Cleveland Draft House is one of our FAVORITE spots in the area! The food is always - and I mean ALWAYS - amazing. Some personal favorites are definitely the fish sandwich and the chicken parmesan sandwich but I've sincerely never had a bad meal there. Great beer list on tap and they make a great Bloody Mary as well! Plus - free pool on Sundays is a great deal if you like to play! read more

This place is the twilight zone! We went in Saturday about 5 and sat at the bar and the two bartenders were very nice, then it went downhill. The other bartenders started trickling in. The service went away. We were then ignored for a good 10 minutes to order food because they were all drinking a new liquor on tap. The one bartender loves to drop f bombs, the other was showing everyone her phone and something that happened to her dog, the other was so stoned out of his mind I don't know how he could function, and the other was vaping while working. No one asked how the food was- which was sub par at best. The chicken was chewy and fries were stone cold. If you want a job where you can do whatever you want and not take care of your guests, work there! Will not go back. read more

Service was okay but besides that this was probably one of the worst restaurant I've been too the fried pickles were unbelievably salty, the "Hot" wings had no flavor. The onion rings had to much batter and wasn't cooked all the way nothing that we tried was actually appetizing. read more

I've been here numerous times and am always happy with my meal. It's a great spot to hang out and be with friends.

We have been here 3 times allowing the opportunity for the draft house to redeem themselves. The beer and selection is great! The food not so much. If you want to pay for average food you can cook at home, have at it. I still would go for the atmosphere and the beer, but the wife will not. read more

First time here; took a gamble based on reviews & location. Not disappointed. Fish & chips were delish. Cuban sandwich would've been better pressed in grill but was ok. Beer selection stellar. Wait staff was friendly enough. Clayton doesn't have much to offer so glad we finally checked this place out. Will definitely visit again. Oh, funnel cake dessert is a must and though it was shy of powdered sugar, the caramel & chocolate dip made it so good. Cheese cake was standard. read more

Cleveland Draft House is by far my favorite place in Clayton to go eat and drink. The food is always great, their beer selection has everything you can think of, and their staff is even better. read more

Worst server ever. Just a suggestion... if the service is slow... don't say " It'll be ready when it's ready". That crawled all over me. Things happen and customers do understand when it's put to them in a way that lets them know the server actually cares. He did apologize and money was taken off the bill but it's still worth noting. read more

Crab cake was only cooked on 1 side. Bread was soggy. House salad was good considering that's all that was edible on my plate. Maybe the cook was having a bad night. read more

First time and very impressed. Great menu and great food. Went with a group of 15 and had a chance to see many different menu items. Club sand is a favorite of mine and this one did not disappoint. Sour dough bread, fresh crisp bacon and real carved turkey, not deli, what's not to like. Good service and really nice place. Bill read more

Great food and great service. Love this place any day of the week. Between the live music, the karaoke, and the trivia. This place is a one of a kind here in clayton. Can't wait till my next trip to the Drafthouse. Best ribs in town read more

I have been to the Drafthouse at 40/42 and always had good food, good service. The Clayton experience was very different. It started off well, getting our drinks quickly and submitting the order. But it was an hour before the food came out. The waitress abandoned us. Other servers brought the food. Even then it came two orders at a time for a party of seven. The folks next to us had their order come out in two trips, 15 minutes apart. The chicken was definitely not " blackened", more like just cooked and over-seasoned. While waiting for our food, a horrible noise came from the bar. It turned out to be one guy "playing" electric guitar and making a painful noise that was supposed to be singing. Honestly I have never heard a worse performer in my life. Not going back read more

Ok, I read the negative reviews and stayed away. Today I decided to see for myself. I got seated right away. The beer selection is awesome. I was served a drink within minutes of being seated. And my food arrived 10 minutes later. Did I mention this place is packed tonight! read more

I recently visited Clayton and checked out this food joint. The food was very delicious and they got my order exactly right! The tall foodrunner with brown hair is amazing, he had tentative service throughout the whole time and had good manners. They had a huge liquor and beer selection, which my husband absolutely loved! The waiters and waitresses knew what they were talking about and seemed very enthusiastic about their job! This is definitely a redo and my husband and I loved it. read more

NO SERVICE AFTER 40 MINUTES. MANAGER DIDN'T CARE. Arrived at 6pm Friday evening. Sat on the patio. 20 minute wait and no service or menus. Others on the patio were waiting as well. Bar tender came out with some patrons, they sat down, he took their order, he ignored everyone else sitting at tables on the patio that had been waiting a long time, he turned and left. Turns out no server is specifically assigned to the patio so it is random who and when they go out and what tables they serve. Ok, so in we go to the bar area high tops. The table was dirty, not wiped down. Server came by, she wiped the table, gave us menus. She dropped off waters, we explained our patio story. She apologized, explained the lack of clear assignments for patio service, said she would be back in a minute to take our order. 15 minutes later, 40 minutes after walking in, she had yet to come back, we left, never to return again. On the way out the door we asked for the manager...he was standing right there chatting with the hostess rather than managing his restaurant on a Friday evening (clearly he needs to be walking around giving his servers some pointers!). He just said sorry as we walked out the door. Have you ever had service that bad before??? The entire lot of them aught to lose their jobs or go through retraining on customer service. Nobody expects no service after 40 minutes. The restaurant was maybe half full at the time so it wasn't that they were crazy busy. Something is not right here. Poorly trained servers. Lack of clear responsibility for the patio tables. A manager that is not on top of his wait staff (hey, after 40 minutes we should have seen the manager walk by at least once?). Sad to see a business run so poorly. ...oh and all the manager can say as we walk out is "sorry". What about "dinner is on us, let me personally take care of you?"....no that would take effort and a manager that cares. Sad. I hope the owners wake up and turn it around. read more

Awful, tried it for a 2nd time hoping it would be better...no such luck! Husband served wrong burger, I tried the "better" Chardonnay.... Nasty!!! Tasted like box wine!! Won't be going back, oh and the service sucked!!! The first time we were seated at booth near front, the hostess continually came over to scan tables directly over my right shoulder flinging her long hair, no thanks, NOT AGAIN!!!!! read more

Went here for our anniversary. Waitress was very nice. Wanted a great steak. Got a tough steak that wasn't cooked like I requested. Had to send it back. Got it back and it still wasn't cooked right but was tired of waiting. Roll was hard. And baked potato was not done. Waitress blamed it on a large party. Disappointed since it was my anniversary. Not the place to go for steak. read more

Beer was good and atmosphere was fun. The food - not so much. Fatty steak, starchy potatoes, and canned green beans were....yuk.

Cool establishment that offers a nice blend of dining and pub style atmosphere. Great beer selection, including plenty of local selections. The food is well prepared and tasty. The ribs are my favorite. There are two separate areas - a dining room only area, and a sports bar area with pool tables and plenty of TVs showing all the games. Great place to hang out with friends for a few drinks, or to bring your family for dinner. The staff is always friendly and happy to help with your drink or food selection (Stephanie and Brad are some of my favorite peeps). read more

Depressing. Really drab place. Service is average. Food is nothing special. Menu is limited. Clayton really needs an upbeat fun place to eat. This isn't it. read more

We love the Garner location so we decided to try the Clayton location because they have more taps. BIG MISTAKE. The wait staff was horrible. Our food order was brought with NO tableware. Unfortunately, we didn't notice until the server was gone (put the food down and took off). We sat, trying to get somebody's attention then finally went to the waitress "station" and got our own. Sitting with an empty glass for 20 minutes is bad, but when you are eating, it's ridiculous. Trying to wave at a waitress was ineffective so we finally held our glasses over our heads, hoping somebody would notice. It didn't work. We probably won't go back to this location. read more

Typical bar food, ok service. Nothing special here at all.

Not a fan of the food. The atmosphere is dark and a little depressing. The food. The food is just okay. It's nothing special. Don't waste a trip. read more

The food is great and the waitstaff is always really friendly. Have had only good experiences here. The actual wait time is always less than what they tell you. read more

Some offerings are good, others are not. Mashed potatoes are so heavy and dense, disgusting. Don't order the shrimp scampi, the sauce is 100 percent butter and no garlic. Ribs are good as is salads and burgers. They do not cater to gluten free nor senior citizens. read more

Love this place! Beer is always cold. I meet new friends every time I walk in. You couldn't ask for a friendlier wait staff than Wendy and Ashley. read more

Waited about 20 minutes for a table - went in at 6:30pm on a Friday night - I think thats reasonable. Friendly service. I wouldn't recommend the mac-n-cheese, but I liked my burger and fries. Dining area is crowded, but I tried not to focus on that too much. If ya can't beat em join em. I say, give it a try! read more

It's like Applebee's with better beer. There's nothing special about any of the food here. I stop by from time to time and get an appetizer with a couple beers when I'm too lazy to cook. The pub chips are pretty good but McKinley's is doing it much better across the street in the Lowe's parking lot with a worse beer selection. read more

Yikes it wasn't good. Sweet fries appetizer was over-fried and tough to eat, Caesar salad was soggy and coffee stale. All of it at 11 am, seconds after they just opened. Maybe it's much better if you drown all of it with beer but if you dont, you are left with lasting after-taste of garbage meal. The kind you need antacids and a weekly house rehab on homemade food later on. Two stars are for ranch dressing which I loved. And trust me, its two too many. read more

Easily one of the best selections of beers on tap available in the area and the burgers I've had every time I have come here have consistently been the best out of any restaurant I've been to in Raleigh. read more

We were excited about this place since we don't have much like this in Clayton. I was disappointed as soon as we walked in- the decor/atmosphere is just depressing. The service was mediocre and the food was pretty good, but I felt like I was eating in a dimly lit nursing home cafeteria. read more

I came here to celebrate with a couple of friends for my 21st birthday. It was a great venue, very clean and not to crowded. We were very excited to have a fun night out. However, When we arrived the female bartender was very bland and didn't give us great service. We asked for a drink suggestion and we were given idk.... the drinks are VERY overpriced. One shot of crown and cranberry juice was $8. Not to mention the female servers were very rude when we went to order food. They do not try to make the experience enjoyable. She walked off before I finished telling her my order... Then came back and asked for a credit card to put on file in the middle of us eating incase we would walk out without paying... On the plus side, The food was very good and came out very quick.... Overall, This place really needs some help in steering their service in the right direction, it ruined the whole experience. I would not recommend going here!!!! read more

Cleveland Draft House - Sports Bars Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

This is a great place to go and have a drink and dinner and just unwind. By far the best burger I have ever had. Great service and very fast from order to table. I have been a server and bartender in the past and understand the frustration that can come with a bar atmosphere but everybody was so nice and friendly it made it an awesome experience. Would recommend and definitely be back. read more

Love this place! I've never had anything but great food from this place. The menu is reasonably priced. The outdoor eating area is a big plus. read more

I'll go here to meet my girlfriends when we want to get together. They have a ton of different types of beers and a few wines which is what I drink. The service and food are good. Its a Draft House, they are all pretty similar, and it is convenient to my house so I'm not complaining! read more

If I could give negative stars I would. I've never in my life had to take my dinner home because everyone at my table got their food correctly and ate it before I got my remake back to the table. I got the blackened chicken alfredo, no broccoli sub mushrooms. Server entered no tomato sub mushroom. The plate went back, they took the broccoli off, poured more sauce on top so I wouldn't notice and still had no tomatoes. The same plate was brought back twice to me, why they couldn't grasp I wanted tomatoes and mushrooms just baffles me. The time we came before this was the day you get $1 off each sandwich, the server charged us full price, then fixed it, charged our card again, and days later the cheaper price got taken off of our card, the manager came and talked to me tonight and didn't even seem to care that much. I like their food, but I don't believe I will go back. read more

Our experience on 12/17/2021. We ( Senior Citizens ) had the worst Waitress ever. We had to continually, request Tea and wave to her, to get what we needed. After getting appetisers we had to actually, specifically request napkins and silverware, so we could dine. After a very long wait time for our Entrees, we finally got them. The Burger I ordered was burned black and the baked potato was unwrapped and cold. After taking two bites of both, I sent entire meal back and requested to not be charged. The so called "Manager" made zero effort to come speak to us and according to the Waitress, only deducted $6.00 off the bill. This was after the Waitress had dared to question me and argue that the burger was prepared exactly the way I'd ordered it. Instead of ordering two more meals to go, which we had planned, we boxed our leftovers and took the bill to the front register. The belligerent Waitress followed us and angrily complained that she was supposed to process our payment. She then processed it, then angrily slammed down the receipt and my visa card on the counter! Well, this aggressive, angry attitude and disrespect toward us, especially after having sent back an entire meal, directly resulted in no tip, absolutely zero. So, as we turn away and begin to exit, the Waitress shouts out "Merry Christmas, Asshole" ! Again, the Manager never came to speak to us about sending a meal back or if there was anything that could be done to satisfy. What an extremely memorable and disappointing dining experience! Horrible! Based on our experience tonight, I definitely Do Not Recommend Cleveland Draft House. Don't expect too much when giving this establishment your business and perhaps you'll even be called an Asshole, on your way out the door. I believe, if a Police Officer had not been standing there, in the front lobby, that waitress would have physically assaulted me. She was Livid! ( We said nothing. We just got the heck out of there, asap.) Be careful if you visit this Bar, it could possibly be dangerous! Will we ever go back there? What do You Think? read more

My wife and I went in last night for a bite to eat at this establishment. Our server was very friendly and since it was our first time she helped go over the menu with us and answered all our questions. This review has nothing to do with our service or the food, but with the management. We were interrupted during our meal by loud yelling and arguing occurring just feet away from our table. An older woman, I presume a manager since she was dressed differently, was yelling at two of the waitresses, including ours in front of the entire dining room. If this is how issues are resolved at this restaurant, we will not be coming back. It was hard to enjoy our meal with this going on in front of us. I suggest finding someone with less temperament or who knows how to handle a restaurant instead of who is acting manager now. read more

Tim is a great guy who contributes to my charity golf tourney every year.....Good pub food, great selections of local craft and national beers....gameroom, plenty of TV's in the bar area, and a separate dining area....plenty of parking and a small outdoor seating area read more

The ribs here are consistently amazing. I have had ribs all over America and have found none better than these. The meat falls off the bone, and the sauce is quite good. I always ask for an extra cup of sauce. They'll always put a half-teaspoon of slaw on the plate. It's not enough, but it's the ribs I'm concentrating on! read more