Service leaves a lot to be desired as we had to wave to get service several times (this happened last time we were here but we just chalked it up to a one off event). Â They were all just chatting in the back for about 15 minutes. Â We planned on having our weekly meetings here but we are changing the venue. Â We won't be back.
Review Source:I really like the Fox and the Hound. It's a great casual American restaurant in the heard (literally, in the center) of Birkdale Village. They have outdoor seating as well. They have great beer specials, and can make almost anything you can order. Their food is quite good for American- bar-type food. Great burgers, wings, appetizers, pasta... And if you're a sport's fan, this is a perfect place to watch sports and kick back with a beer!
Review Source:Its a lively bar that picks up later in the evening. Â Did not eat anything here, but came to enjoy a few drinks on their patio. Â Smoking is permitted on the patio, so perfect time to light up a cigar. Beer and cocktails abundant but lacking in the single malt selection. Â
The highlight of the place is the service, the crowd, the late nite DJ ..and the patio for us cigar smokers...
Fox and Hound has better-than-average bar food and a better-than-average beer selection. Â The service is efficient and friendly; the high turnover suggests it is not an easy place to work, but that probably goes with the territory. Â Being in Birkdale, on weekends it can be hard to find a place to park. Â It is usually crowded, and that contributes to a good vibe. Â There are enough televisions to be able to catch whatever sporting event one is looking for.
Review Source:I met 2 girlfriends at Fox & Hound before a movie down the street. Â This was my first visit to any of the Fox & Hound chain. Â There was street parking next to the restaurant, if you could find a spot, or two parking garages within a short walk.
We all arrived around 11:45 to a basically empty restaurant - a little early for the Saturday lunch crowd, I guess. Â We were asked where we wanted to sit, which was nice, and were promptly seated in a comfy booth. Â
We ordered the nachos ($9?) as an appetizer and they were standard bar nachos of chips, cheese, black beans, sour cream, olives, but a very large portion. Â For lunch, I ordered the French Dip Flatbread ($10+), which was flatbread topped with alfredo sauce, topped with caramelized onions and london broil, and then topped with fried onions. Â Served with au jus. Â It was a HUGE portion and very tasty. Â All of our drinks were refilled several times (I drink a lot and an empty glass is a tip-killer) and we were given enough napkins as to not necessitate wiping our hands on our pants. Â Our server was friendly and attentive. Â
The restaurant is furnished as the standard sports bar - nice size bar with tv's, dark wood everywhere - typical AppleChiliFriday's type of place. Â The only complaint I would have was the music was WAY too loud for a Saturday morning. Â When we first got there, the restaurant was basically empty and the music was deafening. Â Other than that, it was a fine experience.
I've made it my mission in life to go to every restaurant in Birkdale Village, though I have to say that going to a pub/grille is not always something I look forward to. I needed a little extra motivation, and a Groupon was the thing that pushed me over the edge. We visited Fox and Hound on a rainy Friday night and while it's not a timeless classic like the Disney film of similar name, it was slightly better than I expected.
We took a seat on their outdoor covered patio so we were able to enjoy the slightly cooler weather even though it was rainy. They had some surprisingly decent rock songs playing in the background, and that's always a plus. The service was kind of slow, in terms of our booze and appetizers coming out, but the waitress was ever-present...almost to the point where she checked on us too much. Still, I'll take a server that comes around too many times as opposed to not often enough any day of the week.
I was instantly drawn to their tall $4 Sam Adams draft special. Having been born and raised in the north east, there will always be a place in my heart for Sams, and when I saw Fox and Hound offered a Sams hard cider I just had to give it a whirl. It was pretty sweet, light and tasty, just like other hard ciders. I wouldn't drink it again, since I prefer beer to hard cider, but it was nice to get to try it.
We went with the "Chicken Billard Sticks" as an appetizer. It wasn't on the menu but was the special of the night, and since it came with six sticks for $5 we were sold. A better name for them would be "Southwest Chicken Eggroll" because that's exactly what they were, and that's not a bad thing. These eggrolls were stuffed with chicken, cheese, corn, peppers and beans and served alongside some kind of creamy dressing/sauce. It definitely made for a tasty, and affordable, appetizer.
For dinner I got the 1/2 rack of ribs, and they were just what I was expecting. These aren't you're southern BBQ ribs but more steakhouse ribs, like something you would get at Chilis. They weren't too meaty but the meat was super tender and came right off the bone. The sauce was a bit sweet for my taste, but the quality of the rib itself is what I would expect at a higher end chain restaurant, so it's better than it could have been.
The miss' ordered the basil pesto chicken pizza and that was tasty as well. While not as crispy or tastetacular as Brixx pizza across the way is, Fox and Hound's flat bread pizzas are not only a decent quality (for a chain pub) but also a decent quality. While it was a big soft and doughy as opposed to crispy, the pesto, chicken, mushrooms and feta all played nicely together as far as flavor goes. She only finished half of it, so there are plenty of leftovers for all!
Fox and Hound barely surpassed my expectations. I expected a bland chain restaurant meal but instead got served a decent chain restaurant meal. There are better places in the area to get booze, crispy pizza and BBQ ribs, but I wouldn't be opposed to returning.
The food at Fox and Hound is pretty awful, even accepting that its a bar and you typically don't have high expectations. But this food is especially awful -- like microwave dinner-quality. We used to go there to watch football games, but never again. We haven't been back in several years.
Review Source:Typical sports bar (or should I say Pub) and grill atmosphere and food. Â I liked the beer batter chicken fingers I had on my first visit. Â My second visit my husband and I dined there we had the spinach/artichoke appetizer and cheeseburger. Â The appetizer was reheated dip and bagged chips and my husband said the burger was ok. Â I wish the food was made fresh not frozen, but if you are there to watch "the game", it probably doesn't matter so much because beer makes everything taste better! Â The wait staff provides good service, but they do dress to appeal to the men.
Review Source:As a recently legal 21 year old living in Huntersville for the summer, there aren't too many options when it comes to grabbing a beer in the area. Fox and the Hound has served as the local watering hole for my friends and I this summer, mostly by process of elimination. Drink specials, especially for beer, are pretty decent. $2 domestic drafts and $2.50 import drafts on Thursday. Thursday is also karaoke night...you were warned.
I guess the biggest beef that I have with this place is the atmosphere. Everytime I come, I feel like I'm drinking in an Applebees. Yes, I realize this is a chain, but after coming from the splendid pub scene in London and even the college bar scene at Indiana University, I naturally expect my drinking establishments to have at least a slight bit of character.
Service is decent, depending on the waitress you get. As far as food goes, I've only had some of the appetizers, which were just so-so. Nachos were the best, wings mediocre, and pizza pretty god-awful. With all of the other dining options in Birkdale, it seems a little silly to choose to come here solely for the food.
In the summer they charter a boat every Saturday to take you out on Lake Norman. For those who don't have a boat, it's a nice way to see the lake and go for a swim on a hot day. You can get free "VIP" tickets from the waitresses, otherwise it costs $10. Did it once, and it was fun, but not something that I'm aching to do again.
Overall, not a terrible place to grab a drink, but don't expect too much out of it.
I can't think of anything bad about this place, but I cant think of anything that's really good either. Â They have decent drink specials and a decent atmosphere, but sometimes the beer can be not so cold and the liquor can taste mixed (i.e., rum tastes like someone poured cheap tequila in it on accident when consolidating bottles). Â Service is hit or miss, but always a miss when you sit outside. Â You'll see the waitress maybe 3 times an hour, and never when you really need him/her. Â The service inside is much better usually. Â
Overall, this is a decent place to stop in for a drink or quick dinner if you're walking around Birkdale, but the other restaurants and bars surrounding it have more to offer.
Average.
You know how the food trucks around town are working to rally support, get signers on petitions, etc. to change the local laws governing their business? Â I would love to do the same thing for Fox and Hound only the rallying of support would be to shut the place down and bring in something with decent food and service in this price range.
It's just great reading reviews from 2010 giving the place comments and talking about how the food has gone downhill and yet here we are in almost June of 2011and really nothing has changed. Â And, when your food goes downhill from a starting point of yuck, that's a really bad thing.
Birkdale Village deserves better but, because their bar business seems to thrive on weekend nights and there are enough people up here willing to accept and even support mediocrity, the doors are still open.
Went to the hound vallet parking my boys take real good care of me. Â Able to watch the Eagles and Redskins right next to each other. Â Boy it's weird to watch an Eagles game and see McNabb on the TV next to the Eagles game. Â Ordered a Philly chicken steak not as good as a cheese in Philly. Wife got An alpine burger, her usual. Â Atmosphere is great, service was excellent tonight. Â Ask for Ashley, she is good. Â Can't wait for the real season to start. Â It will most likely where I'll be for the football season
Review Source:Birkdale....the cornburbs version of Southpark in Charlotte. Â Nice, upscale...pretty people and pretty places.
The Fox and Hound is your typical "Oak and Brass" type bar....with worn carpets and slow service. Â The menu is lack luster and probably not very healthy.
This place is a bit "mainstream" for such a nice shopping place, but serves as a big watering hole for the locals.
I ate here and wasn't impressed.....hopefully I'll never get too plastered and fall down on the carpet which looked VERY scary.
Good luck folks with this one........
It's not that often that I'll get up to the Birkdale area. Â In fact, I probably wouldn't have been there this time if we hadn't been meeting some friends. Â I even had to - gasp - Google the address to try and find the place. Â Good thing I knew we were going to Birkdale or I probably would have ended up at the other Fox and Hound.
Anyway, I will say that Birkdale is pretty cool, as far as shopping centers go. Â It just has that vibe to it. Â Of course, I don't live anywhere near it, and the best thing I have for comparison is - gasp again - Eastland, which is about shuttered these days, so what do I know?
The restaurant itself suffers from a split personality - much like a Hickory Tavern if you've been there, but it's actually more split here, with a real split between the bar and the dining areas, where Hickory Tavern is a single open concept. Â Fox and Hound gives you a bar and a restaurant, which is nice if you want one or the other and not both.
While this means that you can enjoy your food without quite so much noise and smoke in your food, it also means that the service can suffer, and I'm not just talking about on game day. Â I'm talking on a lazy Saturday afternoon. Â Keep that in mind.
The food is pretty average, so I'd agree with others who say that you would probably be better going elsewhere for that and coming here for the bar or the game.
Prototypical sports bar, lots of tvs. If there is ever a tv shortage in stores, I'm gonna make a raid on this place!
Birkdale location keeps it front & center and busy.
Front dining room gives way to a large bar area, with round tops congregated in front of a long bar, with huge row of tvs above.
A third, back room contains more tables and tvs, and some video games in back left corner.
Definitely a busy place on weekends and for big games during the week. Can also get kinda smoky.
When its nice out, the front patio area is a great place to get away from the smoke inside, watch some tv on the outdoor screens, and people watch, as there are always crowds wandering around Birkdale.
Food is typical bar food, nothing too fancy, but they do serve late, which is nice.
All in all, great place to go for a sporting event, to drink, or late-night if you've already been drinking.
The fox and hound is located in the Birkdale shopping center. Â They have a good selection of beers on tap and awesome drink specials. Â They also have a full dinning room that services until late into the night if your looking for a little more than "bar food". Â If your looking for a place to watch the UFC fight then this is the place. Â It's gets busy on the weekends but a fun place to hang out with friends.
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