Outstanding small town sports bar. we were able to be seated at the bar. The TV's are all over, allowing you to see whatever sports you want, they are very accommodating. Our outstanding bar tender was Kenna! She was quick to service and recommended some great dishes. We had a party of 4, and had rave reviews of the Cheesesteak, chicken, and burgers. They have ample parking, and an additional outside eating area when the weather cooperates. read more

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We were in the basement for a birthday party. The food was mid- they did let us decorate. The space definitely has that unfinished basement vibe. They could have been. bit more attentive considering rhe size of the party. And they could do more to make it more "venue" and less Mom's basement. read more

When we arrived at the restaurant, the restaurant was empty. Several guests came in after us. Table after table was served... We have waited over an hour and are still waiting. We finally just left. read more

Good food for a sports bar and fun groups. Outdoor seating available too. A fun place and casual, daily specials too ! read more

Exceptional Food Quality Service By far best Cheese steak in the area By Far, Honestly probably won't be going anywhere else for the foreseeable future. read more

I've had poor experiences with the sidelines restaurants in the past. My family of 5 got sat at a small booth with a chair at the end for the 5th person. We were also seated at a table that was not cleaned from the previous customers and the table still even had a check at it. Customer service was very poor and we almost left before we were finally asked what we'd like to drink. All the food was good besides the coleslaw which tasted like it was spoiled or maybe way too much mayo. We also all asked for ranch with our meals and didn't even get it until we were all almost finished with our food. Fruit flies flying around during our meal as well. I wouldn't recommend going here for an overpriced family lunch. Sadly, another poor experience at a sidelines restaurant. read more

What happened to customer service??. You're telling me, You'd rather have a pissed off customer rather then Help your loyal customers out?.. I've been sick since Monday. I called & ordered grilled chicken. I didn't want any sides. I wanted Chicken. Told the gal on the phone what was up. Said I've been sick. All I want is chicken.. no sides. Just some extra meat... I get my food & theres 3 little pieces.. Called. Spoke with a manager & was told there was nothing they could do....was basically hung up on... because I'm a little frustrated that I spent almost $20 on three ass little pieces of chicken.. So I paid full price for an entrée of 3 pieces of grilled chicken strips. I'm sick. I'm very unhappy. & it costs me nothing to give your shit establishment, a poor rating on a very highly regarded restaurant site... you wanna treat customers like trash? That's fine. I can treat your restaurant the exact same fucking way. Again, like I said what happened to customer service ??. It went in the shitter once Covid happened ... I've been to that establishment since before it was even opened when it was Oscars roadhouse ... I grew up in that damn building ... & you have a POS system ( piece of shit ) Where you can literally fix / customize and change somebody's order. Charging me full price for three ass little pieces of chicken. Then telling me there's nothing you could do... Hope you're happy. Cause I am now that I wrote this... Fuckers. read more

Ok...so our waitress was decent in checking up on us for drinks but...... when it came time for our bills, there was 3 separate couples that paid with cash. The waitress brought our change and shorted all of us our change by only bringing us dollar bills and none of our change. Example: one of our tabs ended with .24 and she rounded down shorting us .76 cents on that bill alone. All of the tabs was shorted down. I am a great tipper, I don't need a business to short me and my friends because they don't want to make change or maybe increase tips. Anymore, most businesses charge a fee for using a credit card, not cash. I could understand if this was a one off but not when it affects my whole group and appears to be a practice. I do not recommend this restaurant for this practice. Update: This was apparently not a normal practice for this restaurant and the manager has addressed it. I will try this restaurant again and give it another chance. read more

Update: I greatly appreciate that Eric (co-owner) reached out to us about what happened. (Thank you) I am hopeful our experience was only a one time occurrence. We do plan on going back. As I mentioned prior the wait staff has always been great! We have come here before and had good service and good food, and this time our service was still very good. However this time my issue is with the kitchen. All of our orders came out wrong. I ordered the macaroni and added buffalo chicken and sautéed onions. My husband ordered the patty melt burger medium. My macaroni came out with raw onions and the burger came out well done instead of medium. Our server was great, she offered to have my macaroni re-made or a side of sautéed onions, I went for the side. My husband asked for a new burger. The second burger came out dripping in blood and clearly not cooked to medium. Pictured is the two burgers one over cooked and one raw. Also pictured is the raw onions in the macaroni as well as the side of sautéed onions. read more

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Sidelines Sports Bar received a two-star rating from me due to the excessive volume on all the televisions, which made it difficult for me to hear. We ended up leaving early because we couldn't have a conversation at the table. read more

Our server Reagan was great. Attentive and very nice. As always the food was excellent. The kitchen is doing a great job as always. I had written a post regarding the service I received a couple weeks ago with a complaint about our service. Yes we go there a lot. Our service was right back to the great service we usually get. Thanks for quality and locally owned. See you again soon read more

Average bar food, average service as well. I do really like their fowl balls (boneless chicken wings). This is the best sidelines in the chain for sure. Their side salads are very good, they have very good ranch. They have a cheese dipper appetizer which is very good, but is definitely store bought. read more

food is always the same which is okay, but I have been sitting here for 1 hour and no food and there is about 15 tables open! But the chef is taking 85 years to make my food! the ambiance is awful! read more

Nothing personal against staff. The food just isn't all it's cracked up to be. If you're going just for drinks, you'll be satisfied. read more

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I am so surprised by the negative reviews of this place. Our experience was the complete opposite. We came in a party of 13 women who meet once a month at local restaurants for dinner. Some of us arrived a little earlier and sat at the bar for drinks. We were greeted promptly, and at one point the manager came over to introduce herself and asked if we needed anything. Mandy and her staff were fantastic throughout the entire evening. The food was delicious and hot and our server was quick, friendly and was always around when we were needing anything. We are definitely adding Sidelines Italian into our rotation of monthly nights out. Stop by and see Mandy and her crew. You won't be disappointed! read more

so my husband and I decide to give this place one more shot,We love the sidelines in toldedo and was so happy to find one when we moved to lambertville! Why I would decide to go on my bday with such a bad experience last week lol I have no idea! what we figured out was we Weill never be returning! the service is just ok wich is sad! and the food again I wish I didn't even have to give 1 star it's a shame because the Toledo restaurant is all around amazing the food is always hot and taste amazing this time we got the onion rings for starters and the rings seem to be hours old! This time both dinners were bad! My steak cooked well well when I asked for rare and my husbands sides was wrong on his and the server acted as if it was an issue to have it fixed... read more

I can see from the mixed reviews how service can be lacking especially when they get real busy. This is a sports type bar. We did ok at the bar though. Our service was decent our drinks were spirited, and our pizzas were quite tasty. My wife had chicken ranch pizza 9" pie and I had pepperoni mushroom and onion in a 9" pie. I also took a cowboy burger home to take to work the next day. That burger was the best I've had in a while. Only Dans Tavern in Saline makes a better cowboy burger that I've experienced ....so far. It was too poopy to use the outside patio but judging from the number of people inside on a Sunday afternoon ... I'd say the good experiences outnumber the bad. We like it. No Keno though. read more

I booked the hall in the basement of Sidelines Lambertville for my Mother's funeral reception. I was originally leery using a basement, but I was pleasantly surprised. The stairs going down are wide, and the hall is clean and bright. There is plenty of seating, and it has its own bar. The GM (Bryce, right? Sorry if I got your name wrong!) took care of everything. He even kept the food warm for us when we ran a little later than expected. Everyone enjoyed the food (hot food was served hot, cold food cold, as it should be). Would definitely use this space again. Expect to pay for catering, it wasn't cheap but the food is good quality and tasted great. My only negative? No bathroom in the hall, you have to go upstairs. read more

Had an uncooked chicken breast tonight. No thanks, I don't want to die of salmonella. It might be kinda acceptable if it was only once, but I also had uncooked chicken at the Mellwood site, and another time a moldy bun at the Mellwood site. I don't want to come here but my SO keeps making me, but no more...I will NEVER eat at any Sidelines again. I will tell everyone I know to NEVER eat at a Sidelines again. read more

Food is so-so and the tap beer tastes watered down. I ordered the chicken wings and onion rings which were ok. The breading on the wings is thick and crunchy which is a nice change from traditional wing breading. The service was kind of slow.....seems the bartender was too preoccupied with some of the workers who came in to drink. I'm not too hip to young college kids running restaurants and this place is a good example. read more

Food is pretty good, with an emphasis on BBQ. Their standard sauce is really good and has enough taste to be good but doesn't make my mouth feel like it's on fire. I think they have some other sauces for wings. Beer selection here is weak, with only a few taps of non-standard beers. I'd have given 4 stars if the beer was better. Service has been excellent the few times that I've been here, with the waitress being quite attentive. Always seems to be a wait time at busy hours, so be prepared to stand in the doorway for a bit when you get there. read more

So during the pandemic once we felt safe to order out we have been trying to help our small local businesses. Sidelines being close we have ordered from them a few times. And while the staff has been great and helpful the food has not been the same. It's not every time we order but enough that it's brought me here. Tonight's order consisted of a side of Mac n cheese that I was up charged $2 for and my sons easy Mac comes with more than what I got! I got more fries that I paid 69 cents for! Disappointed to say the least read more

Food was served cold (they were not busy). Everyone at the table didn't like their food, server was not that great. Expensive for cold food. Chicken chunks cold and so dry Mac and cheese was horrible(everyone tried it and thought the same) Burger was dry and cold the cheese wasn't even melted. Just wouldn't go back. read more

Great local restaurant! I just keep coming back because the service is always great and I have yet to eat a bad meal. I have enjoyed everything that I have tried so far. Fowl balls are great with plenty of choices of sauces. read more

Great place, we are long time customers. Nice place to go for a few drinks and a quick meal. Special thanks to Jessie the Thursday night bar tender. Service is always quick. read more

This place is always crowded and I don't understand why. I've been to this spot on three occasions. In my opinion, the food is very average bar food. On my last visit with my family, we were a group of six and were told there would be a 20-minute wait. As 20 minutes became 30 minutes, we checked with the hostess and were told we should be seated soon. Long story short, we still weren't seated after an hour. There were empty tables that could have been pushed together to accommodate us, but that didn't happen. The hostesses were indifferent to the length of our wait & simply told us that another group was lingering at the table where they planned to seat us. We requested a manager, but no one ever came to address us. Their lack of concern over our lengthy wait led us to leave and go elsewhere. I never plan to return. Update: Guess I shouldn't be surprised that Management didn't reach out to apologize for our bad experience, but it only underscores that this place is not customer oriented, from my experience. read more

The food is so-so & overpriced. The menu looks great but if you know your bar food, this place is NO bang for your buck.

I went there for lunch and waited for almost an hour for my food. The service is SLOW. Was it packed? Nope, maybe 3 other people in the dining room. I ate my food in less than 15 minutes because I was so hungry, then waited a good amount for the check. This place is overpriced and underwhelming. I can't get over how slow the service is! read more

We were disappointed. Service was terrible. Food was average. Glad I had a coupon.

Sidelines is apparently trying to cut costs and is doing it by cutting a really decent chicken breast sandwich into a fillet that was about3/4 of an inch thick to almost an1/8" and then grilled it bone dry. And the kicker is that it was their Ultimate chicken melt. Huge disapointment, used to be much better. Still good margaritas. read more

Great food, service and bloody marys! Always stop there after visiting indian creek zoo!

Go there all the time. The wait staff is good. Some people have commented that the food is sub par. I disagree. I have never had a problem. We even hosted a work event in the basement and everyone enjoyed it. A+ for me read more

I'm sad to say that they have stopped selling their sauce in bottles...we live in Tucson and always stock up when we come back. Well no more. We had thought maybe it was just the one Location but we hit maumee too and they too said no more. read more

Sidelines is your typical sports bar. Food isn't all that great. The only thing I'll even order there anymore is the wings because it's almost impossible to screw those up. Service is pretty bad. read more

Love the bbq sauce. Wing & ribs nights are super tasty and great value

ordered a Go Order of their Full rack of ribs (award winning) that must have been from a past owner the ribs were burnt and unseasoned plus cold just like the side of fries ....the salad could have been good but they forgot to put it with my order ...Kelly the General Manager gave me a hard time and raised her voice at me , telling me that she wasn't even getting paid for working tonight and she didn't need any attitude !...Sorry Kelly but I didn't tell you to work for free. I'll find another place to get my rib fix !!! read more

New to the area, this place has turned out to be my wife and mine favorite place there Fowl balls are to die for. The BBQ is great. Have always had above great service, wing Thursday are not too bad either.... Great place in a small town read more

Have been going to Sidelines for over 12 years now! Always great service and food! Kids love going here too!! Wings with Inferno sauce and the Foul Balls with honey bbq sauce are a family favorite :) read more

Felt compelled to leave my first review ever. Went in on a Saturday around 2 pm. Not busy at all, yet our waitress proceeded to forget about us. I've been here at least 20 times and never had a bad experience until today. Our waitress delivered our food and never returned. No drink refills, nothing!! She finally did bring us our bill though!! I ordered a blt knock out burger . There was melted hard plastic in my burger... That I almost ate! Since my waitress was nowhere to be found I eventually had to alert the bartender of my issue! The " manager" tried to tell me it was the plastic between the cheese?! Ummmm first that's usually paper and it's not purple!! Finally agreed to take it off my bill. Soooo disappointed ! I will never return. Hope this saves someone from digesting mystery plastic! Yummy... read more

I can see why they have problems when they are busy but that is no excuse to wait an hour for a nine inch pizza. After I had been waiting twenty minutes the waitress finally decided to tell me they were out of cheese for pizza. How do you run out of cheese, when you have multiple pizzas on your menu. Evwn the people next to me ordered a pizza. I don't mean to bitch but I could of sat at home and ordered a pizza and probably got it faster than this place. If you want pizza at this place it would be my last choice and I am one to wait for good pizza. As I am writing this I am waiting for my pizza by the way did I mention it has been over an hour. And then when I did get my pizza there was hardly any pepperoni on my pizza. It was like eating cheese bread with pepperoni specks. i probably would of been happier going to little ceasers at this point. This place has to have thee worst service I have seen compared to the ratio of workers. it seemed like to get any kind of service you had to be a regular. do I have to be a regular to get any kind of respect here and if that is the case fuck this place. read more