Golden Hop Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Independence

DONT LET THE POSITIVE REVIEWS FOOL YOU !!

I really do not like the owners of this place they allow them having a business affect their ego and how they treat people. I use to like coming here a lot for the karaoke and then they just stopped doing it. The food is good but you can go to another bar and get the same quality but cheaper. Now for my main complaint. I went in there ordered food and drink. I am normally responsible I pay for my tabs everywhere I go this is the first time I’ve ever actually just walked out. It was a total accident. the bartender didn’t ID me nor ask for a debit card to put on file for the open tab. I do admit I smoked some weed and had a drink. I called her and told her hey I never paid for my tab I am going to pay it. I was a honest person and I did the right thing, some time has passed because I didn’t have the money to pay for it after all my expenses where paid a couple of days later. Well she found me over Facebook and she doesn’t know a thing about me, she came off really acuistory and tried to blame me for it. I have never seen a bartender not do their job, this place is super disorganized by the way they have handled this situation. It’s the bars responsibility to make sure that everything is paid for and they take a card on file. I’ve been into plenty of bad bars. I will not go out of my way to come to this place. I only go there for some of my friends. I do not recommend this place to anyone. They only want the money. They do not care about the service or how the business is ran. I’m gonna tell my friends and family not to come here I’ll...

Great atmosphere. Wonderful cocktails.

Pros: Ordered the mushroom swiss burger with mac and cheese side.

The side of mac and cheese with jalapenos and bacon($2 extra) was just gigantic. Seemed like it might have been boxed mac and cheese, but they did something extra to the cheese sauce, as it was super creamy, and the bacon and jalapenos took it over the top. The side of mac and cheese could have easily been a meal in itself, as it was HUGE.

We also ordered the perogies as an appetizer. While they weren't terribly authentic, they were stuffed with sour cream, with cheese and bacon over the top, and were very good.

The cons: The burger. The patty was horribly overcooked and very dry. While there was swiss cheese and mushrooms on it, the mushrooms were obviously of the canned variety. I would have liked to have seen fresh sauteed criminis or button mushrooms, but that was not the case. And the horseradish aoli was so incredibly light. Could have used 2-3x the horseradish aoli. The bun was very good, but overall, the burger was not very good.

I would definitely pass on the burger.

Would like to try some of their dinners, as they have good prices on the prime rib and surf and turf. But after experiencing their burger, am not real confident in how good the prime rib might be.

This place has such huge potential, but some of the cooking really lacks.

I want to try it again....maybe a different burger or a wrap....but I don't have huge...

My wife and I had turf and surf, The steak was cooked to perfection the prawns were to die for, the vegetables were great as were the mashed potatoes. The down side was the waitress. Taking our order she was looking at her watch, then, once she brought our order she did not return to check on us until we were nearly finished, probably 20 minutes later. Then once finished she came over and asked if I wanted another drink or our check. Didn't ask if we wanted dessert, or just a drink, but a choice of a drink or leaving. Incredibly rude.

Now if it had been really busy I'd understand, but instead she was visiting with the other staff or looking at her phone behind the bar. Now, if I'd been out for a $40 dinner I might be ok with that, but this was a date night with drinks that could have been a second round of drinks, 2 desserts, and a much better tip. I still tipped around 18%,much lower than my usual 25, which would have been pretty nice if we had spent another $35 or so.... Just saying. Top notch food, our server,...