Had a great time yesterday eating and playing a little pool. Family friendly and staff was wonderful. Had the fried pickles, boudin balls, and fajita nachos. Great prices for the quantity that you get. The music wasn't blasting and it was easy to converse over. read more

The Draft 1488 - Pool tables - Sports Bars Near Me - Magnolia, Texas

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This place has basically become my go to when visiting my girlfriend in Conroe. The first thing I noticed was the staff. The first day I came in here a really bad ass guy named Joe, was the first bartender I had encounters with. He greeted us with a big smile, and proceeded to make us feel welcome immediately. His old fashions are legendary. Any drink you ask from him, the guy knows how to make. He instantly made me feel at home. I think that's why I keep going back here. I like good people. You don't often find those today. The atmosphere is really awesome! Pool tables, TVs, great flags, just a really nice place to sit and enjoy your evening. And I don't know who picks the music. But they deserve an award. I will admit, sadly, one of the female bartenders was a bit...let's just say prickly to us and some of the other staff. But that did not deter me from coming back. But, not returning because of this one person's bad attitude, would be like not going over to your buddies house to drink beer just because one of his other friends was kind of a jerk. It makes no sense Good food, great drinks, great bartenders Joe, Zai, Luke, and DJ. You should definitely come here. Rocksolid five stars!!! read more

If you feel the need to be treated like a doormat by the self proclaimed "owners" ... this is your kinda place. The food is - well, I don't know - as we waited 1 1/2 hours for the wings to get to us (they never arrived). Yet, somehow it was not their fault. The wait staff is great (as long as the order is simple) yet, one can easily ascertain they would rather be working anywhere else. If you're into supporting an establishment that demonstrates zero concern for customer service ... this is your kinda place. read more

Stopped into the Draft Bar and Grill for a bite to eat and a beer with a group of friends the other evening. Seemed like a nice little place and we were hungry. Draft Bar and Grill is a nice looking little sports bar type of establishment that offers pool and electronic darts and seems to cater to a lot of locals from the area. The beer listed on the menu seemed reasonable but upon checking with the waitress, most of the beers listed on the menu they did not carry. Our waitress did not know what The Draft Bar really carried and had to keep coming back to our table to let us know that they did not carry that beer. We ordered something to eat, I tried the Philly Cheese Steak sandwich and fries which was actually pretty good. Over all, the service with our waitress was poor to fair at best. She rarely checked on us, put in very little effort in getting what we needed and was nowhere to be found when we wanted the check. Not the best way to treat customers. The Draft Bar and Grill was okay, but nothing really great and I am sure that there are other options along that stretch of the 1488 the would have been much better to stop at. read more

I cannot decide which is worse the cleanliness of the kitchen area or the lack of accountability on behalf of the new owners. I refuse to eat their and i have witnessed almost everything in there get repossessed from the pool tables to the dart boards to the slot machines. I have also been there while the power has been shut off due to lack of payments which explains why every beer in the building is flat the owners have no idea how to run a business. read more

Crawfish season is over, we like the pool table and nice temperature inside. However, blackened fish fillet.... For $18... Description says "crawfish tails toppings" BUT it won't come with them. But the price is still the same. Cheese grits tasted like it's made with nacho cheese The size and quality does NOT deserve $18. Wings are good but.... Sorry we won't be back. read more

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Met friends to watch football and eat yummy food! Enjoyed a burger with Tots. The pretzel was the best!! Tots were yummy, service was excellent, wish the burger had more flavor. read more

Lived in the area for 2+ years, stopped by today and luckily got the happy hour. Nice little bar. Plenty of pool tables. And a good selection of draft and liquor. read more

The Draft 1488 - Shiner Bock on Happy Hour - Sports Bars Near Me - Magnolia, Texas

I really like this place. My wife had lunch there on Thursday and Caleb was our server. He did a great job, friendly and attentive and genuine. They have a 7$ burger basket lunch that is way better than any fast food place I guarantee. Stop and have yourself a burger and a cold beer you can't go wrong. Thanks Caleb. read more

First let me say, the food is excellent!! I had the black & blue burger and it was great. Meat was well cooked with lots of blackening seasoning. Service was a little spotty, but I think the guy was new. He was very courteous and apologized for mistakes. The reason for only 4 stars is the place is extremely noisy. The outside patio was open but it was quite cold that day. I'll definitely give them another try. read more

Best sandwich I have ever had. It was so good and big and filling. The meat has such good flavor I loved the sauce. I was shocked a bar had such a good Vietnamese sandwich read more

The Draft 1488 - Bah Minh sandwich! - Sports Bars Near Me - Magnolia, Texas

Stopped in on a rainy afternoon for food and drinks. Service was fantastic, A+ for Ella on the patio. Inside was a little dark and a/c was cranked, so chose the patio seating. I wasn't expecting the variety of offerings on the menu, thought it was "bar food". So much to choose from, and all was presented beautifully and tasty. We ordered from the Secret menu, spicy chicken sandwich and handmade eggrolls ( lettuce wraps with two amazing sauces), not a frozen version at all. We will be back. Happy Hour offered large pours of wine for $3 and domestic beers for $2.50 until 7pm read more

Very great experience will definitely be visiting more, had the pleasure of getting the best service ever thanks to Skye. She is great from her attention to detail, her outgoing personality she definitely went over and beyond, by far the best waitress ever. The food was delicious and worth every penny. read more

I read the reviews and was concerned about the service. From the moment I came in the wait staff was extremely attentive and made great suggestions about the menu . Giovanni was fantastic! Beer was cold and the boudin balls were tasty. I ordered the Vietnamese sandwich and it was great! Live band was fun! I'll be back. read more

The Draft 1488 - Live music on Friday night - Sports Bars Near Me - Magnolia, Texas

They have been great making sure our crew gets to watch our games. I know they changed ownership of some sort? The food has never been great. But, it has not improved. Burgers are drier. Less selection on mixed drinks. read more

one of the girls working (has butt length hair and glasses) i think her name was bri kept audibly burping obnoxiously loud and it was honestly extremely gross read more

I found the draft a couple months ago, started going pretty regular to play pool and meet some pretty cool people. I never understood why there was no one in there hardly. The foods great, great atmosphere, but now I realize the service is what makes people not come back. It's not all servers but there are a few that have a bad attitude and all they are there for is to hookup with customers and I found out one of those servers was also a manager. Needless to say I will not be spending another dime in this restaurant read more

My wife and I went by today for lunch and the food and service was really good!!!really clean place, tons of TV and places to sit!! She had the beef gyro, the steak was really tender and tasted great, their tzatziki sauce is amazing. I had their wings Buffalo with a side of fries and mango habanero sauce!! Wings were just a little over cooked but they were big and had a lot of meat on them!! They have a million different beers and drinks and they all looked good. We will def be going back!!! read more

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Lived in Kingwood and there is a location there, went for years. Now live in Conroe and found this location. It's bigger than Kingwood, but food is just as good ... Cuban Sandwich is great, another item is their fried pickles or their onion rings... REAL ONION RINGS, not those little crinkly things! If you're a spiritual person, lots of beers on Tap. Service has been great every time, I'm bad on recalling names but shout out to (RT and Madelyn ???).. if got it wrong my bad... but they were two of the best! Plenty of TVs all the games you can watch. So either Conroe or if in Kingwood, I say stop in and take a break from the heat and rush. The Draft is a place for all that. read more

My friends and I went to the draft last night and it took forever to get anyone to help us. It was not busy because then i would understand . Once someone did take our order it took forever to get our drinks . Again it was not busy. My husband and I tried The Draft a year ago and had the same issue so we haven't been back since last night . I would not recommend going unless you are ok with bad service . read more

This is a place to be 7 days a week. Crawfish season, this is the place to have them. Mama D & Wi have mastered the flavor and they have the best Crawfish in town trust me. We have been going to draft since they open, please give it a try. read more

We came to this location this past Sunday to watch the Dallas/Pittsburg Game. The food was good, the service was very good, however, I left a comment on the website where I was/Am concerned that I consumed food which I am allergic to because the waitstaff did not understand what is in the food. I asked specifically about the food and was assured that there was no item in the food, but found out later that this was not true. The wait staff needs to contact the chef when asking about food allergies and not just assume that the food is good to go. I received no reply to my comment on the web site, so I am posting here. Not sure if we will return to this location. We had 5 people and the bill was between $150-$175, including tips. read more

Had great service today from Haley and Bobby! Haley was attentive and nice and Bobby showed us all the seltzer options! Thanks guys. Will be back. Never a bad time here! read more

Have given this place a try about a handful of times. When the service is good, the food is terrible. When the food is good, the service is terrible. When you have both JUST right and you decide to come back on a Friday for a date night with hubby....You get cut off after one drink and two shots......0/10 don't recommend What a joke. read more

Well we had high hopes but it was a one and done for me. Our server was very nice but this is definitely not a family friendly place. There was a rugby get together there when we went so we chose to sit outside with our son away from the crowd but unfortunately they moved outside. There was so much cussing, yelling and f-bombs being dropped that we just couldn't handle it and left. You would think management might want to ask them to tone it down for the other patrons that were there but nope. Oh well live and learn I guess, we won't be back and from the looks of it they will be lucky to be in business this time next year. read more

The food here is great. Popcorn is a nice and different twist. Crawfish season is awesome. Service if you're not at the bar is horribly slow. read more

The crawfish are so delicious, the spice just right with a buttery taste. Good size. I could just eat the sauce they make! Worth the $10 a pound read more

Excellent quality food large portions service very attentive and friendly You can tell they care not a chain read more

The kitchen was on point tonight. Burger is perfect and the fries rock! Always good but tonight the best.

I called in an order for two chicken salad at lunch to go orders...$20 plus $3 tip. I was told you could not honor that to go at lunch. BUT you would make a one time exception! Lads and Lassies, if you don't not want my lunch time revenue, I can sure find 20 other places along FM 1488 that do. I think you need to he a little more flexible as absolutely NOBODY ELSE was in the restaurant ordering for lunch! read more

I sat at the bar and waited far too long to get a beer, longer to get another. The bar back had to get someone to serve me. That's what happens with poor management and the girls want to huddle around their favorite customer and listen to him drone on about how great he is. Do yourself a favor and keep driving by. read more

Second time we've been here and it's a great place to hang. Bartender Joe is a hoot and super fun. I can't wait to try all of Andy's food!!

I'm a fan of the Kingwood location and so my husband and I dropped in the Draft in Magnolia. After the outstanding Kingwood location, I didn't think there was room for improvement. But the Draft 1488 has taken it up another notch. To me, the Draft 1488 hits all the right notes: good food, good drinks, good service. We enjoyed sitting in the back patio. We had our kids with us, and we can tell the owners have made a concerted effort to make this "neighborhood bar" comfortable for families. We appreciate that. The following week we took our staff there for lunch. Everybody enjoyed it, especially our folks from Lousianna who couldn't get enough of the crispy boudin balls. They're the best I've had in Houston. Luckily for us, our warehouse is in Conroe, so we'll definitely be back again and again. read more

I believe this bar is anti LGBT. My wife and I came in soon after they opened for business. All we wanted was a drink and to watch the hockey game. We walked up to the bar and asked if they could change one of the many TVs to the hockey game. The bartender agreed and told us to decide which TV we wanted the hockey game on and she would switch it. The bar was nearly empty so we thought this might be a nice place to chill for a bit. We picked out a table and came back up to the bar to order a drink. That's where the nice service ended. There were no fewer than five bartenders/servers at the bar and only a few customers. They completely ignored me. I was standing right in front of them wanting to order and they acted like I was invisible. I'm not sure if us asking to change the TV channel (which they never did) annoyed them, the fact that we were a female couple did, or maybe they just didn't want to serve anyone at all. After several minutes of them pretending I wasn't there, I gave up on waiting and we left and went to their competitor for drinks, a steak, and the game. read more

I've been going here for several months, great food and the prices on beer and alcohol are far cheaper than most of the bars along 1488. There has been some personnel changes for the better, the girls are always attentive and friendly. All day happy hour throughout the weekdays. It's a laid back atmosphere, just a great place to relax. read more

Came in hoping to have a good meal but was sadly underwhelmed. Very nice inside clean and new but the food and especially the service was not good. We sat down and it was fairly empty at the time and took the waitress a good 5 minutes to come take our order. Order some chips and queso after waiting another 10 min to find the chips were greasy and chewy. Then another 10 min go by to receive my grilled chicken which was dry and chewy with a ton of salt. Burgers were the same quality. Which part of the issue is the food sat in the window for 5 min while the waitress talked to friends. Kylie was our server. Very dissatisfied and Tailgaters sure doesn't have to worry about anything. read more

Honestly, we've given this place 4 opportunities. 4 chances to be better than they were before. The service is the worst I've ever experienced in my entire life. No exaggeration. It takes 20 minutes for someone to say hi to you. 15 minutes to get a drink after that. 15 minutes after that they'll finally take your order. Then 30 minutes later you MIGHT get your food. It took an hour to get our chips and queso. An hour to pour cheese into a bowl and walk it out to our table. An hour. This most recent time (tonight) my husband and friend sat at a table for 45 minutes and no one said a word to them. So they left and went to Tapped right down the street and were immediately helped. We're absolutely done with this place. Y'all have had enough chances. You've been open long enough to get your stuff together. read more

Draft is a really good place to gather for a soda or two. Overall the pub food is good, not great, but good. They really shine for crawfish when in season though. They have a nice selection of beers to choose from overall. Bar service is usually pretty good, table service depends on staff and crowd. The do their best and most of the time it is good. It is a sports bar environment, I prefer the high top tables for my family when we go there for the mud bugs. As a gathering place for adults, beer, mixed drinks, pool, darts and a few video games. It is what you would expect from a sports bar. Draft is quiet enough to converse easily ( I have never been there during a game that people really wanted to see). I will continue to go there as a group Place to have social environment, and dinner when they have crawfish. That is just my opinion. I am waiting for them to start the crawfish any weekend now. read more

Stopped in before the Astro's game and there were some pluses and minuses to the establishment. I will say they were packing the house for the astro game, so there are people that like the place. So you may need to check it out for yourself. The happy hour (3 PM to 7 PM) was not a bad deal for a beer (no food). The food menu looks like the whose who of frozen food that you reheat. So you should have not wild expectations of quality. This place was built to sell alcohol and not food. Not a place for the family. I tried the chicken wings and by the time they got to me they were cold and not crispy and barely any sauce. I would probably pick the food truck place next door (Baldy's) or the Tailgators in the other direction. read more

Great place good food excellent service cold drinks little loud but it's a pool hall / hang joint family friendly magnolia eating cool place to chill thanks we loved it read more