Had dinner here with a local friend. I went in not expecting anything high-class since it's just your typical neighborhood gastropub/sports bar. I ordered an IPA and the daily special chicken parm pasta. The IPA wasn't my favorite but the Cloud Candy name sounded too sweet to resist. Also, on food alone I'd give this place a 3/3.5 but because our server was so lovely I'll give a 4. She was wearing the cutest New England Patriots jersey! The pasta was great, not too greasy but very hearty. I was eating so much on this trip so had to take home 1/2 for leftovers. When I warmed them up the next morning in a hotel lobby marketplace microwave, the dish tasted just as good as the night before. read more

The Heights Pub - chicken parm pasta - Pubs Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Welcome exclusive pub to Arlington heights that has gotten better with age. It will have a bit more competition when Arlington Brewing opens. Wings are great, rest of the menu is fine. Couple outdoor seats for a nice day and plenty of room inside plus a nice long bar with an arm rest that I particularly enjoy. Good beer list and Erin serving up good Guinness pours as well, which is all I can ask for from my local watering hole. read more

Great neighborhood Pub. Love the Greek salad. *Excellent* mix of greens. Sliders are fun too. Bartenders are great. Easy-going atmosphere. Open late. read more

The Heights Pub - Greek Salad Dinner - Pubs Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Had a great time at this establishment for a private event. Looks like a small bar you could find deep in the Faneuil Hall area of Boston without going to Boston. This place holds special meaning to me because when I was younger in the 1990s my grandmother or cousins would take us here when it was the old Balich 5 and 10, a nice vintage store full of cheap things, but to a kid during the time were amazing to have. The food was great, as was the service. I forget the ladies name, but she was very attentive and made sure everyone had a great time. I recommend the steak tips and the chocolate chip cookies. Definitely a gem and well worth going back to again when I am in the area!! read more

This pub has been around for at least five years now and it's gotten better. The waiters and waitresses are excellent. The food is excellent especially the garlic steak sandwich. I asked for the steak to be rare and it came out that way. Excellent place to relax. read more

The pub was popping Friday night! Came here with my bf for some drinks and bites Friday night and the place was packed! We quickly got seated and ordered some beers. They have a few on tap and more bottled beers. We weren't that hungry and wanted some small appetizers to share. We ordered the chicken wings which came with a couple of sauces and some tater tots. The wings were yummy and the sauces were good. The tater tots came with a side of their specialty house sauce which was nice and tangy. We also ordered a couple of soups. They had clam chowder and french onion. We couldn't decide between both so we ordered one of each to share. The clam chowder was nice and creamy and the French onion was very tasty. We enjoyed our beers and ordered another round. We had a good time hanging out and watching the game on TV. read more

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The Reuben sandwich was delicious and I loved the dressing. Inside has friendly people and there were lots of tvs around to watch stuff. read more

The Heights Pub - Macaroni salad - Pubs Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

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Sort of sad to see some of the reviews below - have been there for dinner twice and both were super tasty. Only stopping at 4 stars because have also gone just for drinks maybe 3 times and becoming very bored with the SAME deserts - fun to get desert and drinks but not so much if its the same single desert for over a year. Literally chocolate chip cookie lava cake...again and again and again. Service has always been excellent - super friendly and welcoming, but seriously get a new desert - I BEG you. read more

The nachos are best around. And I've tried many! The service is great. Portions are plenty. And total value. Their other joint First House Pub is equally stellar! read more

This place has good pub food, a pretty wide menu. I love the garlic steak sandwich- it's almost impossible for me to resist the temptation and try other things on the menu. The burgers are large and tasty with many choices. The beer selction is excellent. Service is friendly and efficient. This is definitely a place I go to often. read more

The Heights Pub - people sitting at the bar - Pubs Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

This is a local bar/restaurant that we go to often. Good beer selection! Food is great. It can be loud but otherwise we love it.

Good location, intimate setting, TV's to watch sports, decent beer selection, and unless it's Friday or Saturday evening, you can usually sit at the bar. This is where the good parts end. The food barely registers as edible, and to be honest, has gone downhill since they opened. I recently had a grilled cheese which was barely cooked on one side on stale white bread (at least they gave me two of them, lmao), with a side of uncooked carrots and a few sliced peppers coated in some kind of oil, cold, inedible, bland, tasteless. Fries were limp and cold. Whomever is doing the cooking needs to be replaced. As far as staff goes, they never seem to have enough. The bar is usually very slow with only one bartender and no barback to speak of, so it takes time even when half full to get a drink. Prices are meh certainly compared to what you get. Food used to be a bit better a couple years back when they opened, but nope, not now. The crowd is very Arl/Lex as to be expected, so maybe they either don't expect much, or they don't care. Come on folks, do better, please. read more

Food was absolutely delicious - I shared the sweet potato fries (AMAZING, best ones I've had in my life) and onion rings w/ my 2 friends and they were both incredible, solid 11/10. The veggie quesadilla was also reallyyyyy good lol! Portions are BIG though (you will definitely have seconds). However the service was REALLY slow. I felt like it was understaffed and getting the check took longer than the actual food waiting process or eating the food.... or both haha it just took so long to get the check and felt like the waitress wasn't really that attentive... just fyi if you are in a rush to go somewhere. Went on a Sat night and it was pretty busy too - I waited like 15 mins outside which wasn't terrible though. read more

Most expensive beer in the area! We paid 50$ for 4 beers before tip. If you want more reasonably priced beer, I suggest you go to Boston Logan airport! Note to the business: If you have a 14$ beer on the menu and you don't put that price on the menu, only way I can interpret this is a deliberate deception of customers. You can do and we expect better than this! If you have an extraordinary beer for an extraordinary price, just say it! Thank you. read more

This was on of my favorite restaurants i've been to this year! The food tastes amazing, with ketchup bottles on each table instead of packets. (personally i really like that) Nice waiters, chill people, and when i accidentally dropped my food (whoops) i got replacements which was super nice! 100% recommend! read more

The buffalo chicken wrap and potato skins were delicious, which is the main reason I am giving it three stars. The service however was poor. The waitress who attended us was nice but we often had to get her attention and the wait time was incredibly excessive. There were people who arrived much later than us that we were attended to much quicker and ended up receiving their food first and around the same time our food came out. The waitress even provided them with the specials which were not told to my partner and me. We felt very dismissed for a significant portion of our dining. The potato skins took about 30-40 mins to come. We have no problem waiting for quality food and are understanding if there is a large party but there was zero communication of our wait. We are hoping to return a second time (because I really loved the buffalo chicken wrap) and hope for a better dining experience. read more

The service is so so nasty attitude no respect. Don't feel welcome or respected. The food KS good but sometimes feel ignored and disrespectedm. read more

The food and service was awful! The waitress Erin was disrespectful in different ways, she doesn't accept any constructive comments and she swear on me and my friends with F-words whiling we trying to explain her attitude was wrong. The food was over cooked such a the steak tips and baked seafood plater was made incorrectly. The steak tips wasn't cook medium rare, rubbery and the casserole was only fry fish. I felt like I was eating left over since the food and drink prices were so expensive. Cheap quality food, terrible service and high prices. Be aware!! I can't believe the waitress screamed on me all the time and been rude because I said: "it wasn't what I expected for food" and she started a big scene. I recommend if you go there, just be aware that Erin is a evil and horrible person. The environment was hostile because this waitress created a big scandalous in front of other customers without being professional. Beside, it was not manager to address this situation on Saturday night, unbelievable!! read more

The Heights Pub - Steak tips and Baked Sea Scallops & Tips Combo Dinner - Pubs Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Served me literal raw chicken, chicken tartare if you will. Comped my meal, but the manager who was present didn't bother to come over to apologize. Waitress was super sweet about it though. However, I still consumed raw chicken. read more

The Heights Pub - Raw buffalo chicken tenders. - Pubs Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

I wanted to like this place. I was excited to have a new local spot not too far away, but unfortunately it was a disappointment. We tried take out from here a couple of nights ago and we had issues. The ordering process over the phone was a bit painful and took 6 minutes. Then we picked up the food and brought it home and the buffalo wings that were supposed to be spicey had no sauce at all, just dry wings. The turkey burger was undercooked and on a soggy and cheap mush supermarket bun, which was said to be brioche. It certainly was not. Lastly, the fries were okay...nothing great. I called the restaurant to let them know of the multiple issues, unfortunately it wasn't worth it to go back for a replacement as we were already home and it was late. The person took down my number saying a manager would call us. I was hoping to give them a chance to make it right and at least knock off a little money before writing a review. They did not call. The reason I still am giving 3 stars is the Greek salad we got with grilled chicken was pretty good. Otherwise I don't think we will be back for food, other than maybe to have a beer in the restaurant. read more

I really want to like this place, but they make it hard. Stopped in today for lunch at 12:30 and was immediately hit with an overwhelming smell of cleaning product. Not in a good "I'm clean!" way. More like the "I'm secretly dirty!" smell. The smell was a bit off putting. We sat at the bar and I headed to the men's room real quick (more on that later). The food: They have an amazing deep fryer - their tator tots are incredible. Like really good. The rest of the food not so much. My teriyaki chicken wrap had no flavor at all. Hot, wet chicken with a mild soy-sauce like flavor. My Bloody Mary was equally bland. The tots however were incredible. Now for that bathroom experience. I've honestly seen dive bars out in SF that have been cleaner. This place was gross. And this was 12:30pm on a Sunday. The exterior door was black with filth, as was the inside. The tiled wall had clearly never been cleaned - downright disgusting. And the smell - combination of dirty and cleaning product at the same time. Even when sitting at the bar, everything looked worn and dirty - although it could be the exceptionally bright white lighting. I want to like this place but sadly this was our last time giving this place a try. read more

A cute little pub, the employee were very nice and seemed like they enjoyed their job! You Got to order the Garlic Steak Sandwich, tender juicy meat very well seasoned. Drinks were decently priced to definitely will be back! read more

The Heights Pub - Lemon Drop Martini - Pubs Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Wow! It's a shame I live two towns away, this place makes you feel at home, the food, the music but most of all it's the staff from servers, barbacks, especially the bartenders (Alyssa) !!!! Back to the food, I had the French onion soup, omg tops and then I ordered the house combo... check out their menu and make the journey! Outside seating, weather permits. read more

The Heights Pub - Thursday night with Matt and Brian at the Heights Pub in Arlington, MA - Pubs Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Outstanding!!!! First time there last night and I'm definitely going back. The service at the table and bar was terrific. Staff very accommodating, friendly and efficient. I got fish tacos made with haddock and they exceeded my expectations!! The best I've had so far. Portions are great too!! read more

The Heights Pub - Haddock fish tacos Fries and fresh broccoli - Pubs Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

I really want to like this place. Second time here and it was clearly not well managed. We sat down and it was full but the bar was not. Our drinks took a while to arrive at the table and they ran out of coke. They said they had to go to the store to buy bottles. When we ordered food it arrived cold, my fries were raw and my friends were well done. My "double grilled cheese" was packaged white American cheese that was not even melted and looked like a children's grilled cheese and the bread was burnt. We ordered a second round of drinks that never made the table. After 15 minutes, I was frustrated and asked for the check which had my grilled cheese and everything else we didn't get on it. The server was very apologetic. You think a manager would have came over and apologized. Never again! read more

Good pub food. Small and very crowded on a Thursday night, so pretty loud. Even so, we will go back.

Food was great fresh and service was amazing! I went between 3-4pm which was a great time! 6:30pm is where it's getting busy! read more

The Heights Pub - Baked haddock with rice pilaf and steamed broccoli! - Pubs Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

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This place was jamming on an early Friday evening and continued to be busy the whole time we were there. Locals really seem to love this place and I wanted to as well. No such luck. The service was very friendly and efficient, though we waited some time for our nachos. Once they arrived our salads came a few minutes later, immediately followed by our entrees. The food was the real issue though. Everything lacked flavor and the salad was wilted. The House steak tips were a disappointment completely lacking any flavor and tenderness. The baked fish arrived with a mushy bread crumb/butter mixture sliding off the fish. I'm glad that they are doing a brisk business and that the neighborhood is supporting them despite the mediocre food. read more

It is nice to have a local pub. The staff is friendly and my husband likes the buffalo wings and he is pretty picky. It is traditional bar food with no fluff. Good for kids except for the fact it is pretty small inside and crowded. Not ideal for vegetarians that know good veggie options. They do have salads (I have only tried the garden and it was ok) and I recently tried the black bean burger. The black bean burger was terrible - SO dry. The sweet potato fries were okay and the kids like the quesadilla. Next time I will try another salad and my family and I will go back. The food is just 3/5. read more

A clean welcoming space greets you with contemporary music at a nice volume. The staff is friendly, efficient and don't make you wait. I recommend the avocado burger, grilled perfectly medium. Juicy with Just the right amount of toppings. I got fries as a side an couldn't finish them. The tap was broken on the beer I ordered, but the alternative selection was great. I will be coming back. read more

Advertisements on their draft beer glasses. You can do better. Seriously. Food is average - some fresh, but most out of a freezer.

This place was poorly staffed and totally unaware and unapologetic about it. There were maybe two servers in the whole place and not a manager in sight. It took us over an hour to get dinner, which we took to go bc it was getting so late... and then when we got home, the order was wrong. Total waste of time and money. read more

Went to the Heights for a second chance last week, since the first time was disappointing (food/service).  We sat at the bar this time, but were again disappointed. I ordered a turkey burger with cheese.  The burger was tasteless, and came without cheese.  Since it was busy, I couldn't get the bartender's attention until the burger was mostly gone.  At this time, I mentioned that the cheese was missing, and that it should be removed from the bill.  Instead, she brought a cold slice of cheese on a plate to me, and still charged me for it. And apparently, they only have one squeeze bottle of mustard for the entire restaurant.  To address the tasteless turkey and limp fries, we were using it throughout the meal- until the bartender grabbed it for another table.  We never saw it again. Between the poor service and mediocre food, definitely not recommended. read more

Was happy to see a new choice for food as it is seriously lacking in this area. Got the French Onion soup and a burger. The soup was lousy. Nowhere near what it should taste like. The burger was ok but not better than Jimmy's Steer House down the road and more expensive. I might try it again but wouldn't choose the soup or the burger. read more

Food is OK. Service good. But BEWARE: the price gouging on the draft beers is even worse: $14 for a 7% IPA?!?!? Other places serve it for $7 or even less at happy hour. Should at least list the prices of the draft beers. read more

Great neighborhood pub, just opened last month. Typical bar food, but it's done well. the Mac and Cheese with Buffalo tenders was rich, flavorful and a great mix of flavors. The steak tips are especially good and the broccoli vegetable was done perfectly. Also the cole slaw seemed to be home-made. Serve was great even though the pub was crowded and the staff was friendly. Its so great to finally have a neighborhood pub. Full bar, excellent and large beer and wine selection. read more

We've had two really good meals here now: gold rush wings were fantastic, a tater tot special was delicious, a seafood trio dish with two sides was a great value and very tasty. One time service was prompt; the second time was a Friday night and it was a bit busier and service was a little more scattered. Still, a great experience and really good food! read more

Great Bartenders and good food- nice pint and beer selection extensive. Glad to have a place in the Heights

Solid pub food, and a favorite with my kids. My kids enjoyed the avacado burger and the mac n' cheese; we liked the cajun burger and the bourbon burger. The clam chowder was average. A good local place to go if you're looking for pub-type food. read more

If you are vegetarian or vegan, stay far away from here-- only thing supposedly edible on the menu was a black bean burger that was most definitely totally inedible-- I was starving, but one bite and it went right in the compost bin-- absolutely gross. Also horrible atmosphere-- two large screen tvs blaring sports and news, impossible to have a conversation-- so sad that Balich's ended up this way :( read more