Gavins Grill — Restaurant in New Philadelphia

Pitiful...

Worst experience I've ever had at a "bar & grill", hands down. What limited drinks they offered were way overpriced - barely a full bar anyway. There was only one beer on tap. On top of that, the service was pathetic. Although I was one of only maybe five people at the bar, it took about ten minutes after I ordered for me to receive a glass literally filled halfway with foam. It was warm anyway. This was because the glass was warm. Like, just came out of a hot dishwasher warm... So although the beer was cold at the start, it got to room temperature fast. Not good at all. I'm pretty sure every other bar in the world (maybe a few exceptions in North Korea and Ethiopa) chills their glasses.

The bartender was beyond unhelpful. In fact, the fat, blonde, middle-aged woman with a face like a bullmastiff was rude to me and other customers at the bar. When I asked for whiskey she took a while of searching through bottles just to tell me that my first two options weren't there. I then said jokingly, "No Jim Beam or Old Grand Dad? What whiskey do you even have then?" Instead of simply answering my question and suggesting a different drink, she took my playful comment personally and snapped back at me: "If you don't like our selection that you can leave!"

I did.

She definitely doesn't make many tips. It was hard to feel sorry for her.

I do feel sorry for the other reviewers on this page who gave this place anything above three stars. They must not get out much. I'm pretty new to this area but I'd recommend just about every other restaurant or bar I've been to in Tuscarawas County before dooming someone to the experience I had here. I'd recommend microwaving some hotdogs and buying your own alcohol before I told anyone to come to Gavins.

If you go here, you will wait an unreasonable amount of time for cold, soggy food (I know, it doesn't make sense). You will sit at a bar and wait five to ten minutes for an unpleasant woman to pour you a glass of beer that looks like a drunk chimpanzee filled it in two seconds.

To put it simply: Food's cold. Beer's warm. Selection and...

I travel all over Ohio for work, and all over the country for the military. While doing so, I typically look for "bar and grill" type establishments to eat and drink away my angst. I came across Gavin's as a recommendation from my father-in-law. Normally, as it is located in a small town, my expectations were low.

First off- I must comment on tbe town that Gavin's is located in. Though small, it is noticeably clean, and well kept. Not a typical small town Ohio where you feel as if you must use an entire bottle of Germ-X after walking outside.

As per Gavin's itself: for 4 adults, and one super hungry child, the bill only came to be $60. This includes my import beer and martini (their grape martini's are bomb by the way). The food was well above average; I would almost rate it as excellent. A friend got a steak that was kick-ass, while I stuck with a classic bacon burger that exceeded my expectations. Portion size was great (I'm a 6'4" male and eat my body weight in meat per day)- I left full and satisfied. Normally, at small eateries, fries are terrible. Gavin's, on the other hang, uses legitimate fresh cut fries. The server was great, while being prompt and friendly.

Overall, I would make a trip back just to eat here again, regardless of prior travel plans. Much better than the Denny's (and I love Denny's), Buffalo Wild Wings, and Texas Road House in the area. Just do yourself a favor...

Never had a bad meal at Gavins. The food was really good. I had the all you can eat fish. Nice portions of fish, ton of fries and good coleslaw. The wife had the baby Gavin salad.. Service was very good. Had a group of 14 . All had drinks within 5 minutes, waitress gave us a few minutes to look at menu and was back in couple minutes to take order. We waited 15 to 20 minutes and were all served at once, know one had to wait. Awesome service from kitchen. Now I apologize to our waitress. I didn't catch her name but she was one ot the best, if not the best we've had. She was very outgoing, she communicated and described the menu well. She laughed and joked with us. Every waitress/waiter should learn from her. All I know about her is she wore a dover tornado shirt serving a bunch of QUAKERS and she graduated from QDA. Awesome job. Overall it was a great time and food. Thanks to...