We heard of this restaurant via word of mouth and decided to try it out. Our experience was better than what was described to us. This place has consistently good food, atmosphere, specialty drinks and most of all a friendly and cohesive staff. The dedicated staff consistently goes above and beyond to ensure your complete satisfaction, complemented by an exceptional kitchen team. We started going to The Library on Friday nights to end our week and connect with our 9 year old daughter. We had the pleasure of having Frank as our first server--he was attentive, kind, and absolutely wonderful with our daughter. As the weeks went on we met Maria (another favorite person) who takes care of us most weeks - she's an absolute doll, exceptional and deeply professional all while leaving us feeling very well taken care of. Xhek, Axel, and Alina have cultivated an exceptional team culture, which shines through in the quality of their food and service. We really enjoy going there every week and very much look forward to our Friday nights at The Library not because we know we will eat well but that we will encounter the wonderful people who make this place a phenomenal establishment! read more

Great food, atmosphere, and service! The outside deck was comfortable. The inside lounge area ia a conversation piece and the bar is top tier. read more

Delicious Nashville Hot Chicken and a perfect pint of Guinness. Friendly and attentive staff, highly recommended!

Nice place with a big bar and several TVs. Seating indoors with a second floor and also outdoor dining. Drinks were well made, tasty and reasonably priced. Our server was attentive and friendly. Food was good. The Poke Nachos were very tasty and big enough for 2 people. The JAMBALAYA was tasty and spicy. The shrimp tacos were good and the shrimp were large. read more

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Great service. We were the only patrons in the restaurant for awhile, so we received prompt and efficient service. The ambiance was perfect. We sat at the bar under the trellis styled sky light, which felt bright and airy. We enjoyed our drinks along with the Shrimp Avocado Stack and Oven-roasted garlic parmesan chicken wings. read more

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We had a great experience here at the Library. It had a good ambiance. The food was delicious. The drinks were great as well. read more

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The food was great, the ambiance was nice and the staff was slammed, but still hit every request. read more

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Not as nosy as some have mentioned, food was very good, disappointed that the young lady didn't take the time to mention the specials. Also, bread should have been served with the $24 bolognese meal. Also, no salad, portion was small. read more

The Library in Collegeville sits on the corner of Main St and First Ave in Collegeville and was the target of our "somewhere different" Lunch today and it had sat on our list of "must try" for far too long. The interior offers a main bar area with some booths and high tops and a separate dining room. All richly decorated in dark hues. The menu has a bit of everything. Sharables, small bites, big bites and handhelds. Our lunch consisted of Poutine, Shnitty (chicken sandwich) and Pork and Provolone sandwich. Both served on fresh ciabatta rolls. House made fries accompanied each and were unique as they weren't quite "chips" but not quite "fries" either. They were well seasoned and tasty. Service was half and half we waited a bit for refills on our waters but the staff was friendly and welcoming. Glad to finially get here and try the place out. Will certainly come back for a cocktail in the "Library" in the future. read more

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The classic, and only, cocktail bar of Collegeville. I would not recommending ordering off menu, however their listed cocktails are excellent. I'm a huge fan of the lemon drop -esque cocktail (different name on the menu). Drink pictured from original review has sadly been retired, but was my FAVORITE as a student at the local college - The Raspberry Moscow Mule read more

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Food was great. Service a little slow but would go again! Super friendly staff ! Took us at time of reservation!

My friend girl chose this place to fine and it was nice. The service was really good. We had our choice of places to sit and there were plenty. The hotness gave us a tour. We chose the outdoor seating which was nice. The food was good and drinks as well. Loved the ambiance and vibe. I'm sure it would be fantastic for large parties. read more

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Service was very slow at 5pm, before dinner rush. Schnitzel was average and spitzel had strange taste. People in our group lived in Germany and was their feedback. I had the Asian salad with blackened salmon and I enjoyed it. Party of 5 and put in loft dining. Felt too secluded and would have preferred to sit on 1st to listen to music and around more visually interesting area read more

Food, drinks and atmosphere were a 10 out of 10. They had great music playing and everyone was very friendly. read more

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Amazing food, really cool and fun vibes. Cute upstairs area with big windows. live music on a Friday night. Really great service and the food was really good! I recommend making reservations because it was a full house so I don't think you'd fare well without them on a weeknight. I would love to come back and try more options. read more

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Absolutely delicious food and adorable atmosphere! Both outside and inside is a great option. On certain nights they have live music.we got various appetizers (crab dip, oysters, pretzels, and fig pizza) which were all delicious! read more

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We came in for an early dinner when the restaurant wasn't super busy so getting seated was a bit confusing as there didn't seem to be a host. There was an array of seating options including high top tables and the bar, a setbof sofas in a library nook type area, and a restaurant separate from thise two areas. Once seated in the restaurant area, we decided on an appetizer (the arancini) and our meals (the shrimp tacos for me and the library chicken for my husband). Presentation on the food was worth noting, especially for it being a more casual restaurant, and the food was overall very good. I definitely recommend the arancini. It was just enough to share between two people and the sauce made me regret not trying their chicken parm. I don't know that I would order the shrimp tacos again as they just weren't super exciting, but the library chicken was very good. All in all I anticipate finding my way back to at least try one or two of their cocktails. read more

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Food and drinks were great. We arrived early for our reservation so spent some time at the main bar to wait for our table and other guests. The please was extremely busy so it did take quite a while to receive our food, but our server, Fiona, was apologetic and otherwise very attentive. read more

I was there on July 5 and ordered the braised short ribs. It was liking eating a bag of salt. I couldn't finish it. The broccolini that accompanied it was completely raw and the polenta was grainy and undercooked. One of the worst meals I've had in a while. I will not be going back there. read more

I was not a fan of the menu here. Almost everything has pork in it, so if you're a fan of that, you might like this more than we did. We came because of their online menu, which is nothing at all like what is on the actual menu. In fact, it seems to be the menu of their other restaurant in Chadds Ford, Antica. So we might try that one next time. All of us were disappointed at the menu we found here. The waiter came by about 3 times to take our order, and it did take us a long time to decide. Not because we were excited about the choices and were having trouble choosing, but just the opposite, we were not happy with the choices as we expected what my friend saw on the online menu. None of those were on this menu. I preferred a salad, but none of their salad choices were appealing with several items in them I didn't want. I would've had to ask for too many changes, so I opted for the fish tacos, which were quite bland. The fish had no seasoning and the sauce was just thrown on top. I guess they thought that was enough. It had no flavor and I would not get it again. In fact, personally, I would not come back to this restaurant again. It's just not my kind of menu. My friends liked their dishes a little more than me. One got the short rib dish and cleaned his plate, although the dish needed something like rice or noodles or potatoes, something to use to sop up the sauce. It came with a potato pancake, but the potato pancakes were also unusual. They're more like mashed potatoes with cheese, formed into a patty shape. They were tasty, but had no crisp to them on the outside and were very thick. The other got "Risotto" Primavera with a side dish of the potato pancakes. I personally have a pet peeve when a restaurant calls a rice dish "risotto." It was not risotto, and was a surprise made with tomato sauce. It was not at all creamy, was red and had way too many green beans in it, which she left in a pile on the plate. She also said she would not get that again and found the vegetables used in it an odd choice, with few of any others except the green beans (one piece of artichoke). The area that used to be a dance floor when this place was DaVinci's has been turned into a nice looking library area, which seemed like a cozy place to have some drinks, and they have a small but nice looking deck. But it's overly dark, with a menu that didn't appeal to any of us, and unfortunately, I don't think any of us are going back again. read more

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Large handsome restaurant with several rooms, including a huge bar. The menu covers many bases with salads, sandwiches, mains. The food was decent. The Buffalo chicken wings were tasty, with just the right amount of heat. The salmon on my son's salad was perfectly prepared. Husband's fish was good. Not so great - my salad. It was not chopped as it was supposed to be and looked kind of sad. Although my son's salmon was good, the spinach and pear salad was a minuscule portion. This probably the loudest restaurant I have been to, plus service was spotty. Despite its flaws, the restaurant has potential. The Library is fairly new so I hope the owners can work on some things and improve. read more

The Library - Bars Near Me - Collegeville, Pennsylvania

If you want to celebrate a special occasion or want to impress your date; this is a great place. It was crowded on a Saturday night when we arrived with our party of 7. We had a reservation, but had to wait 20mins at the bar for a table. Be prepared to spend money as it is upscale and expensive. The food was good, but the main dish portions could have been larger. The desserts were also small, not enough to share. Appetizers were good and lots to choose from. Service was excellent and the wait staff were friendly. It was crowded with no privacy, as the tables are stacked close together. The pros did outweigh the cons and It definitely is worth a try if you're looking to celebrate a special occasion. Be warned our bill was over $400 for 7 people, that's not including the tip. I would describe the food as German, European & American with top quality cocktails. I can't see eating here often, but it's a nice place for an (adult ) get together. I would not recommend taking children. It's definitely an Adult experience. read more

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Really cute spot with wonderful service. Our server was great and the bussers were spot on. Waters always filled and empty plates immediately removed from the table. We split the spicy crab dip which I will say was not spicy at all but was very good. Huge pieces of crab throughout. For an entree, I did the chicken schnitzel which was good and my husband did the short rib grilled cheese and tomato soup which was very good. Not a big soup person but the soup was my favorite bite of the night because it was so flavorful. Portion sizes for both were perfect, very filling. read more

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The food is outstanding! The drinks are even better! The staff has been trained to be professional servers... and you can tell the difference! Collegeville is lucky to have this awesome place read more

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This was our first trip to The Library since the renovation. In all fairness, our visit for lunch was when they had been open for about 4 weeks and may have been trying to get their feet under them. When we went it was busy, but not packed. The updates made by the new ownership are nice, leaving the interior space feeling brighter and refreshed. We were greeted and seated promptly, but that's where the efficiency ended. We had 3-4 different servers over the course of our visit. They didn't seem to be coordinating with one another, and as a result everything took a long time. It took a long time to take our order, to get our food, to have our plates cleared, and to get our check. Overall, the food was solid pub-style food. The menu seems to be more suited for dinner than lunch as must of the choices are larger heavier dishes. We will likely return once they are more settled and give it another shot. Ambiance: 3/5 Value: 3/5 Service: 2/5 Food: 3/5 read more

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Very nice atmosphere, staff super friendly, burger and fish tacos outstanding. Some + criticism: Parking lot could serve better w/o "valet" parking. It takes up too much of the lot. Food service could be faster. We will go back in the future. Worth the trip. read more

Walk-ins take priority over reservations here. So be prepared to wait despite your expectations when you arrive. We had to flag another waiter to finally get water and drinks after sitting for 15 minutes with no one stopping by. Our food was not great either and took a long time. Overall, a disappointing visit. Seemed like a good vibe, good energy just didn't carry over into the food and service. read more

3 of us Had lunch there last week, outstanding! Calamari appetizer, Oyster appetizer. Meals: 2 had tuna /fried romaine platter. One of the best Caesar salads ever. Sorry we didn't take pictures. Service was also perfect. Sat in booth looking outside, cozy and quiet. read more

Oh my- this place caught our eye as we drove past and we decided to come back the next day to try it out. It's decorated beautifully. Perfect outdoor seating for a night out for dinner. Very good strong and good tasting cocktail. The food was absolutely excellent and I'm excited to come back and try some other menu items! Super friendly and tentative wait staff and management as well ! Well done read more

One of the best places I've been to in a long time I've been back 4 times and for my birthday! The short rib is delicious you don't even need teeth to eat it! The place is clean and beautiful and sophisticated! read more

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Good food. Nice Ambience. Service was a bit slow. They were ironing out the kinks after opening so gave them 4 stars.

Food 5 stars. Service 2 stars. The food is excellent; short rib eggrolls were outstanding; Korean bbq salmon, smashburger, and kids pancakes all good. Unfortunately, the service was disappointing. The hostess called the evening before to ask if our party could go up stairs as they planned to seat us in the loft. While the phone call was very considerate, once we were in the loft, we felt forgotten by the server. We waited a long time each step and longest for our food, with two hungry little kids. Since the loft was out of the way, there was no opportunity for the server to pop in to check on us, and twice I had to walk downstairs to flag down someone for service. The only exception to the service was the bus boy with the water who was wonderfully diligent at keeping our glasses filled. Had he been in charge of food, instead of just water, it could have been a 5 star service experience. read more

Food was great and our server Nate was awesome! Valet parking was available. We sat in a booth in the dining area which had a nice atmosphere. read more

Great food! Service is outstanding and this place is always busy. To see the amount of people in the restaurant might scare you at first in terms of service, but I promise you that you feel like the only ones in the place. The food is amazing, hot, fresh, and the Lavender Poet drink is my favorite. We have been here 4-5 times now and it's always the first place I think to take people to when enjoying a night out with friends or family. Definitely a MUST TRY :) read more

The food was great! I had the roast pork sandwich and it was awesome. The house fries were very good, too. However, the service could have been a bit quicker. read more

The service is great! Bartenders and staff are friendly and attentive. Food is so good! I've had the truffle fries and short rib tacos. Both amazing! Highly recommend. read more

I was very disappointed in the service and we were rushed through our meal. We asked to share a salad and an entree. They brought them out at the same time and I tried to explain we wanted the salad first but she insisted we take both. I didn't have a napkin and utensils so when I asked for them the girl gave me a rude look. I was hoping for a relaxing date night with my husband but they got us out in about 30 minutes.The bar area looks nice and fun. I won't be back. read more

This was my first time trying the Library and it won't be my last! They have many different apps, we got the white bean dip, crab dip, and shrimp tacos which were all delicious! The crab dip had a ton of lump crab meat and the focaccia bread with it was really good. The tacos were under small bites but probably could be a meal. Service was great, waiter kept checking in and our waters were always refilled. I got the farewell to mojitos which was good. I got the library burger which was really good and the fries were an interesting shape although I wish they gave you more fries. Other people in my group got the shrimp cocktail, Caesar salad with shrimp, and this carbonara special that was mixed in a mason jar which was cool. I agree with everyone saying it is very loud, so I recommend asking for a seat near the wall in the back. read more

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Recently had a small party and everything was great and the food was delicious! Try the chicken parm, it's amazing! I only did 3 stars and not 5 because we had a large party and had a person arrive late, after our bill was settled and we were brought a bill for that small plate brought to our guest. Food A Service C- read more

Can I ever stop raving about this restaurant. Nope. I am in love with this beautiful, relaxing place. I love sitting in the bar area or even the dining area if you want a quieter vibe. The restaurant itself is beyond gorgeous not to mention the staff here who are so attentive, kind and professional. I've never had even a mediocre experience here. It is always exceptional. The food is delicious and never disappointing. I will continue to frequent this restaurant weekly if possible. read more

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