Dewey's Bar + Bistro

720 Court St, Jacksonville
(910) 333-0281

Recent Reviews

martin kleisner

Amazing food. Good selection of craft beer. Excellent service and a live band!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Abby

Ate here with one of my girlfriends for a night out! This was before the renovation but we were highly impressed with the decor. It was so cozy and cute! We had excellent service! The drinks were amazing and the food was excellent! We will definitely be back!

Enisha Everett

It was ok service was not where it needs to be first they said in order to have table we had to sign in tables were reserved . One hour wait then we could set done . The host then gave us a table we had 3 different waitresses. Food was ok hamburger slider we order fries we never got them . A young lady played music that was the reason we stayed as long as we did she was pretty good . Not a place for real adults over 40

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

Devynn Loos

Came out to Dewey’s for the first time for a book event. We were greeted by a super nice hostess/server and we were told to sit anywhere we would like and a server would come take our order. And then 20 minutes went by… A little disappointed because I was looking forward to trying it but I just don’t think they were prepared to have as large of a turn out as they received. I can’t give a fair rating yet because I haven’t been able to try the food.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 2

MónicaM Medina

It’s a nice place to have a coffee or a meeting with friends. Music could be

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

T F

This place is a definite date night location, get a sitter for the kids, go out and relax. Sit on the couch next to one of the fire places and have fun. NC burger is a go too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Allison Stevens

First time visiting tonight. For starters, as an original local I wanted to love this place. I love seeing our downtown revitalized. I’m not sure if they just had a really rough night or what but I’ve never been more disappointed in a restaurant than I was tonight. My friend and I put our name on the list at 645. Given the fact it’s a payday weekend I expected a wait. We were told 45-50 minutes. We got in the long line to order a drink. At the bar we were greeted and the bartender was kind, but this is where it went downhill. My friend ordered a drink, that isn’t super unpopular, and the bartender gave her a blank stare and told her sorry I don’t drink I don’t know what that is. She didn’t even try to ask for help. My friend then ordered a basic margarita like I did and just moved on. The margarita tasted like just mix, no alcohol. We ordered a second drink and the same blank stare happened when she tried to order something else. The bartender said “I’m sorry I know I’m the worst”. Still, she didn’t try to ask for help. At this point it was 745 and we still hadn’t been given an update on a table. Around 815 the hostess said she could seat us but that the kitchen was backed up and it would be even more of a delay. We went ahead and got the table and ordered an app. This came out promptly. We put in our order for burgers after that. Around 9 or a little after the waitress came back and asked what we ordered so she could check on it. She then came back and told us the burger I ordered wasn’t available, this was an hour after we had already ordered! At this point it was clear she forgot to put in our order if she’s just now telling us they are out. I ordered something else at this point. After about 15 minutes my friend and I were just over it and ready to leave since it had been over 3 hours we had been here and still hadn’t gotten food. We told the waitress if our order hadn’t been started we want to cancel and leave. She did apologize but never once sent a manager over. Our water was never refilled. We were still billed for the app we ordered as well. All that said I’m incredibly sad and disappointed for this place. I wanted to love it and I want it to succeed but if they don’t get it together it will just be another failed non-chain establishment in the city.

Cristi Garcia-Knight

Atmosphere was ok however the service was slow. Waitresses and staff were very apologetic but never the manager. After waiting what seemed an hour for our food we decided to cancel the order and pay for the drinks. We were told it would be about 5-10 minutes more so we paid and decided to wait. It turned out to be about 20-25 more minutes. The food was mediocre and drinks were weak. Very disappointing.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Shannon Udler

Great ambiance and loved the live music!

Sharon Jones

Great atmosphere and great service! I was so hungry I didn't take pictures but I got the NC burger and waffle fries, Buffalo chicken dip with the homemade chips. The burger was cooked perfectly just underseasoned the dip and chips were perfection. We sat on cozy chairs around a table and played a card game. It felt like we were at home. Will return soon!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Steve Cook

I hate leaving bad reviews for local businesses but this is the second bad experience I've had here. First time the service was average and the food was below average. This time I didn't even get to the food. It was a Saturday evening and was not busy. We were seated in just a few minutes but no one ever came back to get drink or appetizer orders after ten minutes. A table came in after us and was seated, and had their drink & appetizer orders taken almost immediately. At that point we left. We won't be back.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Cheryl S.

Went there on a Friday night. There was live music and a nice vibe. Service was great and food was delicious I had the Mac bowl.

Willie Stewart

Delicious drinks! And great service! They have live music come in on occasion and it's always a good

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Celes P.

We wanted to bring our friends to a local bar and restaurant. When we got here there were a lot of tables open and the host said it would take a while because the kitchen was busy. She did not offer us a place to sit so I asked if we could at least sit and be willing to wait. However, after waiting for like 10 minutes we did not even ask for water or drinks. We didn't want our friends to experience the horrible service so we left and transferred to another bar. We wanted to support locals but, sadly, we did not even get to offer a table or ask what drinks we would be ordering.

alejandro calzada

Great atmosphere with delicious food and drinks! Menu rotates which adds a great variety! Can’t recommend enough for a great date night or just hanging out for a night cap.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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