Back then Bar and Grill

107 Edinburgh S Dr, Cary
(984) 333-0047

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Peter Mickler

Awful. Ribeye was tough and chewy. No condiments in the take out package whatsoever. No butter, no sour cream, nothing. Even the baked potato was stripped of the skin! Greek salad had no dressing! Would really think twice before eating here and especially getting takeout!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 2

Riley Hughes

I had an awesome experience at this place. menu doest match the concept but The live music really sets this place apart — great sound quality and talented performers. The crowd was lively but still comfortable, and the staff did a great job keeping everything running smoothly. We stayed longer than planned because the atmosphere was just that good. Highly recommend if you enjoy live entertainment.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dawn Williams

I’ve visited this place many times, from when it originally opened in 2023 up until recently, and the decline has been shocking. What was once a place with potential has turned into a consistently disappointing experience.

The service is outright poor. Staff members are unfriendly, unapproachable, and in several instances downright rude. There’s no sense of hospitality here—no smiles, no urgency, no care. It feels like guests are an inconvenience rather than the reason the business exists.

The food quality is unacceptable. On more than one visit, items were served raw or severely undercooked, which is not only careless but unsafe. Orders come out wrong, cold, or poorly prepared, and there’s clearly no quality control happening in the kitchen.

To make matters worse, the basic facilities are broken or neglected. There’s little to no water pressure, and on top of that, hot water is unreliable or nonexistent—something that should never be an issue in a restaurant. These are fundamental problems that show a complete lack of attention to maintenance and cleanliness.

Overall, this place has gone from promising to embarrassing. Between the rude staff, unsafe food, and operational failures, it’s impossible to recommend this establishment to anyone. Until there’s a complete overhaul of management, staff training, and food safety standards, I won’t be returning.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jason Edwards

I really wanted to enjoy this place because the concept is great and the live entertainment was genuinely fantastic. The band was engaging, energetic, and absolutely the highlight of the night. Unfortunately, everything else fell far short of expectations.

The pour service was disappointing from the start. Drinks were poorly made, inconsistent, and lacked balance—especially surprising given the venue’s focus on cocktails. Several orders were incorrect, and even when remade, they still tasted rushed and sloppy.

Food was equally underwhelming. Items came out lukewarm, poorly plated, and lacked flavor. For a venue promoting a full dining experience alongside entertainment, the kitchen execution simply wasn’t there. Timing was also an issue, with long waits despite the restaurant not being overly busy. Not to mention the Chicken Tenders were not cooked and still raw.

Service overall felt disorganized and inattentive. Servers seemed overwhelmed or disengaged, and follow-up was minimal once orders were dropped. There also seemed to be a clear identity conflict—whether this was meant to be a full-service restaurant, an entertainment venue, a sports bar, or a dive bar—which showed in the lack of cohesion across service, food, and beverage.
If you’re coming strictly for the entertainment, you’ll likely have a great time—the performers deserve credit. But if you’re expecting quality food, well-crafted cocktails, or attentive service, this place has a lot of room for improvement before it can justify the experience it’s trying to offer.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Chicago Bullz111

Food is so slow and service is overwhelmed, have a better chance getting service at any other place and food is cold and there was no hot water ether health department please go check them out

J F

If you think of coming to this place for food, please change your mind! Actually even their drinks are terrible here. I ordered a Long Island iced tea, what I got tasted like battery acid. Even their diet Coke has a weird flavor. I ordered food and waited an hour and a half before getting tired of them wasting my time and left, so I could get food before all the other restaurants close. Again please don't waste your time at this place, the service is absolutely horrendous. I can't comment on the food because I never even got it. Oh and by the way, in that hour and a half the waitress came over all of two times, and when she took my order she didn't even ask how I wanted my steak done. They absolutely do not care here.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

G

I wish they would not post videos and photos of patrons online

Jay Kirschner

Food was absolutely horrible. The poor bartender was the only one there with the manager sitting at the bar on her computer just ignoring everything. This poor woman was struggling between tables and the bar. Not to mention we waited over an hour for just our 2 appetizers and never got to order our main course thankfully. The wings and bang bang shrimp were disgusting. Very poorly run establishment. Could be great with the right people running it.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Taj Mahal

Food hasn’t came out in over 2 hours, some of my groups food has came out after an hour and 20 minutes of waiting, but my at least 3 people in my group has still yet to receive their food. Some people came after my group about 20 mins after and they received their food before us. They have a decent server doing everything while the other two workers aren’t doing anything, food is so mid as well, lastly my gf went to the bathroom and found a giant roach on the wall, I will never come back, avoid this place like the plague!!!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

Joey C

Nice bar but it use to be a swingers bar, and some original costumers come back and hit on my friends that are girls, and ask if they want to come home with him and a wife. Not really the best place for a single lady alone. Make it very uncomfortable for everyone.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Mike Olmsted

Dustin, Bri, Casey, JD were awesome and really made this place one of the best spots to “hangout” in Myrtle.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mirella Leerberg

Our waiter was lovely but there were some strange things that made us feel uncomfortable. Me and a group of my freinds went who are all underage girls. The first thing when we walked in to sit down we got asked for our ids. We said we weren’t going to drink and there was no one else there so it’s not like we were going to be accidentiallg served. And we are all clearly underage. The old man took our ids and looked at them for a very long time. One of us dident have their drivers license and he wouldent let her in till she showed her passport. Then he refused to let us bring in a water bottle claiming no outside drinks are allowed. There was only water in it and she even offered him to smell it and check. After that we sat in a corner and at some point the old man came over and said “that’s where you are” and then walked away. Our waiter was lovely and told us this never happens and made sure we got the water bottle back on our way out (it was a nice metal one). Overall the food was ok but I did not feel safe as a young woman and would not recommend it.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 5

66 T Bird

There were less than ten people on a taco Tuesday with discount margaritas. Open mic night had nobody there

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Dorothy OLeary

Good time and food was great

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Kevin R Dunn

Decent local place. Has great assortment of live bands. Very limited seating during event nights so expect to stand all night which sucks. Good and rinks are good. Service decent. Clientele fixed, meaning same people every time that seem to live there. Lol.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

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