Goldie's Sports Cafe has always been my favorite neighborhood spot, it’s about a 5 minute walk for me and I’ve been coming to this bar for a long time—it's been my go-to spot for watching games, grabbing great food and drinks, talking with their kind staff and most importantly, playing Golden Tee Golf with my family and buddies. Over the years, we've spent thousands of dollars here between food, drinks, and games, and we’ve always appreciated the great atmosphere and friendly service. Their Zipparitas and their appetizers are as good as it gets for a local sports bar.
That said, I’ve been really frustrated with how the Golden Tee machine has been handled. For the past 10+ months, the machine has never had more problems and seems to be never connected to the IT NET servers, which means no Online Play with my Skins, Balls, Custom Clubs & Handicap, only Casual Mode. If you play GT, you know that kills the entire experience. My friends and I have left Goldie's more times than I can count and go to other nearby bars that don’t seem to have this problem, like Tavern Grille or KO Donnells. Their machines are always connected online, and we’ve instead been spending a lot of money at these establishments.
The biggest issue isn’t just that the machine is down—it’s that no one on staff seems to understand the problem when I try to explain it, nor can they actually get a technician from TroyVending to come and strengthen the wifi connection on the machine. They see the machine turned on and assume it's working fine, but there's a big difference between Casual mode and Online (the green square on the bottom of the machine indicates it’s connected). We've tried mentioning it multiple times and the responses are always the same, and nothing seems to ever get done even after multiple conversations with the manager on site.
To be clear: the staff is great, the food is phenomenal, and the vibe is awesome—but the Golden Tee machine is a major part of why we come, and until it’s fixed and consistently online, we’re taking our business elsewhere unfortunately. For what it’s worth, their Big Buck Hunter game right next to it also has problems with online connections, and has a noticeable delay and lag at all times.
I really hope management sees this and takes action. We’d love to come back, and we’re more than happy to spend money here—but only if the full experience is available. I’ll happily update this review to a 5-star once I have seen a noticeable change in the machine, however I don’t know if I’ll be taking the time coming here just to go upstairs and find the machine is not connected. Even when I get permission from the staff to restart the machine by unplugging it, it’ll take about 10 minutes to reboot and it usually is not fixed so it’s a waste of time and I’ll go elsewhere. Goldie' Team, please get this machine fixed soon. Some of the other Zipps locations have this problem too unfortunately (Scottsdale Mercado & Arcadia locations) - I don’t go to those ones either due to their machines being down. I would love to spend more money at these establishments, I usually have a group of 4 guys and we’ll be there for 2-3 hours playing GT, eating, drinking and enjoying good company.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Timothy Locher
Great service great wings big tall cold beers and plenty of games to play with your friends and Tvs in every direction also an upstairs for more private areas.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ashley Piwinski
Food is very good. We eat there regularly.
Home Base
Consistent food and service. Great burgers! You can actually talk with friends without yelling across the table.
Vanessa Moreno
Super noisy, but it is a sports bar, so that's expected. Ordered, then waited a long time for food to arrive. Not the place to go if you want any dinner conversation. Hamburger was way overcooked and tough. Ranch dressing was an extra charge...really???!!! On top of the $15.75 for the burger? Had the green chili cheeseburger and the side of house chili was literally 2 tablespoons in a plastic cup. Bad form! Not worth a second try.
Jesse Theisen
Our favorite spot for wings and frozen margaritas (goldarita). They have a little arcade in the neck for the kids, an upstairs that's 21+ with pool and darts n such. Great little sports bar/family restaurant
Dave Boiarsky
Best burgers and peel and eat shrimp cocktail. Servers are friendly and beer is always cold and great! Best burger joint in Scottsdale. 🍔
Brad Smith
Ellie gets 5 stars and deserves a raise! Excellent service, food is well above average bar food, floor service can be spotty, but great family local sports bar for all ages!
Our server didn't do much other than take our order and bring our food out. Drinks were never refilled and had to ask a different server passing by our table to refill my drink and after our server brought to go boxes back to our table for the rest of food we didn't finish, asked for the drinks we asked to be refilled 10 minutes prior to be brought in to go cups
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Joe Brown
Amazing neighborhood sports bar and grill! Been coming here for years!
Went here with a few buddies last night. The two of us who ordered wings currently have food poisoning and have it coming out of both ends. Do NOT order the chicken wings
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Shawn Bartlett
Always amazing. Golden medium wings are the bomb
Wheelchair accessibility: Ramps and parking are available
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Monaco Focaccia
Stewart Wilson
As with many recent reviews, nothing but continued disappointment here. We no longer order food, as it is always inconsistent now. Also, we checked the accounts over the last 3 years 10k a year or better we spend at Goldies. I think this might have to change
Oh how to order fries. Ask for no salt. They might come fresh. Last thing. They should take the picture of the cold beer off their site because you can't get one. Unless it is a pint.
6 year neighborhood residences
Tony Tabor
Always a good sports bar to catch a game with a drink/ food. Great service.
Goldie's Sports Cafe has always been my favorite neighborhood spot, it’s about a 5 minute walk for me and I’ve been coming to this bar for a long time—it's been my go-to spot for watching games, grabbing great food and drinks, talking with their kind staff and most importantly, playing Golden Tee Golf with my family and buddies. Over the years, we've spent thousands of dollars here between food, drinks, and games, and we’ve always appreciated the great atmosphere and friendly service. Their Zipparitas and their appetizers are as good as it gets for a local sports bar.
That said, I’ve been really frustrated with how the Golden Tee machine has been handled. For the past 10+ months, the machine has never had more problems and seems to be never connected to the IT NET servers, which means no Online Play with my Skins, Balls, Custom Clubs & Handicap, only Casual Mode. If you play GT, you know that kills the entire experience. My friends and I have left Goldie's more times than I can count and go to other nearby bars that don’t seem to have this problem, like Tavern Grille or KO Donnells. Their machines are always connected online, and we’ve instead been spending a lot of money at these establishments.
The biggest issue isn’t just that the machine is down—it’s that no one on staff seems to understand the problem when I try to explain it, nor can they actually get a technician from TroyVending to come and strengthen the wifi connection on the machine. They see the machine turned on and assume it's working fine, but there's a big difference between Casual mode and Online (the green square on the bottom of the machine indicates it’s connected). We've tried mentioning it multiple times and the responses are always the same, and nothing seems to ever get done even after multiple conversations with the manager on site.
To be clear: the staff is great, the food is phenomenal, and the vibe is awesome—but the Golden Tee machine is a major part of why we come, and until it’s fixed and consistently online, we’re taking our business elsewhere unfortunately. For what it’s worth, their Big Buck Hunter game right next to it also has problems with online connections, and has a noticeable delay and lag at all times.
I really hope management sees this and takes action. We’d love to come back, and we’re more than happy to spend money here—but only if the full experience is available. I’ll happily update this review to a 5-star once I have seen a noticeable change in the machine, however I don’t know if I’ll be taking the time coming here just to go upstairs and find the machine is not connected. Even when I get permission from the staff to restart the machine by unplugging it, it’ll take about 10 minutes to reboot and it usually is not fixed so it’s a waste of time and I’ll go elsewhere. Goldie' Team, please get this machine fixed soon. Some of the other Zipps locations have this problem too unfortunately (Scottsdale Mercado & Arcadia locations) - I don’t go to those ones either due to their machines being down. I would love to spend more money at these establishments, I usually have a group of 4 guys and we’ll be there for 2-3 hours playing GT, eating, drinking and enjoying good company.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great service great wings big tall cold beers and plenty of games to play with your friends and Tvs in every direction also an upstairs for more private areas.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is very good. We eat there regularly.
Consistent food and service. Great burgers! You can actually talk with friends without yelling across the table.
Super noisy, but it is a sports bar, so that's expected. Ordered, then waited a long time for food to arrive. Not the place to go if you want any dinner conversation. Hamburger was way overcooked and tough. Ranch dressing was an extra charge...really???!!! On top of the $15.75 for the burger? Had the green chili cheeseburger and the side of house chili was literally 2 tablespoons in a plastic cup. Bad form! Not worth a second try.
Our favorite spot for wings and frozen margaritas (goldarita). They have a little arcade in the neck for the kids, an upstairs that's 21+ with pool and darts n such. Great little sports bar/family restaurant
Best burgers and peel and eat shrimp cocktail. Servers are friendly and beer is always cold and great! Best burger joint in Scottsdale. 🍔
Ellie gets 5 stars and deserves a raise! Excellent service, food is well above average bar food, floor service can be spotty, but great family local sports bar for all ages!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Buffalo Wings, Cookie Skillet, Hamburger, Buffalo Chicken, Chicken Skewers, Chicken Sandwich
Our server didn't do much other than take our order and bring our food out. Drinks were never refilled and had to ask a different server passing by our table to refill my drink and after our server brought to go boxes back to our table for the rest of food we didn't finish, asked for the drinks we asked to be refilled 10 minutes prior to be brought in to go cups
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Amazing neighborhood sports bar and grill! Been coming here for years!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Went here with a few buddies last night. The two of us who ordered wings currently have food poisoning and have it coming out of both ends. Do NOT order the chicken wings
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Always amazing.
Golden medium wings are the bomb
Wheelchair accessibility: Ramps and parking are available
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Monaco Focaccia
As with many recent reviews, nothing but continued disappointment here. We no longer order food, as it is always inconsistent now. Also, we checked the accounts over the last 3 years 10k a year or better we spend at Goldies. I think this might have to change
Oh how to order fries. Ask for no salt. They might come fresh.
Last thing. They should take the picture of the cold beer off their site because you can't get one. Unless it is a pint.
6 year neighborhood residences
Always a good sports bar to catch a game with a drink/ food. Great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Buffalo Wings, Chicken Skewers
Great food wings and chili
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Buffalo Wings
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