Saeed's Bar and Grill — Restaurant in Cornelius

If Jimmy Buffett’s “Bama Breeze” is a song about the kind of place that lives forever in your memory—a beachside bar where you never drink alone, where the atmosphere knows your mood before you do—then Saeed’s in Cornelius is its scrappier, landlocked cousin... At its best, Saeed’s is where you go not for polish but for people—for the karaoke song that turns strangers into backup singers, the night you remember the next morning with a laugh. Buffett sang, “At the Bama Breeze you are one of us down there”—and on the right night, Saeed’s can feel exactly like that... a Relic. A memory. A great place to have a drink. The drinks turn into memories. The drunk karaoke. The air smells like spilled Miller Lite and cheap cologne. Some nights feels alive—like the world’s last honest dive. You’ve got pool tables cracking, $4 beer sweating on the counter, and somebody belting Bon Jovi like they mean it. For a minute, you’re part of something, even if...

I was highly disappointed when I came here after wanting to try this place for a while. The woman who runs karaoke was extremely rude and made a comment to my family and I saying the reason why they were not allowing us to do karaoke was because we were not paying customers. Despite the fact that we had bought drinks. She made a comment towards my sister saying she was not allowed to put more than two songs in at a time despite the fact that a group of other women had gone six times in a row. We were paying customers and she was being extremely rude. I wish we wouldn’t have wasted the money we did because we spent at least $30 and we’re only allowed to sing once. I would not recommend going here. There’s an awesome place right up the road with live music and draft drinks who are very welcoming. Won’t be returning here again. If I could give this place no...

My advise, DO NOT leave your tab open... I wish I could give this place a better review because I like the crowd it draws but now I know why so many people complain about it and the owner. He tried to charge me for an extra beer claiming that I walked over from an area of the bar that I never even went to. When I said that there was a mistake and I never ordered that one he said, "I doubt that...." and walked away to adjust my tab. Can you be more rude?!! Also, one of the pool tables has a jam and one of the staff members angrily walks over to fix it, gives me sass about something I didn't even do, and storms off. I will absolutely never...