The Bend Sports Bar — Restaurant in San Antonio

I'm not a fan.

So, good things first: There's Jenga.

That's kind of it?

The people there can be rowdy, rude, and creepy. One guy kept constantly staring at my friend, and she asked him to stop. He kept on, so she told him to stop. Then another guy had the nerve to tell her she was being the rude one for simply telling this other man to stop staring. I can confirm that it was a creepy, non-stop stare. Not like a "Oh, I just so happen to keep looking in your area of direction, my bad."

We even had some guy trying to get us to eat brownies, and when we said no, he kept asking why and persisting. One of my friends has a legit gluten allergy, and when she politely said no thank you, he asked, "Why?" And she said she's allergic.

Which first off, if someone says no to a stranger offering a brownie at a bar, there really doesn't need to be further pursuit beyond that. Just respect the answer. She's a quieter person, so she isn't very confrontational - to which he took advantage of to keep pestering her with questions until we chimed in strongly.

After his several questions, he finally knocked it off- but a bar allowing patrons to give out brownies (while may sound great in idea because brownies 😆) actually says a lot about the bar's lack of safety. Depending on the person, if it were a weed brownie, they could lose their job upon drug testing. If it had something else in it, it could create very dangerous situations. I'm not saying that people are putting roofies in brownies all the time, but it's a crazy world out there in the worst of ways sometimes.

Maybe he just needs to go back to Pre-K to learn what we all were brought up learning, that no means no in general. But, who's to say there wasn't a special batch? Nobody would be able to confirm that. While yes, just say no is fine. Some people aren't as aware and may take it without thinking. Younger people especially.

I try to give the benefit of the doubt to people, but regardless, the bar doesn't know what's in the brownies or any other food offered by any fellow patrons, so it seems quite a liability to be allowing that. When a bar doesn't put safety in mind, I tend to stay away because what else do they let slide?

They have a good amount of seating, but half of it is right up next to speakers indoors, and the other half is outside on the back patio. This would be fine, but apparently barely anyone wants to be seated next to speakers (me too) so everyone opts for outside, which means all the tables and chairs get taken up and it gets crowded. The wooden chairs are majorly off balance, btw.

I'll see 1-2 people dancing next to the speakers, but that's it. It makes me wonder if they lessened the tables and chairs of the indoor area, if more people would dance, since not many sit there anyway.

The Bend does have a dog area outside - complete with a doggie bag/throw poop away station. Unfortunately, it is literally right beside a picnic table that is on a very weirdly steep hill. Not only do you feel like you're falling when sitting, but you also have dog poop right next to you. Awesome!

While I love a spot that allows dogs, the area given to them is not fenced in, so they can't really play in it. It's mainly for pooping, I believe. Which again - not sure who wants the smell of poop near the bench they're sitting at. There's three benches total that are right next to the poop lawn.

It seems like that area would be better put to use by allowing more patio furniture or keeping it fenced for dogs to play. Mixing both so close to each other just flat out doesn't seem smart.

Drinks-wise, they're pretty watered down and not worth it. I ordered a margarita there, not only was it watered down, but arrived in a small glass (similar to that for whiskey), and wasn't even full! What's the point of any of that?

This place has room to be better. Safer practices on not allowing people to hand out their random food, more room for a dance floor, better drink services, and utilizing their outdoor area more effectively for the fact that this is a...

The Bend is a very friendly, chill Sports Bar on Bandera Road. Then people who work there are friendly and so is the clientele who frequent the bar. Thursdays feature Karaoke and the bar always has their big screen TV tuned to sports events. I've held social events at this bar during the week because they are so accommodating. You can bring in your own food if you want as well. There's a large deck outside for socializing during the warmer months. Drinks are.moderately priced. The only downside of those local bar is that there is no on site food. They have a food truck outside in the parking lot but this seems to only be available on Weekends. There's a Tamale guy who comes into the bar selling tamales for $10 for a pack of 10. They're delicious! But he just wanders in whenever....so don't depend on that....still his are the best tamales in town! (No I'm not affiliated with either the bar or the tamale guy! ) The bar owner is very nice to work with when arranging an event in the bar. I contacted her via the bar Facebook page and she was very helpful. Overall I love this place but the lack of food is the only reason I'm giving it 4 stars...

Bartender was friendly, concocted what was ordered well, but had a bit of delay getting us our simple nachos & cheese (cheese definitely was watered down, as nearly none stuck to the chips). The "sports" part of "The Bend" consisted of 1, ill placed pay per game, pool table that sported great bumpers, but the bill accepter was inoperable, so quarters only were taken, don't bother lookingfor hand chalk, 2 quarter dart boards, and an electronic basketball arcade style machine. Overall it's more of just a bar vs. sports bar. On the upside, your dogs are allowed in, the restrooms were immaculate. With some extra hands behind the bar and a bit of rearranging, they could gain extra seating for patrons as well as have their snack items to the patrons in a...