Bridgewater’s Pub

Mediocre defines the food and service, can’t comment on the bar or beers offered. Went with the specials, potato wedges and sliders, and also calamari from the apps. The potato wedges were a few roasted potatoes with seasoning a ketchup/​spicy sauce in the side, bland and flavorless. The sliders were like little frozen patties, not freshly pulled or made, with a heavy mayo and slaw tipping that spilled everyone. Nothing unique or tasty about it. I like the fries, but it’s a small portion. The calamari was a weird batter, definitely not fresh either.
The hostess/​server that served us couldn’t even remember who ordered what drink, who ordered what dish, and didn’t hand out the app plates to anyone at my table — basically they could not handle the basics of being a server, severe pet peeves of mine when I got to eat out.
This place wants to serve pub food, but they come up short and the service is lacking. I could see going back if I wanted a beer at the bar while waiting, but otherwise I wouldn’t eat there again.
The bathroom key and sign on the bathroom door are a joke. I understand it’s a train station and open to the public, and they want certain people to not use their bathroom, but the schpiel sign saying it’s a privilege to use the bathroom and not a right, and the bathroom key on a wooden club is lame.
Update:
I was forced to go here again with a coworker while working in the area. I tried another special, the pot pie. I’m a fiend for pot pies and they are kind of hard to mess up… well they messed it up. They put the filling d what normally goes into a pot pie in a soup cup, and the crusty shell that makes a «pie» was just added on top in 2inx2inx1in cube. I have never seen anything like it. When you try to break through it, it doesn’t go in the soup bowl, it breaks everywhere in the plate. Obviously they didn’t beta test the eating experience. What’s worse is that the beef and veggie filling of the «pie» really rated bad, and was beyond salty. I really hate when I order specials and they are so far from being that. My coworker loved his salad (not a special) but I wasnt so lucky.
Service was better this time, 2 is easier than 4 to serve I guess. Bathroom key made me chuckle yet again. This place kind of sucks, so my original rating stays.

Food is good. Bartenders are laid back but cool. Can get crowded but it’s a train station so deal with it.

A nice selection of drought beers and very tasty fish tacos. A perfect spot to wait for my train and satisfy my thirst and hunger.

Just had a great meal at the Bridgewater in 30^th street station. They had Ayinger Celebrator Double Bock on draft. It was exceptional. We had Samosas, brushetta, pork tacos and a patty melt. All the food was delicious. Our waitress was very responsive and offered great advice on drink and food considerations. We will go back soon!

Stopped by for a drink and bite before catching my train. Mom said if you don’t have something nice to say then don’t say it. Sorry mom…
Appallingly poor service and a bartender that’s griping to go home. I decided to order their chicken skewer appetizer. It was gross. A rubbery consistency with a poorly thought out sauce.
I guess they’ve got a captive audience here so that keeps them in business. Bleh

Very good. Not sure when it opened, but in years coming through 30^th street, it’s the first time I stopped here. Fair prices on food, decent food selection for a bar, and a few discounts I didn’t even see advertised. Server was quick and efficient also. Will be back for sure.

Stopped in for a glass of wine when my train was delayed 45+ minutes. My glass of prosecco was a great pour at $ 11, so no complaints. The waiters are also very efficient, taking seating/​taking orders quickly.

I’m starting a trip and wanted a noon time bite and brew. Bridge water has blown hot and cold for the years. This trip was awful. The waiter pulled the specials menu and said briskly «no specials until noon» and also no sliders and no grinders.
After waiting 45 minutes and being only 1 of 3 guests I received a half apologetic sandwich that was a stone cold outside pulled pork glob. Some warmth in the center clued me in as a microwaved dollop of over spiced pork knows how old.
I won’t make this mistake again myself judge on your own.

I always tell my friends that if it wasn’t located in 30^th Street Station (nice as it is), I’d eat at Bridgewater’s Pub every week! First off, I’m not a beer aficionado — it makes me bloat — so I can’t rate them on their drafts/​bottled selection. I do eat there once or twice a month when traveling however, and have always been very happy with everything I’ve ordered. The menu runs the gamut from filling comfort food to fancier/​more adventurous than you’d expect dishes — I’ve tried both sides of it, and there have never been any misses. The staff are friendly and attentive, even when they’re very busy, which they often are, and there is an updating train schedule very close by, so that you can enjoy their food and drinks without worrying about missing your train. A hidden gem, so do treat yourself when passing through!

Nothing special. Came here because all the other places were fast food. Missed my connecting train and needed so where to hang out for awhile. (Thanks Amtrak!) They didn’t have 2 of the fruit ales I asked for, I had to settle on my 3^rd choice. Bartender said it would take her too long to update the menu. Ok whatever. Average service. I wasn’t in a rush since I had 2 hours to kill. Ordered Steak Frites and it was ok. Server didn’t ask me how I wanted my steak done and it came medium/​well. Do not recommend. It tasted nothing like steak is supposed to. At least the fries and bread were good.
It is a seat yourself place, typical of most airport and train station restaurants. There is plenty of seating inside and out, plus TVs that show sports. That’s a plus.
Stick to drinks and you’ll be fine. As long as the bartender actually has any of the beers on the menu.

If your train is late, this is the place to grab a beer. The selection on tap is good, with more German brews than most bars, and there is always one or two limited release west coast bruisers, too.
The ambience is better than you would expect from a train station bar, Its just past «the porch» which has turned into a beautiful perennial garden that is worth a stroll.
Where this place falls apart is the food. It suffers from the practice of having an amazing sounding menu, followed by food that looks like a walrus puked it up. And tastes worse.
A bar that can’t do fries? Three stars.

As far as train station bars go, this place is a home run. They have about 7 beers on tap that are changed seasonally. I stopped here this weekend with my bf while waiting for a train and it was perfect. They have tvs, a long bar and plenty of seating. I got a mango ale and my bf got a German style beer. Both were delicious. For food I got the BBQ chicken sandwich which was Carolina style. More sweet than a regular BBQ sauce but it was delicious and filling. My bf got the pulled pork sandwich and it was tasty too. Both came with a side of fries, salad substitute was also an option.
Service was great and our bartender made good conversation. Food came out quick which was a perk. The bar is kind of hard to find inside the station though. It’s towards the back of the food court area and away from the train terminal itself. Walk around til you find it and you won’t be disappointed! Since I frequent this station quite a lot, I’ll make a point to come here more often.

As a local I love this place, great food and drink selection. Always fast, friendly service so would highly recommend for the traveler looking for a quick bite to eat. Ask for Marty, best bartender!

Now this is one cool place!
I went here to kill 45-​min waiting for a train. When I asked for the cheque before leaving, the bartender winked and said «it’s ok! It was just a cranberry juice». I was in a suit with luggage so he was obviously not expecting repeat business out of this goodwill gesture which I thought was über cool :)
Quite a lot of character squeezed into the ambience. Great selection of drinks too!

Decent beer selection. Nice German bottle and tap list, even some nice ipas.
Brisket sandwich was awful. Tastes like the meat was shredded and sitting under a heat lamp for days.

A group of us stopped here for a happy hour after work to celebrate an event we had just completed. When I heard there was a bar in the train station, I had my doubts as to its quality, but I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised by Bridgewater’s!
First of all, when we arrived, the staff couldn’t have been more helpful to accommodate our large party, finding us a perfect corner niche and pulling the tables together for us. The round of margaritas we ordered were on point, as were the appetizers of duck pot stickers with ponzu sauce ($ 6) and the cheesy black bean dip with pitas for dipping ($ 6). Perfect happy hour fare in a busy train station! Our server was pleasant and efficient, and we enjoyed our visit. Two thumbs up.

An oasis at the train station. Very good beer selection, as others have noted. Could be a problem if you weren’t planning on having a beer at lunch, cuz you really must. And screw the side salad, though it looks quite good, go for the awesome fries. For cryin out loud, it’s a pub in a train station. You can go back to the rabbit food when you get home.

The food is delicious, but over priced. The service is awful, but… actually, no… that’s really all there is to say about the service. It’s absolutely horrendous.
Working nearby, there aren’t all that many options for a decent meal in walking distance. Bridgewater’s is a last resort type of place for us, for when we are absolutely sick of everything else. More so, we need to make sure that we don’t have anywhere to be for AT LEAST 90 minutes. It is not the type of place that you can sit and have a standard lunch break at. You’ll order rather quickly, but the food will take forever and you’ll go thirsty while you wait because servers will never come to check on you. I don’t know how Amtrak travelers (who you would think this place would cater to!) would ever be able to have a meal here before catching their train, unless their train was seriously delayed. A drink? Yes. A meal? I don’t recommend it.
It’s sad because if this place had better service, it would easily be a 4-​star review in my opinion. Unfortunately the service is so lackluster that it knocks it down a few pegs.

An unexpected delight… a very interesting beer list combined with tasty food is another reason why it’s so much more civilized taking a train from 30^th St Station than one from Penn Station in NY.
Got here early for my return train to NYC so stopped here with friends for a bite and a brew. I ordered the chicken sandwich and it was phenomenal. Cheese, spinach and a tasty sauce, it was really quite good. Fries were perfect as well.
My sandwich was only $ 11, so as a New Yorker, I find the prices significantly cheaper than in the Big Apple.

Well, it’s an English/​Irish pub in a train station and it isn’t TGI Fridays. It’s not bad, though the service is very impersonal and there are almost no typical pub beers (was hoping for Belhaven, Boddington’s, Guinness, Smithwick’s or Harp.) Prices are more New York than Philly. There’s an eclectic menu of pub grub including an ostrich burger if you have $ 15 burning a hole in your pocket.
That said, it feels neither high market nor divey. It is a fully amorphous blob of American style beer bar and English pub, and does not seem particularly good nor bad at either of those things.
Like most transit-​related establishments, it’s hard to imagine yourself regularly in this place getting to know people. It is full of people who are killing time before they get where they actually want to go. But it does what it needs to do if you want to drink or eat in a real sitdown restaurant before you get on your train.
It’s 3 stars but could easily be 4 with a more cohesive identity and slightly more friendly service.