Can't beat this place! Amazing craft beer and lots of yummy snacks to go with. I had a henhouse IPA that was killer and paired it with pretzel bites and beer sauce. So good! Service was spot on and the place is immaculate. Handle Bar has a handle on Chico beers that is for certain! read more

The Handle Bar - Pretzel bites! - Pubs Near Me - Chico, California

Good. Food . service was excellent. Sat outside . Weather was great- a bit noisy from 20th street . Could have sat inside too. Sit outside before it gets too hot!! read more

I've eaten here and had drinks here many times in the past. Most recently, my girlfriend and I came for lunch and we sat out on the patio. The young woman who was our server took our order, we both ordered burgers. I ordered medium well and she ordered medium rare. When our plates were brought to the table, I immediately noticed that the quantity of french fries offered was extremely minimal, less than what you would expect to see on a child's plate. I commented to my friend, "wow, they've really cut back on their french fries." I wasn't not complaining to the server nor was I even speaking to her, it was just such a huge difference in what we had come to expect from past experience. The server became defensive immediately and suggested that I leave a bad yelp review for the manager. I told her that I wasn't really trying to complain, I was just noticing. She went on a little mini rant about how a lot of people had complained about it and the manager won't listen and that I should definitely write a public review and maybe he would pay attention to that. My friend and I were just kind ok whatever and the server walked away. Fast forward to the meal. My burger was not medium well, it was quite rare. I don't typically like to return food but I I waited a little while to see if she came back and I could ask her to have it thrown back on for a couple of minutes. However, we didn't see again her for quite some time. Anyway, I ate half of the burger and I just couldn't eat anymore. It was closer to raw, which is not only distasteful, but not healthy. Eventually, the server came back to the table, and we were already finished eating; mine was only half gone and she asked me if I would like a box. I told her no thank you but just for future reference for the cook, this burger was not medium well that it was rare. She became extremely offended, yanked the plate from my hand, and said I'm taking it back very gruffly. I had already told her that I didn't want anything to be done about it. I just thought they might like to know. She was very offended, speaking very loudly by this time two other tables near us were filled, and she was so extremely loud, defensive and offensive that all we wanted to do was get out of there. She wouldn't let us talk. She kept cutting me off. I was not unkind to her, nor I was not rude in the least bit, but she was off the rails. I asked her if she could please speak more quietly, I told her she was embarrassing me and that if she would just let me speak for a minute that she would understand what I was trying to say and she just said never mind this is on me and turned around and stomped off. I don't remember her name, but I drove past the other day and saw her working out on the patio again so she's still there. At any rate, it was very unpleasant, the food was not great, the value was certainly not great considering the tiny portion of french fries and the raw hamburger. I might return again for a beer in the summer, but lunch is out. read more

Been here a few times and neglected to review. But shout out to Tony at the bar. Great customer service. Loved the burger and waffle fries. Great beer selection. Can easily sit at bar and watch sports. They do have outdoor seating. Large menu. They do have some German specialities. But the burger is very good. Will be back when I travel thru again. read more

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Good vibe! My salad was good, although a bit too much dressing for me. My husband's chicken was overcooked but the portion was large enough he just didn't eat the tough part. Lots of beer choices and I enjoyed having a flight. read more

I didn't take pictures because I was stuffing my face with amazing yumminess. I had the vegan portobello mufalata. It's amazing. My parents had burgers. The fries were delicious and the sweet potato fries were waffle cut and yummy. Our service was excellent. Everyone was very helpful and kind. This place is next to a bike shop. If you sit in the far back, there is a glass wall where you can sit and look at the bikes. The ambience is pub in the front, quieter in the back. Thank you fora wonderful meal. read more

What a cute place! I love how they are attached to the bike shop and have all kinds of fun decor - the food is rather tasty and fresh as well! All of the flavors were unique and stood out. The clucker ( I think that was the name) yummy and tasty fresh and hot! The beer cheese and pretzel was good (not my fav) but I usually like a thicker cheese. I loved the kraut salad and it's cold kraut so that was nice. The kraut that came with the sausage was warm and yummy also. We all had to taste each others to see what we were missing! Certainly a place I will be returning too - the service is good, atmosphere is great and food is yummy! read more

GREAT food. Wonderful Atmosphere! We will be coming back. LOVED my food. Super impressed. The Margaritas were wonderful! The Sweet potato Fires with the garlic is perfection. My salad was so good. 100% recommend. read more

The Handle Bar - Pubs Near Me - Chico, California

LOVE LOVE LOVE! This is a superb place. We went a few days ago and it was warm, inviting and full on a Monday evening. The seasonal pumpkin spice daquiri was amazing and so was the stout on tap. I always love their salads and pretzels with beer cheese, and the new ham and cheese sliders are excellent. Our server Trent was also fab - efficient and friendly with a wicked sense of humor. Highly recommend. read more

Great service. When the weather is nice, the dog-friendly patio is quieter than inside. Love the $11 lunch specials serving ample "half" sandwiches and fries. They made a rueben with turkey for me even though it's not on the menu. read more

Oh my goodness! The Mac and cheese is amazing. Can't wait to have it again. Great service, too.

Out sandwiches were great , the fries perfect and the wine recommendation was superb.

The beer selection was great, tried a few different ones I had never seen before. We tried several items off the menu and were definitely impressed by the sausages... great service, great food and cold beer.. what's not to like. read more

The Macaroni and Cheese is awesome! Nice decor inside and small covered patio out back. read more

The waiters are very nice but the food taste old and there portions are very small. My mom got fries the size of a McDonald's happy meal. And her burger taste worse then any fast food place. read more

We went in Friday afternoon . Three adults and a toddler. We were seated and given menus. Shortly after we sat down someone was seated at the table next to us. A waitress came and took the order at the table next to us and we were ignored. We ended up leaving never to be back. read more

Excellent food and service. Love the burgers and the brewben! Excellent selection of beers.

Lacks consistency. On our first visit the food was quite good; on our second it was fast food level. We had been craving their German potato salad since our first visit and were let down the second time because it lacked the kick it had before. It was just regular potato salad. The first time our sandwiches were really good and very memorable. The second time we actually commented that it was borderline with fast food. They didn't have all the ingredients to make one of our sandwiches but they didn't notice that until they were nearly done so we didn't have much choice unless we wanted to wait another 20 minutes for them to make something else. The way it was served it wasn't terrible but it also wasn't anything special. What restaurant doesn't do a quick check when they open to make sure they have all the stuff prepped for their menu? Then they forgot another one of the ingredients so they brought it out on a separate plate for us to add to the sandwich. The brioche buns weren't grilled, toasted or warmed in any way. They were just room temperature buns. The pulled pork was just like the over sauced stuff they sell in plastic tubs in the grocery store and it was barely warm. The chicken sandwich without the cucumber dill slaw was just a chicken sandwich, which we can get at a lot of places. They weren't busy at all, they just seemed distracted with wanting to visit with each other. Sadly for a place that we thought was great the first time we likely won't be back. It is just too risky that the bad version is their normal way. read more

The curried chicken spaetzle is delicious. The service is friendly and efficient. I'll be back!

I really like this place. The ambiance, the beer selection, the service, and the food highlight this place. Their happy hour for their wine is great where bottles are half off. They have over 20 beers on tap where they have healthy rotations for their premium/guest beers. They have some great servers/bartenders in Hailey and Kerilynn. I highly recommend this place. read more

Enjoyed the food, beer, ambience and the staff are terrific. I recommend - especially if you're looking for a new dining experience.

We have really enjoyed our last few visits to the Handle Bar. For SO many years I had this in the "back of my mind" to try, but never did, and I'm so glad I've been able to lately. I first met friends here on a Friday for drinks and it was great. I love that they have many beers on tap, but also have a good cocktail menu with unique drinks on there. I had the Trumer Trumer Pilsner and enjoyed it. The next time I visited, my husband and I had dinner and drinks. I forget which drink I tried but it was so yummy! He got the Pilsner and a burger, I had the Caesar salad and we shared the pretzels bites. YUM! Will be getting those every time I visit haha. Their staff is very friendly, accommodating, and I've seen their stress when it comes to enforcing Covid protocols but they handle it well and with kindness. read more

The Handle Bar - Trumer Trumer Pils! - Pubs Near Me - Chico, California

We had lunch here last week. Kind of a off the cuff lunch after seeing the ridiculously overpriced menu at Farmers Brewing down the street. We ordered a polish dog item a pulled pork sandwich with pretzel bites. The entire meal was drenched in salt. It literally was the saltiest food we've ever attempted to eat. Our mouths were sore for hours after we left from the salt. There was so much salt in the food that you couldn't even taste the polish dog or the pulled pork. We left half the meal on the plate and basically threw away $55. We looked around and a few of the tables that hadn't been bused yet were filled with half eaten leftover food where other customers obviously thought the same thing. Don't bother with this place until the revamp the menu or fire the cooks read more

Wonderful food. Generous portions. Outdoor seating available . Service is great. Love their salads.

The food was good. Me and my husband sat at the bar. Tony was our bartender. This is the second time we've come in and been served by Tony. He's very unfriendly, not bartender worthy. Personality none. Made us feel very uncomfortable. If we ever come back, we will definitely not be in his area. Sorry read more

Good beer, good food, good service. The burgers and sandwiches are the best stuff. Kinda wish the pretzel wasn't pretzel bites or that there was an option for a baked pretzel but that's splitting hairs. Everything I've tried there is pretty good. read more

Down to a meh. Kids chicken nuggets were battered greasyness. Buffalo chicken sandwich wasn't fries and had barely any buffalo sauce. Fountain drink mix off. Lots of beers on tap and nice outdoor spot. Staff was friendly. read more

Spot on! Try this place. Megan was AMAZING! We try to find new places and places off the beaten path. This place is in a mall type setting so we were skeptic- Totally unfounded! Food was great and the variety of local/regional beers was so fun! Try the kraut salad!! So refreshing and different..I had the short rib schnitzel that was off the chart, hubs had a black and blue burger cuz he's that way but it was cooked to perfection! If we roll this way again we will definitely be back and highly recommend you give them a try. Peace And NO QR code!! Love that they know their business and know I want to leave my phone in the car when i'm out.. read more

Food was good.service was efficient only recommendation would be have thousand island dressing

Beers were delicious, I got a flight and was happy with the size for the price. The pretzel was pretty good too, and I loved the beer cheese that came with it. Definitely will be back to try other menu item again read more

Not a great first impression. Waited about 20 minutes to be seated (it was a busy Saturday night so no big deal). When we were finally seated, it took about an hour and 15 minutes to get our food when other tables who were seated at about the same time as us received their food way ahead of our table. The food was fine/good but I ended up getting food poisoning the morning after. I had the brewben sandwich read more

Their patio is dog friendly and the staff were nice. Food was good but service was slow. Otherwise a great spot for the pup, one of the few in town. read more

Great beer selection. Staff is amazing!! Hunter is the sweetest and most professional bartender I've encountered in Chico. Mahalo!!! read more

Great place for appetizers and a cold beer!! Atmosphere is low key and the service is good :) read more

Pretty good German food! The pretzel bites had a nice crunch and good flavor. They had a very nice outside eating area as well. read more

The Handle Bar - Outside seating area - Pubs Near Me - Chico, California

Got takeout food from here and it was awesome. Showed up a few minutes early and had a beer while we waited. I would definitely come back and watch some football there too! read more

Handle Bar is a nice neighborhood pub to hang out on patio with friends for a drink or dinner. They also have dessert!! Joker's Bakery mini cheesecakes YUMMY! Good selection of beers on draft, wine & full bar. They are also on the "Untapped" app. Have always had great service and I highly recommend the sausage sampler on the appetizer menu- but beware it's huge & enough to share for dinner. read more

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buddy of mine trying to close out because he isn't feeling to well and the waitresses are talking amongst themselves. I'm trying to get their attention and finally I whistle. I caught myself and apologized, we were just in a rush. I apologized and she threw attitude. I told the doorman myself that I was sorry and didn't mean it disrespectfully, and he was acting like a hoe. he not like that fr. read more

A fun little place, that I understand recently expanded, and good for them! They have a good list of beers and wines, and pretty good food. The service was excellent! read more

The Handle Bar 2070 E 20th St, Ste 160, Chico CA 95928 February 8, 2020 Saturday - 2:30 PM for drinks 2 Adults Atmosphere - 5 stars Drink - 5 stars Service - 5 stars Background - I found on Untappd this beer bar that was serving some rare beers near my hotel. Okay I found I did not even need to move my car, in was probably 100 steps away. Atmosphere - Simple but effective. I love old tap handles being displayed, looking at them and checking if I have had them before. Couple televisions on with the new XFL going, sitting at a hot top enjoying our drinks. Drinks - The reason I came was not going to happen, I was not too shocked as they sold out the day the beer arrived. I had the Hexagenia IPA by Fall River Brewing Co. Their tap list is good size. Service - Greeted when we walked in and was told we could find our own spot. Our waitress was on point and helpful/ Future - If we stay at the Holiday Inn Express again I see us coming back. read more

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