The Rooster Tavern — Restaurant in Phoenix

My roomie saw this place and we decided to check it out. We were able to get a table when we arrived and ordered two appetizers, chicken wings 2 ways and the Poutine (short ribs over French fries for two) with Boursin cheese melted on top. I had the Boursin burger with fries and my guest had the cheesesteak and fries. Our server was stellar, pleasant, capable and kind, she was just great. Our food was served quickly considering how busy the restaurant was. So, the wings are supposed to be baked and then grilled presumably for some crisp. They weren't grilled at all and were soft to bite into. The dry rub and sauced ones tasted good but had no crisp to it at all. I would've guess they were boiled and sauced and sent out...They didn't have any skin on them either. The Poutine was short on the short rib in our order, but what was there was tasty. My burger was very well done (not what I wanted) and the bun wasn't toasted, at all, it was soggy. Bacon was barely cooked, lacked crisp as well. The burger tasted ok but the bun fell apart. My friends cheesesteak was smallish but tasty. His bun was toasted. We each had a beer. We'll probably give it another try to see if they can cook the burger correctly and hopefully the food will have some crisp to it ... The restaurant was very dark inside (I had to turn on the flashlight on my phone to read the menu) and it was quite loud as well. I wanted to love this place and left just liking it. The server was the best part of...

My wife and my brother's wife go to get their rings cleaned at Shane Co. once every six months and we make a point to try a local eatery anytime we are on this side of town. On June 10th, The Rooster Tavern was the place we decided to try. It was around 1:00PM, it was our group (6 of us) and about 6 or 7 other patrons in the establishment. The atmosphere and drinks were fine and then our food came out. My wife ordered the Mac & Cheese add bacon and green chilies. When our waiter brought it to the table and put it down we both stared at it confused as it had the consistency of soup (this is not an over exaggeration it was literally soup). Formerly in the food service industry I would have been embarrassed to bring it to one of my tables. My wife thought maybe that it was just their version of mac & cheese and continued to swirl her spoon around in the dish. To our surprise there were NO noodles in this MAC & cheese dish. We informed the waiter there were no noodles and showed him the consistency. He laughed slightly and said that doesn't seem right and took it away. He did return to the table minutes later and gave an insincere "sorry about that". The rest of our food was just typical bar food. Now as I do think this was probably an anomaly of the norm here I still don't understand how the dish got past the "chef" or the wait staff in that condition. There are many other choices in this area and we will choose not to...

I waited overnight to write this review. I wanted to make sure it was warranted and a response to bad service (not a reaction). My workmate and I used to enjoy coming here for a drink and a snack after work. No more. The day female bartender now working the shift is our "why." We have been disrespected by the female bartender 1 time too many. It happened the only other time she was working and we went. We thought we'd give it a try with her a 2nd time as anyone can have had a bad day. We asked for a menu, received the menu but were never asked if we wanted to order. Sat with our drinks empty while the men in the establishment were overtly flirted with and received exceptional service. We asked for our bill to be resubmitted to us seperated (tax purposes). It was snatched up and resubmitted to us with attitude and a snide remark. Because I am from the midwest, where we live and die by our manners, I am described by people as "very kind." Thus, it wasn't me or anything I'd said or done. Because I helped offset my University cost as a single mother working in a bar, I have experienced that it can be very hard work. As such, I am an over-tipper. So, it couldn't be a nonexistent reputation as a bad tipper. If you are female without a man, or a group of ladies, and walk in and the day female bartender is working......