Bridge Street Tavern — Restaurant in Ashtabula

Worst lunch I have ever had... Probably ever! Sat outside in the outdoor area, only 5 or 6 customers eating there. The place looked nice so I thought I would try it out and skip my regular spot. I checked out the menu and asked the waitress a few questions, and then we placed our order. Moments later, a guy a few tables over fired up a cigarette and engulfed my table with a Newport Menthol cloud. I ignored it because I was sitting outside. The food took a long time to come out and when it did, it looked like I ordered it from an East Cleveland gas station. Against my better judgment, I gave it a shot. The wings smelled funny and were dry, and the sauce had very little flavor. They were not very hot, as if they had been sitting out for a while after they were cooked. I ate 4 out of 5 of them, then thought it was a smart idea to stop. Little did I know, within minutes of leaving the restaurant, my stomach began to churn and bubble. During the agonizing hour-long drive back to Cleveland, the wings unleashed a torrential assault on my digestive system. I had to stop at a Pilot and blow up the bathroom for 30 minutes. I left the Pilot still feeling like garbage! To spare you the graphic details, let's just say my pants did not survive this ordeal. The food was Just Gross! Think twice before you waste your hard-earned money and precious time eating here. Unless, of course, you enjoy spontaneous roadside emergencies.

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Was there yesterday with four other people. It was the Seaglass Festival and they do that every year so the tavern should’ve had adequate help already lined up. We were seated right away and a few minutes later, the hostess brought us water. And then we sat, and we sat, and we watched all the servers walk back-and-forth past our table. Finally, after 20 to 25 minutes of waiting, my diabetic friend had to flag someone down herself to ask when someone was going to take our food order. Mind you no one ever came to take a drink order, ever. She said she needed to eat soon. The girl actually told her well you’re gonna have to wait at least 45 minutes for your food anyway even if I take your order now. This was after we flagged someone down to take our order. Because no server ever came to our table. So we decided to still order food (And the server still never asked us if we wanted anything else to drink besides water) and it took maybe a half hour. In the meantime, they did bring my friend some crackers and cheese. But they never ever took a drink order so all we did was drink water. And that was it. The food was your average American restaurant food and it was OK. The service was horrible. I understand that there was a festival going on, but like I said, then you plan ahead and make sure you have adequate help. Don’t leave your patrons just sitting and sitting and sitting. Even if I lived in that area, I would...

I went here recently with my friend, and I won’t lie the experience, the food, and the atmosphere were definitely not the best. I’ve been going to this restaurant with my friends and my girlfriend for a little over a year now and what’s kept me coming back is the consistent displays of good food. In good service. Tonight, however I came back for the wing night same as I normally did and I got Dry wings to the point where I couldn’t physically eat most of them without chasing them with a drink. The wings were also broken to the point where a lot of them were shattered and you couldn’t get any meat without bone. I asked my friend how his were on the way home and he said the same was true as they were overcooked and dry, but he also added that he noticed his drink was watered down highly. When it comes to the experience, there was the waitress who had brought us our checks as she was bringing out our food, Which made us not want to order dessert, even though this was our intentional plan. On top of that there were people overly drunk and loud in the bar to excess. I personally saw them pushing each other and arguing while trying to decide a song from the jukebox And no one did anything.

I write this review in hopes that Someone sees it and improves the atmosphere, I’ve had a few days like this so this is not the first instance I really love this place And I hope...