West End Tavern

New ownership!You can tell Steve the new owner has been in the business (all Saints) and making some nice changes.Once again, the food and service is outstandingGood luck in 2025

I might be a little biased, the owner is a fellow MU alumni. Putting that aside...Great atmosphere inside, 3 different types of seating (booths, tables, barstools) The drink selection is the only reason I do not give 5 stars. Can make your basic mixed drinks but not much more than a G&T. Great selection of beer. I haven't ordered any food but will be back soon. I will update once I give it a try. Overall, pleasant staff, solid pricing and a laid back atmosphere.

The organization, as far as service goes, leaves much to be desired. We were led in and ask to sit where we liked. Some time passed, and I started looking for our server, and he has already talked to and brought drinks to two other tables that were seated after us, and we were still waiting for us to come greet us. By the time he came to the table, he was a bit apologetic so I asked if they are short staffed, and he says no, there just aren't designated sections for them. By the time he returns with our drinks, the other tables are getting their food.We finally get our food, which arrived very quickly after ordering, and everything arrived as ordered which was nice. I did enjoy my eggs and veggies (I believe it's called "The Garbage Can" on the menu), and my rye toast, but the bacon was soggy, and the sausage was rubbery and both breakfast meats had a bit of a strange flavor. My bf's French toast was a 3 inch thick hunk of French bread that was lazily battered and served with overly sweet cranberry sauce. Not what you'd expect when ordering French toast, and was not good. The eggs Benedict he got were well prepared and had a good flavor.Eventually we are finished with our meals, after some time passes, our server takes our plates and we ask for the check. Another 15 minutes pass. I notice our server is behind the bar, making drinks, chitchatting with other tables, bringing drink refills to other tables, and we just want to leave. We basically had to flag him down to take our payment. He's seems like a sweet guy but very unfocused, and has no business being behind the bar making mixed drinks, washing cups, and bullshitting with the customers seated at the bar when he should just be paying attention to his tables.The ambience is booty. The TouchTunes jukebox volume is so low that we couldn't hear the songs we paid for, but then once the bar's radio resumes that plays at an audible level. Don't offer this service to patrons if you don't want to listen to other music. Perhaps if some things improve as far as service go, I may give it a second chance, but with as many good brunch places there are in the area, I won't go out of my way to return. My bf definitely does not want to come back here, and that says a lot because he's pretty laid back and empathetic to the service industry.

This review is only for the Sunday brunch. I have not experienced West End Tavern otherwise. I've gone a couple of times now and sat at the bar. I think Sunday brunch is from 10a-2p and I would recommend getting there early as it does fill up and get busy. There is a friendly older guy that helps out the bar staff and my server has always been this dark haired girl who calls everyone honey/hunny. She does a pretty good job and I have no complaints about the service. Also, funny to note that I am listed as "Gal" on my receipts. I like to go and chill, they have wifi so I just read some reddit nonsense and enjoy my meal/drink. I prefer the bloody mary over the mimosa. For food I've tried the stuffed french toast $10.95 and the combo $11.95 which has one french toast and one eggs benedict. Both tasty and filling. I like how the home fries are legit sliced home fries cooked on a grill and not this new fad of deep frying chunks of potato. There are other items on the menu, but when you really enjoy something it's hard to switch to something new. Some notes: After Sunday brunch they switch straight to dinner service, no lunch items can be ordered. Also, you cannot order take-out during Sunday brunch. I would come back here again and would recommend. Nothing fancy, just a laid back place with good affordable food and friendly service.

My wife and I got brunch there a couple weekends back and my buttermilk pancakes were sour, I've had many buttermilk pancakes before and I've never had them be sour, it was disgusting. The waiter also grabbed my wife's toast with his bare hand to bring it to her plate. He didn't use a plate or anything it was really awkward and off putting. Do not recommend this place for anyone.

First time there recently, we sat at the bar. The female bartender was very attentive. I got the pizza which was one of the best I've had in Northeast Ohio. The crust was thick and chewy and the toppings were extremely fresh. My friend got some Friday special steak dinner. She said it was the worst steak she ever ate. I plan on getting there again soon to try their wings .

I have been coming to West End for at least 10 years and OB (Michael O'Brien) was my MVP. But Christina has reinvigorated my love for this bar. I will fly home from Vegas for her. She is the best.

I will never come back here. Went out for drinks with friends last night and ordered some long islands, which were ok but weren't made right. I came back for more and the bartender with dark hair (her name is Alana) says "I'm not f*cking making those anymore, can't you just get a f*cking beer or something?" I asked what her problem was and she started saying how they're annoying to make or something.... isn't that your job? Mind you, the long island has been the drink of the month for 3 years according the people who were next to me. This was all after she refused to serve the couple at the bar before me for probably also not wanting to do her job.She asked me what else I wanted and I said gin tonics. She asked what kind of gin and I said bottom shelf. She then started accusing me of being underage (I'm 23) because everyone comes in asking for bottom shelf and that they should know what kind of liquor they want... so I said Bombay (because who tf knows bottom shelf brands?!), she made them and then goes over and complains to the bouncer about checking IDs.Shortly after she refused to serve my friend because she "didn't know him" and told him he looked 16. We closed our tabs and left.I can't understate how rude the bartender was. She probably needs to be fired ASAP if she thinks it's ok to treat patrons the way we were treated, and she's definitely too much of a moron to do anything other than pour beer.

This is the first time I have had to get up and just walk out of a resturant..Walked in, was told to sit wherever. It took at least 10 minutes for anyone to come over which was fine. PS they were not busy.After we ordered our drinks, our waitress brought them over holding them to her chest, while trying to bend over and set them down on the table, spilling them all over herself. Was the most bizarre thing.. The orange juice was sour and funky (like it was spoiled) and was brought in a completely cracked glass (no way they did not notice this?) After that, we placed our food order and waited over an hour. And it was not busy! Two tables that came in 20 min after us, got their food 20 min before us..The waitress then came over and said "oh where's your food??" We were asking the same question. She then said oh it'll be 3 more minutes, they gave your food to the wrong table" after waiting another 10 minutes with no updates we just got up and left. We were there for 1.5 hours and didn't even get to eat. Literally thought we were getting punked.

The place has two identities. Daytime isn't bad, but starting around Happy Hour it's full of 20-somethings and sprinkled with a few middle-aged men trying to stay relevant. No thanks.