Brickette Lounge — Restaurant in West Whiteland Township

It pains me to rate this place so low because it has so much potential, but newcomers beware! I first visited this place on January 9, 2015 for their monthly karaoke night. The bartenders were a little distant at first but eventually warmed up and were fantastic. The karaoke DJ, Chris (Main Line Karaoke), was decent- not engaging but pleasant enough. The locals on the other hand were friendly, welcoming, and a joy to be around. After raving about this place for a month, I convinced a group of friends to come out to their March 20th karaoke night. What a difference! The bartenders were distant and irritated whenever they had to serve us. We felt the need to apologize and overextend our appreciation for a drink because it bothered them so much to serve us. Let me also preface with a description of our group: mid 30's to early 40's, not heavy drinkers, and the least bit rowdy. On my last visit, I tipped the bartenders very well so this was not a case of under appreciation either. The food is pretty good here but stay away from the draft beers- the lines were so dirty that several of us had to resort to bottles and cans only. Last but not least, the karaoke DJ, Chris (Main Line Karaoke)... Despite putting in several song slips, unless you were tipping him, he'd play one song and then you were done for the night. Not good, especially when the bar is already paying him to be there. Despite the first experience, I will not return to this establishment. I was embarrassed to say the least for even...

It breaks my heart to have to write this review. I loved the Brickette, and in many ways still do, however, the new GM hired in July has in many ways ruined the Brickette. As a regular for the past 8 months who was greeted by fantastic bartenders who were sociable, knew my name and drink order, and could often be found adding to the atmosphere even on their days off, the shift was dramatic.

The new GM has replaced most of the bar staff with only 1 or 2 remaining, banned old staff under threat of trespass, and brought in incompetent "bar" staff (read: Her prior Yes Men) from Longhorn, one of whom asked me last night if a PBR was a kind of cocktail. The atmosphere of a proper honkytonk is set by its bar staff, and unfortunately, the new management team doesn't seem to understand this. The new bar staff is slow to serve even on slower nights, doesn't seem to know their way around the bar, and seems disinterested at best. The bonds that kept regulars coming back have been dissolved, and they've fired their strongest assets, including staff that stepped up and dedicated so much to the bar whenever it needed something done or had unexpected problems.

The food is still fantastic, as is the line dancing, however if you're looking to have a spot where you know your bartenders and your bartenders know you?...

We stopped in on a Friday night for live music after having dinner somewhere else so we didn’t eat anything. We sat at a small table near the stage and next to the pool tables. Our server was friendly and quick. The place wasn’t too full when we first got there around 8:30p but after the band started at 9p it filled up quickly. The bar was packed. Our server handled the drinks for us and that was nice. We had a lot of fun. People were dancing and some dude in a cowboy hat was putting his hat on people and it was pretty fun to watch. Everyone in there seemed to be having a good time. From what our server said, it was busy for a Friday and Saturdays are usually packed.

From the road it looks like a convenience store and even once you walk inside you can’t really see how big it is until you walk around the bar.

Parking was easy however I imagine if they are busier on Saturday night it might get tight. Bathrooms were somewhat clean- probably get a lot of traffic. Check their band schedule and stop in. I heard they do line...