Always great time here! The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars, is as we entered, the cashier lady explicitly said there's NO cover charge at this time. On the bill we got 5$ per person "live music" charge. Just doesn't add up:) But we'll know for the next time:) read more

Cool jazz bar in Philly. We sat at the bar downstairs and enjoyed some live music. We had wine, fries, Mac and cheese. All delicious. We husband ventured upstairs- totally different vibe! DJ playing, shot specials. Younger crowd. Wasn't too packed on a Thursday night around 10. So enjoyed dancing without anyone bumping into us. DJ was playing great jams. read more

How do you charge people a "live music surcharge" to those who were sat in an area before the live music was set up or started? Charging people a cover after the fact seems incredibly unprofessional. We were not told about this when we were sat or while we were at the table. Add it to your open table information if you are going to do this. Will not be back. read more

Time - New American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I'm not partial to some of the other reviews on here. I quite enjoyed this spot. I came with a couple of friends for a HH and it was so much fun! Our waiter was super friendly and interacted with us, was super prompt and very knowledgable about what we should order. We had a few drinks and ordered some food. I forget what cheese sauce was on the fries but I devoured them! It was one of the HH appetizers. I love that it's tucked away on a small street so it doesn't get super crazy during lunch hour or HH. I would definitely recommend and now that I'm talking about it, I'm going to make some plans with a couple friends to hit up this spot soon. read more

Amazing food. Amazing. The duck was perfect. It's one of the better meals I've had in Philly. The chocolate dessert was delicious as well. The drinks however......their winter spritz cocktail was heavy on the ice and their double espresso was more like weak regular coffee. It didn't have the consistency or taste of espresso. The live band was enjoyable with relaxing music and the atmosphere was calm and peaceful with low lighting and candlelight. It was very welcoming after an extremely busy week. This was the perfect place to end my time in Philadelphia. I would definitely go back, but with a different cocktail plan and skip the espresso. The drinks brought the meal down but I don't want to take away from how good the food was. The food is worth going for. It was a wonderful place. read more

Time - Duck and winter spritz cocktail - New American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Saturday night... had reservations with my family. The hostess was very nice and kind. The atmosphere was very romantic, dim lights and a live band. Oh the live band was awesome. I mean AWESOOOOOOME!!!! I wish they hadn't taken a break because the vibe was so right. PLUS they played me happy birthday (since it was my birthday). a sweet and pleasant surpise. The food was tastey. i had a salad and scallops i think. very good. the waitress forgot a lot of small requests but besides that she did ok. the drinks were delish! and we even got to sample the chef's new meatball thing which was yummy. everyone had an good meal. then we made our way upstairs to dance. the DJ played a very diverse music selection. the only thing that made is dreadful was his sidekick wouldnt take a simple request for michael jackson. he acted like he was too good to even hear the request which rubbed me the wrong way. so if you go on a saturday night and you see the sidekick brownskinned dj, tell him to suck a fat one for me! other than thay we had a great time dancing and lounging and drinking. this is a great saturday night hidden treasure. read more

Great music and decent food. The drinks were good also. Really cool atmosphere for live music.

"Hello, I'm here for your balls and the one night stand," my friend and I joked while looking over the menu. My bad, we mean the Risotto Balls and the cocktail, One Night Stand. Starting with the drink One Night Stand, it was mixed with Absolut ruby red, triple sec, sour, cranberry juice for $8. Delicious and two or three more of these would be a great way to start a Saturday night if you're in party-mode. For an appetizer, the two of us munched on a cheese plate ($15). The cheese plate was overpriced, nearby competition typically serve more at that rate. We had 3 cheeses: a blue cheese, goat cheese and a ?hard cheese. Each one had suggested pairings: lemon for the goat cheese, dates for the blue cheese and toffee brittle for the hard (sorry! can't remember) cheese along with grapes, bread and apple slices. While we gabbed and ate our app, a jazz band set up (downstairs), played at noise level that was perfect if you want to still have a conversation. My friend really liked the blue cheese and said that the hard cheese tasted like a bandaid. I agreed that it wasn't appealing but with the toffee combination made it was much better. We also shared our dinner: Fried Chicken Sandwich ($13) with house made bacon, jack cheese, fries and a side order of onion rings ($5). This was definately enough for us both. The Fried Chicken Sandwich was the better part of this plate---the chicken was moist, the bacon stood out and overall a good bite. The onion rings were in fair shape, fresh onion but the batter was overbearing and flaky. Overall, a 3 star for the food. Our service was grizzly, at one point I wanted to just put my money on the table and hop out the nearby window. We waited, waited and then some more waiting went by. The table next to use arrived after us and had their check before we ever got our sandwich. We weren't charged a cover but arrived at 8 pm. read more

Time is hit or miss. I usually go for dancing (usually a girls night or a birthday) and most of the time I've left feeling slightly buzzed but not overly impressed. The DJ is odd and plays some unique music which I enjoy to an extent but sometimes I just want some current or old school top 40 hits played. The crowd is usually a great mix although I've been there once at 11:30pm on a Friday during April and it was DEAD (as in 6 people were there and no one was dancing). Try it out but don't expect to be blown away or have the time of your life. read more

Decent place to go with a group. You can sit around and drink or you can dance. The bouncers won't let you go into the bathroom with your sister or friend(s), so that's annoying. Don't they know that's what girls do?? There was no cover when we went, which is a plus in the city. I don't feel any particular way about this place, so I'll just stop this review here! read more

Went there for Restaurant Week (Jan). It wasnt busy at all so I'm not really going to judge the atmosphere, but the place looks nice and the decor offers a certain balance between old wooden floor and bar and more polished tables. Got there early and ordered an Ommegang and my girlfriend ordered a glass of red. Rather decent beer and wine selection. We were waiting for our friends so we quickly ordered a Seared Foie Gras and a Steak Tartare (not on RW menu). The Foie was on point and the Tartare was rather tasty but it looked more like a Beef Carpaccio than a Tartare. The egg yolk was the typical (necessary) complement. The RW menu consisted of a 5-course menu but theres a trick at #3. For appetizers we got Oysters (2) on the half-shell with Orange Foam. I usually like my oysters with just a speck of lemon juice and pepper but these were pretty refreshing and the foam wasn't too overwhelming. Our friends got the Veal Breast Crostini with Horseradish Cream. Servings looked like zakouskis but they told me it was good. Came the second course: Winter Root Soup or Arugula Salad (with Garbanzo Beans and Shaved Baby Turnip). Went with the soup. Nothing exceptional but still enjoyed it. I didnt try the salad but the girls told me they liked it. Third Course is the trick: Wild Mushroom Risotto. I say trick because the dishes so far have been rather small and so is the fourth (main) course. So they just try to fill you up on risotto. I really like mushrooms and risotto and so I downed it quickly but it wasnt the best "Wild" Mushroom Risotto either. Main Course, we selected the Chicken Balantine, the Salmon (w/ Goat Cheese Tamale and Mustard), and the House Smoked Short Rib. I had the Short Rib and they were as smoky as you could want them to be but I have to say that the Chicken was amazing. I never order chicken and so I'm glad my girlfriend did because this was truly great. Desserts: Creme Caramel with Fresh Fruit and Chocolate Cake with Bourbon Cherry Ice Cream. Both good but not to die for. Overall a very nice meal. I was really surprised by the range of the menu and by the quality of the cuisine. Service was good but it wasn't really busy per se... Will be back to try the Absinthe Lounge. read more

Time - New American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

We went to Time Saturday evening for dinner and jazz. We were seated a few seats from the band. They were absolutely wonderful. I had a Grey Goose Cosmopolitan, and mussels. My friend had the burger. Our food was good and our waiter, Zac was great at first. Once the tables started to fill it felt like he was overwhelmed. Our only dissatisfaction was with the pumpkin cake which was ridiculously small for $8. Zac also forgot to put in the amaretto I had ordered to drink with dessert. Overall, we really like this place and would return. read more

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Cool spot and cozy atmosphere. Great bar and great live music venue. Servers were awesome and found enough on the menu to please a vegan. Enjoyed the extensive use of wood in the bar and this restaurant has that 'local secret' feel to it. Definitely return next time I'm in PHL. read more

Went to Time last night to listen to my friends brother play in the jazz band. I really loved the atmosphere. It's a really nice place esthetically. We did eat dinner at around 9:30pm and I will say the lights are super dim, and its really loud when the band plays. So It was a little hard to hold conversation with friends over dinner from across the table. Note to self to.make earlier dinner reservations. But other than that its a really nice swanky place. The food and drinks were really good. I think the entrees(filet mignon) were well proportioned and delicious. I'll definitely go again and our server Ianian was really nice read more

Time - The jazz band. They sounded awesome. - New American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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I've been here twice specifically to drink; $6 wells. I come here for the variety of different atmospheres. Left hand side when you walk in has live music, food, and is a bit more quiet. Tonight was the first time I went to this side, the band played some pretty random acoustic versions of Big Poppa and Footloose. Right hand side is a whisky bar that gets a little bit more packed and sweaty around 10:00pm. The stairwell opens up around 9:00pm and there is a huge dance floor on the 2nd floor. Make sure you come here before 9pm to avoid the cover charge. read more

I love this place because of the great music and drink options but in the last year - for whatever reason - the bouncers / security- and even on one occasion a female bartender - were all super verbally aggressive. I hesitated to leave a negative review for a long time in the hopes that it was isolated incidents but have since witnessed more of the same bizarrely disrespectful behavior from the bouncers and quite frankly this place is too great a Philly establishment to let that persist. Hopefully somebody takes note and encourages change. read more

I've only been to the whiskey bar twice, in one week night. I really loved it. A huge chandelier hangs over the bar and, despite its name, Time successfully avoids a tacky interior with instead a sensible design. My friends and I scored seats at the bar both times during the evening. The staff is phenomenal. They seem to like and know what they're doing. I was here to try the whiskey flights, and the bartender gave useful suggestions and wrote down what we were tasting. There is a solid list of options. I also really appreciate that as soon as I sat down each time, a glass of water appeared in front of me. Smart. Quenching. Wonderful. Later in the night, a lecherous olde approached us, bothered us, and we gave him the brush off. He continued to stare and gesture somewhat obscenely from down the bar. He even returned a couple times for another failed attempt. I mentioned him to the woman who was serving our drinks and she quietly had him booted. What I tasted from the cheese plate was good. Two people panned the chicken sandwich as bland. But I'd come back for dinner sometime, certainly! read more

Go early (before 8 pm) on a weekday and enjoy jazz and the brilliant, French-inspired, chef's tasting menu! For a recent romantic evening, we enjoyed an amuse bouche of fried oyster on the half shell with peach jam and jalapeño, followed by stuffed eggs with Spanish anchovies and roe, beef tartare with frozen rape, roasted duck breast with chanterelles, rabbit sage sausage and squid with roasted cauliflower and potato puree, and butternut squash ice cream with parsnip chips dusted with dark cocoa. Each dish was a carefully prepared palette of tastes and textures, beautifully presented. The chef is a genius! Add very attentive service on a somewhat slow evening and a jazz duo for an exceptional mid-week date! Around nine, the louder band began to set up, and the crowd came in. I'm guessing at that point the tasty looking bar food might become a better option. We left for a walk to digest and marvel over our meal! read more

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I met up with a friend who just moved to Philly a year ago and she's been here several times. We strolled after dinner time and had some drinks. I didn't like the cocktail choices (more like ginger ale/whiskey types of drinks) and I'm into the fruitier ones with grenadine and Schnapps. I asked for an apple martini and he got me one for $9. It's pricey, but it wasn't happy hour and it wasn't $16 a shot like they charge in Vegas. The boo had the Milk Stout beer and really dug it, so he had two. My friend ordered fries and buffalo wings for the table. The fries were interesting and crispy, with some of the potato skins on 'em, and the buffalo wings were pretty average. All in all everything was fine, but nothing was that spectacular. Our server was friendly and prompt with everything, however. He asked if we were going to stay another 30 minutes for the live band performance, but it was time for us to call it a night. I hear this place is also a club on the weekends, and it does have an upstairs. The downstairs section is divided into two, a quieter bar side that we were on and a place for the band on the other side. I'd go here again for a chill night with a group of friends. read more

If I said everything was good--I'd be lying, because it was excellent. I have to say it was one of the best meals I have ever had! Luckily I came with 4 other people so I got to try lots of food. I started with a fun cosmo--"One Night Stand. I am a "foofoo" drink person and really loved the fun, sweetness of the drink. My friends had signature drinks including a Manhatten--all drinks received rave reviews. Apps were AWESOME!! Loved the Fried Green Tomatoes--so crisp and the tomatoes sauce was tasty and perfect fit with the tomatoes. Another person in my party ordered the mac and cheese--I never would have gotten such a dish. Unfortunately, I ate most of the dish. The cheese was a variety, rich and creamy and was complemented with sweet barbequed pulled pork. The wings were succulent and with a slightly spicy sauce. Next came the entrees--I had the ribs which the meat fell off the bone and again, the sauce was perfect sweet/spice flavor. The side was a creamed corn with fingerling potatoes. The linguine and rabbit, tender and filling.Two of our dinner had the lobster thermador--surrounded by a bean broth.Tender, sweet lobster--how can you not love lobster?! The buttermilk fried chicken was the last entree which was huge, tasty and loved. Unfortunately, my friend did not share, but it was for a reason! Dessert included a bread pudding--best ever--with homemade ice cream. The chocolate mousse pie was sweet and the crust was a interesting sugar/maple cane crust. I don't even like chocolate mousse--but this one I loved. The maple sugar ice cream was also delicious and unique--felt like it should have been a Vermont product. Service was 5 stars and attentive/ The live jazz and upbeat atmosphere was fun--felt like I was in the heart of NYC. I strongly recommend Time! read more

Good food, drinks and service. I really liked the live jazz band.

My first time here last weekend for Halloween weekend! $5 cover which is nothing compared to the city Drinks were amazingly cheap.. for 12th and Sansom area . $4 yuenglings and $5 cran&vodka. Can't complain about that. It does get super crowded upstairs, but it's a lot of fun! Really reminds me of L'Etage with the dance floor and vibes from the people. Music was a good mix to keep people moving and dancing. I'd come back to check out their happy hour and nomsss read more

Upon walking in there are two sides, a whiskey bar and a jazz bar. The whiskey bar is is very nice and rustic. Great selection of drinks and knowledgeable staff. The jazz bar is awesome too. A bit more classy and "lounge-y." I was there on a Friday night and there was an awesome New Orleans type band. If you want a change of scenery you can go upstairs. There was a DJ playing music with a good sized dance floor area Have been quite a few times and definitely will be back when in the area read more

Time is one of my favorite bar in Philadelphia. I never spend much time in the jazz bar but the whiskey bar is great. I always get a drink called "Green Tea." I think it's meant to be a shot but I love it as a drink. The whiskey bar is great when you get a table and you want to sit and drink with some friends but if you want to dance to some 2 Chainz or Beyonce go right on up stairs to the dance floor. It is quite dark up there but that's what DFMO friendly places are for. The bar upstairs gets quite crowded be sure to grab a drink downstairs. I've also had a valentines day dinner here at the jazz bar. it was quite loud and we had to yell to have a conversation. i wouldn't recommend that they continue dining seating in the jazz bar if they have loud music players read more

Food and drinks were good but service was meh. Nice whiskey selection. We sat at a bar table for food and drinks. Started with the crostini and wings, both were delicious. I then was debating between getting a burger or the fried chicken sandwich. When I saw the chicken sandwich had an apple slaw on it, I was sold immediately. The chicken was cooked to perfection, nice and crispy. Slaw was the perfect compliment. The bun was thick and not warm which I thought worked well, allowed the sandwich to not turn into a hot soggy mess! I had the He Said She Said drink which was very good. Ok the service. Our bar server was nice, but she kept trying to take things from the table before we were finished with them. We were sharing the apps and still had stuff on both the plates and more than once she reached her hand onto the table and grabbed the plates to clear, which we had to stop her from doing. At one point she was getting me another drink but I wasn't totally finished the drink I had. It was in my hand on the table and she tried to yank it from me. I was all "uhhh I'm not done with this yet." Not sure if she was trying to rush us or just wasn't paying attention. But we commented on it to each other several times. Also, what's with the bathrooms being freezing cold? I needed to wear a coat just to go pee. Odd. read more

It's a bar! Got a nice vibe I guess, but the music in the not live music area is way way too loud.

Great fun atmosphere... 3 bars, dance floor upstairs which was packed and it smelled bad lol. But overall great. Cover charge was only $5 we appreciated that and drinks where great. Going back for sure read more

Wow, can't say enough good stuff about Time. Great beer selection (IMO) for a non beer-centric bar. Really good food. And finally, great music. As I understand they have an upstairs where dancing goes on, but as my dancing days are done, I stuck to the jazz room and was not disappointed. Great trio and jam session. Friendly staff and nice regulars. read more

Time - New American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This was the last stop on my restaurant/pub crawl with my husband. We got ID'd at the door, which was the first time that had happened that day- no big deal. When you walk in, you can go to the right which is the bar or the left which is the restaurant. Bar for us! If you like whiskey, this is the place for you. A LOT OF WHISKEY! I personally wanted something lighter, so I went with a glass of Prosecco, but no one judged me. My husband had one of their signature cocktails, #Selfie. He said it was great an ordered another, but I wouldn't even try it since I hate that song. We ordered food and it was actually pretty good. I had a fried chicken sandwich. It came with amazing fries! The chicken was very crispy. There was chipotle may and slaw in the sandwich also, which I was hoping would give a little moisture to it, but I think the massive amount of bread soaked it all up. Don't get me wrong, the bun was very good, I just think there was too much of it. My husband had the shrimp and grits. The gits were actually cubes of fried grits, which was pretty cool. He loved it, but I just think it was a very small portion. Good thing he had my fries to eat! They also do Absinthe here. And what I mean by "do" is that water drips out of a large standing vessel through a spout onto a sugar cube that sits atop a special absinthe spoon, laid over your glass of absinthe. It's like a show! Will definitely get it next time, just so I can have the experience. Overall- I'LL BE BACK! read more

Time - Fried chicken sandwich - New American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The bar is beautiful with dark wood and comfortable chairs it was cozy and comfortable. It had a homey "whisky bar" masculine kind of vibe...something my husband and I really enjoy (yes, I'm a woman and I love man-caves and whiskey). Some points: All signs pointed to this place being a great cocktail bar. Unfortunately, our cocktails were sub-par. My husband and I both got scotch based cocktails, and mine tasted like mostly lemon juice with a hint of scotch. My drink was shaken way too vigorously, leaving ice chips in my "up" drink. My husbands drink was served on the rocks..with the melted ice used to shake his drink. I realize this makes me sound pretentious..but when you spend $13 on a cocktail, you want it to be top quality. Minor complaints: 1. the bathrooms were freezing, and they had no hand soap. 2. The bartender was not very attentive, and the place was not crowded. 3. The water tasted like the glasses had not been properly washed. My husband and I admired the scotch list and may come back for a scotch...but unlikely. read more

Had dinner here on a Sunday and I can't say enough good about our experience. Rahim was our server and he was excellent. The food was delicious, I recommend the Duck en Croute. Their whiskey collection is supurb and Rahim was very knowledgeable, gave us a great recommendation. If you're in Philly and you enjoy Jazz I recommend this place any time. THEY HAVE MUSIC EVERY NIGHT! read more

This little place is fun for weekday happy hours. A colleague and I went for a quick bite and spirits. We shared the Mac-N-cheese with crab meat & bacon and grilled veggies. Both were absolutely delicious. There is ample parking with the Holiday Inn Express being right across the street. If you're interested in dessert, there are a few fun places close by too. ***UPDATE*** Several days after visiting Time, the charge appeared on my bank statement. My bill for that night was for $52.42 and I added a $10.00 tip bringing my total to $62.42. My bank statement reflected an additional $10.00 had been added. I can't begin to tell you how chagrined I am that an establishment like this would allow their wait staff to commit such petty desperate acts of thievery on patrons. I still have my receipt & my writing is quite legible where it shows I wrote $62.42 as to what I would pay. There are no scratch out marks on my receipt and my 6 does not in any way look like a 7. I have disputed the charge with my bank but calls to management at Time have gone on deaf ears. I don't remember my servers name but according to my receipt the server ID is 100 Whiskey. He was a tall and thin young African-American male with an afro that poofed out like a mushroom. He worked behind the bar in the dining area (right side) that night. You may patron this establishment if you wish, just be warned that the one young man stole money. I hate to make assumptions but I'm sure this isn't the first, nor last time it's been done. It just happened to be me this time. read more

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What a wonderful date night place!!! A trio jazz quartet playing in the background, food was unique and interesting, loved the atmosphere and the wait staff was superb. read more

This is my favorite bar in the city. Always has great live jazz music, a huge whiskey list and amazing bartenders. Their food is also out of this world with dinner specials every night that will melt in your mouth. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! read more

This place was great! Service was a bit slow but to be fair it was a very busy night, the live music was the best part! I would 100% recommend the banana bread pudding for dessert! read more

I've been to Time twice, once on a night out and once to get a bite to eat and watch the Eagles game. This bar was really lively and great for dancing when we were out for my friends birthday party. But it was also casual for the game. It was the playoffs so all of the sports bars were crazy and over crowded but we were able to get a seat at the bar at Time which was nice. The drinks were really good. I got the Puttin 5 carats with a refreshing lemon grass flavor. For my meal I had the fried chicken sandwich with slaw and bacon jam, it was just ok. I'd probably try one of their other entrees on another visit, some of the salads and veggies other bar patrons had looked really refined and delicious. Overall, nothing to write home about but decent bar for a casual hang or night out. read more

Time - New American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cool little spot for a late night drink

Went for happy hour. The drinks and food very reasonably priced. The food was good - bar food. The only thing i would recommend is stay away from the Flatbread. Pretty charred and the flavor not worth that char! read more

Time is one of those strange places that is like 3 places in one. The upstairs has a lovely club-like atmosphere, then there are 2 sections downstairs, one of which is a jazz bar. When you tell you friend to meet you at Time, you have to specify which part. We like to come here and go upstairs on weekends because they have pretty cool music. There isn't much seating upstairs, but that's okay because you're going to dance anyway! However, last weekend they had some really weird electronic house music that was really hard to dance to. I'll be back! read more

The place was bustling with great music and people. Staff is very kind and the food is amazing to say the least. The only little problem I had and the table next to me was that it is a little too dark (so much that the couple next to us used their phone flashlight to read the menu) LOL read more