The Happy Rooster

118 S 16th St, Philadelphia
(215) 963-9311

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Michael Schramm

Great place for a drink or two :-)! Thank you from the guys from Germany yesterday evening.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Christopher Jocolano

Tge two female bartenders were rude, had poor attitudes, immature and unprofessional. Too bad. I loved this bar the 1st time I went here last February.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 1

Jin

Even though the place was not crowded, they just ignored us even after they saw us. Not even saying wait for a while. We had to wait almost 30 minutes and nobody cared till we left. Rude

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

920 Stewart

It’s well known that cocktail bars now have a hospitality problem. However this place is luckily enough to have both

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Allison J

Been coming to this “industry” bar for years, but the bartenders on 8/16 have me thinking they’ll pour me frangelico instead of fernet

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jordan Jessup

Thought this was an industry bar. They put soda water in an old fashioned. That’s it. That’s the review.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

theregsband

The food goes crazy here. We got steak and fries✅, chk Philly✅, chk quesadilla✅. I would have took pics but it's real dark which I really appreciate. I did take this one picture on the wall that was of the original waffle house.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Francis Fisher

Nice bar for an afternoon drink.

Zoe Andrew

Looked good from outside,

social atmosphere inside was good (I mean atmosphere created by customers, not staff),

temperature was good too (bloody hot outside!)

So why the low rating…?

1. No beer on tap, all out of bottle, despite taps being there🤦‍♀️

2. Barmaid was so uninterested and blunt it was unreal (and unnecessary) she told us no tables coming free for food, we then spotted a back bar, we asked if there were tables there, she said ‘yes, 2 high ones’ these would’ve been ideal for us as we always seek high tables out (due to hip issues), we then asked if they were busy she said ‘no idea go look’. I did, that separate bar was practically empty (she would’ve known this). We decided to just leave. In that time 2 tables HAD become free in main bar.

3. Then joined by another barmaid it was clear they were talking about another set of customers (rudely) - didn’t hear what they were saying but actions and expressions said it all!

So whilst the food did look good it was sadly the front of house that let the whole place down.

Hubby and I agreed it was worst bar service we’d had in our whole travels of Pennsylvania

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Bharat Radhakrishnan

The waitress was rude and refused to serve me. She assumed I was I was drunk and my friends didn’t think so
Do not go here

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Tiffany Testa

Fun vibe, great food! Portions were great for the prices.
Around the table we had the tuna melt, Cuban sandwich, grilled cheese and soup, tacos, crab cakes and the smash burgers. Everyone enjoyed their food.
Love the atmosphere of a small moody location with the energy to match!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Allen King

Great bar, great food their specials are amazing. Best chicken pot pie!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

coleman clarke

Very cool bar with nice ambiance. Drinks way overpriced though so we will not be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Ryan M

Decent bar, ok restaurant. Food selection is all bar type food. I wouldn’t come back for the food. I’d go for the bar only if I wanted to be in the location. There are better spots for food and drink. The vibe is nice, however

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

John Groseck

They have the best tomato soup in the city and their calimari is better than any I've had in Europe, or the US.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

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