Great atmosphere, great service, family friendly and amazing chicken strips. They made a great Shirley temple and cherry coke as well.

Good spot especially if you wanna watch any sporting stuff. Wide open space, nice staff. It's nice to support a local spot. These young folks work hard. Shout out to Matt! He was very sweet. Ordered a cheeseburger and potato salad. Cheeseburger was decent although slightly overcooked but otherwise, fairly solid burger. My husband ordered the Philly cheesesteak. He enjoyed it although the cheese distribution throughout could be a bit better. Overall, good flavor. Definitely returning to try other menu items. read more

Their servers leave something to be desired. The day we were there, they had one or two servers that didn't go to work, the manager had to come in on his day off to help but still wasn't anyone that would come take our order(s). We were there an hour before our actual order was taken and we had to practically wait on ourselves for napkins, silverware, and refills for our drinks. While there, they never cleaned off other tables and we seen at least one couple that left without getting anything since they didn't get any service either. If they didn't have a bar, they might never stay in business. read more

I got there Sunday special, and it was AMAZING great chips and salsa too! The server was really nice and the inside was nice and sporty! The only problem was there was no cheesy bread! Service was kinda slow too. read more

Thunderbirds Grille - Sunday special - Salad Near Me - Topeka, Kansas

We came back in the hopes that the service and experience would be better than the last time we were here, about a year ago. No such luck, the atmosphere sucks,, bright, white lights, cheap flooring, noisy music in the kitchen louder than music in the dining room, hardly anyone there this place is really gone downhill we used to come all the time weekly. We won't be back :( read more

Attentive staff, cold drinks, and tasty food. You can watch the game, play in the arcade, or just relax.

I wouldn't give 1 star but that is the minimum.. I have been to this restaurant several times now since it is close to our home and the kitchen is open until 11pm. Saturday 5/11/24 we reluctantly visited hoping for a better experience than the past few.. it was horrible. In fact probably the worst we have ever experienced in a restaurant setting. Travis brought out our appetizers and we asked him to be our server since our drinks were at the bar for over 30 minutes and we finally retrieved them ourselves. In fact one of the servers made eye contact, rolled her eyes and went back to scrolling on her phone when a member of our table raised her hand to get her attention. Had it not been for Travis we would have walked out.. He was extremely helpful and apologized for the lack of service from the 3-4 servers who were standing around on their phone. He continued to cook and also helped our table. I wish more people had his work ethic. The atmosphere is open and inviting. It is kid friendly with a small arcade. Now let's get to the food, three of our guests ordered the French dip sandwich. It was literally a chopped up hamburger with Swiss cheese on a hoagie bun. The au jus was so salty none of us could dip our sandwiches in it. The chicken strips seem to be pre breaded frozen chicken patties. You can get better chicken strips from most gas stations for less money. We have tried the master burger in the past and it was so salty I could only eat about 1/4 of it. If you like extra salty mediocre food and horrible service this is the place for you!! read more

I could bathe in a vat of Whiteys cheese sauce. Yet inexplicably, their "cheesesteak" does not utilize it's perfect creamy, melty divineness, instead opting for a modest slice of completely unmelted cheese, with chunks of unremarkably seasoned meat and only a few meager slices of pepper and onion. They may want to look up a picture of a real cheesesteak for reference- they are truly thisclose to something actually craveable instead of merely something serviceable with that. They also need to learn to read the room when it comes to blaring music. It was cranked loud, which would be fine for a place like this when it's bar hours (after 9 pm-ish) but annoying for the early dinner and conversation crowd, which was it clearly was- families with small children, a 60th birthday party, and small groups of couples and friends seemingly in the 30+ age range. (Not to mention there were some ripe lyrics- which again, is not your dinner demo.) read more

I've been to eat here more times than I can count! We always order ahead and pick it up to go. I've had so many great items from this menu. I love the Barbarian burger and especially the Sidewinder Fries! I can also recommend the Chicken Fried Steak as well as the Fish & Chips! Never disappointed here!! read more

Nutshell: Tasty bar fare, fair prices, friendly service. Would recommend a stop in. I needed a quick dinner to bring back to the campground. Thunderbirds was close by and their menu was within my wheelhouse. They were pretty busy when I rolled, so I sidled up to the bar to place my to-go order. The bartender was very friendly and attentive to everyone at the bar. I ordered the chicken philly with crinkle fries. It took about 20ish minutes and I was out the door and into the snow. The philly was great. Good flavor, nice meat to pepper and onion ratio, hoagie bun was soft and stood up to the weight of the filling. The crinkle fries were crinkle fries. I kept half the sandwich for the next day and even cold, it was very good. My total was about $13. Absolutely reasonable for a very tasty dinner with leftovers. read more

They did not have a Cabernet wine so we settled for a Pinot noir. Serves it in a whiskey glass. Second wine hot served in a rocks glass. 1st beer was in a glass and the second one was in a plastic cup. Cheeseburger we ordered was almost raw. Sad that a bar/grill can't have a simple wine and even a wine glass to put it in. This place is SO low-brow it's disgusting. It also looks like a cafeteria and has no ambience. That was my third time trying it out and the other visits were the same. Won't be going there anytime soon. read more

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We visited this establishment with a group of 10 people on Saturday May 11. This was my first visit to Thunderbirds, and also my last. I have not been this disappointed in years. Our group arrived an hour and 15 minutes before the kitchen closed. However we waited 15-20 minutes for someone to even come take our drink orders. This was after watching three servers look at us and watch us wait. One of whom had a disgusting attitude toward our entire party. We finally had our drink order taken and then our waitress seemingly just gave up on helping us. We had to retrieve our own drinks from the bar. Which had been sitting there at least 15 minutes. While our waitress is busy scrolling on her phone or on the computer. A gentleman named Travis is the only reason we didn't get up and walk out. This man took our food order, cooked our food, and took drink orders. The food (to no fault of Travis) was mediocre at best. Three of us ordered the French dip. I maybe ate half because I was starving. It was literally chopped up hamburger with cheese on it. And the aujus was watered down and so salty it wasn't even worth having on the plate. The cheese fries were the best thing we had out of all our meals. And to Travis... you deserve a raise and a promotion because you're the only reason they made any profit from us that night. read more

Friendly staff. Good service. Good food w/ nice variety. We'll definitely go back. East side of town.

Delicious! Our third time eating here. Food- delicious! Price- affordable! Atmosphere- fun! There was no wait. Lots of staff. Our waitress was so awesome! We will be back. read more

Waited over 90 minutes for my food order to go. I arrived at the bar when my food was to be ready and it had not even been submitted into the kitchen. Horrible service. read more

I took my sister there for her birthday she ordered chicken and noodles she said their was more cold mashed potatos than chicken and noodles and the chicken tasted like it came out of a can. I had chicken fried steak it was good but potatos were cold green beans were limp and over cooked . Way over priced read more

I have ordered food quite a few times and it seems that the quality keeps going down with every order. I'm still rooting for you all, but please step it up. read more

Great food, service, friendliness. The appetizers, burgers, fish and chips and chicken and noodles are THE BOMB. The staff are the best.

Poor Service! We sat at a table 3 wait staff stood there visiting. We went to bar to get waited on and The bartender was so rude and unfriendly. read more

The last three times I visited this restaurant nobody in the kitchen ever wore gloves or hair nets my son had ordered chicken wings and the guy in the back was eating the chicken wings before my son got his scratching his head licking his fingers and when the girls served me my chili I told her it was cold she walked back to the kitchen to tell the guy I thought it was cold and she stuck her finger in my chili I would never eat there again if you eat there pay attention to the kitchen staff none of them will be wearing gloves. Honestly I used to love that place but it is really went downhill read more

service and food below average. be mindful of your card being doubled charged.

Went here after my son's baseball game and it was terrible. The waitress was great but the food was bad & the facilities were bad. I am handicapped so ADA compliance is important for me. Their handicapped parking did not meet ADA standards & the grab rail in the men's bathroom was laying on the floor. It was difficult for me to navigate the restroom because of this. I can't believe Topeka allows them to operate like this. read more

**POSTING FOR A FRIEND** I stopped in last night on the way home and the place was packed. It only opened two days ago, and the parking lot has been full ever since it opened. I sat at the bar and was quickly served a beer and a menu. Standard bar favorites dominate the menu. The Philly Cheese steak sandwich caught my eye and didn't disappoint. Tender steak, grilled onions and peppers and cheese. The sandwich came on a big hoagie roll, and was almost too much for one person. I ordered onion rings as the side. They were fried to delicious golden-brown perfection and the beer in the batter was noticeable and tasty. Dinner and two beers ran about $20, so it is not cheap, but you get good value for your money and the food is good. The service deserves separate mention. They were adequately staffed for the large crowd they had, and the servers were hustling all over the place and keeping people happy. Keep up the good work! read more

I ordered a chili dog and my wife the smothered chicken. The smothered chicken was luke warm when it came out. My wife had completed her meal before my chili dog came out. Waitress said she would talk to the manager who apparently did nothing as the ticket was full price. read more

Really good bacon cheeseburger, fries, and decent beers on tap. My wife enjoyed the pulled pork tacos. Quick and attentive service, too. We'll be back. read more

Never actually got waited on. I checked in with the wait staff when we came in to make sure it was self-seating. No one ever checked on us or even asked after drinks so we gave them a certain amount of additional time then left. They weren't packed and waitstaff passed us multiple times without making eye contact or even a nod. read more