Mt Adams Bar and Grill

In from CA visiting family. Love, love, love Mt. Adams. The burgers and some of the beers are good. After five visits, come for the burgers. As a past chef, I could have turned the place into a 5 star bar & grill. All else is faire-​2-​midland. Love the décor. Feels cozy. Do you have to be a diehard Republican, hunter, or fisherman to belong here? Service very nice. Will return for a drink at the bar.

Beware! Waitress expects 40% tip. My 17 yr. old son took me out for lunch on Mothers Day. Rude waitress rolled her eyes at him when he said yes to his change back from a $ 28.00 lunch when he put down two twenty dollar bills.

«OK» is definitely as far as I’d go with this one.
My table was dirty, the waiter was nice but I hardly saw him and it wasn’t that busy. The food presentation was awful and my salad was terrible. Really? A terrible salad? That takes work!
Very cute town though, and loved the winding streets. I’d go there for a drink maybe, but stop somewhere else for food. :)

Well, It’s laundry day. We decided to attempt another place with food in Mount Adams. To be pretty disappointed once again. We chose to head across the street to Mt Adams Bar and Grill. When we walk in there is a sign to wait to be seated. We stood there a couple minutes before being acknowledged by the bartender who then told us someone would be with us in a minute.
We were finally sat in the back of the restaurant in an interesting plant-​covered green room inspired section. It was really loud and crowded and our waitress didn’t acknowledge us for around ten minutes of sitting there. Finally, she stopped to get our drinks, brought them back. Then another ten minutes went by before she came and took our order. I ordered the Grilled Chicken Mexican Salad. Dan ordered the Ceaser Salad. When our food was brought out we still didn’t have any silverware so we had to wait for some other server to bring us silverware. In which we had to ask for because she brought us our food and didn’t even acknowledge that we didn’t have any.
I take the fork and dig into my salad. Pull a big chunk up and put it in my mouth. Automatically spit it out into a napkin and see that there is a long giant curly grey hair wrapped around my fork. I felt sick. I questioned if it was mine, but if it was mine why would it be IN the salad. Not on top of it. Also, it was grey. Grey/​Black. My hair is brown. Dark brown and thick. I wait for the server to come check on us which took forever. Asked her if I could just have the salad taken off our bill and she like horrified at the fork and took it with her back to the kitchen.
She had my salad taken off the bill. She also informed me that everyone in the kitchen was «Black» if that made me feel any better. Why would that make me feel any better? «Black» people have grey hair too. It was just not needed comment. Just take it off the bill. No comment needed. Shit happens. They aren’t the first restaurant and they won’t be the last.
Dan finished and he liked his Ceaser Salad. I would have probably like my salad as well if I hadn’t lost my appetite by the hair.
Outside of that whole thing,
The menu is pretty big at this place. Lots of sandwiches, salads and burgers. They have a full bar. The portions looked pretty decent. At least, of my salad was giant. Which it should be for $ 10.
The coolest thing about this place was just the building itself and how it’s decorated. It’s a really neatly decorated place. Full of vintage pieces. I enjoyed looking at everything.
I probably won’t come back here anytime soon because of the whole hair situation and just the awful service. I felt like our server was more concerned with this group of three white businessmen who clearly had money. She spent her majority of the time with them and every time they asked for something she got it for them that very second. BUT It’s Mount Adams so I shouldn’t have expected anything different. I just feel like if you’re a server, if you want a great tip you should care about all of your tables.
If you’re in Mount Adams this is probably one of your best bets for food, but don’t go in here looking to be blown away.

Le bar est sympathique et le service agréable.
Sinon le déco est originale, par contre les burger né sont pas chers mais on en a pour son argent, ils né sont pas exceptionnels, et de petites tailles.

I was really looking forward to exploring Mt. Adams Bar & Grill but was let down.
It took 20 minutes to get my first beverage, the nachos were just crumbled chips with a sad side of cheese and salsa and our food took an hour after ordering. The service was subpar and after explaining to our server that our food was cold and we didn’t want to eat it, while also leveling with her that it wasn’t her fault, she got real shitty real quick.
Given, it was a busy day but if you cannot handle business then you shouldn’t be in business. The décor and location of the restaurant is superb but I wouldn’t go there to eat after this experience. Drinking at the bar seems to be the way to go.

We experienced a friendly staff as well as at the blind lemon next door! The Italian Hogie was good but a very small portion!

The service is amazing and the food is top notch. The jalapeño ravioli is a must try. Go Monday-​Wednesday before 7 for happy hour. If you enjoy craft beers, they do have a selection available. For vegetarians or pescetarians there is food for you here and it tastes great. It is a good place for a date or to go with a group of friends

Waited 90 minutes for very subpar food that does not resemble anything Irish. The token Reuben is supposed to make up for it. Slow service. Half hour breaks between drink refills requests. Will not come here again. Was not even crowded.

Aahhh an old favorite of mine! As a resident of Mt. Adams, this is a staple for those days where you’re like «I don’t know what I want for dinner but I definitely want something good…» The sandwiches are so good! I would highly recommend the tuna melt paired with a side of fries and their jalapeño cheese sauce — my mouth is watering just writing this review!
The selection of craft beers is pretty good as well and it’s very central to everything else in Mt. Adams. So take a stroll and check out Bar & Grill!

The menu at this bar seemed to be trying to be something it is not. The place has great potential but the food was just OK. The menu is more geared to a café. Lots of sandwiches and salads. The fried ravioli were good. The Broadcast burger was interesting and fairly good. The chicken buddies were not good at all. It was not well seasoned or prepared. Soggy texture and not trimmed. Gross. The fries and sweet potato fries were ok. Won’t be coming back here soon.

Best place to grab a meal in Mt. Adams. Service is a lot friendly than others on St. Gregory, not the fastest over lunch, but definitely the most welcoming. Environment is warm, cozy, and clean.
Their Mexican Chicken Salad and California Club are my favorite go-​tos but their burger and fries are great too.
They do an awesome job with to-​go orders – everything is always packaged perfectly and I have never had an order wrong in the 4 years I’ve been getting take-​out.

I’ve been here a couple of times, and every time I want it to be better than it is. The food is just average, but the servers/​bartenders are nice and the place itself is full of history. Note: the chicken buddies on the appetizer menu are delish!
I’d say that this would be a good place to take someone new in town/​visiting for a lunch date. It’s a great area and a fun part of the history of mt. adams, but due to the area’s difficult parking and such, MAB&G is not something I would go out of my way for.

Went here on a Saturday for dinner and had an awesome meal! We each had homemade soups and they were amazing! For dinner I got the vegetarian burger and my friend got a burger. Both were fresh and delicious!
Our waiter was also very helpful and loved to talk. I would recommend this place to anyone visiting cincinnati.

Good place to stop for a quick salad or burger at lunch. Today we shared a slice of homemade apple pie that was excellent! Great atmosphere, quick service, friendly staff.

I was really disappointed. I went here for dinner and drinks for a friend’s birthday, and both were a let down.
As an appetizer the group ordered the banger sandwiches. We were already tipped off that they weren’t actual bangers since the menu specified that they use Italian sausage. They came in bits of croissant. As the 6 size serving option, they didn’t even use 2 sausage links since each serving had a quarter of a sausage. Couldn’t believe they were $ 8.
I then ordered the Greek salad with dressing on the side. Good thing because I wasn’t expecting balsamic vinegar! My salad was also missing ingredients. As a medium sized salad with small scoops of hummus and tabouli and half a pita, I couldn’t believe they charged $ 10 for this signature dish. You could add chicken but for $ 4!!! At least the hummus and tabouli tasted good.
For a drink I ordered the Milk Chocolate Martini. I was especially interested in that because it was supposed to have vanilla ice cream. While I expected a creamy drink, I got a strong martini with chunks of ice.
Finally the serving staff only seemed to be around in the beginning and when she kept asking if we’d like to order more things. We waited over 5 minutes originally to order food and there was only one other table there.
Advice: stick to beers and burgers here. You might get better service at the bar.

Such a waste of opportunity! Lovely interior, several rooms, each one slightly different, amazing wooden bar, lots of old authentic stuff, and an interesting history involving love, money and crime! And it is all for nothing, cause the food is just bad. Below average quality, with above average price tags. Such a shame…

The Mount Adams Bar and Grill is a capable contender for best, casual American food on the hill.
I lived the life of a bachelor for a season in Mt. Adams, and often found myself ordering from here when I was too lazy to cook. The restaurant’s interior looks like most Irish-​esque pubs but manages to pull off style and personality rather than kitsch. Part of its charm is the location, on the top of the hill. The other part is that the dining area is partitioned into three smaller spaces, promoting an intimacy that isn’t normally felt in otherwise loud pubs. The building’s history — it was formerly a speakeasy during prohibition and received Ohio’s first alcohol license post-​prohibition — lends even further authenticity to the current restaurant. You can almost taste the belligerent, alcoholic ghosts in the air.
Its menu is diverse, catering to all tastes. I prefer the Turkey Reuben and the Famous Burger (basically, their regular burger with salsa). The food quality isn’t particularly noteworthy and I’ve ordered frequently enough that I can say that there are sporadic instances when the food is poorly-​prepared. But, on a whole, the Bar & Grill’s fare is hearty and tasty enough.
Although I love Mt. Adams Bar & Grill, there are handful of other restaurants to try if you’re not a Mt. Adams resident. If you live in the area, this restaurant can definitely be a spot you visit regularly.

Came in for St Patty’s Day lunch before heading out on the town.
I had the fried fish sandwich and my friend had the grilled mahi. I have to say I loved her sandwich and mine was just okay. My fried sandwich came on toasted bread while my friends came on a bun and my fish was very thin… I was hoping for a thick piece of fish. I also didn’t like the breading on my sandwich. Came back a couple weeks later
and fell in love with the chicken buddies. I should have tried the chicken sandwich the first visit.
My drink on St Patty’s Day was a Jameson and Ginger. Although an extremely basic highball, I watched her pour the drink and was very pleased with my pour. Specialty drink menu could be improved on.
I have heard they are known for their burgers, I will be back to try one of those out!

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gift certificate brought me to Mt. Adams Bar & Grill. This was my second time in Mt. Adams — I love this little area of town! This is a corner location, and the street parking is limited. I like that the menu marks the healthier options. I had the Veggie Burger, which was reasonably priced but not the tastiest thing ever. My husband had the Veggie Sandwich with tofu — his was definitely tasty. The Sandwiches come with chips by default. We shared an appetizer of French Fries with spicy nacho cheese. The food was okay but nothing spectacular.

The Mt. Adams Bar & Grill has been around for a long time. When prohibition was repealed in 1933 the Bar & Grill in its present location was the first drinking establishment in Ohio to obtain a liquor license.
Surprisingly this past Saturday’s visit was my first time inside the historic building, but we don’t make it up to Mt. Adams as often as we once did in our younger years for bar hopping. We arrived around 6:30 in the evening and found no wait for a table of four. We were seated right away in a booth behind the hostess stand, near the large wooden bar.
While waiting for the other couple to arrive, my wife and I snacked on a small order of fried jalapeño ravioli ($ 7.25). Though the menu claimed that the ravioli are stuffed with chopped jalapeño peppers, I did not detect much spice in them at all. With that said I still enjoyed the fried pasta filled with ricotta cheese.
For dinner I ordered the southwestern chicken sandwich, which features a chicken breast marinated in a special sauce and grilled to perfection, topped with sour cream, green taco sauce, pepper jack cheese, tomato, lettuce, mayonnaise and served on grilled buttercrust bread ($ 6.75). It comes served with a side of chips, though other options are available for an additional charge. The sandwich was really good with a nice spicy finish. The chips were nothing special, and I probably should have went with sweet potato fries instead.
My wife ordered the veggie burger, a combination of oats, tofu, wheatgerm, sesame seeds, and a variety of seasonings. It is served with lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, pickle, red onion, mustard and Monterey jack cheese ($ 6.25). I was fortunate enough to have a couple of bites of this sandwich and I have to say this is one of the best veggie burgers around. The mix of so many ingredients comes together in a somewhat spicy and very filling meal.
I honestly wasn’t expecting much from the food at Mt. Adams Bar & Grill, but I was very pleasantly surprised. The prices are extremely fair and the food is very good. This is easily a top spot in Mt. Adams for an affordable and casual meal before heading out to the bars, and is even worthy of a visit at any other time.