Had the occasion to celebrate an intimate evening birthday dinner with my wife. I had previously heard that Strokes prepared great food, but had never ventured inside. To my astonishment, everything I was told about the great food is true.
The service was great, we both ordered surf & turf (Ribeye) with all the fixin's including wine. The lobster tail is large enough to share. To top things off, I was also provided carrot cake with a small lit sparkler as a candle. At the conclusion of dinner we were both stuffed.
If you're ever in or around Parker, Arizona and you want decent, good food, you must give STROKES a visit.
bobby187t
Have been goig to Strokes for years. Ever since new ownership took over service is no longer a priority. Owner is rude an d does not seem to care about her customers. Last 2 times have been in for lunch never was asked if we'd like a drink refill instead just had the bill presented. Went to another bar to get drinks and watch race! If you can get past the inconsiderate service the food is the best in Parker.
Review Source:Watch out for the waitress named ANITA.
Our first time there, hubby & I ordered 2 drinks each and dinner. Â Total bill around $55. Â Hubby puts down a $100 bill and she keeps the change as her tip!!! Â Asked her about it and she laughed. Â Writes her name on a piece of paper and says she'll give us a free appetizer the next time we come in. Â HUH????
A month later (we have a vacation home there since 1984) we take two other couples (aged 50 plus like us) and two 23 year old sons to dinner on a Friday night. Â One of the young men (our son) doesn't have his ID and ANITA won't serve him in spite of our assurances he is legal. Â Hubby orders a beer, drinks almost all of it, orders another and goes to the head. Â ANITA brings the fresh beer and puts it in front of my hubbies seat and walks away. Â 23 year old takes a swig out of the old almost gone beer, ANITA storms back and confiscates both beers and throws them in the trash. Â Hubby comes back from head, asks where his beer is, she goes off about how he's letting an underage person drink (which he wasn't even there). Â He asks for a beer-now she won't serve him (the guy who she kept a $45 tip from). Â We've already ordered around $300 worth of food for our group, she's acting like she has mental problems and gives us our bar bill which we pay and we leave without eating.
We were just a family group planning on having a pleasant dinner together, well behaved, not loud or obnoxious or vulgar like many of their other customers. Â ANITA was a total nut case. Â Will tell everyone in our park and everyone we know that goes to the river how unethical ANITA is. Â I wonder, do the owners condone this kind of behavior from their employees? Â You lost a decent sum of money that night and a bunch of future business. Â Plus we paid for beer she threw away and never got the 'free appetizer' (as if we care) but never again will we walk into this establishment. Â
I welcome a comment from the owner.
Since I reviewed this place in 2011 the service has improved tremendously. The new owners took over about a year ago, and it appears that they have put an emphasis on good service. The breakfast and lunch prices are moderate and the food is very good. Although the dinner prices can be on the high end, they do offer a variety of menu items in the moderate to inexpensive. Strokes also offers nightly specials for very good prices. The servers are very friendly, attentive and polite. As we had stopped going there because of poor service, we now eat there at least once or twice a week.
Review Source:I have been eating at Strokes for many years and it is my top choice for my birthday dinner!
The food has always been good but the new owners have really kicked it up a notch. Â The atmosphere and decor are inviting and comfortable. Plenty of big flat screens and a outdoor patio area. This place rocks, so yes, sometimes there is a wait but nothing I consider excessive. Â Weekly meal specials, awesome desserts and a full bar! Â It doesn't get any better than this.
SERVICE and FOOD were A-mazing! Everyone there made us feel so welcome and made our experience a very memorable one. We came in with a fairly large party of 15, and every single one of us left happy and there was even talk of coming back the next day it was so good! Â My expectations coming in were a little low, I didn't want to set myself up for disappointment from a semi-secluded desert/river bar, (plus I'm kind of a "foodie'), but I have to say, my expectations were absolutely blown away by the food quality, portion size, taste, price, atmosphere, and service. Thank you Strokes for a super dinner and SUPERB, welcoming, and truly gracious service. You guys ROCK!
Review Source:Best restaurant by far in Parker. Great food and atmosphere. Very friendly staff...our favorite is Vicki who served our large group tonight. What a personality! And incredible service. Try the steaks. Or the hamburger which was huge. All of the food was amazing.
No need to look anywhere else. When visiting Parker, go to Strokes,
We have spent many years at the River and nothing compares. Food is Amazing!! Service....Outstanding!! Helpings are huge! Â Great TVs for games and events. I don't write many reviews but felt obligated after meeting the owners who are working hard for their community. Â Clean as a whistle, and good for families or river rats. Strokes is a Desert Landmark. Well Done Strokes...Hands down the best food on the River!!!!! A must! You will not be disappointed.
Review Source:Good food, but not worth the prices per portion sizes. Pasta dishes there are alright, but you do not get much. Go for the steak or prime rib, at least you'll feel like you're getting more bang for your buck. We only go when desperate for something new and don't want to go all the way to lhc. Bring down the prices !!
Review Source:We have a river vacation home here so we know and have been just about everywhere for grub in the Parker Strip area. This place is one of the best for sure!!! My friends parents used to own it, I was bummed when they sold it, but the new owners are just as nice, cook just as amazing and keep this place going strong.
The food is always great, no matter what you order. We eat breakfast here, lunch here and dinner here. All are awesome every time :)
So while in Parker Az Strokes Bar and Grill was recommend . Â Why I don't know!
My best guess is nothing else to choose from!  Both times I visited this place the service was really bad and tonight the food wasn't any better.  I ordered something easy, French dip with French fries.  It took a solid hour to get the food and forget about getting a refill.  So when the food showed up the bread was both burned and soggy and the roast beef was cold, the French fries had a strange taste I thought it must have been the ketchup . Half way thru the dinner I heard someone say these fries taste like fish, they did!  I ask for the check  FYI  that took 30 min.
If you have the chance to visit this place, go to a drive thru instead. Then you know what to expect
I agree the service isn't the best. I've been there twice, the first time our waitress was pretty spot on. The second time, she couldn't seem to refill all of our drinks consistently, let alone remember what we ordered. She came out with plates and just started putting them down, we had to tell her which plate goes where. I don't think the food is bad, I would return there for food. The person who paid the bill was a little torn because they didn't leave a 15% tip... I'm sorry, but if you can't refill drinks or put down plates without having a memory dump, you didn't earn that full tip.
Review Source:Worse service I ever had in my life. There is no way I would ever set foot in that place again or patronize any businesses associated with Strokes. Was in a party of 6. I asked our waitress if there were any drink specials that night and she said the margaritas were $2, so I ordered a round. After serving them she then told us she made a mistake and they were $6 instead. It was rude that she didn't tell us before she served them.
Then our food was taking a very long time to come out and our waitress was sitting at a table across from us having a beer yapping away a bunch of people. When she finally decided to bring us our food it was freezing because she had totally forgot about it. Two orders of rice were actually frozen as if they never even got cooked. When brought to her attention she jokingly told me I was causing trouble and she would have to take me outside. I told her I was serious and she acted pissed off that we wanted hot dinners. She brought them back freezing again. She then brought the owner out to speak with us and I was absolutely blown away how rude she was. She stuck up for the waitress even when we told her we watched her drinking for 45 mins while waiting for our cold food. She shut us up every time we opened our mouth. I told the owner not to shut me up and she said "if you don't shut up and don't like it, then you can get out of my restaurant." So I got up and left.
The food LOOKED good in the photos. Â But I was never served. Â I came in with a group during mid week, Not a packed place, had customers, mostly drinkers not food, but they looked busy enough we thought it may be a good choice. Â I ordered a water, which I did receive, no refills, Â I never received my meal. Â A couple people in our party got their drinks, and first course, and then we were abandoned. Â No one got any food in our entire party save a small side salad. Â No refill. Â The waitress seemed to forget our entire party....FOR AN HOUR. Â Even when asked what was going on she said oh, nothing, and another 10 min went by...my child fell asleep with no food on a very hard chair. Â My butt hurt! Â Curiously, a bar tender waved, smiled and said "you guys have a nice evening." when we all stood up an walked out. Â What is going on in their heads? Â Oh, the child I took to the restroom to wash up because (falsely) thought we would be eating....The bathroom was in quite a disarray.
Review Source:If you're hungry and looking for good eats in Parker keep on movin' along. Â
Our family of 6 arrived on a Wednesday evening to a pseudo-filled restaurant. Â Music playing, food and drinks being enjoyed by others. Â After being seated it was a while before the waitress took our order for drinks and food, during which she stepped away with no "excuse me" or "just a moment" just walked away to seat other customers.
She did return and we ordered a variety of menu items some from the  board specials which interesting and reasonably priced.  We were famished and anxiously awaiting food. Â
After some time the waitress returned to refill 2 of the 6 empty drinks (odd right?) at the table and delivered 2 salads. Â That was the last we saw of our waitress. Â Yup, she NEVER RETURNED AGAIN. Â After 40 minutes or so my not-so-thrilled and retired traveling salesman father went to the bar to see where our food was. Â And left the bar with less answers than when he approached.
After 55 minutes of waiting on extremely bad chairs with no cushioning, empty drink glasses and a few licked clean salad plate we threw a $10 bill on the table and walked out. Â Hungry, frustrated and disgusted with the service of this establishment.
Things to note: Â There were bartenders, waitstaff and buss boys that saw us just waiting for an hour. Â We personally asked what the hold up was with no real response. Â The waitress abandoned us with no food, no liquids and no explanation.
Integrity alone guided me to leave the $10 for the few drinks and 2 salads we received. Â I somehow suspect the waitress "kept" this for herself which honestly appalls me.
Stay home, bring food or patronize another Parker establishment. Â Strokes is a blight on the community.
I LOVE LOVE Strokes!!! Â Best place to dine, especially in Parker! Â Their steaks are amazing, my personal fav is the Top Sirlon. Â Everytime I go, there is always a few new specials, that usually consist of some sort of delish fish/seafood i.e. Seafood Pasta and/or Blacken Swordfish! Â Simply amazing. Â
I have dined here several time for Breakfast, which cannot be beat. Â Once in a while they have a buffet and omelette bar. Â AWESOME!!! Â
Drinks are good and reasonable (Happy Hour is super cheap) they are known for their Screaming Eagles and Big Sticks (which literally tastes like a Big Stick Popsicle). Â
Since Strokes is a very popular place to eat in Parker, yes it gets busy, especially during Breafast and Dinner. Â Service is still good, you get an amazing meal and great drinks! Â
Atmosphere is fun, fashionable, and very inviting. Â And they have amazing AC which let's be honest while at the River in the Summer, is a MUST! Â In addition, the restaurant is very clean. Â
I def suggest a visit here!!!
strokes has the best food in parker, by far.
their steaks are amazing, seriously great cuts of meat. their menu is basic, but bigger than anywhere else in parker. my dad loves their french cut ribeye. my favorite thing is their blue cheese salad dressing, they make their own and it is awesome!
service is really hit or miss though, usually it's fine, but one lady is horrible.
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