The Hydrant Pub and Grub — Restaurant in Berea

i came 4/22/25 around 10 pm the server that served my group was extremely rude! She carded me when i ordered a drink which is not a problem i did not bring my bag so that is my fault and also not the problem. She did not ask to refill my groups drinks or anything. When we arrived i had order nachos as a start… she didn’t put the order in and came back 10 min later asking what we wanted . she had an extremely rude and condescending face. It’s almost like she was trying to be rude on purpose. I unfortunately did not catch her name. But we ended up just ordering the nachos and leaving because of her carelessness and rudeness and going to a different bar with better atmosphere. I did NOT leave her a tip because of the lack of customer service. As we began to exit she made a remark of “it’s nice to leave a tip”. Like yes it is nice to leave a tip when you have good service lol… But that was not the case. I can understand if you get a lot of minors coming in, it can be annoying. i don’t know if that’s what started the rudeness or what, I just happen to have not have my bag on me, which again is my fault, but the attitude the entire time like we were children hindering her day was extremely rude and the remark was the cherry on top. For all she new we were going to leave her cash. She needs an attitude fix and quick. I have never had an issue at this bar i’ve been here multiple times with family and friends so this is a first… i’m extremely disappointed and hope to see a change in attitude with staff. ESPECIALLY for a tip that would have been 4$...

Saw this place had changed hands a little while ago and decided to try and look them up for reviews and menu. Based on what I saw I gave them a try and they did not disappoint in the least. Put the order in by phone with a friendly and prompt server. When I got there the place was clean, well lit and not a lot of people in there. It has a slightly industrial vibe with a lot of neon / harsh lighting, concrete, corrugated metal on the walls and chrome, and as I said clean everywhere I could see. The bartender saw me and was assisting me in less than a minute from when I approached the bar to get my order.

We got boneless wings (spicy garlic), the Caprese Chicken Sandwich and the Friday daily special of the Hot Chicken Sandwich.

The spicy garlic boneless wings were very lightly breaded slightly crispy and the flavor was great with a heat level that was not overpowered a light heat on the sides of the tongue.

The Caprese Chicken Sandwich tasted great but personally we didn't enjoy the stems on the spinach and the fact the spinach went directly on the hot chicken wilting it makes me think maybe a quick blanch of the spinach might help to give a more consistent texture.

As for the daily special sandwich it was super, it had a unique combination of heats but again not overwhelming, giving heat but prefering flavor over heat.

All in all, aside from personal preference, everything was well cooked, flavorful and good portions at a fair price. We will order from here again and hope they will be around a while and for...

Oh hey! I went to this bar to hear a band. I started talking to the bar patrons, NOT ANYONE AFFILIATED with the bar, but politics came up. The old guy to my right and I were jabber-jawing, and he disagreed with some gun safety laws that should be in place, his buddy overheard, and started yelling fake facts, of course, able to prove he was not as knowledgeable as he believed. Then the owner, Tina, came over and screamed for me to leave. I'm not sure why, but I started to go the door around to the outside area, and she SCREAMED at me. Again, I'm not sure why as I had paid for all my drinks and there was a patio. Mind you, the Trump boys were NEVER bothered. They were yelling at me repeatedly. I then again asked why I was being kicked out of her bar... I didn't start the political conversation, but I must not have had the owner's political agenda. Some random women said, "I said no politics at the bar... okay, weird BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENEDS at a bar. Regardless, I had never spoken to this woman. I am going to stress that as a woman, minority, part of the LGBTQ community, or anyone, should NOT frequent this bar. It...