After living less than a mile from here, this place was always one of our all time favorite corner bars. Now we live over an hour west but we always come back to Spuddy's when visiting my mother in law & other friends and family. These are the BEST wings we have ever had. Why other restaurants and bars don't know how to make proper garlic parmesan wings is beyond us, they just don't. We always order more than we can eat so we have some to take home. The photo is from our to go container. The wings are better freshly served but heating up later will also do. The girls that work here are so friendly and the service is always good. The bar can get quite loud at times but is always a good time here. read more

Spuddy's Tavern - Garlic Parmesan Extra Crispy Wings - Beer Bar Near Me - Mentor On the, Ohio

I was told they had great fish dinners. My wife and I had their fish fry. The fish had no taste. The service was great even the coffee was good.- read more

Very disappointed! Food was not good at all. Their chicken parmesan special was horrible. The sauce tastes exactly like they took canned tomatoes and added tomato sauce. No flavor whatsoever. I ordered a sandwich and the bun was totally soggy. Fries were undercooked. Servers were way too slow. We waited forever. Prices are reasonable, but unfortunately, we won't be back. read more

This place SUCKS!! Waiting 2 HOURS for an $18.00 Blackened Tuna dinner. By "blackened" I assumed they mean the seasoning - not actually burning the poor fish to a crisp!! Was barely the size of my palm & drier than the dead. Mac & Cheese was lower quality than Velveeta! Do NOT waste your time, money or tastebuds!!! read more

Customer service was pretty bad, drink prices were OK which saves it from a one star. Food tasted like it was frozen then placed in the microwave. Overall.....I'd go someplace else. The truth of the matter is you can do better for yourself at home. read more

Had the fish fry also a order of onion rings. You get bread, coleslaw, perch and fries. Meal was very good. Service was great, fast and friendly. Has booth and tables. Nice local restaurant/bar. Has TV sports. read more

Spuddy's has the best perch dinners! Order with the green beans! The staff has always been nice and attentive.

WOW this place was bad. Honestly I don't even know where to begin. Now granted, I don't mind dive bars, but when the whole bar looks like a gigantic mens' restroom that hasn't been cleaned with bleach in years...well...yah. The table my sister and I sat down at was sticky. Let's hope it wasn't crawling with diseases. I don't feel like getting an STD from a booth table. The waitress we had, despite there being two and the bar itself not being very large, was hit-or-miss. She got our drinks right but that's about it. Not to mention the Bloody Mary that my sister got tasted like all of tomato juice. There was no vodka in that and I can tell you, as a gay, I know my drinks and I know when there is booze missing or non-apparent. Tragic. I mean, when you can't even make a good bloody mary...please, do us all a favor and go back to bartending school. It's not that difficult. I'm sure any Congressman/woman could make a better drink than they did and that's not saying much for them. Despite it all, my sister and our friend ordered food. I was curious since I knew I'd be writing a review on every place that I go. Needless to say...cheese fries. Shouldn't be that hard right? Hell, all ya need is a few potatoes, some olive oil, sea salt, a mandolin slicer, chives, bacon crumbles and shredded cheese, yes? I mean, THEY FUCKED UP CHEESE FRIES SO BADLY my sister, whom eats nearly anything, picked at a few and left the whole thing. The cheese was the fake, waxy, plastic cheese. I mean, when your business is SO CHEAP you don't even use real shredded cheese...god save the mother-f-ing queen. Our friend, whom ordered an appetizer platter, told our server she was highly allergic to tomatoes. HIGHLY. As in she couldn't even kiss anyone who had eaten tomatoes or her face swells up allergic. Well, her platter comes out, looking just as disgusting and as fake microwave food as my sisters...WITH MARINARA sauce and other tomato-y sauces in a cup on the side. Really? It's not that hard to follow directions...and you should be paying more highly of attention considering your customer just told you they have a food allergy. Not to mention, it was all quick bar food...it should've taken no more than 20 min in a fryer...even if they had used real ingredients. Trust me I've had cheese fries at multiple bars before but never have been so disgusting. (I'll post a pic later) We waited probably 40 min. The one other waitress, we told her how terrible the bloody mary was and they took it off. I almost walked out without paying it was that bad. And I've only done that once in my life. Never will be back...disgusting. Would cringe to see what their kitchen looked like. Stay away! read more

Spuddy's Tavern - Grossest cheese fries...ever. Stay away from this trash! My cat can make better food! - Beer Bar Near Me - Mentor On the, Ohio

terrible service asked for menus she told us no how about drinks first. after we had waited 10+ minutes to get served. we see why it says 2 stars we won't be back and we left and decided not to even get food read more

This is our new spot for Mentor football game night. Great service. Very friendly staff and great food. Nice to be welcomed the minute you walk in the door. They are officially our new spot! We had wings and fries. Delicious!! read more

Worst service. Food is good, but have been here 4x and everytime the service dreadful.

I went for lunch today. Ordered hamburger and onion rings. Well onion rings were from frozen batch I could tell and were disgusting. I actually told the waitress (when she finally came around to collect the tab) and she said "sorry about that." The hamburger was not very much better but wait-----it took almost 30 minutes to get all this junk. Quake and Lube is far much better and fresher. Yes, this is a dive bar I've discovered in reading reviews, but if you want to attract new customers wouldn't you treat them a little better instead of ignoring them. I mean after all the older crowd will no longer be around to support you soon. I had to leave and waited and waited and waited for the tab to arrive--I almost was ready to leave but do not like doing that, but I had an appointment I had to keep. Finally they arrived and I paid and got out of there to never return. read more

Walking in, an ordinary person (and to be honest-even me) would think it's your average dive bar but supposedly to locals in mentor- it's an end all be all. I was here for a friends birthday party and I was shocked to see how everyone knew each other. I've never seen anything like it where anyone that comes in through the door, people knew on a first name basis. Waitresses knew kids because they were cafeteria lunch ladies at school. It was actually really nice seeing the close knit community. With a big crowd, the waitresses made sure to come around a few times to get our food and drink orders in even as newcomers were joining. Food came out quick nonetheless and was really good. Not your average bar food choice, I ordered the chicken parm and the chicken was cooked perfectly. There was just enough marinara sauce where it wasn't soaked and wasn't dry. The atmosphere in general is great with good music, a jukebox, and a pool table to kill some time. The city of mentor is doing quite well for themselves with having Spuddy's in town. read more

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Food is always good, but don't even waste your time coming here in the evening on a weekend with your friends. Total local dive bar, where regulars are always taken care of first at the bar, and the bartenders don't even bother to look your way. Spent almost 20+ minutes waiting for a drink. Service is rude, and the intel is a bit sketchy. More of an older crowd, but filled with short-tempered barflies. Be sure to expect a fight or two on the weekends. read more

Hole in the way in MOL Mentor on the Lake ... Staff was awesome ...drinks were strong and prices very affordable. High traffic area for two police depts so be careful! :) read more

Where do I begin..... We met a few friends at this Gem of an establishment last night and to be honest with you it was a pleasant surprise. I've been by the place a million times, never stopping to check it out. But after lastnight, we will definitely be returning. Your typical dive bar atmosphere. Neons glowing in every direction, beer signs everywhere, pool table, gambling games and your everyday drunk sitting at the end of the bar. A perfect change from trendy snobby bars I've grown accustomed to. **If your looking for a food review I can't help you here. (Although the chicken wings at the next table smelled and looked amazing) We arrived shortly after 8pm. Packed bar with a couple of booths available. We walked directly to the bar to order our first drinks. While waiting to order a woman over the age of 50 stumbled and fell to the ground not spilling an ounce of her drink. That very second I knew I was going to have a great night. The service was acceptable considering the amount of business at the time. We grabbed a booth with our friends and started the night. After several rounds of beers and shots we decided to play with the touch tunes (Playing music on the juke box thru you mobile device) After all was said and done I cashed out expecting my tab to be around $65. I was pleasantly surprised when it was $40 even. Cheap Beer, Cheap Shots and a overall great atmosphere. Your typical neighborhood bar doing all the right things. Worth stopping in to grab a few beer and watch a game. read more

Food is decent but bartender was slow and the beer selection is poor. Call me a beer snob but not one IPA. Not cool. But the locals seem to like it, kind of an older crowd. read more

I have a friend that drives up from Columbus every few months or so and a visit to Spuddy's has become a tradition. We go to shoot a few games of pool..drink at a very reasonable price and get some great bar food. The wait staff remember us even though it my be months between visits and the patrons of this neighborhood bar are always friendly. I love this bar. read more

love the small bar atmosphere with amazing food. great place to grab some beverages and just hang with all around good people

Horrible service, pretty good food. Wait staff only pays attention to those who frequent the place regularly. I had all you can eat Lake Erie Perch and all you can eat is what they serve you when you finally get your meal, after 1/2 hour of waiting, I gave up on seconds. Our server never came back after she took our order. My wife flagged down another server and asked for our bill. She got our bill and my wife told her our server never came back to check on us after taking our order. The servers reply was "we all work together" Great, now we were ignored by 5 or 6 servers instead of just one. We won't be going back. Too many other places to eat that value their customers. read more

Very friendly waitress and amazing service. My family has been going here for 8 years and have always gotten great pours! Cheers!

Dirty dirty dirty , the owner must be out of touch with his patrons . Thefood scores very short compared to other bar/resturaunts . If I was rating the place on a 6 foot maximum scale spuddy scotes a very small 3 foot read more

It is what it is. A dive bar. We have been there three times and each time it has been slow. When we arrived tonight, it was obvious that we weren't positive we should seat ourselves. We are not quiet people and spoke loudly enough for the two employees to hear our question. Yes, our table was sticky too. The weird part of this visit is that every one of the wait staff served us. I'm talking at least four people! G likes the all you can eat fish that they have so we have gone three times. I think tonight will be the last. Not only did it take 40 minutes to get our food, we didn't get napkins or a fork until five minutes from the end of the meal. And we had to ask for it then. G says the fish is really good. I have had a salad, a chicken quesadilla and I don't remember the other thing. Passable. This place is stuck in the 80s, maybe the 70s. The wait staff needs to be better trained. And the kitchen! Jesus Murphy! Better food cooked way more efficiently. So, if you like dive bars with passable food, go. Just don't be hungry or in a hurry. read more

It's like the best woman you could ever imagine one you been there why would you ever go anywhere else, great food, great people, they treat you like family. always the best. read more

You know, sometimes you just want a cold beer and great wings. It's not about the decor, the ambiance or trendy furniture. Spuddy's is a great local place to meet up with friends/family, after work, early or late, for a cold beer and great wings! If you want all the other froo froo stuff...go elsewhere. But the beer here is priced right, served cold and with a smile. The wings...oh, the wings! When we want GOOD wings...THIS is where we come. Nice selection of both wet and dry flavors. Hot is Hot...and the dry Cajun has me licking my fingers after each bite...and wiping my mouth so that my lips don't burn too much before I get through the pile! Again, the cold beer makes this a winner! Most locals stop in for the daily specials that usually include their hand-cut fries that are both crispy and soft inside. Served salted with your choice of ketchup or vinegar. Dee-lish! You can usually count on bumping into someone you know or meeting someone new. It's a regular, no frills, neighborhood kind of place. A nice local tradition that i count on! See you there! read more