I used to play here many years ago with our band..It was a fun place to be..The people who worked here etc. were great. I havent been there in a long long time, but the memories are nice. read more

Came here with a friend because we happened to be in the area and were in need of food and some beer. I ordered chicken quesadilla and wings, and my friend went with mozzarella sticks and a margherita pizza. The wings were nothing special. Not awful, but there are so many places that do a far better job with them. The quesadilla? I was delivered a plain cheese quesadilla and noticed about halfway through it was chicken free. The waitress offered to replace it, but since I was half done I declined. There was nothing special at all about the quesadilla other than the overcooked tortilla that disintegrated into a crumbly mess the moment I bit into it. . My friend underwhelmed with the pizza. It was a very doughy offering with little flavor. It screamed canned sauce with its cloying sweetness. The mozzarella sticks were the standard fare that thousands of restaurants buy frozen and dump into the fryer. I don't expect much from these frozen and fried morsels, but a good sauce can save the day. They were served with a sauce that tasted mass market. Overly sweet. It probably came from the same can of industrial sauce they use for the pizza. The beer selection was a huge disappointment. I understand that a "sports bar" needs to have plenty of Coors, Bud and Miller for those who enjoy that stuff, but there was very little to offer craft beer aficionados. This is 2015, not 1996. With all of those taps, I think a few could be devoted to few good craft beers. The only thing that came close was Goose Island, owned by Budweiser. The service was slooow. We were on our second beer before the food came. My wing "appetizer" came out a full 30 minutes after the rest of the food. And the bartender, though pleasant enough, seemed very absent minded. After serving us for over an hour and a half he asked us if we wanted to see a menu, as if we just walked in. He seemed surprised when we told him that we had already been served food. I love a place such as this with a history, but they need to get with the times. At least if you call yourself a sports bar, you should have killer wings and a passable pizza. They have neither. And a few decent brews on tap would be a huge plus. I doubt I will return. read more

Nice place to hang out and have a good time with friends. Food is decent with a good variety of options. Atmosphere is pleasant and very comfortable. read more

This place was awesome, great food and amazing friendly staff.

The food was just okay. We ordered the wings, fries and nachos. I've had better nachos and actually regretted placing the order. It didn't have any chips and slapped with stuff that the chips it did have were completely soggy. I ordered additional chips to try to fix the problem but the waitress totally forgot. Service could be better and they weren't busy so they couldn't use that as an excuse. read more

It's a local bar with great happy hour menu. Their wings are the best in Paramus. We always order the tower with wings. They do not a have large selection of craft beers like other sports bars. However, I go here for their wings, beer, and good times. Also pricing is very reasonable. read more

I attempted to have a Sunday funday here with one of my girl friends. The parking is a little strange and seems very limited, but we got lucky that someone happened to be pulling out. We arrived during early evening and the place wasn't packed at all. The place has a cool Nascar pit type of theme. The bar circles around and there is a small stage on the left.The bartender asked us what we wanted to drink and I got a corona and my friend got a blue moon on tap. There was an over 40s crowd next to us that bartender seemed to know and was more concerned about, we had to ask her for a menu. She came back within 2 mins but we weren't ready, and then she just never came back to ask us what we wanted lol. By the time we tried getting her attention to order food, our beers weren't even cold anymore. She then noticed us when she walked back to the register; we just asked for our check instead.. Both beers still half full. Maybe it was an off day or we just should've ordered our food when she came the first time, but the vibe just wasn't there. Maybe this place is better on a Friday or Saturday night or during football season. Just updating my review to answer gene's question, it was Sunday February 21st read more

Great, friendly place for lunch. Very good and reasonably priced food. Great overstuffed burger platters, cheesesteak, etc.

One of my favorite place to grab a drink for happy hour and a bite to eat

Food here is surprisingly good. The breaded wings are awesome! The sandwiches and specials are great as well. Good prices, good service.

Wings are awesome and the beer tower(if you drink beer) is a great deal. When some friends and I had first come here we thought it was a hidden treasure because it was not that busy and the food was great. Now every time we go the place is packed. I suppose the best kept secrets get out eventually. read more

Good beer (try the tower of beer with your own personal tap) and service, bit food could be a whole lot better. Soggy fries, over-battered onion rings, plain, un-toasted hamburger buns (instead of advertised Kaiser rolls), etc. read more

My wife and I were driving through and we stopped in because we were hungry. OMFG!! the food was awesome, the prices were very reasonable, and the service was great. read more

This is a great place. Inexpensive drinks. Inexpensive food (there is a great happy hour menu). Bands on weekends (although, some are better than others, and there is rarely a cover charge). Drink specials. A mixed crowd (jeans, dresses & pearls, old, and young). Lastly, don't let the bikers out front deter you -- they are generally a nice bunch. read more

I wanted to bring attention to the management that me and my friends were there yesterday (2/7/2016) around 6 PM to watch super bowl and was trying to sit at stadium chair( front row seat to the screen). There was guy a back who screamed at us for no reason that we are interrupting him , he was very rude to us as we are not from this country and he was making racial comments to us. Bar tender intervened and apologized to us but we had to leave the place. We have been there several times and this is first time we are insulted and hurt on a racial manner. I would like the management to handle this situation and does not allow such people to make racial and rude comments on others. -sarva read more

Good atmosphere in general. Good nachos and burgers. Some of the most beautiful bartenders at any bar anywhere. But two different male bartenders each easily over 300 pounds couldn't act more menacing and nasty if they tried. Try to engage them in conversation. That won't work. You get the feeling that either of them would rather be involved in a good old-fashioned bar scrum fistfight than tending the bar. They are openly hostile to male guests and I've been here with many different people. And they are flirtatious with female guests even if they are with a guy. Too uncomfortable to come back here anymore. Afraid one night one of these guys might start swinging and lay out many of the male patrons Great beer selection,though read more

I have been a regular patron of the OL since I turned 21 about 10 years ago. This bar has been filled with so many wonderful memories- from all day drinking events, giant burgers, college football, and local bands. Tonight I was beyond disappointed. I came with my family, a mixed group of 25 to 65 year olds. We ordered basic menu items: wings, fries, burgers, beer towers, and wraps. The waitress was blatantly rude to us- stating "I am trying to get everything else out to you" when guests asked for silverware and condiments. Eventually, she told us she was too overwhelmed to keep serving us and had the second shift staff assist as she cried in the back. We did not receive half of our order, however did receive a bill for $200. When we asked to speak to a manager, he was clearly not on staff for another 10 minutes and as we waited for him were told by the male bouncer "sorry, but she is just really over whoever, you did nothing wrong." Finally, when the manager arrived, he told our party that he had "never seen us before" and that his staff was overwhelmed. Rather than rectifying anything, he actually threatened to call the police on our family. I am disgusted and appalled by the Orange Lantern. Their owner needs to come home from Florida and figure things out before his entire staff ruins his business model. What a disgusting night. And I will not stop until someone from their establishment formally apologizes. read more

Went there a few weeks back on a Saturday night and the band was good. Ordered a drink from a female bartender and was talking with a friend and was making jokes about each other during conversation and she leaned over and thought I was talking about her, when i explained, not that i needed to, that i was talking about him, she then told me to shut the fuck up 3 different times and i just left it at that. Few minutes later a guy who looked like he sniffed about a pound of coke walked up to us and said "I want to know what the fuck you guys are talking about" and looked at him with a confused look and he then says "Who has coke". Nice place but horrible experience. Don't know why the bartender came at me like that, When ordering drinks I said hi with a smile, ordered and left a decent tip and went about with my friends. Would love to go back when she's not working read more

Great atmosphere, bar food, and beverages. The live music every once in a while is a nice touch, too! Parking and seating is absolute hell, though. read more

love the vibe nice barkeeps great bar food family and friends can"y wait to see knob rock n roll tomorrow 10-10 at 10 http://www.knobrock.com/ read more

Great, accepting bar! We came on a random week day during karaoke night and there were a whole mix of people there. The drinks were cold and the service was brisk, and our food came out on point. Definitely a grrreat establishment. read more

Only been here a few times mostly to meetup with friends. Friendly staff. Pretty much a sports bar is a few hundred feet from The Fireplace Restaurant. read more

Great spot to go hang out, watch football, eat decent food. Servers are great, and I find myself going here more often than other bars in Paramus (Biagio's, Millers). read more

I randomly bumped into this place because I was bored of going to Hullihans and I'm glad I did! This place has great prices (especially their football happy hour) and the atomsphere is great. Definitly plan on coming back and our bartender, Christine, was so kind! read more

Food was actually pretty good, but service could be better. We sat at a table in the bar section. Had the Southwestern burger (after they mistakenly served the Southern) with sweet potato fries. Both were good. We went on a Sat night & it wasn't crowded, but it still took them 2 hours to serve us wings & burgers... read more

Stopped in only for a beer and some fries while shopping on Rt. 17 but the fries were perfect and the beer was ice cold. Sports on the TV and locals having a good time. Worked for me! read more

I was at The Orange Lantern on cinco de mayo to meet up with some friends. There was a band playing for the most part the vibe there was good. I ordered a margarita and cheese/chicken quesadilla. I ate and had my drink then my friends and I decided to go to another location. I asked the bartender (wish I could remember her name, but she was a tall, caucasian woman with blond hair) to close out my tab. I had a slice of my quesadilla still left on my plate, the bartender took it up and walked away. She did not ask if I was done eating or if I would like to take it home. When she came back over I asked if she threw my food away, she said yes and she proceeded to walk again before I could say anything else to her. I left The Orange Lantern beyond annoyed. I tried my best to not be that black person that goes off on someone over something so trivial, but looking back at it maybe I should have ripped her or asked to speak to a manager. I don't see myself ever going back. One person can ruin the whole experience for you read more

Come here for the french dip! It's very tasty, as is the french onion soup. The buffalo wings were a little too spicy for my liking but a solid order. The beers are cold and they had a fun rock cover band play on Halloween. A good, no frills kinda bar. read more

Awful food! Slow service. We were the only customers for table service for lunch on a Friday. . The food took forever and was a major disappointment. We just order grilled sandwiches. The fries were overcooked in old oil. The waitress spent most of her time texting rather than taking care of her only customers. They charged us for refills on iced tea which really makes my blood boil. read more

Pretty Good local bar pub right off route 17 north in paramus. I have been here many times and the service and drinks are a little more than average, I have never tried the food so I cannot speak to that. I would go here again if people were going here but would not go out of my way to go.... read more

Great local watering hole with friendly wait staff!!

Ok so my wife and I have been living in Oradell since 1989 and have been saying for years that we need to try this joint. So it took my two twenty something year old sons to finally get us there and it is a throwback to the neighborhood bars from my Brooklyn days. The food is always good and plentiful, the bartenders always friendly, especially my boy Pat and they even allow an out-of-tune knucklehead like myself to sing karaoke as I butcher the crap out of The Weight by the Band. I always feel welcome at the"OL" as my boys call it. I just wish my son's softball team could win one from them in the Oradell men's softball league. We are now at the OL once a week if not more and are always very pleased. read more

I've been coming since the 90's and have seen its ups and downs. Needless to say the beer and wings are still just as good as day one. The patrons are the only unstable part but that doesn't bother me much. The bands are great too! read more

Had 2 towers between 4 people and got cut off after that. Really orange lantern is 6 beers really too much for a grown adult? Was insulted and immediately left after this. The atmosphere sucked the food from what I hear sucks the tv situation for a bar in the side room sucks. I will not be returning anytime soon. read more

The O.L. is what it is... and it does a good job of meeting the lack of expectations. I think this place belongs more on a rural road as opposed to Paramus, but it is a welcomed change and they have pretty cheap drinks. The bar pies and wings are pretty good, and the rest of the food is decent as well considering it is bar food. The atmosphere is festive and lively, and never too crowded which is nice. Watch out for the dirty glasses, though, as I've had a couple times I've noticed this as being a problem. read more

One of my regular bars. Great place, music, food, friendly staff. Can be crazy on weekends. Wish there were more girls there and the place was updated. read more

good dive bar. live music and budweiser.

Love it!! Great atmosphere, good service and delicious drinks. The bands that play on the weekends are pretty good too.

I've been there a few time in the past and I came back last week or 2 weeks ago because friends were in town and when I went to use the bathroom I forgot there was no door so I told my friends we had to leave and when I told them they couldn't belive it either thanks again read more

When I lived in River Edge and worked in the Paramus Industrial Park area, I used to frequent the OL almost every day. I had been going to the Orange Lantern from way back in the 60's and 70's when they had one of the very best bartenders I've ever known. He was a very bowlegged guy called Alfie . The Man was without a doubt One if not the best bartender you could ever ask for. Since moving to Florida and now in Tennessee, I've been back a couple of times. It is still real nice, but nothing like what I remembered it used to be like. A lot of good ol' memories just hearing its name mentioned again... Thank you Orange Lantern and Alfie for the memories worth keeping !!! read more