NBC Sports Grill & Brew

Ryan was a very well waiter. He was joyful in a gloomy environment. When we walked in the workers seemed very down. Thank You Ryan!

My dad and I wanted to go somewhere for lunch that was not inside Universal during one of our recent visits and we looked up the menu on the Universal app. The food looked promising, so we went after spending the morning and part of the early afternoon in Islands of Adventure.This is located in CityWalk closer to the Universal Studios park and Voodoo Donuts. For parking, park in one of the structures or take a shuttle or rideshare to the parking lot, go through security, and then you can walk through CityWalk without issue. (Dad and I were dropped off via the rideshare area.)We walked up and waited maybe a few minutes before we were seated immediately at a table. We liked our waiter Loren, who was friendly and animated. Very attentive with all of the tables he was handling and had funny stories or jokes to share. We ordered the pulled pork plate and my dad got the grilled chicken sandwich with tater tots. Food came out quickly and it tasted good. I overheard our Loren saying the burgers were good when one table was enjoying it and made a note to come back some day.

Front desk/ host was rude and unwelcoming. A 5 star service from Stephen really made our entire evening and was the only reason we stayed after a disappointing greeting or lack of greeting from host stand. Stephen was wonderful, gave amazing recommendations and really took great care of us.

Our party of 4 came in midafternoon on a Saturday afternoon after playing mini golf in City Walk. We wanted to grab a quick drink, but unfortunately, nothing was quick about this stop. We seated ourselves at the 4 top table in the bar area. We looked over the menus and decided upon drinks.We needed to order at the bar, which was no problem to us. We waited for over ten minutes with the 2 bartenders walking back and forth in front of us and not even acknowledging us standing there. Once we were greeted and able to order, I stated I wanted the Southern Margarita. I was then told they did not have any moonshine, which is in the cocktail. The bartender did not suggest making the cocktail with another liquor or even another drink option. He just sort of stared at me. I then asked for the pineapple mocktail option but with an addition of Tito's. The drink was pretty good but not what I originally wished to order. The flimsy paper straws were an upset. Atleast agave straws would be a better option and do not immediately fall apart in my drink. This was my first time here, and I would not come back based on the sevice.

We have been Universal Passholder for years and had walked past this place countless times in City Walk but never tried it until this past weekend. We should have kept on walking.To start we asked to sit by the window (1st floor) and even pointed to the tables we wanted to sit at. Understand it was EMPTY, so not like we were asking for a miracle. They tell us to go upstairs to the 2nd floor, where again, no one is there but they seat us at the window where we have a wonderful view of the ROOF.Took a while but finally the server comes to the table with menus and takes our drink order. We ordered lunch and my wife specifically ordered the pulled pork platter because she doesn't want to eat bread. My son and I ordered burgers, mine with Fries and his with tater tots.The food eventually arrives, but served by someone other than our waitress. My wife received the wrong order, and my fries were cold, rubbery and tasteless. Our waitress is no where to be found.Eventually we flag her down to fix the mistake of my wife's order and my fries. Also had to ask for a drink refill despite the fact glasses were EMPTY.The food itself? Meh quality. BK makes a better burger and fries and the pulled pork was of the quality you get from a container or can. Add to this the prices were high considering g the size and quality of the food. Do yourself a favor, skip this place, spend your money elsewhere.

We went here after the universal parks since it was the only place reasonably priced that didn't have a 2 hour wait. Cynthia was our server and she was really sweet. NBC Sports Grill is massive with tons of TVs. I was worried it would be crazy with loud TVs and screeching sports fans, but it wasn't bad, perhaps because we were seated upstairs. It seemed more family oriented and not trashed sports fans, but it was also quite early, so that's perhaps why. It was also kind of cool that we could watch the food being prepared below from the 2nd floor. I got a house salad but without cheese or croutons. Sadly it was just a huge pile of lettuce with like 3 small tomatoes. I also got the mushroom burger but subbed the Swiss cheese for provoking which was no problem. I got it without bun as I was already getting tater tots and didn't want carb overload. The burger came on a lettuce wrap which I was surprised by but was happy. It was good. The tots were ok but a bit burnt and tasted of oil really strongly so I didn't eat much of them. It also took a really long time to check out. But for the price and convenience it was a-ok.

Came to eat here on football Sunday so I understand the long wait for a table, two seats opened up at the bar upstairs so eventually just settled there. It was loud and TVs everywhere which we expected. However the food was so great we didn't mind. We ordered the spinach and artichoke dip, which was delish. I ordered the Smoked Chicken Pesto Pasta , I ate it before I could take any pics. It was that good! My friend ordered the Smoked Beef Brisket sandwich and she said it was also amazing. We enjoyed our food and drinks and if you're a universal annual pass holder this restaurant offers a small discount!

Food was okay!! Just decent Sports Grill food. We got burgers, wings, nachos, drinks, and desserts. They all did the job, but were nothing special or spectacular! Easy place to eat after enjoying Universal for the day. Giant pretzel was fun and yummy. Ambiance was exactly how you'd expect at a sports bar/grill.

I like coming here to watch sports because they have a lot of TVs to show many games. They also label their menu with gluten free options. During my last visit, I had the cider and fries which were both good.

Everything was fantastic when I went here! Ryan was the best! This was my first time to Florida and I can't wait to come back again!