I was visiting family in NY this week and really wanted some wings before I left. I stopped at the Anchor Bar to get a take out order at 3:20pm. There was 1 group in the restaurant. I stood for 4 minutes until the hostess/server noticed me a yelled " just sit anywhere". I told her I wanted to lace a take out order and waited some more. While wailing 2 people came in behind me. A couple minutes later, the hostess/waitress came up, ignored me and asked the 2 behind me to seat themselves. She the asked me "what do you want"? I asked for a menu, and received one. But then waited another 6 minutes and heard the people at the 1 table say their food was very dry. I was so annoyed, I left. I ended up going to Wegmans. and bought the self serve wings, which were just put out. Reality, the BBQ, Garlic-parmesan, and Asian wings I bought at Wegmans were better than Anchor Bars. The Buffalo wings were not, but with Rooties Blue Cheese and some Red Hot, they were a pretty close second!!! Anchor Bar, service and consistency. There are too many restaurants willing to deliver both for my 74.33 order. This was disappointing. read more

Wings from the pit. Excellent! Server was excellent. My problem was the amount of small flying bugs. It was really gross.

Excellent pizza and wings! Service was exceptional as always!! This location offers a larger seating area than then the original resturant on Main St. read more

Anchor Bar - American Near Me - Amherst, New York

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Absolutely the best wings I ever had, without a doubt, extra crispy, spicy garlic Parmesan.... don't kid yourself... get them.

Went there for dinner hour on a Tuesday and the place was dead. Nothing like seeing the wait staff sitting at a table shooting the breeze. We got excited when we saw what we thought was the daily special for a double order of wings and appetizer for a decent price only to find out it was only on Wednesdays. When we asked what was Tuesday special, the waitress replied. Jazz night! What??? She said Wednesdays are slow, so that's why they offer that special. Well guess what?? Tuesdays look quite dead to!! We had a party of 12 and some of us decided it would be cheaper to go in on a bucket of wings. So we want 20 Med. 20 BBQ and 10 Mild and we were told they don't do split orders that way and it could only be 25 one way and 25 another way! What??? We were ready to walk out over such foolishness! What wing place does that???Especially when you can order a single order consisting of 10 wings! So we ordered 25 Med and 25 BBQ. for our order. The Medium wings had some spice, but were dry and in no way had enough sauce on them. They almost looked dry. The BBQ wings were saucy, I give them that. But overall, we will not be visiting Anchor Bar's Maple Rd location. If Duff's Sheridan Drive's location wasn't so cramped for space with such a large party we most definitely would have gone there. Heck, next time we will!! 2 thumbs down for Anchor Bar's Maple Rd location, not only because of staff's attitude, but also because of them not willing split flavors! It doesn't require a rocket scientist to split 10 wings,10 wings and 30 wings equaling 50 wings different flavors!! You just lost a customer because of this!!! read more

One star is generous. Came on a Sunday night with a friend, as soon as we get seated the waitress warns us that the kitchen is "slammed" because it's so busy and to expect our food to take a while. We look around and there's 4 tables. Hmmmmm okay. Our food comes and it's cold and the wings are lifeless. Barely any sauce and they barely looked cooked. No thanks. It wasn't just our food, looking around the other tables looked irritated and annoyed. Anchor Bar as a franchise is lifeless in general, but this location is even more disappointing. I'm sad that out of towners come here and think this is what Buffalo is all about. read more

This location is the worst. Came here once at 10:15pm and they wouldn't seat us because they close at 11pm. You could see all the employees were just sitting at the bar talking having a good ole time. Very unprofessional. Order skip the dish from here a few times as well at it was barely decent. Duff's is light years away from Anchor bar. read more

Ordered via Yelp/GrubHub. Showed up 30 minutes late even though I was staying just down the street. Food was cold when it arrived. Cold, soggy wings...not what I expected in this highly talked about place. read more

Man. These are some bad wings. Probably the worst beef on weck I've ever had in my life. I got the wing and weck combo. The wings are small, and the look like the ones I got from pizza hut once. The sauce was not spicy, i even ordered hot. It was mild, barely. The beef tasted like deli meat and the roll was like wonder bread. Get your bread from someplace else guys. The prices were outrageous. I'm embarrassed that tourists think these are real buffalo wings. Without exaggeration, I think Domino's wings are better and they are terrible. read more

My sisters and I came in today to grab a drink and an appetizer. Our serve was Lina and she was amazing. She was very accommodating and had a great attitude considering the recent changes because of COVID. We will 100% be back SOON because of her service. The drinks were good, the apps were good and the service was even better. It was an overall fantastic experience and I want to mention again how amazing Lina was!!! read more

New locations, clean fresh decor. Prompt seating and personable service. Decent draught beer selection( also bottled) good cocktail menu too. Food prices ok to average, food quality ok for a casual restaurant. read more

Anchor Bar - American Near Me - Amherst, New York

We came in around 9pm and the place looked pretty empty. No one to greet us so I figured they were probably pretty short staffed. It looked like there was a big family on the other side of where we were seated and an older couple who was almost done with their meal. Our waitress took our order ( fried pickles app, 10pc wings, anchor bar chips, and water), gave us our plates and water, and then we waited... And waited... And waited. We asked another waitress to check on our order and she never got back to us. Finally, around 10pm, I flagged down our waitress and asked for our order to be boxed up to go. She said they were putting it on our plates right now, did I still want it to go? HELL YES, I didn't want to stay another minute in this janky place. As I walked out, I noticed a table of six people, who weren't there when we walked in, had gotten their food. I was so mad with the whole experience, I just threw the food away. It wasn't even worth eating. read more

Food was good but nobody told me I wouldn't be able to hear myself think with the live music. Maybe some soft jazz/blues next time instead it Fleetwood Mac and Heart blasting in my ears. Solid wings though. read more

We normally would go once a week after a WW meeting. I had not been attending WW for awhile and started back. After the WW meeting we went to the Amherst restaurant. There was an obvious turn over of mgt. I use to be a mystery shopper. So I am familiar w/good training, service and food. All the servers I saw were new. All thin w/long pony tails. We were seated immediately & my husband went to restroom. The server came over and asked if I wanted something to drink. I explained my husband was in the restroom, so I didn't know yet. He came back. We waited, and waited for her to return. Finally my husband hearing laughing and chatting in the kitchen so he opened the door slightly to ask for a waitress. He sat back down and a big black man came out w/a scowl, saying no one is allowed back there - not to apologize - not to flag a server but to reprimand my husband. He did not enter the kitchen, but was simply looking for a server. There were none of the floor. Finally the server came to our table. She was neither well trained or engaging. She took the order. The wings were not well cooked as usual. Done, but not well cooked. We asked for grilled w/Sauce. When they arrived the sauce was so poorly applied you could not taste it. Apparently not only a competent manager was turned over, and competent servers - but the cook is gone. We won't be back. read more

Tried out the new Anchor Bar in the old Honey's/Fuddrucker location accompanied by the usual suspects. Despite living here my whole life, I had never been to the Anchor Bar. Naturally, I ordered a pizza. Very good ! My significant other ordered the wings. Not suprisingly, they were superb. The friend tried the beef on weck and gave it 2 thumbs up. Lastly, the teen went with fingers in some kind of garlic sauce. She was pleased. Overall, a very pleasant experience. We were greeted warmly and seated promptly. After a brief delay ( no more than 5 mins ) our waiter , Ryan, was efficient and friendly. Prices were reasonable. Free wi-fi. To quote Gen. MacArthur " I shall return " read more

Anchor Bar - American Near Me - Amherst, New York

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Not a good experience and unfortunately some of the worst wings I have had in Buffalo. New location or not this is the freakin anchor bar and the wings should be on point, eh not so much. I have eaten wings everywhere in Buffalo and these tasted like they had been sitting under a hot lamp waiting for someone to order them. The flavor was weirdly off as well. It took 10+ mins to even get greeted plus order a drink and the place only had about 4 tables seated. My wife ordered a turkey burger without the roll and a monster turkey club comes out obviously with the bread and the fixings. I was looking forward to having an Anchor Bar close to where I live but I don't think I will be back and I sure won't recommend this as a destination place to go especially with Duff's a mile away. I gave it two stars only because they were apologetic, gave a credit, and the beer was cold. read more

I was very disappointed as I've always heard rave reviews about Anchor Bar. I had a chicken finger wrap, barely any blue cheese on it. My husband had garlic parmesan chicken fingers - terrible. Very greasy, just your typical frozen, defrosted chicken fingers. Won't be making a return visit. read more

Called got put on hold and when another person got on they put me on hold again. Did the right thing and got Duff's, I dont regret it.

Heed these reviews. This is not the place to come and get Buffalo wings. These have no taste. Everything here is appealing to the eye, but lacking in flavor. For the price, you can definitely do better. The wings are definitely edible, but only if you are desperate for a chicken wing and have no other options. read more

The wings were greasy and had little flavor. Just awful. We asked the server and she said they were using the recipe from the original Anchor Bar on Main St. Not even close. Head over to Duff's at Sheridan and Millersport where the wings are excellent(cheaper too). read more

Terrible wings, terrible service. If you're visiting Buffalo and want wings (or quick service, or good food), avoid this place. Also, if you like trivia, don't bother coming here. It takes at least two hours to ask 20 questions. read more

Very unfortunate that the service is so lacking. We watched a number of patrons give up waiting for a drink. The restaurant knows Thursday night is classic car show. There were lots of people interested in buying drinks, but little or no help to supply their wants. Also Out of many of the most popular vodkas, and the bar staff kept leaving to go get food. What about a bar back? Most busy bars do that so the bar tenders don't have to leave thirsty customers waiting. Novel idea. Free from work the think tank. read more

I love this place. They have not had a grand opening yet but during their soft opening, they are doing well with the services. Food always good and servers are excellent read more

Anchor Bar - Best wings ever - American Near Me - Amherst, New York

With covid accommodations being iffy in some places anchor bar seemed to have a great set up utilizing their parking lot for table seating. Server was super friendly and efficient! Food was delicious but I regret to say I may have had some bad tuna in my melt. Spend the day in the restroom. I have notified the restaurant so that they can move forward. read more

I love most of the Anchor Bar locations. Not this one. The server was friendly, but the drinks were slow and the potato skin appetizers came out with the wings. They also did not come close to the potato skins at the original main street location. The wings? Huge disappointment. They were not fresh wings, though the server tried to tell me they were. That insulted my intelligence. They were frozen and thawed. Not only is the internal color different, but the taste is as well. I will not return to this location. I think someone is cutting corners because this location is near the University and college students probably eat here a lot. Transit Road in Williamsville, and the Buffalo Airport location will be my locations of choice when I have friends or relatives in. Too bad, as Maple Rd is closer to me. read more

Frank and Theresa are rolling over in their final resting places for sure. This place is just simply an embarrassment My wife and I stopped for lunch 2 months ago and of course had the wings. I have eaten more wings at more places than most. This includes mega hours spent at the original Main and North location. The wings I had here were some of the worst, most tasteless and overpriced that I have had the misfortune to encounter. Hang your heads in shame! I would never come back to this sorry place read more

Ordered thru grubhub. Shrimp dinner was missing the salad and the potato salad. The batter on the shrimp was really hard-didn't come with cocktail sauce but blue cheese? Weird. The kids pizza was supposed to be cheese and pep but was only cheese, no pep. The food really wasn't good and the order was missing items/wrong. Won't order from here again. read more

i ordered a takeout, 20 wings (5 bbq, 5 chipotle bbq, 5 lemon pepper dry rub, 5 garlic parm) i love it the wings were crispy from the outside ans juicy from the inside. i am defenitly going back again read more

Let me preface by saying this: I used to land squarely in the Duff's camp. Now I'm not so sure. Anchor Bar is known for wings, but the white pizza I had was phenomenal. The crust was sought soft on the inside with a nice crisp exterior. It came loaded with just the right amount of sautéed onions, tomatoes and herbs, all under a blanket of mozzarella. YUM. The wings we had were crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside with a nice sauce. I give them one less star, however, because there was not much difference between the mild and medium sauce, and I thought both could have been zippier. The celery served on the side was fresh with plenty of blue cheese. My friend and I were seated at lunch time at a high table on stools, which was fun, and we liked the sports bar ambiance. The restaurant has plenty of seating to accommodate large groups. The service was friendly, no complaints there. Overall I was pleased with the experience, more than I thought I would be, and will most definitely return for their scrumptious pizza and wings. :) read more

Anchor Bar - Double order of wings, half medium, half mild, and extra crispy. - American Near Me - Amherst, New York

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Went to watch a sporting event as they were one of the only locations to have it on. Was given a beer menu to be told about half of them are not available. Pretty sure the place was going out of business for a little bit but it looks like they are making a comeback. Will go back to see how they're doing for an update. Wings were good, but a little on the dry side. Will ask for more sauce. read more

I just read MANY poor reviews, most of which complained about the service- some dissed the food as well- Well, I had the worst wings EVER at the downtown Anchor bar several years ago, over-cooked/burnt, and I think on purpose because I had the audacity to order them "extra-crispy". Well the Maple Rd. store is nearby my residence so I stopped in last night. Live band on the patio, car show, the place was hopping- we sat ourselves at a table on the outdoor patio. I had 10 hot wings, and ordered 10 more they were so freaking delicious. My wife had a beef on weck and five wings- also awesome by her account. The server was on top of things despite the busy time, and kept a cold beer in front of me. I would be the first person to crucify them if the service was bad. Maybe they are getting the right people hired- they are relatively new location. I'd say give it a whirl. Gooood wings! read more

Slowwwwwwwwww service. Strange because it's always empty. Food came cold. Steak was burnt. Fries cold. Bad sandwiches. Place needs a new manager. read more

By far the worst pizza I have ever had, The cheese is literally thicker than the dough and it is disgusting, order to pick up waited around for 15 minutes nobody came to help, lazy workers sat around and ate, they even burnt my pizza. I would not recommend going here. read more

One star for advertising they are open till 2am when at 12:15am restaurant was closed on Saturday.

Haven't even tried the food yet and already disappointed. We called in an order for 20 wings, left with only 10 wings in to box? Had to go back in to have order corrected. But manager came and fixed the situation. read more

This was my first visit to this location and what a let down, the pizza was soggy and the wings were over cooked and hard. The waitress seemed annoyed with us and very unfriendly almost to the point that it felt like she couldn't wait till we left. The place was empty so it can't be that they were busy. I will not be back. read more

When you use the cheapest ingredients possible, and everything from a bag to deep fry, it taste like garbage. I ordered a salad to start, and I must have had all the stalks on my plate with 1 thin tomato slice, and 1 cucumber slice on top, and the processed blue cheese dressing was the same one they put on the wings....... talk about poor quality. The wings we nothing better than any other fast food wing, with no flavor, just a premixed flavor of Parmesan, chipotle, or barbecue sauce thrown on top. This place needs a good crash for quality. The people were great, so don't blame them, because your food sucks. They can't make it better by being nicer to customers. The owners can be nicer by serving better ingredients that don't denigrate that B.S. story at the door about the origin and history of the founder and how she took pride in her menu......... well that time has come and gone. Stay away!!! read more

I have been to the downtown, original location many times and usually enjoy it. The Transit Road location is not too bad and I can tolerate it. This location however is always a disappointment for one reason or another. I was excited when it was being built in there as it is the closest location to me, but I think it may not last as it is never that busy and your better off going someplace else for wings. Tonight, the waitress was not that interested in customer service and it showed. Maybe a bad night for her. The food took exceeding long despite being not busy. When they arrived, we saw how they utilized all that time. The wings were about 5 minutes past well done. Crispy on the outside and crispy on the inside. Dry as the Sahara. If not for the hot sauce it would have made a nice chew toy for the dog. We order the wings suicide and they were medium hot, but nowhere near "suicide". It is very disappointing for me as when I was younger I was a big Anchor bar wing fan from the downtown location, so if they can't keep the quality up in expanded locations they should just dump them and get back to basics downtown. The 2 star rating was for the pizza my daughter order as it wasn't too bad. Next time I am in that area and feel like "Buffalo wings", I will go to Duffs. read more

Lasagna was disappointing... those who dined with us did not enjoy the wings and dinner salads. A big let down. Then again, we are not fans of the Anchor Bar downtown Buffalo. We thought we would give this a try. Cannot recommend... read more

Food and service were both outstanding during our recent lunch. The chicken wing dip was served hot (temp wise) with more than enough fresh crisp chips. The dip was delicious and had a perfect blend of hot sauce and blue cheese. We had a single order of wings where 1/2 were mild and 1/2 honey garlic. Wings were cooked perfectly and both sauces had a wonderful taste. I found out the wings are fresh and never frozen at this location. I think it makes a difference. The wings were crisp on the outside and moist and tender on the inside. A wing Home Run for sure. Also, huge order of FF that were served crisp and hot. I think some of the bad reviews were prior to new ownership. This is my second time eating here and this group has a winning formula. You will not be disappointed. read more