Pub cuisine: the best places to taste it in Wilkes-Barre

"Love Keats Pub. It is a great place to meet up ,have a drink or a bite. All the employees are wonderful.. It is kinda like CHEERS, everybody knows..."

E M (Liz)

Mark Smith

"Great visit! Love their burgers! Middlesworth chip chicken fingers were crispy and moist but lacked flavor. The chocolate cake was AHHHMAZING. ..."

Eileen H

"The best waffle fries in the area, hands down. Burgers are always consistently good and there's something for..."

Angela P.

"Great place to have dinner and a beer. I went when it was less busy. Food was delicious and I liked the beer selections. Tesla charging for customers..."

Luke Campos Brown

"I would say that this is probably the place to hang out at in Wilkes-Barre. Tons of people, but we still received good service! Good atmosphere and..."

mike ellis

"Great food, and server was so friendly. I loved that the woman at the next table wanted her drink changed a little, so the bartender actually came..."

Jacqi Groff

"As an out of towner, I'm always a skeptic when someone says they have an award winning burger. But gosh-dang, that was a very good burger. Excellent..."

Eric Thoman

"My opinion of Arena has fluctuated over the years, I'm glad it's on the upswing again. I had not ordered a cheesesteak in YEARS because I had so many..."

Amy Layaou

"A great place to go with friends for drinks. They have a huge beer selection both draft and bottle. They are punch bowls are all so fun to get once..."

Katie G.

"For the last almost 10 years I have been a steady monthly customer. This place has become my number one, go to place. I am extremely picky yet find..."

Zena Kellar

"We sat outside and their patio area was very enjoyable. I had the pot stickers as an appetizer and the shrimp & corn salad for dinner. Both were..."

Amy Sadvary

"The staff here is fantastic! They're all so lively and are very quick on their feet. Seriously we had a group of twenty people and not only did they..."

Trystin Lamereaux

Frog Pond Pub & Pizzaria

Sweet and Sassy Kickin'Bourbon Wings

Bacon Cheeseburger with Fried Egg

Pepperoni Sausage Onion Pizza

16 Works Pizza

Cheese Steak Egg Rolls

Waffle Fries with Cheese

"The Frog Pond Pub is a no-frills establishment, located on a small side street (a parking lot is readily available on the opposite side of the..."

Darren Stritzinger

"We headed out to Frog Pond to try their highly rated wings. Tuesday is their wing nite. Each sauce required a minimum of 10 wings at 65 cents a wing...."

Eric McDermott

"🐸🍕🍗🐸🍕🍗🐸🍕🍗🐸🍕🍗🐸🍕🍗🐸🍕🍗🐸🍕 The Frog Pond offers a variety of menu items such as: award winning..."

Tiffany Kline

"Food was delicious! Had the pagach which was amazing! Kevin the bar tender was awesome, pat the owner was very friendly and Jen was super..."

Taylor King

"Tasty pizza and friendly folks! I've already visited the Frog Pond twice in the last couple months, and it's been a consistently good experience...."

Derek Inman

"Had the Thursday special, wings and pizza. Was not pleased with the honey bbq sauce on the wings. We love the onion rings..."

Frank Reitz

"Great place to grab a couple drinks and something to eat. Highly recommend the French onion..."

Colin Feeney

"Service was on point, it was very slow for a Saturday night. Only one other table was all I saw. Food was good I preferred the red over the white..."

Michael Bruzgulis

"Great food, great atmosphere, great..."

Steve Vanesko

"Listen, I would literally fight someone for these wings. The reviews are not a lie. I travel for work, different state every week. Checked the..."

Cory Lynch

"Not just a little hole in the wall. But a diamond in the rough. Good food and service I was..."

Edward Allison

"Unlike “Princess Peach”, I, like everyone else, LOVES this place! Everything was perfect! The food was delicious!The staff was so sweet &..."

Barbara BRADIGAN

"This is a hidden gem!! The staff is beyond friendly and extremely quick with orders. You can not go wrong with making this a weekly spot! Great food..."

Michael Hliwski

"All they need is help that manager is mister everything the food is awesome please help him..."

John Tyson

"Tasty pizza with sweet sauce. Have to try other products. They have double crust white 🍕 too, which I'll try next time. Parking lot across the..."

The Pizza Snob of NEPA & SNJ

"Great and friendly owners and staff, very friendly place to go and have a great time if you want somewhere to go out for the night. Food is awesome..."

Janet Kotlowski

"Good food, decent selection of brews, and all around nice staff. Sorry it took me so long to try this place. Parking on side of building and remember..."

Khal NEPA

"Great Sicilian pizza and the bull frog wings are..."

Tom Urban

The Anthracite Cafe

81/100 (2204 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Dinner

Lunch

Mid-range

"My husband and I ate here last night for bacon week. Our food was fantastic! We had the Piggy balls, Full rack of ribs wrapped in bacon and the Bacon..."

Rosie Kellogg

"We have been here three times. The food is excellent. Friendly servers. They were very busy last night so a bit of a wait, not too bad though, but..."

Pipperoo Lisa

"Heard about bacon week so I had to try it. The food was well prepared with a creative use of bacon in every dish we tried. The Piggy Balls and the..."

Jim McGinnis

"Finally found a place with wings that are actually hot and taste great! Awesome atmosphere, food, and beer\liqueur..."

Robert Taylor

"Anthracite catered our wedding this past weekend along with catering our rehearsal dinner. They did an OUTSTANDING job. We knew the food we going to..."

Julie Besecker

"Great services very. Awesome food and selection. Beer deletion is ok point hidden..."

Jayson P Karnafel

"Great food, great service on a very busy night, got us right in for our reservation, & our waitress worked her tail off. Loved the beer selection &..."

Nicole Vigorito

"Fabulous! My first time there! 👍🏻 Lobster! Pittsburger burger! Amazing service! Met the owner! Told him the menu is endless of great amazing..."

Christine Templeton Elick

"My first time here last night, and AMAZING isn't even a word to describe it! Food was absolutely amazing! The bacon pickle martini was to die for!..."

Nicole Naprava

"Food was very good and the portions were surprisingly large. Our waiter, Matt, was nice, well informed on the menu and checked in on us a few times..."

Jason Williams

"There is nothing there that is short of a good time or good food. Such good people and food. Not to mention the good..."

Brian Nimmer

"Always a good time. Mike & his staff are friendly & service is very good. Many food & drink choices & both are always great! Check them..."

Greg Paulson

"As always amazing food, great atmosphere, and amazing waitress. But most of all made my boys birthday wonderful!! He wanted seafood and boy did they..."

Jennifer Simonson

"Excellent food and service as always! We came in, a group of 5 , to celebrate our son’s 25th Birthday. We were taken care of no problem. They set..."

Maryann Santey

"Luckily we went here on wing night. $1 per smoked wing was well worth it. The Heart attack burger may quite possibly bring on a heart attack. Grilled..."

Liquidanthrax

"Great service! Good food & large portions. Buffalo chicken cheese steak was good and the wife got the pretzel chicken with homemade mustard sauce...."

Gary

"Fabulous. Come get a burger. Honestly so delicious. The wings were good but highway robbery with the cost. I think it was $18 total for the blue..."

Kitty Page

"I would give this place more than 5 stars if it was possible. First, the food and service was amazing. When I first saw the prices on the menu, I was..."

Brett Hause

"Food was ok. Wasn’t impressed with the Buffalo Mac and cheese. Service was good. They have seasonal drinks which the caramel apple martini is..."

Taylor Cook

"The food was good. Creative menu. Portions are huge (i.e10oz. Burgers). Kids menu has several options including sandwiches and even spaghetti. A kids..."

Cayley

"Excellent burger, 9.5/10. Though the menu listed raw onion, it arrived sautéed – still delicious. The bun is slightly oversized, but overall, it's..."

Joseph Ungvarsky

"Stopped in for the first time tonight. They were very busy but everything was definitely worth the wait. Our server Shane was absolutely wonderful...."

carissa speck

"Stopped in for Bacon Week. Everything bacon. Started with bacon meatball soup. burnt ends and piggy balls. Entrees included Bacon stuffed burger,..."

Chuck Y

"Wow wow wow! The food was really good! We ordered the 2 for 28 Tuesday. We got the nachos, my significant other got the ribs, and I got the..."

ravenstorm 12

"Food was ok. We went on Sunday for the smoked food. Burnt ends had a good flavor but were chewy and over cooked. Baked beans were what i grew up..."

Barbara Adams

"Great tasting food and big portions, but loud. Hard to have a conversation. Menu is huge, very diverse, something for..."

R. L. M.

The Chicken Coop

81/100 (1376 ratings)

"I have been coming to the chicken coop for many years (RIP to the original Coop). Any time I'm coming back to the area to visit I always stop here..."

Dave Lloyd

"So we decided out of the blue driving an hour away from home to stop in at The Chicken Coop. We were not disappointed. Unfortunately While I was..."

Tri Thane

"As a wing connoisseur and the administrator of the "Hot Wings PA" facebook group, I must say the wings here are legit. A crisp delicious wing with..."

Luke Barnhart

"Cool inside, courteous waitress,Great Burgers(10 oz.) mine was w/pepper jack cheese, lettuce,tomato. Fries w/skins on, included. Drink sep...."

Paul Gibbons

"The best wings I've ever had, period! Great atmosphere and the servers are the..."

Matt Fenstemaker

"Byob restaurant!! Amazing!! The foooood speaks for itself! The person who waited on us, was working by herself and she was killin it! I have to admit..."

Da R3aL3st

"Chicken coop 🐔 is always awesome. 2 burgers cooked exactly to our liking. Wings, crispy and delicious sauce. Pizza was great too!! And seasoned..."

Aimee Rios

"My opinion is they have the best burgers. All soups are homemade my favorite is chicken pot pie. Food is fabulous, very generous portions. Even..."

Mary Evans

"Had their pizza and wings special tonight. A full tray and bites for $21. It was very good. The service was good too. Just that not a single person..."

Kat Marx

"Honestly the best wings I've had in the area. Crispy, and many awesome recipe sauces. Try the General Alarm if you can handle it. Very flavorful. I..."

Jennifer Scarlet

"Today was the first time my fiance and I have ever been there, and after our lunch we said that we would definitely be back. We did the build your..."

Shannon Sloan

Elmer Sudds

"A great corner bar in an unsuspecting residential-type area. The place is oftentimes noisy and it's hard to track down a bartender on busier nights...."

Angela P.

"Bartender/waitress was phenomenal! Wings do not disappoint at all, it's definitely all worth..."

jenn h

"Good wings, pizza and tap list. Bartender is the best. Great music always..."

Andrew Williams

"The best neighborhood bar around! Great bartenders and owner! Fun times, music, great food as well! Fun place to go to. This bar is to Wilkes Barre..."

Jason Williams

"What a great local spot! Everyone was super nice, beer was good and food solid. Must check it..."

Ja Sh

"Quaint little bar. The place has a "Cheers" vibe. Friendly and welcoming. The menu changed a bit recently. The owner added gyros. Oh my gosh! They're..."

Mandy Allen

"Unique experience. The best server possible. Good selection of beers and amazing burger and..."

Rich Lambert

"Awesome wings and the staff goes all out to make your visit the best it can be. There's a little bit of a wait, but well worth it. The 2 hour round..."

Michael Lynady

"The best wings and amazing fries. Great beer selection at a great..."

earl woolard

"Great little place. Small menu, but all very good. A decent beer menu with rotating..."

Mark Pientka

"Awesome place with quite possibly the best wings..."

John Birmer

"Elmer Sudds, like Cheers, but with better food. (I'm assuming) Great crowd, nice quiet place to enjoy with..."

Leni Konstas (Eleni)

"Cool funky neighborhood bar. Thanks Kirsten for letting us know about this place!..."

Jim Grandjean

"Dave was amazing! Customer service was exceptional, he was attentive to everything, only complaint is he’s a Yankees fan.. but, my first time there..."

Ronni Dilf

"Food and service were excellent. Prices are what to expect with our country's financial issues we've been dealing with however, amazing food. Great..."

Scott Gaydos Chabala

"You Need To Know! Service at this Pub was outstanding. Bartender was personable, entertaining, & knowledgeable. Food was tasty for bar food but a bit..."

Tim Lavelle

"Wing sauce was actually hot. And they were perfectly crispy. I highly recommend the Hawaiian pizza. It's delicious! Good beer selection. Average..."

Kate Matta

"One of the first places I wandered into when I moved to the Valley. Good beer selection, the food is amazing and the atmosphere is perfect. Usually..."

Dan Kimbrough

Chicken Coop

Wheelchair Accessible

"I have been coming to the chicken coop for many years (RIP to the original Coop). Any time I'm coming back to the area to visit I always stop here..."

Dave Lloyd

"So we decided out of the blue driving an hour away from home to stop in at The Chicken Coop. We were not disappointed. Unfortunately While I was..."

Tri Thane

"As a wing connoisseur and the administrator of the "Hot Wings PA" facebook group, I must say the wings here are legit. A crisp delicious wing with..."

Luke Barnhart

"Cool inside, courteous waitress,Great Burgers(10 oz.) mine was w/pepper jack cheese, lettuce,tomato. Fries w/skins on, included. Drink sep...."

Paul Gibbons

"The best wings I've ever had, period! Great atmosphere and the servers are the..."

Matt Fenstemaker

"Byob restaurant!! Amazing!! The foooood speaks for itself! The person who waited on us, was working by herself and she was killin it! I have to admit..."

Da R3aL3st

"Chicken coop 🐔 is always awesome. 2 burgers cooked exactly to our liking. Wings, crispy and delicious sauce. Pizza was great too!! And seasoned..."

Aimee Rios

"My opinion is they have the best burgers. All soups are homemade my favorite is chicken pot pie. Food is fabulous, very generous portions. Even..."

Mary Evans

"Had their pizza and wings special tonight. A full tray and bites for $21. It was very good. The service was good too. Just that not a single person..."

Kat Marx

"Honestly the best wings I've had in the area. Crispy, and many awesome recipe sauces. Try the General Alarm if you can handle it. Very flavorful. I..."

Jennifer Scarlet

"Today was the first time my fiance and I have ever been there, and after our lunch we said that we would definitely be back. We did the build your..."

Shannon Sloan

Dominick's Cafe

Wheelchair Accessible

Takeout

Seating

Mid-range

"Great environment! Fresh food -..."

Briseis Abreu

"It was my first time at Dominick's, I was taken there by a friend that grew up in the Hudson neighborhood. My friend Bob has always raved about how..."

Mike Passero

"Great local place with many regulars and a staff that will make you feel right at home. Delicious food that is reasonably priced and service is..."

Paul Smith

"If you like saucy pizza, these guys have some of the best around. Mid range prices, nice little family owned shop to go on a date night with the..."

Groka

"Great pizza though the wait is a bit long. worth the wait..."

Jim Kowal

"I grew up on this pizza! Our families have been friends forever. My Nona (grandmother) worked in the kitchen years ago, making pizza with Eve on..."

Richard Micheletti

"Great place and food, but not to happy about the bartender. I was a bartender for 6 years and the one thing I was told was to try to accommodate your..."

Andrea Regnosky

"Just stopped for some pizza now that it's opened up as the Skylight, the pizza was amazing! Definitely getting it..."

Melanie Murosky

"VG-Excellent My suggestion is to 1st try the "early bird special" there are lots of choices for this Menu and as long as you order by 7PM your in! My..."

Clifford Grumpelt

"Good food drinks higher then when it was Dominick's same food and staff pizza..."

Joe Flynn

Ali Baba

"Actually reviewing Omnia Lounge which plays Latin Music. Great atmosphere, DJ playing good music. Security present, keeping things safe. Drinks..."

Luis Franco

"Very spacious inside. We were shown to a nice , large booth. But , also offered to be seated closer to band. Our waitress--Unique- was very nice. She..."

Lorna Lucarino

"Always a great time here! It's my go-to place on Friday and Saturday nights. The bartenders are fast and friendly. The atmosphere is amazing and the..."

Devan Patrice

"Encore is my favorite spot to go to! The staff is all very friendly & the prices of bottle service are very reasonable as well as the drinks! If your..."

Bethany Bielut

"Awesome atmosphere, great happy hour, sexy & friendly bartenders, owner & staff are fantastic. Best club in NEPA. After hours is great.. Ya get to..."

sarah vasky

"Very diverse bar/lounge/club all in one from the music to the crowd. Located in downtown Wilkes Barre close to colleges and hotels. You will not be..."

Bri anna

"Love this venue. I came here for a concert and I've been coming back ever since. Ali Baba's always puts on great performances and their staff is very..."

Keyvan Mesbahi

"Best place in the area if you ask me to have a good time. It's very diverse and by just spending one night there, I've seen people from all over the..."

Mohammad Abualburak

"Always have an amazing time when I go here! The music is always amazing. Staff and owners are so nice! Especially the server..."

Amy Lockner

"Ali babas is the best night club in pa hands down with the hottest ladies and the best service on the planet definitely me and my friends are coming..."

Mad Hitta

"Great place to be! Food is excellent, music is always good, wide variety of hookah flavors, definitely would..."

Andrew Elmore

"dj steel and e dub are the best out here the drinks are reasonable, bartenders are cool, security got it on lock and events be the best in..."

Dj Work

"First time here had a awesome time being from NY i was looking for a night out like back home and this spot is beyound that great place to go too..."

Ricky Ramos

"I'm from new Orleans and while working up there I went out there and its a nice spot gd..."

Dalicia Freemon

"Their food and service were really good. If you are looking for a good restaurant I recommend you to come to this..."

ahmed benhajaj

Applebee's

72/100 (3511 ratings)

Baby Back Ribs Half Rack

Classic Bacon Cheeseburger with French Fries

Oriental Grilled Chicken Salad with Strawberries

Burger and fries

Brownie Caliente Cubierto de Helado

White Queso Dip & Chips

Shrimp

Bourbon Street Steak

Side French Onion Soup

Salad

Chicken Wonton Tacos

Sangria

4-Cheese Mac and Cheese with Honey Pepper Chicken Strips

Non-smoking restaurants

Wheelchair Accessible

"During a business trip I ate there twice for dinner. The ribs were dry, but everything else was good. It was casually busy, but kinda quiet and..."

Jim Martorano

"After a fairly busy Saturday, we decided on a whim to dine at Applebee's for dinner, and were pleased that we did. We arrived in the late..."

Darren Stritzinger

"Extremely good service for being short staffed. Gillian was great. She was friendly and fast. The manager here tonight was great. He knew they only..."

Jennifer Schmidt

"Ordered the 2 for $32 which comes with a sharable appetizer and 2 entrees. You can compare the chicken bite appetizer we received to the picture..."

Chuck Y

"Heard that catchy song 🎵 just came out the woods from camping w my husband. We stopped for lunch food was delicious, and what a surprise my..."

Jennifer Gaylord Gaylord

"Had a great steak! everyone really friendly they changed the TV to Monday night football for me because the Eagles were on .Later that night after I..."

Doug Deanwater

"Great food, great time. Connor did a tremendous job as our server. Thank you to Connor, and the Applebees..."

Heath Williams

"I just had an overall great experience with the staff and ultimately my..."

Bergette Richardson-Moore

"Had a great lunch. Food came out delicious. Drinks were made quick and were also great. Loved the frozen strawberry mango margarita. Definitely..."

Nicole Marie

"GREETED at the door by Timeka, she was very friendly and checked on me a couple times, to see if everything was OK, Elyssa waited on me and KNew..."

Michelle Ryan

"Good service and food however a bit small and we were not given good seating. The atmosphere was..."

Ve sol

"Food was great, service was excellent. Short wait to be..."

Harry Werts

Wildflowers Restaurant

Triple Decker Club Sandwich

Wings N Mozzarella Sticks

Strawberry Vodka Slush

Wheelchair Accessible

"Went to their Thanksgiving buffet. All I can say is it was excellent and looking forward to going next year. Food was so tasty and had lots of..."

A G

"I visited Wildflowers restaurant for a Thanksgiving buffet and it was exceptional. The upscale, but not stuffy atmosphere, was just what I..."

Ed Swan

"We were very pleasantly surprised by the extensive choices in a small Bistro inside the hotel. Everything about the restaurant was A+. Will..."

Linda Smith

"I Eat here at the hotel very often when in town. Love their wings and salmon. Tried their veggie burger which I enjoyed as well. Just opened for..."

Integrity Integrity

"What a pleasant surprise. I live in hotels for my job, and once in a while I get lucky. Today was a very stressful day driving and working at sites..."

Clint Maloy

"This place has a restaurant that closes pretty early that does breakfast and lunch and a bistro in the back that serves food late. I've eaten at..."

Gerard “Uncle Gerry” Rosso

"Our household had a great experience dining in an igloo (outdoor dome) for my birthday. The pecan and s’mores martinis were delicious and so was..."

Liz Schell

"Great food, cold beer and great service the bartender Hope was..."

AJ Hammond

"Great service. Highly recommend the creamy potato..."

Elm Bird

"It's a hotel with hotel food nothing special the igloos are the best thing..."

Anthony

"Very nice bar area with 3 TV'S. My wife ordered salmon and said it was delicious. I ordered a chicken club sandwich and thought it was over done. ..."

Lynn Hurrle

"I’m not sure about the other reviews, but We had 2 great meals here. For dinner we had 2 delicious apps and I had the Crab cake sliders on special,..."

David Swart

"Hope makes the best Hennessy..."

Lindsay Padavan

"Was there for a bus trip. Great..."

Mary Pisch

"All in all 4/5. The food was great considering it’s inside of a hotel — stay away from the lobster Mac. It had a gritty like taste too it but..."

M Basabe

"Excellent service, good food, great atmosphere. Room for weekend, dinners here, hands down best choice for in town..."

Hakim Latif

Bottlenecks

"The best sports bar to wait for the live staring at F.M. Kirby. Their hot wings are..."

Jun

"Love the wings. All great..."

Don John

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