The Village Nightclub and Lizard Lounge — Restaurant in Lancaster

I’m not a frequent reviewer. But when I have dog trash service I feel as if it’s warranted. I apologize for the language I’ve started off with, however upon arriving to The Village, busy Friday night as to be expected. The cover was $20 which was quite frankly the steepest price I’ve ever paid for entry even on holidays. I ended up waiting 49 min to be serviced at the bar only to have the clearly over stressed, maybe new? bartenders try to service me and forgot my and my friends drink in the 4 we requested. After the third time of asking for a drink, my bartender demanded money, and rushed me saying “come on guys I have a full bar to serve” and proceeded to say “I have people waiting”. Clearly this individual was stressed but the commentary and completely ignorant facial expressions that followed genuinely left a bad taste in my mouth. After I ended up frantically handing this bartender a $20 for our drinks they proceeded to slam my change on the counter, practically throwing it and rolled their eyes. Personally having 10 years of bartending experience, in the restaurant industry, and 8 in managing, I think this establishment should really consider the people they staff their bar with. Unfortunately I do not know if returning is in my future and I’d steer clear of a Friday night if you’re looking to have...

Rich runs a fine musical establishment there in Lancaster. So great of him to book the soon to be famous Benjamin Vo Blues Band. Ben on guitar and vocals makes you feel like you are on Beale Street. Watching Ben perform will give you a clue as what it was to see Stevie Ray Vaughn or Jimmi Hendrix perform live! Schroeder "Francois" on the keys and performing original compositions is most incredible to hear, but for the full appreciation, you have to watch him immerse himself in the performance and you feel the connection and give you chills. And then you add the One that keeps the whole thing on track and lays down the timing, "Jerrrrrrrrrre!". His passion and theatrical style to playing only compliment his ability bring all this together as a cohesive unit. I mentioned to him that "Helen Keller" would enjoy his solos just from feeling the concusive sound waves emminating...

The bartenders need a lot of work. None of them know how to work a bar.

When we first got there we went to the main bar which was had a few open seats on the back side away from the stage. Neither bartender came over to our side for over 15 minutes while anyone going to the other side would just skip over us. We moved to the back bar thinking service would be better (single bartender) and it was even worse. Again would sit around for 15-20 minutes between drinks and not even be looked at while new people walking up would get served. They also were not restocking the bar when they ran out of stuff. At one point an employee, non bartender saw our group getting skipped and offered to make our drinks which was nice but shouldn’t...