Water Wheel Tavern

4424 Old Easton Rd, Doylestown
(215) 348-8300

Recent Reviews

william schilling

We stopped on Friday for a few appetizers, we ended up ordering (3) on of which was the Ahi Tuna! Not even close to Ahi, and the next 2, including the sliders were awful. $140.00 later it

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Walt

Drinks very watered down

Marissa G

Food was not at all worth the price. Worst French onion soup I’ve ever had.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

James Eisert

Good burger, onion soup comes with scissors.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Richard S Lotito

Food, service excellent fresh and very tasty. What I would have like is some Irish music playing and the St. Patrick's Day specials, only available after 4pm. Though other than that great lunch, will be back.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cheese Steak Egg Rolls App, Onion Soup

Buz Hillman

This place is very spacious as I never have to wait for a table. The happy hour is good. I LOVE the grilled Romain. It is a wonderful dish. Also when they have entertainment downstairs it is nice to go down there to enjoy the other bar.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Meg Palladino

Lunch was tasty. The fries that came with my burger were hot and crispy. The others in my party also enjoyed their lunches. The atmosphere was pleasant. I'd go back again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Laura Ingham

Our service was outstanding! Kudos to David our waiter. Before coming I reviewed the menu. I wanted the short ribs. The description said it was served with mashed potatoes and root vegetables. I got one piece of a sweet potato and what tasted like diced canned potatoes along with the mashed potatoes under the meat. The meat and mashers were good but why serve whole potatoes when you have mashed under it? I got one root veggie. Maybe it was a carrot. Maybe serve polenta under the meat and use a good potato and carrots on the side. When I return I'll definitely order something else. My husband had fish and chips. They were very good. Loved the atmosphere. The place was packed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cheese Steak Egg Rolls App

Fawn Jakielaszek

A few items were forgotten. Food was good and the place itself is cool. Staff is nice.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

JohnG

Excellent food. Our server, David, was efficient and very friendly. Did not appear to be rushed even though he had numerous tables. Gave helpful suggestions and prompt service. Ellie, our hostess, seated us promptly and was very friendly and welcoming even though the restaurant was very busy. The food (grilled Caesar salad, gnocchi, Grandma's cake) were excellent. We will definitely return.

Dave Conner

First time there. Will probably give it another chance.Server was new and struggling. Had a hard time navigating the iPad to put in our order and food didn't come out as we hoped. A tipped drink tray landed out first round of drinks on our table/ my lap. I was wet, but more concerned about the wet table and glass that shattered. Nobody told the manager, including our server, and she used a lot of napkins, over multiple trips to clean it up off the table and floor. Everyone has a bad night and mistakes happen, we get it, but it was a mess and disappointing that she was left solo to clean it up for a while before someone else came out to help. We did a glass check ourselves since glassware definitely broke. Even a chance to move tables would have been appreciated, but wasn't offered.Food was overall good except for the crab cakes. When the plate came out, it was notably hot, so we're assuming it sat at the pass under heat light to die. It was super dry and bland, and no one checked in, so my wife left hungry. At the end of the night the manager did take it off, which we appreciated.Super loud space...live music in the bar was great, but overly filled the main bar and eating area. It was more at the volume I'd expect at 10pm+ but, at 7pm during dinner service, it was a bit much. The furthest room in the back where we were seated was pretty insulated from the music, but with all hard surfaces and a ton of tables packed in, it was definitely loud and hard to even hear each other for a bit.Again, will probably give it another try one day.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

bobtusa

Haven't been here in about 15 years. We had an awesome meal across the table. Wings, short rib sandwich, mussels, pretzel with cooper cheese sauce, cheesesteak egg rolls. All great. Few things to call out:* if you love coopers cheese like we do, them using coopers for their pretzel dip, the dip for the cheese steak egg rolls and cheese dip for fries will make you very happy* French onion soup comes with scissors to cut through the cheese ceiling* fish and chips are excellent. No extra breading like other places. Full piece of cod, fried lightly on outside.* get the garlic fries vs the regular fries. Reg fries are great, but the garlic fries are much better.* come here to try great beers on tap and in cansOnly feedback to give is to make the onion rings crispier.Will def come back here

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cheese Steak Egg Rolls App, Crab Bisque Soup, Onion Soup

Luv2dine

My first time at the restaurant was good - The waiter was friendly and told us about house specials and specials for the day. This time, we were rushed, and the waitress had no time to explain any chef specialties. My food came out cold (and extremely salty), and my wife's was medium warm. I asked for a substitution of fish for a less expensive fish and was told she could do it. I received the bill and was charged $3 for this. I am okay with paying for this, but it would have been nice to know ahead of time. My wife said she does not like spicy foods, and the sauce she brought out was spicy. She never mentioned to us ahead of time it was spicy. Our reservation was for 7:45 pm. We arrived at 7:35. We got seated at 8:10, and some walk-ins said they did not have reservations and were seated before us. My wife and I were standing by the check-in desk so we could hear everything. Other parties with reservations were waiting a long time, too. We are now removing this from our list - we are very disappointed with the quality and treatment.

dcon9999

First time there. Will probably give it another chance. Server was new and struggling. Had a hard time navigating the iPad to put in our order and food didn't come out as we hoped. A tipped drink tray landed out first round of drinks on our table/ my lap. I was wet, but more concerned about the wet table and glass that shattered. Nobody told the manager, including our server, and she used a lot of napkins, over multiple trips to clean it up off the table and floor. Everyone has a bad night and mistakes happen, we get it, but it was a mess and disappointing that she was left solo to clean it up for a while before someone else came out to help. We did a glass check ourselves since glassware definitely broke. Even a chance to move tables would have been appreciated, but wasn't offered. Food was overall good except for the crab cakes. When the plate came out, it was notably hot, so we're assuming it sat at the pass under heat light to die. It was super dry and bland, and no one checked in, so my wife left hungry. At the end of the night the manager did take it off, which we appreciated. Super loud space...live music in the bar was great, but overly filled the main bar and eating area. It was more at the volume I'd expect at 10pm+ but, at 7pm during dinner service, it was a bit much. The furthest room in the back where we were seated was pretty insulated from the music, but with all hard surfaces and a ton of tables packed in, it was definitely loud and hard to even hear each other for a bit. Again, will probably give it another try one day.

7Train

If you want good service and ambience this is not the place for you. Noise level excessive, wait staff overwhelmed, food fair to poor. This was extremely disappointing and a waste of $100 and a Saturday night. There are lots of better choices in the Doylestown area.

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