Ended up at the Carousel bar because all the other restaurants/bars had an extremely long wait time. I was seeing a show at the Desert Diamond Arena and the Carousel bar was directly across from the entrance. At first they sat us outside but after asking if they had table service they told us to move inside. Waitress was extremely friendly and the service was pretty good. Drinks were super expensive but also delicious. We got these pickle bombs and they were soo good -- We ate them so quickly I forgot to take a picture. Reason for the three stars is the rest of the food was average, prices were high and both tables we sat at were super wobbly. I was wondering the reason for the name because at first I thought it was an arcade bar -- but they had no arcade games inside -- just a bar in the shape of a carousel -- or maybe it was an old carousel? It was pretty cool looking and the decor was pretty kitchy. Overall it was an average experience -- I would go back for the pickle bombs though!! read more

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Nothing like having a meal and the chef comes to talk our ears off. It's chicken tenders, not a five star meal. Such an annoying man he looked drunk talking to us. Tenders were dry too, read more

We went to Carousel before the Chris Stapleton Concert. We had to leave the restaurant next door "The Lola" because they had no air conditioning working, so we headed to next door to Carousel. The hostess told us they were cleaning off a table for four and it would be a few minutes. Another group of four men walked in and sat down at the table, never even stopped at the hostess stand. Extremely rude as we were waiting for that table. The hostess never got her manger or asked them to move, instead apologized to us and asked us to wait another 10 minutes for a table that was paying their bill. Not the way to handle that situation. We finally sit down and then order a bottle of champagne. Our server comes back a while later and tells us we're not allowed to order bottles of champagne unless it's during brunch, it does not say that anywhere on the menu! So we order glasses of champagne instead. Our server leaves and comes back a while later with only one half glass of champagne and said that's all we have left and we won't charge you for it, but we actually were charged for a full glass of champagne on our bill. We ordered the home made chips and salsa that took forever to arrive at our table. When they did it was basically a tray of chips. The chips were good, but where's the salsa? It came with two small 2 oz condiment cups of salsa. Normally you have to ask for more chips, here you don't get any salsa! When our server came back we asked her if we could put in an order for their flatbread pizza. She was honest and said it would be a very long time before it would come out if we're trying to make the concert on time, so she didn't recommend it. We appreciated her honestly, but how long does a cheese flatbread really take? Unfortunately we will not be returning to Carousel before or after any events we attend at Westgate. read more

Dirty. Weird vibe. 3 GAMES IN THE WHOLE PLACE. Sign says auto 20% gratuity if your tab hasn't been closed after they close. That's not the case, because they threw auto 20% tip on our tab and it was only 630pm. No way this place last and a shame. 5/5 for the big Samoan security guard but literally everyone else is not good. Customer service sucked, they weren't friendly at all. read more

Delicious food, great company, and all around great service with a nice view. Would definitely recommend this place. If you wanna try something different and new cause you would never know a place like this would have such delicious food. read more

Carousel Bar - Buffalo mac & cheese - Bars Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

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It's so amazing. The food is phenomenal. Their service is topped here. I love their servers. I love the ball tenders. They are super respectful. The music is amazing. I had so much fun.I'm read more

Carousel Bar - Bars Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

Absolutely the worst restaurant experience ever. Under staffed, didn't have a full bar and had to order three different meals because they didn't have them. To top it off the food we ordered was cold. Lasagna our waitress was nice and apologized. But what a terrible experience. Don't waste your time and certainty your $$$. read more

Bar is meh at best. Went in for two beers and two shots and was charged 56$ !!! Not to mention the 20% gratuity that was already added to my bill. Crazy!! Bar was dead, and I can see why!!! Not worth the money to sit in dingy, dirty bar with bad service !!! No thank you!! read more

This is for the Carousel Watch Bar at Westgate mall. Worst restaurant I've been to in years. After 40 minutes our food for four people was not received. The restaurant was half full. We did not want to wait any longer. We asked for our check for 3 cokes and two cocktails and they added an automatic 20% gratuity. The server said it is their policy. read more

Came here on a date with my husband looking to have a little fun and a good night. Had two bartenders come up to us for our drink orders. I tried ordering a drink I guess they don't make anymore. Then was told to scan the barcode for a list of drinks. So when the second bartender came to get our drinks I ordered one from the list. Told they don't make that one. So I ordered another one, guess what they don't make that one either. Just basic and beer. Paid 20 dollars to get in and my husband got a beer which wasn't the one he ordered. Don't recommend this place read more

I left a $2 tip due to poor service and next day they made it to a $12 tip $12 was definitely not deserved. Bartender stiffed me on my drink he only filled 3/4 of my cup up. Also what's up with employees asking for tips at the door just to sit down and watch you go in??? Yeah definitely won't ever be returning read more

I came here for my boyfriends brothers birthday and I was so happy we came here! The service was great and Veronica was outstanding! The food was flavorful. I can't wait to return! read more

Carousel Bar - Bars Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

Wings were fresh Plenty of parking Veronica was very attentive and polite Greer selection of country music and games 8.5/10 read more

We came here before the Luke Combs concert and I really appreciated we were sat right away for a party of 4 while everywhere else was about a 45 mins wait. However, it did end up taking quite long to get our drinks once we did sit down but that is to be expected on a day like that. Sadly, the drinks weren't great especially for $15 a pop. Tasted of cheap alcohol and the beer we ordered was sent out warm. I would have to say the best thing about this place was the French fries! They were awesome. The burger came out incorrect from how I ordered it with a few modifications and quite rare. I wish the server would have asked how I would have liked it cooked, however again I know she was busy. All in all, I wouldn't come back for anything other than the fries! read more

Carousel Bar - Lemon drop - Bars Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

This was my second time going to carousel and it definitely won't be my last! The first time I went was on a Saturday last June for my birthday and they were amazing. They allowed me to make my reservations ahead of time and the waitress was very attentive during the entire event. We were able to switch tables at the end to better accommodate our guests and that was nice as well. This time I went during the week and at dinner time. The waitress was amazing. Especially because she was the only staff at work and she was the bartender as well. Both times I tried a lot of different food. I did enjoy the cheeseburger eggrolls in the sauce you dip it in! the burger and fries is amazing too. No complaints here about this business. It is always clean and it always has some fun music to listen to. read more

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Promotional manager has a conflict of interest with a bartender. When the bartender stated that she felt insulted this promotional manager even escalated the situation vs conducting a seek to understand. Promotional manager is just a regular common hoodlumn stating he works for a high level company. Most likely if this behavior continues this place will no longer be there within a year. The talent recruited by carousel is low and does not meet the standard. I request that yelp has an option to submit a negative review. read more

Bartender got mad at a joke, some "promoter" who was drunk and slurring his words, decided to kick us out for that. No wonder Westgate is dead. Place gonna be closed in the next 6 months, mark my words read more

Came here before a show and it was pretty good. I got the carousel sampler and I got it's huge! The mozzarella sticks were thick. The nachos were a good portion. The pretzel bites were good too. I also got a burger but I think we got to much food. If we got the sampler only it would have been enough. It is warm inside. But other restaurants in this area don't really have ac. Not sure why. read more

Bar staff not welcoming. Bar menu very small and ends early. Improvements needed. Very strange.

We unfortunately had a pretty poor experience here. There were way fewer games than their website showed, they got multiple of our orders wrong (drinks and food), we waited long periods of time for tab (the place was near empty), and never offered refills on drinks. Just an unfortunate experience overall and I wouldn't recommend. read more

The server Lexi was so sweet and accommodating! Each meal comes with a lot of food!! We also got appetizers and our fav was the wings and flatbread! The best part was the music that was a combo of hip-hop, old school, r&b, reggaeton and today music. read more

Carousel Bar - DJ - Bars Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

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I love that arcade bars are becoming a thing in Arizona. My girlfriend and I needed something fun to do mid week so we jumped in the car and headed to Westgate. I obviously haven't been there enough as I noticed a lot of new additions to the plaza. We happily skipped into the bar and were greeted by the staff. Let me start off with giving a shout out to my new favorite bartender Jamieca. She was so warm and attentive. Great bubbly personality and completely engaging. What a catch They have speciality drinks and one of them was a pineapple coconut drink. It's a bit sweet so it's right up my alley. I absolutely loved this drink so if you pop in and it's on the menu and you like a sweet refreshing drink ask for the pineapple drink. We also ordered the mozzarella sticks. I'm not going to lie I was a bit skeptical since they looked like egg rolls and I wasn't quite sure how they would taste. Let's just say I'm happy I got them!!! They also passed out some free tokens so I got to kick a strangers butt in Mario Kart. Best Wednesday ever!!! Word on the street is they also have a DJ I wouldn't know it was past my bed time read more

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Really cool vibes and very interesting drinks in this place. This atmosphere is great and the drinks do the job. The presentation of the drinks in this place really shine through. If you're in the Westgate area I don't want to try a new bar, pop in! read more

Carousel Bar - Bars Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

Came to this bar as a part of a NYE party. Attempted to tell the bar tender Zack that the women's restroom was out of toilet paper. I triped and hurt myself, Zack and security's response was to kick me out of the bar. Absolutely would not recommend or go back. read more

Carousel Bar - Outside the bar, assistance from the EMTs - Bars Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

This was a fun place to come visit. We stopped in while waiting to attend the Cardinals v Ravens game. It was fun seeing all of the arcade games there, but I was a little thrown off seeing kids in there. I mean, it was the daytime, and I know it's a restaurant as well. But, seeing children there, while I was at the bar drinking alcohol, just threw me off lol Sadly, I didn't get any food. So, I can't leave a review on that. But, the menu looked nice! I definitely wanna that Club Sandwich! But, the drinks were nice snd they played great music! The music was really loud though, my friends and I really couldn't hold a conversation because we could barely hear each other. But, aside from the little kids throwing me off and the super loud music, it was a cool place! read more

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NOT A BARCADE... it's a bar with some lame games (skeetball, electronic darts). My husband and I were gunna play pool but pretty sure the table was broken. Bartender was super rude. My husband asked what was on tap and he said "look at them over there.." No menu offered and no drinks posted on the walls. Neither one of us can read distance so it didnt help. 2 stars only because the beer was cold. don't bother with this place. read more

I'm sitting next door at Bar Louie after leaving Carousel Bar. It's Saturday night at 8:30 pm after an Arizona Cardinals game and they are NOT serving food. The kitchen closes at 8. Huh? We sat at the bar for probably 5 minutes, the male bartender was making shots right in front of us and did not say ONE word to us. His friends showed up, he left the bar and did handshakes with all of them. Came back and still no hello. The female bartender was nice. Took our drink order, when I asked for menus that's when she informed me the kitchen was closed. Bar Louie at 8:48 pm has probably 200 people in here, and YES they are serving food. Carousel had probably 15 people inside. I'm not in the restaurant business but you may want to change your business model. We moved here 2 months ago and the first try with Carousel my wife and I were the only ones in the place at 5 pm. We decided to give it another shot, sorry no three strikes this time. You're out. Our bill here will probably be around 80.00. read more

Our server Lexi was really great and attentive and the DJ knight Owl plays amazing music had a lot a fun

Lexi was amazing. Brunch was great especially with the music. DJ knight owl killed it!

This place is trash. The audacity to have PAC Man on the wall but not in the building. An arcade with darts and Skee-Ball only and one of those machines doesn't even work. Stop it. Charging $10 to get in, and offering bottle service. Bartender ignored me for 30 minutes so I had to get security help me get a drink. Laughable. I wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy. read more

Carousel delivers a brunch experience that's both delicious and a little different from your typical brunch spots. It's the perfect place for those who want to combine a fun bar atmosphere with the comforts of brunch. Whether you're coming for the cocktails, the food, or just to enjoy the vibe, carousel has a little something for everyone. read more

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Carousel Bar, and I have to say, it was a nice experience from start to finish. The service was attentive and friendly staff. read more

My first impression was that this place was pretty small for an arcade bar. A majority of the space is taken up by the round bar in the center of the restaurant. The games we wanted to play were also out of order so we just ate, drank, and moved on. We were not too impressed by the food but they do have some really interesting menu options to try and the drinks are damn tasty!! I had the pink panther and the pineapple colada which were both sooooo good. The cheeseburger eggrolls were just okay. I gotta say the food is pretty pricey for what you get. The basket of carousel fries was 12 bucks or so which is a little outrageous. I would go back but probably just for drinks. read more

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Eat, drink & game all in the same place. A cool space with good food, unique drinks & air hockey! The bar is filled with classic arcade games, which is great for the family during the day. Or visit on the weekend for a night of partying with friends. The atmosphere is fun, servers are friendly, and the food is tasty. read more

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Loved the big screen tv and actually sound to watch game 2 of the suns. Not too sure about the food and prices? 4 mozzarella sticks for $13.00, dry Mac daddy burger needs cheese or cheese sauce, charged for side salad $3, chicken tender were decent w/fries delicious ( Red Robin taste-due to seasoning), carousel burger okay. Asked for table last quarter of game due to setting up for club patrons. Not coming back . read more

Maui is the best manager this place can have. He is so nice and understands the needs of a customer. This review is a bit late but the male bartenders there are very sweet as well. Along with Bri having a great attitude. I hope they keep their staff as it. Great place to go to during the day for happy hour. At night it does get a bit loud. We got the pizza roll looking things. Overall Maui was the best ! Came back at night and the head security was so sweet. We came for nightlife and he made sure we were safe! Best staff! read more

Great location to hang out and get a few bites and drink! The mood is low key cool snd the waitresses were fantastic. We had barbecue wings and truffle fries. It has a nice vibe for a quick drink snd food read more

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Just came in for drinks service was good, drinks were good!! Cool aesthetics and arcade games. read more

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Had a great time! Had some great food and celebrated a birthday with familiy. very welcoming staff and cozy environment. Here in Arizona on a family trip and made some great memories here. Thank you for making this time worthwhile! read more

The good: Clean dining area and arcade cabinets The bad: Where to begin. Party of six went for Trivia Night, the trivia employees were friendlier than the staff here. It was happy hour all night but when our three checks arrived, everything was full price. When we brought this up with the waitress, it was like she was anticipating this and quickly corrected the pricing. Definitely a calculated move and incredibly off putting. The food was your typical bar offerings, nothing unique but I wasn't expecting it to be a Hells Kitchen experience. The prices were out of world pricing, $18 for subpar chicken tenders or $12 for a vanilla shake lmao? I get inflation but that's criminal. Trivia night is 8-10pm yet the kitchen closes at 8:15 so we had to scramble to find what we wanted. Then the bar closes at 9:30, trivia isn't even over with then, do they not like cash in the register? It was a cold 50 degrees outside, I asked two employees if they could close the propped open doors. Both expressed that the manager wanted them open as if it was some fire escape or zombie were about to chase us. There was maybe, at best, 12 people in the place- no reason to make your guests cold and uncomfortable so the empty West Gate plaza could hear the same three Rihanna songs being played. TL;DR: go elsewhere if you want drinks and food at West Gate, they have a ton of competition but don't seem bothered. read more