I have to give this place 4 stars because I met my husband of 15 years here. It will always hold a fond memory for us. It is a dive bar, but it's got fun things to do and I always meet interesting people and have had decent service .. we try to get back there once in a while to commemorate our meeting by the pool tables. read more

Came to see a great band, BoxelderStation the restaurant had only one waitress and one bartender! The waitress had a bad attitude, but they should have taken care of that! read more

Mozzarella sticks need improvement, they should probably have cheese in them. Just sayin ‍‍ read more

The Trough Bar & Grill - Hollow sticks, can i have some cheese por favor? - Bars Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

It's either very fun or very boring. No in-between. Not fancy but great place to hang out. The bands they get are very good and the patrons are very friendly. read more

The Trough Bar & Grill - Let's party!! - Bars Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

I've been coming to this place for years and the food and customer service is always something you can count on amazing food and pool tables. read more

Our first time was great fun. Very busy. Great dancing music. It was burger night & they were great.

Honestly 1 star is just to many Im pretty sure my waitress was smoking meth in the back she couldn't be found at all. They Burned the piss out of my wings didn't put cheese on a cheese burger and put 3 drops of sauce on my wings. The entertainment made me want to never listen to music ever again and the guy couldn't hit a note to save his life. Hard to believe that they pay the guy to sing there. When I went to go pay all 3 waitress were looking for mine which was nowhere to be found so I had to wait 15 minutes which felt like 3 hours because of the entertainer to pay my bill. Safe to say I will never be back or recommend this excuse of a bar to ever in my life it should probably close its doors for good. read more

Unfortunately this was lowest I could select. Ordered Taco Salad. - meat cold and NO seasoning if you like lettuce (American and Romaine ) you're in luck - you get a full head sprinkled in with carrot shavings and purple cabbage. It got even scarier when they turned the lights up mid-meal. Will not be back or even anywhere near this place again read more

If you like playing pool table come here this place has like 4 tables so your almost guaranteed to get a table, it's a very large place I love coming here read more

Love this place. Reasonable drinks and excellent food. If you sit out back there's a great view of superstition mountain.

I love how they have automatic paper towel dispenser, it really nice, makes me want to keep coming back and dancing and maybe even sing a bit, sure and yes; it's kind of the thing to do when you have a great time and have fun at the same time. Yes, it's great bar and bar tender love; got to love a great time read more

This used to be the live place to go dancing the bar was always full. I don't know what happened to it. But I think part of the problem is having hip hop instead of country music. There are known bikers it stay there seemed to threaten the customers, they act like the bouncers. read more

We love this dive bar, the day crowd is different than the night crowd. Since it is snowbirds season there is live music through the week nights 5-8pm. The bar service is outstanding, love the day crew, just getting to know the night crew Kasey is on it!! They have pool and triva, so something to do. They have bar menu food and table service. read more

Went to the trough yesterday afternoon for burgers and beers. It was good with good waitress. My brother paid for the meal with his card and we got the tip which we left in cash on the table. Before we had a chance to leave a scrawny little red head rooster came to our table and began to berate us for not leaving a tip, going on about the waitress doesn't work for nothing etc. When we drew his attention to the tip on the table he took it and left with no apology for his rude behavior and assumptions or anything. Poor form little leprechaun, poor form. We won't be back..... read more

It's a bar that serves alcoholic drinks and has pool tables as well as a patio that is about all I have to say about the place. They definitely don't set the bar high with the name of the place and it doesn't disappoint if you take that into account. The drinks were OK, the bartender was talking shi# about half of the bar loudly to the employees and then to us. Kind of wondering what she may have had to say after we walked out. It must have been biker night or aerien brotherhood night because I was approached by numerous people telling you that they were AB and asking my affiliation I will not be back to this establishment read more

Entertainment five stars, service one star! Great place for entertainment! But you go up to the bar and order a drink order five of them they won't ever come to wait on you! That being said not such a bad place! read more

Nice place for music, pool, and drinks. Laid back atmosphere and excellent service. Food is good, with great portioning.

The establishment has a great atmosphere. Is big and accommodating. It is dead in here for a Friday night except for the drunken fools that keep eating out of the garnish tray for the bartenders and waitresses. The bartender is oblivious and acts like there are 100 people in here. There are maybe 20. A little disappointed. Need better bartenders or at least this one needs to get a hold on his clients. Don't order anything with cherries or limes or lemons or olives.. Lol. Disgusting. Other than that. I'd come back. Biker friendly.. which is cool. read more

took about an hour to get my food. tasted absolutely disgusting. got mild wings tasted so bland. also got potato wedges and got basically uncooked big fries with cheese on them. other than that..... DJ was a GOD give that man a raise. read more

Went there for dinner on a Friday night...we were seated in a booth and left to wonder what happened to the one and only server. Sat for 15 minutes watching her flirt with a table of young men arm wrestling. Got up and left. Never again. read more

My god, I hope the cook doesn't use the bathroom because you can smell it from the parking lot! Use it if you can hold your breath!

I ate dinner here on Sunday night. I was looking at apts in Chandler. Restaurant.com had a coupon. I ordered the philly cheesesteak without onions, a side of fries, 5 mild hot wings and a vodka with coke. The food was cooked to perfection! I am from philly, it was the best philly cheesesteak I've had in Arizona. Nothing will ever be as good as a philly cheesesteak in philly. But The Trough has excellent food, great music and a friendly bartender, Sarah. Sarah is friendly and polite. Considering how there were several people to serve alcohol to and only her, she did a great job. Most places I've been to for food and alcohol, the staff become rude and annoyed at how busy it is. Sarah kept a smile on her face and friendly demeanor during the 2 hours I was there. I will be back again. read more

Just had the Philly Cheese stake. Really Good! All football games on, and decent folks, then Hank walked in. It was after the Packers loss. He kept yelling, "I need a drink and a man!" Finally the owner politely asked Hank to leave. Hank ran to a corner and laid on the ground crying. "Why?! Why can't I be cool like Mr. Bo?" At last he fell asleep in the corner sucking his thumb. I recommend The Trough. I do not recommend Hank. read more

They should fix the smell in the bathroom. It smells like piss other than that it's a fun bar with good music.

I wish the management of this place would step up and fix the problems. Ashley is a great waitress but there is never enough staff. Long wait for food and sometimes it's cold. Place is dirty and needs updating. Only reason we come here is we can walk. I can't believe the crowds they draw on Sunday with such bad service. Cmon we want to support this place but we are discouraged by management lack of care. read more

We just moved to Mesa and trying to find the perfect watering hole for our taste buds. Alas! We found The Trough! A wide arrange of folks and the staff is exceptional. This review is based off late night drinks and not dining. Our server on both nights is Shawna. I'm probably butchering her name but she made our experience here even more special. She's a wonderful asset. The DJ plays every genre under the sun and the locals are friendly. No drama so far. . The kegs weren't working at one point so we ordered domestics and later on, the bartender presented us with our original request. Super sweet and genuine service. We just came from downtown Scottsdale and frankly, the service here got them beat. read more

Stopped in on a Saturday afternoon wanting a few beers and some wings. We were not disappointed. Great wings (although we should have went for the HOT instead of medium). We got the Pizza and 20 wings for $22.99 deal. Pizza had a LOT of cheese which is great for me. I didn't really like the sauce but I usually don't like the sauce wherever we go, so that is just me! Hubby liked it. Great bar!! Wish we lived closer !! It would quickly become "our place". We will be back next time we are in Mesa! read more

If I could give zero stars I would. Cleaning the place could be a good start. Most of the booth tables rock. The woman's bathroom was extremely disgusting.....Filthy, filthy, filthy gross is all I can say. I have never seen a woman's bathroom as bad as that. Has the bathroom "ever" seen a cleaning solvent?? When I told the guy who worked there about the bathroom..... he looked at me and didn't say he's on it, he'd take care of it, nothing!! He could give a crap. The only good thing I can say is the waitress was very nice. Girl you need to go work somewhere else where you'll be appreciated. read more

This place is worth it just for the friendly bar staff. Rob is great! What's nice about the place is that it is big and has just about something for everyone. Karaoke, pool, dancing and if you love to people watch, it has that too. Good basic bar food but always a fun atmosphere. You won't break the bank here either. Both food and drinks are reasonable. read more

First time here. Came with wife. Food was mediocre at best. Service very slow. Caters to the older retired group. Live music only to 8 pm during the week and when that is over the place empties. Do not think we will be back. read more

$6.20 for the country scramble. Got the hash Browns instead of the homefries and got them extremely crispy like i ordered them and the bacon was crispy like i ordered them. I will bring my snowbird friends here. read more

First time visitor to this establishment. We were in on a week day late afternoon. Not real busy, but not empty either. Everyone we dealt with at Troughs, be it staff or patrons were both friendly and talkative. Had bacon cheeseburger with fries and a hearty ale to wash it down. The burger was cooked to my (rare) favorite degree of done ness and was very good. The fries were excellent, but the portion was a bit lacking, or maybe I like to many fries when they are this good. We will be back, and are looking forward to an evening of a few brews, some good food and a side of music!! read more

This is a fun locals bar. Play pool,dance and Kareoke with Jazz.

Food is usually good but this time service was extremely slow. When we finally got our food it was cold. May not have been the servers fault but our orders were handled poorly. I would have expected an apology. We enjoyed the music on Thursday night. read more

I have been going here for some years. My parents actually started me off here ..lol .. so big Shot out to my mother Tina Daugherty and dad Timothy Daugherty. I dont get to go as much now due to living chandler but when I can I do :) good food and cheap drinks. The staff is always nice and fun. My mom recently passed and alot of the patrons and staff loved her and showed their love at her service... so thank you guys for being amamzing. read more

We had a great time here playing trivia. The food was good for a bar, it wasn't just deep fried 'bar food.' The menu has great options and the drinks were cold. Friendly bartender but the waitress could have been more personable. The crowd was diverse, locals and snow birds.Would like to go back on a weekend night when there's music. I'm sure there's a fun vibe! This isn't Scottsdale so don't look for upscale. For East Mesa or AJ the Trough is the place. read more

My favorite bar on the planet. Great place to sit back relax and drink some ice cold beer with good friends. Also great entertainment.,,,,, good times. read more

I've been to the Trough a few times and it definitely has a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. The Monday afternoon bartender was quick on her toes to serve her customers. She didn't miss a beat and the beer was nice and cold. read more

Bring your hazmat suit with you.. this place is filthy, health dept should visit this place... come on have some respect for your buisness and some respect for your patrons.. told employees about bathroom conditions that are a serious health hazzard and they could care less.. wont spend my money here. What does the kitchen look like? Someone call Ramsey or taffer, they need help. Lol, they want to take possession of your credit card before you eat or drink on the weekends because people bail on their tabs here.. well you attract those types because of the way it's ran and the condition of the establishment.. why take the effort, time, and money to attract deadbeats? You survive on repeat honest customers, but you need to make them want to come back.... buisness 101 read more

I go there every Wednesday to dance with Tianna. The place is a pig sty. The floor is never mopped and is dangerous for dancing. How about mopping and waxing staff!! There has been a handprint on the mirror by the stage for months, proof that you never clean the place. This being said I will never eat there as I can only imagine that the kitchen is a sty too. Plus I often go by myself and I have to go to the bar to get my own drink as I have realized that I have become invisible. read more