The Watering Hole

7226 Williamson Rd, Roanoke
(540) 563-4956

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Gabrielle Spennacchio-Parker

Unless you are over the age of 62 and looking for the opposite of a good time, do not come here. Especially if you have a family with small children because despite saying so on their website, they are NOT a family friendly restaurant. It has a while since I've received such disgraceful service, my children and I walked around for over 5 minutes looking for a clean table while 2 waitress completely ignored our very existence and didn't clear any empty tables. The bathrooms were disgusting and a woman who represented herself as the "half owner not just a bartender" who smelled very strongly of alcohol and was seemingly antagonizing an African American customer in hopes of getting a reaction and being able to kick them and their family out. Absolute trailer trash behavior and Atmosphere. I am happy to report though, that we will NEVER be back there and will tell my associates who frequent the area to STEER CLEAR. ** RESPONSE TO OWNER: although you were not there, there was someone claiming to represent your establishment there ( a short, old white woman with dark hair) and if you would have actually checked your cameras you would have seen what I saw with my own eyes: that older woman who reeked of alcohol every time she past me, who kept stepping towards and arguing with a black woman with her large group of children saying things like "they need to be out by 9 and we will have you kicked out" even though it was 7pm and signs posted everywhere. The woman even had to tell the waiter to stop being aggressive as there was children around. You would have seen her husband step in between worker and his wife to finally get the worker to leave. You would have seen The family then sat waiting for a waitress or a menu and playing pool for over 30 minutes surrounded by empty dirty tables and when they received zero attention, they calmly left with their kids. Not a good look at all and actually made me very uncomfortable to witness coupled with the fact you, as the owner got on here and lied, me POST THE VIDEO AND AUDIO THEN!! anyone I know will NEVER be back to this hole in the ground so don't you worry. I hope you grow from this and continue to serve your community of all colors, better. Good day. ☺️

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Azaria Crenshaw

I was so excited to come to this place after I saw they had live music. By the time we got there at 7:15 the first band was finishing and the dj was setting up. My husband and I are parents to 3 Kids and I met my other friend and her 3 kids up here to eat play pool and dance. We noticed that kids were not allowed after 9 and we were okay with that since it was 720 by then. The 9 of us walk in and wait to be seated and after waiting a few we decide to ask if we should seat ourself. The lady scoffs and says yeah where ever. My friend and I walk around to find a spot to fit 9 people as we walk next to the bar. A women comes out like whose kids are those!!! They can’t be alone. I politely tell her my kids dad is right next to them just out her view. She then proceeded to tell us kids should not be alone and they are not used to having kids that late… as I point out 2 other young children…. She states she will deal with them when she’s done, she leaves in a huff as we stare at each other like what just happened. She was so rude for nothing. We were going to be good business everyone was starving and I wanted a beer and a dance. We sat around with no sevices as the rude lady( found out later she’s the part owner) stared me down. I then tell another employee that she was very very rude and didn’t help as she reply’s… ohh well this is her place. Like it’s okay to treat a family of mixed ethnicity that way because she Owns the bar… As I was complaining she walks up like u know who I am? U know who I am? I’m part owner!!!! I then tell her well mrs. Owner lady you didn’t hVe to come up to me being rude and single me out Infront of my friends and family when we were just here to eat and have a good time and spend money. She stays in my face on purpose…arguing that she was NOT RUDE and she’s owner! (Which isn’t right because if you make ME FEEL some type of way u have to a acknowledge your wrong, do better, and keep it moving) I just continued to say thank u so much anyway I get it, u were rude to me, do better next time and have a great day. She stays in my face so long my friend ends up coming between us trying to deescalate the argument and she ended up arguing with the lady too. We asked for service and she said I’ll get on that but NEVER DID even though we were there long enough for our kids to play 2 games of pool.no drinks, no service NOTHING :( The whole time I was asking her to leave me alone she stayed in my face trying to antagonize me just to get me mad and kicked out her spot. I didn’t let her make me go that way! My husband also had to walk over after 10 plus times asking her to leave us be have a nice day. It was not late and it was so far from 9 she should have never needed to come over being rude. This is not a place to come if you’re hungry and wanting to listen to music or have children! This place is horrible and the owner should be ashamed of the way she just made me and my group feel. We don’t let things get to us… but after her bull we just went home and ate fast food. We stayed for 30 minutes after everything and let the kids play pool and the whole time

Parking: I was so excited to have fun dancing and eating and spending money with my family and friend and her family until the owner made me feel unwelcome to the point I had to leave to avoid the owners rude self!!!

Kid-friendliness: NOOOOOO it is not! Not kid friendly! I’m a mom of 3 and I came with my best friend who had 3 kids as well. The door states no kids after 9 and even though we got there at 7 15 she still harassed us stating you know they can’t be in here and treats us like we are not paying customers….she also told us she was one of the owners.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Michael Brienzi Jr

Great food some bartenders are better than others though

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Heather WOODS

I went there to get a beer .And I got greeted with some mean girls. Come to find out I think it was either the owners daughter or the owner herself… And I was talking to the bartender . I looked over to my side. There are two mean girls .one of them saying you get on my nerves just shut your mouth. I thats what she said to me ,and I’m like what did I do, they walked out few minutes later. The bouncer comes over and kicks me out. I wasn’t belligerent. I wasn’t drunk. The bartenders are ok . It wasn’t the bartenders or staff. It was the atmosphere that made me uncomfortable… I don’t wanna ever feel like that again. I will never come by this place ,ever!!!!!!!That is disgraceful behave..

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 5

Teresa Hancock

The Atmosphere, the Food, great Live Music, Karaoke, Line Dancing and some of the Best Customer's around. You feel safe going there by yourself if you are a woman . Every picture on the walls, tell the history and a story of the owners family. They are very family oriented and will treat you like family. So give it a try, who knows, you might become one of the most wonderful regulars around.

Cynical

Owners are out of touch and cancelled an event we had already cleared with the

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Daisy Finch

The food left me and my friend sick beyond belief, the bathroom was disgusting, and there was constant fighting from the workers. Not to mention, it took an hour for the food to come out and it was cold. The fries we received were slightly frozen on the inside. I really tried to give this one a shot...

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

Chris

Id Rather eat dirt. I'd give no stars if possible. Horrible food and service. They got Roaches and rats for servers. Idc when your slow and your a Horrible host I'll write a review on you. Fr fr dirt is better, he came out side with your boys lol. They flipped us the bird bc we left, it was no real fight. Lol the owner wears stainless steel bc they can't afford real jewelry. 12 v 3 your a lame for that.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

karlys korner

We came on a night live music was playing, which I don't mind live music however you have to realize you're inside and there's less than 30 people inside. It was FAR too loud. Would have stayed for several drinks and grabbed a game of pool if it wasn't for the volume of the music. The food was good, average bar food and the drinks were excellent.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Super Gamer

Just wasn't an all around good experience.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

M Davis

Good people amd service nice place to chill and enjoy food food and music on the weekends

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Google user

Got a philly cheese hogie , and a grilled chicken salad ,, very good ,, my husband and I were very pleased , gold star from us ,, patty Lilly and Tim Taylor ,,

Ro Quintal

Food really good, staff is excellent, fun, courteous! We always have a blast there. Thursday night karaoke is fun!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Harry Hall

The wait staff are awesome!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David Stanfill

Great live music!

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