The set is is terrible. We have waited over 45 min for LUNCH. it is not even busy right now. This is ridiculous terrible!! We will never come back !! read more

This was our first time in North Carolina, and looked forward to having various foods. The first restaurant we hit up was the Hickory Tavern. As we walked in the hostess Morgan presented us with a warm and friendly welcoming, which enlightened us. We sat at our booth and our server Allison welcomed us with a big beautiful smile. She was helpful and had great customer service. With her hospitality and service we would very much come back to visit and eat here. All food was great and we had the BBQ nachos, ahi tuna, and the fiesta salad. My dish was the grits and shrimp with sautéed mushrooms and sausage. Every thing was delicious and service was amazing. We will Definitely come back here. read more

Hickory Tavern - LOW COUNTRY SHRIMP & GRITS- Shrimp, Mushrooms, Onions, Tavern Grits, Andouille Sausage, Jack & Cheddar, Scallions & One SideGrits - American Near Me - Pinehurst, North Carolina

Ordered blackened shrimp tacos and a side salad. Tacos were ok. Shrimp had a good spicy flavor but who in the world puts white American cheese on tacos? Not a good flavor together and oh by the way ... No sour cream. Should have come with a side for $1.29. Ordered a side salad. Charged $3.29 for the salad! Menu is a bit deceiving. Be aware! Come again? A big maybe ... The sting will have to wear off first. read more

Classic sports bar, and the food was reasonable. Bartending left a lot to be desired. Stick with beer. Ordered a Manhattan, well what I ended up with was not drinkable. Server was fantastic. read more

I love this place great cooks and servers, I highly recommend The Tavern if you want good food.

Fantastic! The service was amazing! We were seated very quickly and our drinks were brought out almost right away. Taylor C. Our server was so great she told us her recommendations and she was not wrong. The food was out very fast and was cooked exactly the way it was ordered! Our drinks were always kept full. She was great! I would definitely recommend hickory tavern and we will be coming back soon!!! read more

The service (first and foremost) and food was fabulous. Jennifer is a phenomenal manager with a top notch team !!! Tina was our server for a group of 16 and was fantastic!!!! Fabulous people fabulous food and a GREAT experie (Above experience was in August 2018) Back again in Feb 2019... just 2 of us... Jennifer was the manager and Emily waited on us..excellent meal again and the service was fabulous!!! read more

8 man golf trip - we stop here every year. I think it's slipping a bit. Service was bad on a Thursday night, but $3 beers more than made up for that. HT is a solid stop - it won't light up your life, but won't be horrible either. Solid 3 stars read more

Stopped in to this joint recently on a trip to the area, just had drinks no food. Atmosphere is general sports bar type of place, we got here early enough to grab some decent real estate, but it got quite jammed and overflowing with the after 6 crowd. With the large crowd it got quite noisy pretty fast. On the plus side they had great drink specials and pricing was quite reasonable. Parking was easy and service was terrific, very attentive. read more

Our go-to spot for sporting events! We visited Hickory Tavern for a UFC event. The atmosphere was much, much more pleasant than the local Buffalo Wild Wings! We really enjoyed the large screen TVs and the attentive service. Our waiter, Tim, was exceptionally friendly and helpful to us throughout the night. The food was tasty (we had steak tacos, wings, and brownie sundae) and the drinks were fairly priced. We'll definitely be returning! read more

My wife Linda and I have traveled across this great country and have dined in 49 states and 7 countries, the service we received from Kia from the moment we walked in till wishing us the best as we left was by far one of the best experiences we have found. Kia also has an award winning smile as well as great service. The food was very good and an ample portion, the build a salad was great we will be back. Billy & Linda from Gettysburg PA. read more

Excellent service for Christa!! The Ahi Tuna Poke is now my favorite. The beer selection was fantastic. All around a great time and great place. read more

Waited 40 minutes for my drink before I had to go get it myself. Maybe it was just one bad waitress, maybe she was new and has fixed herself. I wouldn't know. I'll never go back. read more

The waiting staff forgot they didn't have a hostess today. Waited for about 15 minutes until my dad walked past the hostess stand asking if they were open. Both waitresses were at a table talking and eating. Guess they weren't looking for service. We were directed to a booth after the waitress informed us they forgot about not having a hostess. The booth, well all of the booths smell. Like a gym locker room. The food was okay...it was a fast turn around to receive the food which why the restaurant got two stars. Over all was looking for a quick bite to eat. But after waiting forever for service it ruined the experience for okay food. read more

We found our sports bar! Huge restaurant so we felt completely comfortable eating in here during covid. Can't wait until sports start again so we can sit at the bar and hang out with everyone. Wings were okay. Tater tots were good. I've heard the burgers are better here so we'll try that next time. read more

Came in for lunch around 1pm on a Sunday and barely anyone there so we assumed it'd be pretty quick service....wrong! Once seated it was almost 15 minutes before a waitress even got to us. Once we finally ordered our food, took 35 min for it to get to our table. And then took another 15 minutes for anyone to even collect our payment after the bill was dropped off-and we had to flag down a different server in order for that to happen. Spent almost 2 hours there for a burger and a steak....and those weren't even the best. Burger lacked flavor and steak was overlooked. Ordered a grape salad and the grapes had all their stems in. Definitely won't be coming back or recommending this place to anyone else. read more

Food was good. Server was nice/polite but 45 minutes for burgers when the place is like 35% full. Lots of choices when I visit mom in Pinehurst 3 to 5 times a year. Unlikely to return without seeing improvements in this area. Server had to know and instead of just bringing more pop and tea, apologize for the delay or have her manager do it. read more

Service was great. Did not have to wait a long time. Meal was prepared as requested and tasted delicious. Can't understand why there are so many bad reviews. Give this place a chance. read more

My wife and i went on a Monday night. Got the buy one/get one free burgers. They were cooked and served perfectly. Great service from Lacy. Last point: we left after paying an ample tab. Upon reviewing the receipt when we got back to our room, we noticed we had been overcharged for our beer. The $3.00 Corona Light drafts were $5,70. A $12.00 overcharge was more than I wanted to take. We went back in the next afternoon and discussed with Rob, the Manager, and he apologized, explained it was likely a computer malfunction and agreeably gave me the $12.00. No hassle. I like that. read more

What happened to the Hic? Couldn't get a beer menu. Was told ipa's only on tap? Looked like 20 beers on tap. Service ok. Lobster roll a bit stringy. Not as sweet as normal. Price $17.59 on menu. $18.88 on bill. Something has changed. read more

Keep giving this place a "second chance" and continue to be disappointed. Tonight was my last visit..... Service is slow even when the restaurant is not crowded. Food is mediocre at best, and terribly overpriced compared to other area spots. This may not bother some, but I like it when my draft beer isn't missing an inch off the top. Tables are sticky, and the flies, jeez! Go to KICKBACK JACK'S instead! Great food, ice cold beer filled to the very top, and much less expensive for better quality and quantity!! read more

This is your basic run-of-the-mill fifty TV sports bar attempting to be a restaurant. Drink menu is pretty average, although I cannot comment on the drink quality/flavor as I did not partake. I had a mushroom burger, and it was less than mediocre. The patty appeared and tasted just like it was frozen, although they advertise them as fresh. Flavor gets 1 star, presentation gets 1 star, freshness gets 1 star. If this review was on food alone, it would be a one star review. The saving grace here, though, is the service. Alex was our server, and he was knowledgeable, friendly, funny, and provided stellar service. In fact, all of the staff we encountered were super friendly. Probably won't go back, but great job on customer service! read more

We started eating here 3 years ago when we relocated to the area. Food was good, service was great and atmosphere was fun. There's been a downward spiral over the past year. Food takes forever to come out of the kitchen and is poorly prepared, over cooked and haphazardly plated, missing condiments that are in the menu descriptions. Lunch crowd has dwindled and waitresses scramble but drinks go without refills and it takes too long to get the bill. Sad to see this happening to a formerly good restaurant. read more

One of my favorite places in Southern Pines to grab a burger, wings and some cold beer. Upscale sports bar atmosphere with menu that has something for everyone. read more

Been twice. First time was for appetizers and drinks on a Friday. It was very entertaining with karaoke. The second time was with my family. The server was excellent with my daughter. She was also very accommodating for whatever we needed including when my husband asked for one of the many many TVs to be switched to soccer. The food is not the best, but pretty good. read more

Man I love ole hick tav. Beer, great food, friendly bartenders, & football!? Count me in. I go to the one back home in Asheville all the time but I'm working on the road, so nice to have a familiar feeling yet different and cool on it's own! read more

Hickory Tavern - American Near Me - Pinehurst, North Carolina

The good news is that the food is very good - the bad news is that the service is just a disaster. The kitchen and the bar compete to see who can deliver product more slowly and it is a tie for last so far. Do not go if you have plans later in the evening. read more

I first loved the hickory tavern with their flatbreads, and healthy sides like zucchini, squash &carrots in an herb butter sauce.....but they took the creative healthy options away and replaced with sides like tater tots!, no thanks. I miss the older menu, it folded in 3's and had so much to choose from, now it feels like the Waffle House w tons of televisions. read more

We don't get the opportunity to go out to eat as a family very often, so we had high hopes. Our server was at our table long enough to push the zucchini fries as an appetizer and then back to take our order. The zucchini fries were soggy and bland, the jalapeño ranch had zero jalapeño. I ordered their specialty margarita. It was watered down and tasted like house liquor. We got our food and had no silverware to eat it with. My daughter's order was wrong. My steak nachos had no flavor and the tortillas were straight out of the grocery store bag. We never saw our server again, and had to ask someone else for our check. This was an awful ending to an otherwise great family outing. We won't be back. read more

Great food and great service from the bartenders. The filet mignon was delicious, as were the brussel sprouts and sweet potato fries. Highly recommend! read more

Like to call this place the HickTav for mobile phone purposes, hey fellas we're going to the HickTav wooohooo. Not really Hickish but they do have a decent selection of beers (most are bottled though). I hear the foods good too, haven't eaten anything their besides a stack of jello shots. read more

Decided to go to Hickory Tavern with friends for their Wednesday special of wings and trivia night. 35 minutes after placing our order our waitress informs us she has bad news... they have run out of wings!!! It was 7:30 and the restaurant was not crowded. We also noted that there were no wings delivered to the surrounding tables. On a positive note we requested and the manager honored giving us the Thursday night special. read more

Hit or miss when it's good it's good and vice versa Be prepared for a noisey experience

Come here for the beer and the TVs, that's it. Have been here a few times now and the food is carnival at best. The service....horrible. Better just to go somewhere else. read more

I have always had good service here by servers, bar tenders, hostess, and managers. They tend to be busy most times I come in, my food is generally prepared well. I haven't had anything that blows me away as far as taste goes. The selection of beers is really good and very reasonably priced. The selection and service and consistency push them up from a three star to a four star even though he they don't have any good items that wow me. read more

This place has gone downhill. Bad service and bad food. I used to depend on a good salad, Sour ingredients, sour faces, and ugly times in the bathroom. Ridiculous! The staff needs education about handling glasses and food. People should get certified by Serv Safe. read more

Great sports bar with TV's everywhere!! It doesn't matter what sport you want to watch, it's guaranteed to be on one of those big screens. The food has greatly improved from when they first opened. The house made chips are always crispy and warm. Chicken Colorado is to die for. I like the build your own salads and the hubby loves their vast selection of beer. Wait staff is always attentive and friendly. Service is usually quick as well. Managers are always present and checking on tables. It's the place to be after a Friday night home football game! read more

Was just visiting from out of town and wanted a little night life and sports, place was awesome, wings were great, and the bartenders were very attentive. read more

I went here on week day to watch the NBA Finals. Staff was friendly but every time I requested a beverage refill, my actual order or even the check, there was a very long wait until the waitress would reappear. However, I was seated right away. I chose the wings and it was nothing above the average bar/pub food. I am looking to trying this joint again once the football season starts. read more

I enjoyed this place. Service was a bit slow, but the food was good and the menu offers a nice variety. There are a lot of TVs, so it's a good place to enjoy a game, casual meal, and some of their many beers on tap. read more