50 Best Bars near Willoughby Hills

“food was amazing and our waitress was super helpful and nice“

“Held a party in their W room - the bartender Micheal FANTASTIC! Food was delicious. The downside was the condition of the W room—it was completely dirty, with sticky menus and tables, and the beautiful mirror appeared untouched for months. Considering the $250 rental fee and the venue's overall appeal, cleanliness should be a given. Unfortunately, we had to request the menus be cleaned and even brought our own cleaning supplies, though the mirror remained uncleaned. I have shared feedback with staff in hopes of correcting issue.

If you plan to hold an event their - please keep this in mind and make sure the place is cleaned up for your guests!“

“The menu offers a great variety of appetizers, salads, and entrees. Service and staff are efficient, professional, courteous, and just plain on top of their roles. It is a great atmosphere and extremely well managed! Great job, all who participated in serving a party of 16 on Sunday!“

“Very laid back atmosphere. Beautifully decorated and I love the vibe. I wish they offered a larger wine list, but I definitely won’t let that stop me from returning.“

“the food service and atmosphere are top-notch. get yourself an ax pull of Genesee and you won't regret going there“

“Great atmosphere and a lot of solid people. Great food made by my friend Shawn! Just don't ask him for any peperchinnis!“

“Nice place I go there often. Great food. Although they need to add tater tots to the menu...“

“Went there with 11 other family members! The people were Awsome, they greeted you with open arms! We all came from a wedding the night before! I ordered a water and everyone at the bar broke out laughing and speaking in a different language! I broke out laughing myself!🤷‍♂️🍻 Food was awesome, never had any of it before.Very nice people! You up for some family atmosphere and different food, go here you'll love it!“

“great neighborhood bar, always a good time“

“I’ve reconnected with friends from the past at Nitros. Great staff! Great food! Great Martinis!“

“Awesome neighborhood bar great bar tenders great owner.“

“This is a great bar, went there for a show this past weekend.
It has a great atmosphere with great personnel on staff.
The main concert area is great, and the back room is very nice for hanging out away from the crowd, especially with the wood burning oven back there!“

“The entire staff, from kitchen/dining room, to bar. Say hi to Joe, he owns the joint.“

“Milton and the staff are awesome… smooth environment“

“Tradewinds was my Husband’s watering hole for many years so it made sense to host his 50th birthday party here. Jack, the owner, was accommodating and very easy to plan with. Our bartender, Chris, was phenomenal and took great care of our guests. Billiards and bowling added to our fun! The party was a success!

* this establishment is cash only*“

“Grown Ups Have a new cook that can really cook. Shes experimenting with the menu but she does what she suppose to cook and feed the alcohol. They have a party bus ready for reservations ask for Barney... for booking. Tell them Kotton sent you.“

“Ashley is awesome come here and see her!“

“Way to much fun…………………………“

“laid back and fun I love coming here plus its close to my house and I've been coming here since I turned 21 years old ❤❤❤❤💋💋💋“

“Sal the bartender was amazing. The place was lively and fun. Definitely going back.“

“Thank you for being my favorite bar in ohio I discovered on my own randomly over a year ago!💜 You guys always do a good job with trivia & music bingo & the themed DJ party things. Most trivias are things I am interested in such as star wars,pokemon,disney and a lot more. Most music bingos has my favorite genres like rock, pop,alternative and more. I enjoy the shirley temples & pretzel bites very much. The servers are always sweethearts in my eyes. I am thankful for them & the good cooks there. I am very happy to run into this place. I literally walked in a random day completely down about my life trying to open myself up again slowly & this place literally adds sunshine in my life. It has made my life a lot better. It has a lot of games I enjoy so much. I love sharing this place to everyone I know and it's my go to place that I love to reccomend by word all connections to check it out. :)“

“Great Bar! Friendly customer base! Excellent employees! Great owner! Glad we started hanging out here!“

“Great location, food, drinks and fun times!!“

“This was my first time at the Play-Away. This is a great place! We had good drinks, excellent food and the Bar was so nice to enjoy Keno, etc. They have pool tables and many TV screens Nancy is a very good Barmaid! I will be going back here!! ??“

“This past weekend we had my son’s 21st birthday party and OH WHAT FUN!!! Great place for a party. I was looking for a fun and family friendly place at an affordable price and it was all of that and more! Katie the GM was awesome and super easy to work with. Everything went seamlessly!!! All Of my family and friends loved the place and we all had a blast!! Can’t wait for summer to be on the patio!!! 😁🤗❤️“

“Bands are free and usually my kind of music. Always have a good time.“

“Excellent people. Cheers vibe bar. Everyone is so friendly and bartenders and owners are great people.“

“VERY GREAT MUSIC EVERY TIME MAKING YOU FEEL WELCOMED“

“Photographer was great. He was capturing a lot of our moments 🥰. The owners were kinda cool too. The dance space was cool. I love the seating areas even though I wasn’t sitting 🤣🤣. I was dancing & taking pics all night.“

“I've been going to this place since the late 1980s. I know they've had different owners. Jack the most recent owner is a good guy. I'm not much of a drinker, he always welcomed me in. It's a fun place! Nostalgic! The ultimate local neighborhood bar!“

“My new lil spot��“

“Went here for a birthday party—a private affair, if you will. Hulk Hogan had just died. Steve Miller and the J. Geils Band was blasting and the Yuenglings were flowing. The ten TV screens were showing a variety of horse races and the Tour de France (this was in LATE July, so you can’t really blame them). Parking was adequate. This was a pickleball and slide-on shoes crowd, and it was spectacular. Would return for the 60th birthday party if it’s held here.“

“I had never been to Black Forest before - no reason, just hadn't. But when they placed 3rd in the Best Burger contest last week, I had to check it out. Met the mighty Francis McGarry for a sales meeting and dinner. They were NOT lying about the burger - FANtastic. Staff were friendly and the owner stopped by and chatted. Bingo in the next room had the place packed, but it wasn't loud - they just sounded like they were having a blast. I Highly Recommend Black Forest for great food, and great people. Definitely 5 stars🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖“

“Best fish fry ever on Good Friday and great bartending!“

“Very nice people & awesome prices. $7 for 5 wings! Cheaper than many places charging $11 for 3 wings in Cleveland. Nice priced drinks & good music too.

Nae is a very friendly & a good bartender. Family Guy & sports playing on the tvs. Nice!“

“Neighborhood bar with plenty of regular parton's. We went there for a party we they were having and had so much fun. The bartender Michelle is amazing and everyone made us feel like we were one of the regulars. They had so much delicious food prepared for the Party. The owner Danny is so friendly and fun. Great place!“

“While this may not be the most classy bar in town, they do have very reasonably priced adult beverages and attentive bartenders. Went there a couple Saturday nights ago for the first time and was pleasantly surprised. Plan on hitting this place up again to quench my thirst!“

“Fabulous food, family and staff! Highly recommended!!“

“Been here a couple of times with my wife. 1st time we got a section, hookah, drinks ( lemon drops) and food. The vibe was very chill and refreshing tbh.I think it was song a long Thursday. It was fun. The food took waayyy too long, maybe because I'm a chef and know how long it should've taken. Seems like maybe they need a lil better system in that kitchen. Anyway, 2nd time (Wife Bday) no section, no hookah just vibes ,drinks( lemon drops) and food. Food was ok, again took too long. No customer should be waiting more than 30 minutes for anything on that menu. Ijs Especially if you are not packed down with orders. 2 orders off the menu shouldn't be a 45 min wait. Do better with that please. Other than that.Vibe was chill, no theme that night so we drank, ate and vibed a lil and left. We liked this spot and will be back. If you are looking for something more grown and sexy this is it.“

“One of the only true, original dive bars left in Mentor. Stopped in yesterday for the first time in over 25 years and I swear the place hasn't changed. Good cheeseburger still tops the menu. Don't go here if you're looking for a salad!“

“The best Dive Bar in town.“

“Me and my friends went there had a great night everyone was friendly drinks was phenomenal very classy clean establishment had a great time“

“was there tonight for dinner we had horrible service first we had to ask for our server to come take our order. second person ordered an iced tea she put lemon which he could not have due to cancer.she pulled the lemon off the glass then we told her he needed a fresh glass her facial expression said it all .I asked for a water 3 times she finally brought it the whole glass went on the table and me and my phone at this point it was clear she did not want to wait on us so someone else brought out our food she did Apologize but it was to the point where it was so clear that for some reason she did not want to wait on us and everything we asked for we seem to be bothering her I finally spoke up she did not charge us for a food which she did not have to do but it was a very unpleasant dinner and we were there for someone's birthday“

“Dak's is the kind of place Where everybody makes you feel welcome. They are all about family and having a good time. So Come on and join us.“

“Thank you so much to Greg & staff for a wonderful Celebration of Life Party for my Mother in law. Staff was friendly & fast & the food was wonderful! I would definitely recommend having a party again at The Stadium!“

“The meal with Mama Laura and server Tae was an incredible experience. You often hear of the chefs coming to the table talking with the patrons, Mama Laura was very personable and engaging. Server Tae instantly earned a generous tip by attending to us within minutes of us being seated. He showed genuine concern for our dining and spirits needs. I highly recommend this establishment for the excellent 'home cooked' soul food and customer service. You will not be disappointed. Also try the to go menu next door.“

“Awesome place and food 👍👍👍“