Henry James Saloon — Restaurant in Philadelphia

A laid-back working-class establishment with bar food second to none in the city. Cold drafts, cocktails, and sports are always on tap. Frequented by locals but everyone is welcome. After one visit, you will be planning your next one. (This review is 5 years old and was 5 stars. Now 3 stars)

Updated review: I can't comment about the current atmosphere and food review. My last visit over 2 years ago was okay. But when I learned that they are now charging customers a fee for using a credit card, that became a deal breaker. And I will no longer visit this establishment. Bars and restaurants are a luxury. They are not a necessity. Customers are...

Sat here for an hour and was barely acknowledged. Italian wedding soup was great but none of the 4 employees circling around us even made eye contact while we waited. Everyone around us was getting served, mind you!

After addressing our wait time, they said that there was a leak in the kitchen, but also they're busy? So we couldn't get our chicken Caesar wrap that we waited an hour for.

Other patrons got glass cups with lemon water, we got plastic cups with regular water after having to ASK. I was the only black patron today.

We just decided to leave after this treatment. The staff didn't care. Won't be...

We got a Cheesesteak and paid the extra dollar something to ‘pud’ it. ‘Pud’ing’ it is putting hot stuff on it, Sauce and peppers. It came on a traditional roll. It had a decent amount of chopped meat. It came with french fries. The Pud stuff was hot but it was all on the bottom of the cheesesteak. I prefer to have my extras mixed in with the meat. What little cheese there...