The Q — Restaurant in Pleasant Valley Township

This place is easy to miss entirely. A bar in a strip mall shared by a T Mobile store, a salon, and an FSBO homes outlet...if it weren't for the beer and liquor neon signs on the storefront, I'd have still been wondering what the place was. I guess Google maps helped too - they tend to be pretty accurate at identifying what businesses generally do.

The overall appearance of the interior is not entirely cohesive. There's the normal mix of high top table seating and stools at the bar that's common at bars. The floors are a nice looking wood laminate - that was common enough, but clean in overall appearance. The lighting is also nicely done in the space - evenly dispersed incandescent or incandescent-like suspended metal fixtures are present throughout the space, providing a warm, low light level. The ceiling area, however, is fractured in overall appearance. The area behind the bar contains 2 x 4 foot drop ceiling tiles, while the rest of the drinking space is uncovered with visible wooden support frames, HVAC ductwork, and conduit.

The area behind the bar is pretty interesting. The metallic or metallic-looking patterned tile were a neat accent, especially when paired with the yellow-orange strip lighting throughout. This also provided a nice way to partially illuminate the liquor bottles displayed along the bar.

I was ready to order my standard Gin and Tonic and asked the bartender what their selection of gin included. She mentioned they had an orange flavored Tanqueray, what I've now come to understand was Tanqueray Sevilla Orange. This was something new for me, so I opted to try this in a Gin and Tonic. That was a good decision, as this is one of the best Gin and Tonics I've had in a while. The drink was smooth with light orange citrus notes throughout. If this is on offer when I'm out in the future, I'd definitely get this again.

Probably not at The Q, though. I know I wrote some things about the ceiling that were a little picky. These aesthetic choices don't bother me severely - general ambient noise level does, however. The music was playing at a volume just above what I'd consider too loud. The effects were clear - the other 10 or so people in the bar were all talking far louder than normal just to be heard above the music. This is a big turn-off for me when places do this. I come out for a drink or two and some generally quiet conversation if I'm in a group. This place definitely wouldn't service this need.

To be fair, The Q has a back patio area that wouldn't be feasible to use in the current winter weather. I'd consider visiting again in warmer weather and sitting in this area. In the meantime, I'd probably still stop in for a drink to wait for a significant other with a salon appointment or to shop for a phone if either of those specific scenarios were to arise. There's both TVs with sports and darts to...

Always driven by, but never stopped in. Decided to try this place on a whim. The only Pro about this place was that the bar tender was nice.

Now here are the Cons… My seltzer was sat on this dirty drink coaster. First impression of the place was a little icky, but I remained hopeful until I went to the bathroom… I thought I was in a horror movie when I went into the woman’s bathroom. Missing paint, gunk on the walls (maybe there were posters or wall paper previously?), and a hole in the wall. Toilet wasn’t clean either. It was disgusting, dirty, and not taken care of. This was the point that I was completely disgusted by the lack of cleanliness and left. This is more of an FYI but they do charge a 4% credit and debit card fee when paying with cards.

Overall a dirty mess of place. Plenty of better places to go. Not a good place for a date and I will not recommend to friends either. Also like a previous review due to the owners response to low ratings service was previously a 2 star and now...

Bartender not even close to polite. Made the drink wrong and somehow that was my issue. May have been owner as she said she didn't want to throw another drink away as she was making the replacement. Embarassing situation when you have a guest with you.

Added: The tone of your response to this review was exactly like you treated me in person. A person shouldn't have to plead a case to get the drink they ordered. There was way too much back and forth and absolutely no taking ownership. Just make the customer another drink. A customer can come for one drink or stay for many. Been there a few times. Sometimes busy and sometimes...