Shawbucks — Restaurant in Jamestown

I hold Shawbucks/The Press Room near and dear to my heart because this place was a big part of my young adulthood and life as such an avid music fan and foodie. This is THE place to see bands within an hour radius. Through the years they've consistently had the best lineups and best dance area. I'm updating my review because what was already an AMAZING place has gotten even better throughout the years. I last reviewed them in 2016 and have had 25 Yelp confirmed check ins since. I've been to Shawbucks/The Press Room AT LEAST 60 times since 2016, but I'm bad about remembering to check in on Yelp. Let's start with the amazing owner who treats bands and staff so well. He genuinely loves and takes pride in his business which shows. Bartenders hustle! Wednesday before Thanksgiving We Speak Canadian had the bars, tables, and dance floor PACKED shoulder to shoulder. Bartenders were ontop of it and wait times were very reasonable. No favoritism at all, everyone was served promptly. Even bouncers and the owner helped clear tables, the stage edge, bathrooms, and random places people leave empty drinks. This is a safe place to see bands that tolerates zero nonsense. Security are very active and present. IDs are checked and rules are enforced to maintain a safe comfortable venue. Even metal shows aren't too rowdy. Food is absolutely amazing! Best mushroom gravy meatloaf of my life. Amazing sword fish filet. Mind blowing risotto. Great wings with a great sauce selection. Solid chicken fingers/tenders. Fresh crisp salads. Great dressings. Perfectly made cocktails. Large beer selection. Friendly fast waitresses. Very clean place! No sticky bar floors, menus, or tables. I highly recommend them for food and going to see bands live! Side Note: I got teary eyed when DJ Fish's daughter got on stage to announce We Speak Canadian. RIP DJ Fish, he was such a big part of Jamestown's music scene and a wonderful man. It was cool to have him honored like that....

Went to dinner here last week and had about an average experience. For starters, I want to start with our server. I forget her name, however, she was a really good server. In fact, she was the only server on the floor. While we were there our server had 3 tables with 6+ ppl each, and 3 two tops, which is a lot for one server. She did her best and she did a pretty good job at that, so kudos to her! There's only so much one person can do. Secondly, I got a med/well bacon chz burger, which was right on point for the temp, I was happy! My fiance got the chicken delicious dish which was basically chicken alfredo. My only complaint abt that dish is they are charging $22 for the dish and are using frozen chicken. In my eyes that's unacceptable. I know shawbucks is a popular place, it's just sad to see that they could do so much better. All in all, Shawbucks is a decent place, I...

Me and my husband had a date night here and my brother in law djs karaoke. Its spacious here and is an elegant atmosphere. I saw a family bring children for dinner and anywhere there is a bar I would normally be concerned however there was no ignorant drunks and it was pretty much quiet. Both waitresses who tended to us were great and helpful. The food was amazing!!! The drinks were perfect!!! It was an overall awesome experience. My brother in law is a great dj and would recommend visiting shawbucks on Friday nights from 9 to 2 for karaoke night. Its a great place to be and their food and drinks are inexpensive and generous in size. Thank you shawbucks for a pleasant evening and we plan on having a date night...