Englander

Watched Game 6 of the NBA finals here with some members of my family and to be completely honest, I would give them 4 stars for their flexibility and for being accommodating, but I am not a fan (per Yelp's rating comments). There are several things to keep in mind if you plan on coming here, especially with a large party: First, parking is a pain, the parking lot for their establishment is really really small and it's shared with other stores in their center. There is parking on the outskirts that's metered until 6pm, or there is the option to park in the nearby shopping center, but park at your own risk, you could get towed. The pub is small to medium sized, there is a separate larger room off to the right-hand side of the main bar area. I am not sure if there is a TV screen, I didn't look. Second, make sure your entire party is present otherwise you will not be seated, if your reservation is for 6, you must have a minimum of 5 people present but no less and believe you me, you will be made aware of their policy. *Additionally, if the party before yours hasn't been seated, but your entire party is present then you still have to wait for the party before yours to be seated first. Very strange policy to have customers waiting unnecessarily. I wouldn't necessarily say the hostess the night I went had an attitude, but the situation that evening was a little tense. I do, however, understand she was merely following policy and doing her job. She handled the situation very well, despite the vibe in the room. It was a "hot" game, and the place was packed. There were a lot of people waiting to be seated and A LOT of unhappy impatient people were waiting. Third, there are TV's all around you, smaller ones mounted on the walls in one section of the main room, and a larger screen in the other section of the room. There are also smaller mounted ones in the same room that had the larger screen. There are also two large seating areas on the outside of the pub with heat lamps. But inside the pub is where all the action happens, the vibe, the crowd, the cheering, and camaraderie ... at least for the evening of Game 6. Fourth, the food is decent for bar food. There were plenty of appetizers on our table, the Kobe Beef Sliders were really good, we had at least 3 orders of them, they come 3 per plate per order. The onion rings were tasty too, lightly battered, not heavy or oily. The wait staff was on top of things that night, paying attention, offering advice/suggestions and being helpful. One waitress Jessie Ray (sp?) was especially helpful, understanding, and accommodating to our party. It was a difficult night, to work with so many people wanting to watch the warriors game and there not being enough seating, or not being able to seat people whose full party hadn't arrived yet. But I wanted to let Jesse Ray, the hostess, and our waitress knows via this review that I thought they handled the seating issue that evening very well. A tough night but they handled it.

Excellent service and food. The atmosphere is your typical sports pub; it can be very loud but tables are spaced out nicely and even when busy it's never uncomfortably crowded. There are televisions basically lining the walls, so there's no bad spots to watch whatever game you want to see. They also have private rooms and charge very reasonable rates for those rooms; I've had occasion to rent them out for a birthday and graduation party a couple times. My only complaint is that I WISH there was better parking, but that's not something they can control.

I miss this place. I really do. I used to come here weekly when I was younger. Now the place is getting a bit old and sad. The TVs have visible ghosting and banding on them that affects visual quality. Last time I went, there was one waitress covering the entire building (It was NFL conference championship day, too!) One good thing I can add is that they play the audio for big games over the speakers. We went to another bar that day and they refused to play sound for the games, so we left there pretty quickly and went to The Englander, and were much happier. Their food still rocks, so if you're looking for a place to eat, get on down there. If you're there to watch the game... sure, it's a decent place. If you're there to watch multiple games... maybe take a look at other places. I don't think this place will disappoint you THAT much either way, though.

This place used to be the bomb. Wanted a place to sit outside and eat, took almost 20 minutes to get someone to come over, a customer that was eating happen to see the owner and told him about us,finally got service. Had a hot dog was good bun was chewy. Beer was good but can go wrong there. My chicken sandwich was good but a little cold in middle. Don't know if go back for a while.