The Victor Pub

Revised: I wrote a review yesterday based on experience with one bartender (Amanda-blonde) who was unprofessional, rude and not very well trained. Sadly she has worked there a while. I'm revising today because I had time to sleep on it and her actions don't reflect the establishment in whole.

This place has one of the best views in the tri-state area. The ambience is pretty good and the people that go there add to the vibe. Mainly a college crowd but with local neighborhood folks mixed in. The food is what you would expect from a pub. Nothing great and nothing bad. The wings are the best on the menu with spiced fries coming in second. Not much of a dinner selection but it's a pub. Prices are reasonable if not cheap if you catch a special. Hey have free parking and music from a juke box with plenty of small flat screens.

Now the bad. Cleanliness isn't their strength which makes me wonder about the kitchen. Experienced many times the bar being dirty and being served on dirty bar. Same with pub tables and outside tables. Glass and silver wear may have spots or lipstick. If you ask for a clean bar area, clean glass or chilled glass you are complaining. Smh! Which leads to the service. Don't expect good service. Actually you'll probably get attitude with your drink. If you are okay or indifferent with bad service, you'll like it here. Not all the staff are like this, the majority are. There are a couple really good bartenders and waitresses. They have a few bad apples. Never a thank you, how's your meal? If there is a crowd or concert the service gets worst. Here's a tip! Regardless if you tip 15% or 30% the service is the same (bad) and still no thank you. So why tip more than you should. Gratuities is for gratitude. Some act if you should be grateful to be served by them.

Ownership should take note that this is a consistent complaint in Yelp and google reviews. This place would be awesome if they fixed this problem. I'll rate them on the curve and give 4 stars for ambience, view of city and free parking. Everything else needs some improvement. 2 Stars.

Let's hope an honest review fixes the problem versus glazing over with fake reviews.

Revised again May 2017: Service has gotten much better so has the cleanliness. The host are friendly. The bartenders are great with the exception (Amanda) yes she still works there. Smh, luckily the other bartenders are great and make up for her and I don't have to order from her. Food is consistently good. Like the salad, add salmon its best deal in town. They are located where I live so it's convenient. Raised my rating from 2 stars to 3, would be 4 if I didn't have that experience with bartender. I recommend this place if you in area.