Roosters in Lancaster is exactly what it looks like: bar food, lots of TVs, plenty of beer and drinks, and a fun, energetic atmosphere. We went with five adults and two kids, and it worked well for the group. Food allergies and sensitivities are always part of the adventure for us. My wife deals with gluten and dairy, while I bring tree nuts and Alpha-Gal to the party, plus the diabetes kicker just to keep things interesting. Roosters actually made this easier than a lot of restaurants. They have a separate allergen menu, and the staff was helpful working through our choices. Roosters also recommends letting the manager on duty know about allergies before ordering. I had the fried chicken salad, which was exactly what I was looking for: straightforward bar food disguised as responsible eating because technically there was lettuce involved. The Lancaster menu offers both full and half versions of the fried chicken salad. Anjelina had the potato skins without cheese, and the kitchen was able to make that modification for her. The standard version comes with mozzarella, cheddar, bacon bits and sour cream, so this was definitely a customized order. The atmosphere is definitely bar first, restaurant second, but in a good way. I counted 10 TVs in a relatively small space, so if there is a sporting event happening somewhere on planet Earth, there is a reasonable chance you can watch it here. Good selection of beers and drinks as you would expect from a place that clearly embraces its bar identity. Kids are absolutely fine here. I probably wouldn't choose it for a serious business meal because of the noise and TVs, and I wouldn't recommend it for a first date where you're actually hoping to hear each other's life stories. But a casual date after you've already established that you like each other? Absolutely. Families, friends, kids, sports and casual meals all fit right in. Good for: Families and kids, casual dates, groups and watching sports Business meal: Not really First date: Probably not if conversation is the objective Later dates: Definitely Allergy awareness: Very good, particularly having a separate allergen menu and helpful staff Roosters isn't trying to be something it's not. It's a lively sports bar with solid food, lots of TVs and enough attention to food allergies to make our complicated little dining circus considerably easier. read more

Excellent food great service every time!! i've been going to Roosters for years and haven't ever had a bad experience. It really is a laid-back casual joint. read more

I love Roosters chicken wings with no bones. We have been ordering from Roosters in Lancaster 43130 for years. Their service is amazing and I never have to check my order on takeout . I have eaten in the restaurant area and always super busy but they are quick to take your order and deliver to your table in a short time. Ambiance is warm and friendly. I will continue to order food from Roosters . read more

Roosters Lancaster is the best location in the central Ohio area. Portion sizes are huge, food quality is amazing and the service is great! It's a fun causal joint that has something on the menu for everyone. read more

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Food is always great and service too. They truly do have good vibes. Just wish it wasn't always a 45min wait. They should look into a new building in town with more seating and parking like the Pickerington location. read more

Good food and it was hot picked it up so we didn't go in couldn't tell you if it was clean or not but, the wing were delicious and the blue cheese was delicious. read more

Tony and I stopped in for a late lunch after hiking 4.5 miles at Hocking Hills State Park at some caves. We decided to share some options! We shared a Well Done Big Bob's Burger with Pepper Jack Cheese and the works with pickles on the side. We also had a small order of Naked & Wet Hot Traditional Wings with Ranch Dip and a order of Potato Wedge Dumpster Fries He had a couple draft large Bud lites while I had my tea With lemon & lime The food was awesome! They rarely disappoint. Waiter was Johnny on the spot...constantly checking on us!! We enjoyed sitting in the outside patio section near the rear back door. Other than street traffic noise, it was wonderful. The street noise the restaurant can't do a thing about...lol !!! Highly recommend if you are in Lancaster area!! Worth the little 10 minute wait for table! $45 with tip and taxes read more

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My friend and I eat dinner here almost every Saturday. We've always been seated promptly, have had kind waitresses, and enjoyed ourselves.

We drive to Roosters in Lancaster. Usually the freshest hot wings ever!! Today, everything was cold...burnt. Tasted horrible. They NEED TO CHANGE THEIR OIL!! Everything tasted like everything else. 70.00 of crap. We will have to find somewhere else to eat closer to home. Geez!!!! read more

Roosters is always packed, so expect a louder environment. We went on a Friday evening, around 4:30, thinking it might be early enough to beat the crowd. Nope. I think it was busier because you have the happy hour crowd still there and the dinner bunch joining. The food is great and affordable. My personal favorite is the Red, Bacon, and Blue Salad or the Sweet Chili Thai wings. They have a variety of choices for everyone. I appreciate the kids meals, too. They are under $5 and things that my kids would actually eat. The service time is expected for a busy crowd. The waitresses are friendly and helpful. They do offer a military discount, too! read more

Been there quite a few times and I've never had one problem. The place is clean, the staff is friendly, and I was very much at ease and pleased with my food. read more

3.5 Stars (Can't figure out how to have the star ) Service was good; there is nothing to add in that department. Ambiance is alright-- the inside is well lit and the patio where we sat was well insulated and kept at a good temperature. We had some fun tunes playing in the background, and a couple TVs with which to watch sports. The food was alright. My quarter-pounder burger was pretty thin so it was okay but not very desirable. The traditional Honey BBQ wings were well sauced, however my bone-in Medium wings looked as if they had time to soak the sauce in and get somewhat Soggy. They really weren't appealing to the eye in sauce amount or color, but they tasted okay. I also had some cheesy garlic bread for an appetizer which was brought at the appropriate time and was of ordinary quality. read more

Rooster's Restaurant & Bar - A quarter-pound cheeseburger with traditional medium and honey BBQ wings. - Sports Bars Near Me - Lancaster, Ohio

They just carry whatever is easiest for draft beers . Clearly it's what their one supplier has to offer . That lack of effort is getting old . But Roosters wouldn't notice the drop off in customers due to the never ending supply of tub butts this town has . Enjoy read more

Always high quality great tasting food. The wait time is worth it when you get exactly what you order and it is fresh every time at every location. Tonight was a usual busy dinner time that filtered out after we got seated. It was not extremely noisy tonight which made conversations nice. Roosters is our go to and I have never had a bad meal to my knowledge in the 20+ years we have been going there. read more

We went during Spring Break for lunch so we knew it would be busy. Even then, our wait was less than 10 minutes since we opted to sit at the bar for a party of 2. The bartender took our orders and our beer was out quickly. We had a burger and I ordered the fish sandwich. My sandwich was a little on the toasty side but it was still pretty good. Definitely try their fries. I would definitely return to try the rest of their menu and for the great service. read more

Rooster's Restaurant & Bar - Fried Fish Sandwich - Sports Bars Near Me - Lancaster, Ohio

Saw this placed packed two nights in a row so I figured it would be decent or at least a good place to do some people watching during the lunch hour. Good sized space with the typical sports bar layout and decor. Service was nice but a little slow for the amount of people in the dining room but no biggie since I wasn't in a huge rush. Giant sized wings, a little under cooked for my taste, maybe a local taste but I'd try them again and ask to have them cooked a little more. Flavors were decent, slightly muted / watered down, again it maybe be a local thing. The standout was the garbage fries, basically nacho fries with bacon, cheese, jalapeño chips and other goodies. Overall a decent spot if you like to drink with your meal in a casual sports bar. read more

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I have been traveling here for work and I eat here every week! I sit at the bar and the bar tender is amazing on Tuesday evenings! The wings are big! Sauces are great! Hard to get a seat if you aren't sitting at bar but it's worth the wait! Great happy hour prices! Prices are amazing!! read more

Roosters has an all friendly staff quickly getting you service. Mondays are best getting boneless wings for only 79 cents each. Highly recommend them.During peak hours expect a wait but well worth the time you wait for the service and quality! read more

First time at this location. However, it fall in line with other locations that i have been to. This particular location is a bit smaller, so there can be a bit of a wait depending on when you arrive. The food was on par with the other locations, no better, no worse. The service was a bit lacking this trip. Our server had many tables so she may have been stretched a bit, but there were multiple order errors, all of which were immediately taken care of. Overall, a solid joint for good wings and cold beer. read more

Great burgers! It's a smaller bar with less people which can be nice. Definitely go for a burger!

I have been to a few Roosters in Columbus and have never liked them. The food was always just edible, noisy and crowded. So I never gave the one in Lancaster a chance. But after the recent decline of the Bob Evans and Applebees we found ourselves with little choices for eating out without driving to Columbus. So glad we did It was noisy and a little crowded but the food was excellent. Fried chicken salad was fresh, cold, huge and delicious. Thai chilli wings were the best I ever had. Mushroom appetizer, while frozen was better than average for a frozen Deep fried item. Drinks came in a very large glass that meant you didn't need to worry about getting a refill. Looking forward to going back read more

Traveling from VA to OH to see family and this place was the perfect stop for us. Good quality food and excellent customer service.

2 stars only because its Roosters. This location is by far the WORST!!! Being from the Columbus area I have favored most all locations. Lancaster makes Roosters look bad. The food is not like the food I have been served at othe locations. Never consistent , have had rude service while dinung in and carryout looks like garbage in to go conatiners. Will not return or order to go here again. read more

Oh man, I really wanted to give Rooster's a five star review. The food is great. The location, atmosphere, and policies are not. First major strike for me is that they allow smoking on the patio. There aren't any signs denoting this that I can see. We went with our daughter and were initially ok. Right after we ordered our food, we were surrounded by people smoking. Most of them were chain smokers, so it got very stinky--there was no breeze at all. The L-shape of the area makes it hard for a breeze to blow around the building. I looked up the Ohio laws online and for open-air, covered patios, it's up to the establishment to permit or prohibit smoking. Rooster's permits smoking. Yuck! Second major strike is the noise. The restaurant itself is LOUD. As a sports bar, we were expecting that. We were not, however, expecting to be able to hear the noise from the road right outside. I literally jumped twice thinking a semi was slamming into the building. Once we were in the patio, conversation was impossible. Third strike was the service. Our food took forever to come out. It was busy, so that's understandable. What isn't is that I had to beg for refills. I'm not a big "drinker" at restaurants. I usually order tea or water and get one refill. My husband usually gets two. We didn't get any, even after asking. Three times. The food is pretty good, although we all agree Buffalo Wild Wings down the street is better (and a tad cheaper). I'd consider going to them for take out only, but I personally cannot support a business that endorses smoking around kids and food. We won't be back. read more

While on a roadtrip to lancaster we stopped at Roosters and sat outside to enjoy the nice weather. We wanted to sample all the different varieties so we got a bunch of different kinds and sides to get the full experience. We went with the onion feathers, the mac n cheese bites, the curly fries, the seasoned wedges, the boneless wings, the fingers, the tenders in grilled, marinated and fried with all the sauces. God, do I feel like a pig listing all of this! To make myself feel better we only got 2 of each and shared them between 3 people. All of it was really good, REAL chicken, no mush, I loved the grilled and marinated, the guys liked it fried, the sides were good, there is really something for everyone. The service is friendly and fast, if I get a craving for chicken this is my favorite place so far. read more

Ordered carry out. Had to come back twice because my food was wrong. I got 10 boneless wings and they're all very dry in the middle after the second time of having to go back due to my daughters burnt corn dogs and other items being incorrect. Will definitely not be ordering take out from here ever again. read more

Roosters is a awesome place to go,and enjoy yourself with your family, and friends...And of course they have amazing food,and great staff that are caring, and kind... Have a great Labor Day,and Be Safe... Sincerely Cindy read more

The hubby and I ate at this Roosters yesterday for lunch. We both ordered boneless wings and they were fantastic. You can tell there werent any 'fillers' or anything else in the wings. I also ordered their 'Red, Bacon & Blue' salad, which was ok, but seemed like it needed a little more dressing on it. The building itself seemed rather small, as I am sure it used to be another restaurant before. I quickly compared the size of the restaurant to another Roosters off of Henderson Rd. The staff were very friendly and they took our order right away. The waitresses kept bringing my husband refills when I was completely ignored. I didnt drink my Sprite down right away, but they allowed me to finish my glass with asking if I wanted some more. If I was paying the bill, I would of been more than happy to rethink the tip. read more

I love roosters. This is by far my favorite wing place I believe their wings are very large compared to some other places like a BW3 or Beef O'Brady's. The Waitresses are always really nice people are good they got great cold draft beer I got hot wings always go with the donkey wings with ranch and fries with no telling how much money I've spent in this place to be honest. But I've never had a bad meal here, steak and potato chicken wing type of dude and this is right up my alley I put this above Hooters I put this above any other wing place this is by far my favorite sports bars American bar whatever you want to call it. They always have excellent TVs and everything just is awesome love this place 5 out of 5 read more

I really love this place because they have good variety of food it's really good. I recommend people to go here. They need one in Athens county and Hocking county. read more

I love Roosters! It is one of the things I miss most about living in Columbus. At my most recent visit, I was so excited to learn that you can mix sauces. I got a hot and garlic sauce mixed and it was delicious! I got breaded chicken tenders and they are always so good! As a side, my friend and I shared curly fries with cheese and bacon which, let's be real, would be hard to mess up! They did not disappoint. I love Rooster's curly fries! We also got fried mushrooms and mozzarella sticks as an app and both were delicious. The mozzerella sticks really stood out and I burnt my mouth being too impatient to wait for them to cool! Our server was very nice even though the place was pretty busy and I felt like she paid attention to us and made sure we had everything we needed without being overbearing. read more

We got carry out so I can't speak to the service eating there but our food was absolutely amazing. Wings were great along with the fries. Macaroni and cheese is some of the best I have ever had! read more

Used to love roosters. Good food and prices. Now neither are true. Raised prices significantly. Boneless chicken wings are dry. Not just on one occasion, 3 times in a row so now with the added increase in prices, we've stopped going. read more

Slow service. No refills. Mediocre quality of food. Kids meal came out with fries made with bad potatoes. That same kid, has an upset stomach today, and we are traveling. Fun stuff. read more

Rooster's Restaurant & Bar - Sports Bars Near Me - Lancaster, Ohio

If you live in the Columbus or Central Ohio area you may see or have heard of Roosters. We have one right here in Lancaster and it is on our monthly rotation and sometimes weekly. The food is always great and the prices are hard to beat for what you get. I usually get either the fried roosters salad with hot garlic chicken and the garlic Italian dressing (the dressing is only available certain locations but I highly recommend it) or I get 10 boneless or drum wings in hot garlic with spicy ranch. There are so many great appetizers to choose from but our favorites are the roosters chips with the spicy cheese sauce and or the fried pickle chips. My friends will get thief pizzas, dumpster fries, nachos and cheese, garlic bread, and the list could go on. Roosters is a great sports bar with fantastic food and good service. If you love wings, watching sports, and enjoying a drink or two or three then stop by and enjoy. read more

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We had a great time. Food was great. Service was great. I wish they had move room. I felt boxed in. I know it's Roosters but it is very loud. The food is better then BW3 read more

My granddaughter and I love this place when we were here she would never eat chicken and I ask her to try it know she loves it. My granddaughter lives in California and there's not a Roosters around here she has been looking. So I'm going to send it to her I want that Roosters for being in Huntington WV I will always remember that day that we had out together and when we came into roosters your food is really great read more

Ridiculously good wings and very large. Try Carolina Gold mixed with Hot/Medium on the fried tenders and some blue cheese. It will change your life. read more

Rooster's Lancaster is an awesome restaurant and bar! Very family friendly, offering great service and great food! Rooster's always has a great menu with a wide variety of items to choose from such as wings, sandwiches, salads and soups, pizzas, etc etc! There is something for everyone at this restaurant! read more

Casual restaurant and fairly priced compared to other similar cuisine restaurants. The portions are decent sized and the flavor is impressive. The restaurant is rather small and was busy so if I go again I'll avoid peak hours! I prefer this restaurant over b dubs for the price and flavor! read more