First bar to visit in Philadelphia. Moscow mule is excellent! Highly recommend to anyone who is a first timer in the City! read more

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Best value, dive bar just off Broad St oh, and the food is really great. Wings are better than McGillians and atmosphere is chill enough to talk to your friends. read more

For some reason, this is my "go to" place when I'm in Philly on business. Yep, all the rumors are true - Dive Bar, Unpretentious, sometimes a little rowdy - and just simple good food. No extra's, no "foo foo", just very simple basic good food. And as many of the reviews do say, table service is usually pretty good, but the bartenders at the bar are pretty much indifferent to most attempted conversation and go to no great lengths to make anyone especially welcome or offer any modem of care - but, they do serve and do their jobs. I guess, what else can you ask for. read more

This is an authentic center city dive bar with a big heart. Cold beer, fair prices, fast and friendly service, with giant roast beef sandwiches, all served in a glowing green neon light. Just the place to go when the world seems like it's too much. read more

Everything you wish you local dive bar was. No frills, great staff, amazing food. Adding this to the list for every visit from now on

Amazing cozy bar in the heart of the city. It was our last stop before departing Philly, and I'm happy that I left on this note. Lunch was delicious and tasted like home cooking; we had the cottage pie and the cheesesteak. Michele the manager/bartender regaled us with tales of her 33 years there. It's a colorful place and seems welcoming to everyone. Get yourself there. read more

The French onion soup was delicious but the BLT on wheat was even better! Our server who was also bartender that day was excellent and I appreciated that she asked if we were headed to a show to ensure timing. My mule was tasty. An unpretentious little bar with just the atmosphere we were looking for. read more

I have been going to Locust Rendezvous for years but I never had a chance to write a review about it until now. First thing you should know, If you want a dive bar that's in the city then The Vous is your spot. That's what the bar seems to nickname itself. It isn't too expensive, the service isn't too nice, the food isn't too great, but it definitely isn't bad either. The best thing about Locust Rendezvous is their lunch special. I forget the exact price but it is something like $6 for a hamburger and fries for lunch. Cheese is extra, which I always thought was pretty funny. Who ever heard of paying extra for cheese? The drinks are pretty standard. It's a good place to get wine and beer. The liquor, like most places, isn't so cheap. They are known for their Spanish Fries. I had them last night when I went for happy hour with an old friend. They were pretty awesome. I have also had their buffalo chicken salad before and that was pretty good. When I was younger they would take the IDs of everyone at the table and scan them. I thought that was a bit overbearing, but maybe they had problems with underagers in the past. Once, my friend didn't have his ID with him and they wouldn't even let him stay and watch us drink. Kinda not cool. Weirdest part about this place is the bathrooms. It's as if they somehow took a back storage closet and turned it into two bathrooms with some extra thick cardboard walls. The bathrooms are tiny and have a narrow entrance to get to them and just seem really strange. All things considered, I like Locust Rendezvous. All of the bad things I named before are actually kind of charming. It has reasonably cheap drinks, decent food, and a great location. I really enjoy going there. Thanks for the drinks! read more

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Super chill bar with a bartender who may ask and will remember your name. Great food options, power strip under bar for charging, decent local taps selection, large bottled beer selection, very reasonable prices and for my money the best low light lighting, comforting atmosphere in the area. read more

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I love pubs and this one didn't disappoint. I came in on a Sunday afternoon to have a few drinks. Our waitress was super nice and friendly. The drinks are cheap and I even try Tullamore Drew Whiskey which I really enjoyed. I ordered the corned beef with cabbage and it was delicious. They make their own corned beef which showed, it was tender and juicy. This is a great spot in Philly. read more

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Everything was great from drinks to the Spanish fries. Nice bar great vibe. Go birds 10/10 read more

I really hate saying anything negative about one of my favorite places in Philly but tonight's experience really was awful. My friends and I are regulars here because we like the staff, the proximity to where we live/work, and the fact it's such an unpretentious spot in Center City. We try to come here every Wednesday for quizzo/trivia and tonight was no exception. Besides the fact our team sucked tonight we had a great time per usual...well, until it was time when we tried to leave. We got the check and because a couple people had cash at the table they decided to put down $65 combined and we would split the rest of the tab on to credit cards. When it came time to sign we realized each card was charged too much and asked our waitress what had happened. She informed us she had only counted $15 and that our table was the only table she received cash so there must be no way she miscounted it. We've had this particular waitress a few times and she knows us well and to this moment of writing I do not think she took the money but we know SOMEONE did. We then ended up sitting at the table for what felt like eternity (~30 min if not longer) to wait for updates, at some point informed that a "manager was remotely watching the videos" to find out what had occurred. Ultimately we were essentially notified that since they couldn't find evidence someone took the mysteriously disappeared $50 cash they couldn't do anything about it. We were so tired of waiting we ended up just paying and left. It felt sad and disappointing at the same time. I would have never expected one of our favorites spots could leave us with a sour taste in our mouth after what was supposed to be another relaxing night of quizzo. And I thought LR completely mishandled the situation. We likely will still come back but unfortunately it'll never feel the same again. read more

Cheap drinks and good vibe but the cheese fries gave me severe food poisoning. Used to come here all the time but after getting sick for 6 hours straight I am far too traumatized to ever attempt again. Wish I could give zero stars read more

I think my favorite thing about this bar was how sociable the bartender was. She made jokes and conversed and had a personality. Every bar we went to prior was full on bro-ed out for the football game. I don't think I've ever been to a bar during a football game, or maybe I have and NJ is not like this? All the bars were packed and rowdy...we must have walked in and out of 4 of them before rendezvousing here. See what I did there? The crowd here was a mix of young and older, less loud and obnoxious. They were watching the game, but were chill about it. I ordered this maple pumpkin beer that I didn't know existed, 9% ALC and amazzzziiiiiiiiing. Didn't have any of the food, but I would definitely come back and probably walk away giving this place a 4. read more

Great dive bar in the city! If you're looking for a local neighborhood type of bar ... this place is for you. For a dive bar the food exceeds my expectations - recommending the quesadillas, grilled cheese, monte cristo, and sometimes food specials. Tons of beer options with decent prices. Typical place to easy stroll in and grab a table for a sports game as well. read more

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We went to locust Rendezvous on a Thursday around 6. It wasn't crowded and we were seated immediately. My husband and I both had the lagunitas daily special draft beer. It was really good and only $3.50. We both ordered the buffalo wings and shared a basket of waffle fries. The buffalo wings were really good! They were crispy and the sauce was tangy! They were served with ranch and celery sticks. I have to complain about the ranch. It was disgusting. It tasted like the nasty "lite ranch." It was inedible. Also if you're eating wings, who would even consider "lite ranch?" Like they can't even spell "light" correctly! Anyway, the waffle fries were good! This place was fun! The food was good and super affordable, and the service was good. It's a hole in the wall place, which is sometimes exactly what you need! read more

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We initially had an issue with the way a single employee treated us (pretty ridiculous) which had me review the vous. The staff reached out after seeing this and went above and beyond to clarify what happened, addressed the issue immediately and treated my wife and son like king and queen when they went back. It's not about the mistake it's how you respond to fix it and they certainly did a great job. Thank you. read more

Amazing staff to compliment the food. Many food items to choose from making it a location good for any size group and appetite. I will certainly be back to try the French onion soup which I hear is the best in the city. read more

First time customer and not a last time customer. The perfect dive bar. Clean, friendly, good food, TVs for sports, etc. Our server Kimberly and the other staff were fantastic and friendly. Turkey club (turkey made in house), eggplant parmigiana platter (homemade), chix parm sammie (homemade) and funnel cake fries. Plus, plenty of quality adult beverages. read more

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We took a chance and are really glad we did! A friend and I stayed the night in Philly for another event. We wanted to go get something to eat and drink in a comfortable, not crazy young crowd place.. This place was cool. Kind of reminded us of a CHEERS type bar. (We are old! Lol) We enjoyed our food, our drinks and most of all our conversation with each other and our server. Glad we stopped by and hope to stop in again! read more

It's a damn shame this great spot has such awful staff. The food was great, atmosphere was was nice but the bartenders were AWFUL!!!!! So rude, drink read more

Fairly typical bar in Philly. It was an any-city bar meaning it's the average typical dimly lit bar you can find anywhere with low tempo jukebox music droning on in the background. Nothing stood out to me here but I already walked in, so I decided to stay for a quick drink. The bar was crowded and so was the seating areas, so something must be good here. I guess it was the sad songs playing on the juke box that ultimately scared me away. Plenty more upbeat spots around. read more

The Good: The Vous has some pretty awesome drink specials. Each week they have a different draft beer for $3, a bottled beer for $2, and a shot for $2. and it's good stuff too. I was enjoying some Blue Moon drafts in all it's orange filled splendor. The Vous also has a pretty good late night menu. It has the chicken fingers and fries that every late night food serving pub offers. but you can also chow down on some calamari and popcorn shrimp. The Bad: There's not too much bad by my book, but I love me some dive bars. and this bar hit that mark. I did get to sample the worst of it's jukebox and I'll get to that later. they also had some pretty horrible Budweiser memorabilia that I wasn't big on. I do think that the only truly bad thing for it though is just the fact that Good Dog and Mcglinchy's are the better dive spots to go to in that area. The Ugly: The fact that there was a group of older men serenading the entire bar with old man rock. We're talking the some pretty horrible musical choices sang very out of tune. And it wasn't even a karaoke night! scary. I also got to find out what burnt Smarties smelled like courtesy of Chrissy R.'s randomly creative pyromania . Overall: while the ugly moments of the Vous are better left avoided, it does make for a very worthwhile nightly Rendevous. read more

OK, so I'm not a huge fan of dive bars, but I gotta admit, I'm totally a fan of "the Vous!" I live nearby, so have come to the Vous often for drinks. Its cozy, inviting, and they take credit cards. A lot of dive bars around here don't. The craft beer selection is usually pretty decent for a dive bar. And even though its classified as a dive, its not really that dive-y in here! Its just a good 'ol pub where you can toss back some brewskies and have a fun time. I finally tried the food here, which is why I'm now writing a review after drinking here time and time again. The food was actually really good! You're not getting gourmet gastropub food here, but let's face it, for a dive bar this food is pretty great. And, huge selections! I had the Italian roast pork grinder, although the actual pork was slightly dry, it was totally juiced up with lots of spinach and a heaping portion of melted provolone cheese. Yum! My friends ate the chicken parm, which was a massive portion and looked really good. The quesadillas were also huge, and my friend devoured them. I also had the loaded waffle fries, "mexican style" was too spicy for me, but the original cheese fries with brown gravy hit the spot! Holy hell those gravy cheese fries were amazing! Good times, good people, laid back atmosphere, just an overall chill spot. Woohoo for the Vous! read more

Locust rendezvous is super convenient for bite to eat before going to see show around the corner. It's a dark small bar. Great service, strong drinks, and decent bar food. My wife had the cheesesteak and enjoyed it. I had the Buffalo chicken tenders. There weren't frozen cake breaded chicken tenders. You could tell these were hand breaded in their kitchen. They were very good. We also ordered some loaded fries that were delicious as well. I'd like to go back and try an entree. read more

A tourist's dream! The Rendezvous is good food at an excellent price where you're surrounded by locals who like their sports teams, their (daily) $2 beer specials, and good conversation. The place was recommended by my air bnb hosts, who were spot on regarding the laid-back environment, good food, and accommodating staff and Customers. The menu sports a good variety of dishes with a healthy dose of "recession specials" for lunch and dinner. I had the half-pound burger and fries ($5), a cup of delicious minestrone soup and a couple of beers (Yuengling a must) all for $13.89. It is convenient to the downtown area-- where everything is walkable. Highly recommend for anyone wanting to get off the beaten path, enjoy a good affordable meal while watching Philly sports. Enjoy! read more

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This place is my jam, been in love with this place since I moved to the East Coast. 1) This place is very reasonably priced, pitchers of Yuengling around $9. 2) Drink specials galore, beer,shots, food, cherry bombs etc. 3) Not only a great bar, but they have great food, very reasonably priced, try the buffalo chicken tenders. 4) The crowd is more on the mellow side, most people come here with their own group of friends, not really trying to meet new people. 5) Lots of tables and juke box. Yup, my friends probably hate me, cause this is the place I always want to take them. read more

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Awesome food and service. Best little spot in Philly to grab a cold beer and nice dinner at small town prices. My go to when I'm traveling through. Well within walking distance to the Hilton Double Tree if you're staying downtown. read more

A step-up from your typical dive bar, Locust Rendezvous gives you that divey feel complimented with a robust drink/food menu. A "dive bar" so close to Rittenhouse should always make one skeptical, so I was pleasantly surprised to find a real neighborhood atmosphere walking into the strangely named Locust Rendezvous (or The Vous as people insist). Walking inside it looks small, but with lots of seating along the sides and a fairly large seating area in the back, odds are you'll find a seat somewhere. Lots of TVs line the sides of the bar and the service is...well the wait staff goes at its own pace but is never rude, adding to that local watering whole feel that other bars try to emulate. The drink specials here are oh so, so cheap - the rotating beer of the week is $2.25-$3.25 a glass, it's totally worth coming buy here for that alone (when I went it was a craft seasonal pumpkin beer). The food is pretty solid too - I ordered the Jalapeno Poppers ($6.95) and Cheese Steak Nachos ($8.95). The poppers were the star, perfect deep fried goodness. The nachos were a bit disappointing - just meat and cheese (I don't know what I was expecting), the chips were those cheap ones you get at sports stadiums and the cheese was meh. Overall, I have to admit I enjoyed my experience at The Vous, and if I;m in the area again I'd be inclined to come back. If you're looking for a neighborhood bar and cheap beer, you'll have a good time here. read more

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I get that folks have experienced a mixed bag of times here, from good to bad. I've been lucky enough to only enjoy the former, as every trip to the Vous for MOI has been a solid one. I've got to commend them for tolerating the boozy folks who always seem to stumble in here, in addition to the men and women just rolling up for some cheap tasty dinner. It toes the line for me between feeling divey and feeling not terribly divey, which I'm fully into. Sure, the moonshine cherries might not be too strong, but they're an experience. The beer options have never disappointed, especially with a hint of $3 Abita options every now and then. My first experiences eating here were all about the Spanish fries topped with Onions, Jalapeño's and Melted Cheddar Cheese. My very favorite. The other day, we left an event that was a little light on the food and headed straight to the Vous. A single quesadilla was large enough for three of us to get some hearty cheesy goodness in our bellies to continue with the rest of the night out! I'll also say that, if you can get a table, they do a great job dealing with a large party. We had a farewell gathering where we brought a set of Cards Against Humanity to play, took an entire corner of the bar with about 15-16 people coming in and out over the course of the night. It might not be the first place I bring a guest from out of town, but I inevitably end up here rather often. And I'm a-okay with that. read more

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Great "dive" bar. Weekly specials include craft beer pints for $3, cans or bottles-$2 + shots for $2. Can't beat that. Also have a limited but decent tap list. The afternoon bartender/ manager Michelle is very friendly & accommodating. Always enjoy coming here for an early after work start to Happy Hour as the weekly specials are good anytime. Have yet to try the food; but it looks and smells good! Discount specials for that as well. read more

This is definitely as described - a dive. No staff members acknowledged us within our first ten minutes (and it wasn't especially busy), so we ended up making our way to the bar to ask for food menus and order a round of drinks. We were then informed that our drinks would be bought over by our server along with the menu. Thankfully this happened pretty quickly, however sadly the rest of the service was rather slow. I ordered the phili cheese steak sandwich and my friend who wasn't particularly hungry decided to try the pizza fries. Food took around half an hour to be bought across to us which we thought was rather a long wait considering there were less than six occupied tables in the bar at the time, only two other tables of which had ordered food. My steak was rather bland, so much so that I had to add salt and pepper myself in order to provide any sort of seasoning. My friends pizza fries were just waffle fries smothered in tomato paste with melted cheese on the top - nothing spectacular or flavoursome either. There is a juke box within the bar and the music playing was a good selection - sadly this was the highlight of the night for me. Overall a dark and dingy bar which serves average food. read more

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My boyfriend and I had our first meet-and-greet here (because we met on the internet, and I am clearly not too proud to publically admit it), so I am biased in favor of "the vous." That is, until he cold-heartedly leaves me for a younger, prettier girl, in which case I will then cry and kick sidewalk dust towards the front door in disgust and despair. But let's not be cynical. The Rendevous has awesome drink specials, a dive-y neighborhood-y feel, and decent food. Service is just fine. What's not to like? read more

Let the bartender know to cut off a friend I came with after being here for nearly TEN HOURS drinking but she still served the person when they clearly shouldn't have been drinking anymore. That can create a dangerous situation read more

For the food, the drinks, the unpretentious, this is one of my favorite spots. A no frills and laid back bar we love. Bar food and great drinks. Plus all your favorite Philly sports in one place with like minded ppl. What's not to love? The staff btw are always down to earth which makes the experience in my opinion. read more

The Vous, a center city Philly gem. I hope this reviews brings you more patrons but not too many more because id prefer if the low key appeal stays the same. $3 victory hop devils, $3 sams, $2.50 miller high life's and all other random drink specials throughout the week. This place isn't a culinary masterpiece but they make spot on bar food. Great wings, tuna club, buffalo chicken salad, and French onion soup. Cheap drinks and food done right. read more

This place is probably like a 3.7, but Yelp doesn't care to add the ability to be more detailed. It's a dive, that's for sure. The service is fast and friendly, and the food is pretty good. Some friends and I tried the Philly, as well as the grilled Reuben. Both were very good. Earth shattering? No, but very tasty. They have a few beers on tap, and a nice bottle lost. They also offer specials (like a 16oz Black and Tan can for $3.50), which is nice. I would recommend this place to friends. read more

Our go-to bar when Philly is rallying. Love this joint. The vous. A little disappointed that the jalapeño poppers were taken off the menu but the onion soup and buffalo chicken tenders are yum-may. read more

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Besides being somewhat of the neighborhood's "Cheers" pub, and the #1 go-to post-shift watering hole for probably half of Center City's restaurant and industry staff, this gem has been consistently satisfying the palates of many hungry meal-seekers for 26 years. With a friendly staff, large and diverse menu, all-day breakfasts, and some of the best cheesesteaks, patty melts and waffle fries in the city, they deliver nothing but the best every time. In regards to the drinks- full bar, rotating drafts, and an extensive bottled beer menu are meticulously managed to intrigue even the most demanding of craft beer enthusiasts. Many seasonal drafts, or local/specialty beers are offered as weekly specials. Pitchers can also be a great way for a group of friends to catch up in one of the booths or back tables. In terms of the menu and their kitchen- I've been asked before what's good by several people. Pretty much everything is really, really good. It's fresh, cooked to order, large portion plates deliver a great value for the money and never disappoint. The quality and consistency of the food here has led many to become regulars, reassured by the fact that their feet and stomachs have led them someplace special in the neighborhood. Soups are made fresh daily, sandwiches and appetizers are delicious, and you can't go wrong with an omelette or breakfast plate any time of day here. If you're in the city visiting, or just in this part of town, make it a point to stop by the vous- you won't be sorry. read more

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Came in here on a busy Saturday night @7pm with my 2 friends, we were seated right away. If you like the relaxed hole in the wall kind of places without all the frills, but a fun relaxing atmosphere, this is great spot for you. We had the pleasure of being served by Sarah and an older woman who's name I didn't catch, but they both were seasoned professionals who know how to take care of their patrons. They were welcoming, warm and helpful. I highly recommend the waffle fries and the Ruben, my friend and I couldn't believe how good the Ruben was! My other friend also commented how good the tuna sandwich was, so side note for you tuna fans, you may want to check that out. All in all a really fun night out at this place and I'll be back soon enough! read more