Good Times — Restaurant in Ankeny

Service???? There is none here! I've worked in every position of this industry for 40+ years, & I have to say, this is not just the worst service I've ever experienced, because there was NO service at all! Three bartenders whom all three waited on obvious regulars only & acted as if especially female customers such as myself, were completely invisible! Even after attempting to get their attention, completely ignored me, as well as two other female customers, also attempting to get attention, as if we weren't standing right in front of them! This is not the first or only time I've experienced this same problem at this location. The ONLY reason I even come back is to support & freely promote our local musicians, which I've done for the past twelve years. I prefer to NOT come here for the simple fact, there is no service at the bar, unless of course your a regular customer, or someone the bartenders know, or want to know! There are never so much as even one server, the entire bar, especially restrooms, is always in overdue need of some cleaning attention. Sad to say, because this bar actually has the potential to be a very nice live music venue/bar, if it had even one person who even cared! The worst parking lot, that only has larger & more pot holes everywhere, every time I come here. If your wanting absolutely nothing more than to check out some live music, this may be ok to waste time & gas to come for. If your wanting anything else other than live music & are not a friend of the staff or owner, this is most likely not going to be a pleasant...

I have been to Goodtimes on a few occasions. Every time I go it gets worse and worse. The beer is cold, but if you a looking for shots or mixed drinks, you won't get it made correctly. We asked for a common shot " vegas bomb", the bartender had no idea what it was, and looked it up on their phone and still made it wrong. The entire place needs a makeover. The bartenders don't know what they are doing, and have NO bartending experience. The bartenders are always drinking behind the bar, usually plastered by 10pm. And now they want to charge a $15 cover to get in to this place. Absolutely not! Why would I pay a cover when it's not going to better the experience, the money isn't paying for better service or a cleaner environment. I would rather go to Jake's Pub, where there is no cover, it cleaner, better service and experienced bartenders that know how to make a shot/drink. If Goodtimes is going to charge a cover they are going to lose business, you shouldn't charge a cover...

I’ve been here a good amount of times and have always had a great experience. Tonight was the first time I’ve ever done something for myself and hosted a party bus with friends for my birthday. We started at good times and ended at good times. At 1:25am they called last call and they would only sell us shots. I ended up buying a round of shots for our group and asked for one Tito’s and red bull and they wouldn’t give me one as they were only selling shots? I asked the one of the bartender’s boyfriends if they could get me one drink and I slipped him a $20 bill and the other bartender threw a fit for “bribing” them for a drink and screamed and hollered throw me out. Even though I didn’t even say anything at all to them or made a big deal about it after they denied me a mixed drink a 1:25am. I could see if I was out of control and they cut me off but only selling shots and wouldn’t make a drink at 1:25am is alittle silly. But yet to treat someone like that over something...