Raintree Bar and Grill — Restaurant in Town of Tonawanda

My wife and I stopped in here recently, while we were out buzzing about Buffalo talking with local clients about our AI web development and digital marketing services (JTB Online,) and we had worked up quite the appetite....so we decided to grab some lunch.

We came in and was greeted by a very nice lady, who politely told us to sit wherever we wanted.

They were not very crowded and the atmosphere seemed very laid back, embedded with a smattering of some chill folks knocking back pints of cold beer, and swapping Josh Allen stories.

I am from Houston, Texas. My wife is a Buffalo native...to the core.....(as all Buffalo natives are😎.)

We asked our waitress how their wings are, and she said in a very confident tone, "They are really awesome..."

I was like, "Alrighty then....that seals the deal."

So, we ordered a few dozen of garlic parm, cajun spice, medium, and bourbon wings.

We wanted to get a real good sampling of what they offer, so we went all-in.

…and let me tell you, “Boy, are we happy that we did that!!!!”

Now, my wife being from Buffalo, she is more of a straight down the middle of the road "Buffalo Medium with a little Frank’s on the side and a ton of good blue cheese" kinda gal.

I like those equally well (and I love Frank's Hot Sauce), but I am also a man of variety.

For me, eating buffalo wings is a lot like listening to really good music.

I like different styles, for difference reasons...a splash of color for each mood, ya might say. 😎

So, I can honestly say that their wings are to die for!!!!

My wife is super critical of wings, being the Buffalo gal she is....very critical.

She looked at me and said, "This place does it the right way..."

I was really impressed all the way around (as was my beautiful little strawberry blonde boss sitting next to me)….this little place tucked neatly away in some alcove, is a real hidden treasure imho.

I like Raintree so much, in fact; that I am ensuring that when I have clients coming in from out of town, and they want to truly experience what great Buffalo wings taste like…I am bringing them to Raintree!

The nice lady (I forgot to write down her name) was tremendous also. She was very attentive and personable. I would highly recommend this place to anyone that wants a cool Buffalo experience. They really nail the wings game here….big time.

Kudos on a job well done, Raintree….we look forward to eating with you again real soon. If you are in visiting Buffalo from out of town, you will definitely want to grab some wings here.

You will not be...

First thing I noticed was the ripped upholstery on the booth the waitress sat us at. There was literally only one other couple seated in the dining area having a few drinks and we were seated in the booth right next to them. So much for social distancing. The waitress was prompt and very pleasant. Took our drink order which was filled promptly. However we waited over 40 minutes for our food order to be completed. We were literally the ONLY diners in the dining room....my wings were nicely spiced as requested but the blue cheese was definitely straight out of a bottle and not a refrigerated brand. That might cut it in other metropolitan markets but certainly not in the metro area of the City in which the chicken wing originated. My son ordered a chicken finger sub. It looked like a nice balance of roll to toppings with a generous amount of chicken fingers but as soon as he picked it up to take a bite it was obvious that the inside of the chicken finger was a bit on the pink side. I guess the chef that cut the sandwhich didnt take the time to have a look....i used to frequent this restaurant back in the early 80's and have been here recently without any incident but i will have to think long and hard before...

We just had the driest cheese, pepperoni, and bacon pizza on the planet. Are you guys running low on sauce? There must have been a teaspoon of sauce on the entire large pizza. Plus, it was overcooked and tough. We had overcooked chicken fingers from you in the past too. They had a tough, leathery batter as if they were sitting under a heat lamp for hours. Plus, the homemade sauces sucked. We can’t take a chance on you guys anymore.

Update: My girlfriend likes to get a drink here with friends after work. Today, she asked me if I would like her to bring me home a sub. I asked her for a capicola sub. Again I was disappointed. How can you call it a capicola sub when there is so little capicola on it? Maybe just say “Seasoned with capicola.” The most striking feature of this garbage sub was the tough doughy roll. I tried giving you another chance, but...