Been meaning to go in here after someone we knew raved about it and finally did. Â Not too bad a place! Â A lot of locals come in and are known by the staff as was evident by the way the servers were chatting and recalling what things the customers liked.
We had the stuffed mushrooms as an appetizer and they were pretty good. Â Hubs had the ribeye steak and it was tasty while I had the 1/2 Jamaican chicken. Â No mon! Just putting some sauce on it does not make it Jamaican. Â But other than that the food was tasty and the firehouse decor was - interesting.
They appear to be known for their ground in shop burger and onion rings and from the number we saw going past us they must be some kinda good. Â Next time we go (and there will be a next time) we will get our burger on!
The inside of this place is pretty nice, much different than the outside strip mall appeal that you get as a first impression. Â On this visit I had fish and chips which was just "OK" as fish and chips in the US goes. Â I did feel the oil was dirty when they cooked the fish and it had a little bit of odd flavor to it. Â The fries were pretty good as well, battered and crunchy. Â My kid got a cheeseburger which you could tell was actually good meat and not that pre-frozen nightmare most places serve.
Review Source:The food and the atmosphere have never been the problem ---- it's still that "coupon thing" that really upsets me. Â Well - went back there on Friday evening and, the food is good and the atmosphere is fun. Â Finally . . . was able to get a table with the KEY MAN (in my opinion) in the place - RAY ---- he makes it. Â I told him of my disappointment and he explained to me that OH State Law prohibits the discounting of liquor, which is why liquor can not be a part of a check to which a discount is applied. Â OK - I understand that. Â But, I still do not accept that the discount could not be given on the check; after all, there was FOOD on there . . . so apply the discount to the FOOD and leave the liquor alone. Â After all - the total amount of money WAS spent! Â But, Ray made it all better with his pleasant personality and explanation. Â He needs a raise!
UPDATE for 2013 - RAY is no longer there. Â Still a nice place but it is just sort of missing something without RAY. Â They also changed their burger recipe/supplier and they don;t taste as good --- I will not order another one.
Looking for a laid back atmosphere to meet friends or have a simple date night then Gooseneck is the place. Â There's a nice variety to choose from on the menu. Â My favorite appetizer is the Greek Nachos. Â On our recent visit I had their mini burgers and I do recommend them. Â I've been happy with everything I've had except the French Onion Soup. Â I recall the soup having a strong wine taste and the onions needed to cook a little longer. Â The servers are kind and courteous and you don't have to wait long for your food. Â I believe kids eat free on Sunday. Â Gooseneck is a hidden gem in Powell.
Review Source:I loved the Gooseneck Tavern. I went here with my girlfriend on a Sunday afternoon and I think I've become a regular fan. I plan to return many more times!
The food is great. We both ordered the same thing (ESP?), the Fish and Chips, and it was GREAT! This was some seriously good bar food! I used to go to other bars that served so-so food as well as to some that served only apps, but this was a great meal! The beer selection was very good as well. The bar is fully-stocked.
The prices were good too and the bar offers free Wifi. I can't really speak to what the noise level is at happy hour, as I said it was a Sunday afternoon when we went. The bar was entertaining, though, as we are both big hockey fans and it had an NHL game on the TV we were facing. There wern't too many people in the bar at the time, but it had just opened for the day.
Service was good with great table service.
The bar also has great decor with a big-time interest in firefighting.
I plan a second trip soon to check out the bar at a different time of day or on a different day. I may get the Fish and Chips again, though, they were great!
I've been looking for a "regular" bar ever since my old standby, the Rose & Thistle, closed in the summer of 2006. That's a long 5+ years to find a comfortable bar; especially when you're verging on alcoholism and drinking is pretty much an essential activity to get through the grind of day-to-day life.
That's why I'm happy (my liver, less so) that I stumbled upon the Gooseneck Tavern. This spot is tucked away at the end of a long strip shopping center in a very suburban, whitebread, unappealing portion of Powell. (Which, in actuality, probably sums up the majority of the portions of Powell.) If you're patient enough to navigate through the usual anonymous fast-food and fast-casual temples in the Sawmill Road/Powell Road corridor, accompanied by SUVs packed full of passive-aggressive soccer moms, followed by BMW-driving pricks, you'll find a gem of a bar where it's perfectly acceptable to drink a double scotch at 11:00 a.m. on a Sunday.
See, this is a regular haunt, where the bartender (ask for Ray) calls out your name when you walk in the front door and has your drink of choice ready for you before you have a chance to sit down. It helps that there are very few patrons in here at any given time - but it's still a nice, warm and fuzzy feeling. This feels like a family joint, almost like a club where everyone is in on the secret. Yes, the clientele is a bit on the geriatric side, but I find that I now prefer to be surrounded by old drunks, rather than the douches that you find on any given weekend night on Park Street or in the Short North.
The interior of the restaurant is divided into a bar and the main dining area. There are also tables in the bar area where you can dine. Walls are decorated with firefighter paraphernalia and various Ohio sports team logos (although I think there's more Browns crap than anything else). It's pretty dark and cozy inside, and if there's no games on any of the TV screens, the place is stone silent, except for the ramblings of the other drunks who have joined you in the bar area. There may be a few couples/families dropping in for lunch or dinner, but most of the time, the "action" takes place at the bar.
Gooseneck has a fantastic menu offering a great selection of bar staples such as fried pickle chips, nachos, wings (which are amazing - try the "barbalo" sauce), and chicken tenders, in addition to many sandwiches (try the turkey reuben) and other entrees (try the buffalo chicken mac n' cheese and/or fish & chips). The fries are some of the best I've ever tasted, and they have a strawberry rice pudding for dessert that is undies-soiling worthy. The menu is very extensive and they have frequent specials (there was some sort of a hot dog special the last time I was there) so you will have no trouble finding something worthy of pigging out on. Portions are massive and you will more than likely have to take some home with you. Yes, the kitchen is sometimes a little slow with getting the food out, but just drink another gin and tonic and you won't even notice.
Beer selection is quite decent - they've had (and I've been imbibing) Great Lakes Christmas Ale on my last couple visits, as well as a couple other Great Lakes offerings.
Bottom line is that this is the best sports bar in the northwest corridor, if not the city. Skip the corporate sterility of the nearby BW3 and head to Gooseneck for some small business substance.
After reading several good reviews about this place, we decided to try it out. We found it very enjoyable. The atmosphere is comfortable, the servers are polite and the portions of food were very good. The food was prepared as ordered and there was very little wait on getting it. The prices are decent. Our visit was all the way around a good one.
Review Source:I have previously been to Gooseneck Tavern twice. Last night, I ordered vegetable soup, oriental chicken salad, and for my husband the Gooseneck Tavern burger. All were a disappointment. The vegetable soup, though it was claimed to be home made, had a familiar taste to Campbells. Â The salad was mediocre; the chicken was dry and rubbery and the dressing, although edible, was not very tasty. The burger, according to my husband, had a small patty that looked very mismatched to the the buns that held it. I tasted the burger and frankly, it wasn't anything I'd write home about. Â I also thought it strange that on the menu (looked at it after we paid) that I wasn't offered the choice of a breadstick or cornbread with the salad; I was just given cornbread. The cornbread was quite tasty. Â Overall, service was good; the waitress was friendly. The food was below average. I don't think I'd return to Gooseneck Tavern.
Review Source:Quick review: good draft selection, enormous menu, quick service, tight dining area, plenty of TV's if you want to come watch sports.
The decor has a fireman theme and the kids love coming here. The kids menu is very good and well-priced and they get the right amount of food for a kids plate. The staff is always friendly and courteous.
This is another place that could stand to cut their menu by 30% (at least). There are too many choices and for a "bar" you just know they can't do everything well. I've had pasta there in the past and won't make that mistake again. So stick with the burgers and sandwiches.
My tip: get the portobello mushroom sandwich which is excellent and one of the best I've had. They will also allow you to substitute fries for a side and they have plenty of other sides to keep it manageable for the health-conscious.
The chicken wings and burgers are good too. Because of the small dining area it can get busy, so plan ahead...especially if you have a large group.
This is a hidden gem in Powell as it is a bit off the popular areas.
Both the hubby and I got the fried fish here. Â (He got the fish and chips and I got a fish sandwich). Â It was definitely above average from most bars fish, Â but at the same time, it was not quite out of this world.
Our waiter was really good and the food came out fast and was cooked well. Â The fries were excellent and the price was right!
I bought a groupon for Gooseneck, that's what brought us here. Happy hour is ok. $1 off all alcohol and $2 off all apps mon-sat, which is nice because a lot of places don't have happy hour on Saturday. The food was good, not great. Service was very friendly and nice. I would say the only down side is the service was extremely slowwww... I wouldn't come here and expect to be out quick. On the up side, they do have a really nice patio to sit on on nice days!
Review Source:If you're looking for a decent place to have some beer and wings after visiting the Columbus Zoo, this is a place to check out. Â If you're a fan of firefighters, then definitely this place will appeal to you with its decor. Â
We ate in the bar area, but there is a restaurant. Â The bartender was uber-friendly and helpful. Â The place wasn't too busy. We were the only ones at a high top table, and there about five people sitting at the bar. Â
We both had the Brooklyn Brown Ale, which was on draught, and very good. Â
We ordered two appetizers, wings with spicy honey, and spicy beer shrimp. Â Despite the "spicy" in the title, neither dish was very spicy. Â Both used red peppers with a lot of honey. Â You could taste the honey with the wings, which is not a bad thing at all. Â The spicy beer shrimp was peeled and in a thin sauce. Â It was ok. Â Something needed to be done with the shrimp - perhaps breaded? Â They just didn't pick up the sauce very well, and the shrimp tasted like the frozen kind you buy at your supermarket and thaw out. Â Then again, I didn't expect fresh shrimp at a bar near the Columbus Zoo.
For dessert, I had some sort of homemade mousse, which was yummy, and surprisingly good for a bar dessert. Â I never enjoy desserts at bars. Â The Hoff had some sort of strawberry bread pudding, which the bartender said was his favorite. Â
Overall, we had a good experience here. Â We're not local to the area, so I doubt we'll ever return, but I do recommend the place if you're near by.
My wife and I found ourselves back here on Monday (particularly because kids eat free but also because we hadn't been grocery shopping from the weekend. Â I wanted to have rib's but I thought I'd try a few other things on the menu instead. Â Also since it was happy hour we thought we would get a couple appetizers since they were $2 off.
You can't go wrong with the fried pickles for an app so that's what my wife ordered. Â I ordered their wings and was quite impressed. Â They are cooked crisp and perfect and I had them doused in honey mustard which wasn't good by itself, but was amazing when combined with the Jamaican sauce I asked to try on the side. Â I also tried Spicy Honey and it was probably the first wing sauce I've had with "honey" in the title that you could actually tell it was made with honey. Â It was a bit too sweet for me and I knew it would be sticky so I opted to mix the other two and would do it again. Â They are better than BW's and Quaker Steak but not as good as Hoggy's or Mac's...close though. Â
For dinner I tried the fish and chips. Â It was okay, not my favorite, especially the fries...they just weren't good, in fact they were kinda sub par (the chips). Â My wife ordered the Asiago and Sun Dried Tomato Fettuccini and it was pretty amazing. Â For me to say that is exceptional...I am not a pasta guy by no means...I can't even find something on the menu at Olive Garden that I like...but the pasta here was something I would actually eat...if I wasn't hungry for ribs.
We decided to go for dessert too, why not? Â So we ordered the brownie sunday. Â Not impressed. Â I think we will try the homemade chocolate mouse next time. Â The brownies were more like bread than brownies and you didn't get much for $4.95...it was a $3 dessert to be honest.
We keep going back because this place is good, has great service, an amazing atmosphere and is close to home. Â Definitely the best restaurant in Powell.
Great staff. Interesting food. Friendly atmosphere.
I like the beer options because it's more than the same old same old. If you want that tho, it's there.
Food has a twist, like deepfried meatballs on the meatball sub. Turkey Reuben and Patty Melt are also favorites.
They have wifi! 3 big screens are in the bar. Music is usually classic rock hits with some modern ones mixed in.
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