Mr. Boro's Tavern — Restaurant in Springboro

Sooo, today was a co-worker’s work anniversary and we went to Mr. Boro’s Tavern, located in Springboro for lunch. It was your typical bar/tavern set up, with nothing special to it. We started out w/ a couple of appetizers; Buckeye pretzel bites and hot honey bites. The pretzel bites were warm and soft, with a nice beer cheese for dipping. I am not sure what to make of the hot honey bites and there were mixed reviews around the table. They were cream cheese balls coated w/ crushed pretzels, served w/ a hot honey siracha sauce for dipping. If it wasn’t for the description, I would not have known it was cream cheese or that the coating was pretzels. It reminded me more of pimento cheese and it was felt by one person that the dipping sauce was too sweet.

Companion one ordered the bourbon street burger. Because the waitress did not write down the orders, she forgot about companion one’s burger. When it was delivered, the cheese was cold. Despite this, companion one thought it was a good tasting burger and was messy as described. Companion two ordered the grilled cheese special which consisted of gouda cheese, onions, and bacon jam, with a side of chili. Companion two had to allow the sandwich to cool off a bit before eating. Once a bite was taken, it was felt that there was too much bacon jam which made the sandwich messier than it needed to be. As for the chili, it was felt that the meat was too fine and left a sandy taste, however, it was seasoned well.

Companion’s three and four ordered the same thing: smoked pulled bourbon chicken sandwich w/ sidewinder potatoes on the side. Both enjoyed the sandwich very much and felt the sidewinder potatoes were good w/ a nice kick of ‘slap your mama’ seasoning. Companion three really enjoyed the pineapple coleslaw. Companion four struggled to identify the pineapple in the coleslaw, however once added to the sandwich, it enhanced the overall flavor of both the chicken and the slaw.

Companion five ordered the buffalo chicken grilled cheese sandwich w/ tomato bisque on the side. It was felt that the sandwich was cheesy and gooey as it should be, and the tomato bisque had a nice kick to it. It was jokingly commented that the bisque was more reminiscent of the chili in terms of looks than the actual chili itself. The bisque was filling, thus a doggie bag was needed for the remainder of the sandwich. Companion six ordered the goat cheese roasted red pepper pulled chicken flatbread w/ a spring salad on the side. The flatbread was flavorful. Companion six requested grilled chicken be added to the salad and this really enhanced it. The grilled chicken had a nice seasoning to it and the Caribbean mango vinaigrette was thoroughly enjoyed, which made the salad taste better than most.

As for me, although the menu was a decent size, there was nothing that was a must try for me. Since I had not had it in years, I only went w/ the mini dog sliders and tater tots on the side. There was nothing special about the tater tots, they were just lightly sprinkled w/ a supposed parmesan seasoning. As I am writing this, I just realized I didn’t get the house made ranch sauce that the menu says comes w/ the tots. As for the dog sliders, basically, they were three mini Nathan’s hot dogs. Being a New Yorker, I am hard pressed to find a hot dog w/ onions such as I would find from a NY street vendor. So, I settled on one chili dog and the other two w/ sauerkraut and mustard. The hot dog itself was good. However, I agreed w/ companion two’s assessment of the chili. The meat was ground too fine, which made me question if it was homemade or from a can. As for the sauerkraut dog, I don’t understand why the mustard w/ at the bottom of the hot dog as opposed to on the top w/ the sauerkraut. It did not provide a good mouthfeel.

Bottom line, there was nothing that was a standout for me. It would not be a place I would suggest, so I doubt I would...

Giving a two for the server. She was very nice and tried to make everything good. But there was just no helping the food.

I walked in at 9 pm. The sign said to wait for table. I stood there about 5 -8 minutes before the dj told me just to pick a seat. It was EXTREMELY LOUD! They were doing some trivia game or something. But I could hear the man talking before I ever got in the parking lot. So I probably should have just kept driving. But I’ve heard good things about it. So decided to give it a shot. Ordered boros grilled cheese (comes with bacon and tomato). I ordered it with well done crispy bacon. A bowl of tomato soup, order of fried pickles and a coke. The coke had a strange taste to it. Can’t even put my finger on it. But it was different. Had to call the waitress back over because the bacon was like rubber and not cooked well. I told her just to bring me well done crispy bacon. I got 2 1/2 pieces back. The tomato was the ends and the bread crust was so hard it was inedible. There appeared to be 2 slices of cheese total. The soup was ok but it had croutons on top that was so stale you couldn’t eat them. The pickles were greasy but ok. My bill was $26.47! I could have had a steak dinner at longhorn for less. But I knew what the prices were when I ordered. So I should have known better. Then the trivia was over a music started. It was some heavy metal rock comparable to disturbed. BLASTING!! They have a patio area off the seating area that is wide open. So smoke in the patio area comes right inside to the eating area. Basically it’s one big room. Part inside part outside. I got home a immediately noticed that my clothes and hair smells like a deep fryer/ash gray. Not the best smell. If I was going for a beer this might be the place to go. Locals hangout. Skip the food. Just not good or worth the price. Won’t...

Do not come here if you have any human with you who is under the age of 21.

Exceptionally terrible experience. This was the first time that I’ve ever pulled into a restaurant, and within 3 minutes of being there, instead of being greeted and welcomed, we were turned away, and told that this is not a “family friendly” establishment. The waitress didn’t even bother to apologize or try to sympathize, or advise us of a different restaurant that we should try, she simply said “no kids are allowed” and told us that we need to leave.

Our group consisted of 4 people: me, my 10 month old baby, and my daughter’s 2 music-loving grand parents. We were wanting to have dinner on the patio while the band played inside. We have earmuffs for her, and music was at a safe decibel on the patio. Oddly, the waitress seemed to relish turning us away, as if she got some kind of power kick out of telling us we couldn’t dine here?

My mom and I ended up going somewhere else to eat; the grandfather in our party reported back that he’s been there before, and the food and atmosphere isn’t anything to write home about.

We ended up going to the Park Bar and Grille at Austin Landing and we had such a fun time! Instead of going to Boro’s, you should check out your other options, instead! …Especially, if you have any (God forbid) children with you. I would strongly advise that you avoid this establishment, unless you like ageist waitresses who are rude and enjoy ruining things for...