The food here is always good! I have tried many things and they all have delicious. Music bingo night is fun and it doesn't get packed so you can usually sit right down when you arrive read more

1/2 off Taco Tuesdays! Ahi Tuna Tacos (3/5): The tuna was lacking in flavor and the sauce was pretty bland too. Decent flour tortilla. Tater Tots (3/5): Crunchy exterior, but needed some seasoning. The potato on the inside was completely flavorless. RATING SYSTEM 5 - Great (Need to get this again) 4 - Good (Would get this again) 3 - Ok (Might give this another shot) 2 - Not Good (Won't get this again) 1 - Bad (Telling people to avoid this) read more

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Food and service just could be so much better. I've went on a day when they weren't busy at all and other days when they were busy , Either way I'd simply give them a 4/10! Just could use better management all around. read more

Everything was fresh and service was fast. Restaurant manager Luis was super hospitable and kind. Our server Allison was great as well.

This location has always been a go to spot for me and my family since it opened. Haven't been for awhile,so when a buddy suggested we stop and grab a bite and get some drinks,I decided to visit. Ordered drinks and then my buddy noticed a patron at the bar with a cat on his shoulder. I thought it must be some kind of prop so I turned around to see for myself. I was surprised to see he was right. This man had a cat on his left shoulder!!!!! I asked one of the staff if this was acceptable and the gentleman said to me, "it's just a cat". He was later spotted petting the cat and then walking into the kitchen area. When our waitress returned to take our food order, I to her, I decided to eat elsewhere, paid for our drinks and left. Don't want to over react but a cat (dressed in clothing) sitting on a man's shoulder, hopping on the bar occasionally is not where I want to eat. read more

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The service was fine but the food was not desirable. I hesitated when I saw it was empty but gave it a chance anyway.

I always saw this place near my home always packed but never thought about going in. Going on Tuesday night not that many folks and boy was I surprised. I don't know why they have negative reviews. The food was great. One of the best burgers I've had in a long time. Perfectly cooked, got just the right amount of char on the burger, bacon was thick but not too crispy and the onion rings were on point! Crispy breading with onions intact. It's a sports bar / tavern so of course is going to be loud and TVs everywhere but again the place was not that crowded and I sat right away. The service was very friendly and fast, and you can tell a lot about a place when they bring you a refill without you asking. I will definitely go back for sure. read more

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The bartender sucks!! Literally, we waited 15 to 20 mins for a glass of wine. Same thing for the second round. It was dead! I'm in the service industry, do better!!! Her name was Macy! I hate the fact that our good server Jasmine has to tip her out because she definitely does not deserve a dime!!! Manager Nick came over & had no clue! Do better Nick, look around ask, do table touches!! You suck too!!! Will never go back for that very reason!!! read more

Fast drinks, good food. The portobello burger was great! Pretzel bites were warm and tasty. Would come back if we were in the area. Server was friendly and on the ball. read more

My family and I have been coming to this hickory tavern for a long time, but over the last 8 years or so it has been a family tradition for us to come for dinner after our Christmas even church service. This will be the last year that we do so. Although our server was super sweet and relatively attentive, after our food order was placed we only saw her once after to let us know the kitchen was slightly behind, (which to be expected on a holiday), and then again after my mother had to wave her down to ask about her salad, which still had not arrived, after my brother, my father and I had already gotten our food about 7 minutes ago. I was nearly done with my burger and fries before my mother even got her salad, which also had no protein on it so there was no reason for it to have taken that long. Our server made it very clear that she was extremely sorry for the wait, and I overheard her asking one of the managers to comp the salad due to the long wait for it. She informed us when she brought the check that she was able to have one of the MoD's comp the salad for us, but did inform us it was a second manager that she had to ask, because the first refused. I've worked in the industry for 10 years now so it takes A LOT for me to complain, let alone leave a negative review. I hope the restaurant can take this and rethink their steps of service, but I will definitely be urging my family to go somewhere else for Christmas Eve dinner next year. Merry Christmas! read more

This is my go to for good pub/bar food and service close to the house. The staff know you and give a homey feeling to regulars. It's one of the best tasting and quality hickory taverns in the CLT and surrounding areas. Love them. read more

We've been in this location a handful of times, and each time I wonder why we came back. Appearance is pretty typical of most Hickory Tavern locations, chain restaurant vibe with very little character. There is a bar area towards the back of the space, and plenty of dining area seating Service was a little slow, which was odd considering there were only a handful of people in the place. Our server was pleasant, but not terribly attentive. We didn't get food on this most recent visit, but I have had food there in the past. The food has not been terrible, just a bit bland and uninspired. They have a decent tap list for a chain place, but they were out of the first 3 beers we tried to order. I ended up with a Terrapin Luau Krunkles, and my buddy had an OMB Copper. Both beers tasted fresh and you can tell that they maintain their tap lines as there was no off flavors that you get from dirty lines Overall, the place was OK, but with so many better choices nearby, not sure why I keep finding myself wandering back in... read more

Second time going to the tavern. First time was great, joined the fan club and got my free appetizer code. No where on the text message does it have an expiration date but make sure you don't wait two weeks like I did cause it apparently "expired". Still got the onion ring appetizer if you can call it that. There was barely anything on it. Supposed to come with a choice of sauces, we were never asked what we wanted so I guess we got the default ranch. Yuck. No plates were given to share the appetizer. Last time we both got the burgers and loved them. This time I went for the fish and chips, mother felt like the deluxe nachos. see photo, fish was small and the coating was soggy. Not crispy. Barely any fries with it. Mom liked her nachos but pulled out three chunks of what looked like remains from one of their smash burgers. Apparently this was the "chili" portion of the nachos. My soda that cost over $3 only got refilled once over the 2 hours we were there. the waitress came by the table twice when it was empty. Overall not thrilled with the food but the service was really lackluster. seemed like we were an after thought and a nuisance to her. Never asked us about getting a dessert which we were thinking about getting and just brought the check even though we wanted to split it. She just never asked and couldn't seem to be bothered. read more

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The worst experience! Service was extremely slow for our drinks and then again for our food orders. To make it worse, there were several mistakes with the orders which needed to be corrected. The wine was described as the worst, the wings were not flavors ordered, and drinks were not correct. Very frustrating! Don't bother with this restaurant, every one of us agreed we would never return. Staff was confused and seemed incapable of basic needs of the customers. read more

This is more of a message from people that care about the restaurant and the future. While menu changes are coming, why not ask your fan club a survey of what they want? For instance the pre baked chicken wings, terrible. People who want good wings are willing to wait. What happened to the baked potato? What about mashed potatoes? Crab dip? The providence location has a pizza oven that hasn't been used in years. A voice (from customers ). or suurvey from the people who actually spend money at the establishment should at the very minimum, have some input on suggestions.... whether taken or not. read more

The delivery service is lacking, they never send the ranch dressing or send the extra sauce for the wings. Tonight I am not even sure what flavor wings we got sent to us. Great place to visit and enjoy a great meal. As far as delivery you guys are 0-2 and they won't be a third time read more

First timer here. But it was very satisfying. Very thrilled about the pulled pork sandwich. Loved the way the meat was in chunks and not shredded different but hearty. I loved every bit of it! The drinks were ok. You can never go wrong with tator tots and cheese. Love it here! read more

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Waited 10 minutes being the only people in front of the host stand. No server came up to us nor host and the place was relatively empty. Not worth our money if the service is shit. read more

I will have to say after a few years of some negative reviews, my last few experiences here have been absolutely amazing. My food has been so good and I don't even mind waiting a little longer for it because the staff is so nice. I have had a lot of things on the menu, and don't have anything bad to say about any of it. read more

So the place is nice and we used to go to the one inCornelius.But we ordered beer and then waited like 20-25 minutes for the waitress to come back.I knew I should have told her we were ready to order but I thought she would be right back.someone else brought the beer to us. Then I had a bowl of chili and well to say the least it was skimpy and served in a plastic bowl. My husbands had the Philly she's steak and said it was not the best.The beer was good but I think they need to work on the food and the service.the waitress was nice but I guess overwhelmed read more

Undercooked patty taste good but will have to cook for a few myself to get it to "some pink" correctly. Cookies harder than a muhf. And it was served in a melted plastic container read more

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Wings were great, our server was very friendly and attentive. Lots of tvs with sports everywhere.

Waitress was nice. Food came out super late and incomplete. It wasn't bad, everyone like it. Honestly, just start over here. Unless you need a place to watch the games, find another place. Trust me. read more

Our visit was to celebrate my nephew turning 21. They begrudgingly gave us a reservation as we had 8 people and needed a high chair. We were seated in the back by the kitchen and had a steady stream of servers walking by our table with dirty dishes. We placed a drink order and one of us ordered a beer. It took 25 minutes to get. It was not very busy which should have tipped us off. Our server was not very friendly and I had to explain to my 9 yr old granddaughter what was wrong with her neck. The woman had two big hickeys We had to ask 3 times for a high chair and finally had to go get one. The server never came back so we flagged her down to order an appetizer. Two of us ordered cocktails that either didn't have alcohol in them or were so watered down you couldn't taste it. Refills on beer also required flagging the server down. Those of us drinking water never got refills. Appetizer plates were not removed from the table. I alerted the server ir was a 21st birthday celebration but nothing was done to acknowledge it. no dessert no happy birthday nothing. It was very disappointing and they have list all of us as customers read more

My food was 50/50 we order nachos for appetizer the chips was so soggy that I had to ask for extra chips , my husband food was so dry that he didn't even finish it, never got refills , never got fork to eat I asked someone but he also forgot so I was just sitting there with my food getting even more cold, my husband went a grabbed some fork for us from a clean table. I get it is Friday but damm I feel like since covid All restaurants forgot how to give a great server or good food. read more

DoorDash order. I didn't see it noted that they coat the chicken tenders in sauce. So I have to figure out how to avoid that in future because it arrived a soggy mess. But it was a delicious mess! I just wish the chicken had the chance to stay crispy on the short ride to us. I would get the tenders again if I can figure out how to specify sauce on the side. Without requesting it they also included a small container of Ranch Dressing which I hate. So I don't understand why the BBQ was doused on it like a house on fire. Would try other dishes too. Fries are probably amazing when not rolling in BBQ as well. read more

This was my first time here, I had the chicken wings, which are Wednesday specials at .75 each, we tried garlic Parmesan, honey bee and a hot sauce. All of the sauces were really good. We also ordered the Brussels sprouts that were very good also. I ordered a drink that tasted like I was sucking on a lemon so, it was exchanged for a different one that was purple in color (sorry I forgot the names) and it was very sweet. Our waitress was very nice and helpful with ordering. The ambiance is a large eating area, bar with tv all around. read more

I drive for UberEats and arrived to pick up two orders I was assigned. I walked in, spoke to girl #1 and gave her the names on the order. She said they'd be up in a few minutes so I sat down to wait. I ended up waiting over 25 minutes. Girl #1 never came back to check on me or update me about the orders and every other employee including someone who appeared to be the manager just watched me sit in the lobby for close to half an hour. One employee in particular made eye contact with me several times as she was wiping down a few tables and just walking back and forth thru the waiting area. She even made her way to the desk area to answer the phones. We'll call her girl #2. She never asked if I had been helped or which orders I was waiting for. No customer service was provided at all by these people. I finally got tired of being ignored and asked her if somebody, ANYBODY, can I find out what's going on with the orders. Just as she was about to say yes, girl #1 came back with one order in her hand and asked me if I was waiting for the order for such and such and it wasn't the two orders I was waiting for. I repeated the names of the two orders I was there to pick up only for girl #2 to say "oh that's been picked up already". I simply stared at them and asked "I'm sorry, what?" And she repeated that someone already picked them up. I then asked why didn't girl #1 say that instead of telling me that they were on the way up and have me waiting for 30 minutes here in this lobby. Then came all these excuses about oh she wasn't here when it was picked up and oh well there's a glitch in the system that sometimes does duplicate orders. And I'm like, regardless of ANY of that, someone should have come back up here to check on me and more importantly girl #1 should have figured out that the order was picked up when she went to the back to tell them the delivery person arrived for the orders. Then girl #1 says she gave my name to the to go server. I looked them both dead in the eyes and confirmed that nobody has helped me since I first got here. They wasted soooo much of my time for orders that were already gone and took no accountability for their poor customer service. Now I'm looking at the reviews and see that I'm not alone with having a terrible customer service experience at this establishment. Based on this interaction today, I would never actually visit this establishment again for any reason. read more

Ehhh Hickory Tavern was disappointing last night. I raved about them just last week but this week wasn't good. I ordered a strawberry lemon drop martini. It tasted so NOT like a strawberry lemon drop martini that I thought they gave me the wrong drink. It was watered down and tasted like a low quality lemon sports drink. I ended up ordering a strawberry margarita and that was a little better. Now, I know Hickory Tavern is not known for pasta lol. But I decided to get the chicken Parmesan. One of the best chicken Parmesan meals I've ever had was from a bar so I took a chance.....Let me start with the good. The chicken was fried to perfection!!!! HOWEVER it was not seasoned at all. No salt, no pepper no nothing. The noodles were cooked really well but some of them were really cold. The sauce had zero flavor and there wasn't enough cheese! The meal literally tasted like hospital food. But on a good note, their lemon pepper wings were really good! If this was my first time here I would have given them one star but since I've been here before, I know they have a banging Philly cheesesteak, great lemon pepper wings and really good mules, I decided to give them 3 stars. read more

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Came here to get a quick dinner. Got the Monday special. Food was good. Nothing special. Nothing wrong. Service was spotty at times. But overall an a ok dinner. read more

5 star rating especially with the bartenders Steph and Peyton but the food manager Nick came and was very disrespectful to Stephanie. Talking to her in a way that was very unpleasant for me as a paying customer when she didn't deserve it when she was doing her job at a great level. I love coming here to watch the NBA games but seeing the way he talked to her he definitely needs a class on how to talk to your employees. overall 5 stars everytime I come but that one incident is going to make it difficult for me to continue to come here if he is the manager going forward. read more

Where do I begin. They were out of every beer we asked for. They didn't have bitters for an old fashioned. The worst so called whiskey sour I ever had. Told them the whiskey sour is not good, they took it away but never removed it from the bill. Had the manager come and he said NC regulations wouldn't allow him to remove it from the bill. Asked for the horrible whiskey sour back and he said " we threw it out". He did after some pressing, figure a way to make a change on the bill but that was horrible. Now to the food, worst wings I've ever had. The burgers were good, tater tots were not good, pow shrimp were ok. The spinach and artichoke dip was not good. The cod taco was not good. The Carolina cheesesteak was flavorless. The table was sticky and wobbly. Never again! read more

The food was adequate, but there were no paper towels, not even at the sink outside the restrooms. It was very dark inside, our server brought us our food and nothing more. This use to be one of our "go to" places to eat but we won't be going back. read more

The food here, when dining in, is amazing! The value is such that I would eat here every day. I don't have the time for the pace of the service, which is always slow no matter what. It also is very much a bar environment at all hours with the TVs turned up quite loud, which causes everyone else to yell. Still family friendly, but not PTSD-friendly, unfortunately. I haven't had good luck with the food "lasting" when delivered or on take out. It doesn't translate from dine-in to take home. However, when I want a bar, this is where I go every time. read more

Great to be back at Hickory Tavern after only six years. Oops. Met a friend here for lunch on a weekday. Not much has changed. It's still sports bar and though not nearly as crowded at this time of the day/season. I had the pimento cheese burger (and brought another cheeseburger home for my wife). The burgers were cooked perfectly, topped well and with a good portion of fries that were hot and also cooked nicely. A very nice meal. Service was great and the TVs weren't too loud that we couldn't have a conversation while eating. read more

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I went to Hickory Tavern, while dodging Hurricane Dorian, from their online menu. When I got there they only had a limited late night menu (which was around 10p and wasn't identified online either). They only had 1 non meat option and when I asked for a particular beer they were out of the draft beer also. BUT...the server could tell my disappointment, she told the manager (Steven I think was how name) and he came by to rectify the situation. I ordered the Fish and chips and it was great! More importantly, Steven's willingness to make the night right was even better. When I'm back in Charlotte I'm headed to Hickory Tavern to give a solid try. I'll make sure it's not late night. read more

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Noel was our waitress at Rivergate/Steelcroft. We gave been coming to this location for several months now. Noel, has been by far the absolute best waitress we have ever had. Beautiful personality, made sure our food was what we asked for, stopped by many times to check on us. If ever in this area looking for great food and excellent service, stop in and ask for Noel. You will kot be disappointed! Thank you again Noel! We will see you again soon. Angie Roberts read more

Dinner at Hickory Tavern was great! Our server Erin was so helpful with our order and coming out to consistently check on us. She also made great suggestions to my little cousin who wasn't feeling well. She wanted to make sure she had something that would be comforting to her. Food tasted great, and I will say they don't have a lot of vegetarian/vegan options available. This should be something the manager could look into expanding on the menu. As we were wrapping up dinner, Jonathan the manager came out to say hello and if there was anything that we needed. I failed at the time to mention the idea of including more vegetarian/vegan options on the menu. Hopefully, this will be something they can add soon if so I would love to be your taster :-) read more

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Restaurant was pretty much empty but for some reason our waitress kept disappearing. I'm sure it's because she was on the phone the entire time. The food was beyond average. The best thing was the Brussels. I kept having to kill some annoying gnats which made me not even want to finish my food. We ordered the cookies after asking the waitress if she recommended them. She came out with burnt cookies, we barely took a bite out of one. To top off the night it took 10 mins trying to find our waitress just to check out. I wouldn't waste my time at this place again. read more

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This is going to be a shorter review than normal. Mostly because Hickory Tavern is fairly consistent, both in service and good quality. This is true from visit to visit and location to location. My issue and need to rate stems from a misrepresentation of a beer in the draft beer menu. Now, usually we would have just moved on and drank the beer (we did), but the server proceeded to tell us that she had heard that the beer was wrong earlier, yet let us order it anyways. The appropriate response should've been to take the beer off of the check, NOT let us know that she knew it was wrong already. The beer in question is Carolina Sparkle Party by Legion. It is definitely not an IPA . We drank it because we don't waste beer, but c'mon.. get it together people. read more

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