed it. It appears to be a very popular place at lunch as it got very busy while we were there. Service was fast and they checked regularly on us. read more

Always good food and friendly service. Staff is always friendly and the beers are always cold. Best burgers in town!

When in Kansas, this is the place to be specially on Tuesday nights. A great crowd, a really fun karaoke DJ, good food and great drinks! read more

Golden Q - The burger was super good - Pool Halls Near Me - Hays, Kansas

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Food is great tasting. Service is ok. However, the Ambiance targets the college crowd not the middle age or older crowd. Due to some things I'd keep the younger ones out of there. read more

This place is ok but the beer that serve you is never ending and my grandpa got drunk like im talking abs wasted and he was involved in a car crash because they failed to cut him off so f*ck you read more

Great food great service but if you are not at your table then they will crab your drinks. So about there ambiance is great.

The best burgers in Hays! I always have to stop by and order when I'm in town. My personal favorite is the hangover burger. They also have wonderful monthly specials too. read more

They have a lot of TV's that were on the same game. One tv was about 10 seconds ahead of the others. In the 4th quarter Leah came and turned that tv off because they wanted to make the other customers happy. They didn't care about the 30 other people that were watching that tv. Not impressed. And they were super rude about it. Leah has been known to antagonize customers. Won't be going back nor will the other 30 people there. read more

Set on the bar fifteen minutes without anyone talking to me they past right in front of me two times

Definitely recommend, had a great time with family and the staff were nice. The food was great, and it had a nice vibe to it. If you want a good time with your family, friends, or yourself, this would be a good place to do so. read more

It's been over 20 years since I've been to the Q, but the burger is the same. Bigger building, cleaner bathrooms and no more $2.50 32 oz draws, but the burger is the same. It completely took me back to remembering my days at FHSU in the 90's. I will say that this is the BEST burger in Kansas. I can't wait to get back and have another. read more

Golden Q - Q burger with tots - Pool Halls Near Me - Hays, Kansas

so surprised at the meagerness of the food compared to the increase in pricing. $8 for 12 fried pickles. what happened to the quantity?

Very slow service, took over an hour for two orders of fries and an order of wings. Not at all impressed.

The Golden Q has a great selection of burgers and brews. Friendly staff and fun atmosphere.

Good, not great, burgers-but watered down drinks and long lines with never enough help behind the counter. Especially on major holidays (New Years) or when bands would come to play. The Q used to be the place to hang out. My parents would frequent and recommend it highly when I first moved to Hays. They've also admitted it's lost its luster sinced the "glory days". Just waiting for it to go the way of the HPC and see what new life is breathed into the building. read more

Cowboy burger, hangover burger grilled cheese burger and cheese steak - all excellent! Happy hour specials! Happy. read more

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Delicious food. Burgers are awesome and the tater tots are great. Tuesday tacos are really good too.

Please do NOT discontinue your quesadillas!! They are my favorite lunch item and only place in town to get a good one!!! I ordered one today and the lovely ladies at the counter said they are being discontinued soon :( read more

Everything from kitchen to servers to bartenders is awesome...foods great, beers cold, and employees are on top of it!!!!

Golden Q is solid, especially for travelers on the way to Denver who aren't interested in McDonalds or other roadside fare. It is a divey bar, and you have to stand at the bar to order and pay for your food - which may make sense on a crowded game day. It was no big deal, as the service is friendly. The food was fine, we ordered mozzarella sticks as an app, I had the spicy burger and my wife had wings. Price was right, and the food was pretty good. Not perfect, but definitely worth stopping through again next time we are in town. read more

Good prices, fast, great customer service, outdoor seating, and the BEST 'hangover' burger! read more

Golden Q - The best "hangover" burger with egg, hashbrown, bacon, and cheese :) - Pool Halls Near Me - Hays, Kansas

Great place to come and hang out and have food and drinks. Famous for their hamburgers. The corn nuggets and Pickel-O's are also excellent appetizers. The jalepeno ketchup on the table is amazing for dipping your fries. For those that haven't been here. You order at the bar and then waitress will bring the food out to your table. read more

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I have been there twice. The first time was very overcrowded, there was no place to eat. I asked someone if we could use the extra chairs at their table, pull them to a different table so our group of four could eat together and was told no, they needed those chairs for their friends, who were not even there. Not the owners fault, just annoyed me. The second time we went which was Halloween night of 2020. Not overcrowded, my date and myself each order a sweet alcoholic drink which was really good and a 1/2 plate of Quesada's. Went back got another plate of Quesada's. Two hours passed, our table and chairs were not needed there was plenty available. We were not in the least way acting drunk. Sitting, talking quietly, walking straight. Went and ordered each a second drink at the bar and neither of our drinks had alcohol in them. Paid $11 for kool aid. read more

never come here on a Friday night. had to wait almost 2 hours to get food. no one checked on us. workers were rude. and spent over 70$ for 4 people. for a burger? not even worth it. and a side is extra. seriously?? read more

Food is meh. It's good but not great. Its bar food. Good drinks. Always loud and overcrowded. Blasts their music too loud after certain times. Food service is slow and seem to always get confused when you have multiple order numbers at the table. It's a sports bar in a college town so I don't expect much better than what it is. read more

Long line to order food and beverages. Many beer options but only one white wine available that was incredibly sweet. Yuk! Food- we both had a burger and they were great. Busy family atmosphere which was fun. All but one of the TVs had the same game playing . When we asked if one of the TVs could be turned to boxing the nice kid that delivered our food asked the manager who said no. We didn't linger- and left to find better drink and sport viewing options read more

Apparently the staff doesn't care about you being a disabled veteran. They would rather you stand outside in the cold white waiting for an Uber Bad choice! read more

Such a great place. Cheap drinks. Cheap, but good food. I've been for date night and with kiddos. It's awesome. No complaints. Love the fried pickles, hangover burger, American burger, any burger really. Will go back a million more times. read more

Sunday football games, cold beer, good food, a friendly staff and Sunday frog leg special. New ownership has this place seeming like it did 5-10 years ago again! read more

We just visited the Q for the first time since you new ownership and service was fantastic!! We called ahead of time to ask if they were airing a non-local football game. There was no answer but my call was quickly returned seconds later by Conner! He was extremely friendly and accommodating. They were able to air the game so we came down! We were asked multiple times during our stay if we were doing ok or needed anything. Very prompt and friendly. And as always the food was amazing! read more

I made the mistake of coming in for a burger at 9:40 on a Sunday night. The kitchen closes at 10:00pm, so the order was rushed. The curly fries were old, the burger came out wrong, and the soft drink machine was shut off early. The place seems to have a good ambience, so it might be worth a try at a time when the staff isn't trying to shut down everything but the beer taps. read more

The place where all the locals seem to go! I had the French dip burger and loved it! The pretzel bun and au jus sauce were soo delicious. I can't wait to come back to try more of the menu. read more

Very overrated. I've been there three times and each time was more disappointing than the last. The food is OK. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing really worth getting excited over. The burgers aren't even the best in Hays. Food is decent, typical of what you would find anywhere else. Just standard fare. However, what loses it for me is their service. I ordered a beer and showed the server my driver's license. She looked confused since it was not a kansas license and was like "I, uh, I'm not sure about this." Seriously, an out of state ID caused the girl to freeze up. Second time I went, I had a seat and a server came over and told me I couldn't sit there because that's where some regulars come in and play poker. It was still afternoon and the place was about 2/3 empty, so plenty of other open tables, but apparently this was *their* spot. A bar with assigned seats is a new concept to me, but whatever. I moved to the tiny cramped bar and promptly got ignored by the wait staff all night (in all fairness, they probably just couldn't see me.) Last time I went in, I went in after an extremely rough day and needed a drink. The server asked how my day was and I gave her a quick ten second overview. She said "wow, sounds like you need a beer!" She later came back and served me a second round. About ten minutes after that, the manager and a bouncer came over and escorted me out because I "gave the server an anxiety attack." I am not making this up. It's billed as a sports bar, but the TV's usually don't show any of the games you're interested in, and if they do, it's all on mute anyway. I asked them to change one tv closest to me to another game, and the server said "I don't know how" and just walked away. I haven't been back since then and I probably won't be, unless I'm with a group that for some reason really wants to go there. read more

This was a delightful cheeseburger in Hays KS, for the places I have eaten in Hays, I would say easily the best quality and tastiest options. Go with the Q burgers, you won't be disappointed! I did the double Q with cheese and a side of fried mushrooms. The cheeseburger was inhaled at record speeds. I am not a huge eater but I could have easily scarfed another. The fried mushrooms were definitely of bagged and frozen variety, nothing to write home about. The ambiance is a walk in and counter order type joint with wait staff that deliver the food to your table. Not sure why they don't just take your order but it seems if you want alcohol, they take your order then. Everything seemed in order and it was a smooth first visit with an awesome cheeseburger to boot; can't wait to go back and try something else, I hear they have some other really good specialty burgers. read more

This place has excellent burgers and sandwiches. HUGE portion sizes, great flavors with tender juicy meat, and the prices are so low that when I closed my tab I had to ask the guy if they'd missed something because I had somehow managed to buy burgers and drinks for 6 people without breaking half a franklin. Guess I have been away from KS in the big city for too long. Also, when I say "large portions" I mean it. The double cheeseburger looked like it was easily 3/4-1 lb of meat. It fed my 6'5" eating-machine grandpa and he was STUFFED. There were only 2 downsides I saw. First of all I had the spicy chicken sandwich and by "spicy" they mean "we put Frank's hot sauce on it". Uh ok, whatever I guess, it was still juicy and delicious. Secondly, the service wasn't stellar. They do follow the typical counter-service type model but they forgot a couple things with our order - though they did fix this quickly once we pointed it out. read more

We stopped in our our way through Hays. The 3 of us ordered at 11:05, our food arrived 40 very long minutes later. I would have understood the wait, if they were swamped, but they were not. What a disappointment. Was looking forward to a great, juicy burger. Got a dry, over cooked burger. The servers were friendly and checked back on us. Bathrooms were pretty gross, but understanding they are a college bar, pretty much what I expected. We will pass by The Q next time. read more

Golden Q - Bacon Cheese Burger and Fries - Pool Halls Near Me - Hays, Kansas

Straight forward quality bar food. Fried mushrooms were fantastic as well as the fries. Bacon Cheese Burger good enough to make me return for more even though bacon was a little under cooked. Staff was friendly though the natives did give off a little chilly reception. Glad to have a carry out option. read more

Bar Food at its best! They say "if there is a game on we're open!" A local recommend and we left the Interstate and made the short 3 miles derive South to try this place. WELL WORTH THE DRIVE and deff local crowd. We had a cheesburger and Rubin with tots and Q fries - all very good. Tap Beer chilled to 28 degrees. Pepsi products. read more

College bar. Stale buns and frozen patties. Lots of tv's so the game is always on. Onion rings are the only redemption on the menu.