Adolf's Old First Ward Tavern

went to watch some college football. place was packed but drinks came fast and as soon as a spot at the bar opened up we proceeded to have some of the best blue cheese ever. great spot

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wings great, in-house made blue cheese, amazing. Will always come back when I travel to Buffalo.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love this place. Definitely a staple of Buffalo. Great wings and a killer beef on weck. Highly recommended!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings Medium, Beef on Weck

One of my favorite places to go when I'm in Buffalo! Never can go wrong with a crab and cow and pierogies!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Great food and drink for before the sabres game. Awesome wings

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went in at around 11 on a Friday night with some friends not expecting too much. Boy, was I wrong. Legitimately the best wings I’ve ever had. They had the perfect amount of sauce, and weren’t too greasy. They also had a nice amount of crunch, while still keeping the inside tender. I paid $28 for 20 wings, which for today’s standards, is around the going rate. I’ll definitely be back again!

Food: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings Medium

Amazing place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My wife and I visited here recently for lunch with family. There were 6 of us altogether, and we sat in a table in the upper portion.

I had a steak burger medium well with American cheese, mushrooms and bacon served with fries. My wife had chicken fingers with chips with the homemade bleu cheese.

The burger was very delicious, and one of the best burgers I have had. My wife enjoyed her chicken fingers, although the homemade dressing wasn't creamy enough and was stiff.

Table service was a bit long, but it was understandable due to the crowd and the time of day it was (lunchtime). Nice friendly pub atmosphere.

Parking is a bit of a problem. Not many spots on South Park and you cannot park in the parking lot across the street at Carbones.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went at 2:30. Weren’t allowed in because of a private party happening at 5:30??

Edit: Also an offensive name now that I think about it

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

A hidden gem...I love it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

A nice dive bar in the most endearing way possible. Nice staff, bomb wings, what more could you ask for in a bar?! 10/10 would go again

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kitchen was very slow. Place had one other table of customers and our order took more than 30 minutes to come out. The wings must be the best thing on the menu as our items were not good. The homemade blue cheese is too thick, the Reuben was greasy and burnt, the chicken fingers are mostly breading, the fries were cold and soggy. Hard to understand why this place is so highly rated, it's a dive bar that serves below par food. Our server was very nice.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: The Tavern Reuben

I recently watched a YouTuber who went to 16 different places in Buffalo to find the best wings. He picked Adolf's. Having never been there myself I decided to check them out. I ordered a variety of things since their menu was pretty eclectic.

When I saw Pierogi I was intrigued. Irish themed bar with Polish pierogi. Makes sense in Buffalo.
I ordered 2 of both varieties they had, potato, sauerkraut, and farmers cheese.
Starting with the potato - burnt on top creating char bitterness. The filling bland was bland and lacking seasoning. A dud.
The sauerkraut and mushroom was cooked better but also could have been cooked a little less. The filling was okay but again not the flavor pop I was hoping for.
Finally the farmers cheese - cooked perfectly but again, under seasoned. So disappointing. I discarded more than half of this order.

Moving on to the wings - they were a little on the warm side so not straight from the fryer to the table. Cooked really well though. The sauce is good but not hot and the amount of sauce was okay but I prefer a bit more. Got them with the house made blue cheese. It was thick and super chunky. The blue cheese itself was present but mild and the dip as a whole had a bit of a sweetness to it that I wasn't a big fan of. I would definitely call these solid wings but not the best in Buffalo.

Finally I got the soup of the day, Seafood chowder. Best dish I had there. Good flavor with clams, scallops, crab and shrimp in a thick chowder broth that was balanced and flavorsome.

Overall this place has a great vibe. Feels very local and comfortable. The staff is amazing and I enjoyed myself even if the food didn't overwhelm. Wouldn't get the pierogi again but the wings were okay and the chowder was great. Definitely a place I would visit again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

One of my new favorite places.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If you’re not white, you get weird looks here. Not a comfortable experience.