Friend's Karaoke Pub

Refuse to allow my eighteen year old son to come in as my designated driver. Even though it's the state law. I even showed The owner that it is a state law He had a horrible attitude and was very disrespectful

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Great place to hang with friends and always a great time

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 4

Best karaoke bar around and is full of energy, great bartenders, great food, and great singers. It's a must to go here when you go to Springfield. We've been going here for years and have never been disappointed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Supreme

Maybe, I'm biased ... But having traveled all over the world can definitely say, "Friends is the place to become a friend and enjoy the night."

I came here the week before Halloween, and quickly became friends with everyone in the bar!

Their smiling faces welcomed me back every night I was in town ... It's a feeling that I cherish. I can't wait to be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best karaoke bar in Springfield!!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

The staff was disinterested. No attempt to engage the few customers that came in. There's a kitchen but when I asked about food I got a flat NO. I got the feeling FRIENDS actually means if you're not friends, don't come by. I really tried, I asked questions, I introduced myself. But, I gotta say,

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 2

Awesome atmosphere...service was A1...great food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: BBQ Nachos

I’ve had the best of times here. Everyone is welcoming and they make delicious drinks.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Meat Lovers, BBQ Nachos

Friends is a great place for everyone! The vibe is always super fun and each time I've gone I make a new friend! 😁 Best place for Karaoke in Springfield!

10/10 do recommend

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mozzarella Sticks, Friends Queso Rotel-Ish, Chicken Bacon Ranch, Onion Rings, Fried Jalapeños, 6 Wings, Toasted Cheese Ravioli, French Dip, Pretzel Bites, Meat Lovers, Pork Tenderloin Sandwich, Skinny Fries Loaded with Bacon & Cheese, Sausage, Supreme, Toasted Meat Ravioli, BBQ Nachos, Friends Queso, Spinach and Artichoke Dip, 1 3 lb Turkey Melt

I used to LOVE this place. The vibe was amazing, the KJ had personality, and the songs kept rolling so fast that they had the next singer on deck before the previous song was over. Tonight for my birthday, my husband and I decided to stop in since it had been a while. We walked in to a god-awful song that wasn't fast at all but when I put in Cold for my husband,the KJ refused to even consider it claiming that it wasn't upbeat enough for a Saturday night. I assured her it was a crowd pleaser but no luck. We swapped the song for a faster one and couldn't help noticing as we sat there waiting how much business had fallen off from the last time we were in there. Throughout our wait, we observed as the KJ played full length songs in between each singer and sat and talked with friends, went to get herself a drink, and generally didn't do anything to move the singer list along. After more than an hour waiting when we had been told there were only 16 singers, I went up to check how far we had progressed in the list. She told me that there were still five or six more singers to go before I was up. At that point I asked her if she was even using a list and she assured me she was although I had just watched her go through and check names off willy nilly and not in any kind of order. At that point, I was frustrated enough to let her know that what she was doing was not acceptable for a KJ on a Saturday night. Rather than apologize and work to fix it, she adopted a whining petulant tone that reminded me more of my 7-year-old than a grown adult who had just screamed out "f*ck you" lyrics on the song she made sure she got into the lineup and then proceeded to tell me how it wasn't her fault because she was "trying to fix the sound." The sound was fine. There was nothing wrong with it other than the fact that she clearly didn't know what she was doing. Beyond being a frustrated patron who sat for an hour and wasted my money at an establishment where I didn't get to sing when that's the intended purpose at a karaoke bar, I listened to numerous patrons discuss how things had declined. I listened to staff who have said they don't understand why the owner is letting this go on so long. I heard two different servers state that they will be leaving because they can't make money there anymore since she's been the KJ and the bartenders admitted it's been hurting them too. The purpose of an establishment like that is to make money. I don't know what the deal is behind keeping a KJ that doesn't bring in customers but the logic isn't working for me. She's running off customers and ruining the income for your bartenders and waitstaff. She has taken a place that used to have a 30 to 50 person singer list down to 16 on a Saturday night and still can't manage to figure out what she's doing wrong. All I know is this: if she's not willing to learn and improve and she's driving off customers, and the owner isn't willing to fix the problem, there's no way on this earth I would ever recommend this place again.

Lots of fun with a group.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: BBQ Nachos

Good place. They can make all but one of my drinks. Been 2 times on Saturday Karaoke. Only complaint is that it is so popular. Even if you show up at 8pm and stay 4 hours you might get to sing twice. Would be better if they did not throw regular songs into the mix.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 5

I know prices are going up everywhere. I was actually completely caught off guard when my bill was over $30 for 2 drinks… Hendricks /soda and a Tito’s Moscow mule. These are typically $7-$10 each everywhere except here…

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 3

Great karaoke dive bar with pool tables. No frills.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5