Yee-haw!
A group of us went to dinner on a friday night, but the place really wasn't that busy. We were seated right in front of the stage, so we got to see the line dancing and dance lessons up close. It was really neat to see, everyone was so enthusiastic about it.
The service was mediocre. Our waitress, actually I don't think she even gave her name, was pretty young. She didn't seem like she really wanted to be there, and never really made appearances. So, we had to flag down some other servers.
The food, also not the best. Everyone at the table ordered the fish fry, but I opted for the salmon salad. Kind of a mistake. The fish was burnt, very very burnt, and the salad was soggy from too much dressing. ick.
We would come back for the atmosphere, and maybe drinks and a try their burgers.
I have been going to Harold's for years, but I went today and had the the best Shrimp Street Taco's I have ever had! Â If you have not been to Harold's lately you need to go. Â This place is absolutely amazing. Â We are looking forward to the 4th of July celebration. Â Check out their website at <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fharoldscorral.com%2F&s=b71ebfe2b1b365353088ca007bf6060a975352cd5c2854cf05bbcd729bd9912b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://haroldscorral.com/</a> for the schedule. Â Guaranteed to be a good time.....
Review Source:This place is where you want to be on a Sunday morning with your biker buddies. Â The breakfast buffet is hot when you arrive and the coffee flows as soon as you sit down. Â My friends picked this spot for a breakfast stop during a morning motorcycle outing and it was great. Â Piles of breakfast meats, excellent eggs benedict for a buffet and easily accessible for groups. Â We walked in a dozen deep and the hostess didn't blink for a second.
Plus I have to express my gratitude for hostess who know what they are doing. Â Harolds crew is what moves this from a 3 to a 4 star. Â When you can look at a huge group and grab menus with a smile and say, "right this way!" Â There is nothing more gratifying to someone jumping off a bike and coming into the nice cool, confines of a restaurant.
I am always shocked by restaurants that cater to the motorcyclist crowd who look at the size of our groups and get that look on their face automatically. Â The crews I have ridden with are always respectful of our servers and always are in good spirits. Â If you don't want people with money to burn, wanting to be in your establishment, then please put a sign up on the front door. Â
Thank you Harold's and I can't wait to see you for breakfast again.
First trip into Cave Creek, so after our failed attempt to eat across the lot, we figured that we needed to try the most famous place in this town. Again, not too busy on a Saturday afternoon and even better there were no motorcycles in the parking lot, which meant no bikers in the place. Very reasonable beer prices as my craft stout was only $3.50 and her domestic bottle came in at a buck less. Huge menu that covered almost every genre of food from pizza to burgers to italian, etc, but date went with the BBQ beef sandwich (not brisket because that wasn't available on a sandwich) and it was pretty good and standard, but the cole slaw didn't taste as good as it looked, not even salt and pepper could help. Much more success with the Philly Cheese Southwestern style sandwich that I ordered. Full of rib eye steak and onions and peppers and poblano peppers and pepperjack cheese, the sandwich had a small kick and the bread was toasted. The cheese was melted on top of all the steak, not folded in, but it was a very good sandwich for $9.99. I upgraded to the Sweet potato waffle fries and those were also good. So with a nice waitress and all that history going for it and good food, Harold's lived up to the hype and no bikers on this day made it even more pleasant.
Review Source:We had Mohther's Day dinner at Harold's because mom wanted a good chicken dinner with mashed potatoes. Â Finally.......when our dinner arrived the chicken looked like what you would over nuke in a TV dinner!!!!! Â The breast was like leather and the mashed potatoes tasted like what a dirty refrigerator smells like. Â Husbands ribs were tough and over cooked (nuked). Â Daughter had a chicken pollo and it had veg-all in it!!! Â What gave this a star, were the rolls, they were terrific!
Won't be back
We've been regulars at Harold's for 8 years and it's a FUN place - with great food.
The atmosphere is old West... with a side of Pittsburgh Steelers! This is the largest Steelers bar in the country, and you know it the minute you walk in.
Harold's has consistent food quality, and if you have special requests the staff always tries to be accommodating.
Our favorites: Prime Rib, Salmon (blackened), awesome CHILI, good burgers and even my favorite spinach salad in town!
The owner - Danny - is usually around and takes time to spend with the guests ... although we had the honor of him being in the kitchen the last time we were there... and my salmon was out of this world!
There is an off track betting site for the ponies too - and win or lose - it can be light hearted fun or serious biz ... depending on the races going off. Yeah - I lost my Derby bets!
If you are coming to the Phoenix area and want a taste of a small western town, HAROLD'S is it! Be prepared for a parking jam at peak hours ... so wear your boots because the hike to remote "hill" parking isn't for you city folks!
Been here lots of times, mostly during happy hour which has some great deals.
This time a group of friends invited me for breakfast so we rode bikes up for the Sunday morning buffet. Well worth the $9.99.
Scrambled eggs, bacon. sausage, eggs benedict (YUM), Â cream cheese blintzes, french toast sticks and biscuits with sausage gravy. HELL to the YES I'm in for all that!!!
Service was lame for everything from drink refills to replacement plates, and she even handed back all the checks to me to divvy up between the 12 of us (Really?). Oh well, no matter. I would still go back in a heart attack, I mean heart beat.
Did I mention they have "all you can eat" bacon?! MMMMmmmm, Bacon.
Came here for breakfast after a night of celebrating and it was the right place to be! Â Started with a bloody mary and dug in on a breakfast burrito. Â No complaints at all.
Total biker bar - helps if you are a Steeler's fan too. Â Staff is friendly, the regulars claim their spots early. Â Can't wait to get back there!
Usually go for the great breakfasts or the fried chicken dinner. Â Always get the French Onion soup which is the best in the valley! Â I went there on Christmas Eve for dinner and instead of fried chicken I ordered the baby back ribs for the first time. Â They were smokey, tender, tasty and not over sauced. Â I sucked the bones clean! Â And again the French Onion soup was excellent.
Review Source:Went here last Friday night with some friends for a drink and to listen to some music. I had heard this place was mostly for the country lovers but when I went they had a fun rock band that did cover songs. Lots of people dancing the night away until about 1pm (it's a slightly older crowd; 40's-50's from what I could see). Had a good time and drink prices were fair. Didn't try the food; maybe next time.
Review Source:We were visiting from California and had a GREAT time here! We had out kids along, and went to see the bull riding next door earlier in the evening. Â After bull riding, we really wanted to get some dancing in, and hoped by some miracle we could bring our kids into Harold's, on a Friday night, after 10 pm. Â Yep!!! No problem, as long as they are with their parents, they are allowed inside. The band was great, and we dancing the night away :) No cover charge to get in... Sweet. And, their pricing on food and drinks was very reasonable. (Large pizza for $11).
We will definitely go back, when in the area!!
Harold's is a fun country bar way out in Cave Creek. Â It's very far from my house, but when we're in Cave Creek playing golf or shopping, we drop in for a Beer or three. Â It's pretty large and is a great place for a group to meetup after a golf tournament or hike.
We've never eaten here, just dropped in to imbibe. Â The servers here are cute and friendly. Â You'll frequently see a lot of bikers here, especially on the weekends. Â We like to bring friends here to give them a feel for Arizona country drinking.
Return Factor - 90%
Usually have a great experience here but last Friday afternoon was definitely NOT good.
Stopped in for lunch on the way to Bartlett Lake with a Deal Chicken offer that had expired. The fine print on the coupon said it was worth paid value for 5 years. The owner refused to accept it. Kudos to our waitress out on the patio who approached the owner twice on our behalf. We were told by the waitress the owner wanted us to talk to Deal Chicken about getting our money back.
If you are not willing to play by the rules of the offers, why provide them at all?
There are plenty of places we can go to eat in Cave Creek. Harold's will no longer be one of them. Too bad as I have always loved the food and atmosphere.
We always enjoy listening to the live bands at  Harold's on the weekends.  This time, after spending the night in Cave Creek, we decided to try their Sunday breakfast buffet.
We headed over about 9am to make sure we had plenty of time to eat and relax. When we got there we were greeted by the hostess. They had a moderate amount of people but weren't crowded, and she took us to our table right away. She gave us menus. Our server came over within a few minutes with big glasses of ice water. Already a good sign. We ordered coffee and told her we wanted the buffet. She brought our coffee and plates promptly.
The buffet consisted of a long table covered in a red and white tablecloth with large warming trays on top. It didn't seem very impressive at first until we started filling our plates with the various foods. There were scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, biscuits and gravy, bacon, large sausages, blintzes, thick-cut french toast and a few more things. They also had strawberry and blueberry toppings for the French toast and a tray of fresh cantaloupe.
I would like to have had some other choices of fruit since cantaloupe isn't my favorite and maybe some cheese to put on my eggs. The biscuits were on the dry side but nothing a little gravy wouldn't take care of,
Everything was hot and delicious. Our server came back several times to refill  the water and coffee. The coffee was very good. Another plus.
It was a great way to wake up and start the day. We will definitely go back.
Love the food at Harold's, the large menu, the atmosphere, the great service, and the fact that it shares a parking lot with Buffalo Chip so it's easy to mosey on over for bull riding after a good dinner. Buffalo Chip has mediocre food, a tiny menu, and bad food service if you get there too late and it's super busy.
Harold's has a large dining area and a wonderfully large menu that is vegetarian friendly. The server we had for dinner was really nice, prompt, and helpful. The menu has a ton of different choices like regular bar food, mexican food, tons of bbq, pizza, pastas, and burgers/sandwiches. The salads are fresh, the bbq sauce is amazing, and they serve warm, soft bread rolls with just about everything.
The inside has a charming western feel and doesn't get too crowded feeling even when there are a lot of people because the rooms are quite large. The patio is really nice with a ton of misters, a beautiful view of mountains & cactus, and is sunset-facing.
I definitely recommend getting dinner & drinks here and then heading over to the Buffalo Chip for Friday night bull riding.
I've been here several times, it's my dad's favorite. He likes to imagine he is a gruff cowboy who rides his horse up to Harold's to enjoy the huevos rancheros and giant stacks of french toast.
It's fun to be pretending by breakfast time!
I know that Harold's is lively at night but the breakfast is pretty awesome, too! The food is pretty good and you get huge quantities of it! On prior visits I have worked my way through the breakfast enchilada, the southwestern eggs benedict, and a large stack of pancakes. All food comes out hot and with a smile!
Definitely a fun place to take visitors (or yourself) and reminisce about the old southwest.
Being a Stillers fan I have really wanted to like this place but after going a few times I'm getting tired of being treated like crap and eating bad food. Â The service is horrible, the manager I spoke with was very rude, and very WT if I might add but that is ok, can't hold that against her.
Asked to speak with the owner, was told he was busy, said I would wait to describe the situation and he never came out, or was probably never told. Â
They have no clue how many people I dragged with me to this place solely to watch Steelers football and I will never be bringing my and their money back.
I have since found a new Steelers bar, American Junkie in Scottsdale, a little bit of a drive for me but much better food and service so I don't mind at all.
Go Steelers!
I went to Harold's Cave Creek Corral for the first time tonight. I wasn't sure what to expect as far as the quality of the place. All I knew when my sister-in-law planned the outing with other family members was that there would be dancing lessons, a live band, a very country atmosphere and an all-you-can-eat fish fry.
The parking lot was packed when we first got there. A good sign. The establishment was huge. Very spacious. And yes, there was definitely a country atmosphere, but it was cool. Our waitress was a dangerously beautiful creature with a great ass, which for me, goes a long way. Her service was not superb, but still better than most places one could go to. At one point, someone in my party spilled a beverage on the table. I asked the beautiful server for some towels, which she promptly provided, but she didn't offer to help clean up the spill. I'm not really sure what the waitressing etiquette is on that one.
The dance lessons were more of a crash course in country and line dancing. I'm not much of a dancer, so when my two left feet were leading my sister-in-law in circles around the floor, our "instructor" informed me in a very annoyed manner that I was taking too big of steps. So he had me dance with his partner, the female instructor, who didn't teach me anything. So that portion of Harold's was the only thing I'd have to say was deliberately sub par.
The live band was a group called Young Country. They were decent, but I can't really critique a country band because I don't listen to country.
So after dabbling in the art of dance, we go back to our table where my appetizer of a cheese crisp is waiting for me. It is definitely crispy. Tasty, but too crispy. My all-you-can-eat fish fry (beer battered cod) then came out, and was quite delicious. Until, half way through, I noticed something foreign in the bite I had just taken and fished (no pun intended) it out of my mouth to find there was an extremely long strand of human hair in the piece of beer battered cod. I promptly notified the manager  --and this is the total redeeming factor to the whole Harold's experience--and he was so appalled by this discovery he personally took the food away and brought me another plate of which he watched over the preparation. He then comped me for the meal.
Hey, accidents happen. I understand. But it's the way the staff and manager of an establishment respond that really matters. And after that little bit of nastiness, the manager and waitress at Harold's did everything they could to rectify the situation. I also need to mention earlier in the evening that same manager did what he could to make our lighting situation better, even when it was something he really couldn't have helped without installing a light fixture over our table. A little bit of effort goes a long way.
All in all, Harold's was a pretty cool place. I think I'd rather go during happy hour next time. The dancing lessons and volume of the live band were overwhelming.
We stopped in here last night (Saturday) with a couple good friends of ours. Â For no reason, in particular, we all decided to make it a Cave Creek night and hopped around a couple places until heading home in the wee hours of the morning.
For this review, I'm just gonna walk a list of bullets for ya:
Good:
- The band here was pretty good... NOT country, as you might expect... but good.
- Dance floor is large and people were actually USING it.
- Nice atmosphere with an old country bar feel (wood, cowboy boots, rope, etc...).
- Fantastically large and comfortable cigar-friendly patio.
- Biker friendly with separate concrete parking for bikes (rest of the lot is dirt).
- Service was super-friendly on the patio.
Not so Good:
- Beer selection is pretty lousy.
- Barkeeps don't know how to pour stouts (a personal hang-up of mine... if it's served in your bar, your bartenders should know how to serve it).
- Food was mediocre, at best.
- Prices are not as low as you would expect of a country bar (and better right across the parking lot) - the food was particularly pricey... and see bullet above this one...
- While friendly, the service was very slow.
I've been here MANY times, over the years, mostly on a bike and passing through...... and it's still a nice bike parking spot to have a pint and cigar on the patio...... but it's just okay. Â Nothing jumps out, about this place, as being great or phenomenal...... it's just your middle-of-the-road... kinda-country... sorta-biker-bar... with cheap American beers on draught, a live band, and a nice patio.
Similar to how one might spend his entire summer building a resistance to Iocane powder, I've spent the last few years building my resistance to tequila and Dos Equis,
Well I'm happy to report how all of my resistance training paid-off yesterday at Harold's.
The ultimate challenge.
Cinco de Stinko and, The Kentucky Derby all rolled into one day-drinking event.
Five stars for our server, who could 'make or break' such an event. She was young, pleasant and attentive, making sure we had fresh soldiers upon her noticing our half-empty bottles. Now that's attentive.
We dedicated the first half of the day to Kentucky, drinking only Maker's Mark, washing it down with beer, and cursing the Duke NCAA basketball coach for losing in the first round of this year's March Madness tournament. Fucker.
Anyway, the place was packed.
Lots of forty something babes with bonnets and old dudes in tow. But after a couple of Mint Juleps, the old-dudes were going down like Sasha Gray. Then it got fun, watching as the bonnet brigade checked us outt....their 'dates' slumped in their chairs.
The betting lines were long, but that worked in our favor.
By astutely spying the end of the line for a group of fun-loving babes, whose old-dude escort was too weak to mess us up, we picked that moment get into the very long line.
Before long, we were buying shots for the girls. Laughing till we snorted. Trying on their bonnets, and encouraging them to dance.
Fun for a while, but now it was time to turn our attention to Cinco. The race run.
This is where all the training paid off.
Drinking only tequila and Dos Equis, smack-talking the white babes in Spanish, Â and now, trying to hustle weed from the old hippie bikers, we managed to meet some really fun people. Some who even thought they were the shit, challenging us to a drinking duel. Dumbasses.
Nobody beats me in day-drinking. Â
I majored in Iocaine powder...remember?
Anyhow, we prevailed.
It was fun to see them go down in flames. Even more fun to see one of them throwing up over the patio rail.
But I got some nice pics on my Iphone and before too long, decided to call it a day.
I don't recall much after that. Only waking up in the parking lot in my Jeep, delighted to see how I had all my limbs, digits, and no sign of blood anywhere on my person.
Overall, it was a good day.
Thanks Harold's.
I don't know who helped me to the Jeep and tucked me in, but if it was one of your staff, special thanks to them.
After a long morning of riding dune buggies through the desert trails, we stopped off at Harold's Cave Creek Corral for a quick lunch before heading back to our rental house... at least the plan was to just have a quick lunch, but that soon changed.
As soon as we sat down we were greeted by a friendly waitress who immediately took our drink orders, everything seemed ok up to this point. The drinks came out fairly quickly and a few of the guys that had gotten there early had ordered appetizers for the whole table, which also came out fast.... but then another table was seated in our section.
Apparently the restaurant can hold about 200 people, but as soon as more than 20 are seated the whole place falls apart. We didn't see our waitress for another 30 minutes or so as she frantically ran around to all the tables at the other side of the restaurant. We eventually had to go up and ask another waitress to inform our waitress that we had every intention of eating lunch, but she was making it quite hard to sit there any longer. I guess the threat of a table of 10 guys leaving was enough for her to check on us again and take our food order.
The food came out in a decent amount of time, but I don't think everyone was happy with that they got. The meatball calzone was apparently delicious, my BBQ Beef Sandwich was decent, but my brother's steak sandwich was absolutely terrible. So with terrible service and semi-decent food, we decided to ask for our check before we even finished eating (as we weren't sure we'd ever see our waitress again).
By the time the check came, the local pink-shirt-top-hat-wearing-drunk had made his way into the restaurant and made his way over to our table. I can't complain about that as we called him over and he was harmless. He told us a terrible joke and laughed at us as we got up and made our way out of the restaurant.
The only reason I gave this place 2 stars is because my food was decent and the calzone was incredible. The service was horrendous when the place was empty so I can't imagine it when it's full... Hopefully they are better staffed during normal busy hours, but I still can't recommend this place. There are a bunch of other places in the area I'm sure you'd be better off eating at.
I love this place.
It could have something to do with the drink I partake in before and while I am here. ??
The service while slow is always good.
The fish fry is a favorite of mine. Done right and simple.
The patio is a great place to hang out and drink or eat! You can hear the live band anywhere in and out of the building.
Yeeeeee, bloooooody hahhhhhhhh!!!!!
Just love this bar, attentive staff, great venues, down to earth, good people. Lot's of want-to-be- cowboys / girls etc, but who cares, just a great place to hang out, eat some inexpensive BBQ, watch, bull riding (on Fridays) and drink cheap beer...it's the American way after all.... And as a "Brit'......I love it!!!
I came up here to Harold's for the first time in a long time, and I'm glad that I did. Â I haven't been here in a while, and since the weather's been nice and I have some extra time, I thought I would treat myself to a nice lunch at Harold's.
I forgot how much fun this place is. Â I pull up and there's 3 horses parked in the corral that customer's rode in themselves. Â Loads of bikes in the parking lot, with quite a few people eating inside. Â I went to the hostess station and told her it was just me, and she sat me in the Fireside dining area! I've never sat in this section before! It's a little room off to the side, with linen tablecloth's, a fire place and its much smaller and quieter to sit back here.
I ordered the BBQ sandwich which came with coleslaw, a pickle and had a Sprite as well. Â Tasty! Â I think my server was Brittany, and she did a marvelous job. Â Service was great, food was awesome, and I love coming up here. Â I will be back again in the future, as I had a great time and really enjoyed myself. Â Keep up the good work Harolds! I love you guys!
Came here for breakfast with my dad. Place doesnt open until 8am.
I ordered the chicken fried steak with biscuits and gravy and some OJ and it came with some potatoes.
I dont remember what my dad got but  both our plates tasted like a jar of oregano. It was like they spilled it all over our dishes and instead of remaking more, they said fuck it and gave it to us.
I think it actually would have been good if it wasnt for the oregano all over.
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1 pm Oct 3, 2009
All, just wanted to add a few comments about a this restaurant that i stop to eat. Its Steeler bar which is not problem -I am Eagles fan and there a few tv's around
The food was not that good I had the roast beef with lousy gravey more like a paste, my wife had the chicken sandwich which according to her was fair. The service is the worst I've have ever experienced. I would not recommend this place for anyone who like spend their hard earn money and not get good food adn service in return. The Hostess need to find another job was not friendly.
BTW this place doesn't care about your 2nd Amendment Rights. There is a sign post at the door.
Spend your $$$$ elsewhere
This review is for their annual luau
I have not eaten at this establishment on a normal night, and can not comment on that.
Sooo, the luau.
It was disorganized. Â The food was brought out buffet style and hundreds of people rushed the table leading to a gigantic and very slow moving line.
By the time we made it up to the food table, everything was picked through and looked like a tornado went through it.
Drinks were not included, bu tthey did have cheap and tasty Mai Tais.
For the food we got to eat, I wasn't too impressed. Â
The beef ribs were way to fatty.
The pork was so fatty I found the section I was given to be inedible.
The corn on the cob was my favorite part.
So I spent around $40 to eat two ears of corn and a few drinks.
Le sigh.
More organization and better food is needed for this event!
I demand it!
I went here for a motorcycle club meeting brunch. It was buffet-style, and really was ample on the fillin's. Â My litmus test of a breakfast establishment is if they have hot sauce or not. Â Harold's does. Â
Did you ever see that episode of the Simpson's where Homer goes to a rough outlaw bar and needs to ask a question, and can't get any attention? He smashes a glass and the whole rowdy, fighting bar stops and looks at him. Â Yeah, that could be Harold's, if it were rowdy.
Great for huge groups. Â And make sure to check out the weirdo ceiling fans.
Harold's is worth the drive up north if you're looking for a good 'ol country / biker bar to drink beer, listen to country music, and/or watch Steelers games... It's a huge space with several rooms inside and a great big outdoor patio too. Â Up until my most recent visit, I might have told you that the service and food were pretty consistent too... but unfortunately, both the service and food sucked during our last visit!
Since I've been going to Harold's for years though, I'm sticking to a 3 star review in hopes that our last experience was a fluke. In the past, I've enjoyed both the beef ribs and the salmon entrees at Harold's. Â I went for a steak salad last visit and was extremely disappointed - it was pretty nasty. I also found it funny that when my bf asked about the soup of the day, the waitress said it was 'clam chowder' and that it was 'good when fresh' but she didn't recommend it the day we were there... huh, that kinda makes you wonder?!
Harold's does offer steamed broccoli as well as plenty of other side items including french fries, coleslaw, baked potato, and more. Â Their menu is huge with something for everyone, but I think Nadia C has the right idea in going to Harold's for beer and burgers!
It's 9pm on a wednesday night, I just landed from San Francisco and I hadn't slept the night before.
I need sustenance.
Prime rib for $11.99? Sure why not.
I just wish I had fresh horseradish.
Also, a little more attention from the waitress would've been nice. The place was EMPTY.
The prime rib was annihilated.
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