Another random stop and so excited to see Mason behind the bar! The energy here has been so much better the last 2 months or so with the new staff they've brought behind the bar! The girls are also always great! And Connor is such a sweetheart! Want to see Joe back too! read more

Ernie's Restaurant & Bar - Bars Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

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I've been to Ernie's Inn a few times because I really like karaoke, but unfortunately I've had consistently bad experiences with the staff. There's one bartender/server I've seen multiple times who is always extremely rude and will flat-out ignore me. On one visit, she never served me at all -- I had to wait until someone else came over before I could even order. It's happened enough that even my friends have noticed and literally said, "Damn, I feel like she hates you." It makes ordering anything way more uncomfortable than it should be. The karaoke host has also been really frustrating. She repeatedly skips people, gives inconsistent answers about where you are in the rotation, and then gets an attitude if you ask again for clarification. I've also watched her put herself ahead of paying patrons and sing while other people are still waiting, which just doesn't feel fair when people came there specifically to participate. I don't mind waiting my turn at all -- that's part of karaoke. What's frustrating is being told one thing, seeing something completely different happen, and then getting attitude for asking about it. The place could honestly be a lot of fun, but the customer service and karaoke organization really take away from the experience. I'd love to come back if that part improved. read more

I love EM she bullied me a little bit, but I loved it so much. I'm gonna come back to the bar every time I have a free moment. Five stars no complaints! Every divorced dad should come here read more

tldr: bartender who's mom works there gave himself an extra 15-20$ on top of a 20$ tip! I came here to start off the night, had a few drinks myself, paid for a few other friends, tab was about 50 bucks, i gave our bartender 20 cash because i used to bartend and i know that cash tips are better, imagine my surprise when the charge on my card was 72$ !! the bartender, tall lanky dark hair, who i heard mention to other patrons that his mom? or step mom? was the manager added himself a 15$+ tip to my bill !! there is nothing on the receipts about auto gratuity nor any signs, i am extremely disappointed as this bar is right down the street from me guess i'll keep going to dirty dogs! read more

I've never experienced such rude customer service until today, I was only in this establishment for a total of 3 minutes. Getting rude looks from the bartender from the moment I walked in, who was a blonde woman. As soon as I sat down she proceeded to come up to me and say "if you're not ordering anything you have to leave." What kind of customer service is that????!! My boyfriend was in the restroom for 30 seconds!! Felt very racially motivated. I can't express how disappointed I am. read more

The karaoke DJ is the biggest reason I'm considering going somewhere else. He regularly lets people skip ahead in the rotation as soon as they walk up, which isn't fair to those who have been waiting their turn. On top of that, he's often rude and dismissive toward the regular customers who support this place week after week. I live right next to this bar and would love to keep coming here, but the karaoke experience has become frustrating because of how it's run. A good DJ should help create a fun and welcoming atmosphere for everyone, and unfortunately that's not what I've experienced. Management should seriously consider addressing this issue. read more

First time in: double charged me for drinks. False advertising on their prices. Not a great experience.

Having traveled across the USA imbibing I must say I quite enjoy my time here. It ranks as one of the finer no douche bars in America. I was served by a woman named Shea who is quite amazing and mysterious. I should like to return and hope i hath left of favorable impression among the locals. read more

Went to Ernie's after golf to have some beers. Emmie was a great bartender. I recommend this to everyone.

Emmy. Top tier service. 10/10. Highly recommend. Two thumbs way up. Bartender of the year.

Always love going to Ernie's for a laid back Friday. They have games, cold beer, and a chill atmosphere. Highly recommend this local spot with great service! read more

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Mason the bartender is horrible. I've never been so disrespected from a person before. He stared at me and my friends the whole time. We bought plenty of drinks and played darts. He ended up kicking us out just being an evil person overall, he kept tabs on us all night it was so weird read more

We did not have any food but the drinks were amazing. The vibe inside where the karaoke is was very fun! Our bartender (Lana) was very knowledgeable with the drinks and knew who we were from our last time in which was amazing. She made our experience here at Ernie's memorable. Definitely will be back to see her again. read more

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First off, not a restaurant. They have no food. Secondly, rude staff. My daughter had to take an emergency call from a sick grandmother and she ducked out the open arch into the bar and the bartender took her freshly poured drink and said she was done. The bartenders friends had just entered through the same space to give him a birthday present but when I pointed that out..... he kicked us out. Never going back. High drink prices for a dive bar. read more

Horrible, walked in with a couple of friends and got instant dirty looks, did not feel welcomed at all and bartenders gave all of us dirty looks. We walked out instantly, could not even sit down feeling comfortable read more

This bar would be such a great spot if they got rid of the skinny brunette bartender. I was there this past Saturday w/ my friend on the karaoke side and she was probably the worst bartender I've ever encountered in my life. And working in that industry myself and writing this review is actually very disappointing because of how bad she treats guests and has complete incompetence of scanning her bar to serve ppl in the order they walk up to. I walked up for a round and very patiently waited for approx 15 min and watched her address everyone else who walked up after me. I then politely tried to get her attention and she sooo rudely responded with "you need to give me a minute". And she walked away. In my head I'm thinking girl I've given you about 15 & watched you serve everyone else who walked up after me. How many more would you like?? So I sat there patiently, AGAIN, and these two guys walked up directly next to me and she decides to spitefully try to ask them for their drink orders instead, right in front of me. I then said umm excuse me, we know that I was here patiently waiting already. She then grabs my drink order for me finally and I just explained how I really didn't appreciate that after I've been nothing but patient and polite. She then decides to show how unskilled she is with not only bartending, but basic emotional regulation and then throws my drinks away and says how I can leave now. For context that was my 3rd drink of the night over the span of being there for about 2 hours. I wasn't drunk, obnoxious, needy, sloppy, or rude and entitled for her to act so juvenile and disrespectful. Ernie's if you'd like to save your reputation, I suggest getting rid of her and paying for a bartender who actually knows what they're doing. I know I wasn't the only one who was dissatisfied with her and her inability to make a drink. read more

I had an extremely frustrating experience here. The staff took my real, valid driver's license and refused to return it. I was told the only way I could get my own government-issued ID back was to call the police -- so I had to involve law enforcement just to retrieve my property. That alone is unacceptable. When my ID was finally returned, it had been bent. There was no reason for it to be damaged. Checking IDs is understandable -- damaging them and refusing to give them back is not. On top of that, the owner's behavior was incredibly unprofessional and confrontational. He appeared intoxicated while handling the situation, which only made things worse. It felt chaotic and poorly managed. Based on my experience, this place lacks professionalism and basic respect for customers. read more

This place has been around for a long time. They have two sections so to speak... entry has a bar and is maybe outside(ish) and then they have another bar inside. Karaoke everynight from what I gathered (Aug 2024) and though he doesn't have all the songs or access to them all, dude has been running it for well over a decade. There are a few games I believe, but I was there for the Shirley Temples, karaoke and company of a friend. The bartender was pleasant and didn't seem peturbed that I was on the Shirley sauce and was attentive regardless. I will be back I'm sure as I always somehow find my way back in eventually. read more

I brought my family that was visiting from out of state here for some fun karaoke. It was recommended to me on the Scottsdale Living FB group. We wanted casual "dive bar" vibes that allowed for newbies to have fun at karaoke and not just the seasoned regulars. This bar was perfect! The bouncer, bartenders and DJ were all welcoming, service great and DJ very talented singer. We got there early (8ish) so it wasn't crowded. As the night wore on it filled in, but not overly crowded which was great. We are in our 50's and brought our Dad in his 70's and all had a blast. It was a good mix of ages, older like us and also younger. Only negative is they don't offer food like Yelp states. For us it was fine because we went to dinner beforehand. read more

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Sad I have to give it one star. Never met a more rude and complicated dj, every song was "too hard to figure out". Also the blonde with curly hair on 05/03 never showed and rolled her eyes each time a drink was given. A very gross uncomfortable experience. read more

Went in for a low-key drink after work and were met with rude, dismissive staff. Tall blonde bartender/server made the vibe uncomfortable enough that we left shortly after arriving. Would not recommend when there are much better options nearby. read more

This is an oasis in the desert, the only bar in North Scottsdale with a younger, looksmaxxed crowd. With that said, the bartenders are complete brainless nincompoops. I have never waited longer for a beer in my life. They will lock eyes with you, and then proceed to scrub a glass without serving you, or worse, serve the fat ugly chick next to you, but not you. Great bar, I will never let these god awful bartenders tarnish it for me. Every time I wait 40 minutes for a beer I want to leave a negative tip read more

Dj Grayson is a crowd killer. Worst Karaoke DJ. The ambiance is fine but I definitely do not recommend

best bar ever of all time plus KARAOKE RAHHHHHH i love it here i always have the best time ever of all time

What could improve? Everything. Literally the worst experience I have ever had at a bar. Horrible service. Dirty as shit. Also so many old people. And the "dj" if you could even call him that had no idea how to balance sound levels. read more

I have been a regular here for years as I love the karaoke, darts, and pool. My friend group and I have spent thousands of dollars at this place over the years and have had great times here because of the amenities but also have had really awful experiences but tonight was the last straw and we are never coming back. The staff is pretty nice in general, but Mason the bartender and his mom Asia who is the owner are always rude and expect every single person in your group to order a drink even if some people in your group order multiple drinks. My friends and I always order plenty of drinks and tip generously, but tonight before I even walked in Mason was mad at my group of friends because only 4 of the 6 had ordered drinks. He told them that they all had to order drinks or it would be considered loitering and he would kick them out. Mind you, we have spent thousands of dollars at this bar and he knows this, and they had also been paying for their expensive darts machine. When I came in my friends told me what had happened and it upset me and even though I had planned to order a drink I decided not to because Mason demanding us to order drinks really rubbed me the wrong way. Mason definitely took exception to this and kept on spying on my friends all night until we had to ask him why he was staring at us and then he said everyone has to order a drink or you'll be kicked out. There was 10 of us at this point and only me and one other person had not ordered a drink and most of the others had ordered multiple drinks and we had probably spent another 20$ on their dart board in the couple hours we were there. We have spent thousands of dollars here and did not like being treated that way so we decided to leave and told him that this is not how you run a good business or treat regulars on our way out and he got in my friends who are women in their 20s faces and yelled at them as we walked out. Mason is a spoiled brat who lost his bar thousands of dollars in future profits tonight. read more

I went in with my friends a few weeks ago and was denied service because I was supposedly tapping my card on the bar top. I quite literally was not, but I do have ADHD so I always fidget with my card. But I was very clearly not tapping it to get their attention. A bartender came up to me and cussed me out because I was "tapping my card impatiently". My friends and random people around me were all in shock because it was so out of pocket. Then an hour later, I go back to the bar to see if they'd finally let me get a drink. Before I even fully approached the bar, a different bartender looked me up and down, pointed a finger at me, and said "no drinks for you." A guy next to me asked "what was that all about?", as he noticed how rude it was. I explained to him why they were so angry, so he offered to try buying me a drink. He ordered two drinks (it was a two drink minimum anyway) and the lady asked if one of them was for me. Obviously he said yes, then she denied BOTH OF US DRINKS. It was quite literally insane. A little later I was just goofing around and lightly high fived a Halloween decoration. I swear to god the initial bartender spawned and told me, "we don't do that here". It's safe to say they just wanted to hate on me for the night. It was honestly comical to my friends and I but after reading other reviews, it doesn't seem as though this is an abnormal situation at this establishment. Also don't think the owners/management care about reviews which also means they allow their employees to be disrespectful. Very odd place. read more

Mason and Emmy took great care of me and my people! The only two bartenders I want to see when I walk in

Got kicked out after having one class of wine and their reason was that I had too much. Quite frankly I really do believe the staff were racist especially the bartender name Mason. He was extremely rude to me from the start as he placed his hand in my face when I said excuse me to try and order. me and a friend of mine went to the other side of the building not knowing it was under construction and Mason secretly had a couple of his friends in there playing darts for free and having a good ol' time. I didn't think anything of it until Mason came in, ordered my friend and I out of the place, and once we tried to order another drink the other female bartender wouldn't Serve is, especially me and got extremely rude to me. This is where she kicked me out and I quietly walked out. Unfortunately I will have to try and press charges because I can't help but to feel this place was blatantly racist towards me read more

I came to this bar, looking to have a relaxing night when I handed the female bartender with blonde hair my REAL ID. She refused to give it back and said it was fake and I saw they were very unsanitary with the food read more

Mason was very personable, kind and funny! They were so amazing and made me the best drinks. Emmy was the highlight of my night and was very sweet! Will be coming back soon! read more

Eat dive bar ever. You can smoke a cigar or cigarette while you watch some sport's. and the people watching of the hook. the crowd is different every night so it's not like most dive bars that has the same old regulars sitting in their same seats telling the same old stories. So great place to hang in Scottsdale read more

If you guys dont fire the guy who runs the Karoke you will keep losing business. doesn't know how to talk to people. doesn't have any songs. and disrespects women. I am not here for that. Scottsdale is suppose to be a respectable place and he makes it less than enjoyable.10/10 bartenders, the dj sucks read more

Ernie's Restaurant & Bar - Bars Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

This place is pretty gross. I mean I love a good dive bar, but this one misses the mark. Inside area has too loud, cringy karaoke. Outside area is smoky, sticky and dirty. Drinks are weirdly expensive for it being a complete dive. I just don't get the draw. Oh and no food. But probably a good call on their part. read more

I don't understand a karaoke bar that disregards paying patrons to sing but the dj prefers to have the dj sing for themselves. Ernie's used to be a bar for locals but now has turned into a spot that wants to take advantage of its customer base. read more

Wings were great! I even called and they took time out of their busy night to clarify everything. They were awesome! And you can choose multiple flavors on like a lot of other places. read more

0/10 unprofessional and rude. Asia, the manager, Instantly refused service to me and my girlfriend (we both had identification and are 33.. lol) not sure what her deal is but she needs to pull the stick out. read more

Id call myself a regular at Ernies by now, I've been coming every weekend for nearly a year. My friends and I came in for new years eve, which is already a little questionable. Ive worked in bars and restaurants, the service is terrible, the bar sucks, and its full of crackheads and college kids. Ive been lucky enough to never have a problem here. yet I see at least 3 to 5 people get kicked out each time I'm there. Unfortunately this time was different. we were inside and our friends waited for a drink for about 10 minutes so we decided to go out to the outside bar which was a big mistake. I don't know if they were understaffed, or what, but they had a security guard working the bar he had long girlish hair, I could tell he was obviously on drugs. They must not have liked the look of me because they were serving everybody directly around us, but not my group. So, There is a section of the bar that you arent supposed to stand around so the employees can walk freely which I completely understand. Then we start to notice several people coming up to that spot and getting served right away, there is a literal sign on the bar that says do not stand here. So after about 20-30 minutes of being ignored, my brother and I stood there, again waited about 20 minutes my brother did something I would never do at a bar and tapped on the long haired "security" guards shoulder and asked him extremely politely if we could get a bartender over here. he rudely said "there's a line we will get to you I promise" extremely condescending and slurred. I then exclaim to my girlfriend "if we had stayed inside we would've gotten a drink ages ago" he then said then go to the other bar. And i tell him we have been waiting for over 30 effing minutesI then said I will. He says, I will take you over there. I say, I know my way. then I get kicked out and as I had my back turned and I'm walking away he calls me a loser, then i turn around and get pushed out by a little fat dude. Yet, I am a 24-year-old millionaire, and he's working at Ernie's on New Year's Eve... I will never be back to this place, It's not worth it. I do not care if that's the closest bar, I would rather go home. But, the door guy is super cool I always talk to him when he's there, make him manager. This does not seem like the place that would care about what i have to say, but I thought id let you guys know, Its never been a good time and its always the last resort. read more

Jordan is the man! Got us all taken care of for the whole night. Everything was solid all the way around especially with the service as the cherry on top! read more

Love Asia the booze slinger. Professional, excellent customer service. I have had only a good experience at Ernie's. Awesome Kareoke. Just generally fun, fun, fun. read more