A King’s Cafe — Restaurant in Philadelphia

Didn't eat. Didn't drink. Wanted to, though. It wasn't even crowded. Once, I sat down at the bar with another potential patron...waited a couple minutes, no acknowledgment from 2 bartenders at all who were standing at the bar. Sat a little longer because the Sixers were due to come on, and we hoped to eat and catch the game, still no service. We eventually up and left. Might swing by again to see if I have a better experience

Came back for an update. I actually returned several times (e.g., Happy Hour, birthday event, Eagles game, fish fry, R&B room) and had cool experiences. Can't negate those experiences, BUT this last one receives no redemption.

FYI, the free shots for the 2022-2023 Eagles season were served in communion size cups. It's still comical today. They may have changed this season. However, I haven't been back on game days. The food is okay. Usually, I went for drinks and hookah

Unfortunately, since October 13, 2023, I have not returned after attending my 2nd R&B room event. I won't return and debated doing this review, wanting to brush off the experience 🙃. So, I purchased tickets in advance and showed up with 3 others. We were like the first 10 people in line. We were told which tables/sections were reserved and what tables upon entry. There were only like 3-5 unreserved high-top tables. We were intentional about arriving early as we knew this event would get packed. Let me first say we had to wait in the cold and the doors didn't open when they advertised. We did get a table and purchased drinks. Was told you had to buy doubles 🙄 never heard of this lol. We were considering hookah but wanted to wait for the event to really get going. I was getting food and stood in line. Meanwhile, as I was waiting in line, a friend informed me to hold off as the waitress had just told came to say, unfortunately, yall would have to move as the table was now being sold. Wild AF. We weren't even even provided an opportunity to purchase. We even considered the possibility of the waitress lying to have a group of males sit or line her own pockets. Regardless, of course, we left because clearly our business wasn't needed. The 4 of us have no plans to return. There are too many other blacked owned bars in the city with better customer service, food, cheaper drinks, and a great time. Ended our night at another black own bar with great customer service, food, drinks, and music. Just wasted time and money beforehand

I don't anticipate a response, as my last review from a year ago 🙃 wasn't addressed. Really don't need one. However, my review was helpful to...

My friend found this place on TikTok. From the video, it seemed like it was a vibe. We drove from Jersey, about an 1hr10min commute. The parking was street parking, but it was free. We arrived about 11:45pm. According to Google, they close at 2am. We get there and are seated right away, there was no wait. It was not busy at all. DJ was playing some great music, although it was blaring. The atmosphere did not feel clean and the bathroom was disgusting. It took about 5-10 minutes to get a server. We ordered drinks and some chasers, everything came out quickly. We then ordered our food, with high hopes for it to taste good as the menu looked promising. We were then instructed to pay for the food directly after, including tipping. While I think this was odd, we proceeded and waited for our food. The server comes up to our table about 30 minutes later, stating they were out of 2 items. We understand that happens so my two friends substitute for something else. We ordered hookah in the mean time, which is a different server and $40, that went well, we enjoyed the hookah. About 15 minutes later, the server comes to our table again, stating that the kitchen ran out of other items. We were confused and fustrated, especially since we paid and tipped already. We then have the server coming back and forth to our table trying to make things right, which was appreciated. She stated that the kitchen closed everything and were only doing fried foods. I almost didn’t get anything but then my entree magically appeared. My friends had to order wings since it was the only thing they were making. We asked for a manager multiple times and no other person came up to us. This all happens over the course of an hour or so, waiting on food. The server had to keep issuing refunds because of this, so we were infuriated at this point. The food came out, in styrofoam to go containers. I got a cheesesteak and it was good! Fries were undercooked, I could of done without. My friends said the wings were ok, probably because they were rushed. There was clearly no communication between staff and the payment situation makes no sense. We asked for a manager multiple times and did not get one. If the kitchen closes at a certain time, staff should know and it should be added on their website or on Google. The server tried their best and ensured I’m getting a refund for the missing items. But, I still don’t understand why the server didn’t know about the kitchen closing. But we will...

The atmosphere is really nice. Clean, updated decor. Bathroom is visually clean and in order. Friendly staff..We didn't have to wait long to order or for our food to come out. The food was hot and tasty. The lemon- pepper wings were very good but over cooked. We also ordered the Kings rolls (chicken breast egg rolls) & cheese steak rolls. Overcooked yet delicious. My fried shrimp & fries were very good and my husband's Caesar salad was plentiful w/ delicious, homemade croutons. Too much dressing but it was yummy. Thursday is, "Happy hour" all day drink specials 🍹🍷 to include very reduced priced appetizers.

Ok, I want to hear your thoughts on this.... Your server takes your order to include drinks. You order Margaritas @$7 each which is extremely reasonable. She asks you which Tequila you prefer; Patron, 1800, etc. She says it doesn't matter which you choose because they're $7 it just depends on what you like. You choose your Tequila. When you get your bill you see shots that you never ordered in your bill. You ask your Server and she says "oh, when you choose the "Premium" Tequila, it's considered a "double" and you're charged an additional $7 per drink. " I said, you never mentioned that when we ordered." I told you this was our first time here to eat. You asked us which Tequila was our preference as if it didn't matter which you ordered and you also said the drinks are $7 regardless which one you choose. You never said that the Premium was $7 more each....Instead of her apologizing and having the extra charges removed, she just smiled and said nothing. Am I crazy or expecting too much or should she had removed the charges??? Plus we tipped her, 22%. Because she was so pleasant and attentive‼️

The food, portions, ambience and service were good enough to return yet I will inform the Server to have the cook not overcook the wings & egg rolls and stick with the Happy hour house liquor if...