The Parma Tavern

Went there not too long ago with a friend. There’s a reason they got 4 stars from me.
We sat at a table for 15 minutes before being acknowledged by a server that wasn’t even ours to begin with, and she told me that our particular server called off that night. that alone would’ve made anyone want to leave, right? low and behold, she came by and offered exceptional service to us even though she had a party of 19 to attend to.
We got our drinks promptly, and we also had an appetizer comped. The food came out hot, and was very good. She came by repeatedly to check in on us, and we never went without.
My bill was close to $ 60 I left her a $ 25 tip for going above and beyond.

Went here for trivia Wednesday night. Upon entering, we were told me needed a reservation to even be there. Luckily the hostess was able to find us a table in order to play trivia. Trivia was great and put on by Awesome Trivia. There is a $ 7 minimum with 18% gratuity PER PERSON. Just some things we learned from our first time here that we hadn’t heard before.

The service was horrible the food was just as bad if not worse than the server. The only thing good was the ice cold water.

The bartender looks great but multi tasking isn’t her specialty. Great personality but she’s prolly put down more alcohol than I have since I’ve been sitting here. Maybe not let the bartenders drink while they work.

Was taken here with some of my Cleveland friends and I really enjoyed the neighborhood feel. Drinks were priced decently and food was above average for bar food. The wings were actually pretty amazing making me give 4 stars instead of 3!

We asked the Parma Tavern for help with a viewing party for a TV event our son participated in. The owner and staff were very accomodating. They dedicated several TVs and turned up the volume so our group of 100+ people could watch and hear. We had dinner before the show; the homemade pierogies are fantastic especially with kielbasa. Highly recommend this place!

Went here for Mother’s Day and had a very pleasant meal with my two sons. Reuben sandwich was piled high, beer was frosty cold, onion rings were tasty. Deli sandwich was a large portion, and the chicken wrap got a thumbs up. Funky décor, obviously a party spot; friendly and prompt service, reasonably priced. Will definitely return.

«I just don’t get it why the reviews aren’t higher for this place» is what I would have said, along with a 5 star rating, until the last 5 minutes of our dining experience. But I digress, first let me say that the chili and wings I ordered were great. 50 cent wings on Thursday nights, and they’re just as good if not better then the wings you can find at your big chains like Quaker Steak. The outside looks deceivingly small, until you walk inside and the place goes back pretty far with plenty of seating, nice bar and a great front patio.
Unfortunately, they were out of any fall seasonal draft beers. No worries, I settled on the special of the month-​22 ounce bud light draft for only $ 3.
Service started out great, actually it was good up till the very end. Waitress delivered our drinks in under 5 min, food took less than 20 min to arrive and she checked up on us during the meal. Now we arrive at the awkward moment– when clearing our plates she dropped the chili bowl in my lap. But hey accidents happen and that wouldn’t have affected my rating except she didn’t apologize! So awkward! She grumbled about the way we had stacked the plates for her (I used to waitress and I do this out of habit and courtesy), basically suggesting it was our fault. I smiled and told her not to worry about it– and still didn’t get the «sorry» I was expecting, and would have had immediately uttered repeatedly myself if I had been her.
Too bad…

The bartenders are drunk idiots. You only get attention if you’re a guy. Their chicken & nachos were disgusting. May be different now though, who knows. I haven’t been back in a while.

If I could do no stars, I would.
Went there, sat down, didn’t get served until we moved to another table. Time spent waiting on countless servers passing us by without offering any help was around 25 minutes. The food came overdone and around 20 minutes later. For wings really? It’s not worth anyone’s time.

I’ll be honest I haven’t been here in a year and I am guessing the only thing that has changed is their prices. Of which they don’t have anything that special here.
Wings pretty much doubled in price within 2 years which I am sure makes them more profit off less people, but it has lost the business of I and 10 of my friends as if we are paying that much there are better tasting options. Before that I didn’t expect anything special it was just a cheap bar to get food and a beer.
That said I still enjoyed the chicken nachos (no olives) when they ran deals on appetizers. Could call me cheap, but their food taste wise is only worth it when on such.

This is a great go-​to place for some cheap food and drinks (and some Wednesday night bar trivia). I go here for the convenience of being right around the corner and because it’s one of the better bars in Parma. However, many times they are out of the beer I ask for. In addition, the food is just OK. While it has a better than average bar menu, the quality of the food is poor. I have yet to order a burger that has been cooked correctly, or food that has not been burnt. Usually, I just stick to an appetizer (who can do spinach/​artichoke dip wrong?) to make my experience better.
Overall, decent place to go if you’re looking for a cheap place to go for a night out.

I have been living very close to the Parma Tavern for over two years and walk there all the time. The wings, pizza, and build your own burgers are top notch and not too pricey.
They have a pretty big selection of bottled beer numerous beers on tap, and not just your bud light and coors light and the prices are pretty fair for bar prices.
If you go on Friday for Saturday night be prepared for an EXTREMELY LOUD BAND to the point where you can barely talk across the table. But in the summer the patio is awesome and it doesn’t matter if there is a band or not.
Service used to be pretty awesome and still is at the bar most of the time. Service at tables is hit or miss depending who is working.

People are always judging me. If I go to the bathroom the guy in the next stall is judging me. If I go to Parma and blast my Chevrolet through the pot holes people want to tell me I’m a loser. What’s wrong with Parma? Really? There’s a lot of lovely things there. Local politicians and officers of the law do their thing with aplomb. Sweet, intelligent, beautiful women with kind hearts and generous bosoms offer me, you, all of us their love, affection and baby-​making skill. They are not afraid to say that they love me. Isn’t that what life is about?
The Parma Tavern is yucky. I drank beer there and was awkward and then I ordered chicken fingers or tenders or strips or whatever it was called and they got the out of the bag into the fryer treatment. I spat one on the table reflexively to examine it and it was non-​descript. The beer is not fizzy. The mixed drinks are not finished with a whisper like at the Velvet Tango Room. The ginger ale is sour. The restrooms beg for an errant spray (wolf-​like and in late-​night territorial angst) and the food is not wholesome or toothsome or even bloody and worrisome.
You don’t have to go here because there are better places to go.

Parma Tavern is a decent bar and a good place to see a band. Their food is good, prices fair and service usually friendly. It is usually rather crowded (which I guess says it’s popular!). The parking lot is really crowded and is waaaay behind the bar, so it’s always a good walk.

I’ve come here for trivia a few times, but honestly theres much better trivia venues in Cleveland on a wednesday night. The food sucks, most of the time its been too salty or cold. My friend once had a brownie that was both frozen and burnt (wtf?). The one enjoyable item I’ve had is the french onion soup, but you really can’t mess that one up. They seem to have a decent beer selection, but when we get there (more than) a few advertised selections are out. Considering all of the above, the service is pretty decent and I bet these girls have to put up with quite a bit.

Went with my girlfriend. She ordered chicken tenders and fries. I ordered wings and an appetizer platter.
Every item I ordered was overcooked. Very difficult to bite into the wings, hard and crunchy. Onion rings snapped like a potato cheap revealing a hollow core. Onion completely disintegrated from overcooking. Ranch and marinara were watery. Just plain poor tasting food, low quality ingredients.
My girlfriend found a wing in her basket of fries. If this happened to a vegetarian or vegan, this would be a major issue. Sloppy kitchen. Aside from the rogue wing, fries were not bad.
The manager came over and was very aggressive toward me. I simply explained that these items were overcooked to the point where I couldn’t eat them. He said he wasn’t going to take them off my bill because they «looked» fine to him. I told him I would pay for the items I was able to eat. 85% of my food was still sitting on the plate. He then starts touching my food with his bare hands and even eats some! At one point he exclaims, «Well what did you expect? You ordered all fried food!»
He angrily snatches a basket of wings and the onion rings and says he’ll take these off the bill.
I get my bill, he took off $ 1.10.
I ask him what’s going on, and he says that someone must have made a mistake and comes back a few minutes later with a total of $ 3.xx off.
I tell him I’m not happy with this, then I am informed that if I don’t pay the bill in full that they are going to call the police and have me arrested. At no point was my behavior inappropriate. I don’t even drink alcohol, I had a Coke.
I realize I’m dealing with unstable people, and resign to paying the bill and contacting management the next day.
I call up and speak with the general manager. He says he was told that the manager last night was very nice to me and acted professionally. I told him to watch the security camera footage, and he makes an excuse of saying of all the cameras they have, there are none where I was sitting… lame.
He says, «Well, what do you want me to do? I’m not going to give you a gift certificate for free food, because obviously you don’t like our food anyway.»
Unbelievable.
This place needs a complete management and training overhaul.
Your kitchen screwed up and overcooked food to where it wasn’t edible. It happens, it is part of the business. You just say, «Sorry, we messed. Can we get you something else instead? No? Okay, we’ll take it off your bill.» Problem solved, it’s really not complicated.
One positive note was the hostess. She was very pleasant and was the only staff member that I talked to that seemed to care. To whoever you are, Thank you, I appreciate your kindness.

I have been here 3 times now. With each visit I hope for something better… and it doesn’t happen. Each visit was a in the middle of the afternoon and it wasn’t crowded by any means.
There was plenty of staff on hand but they opted to hangout by the front door and BS while our drinks sat there empty.
The food is decent, typical Parma bar food. The problem is that the food takes forever to come out. 36 minutes for a Burger, mozzarella sticks and chicken fingers. Really?
I live 2 minutes from there but can’t justify going back.

Going to the Parma Tavern is like going on vacation.
Just sit on the patio and close your eyes from the strip mall view across the street… those moving cars sound just like ocean waves, right?
The bartenders are Hooters worthy and the grub is cheap and plentiful so you at can at least leave pretty happy.
Overall, the Parma Tavern is exactly like you would want/​expect of a Tavern in Parma. I had decent service, plenty of people watching and you know me, I can never get enough Affliction! (ahem)
Ok, so maybe it won’t be a frequent hit up (hint: that last sentence was sarcastic), but hey. Parma Tavern you’re not bad!
BTW, pretzel sticks and cheese for $ 4.50 were well worth it!

Loud.