Varga Bar

Varga bar is amazing and one of my favorite gastropubs ever. I liked every dish we ordered and how they had many tasty-sounding beers on tap (duh).

Here are a few dishes my friends and I had:
1) jumbo lump cheese fries - jumbo lump crab, white cheddar, parmesan, truffle oil
2) duck confit chicken wings - pomegranate molasses-bourbon-chili sauce, housemade bleu cheese, celery
3) varga salad - watermelon, arugula, warm feta, mint, shaved red onion, white balsamic vinaigrette, toasted pepita
4) kobe beef sliders - applewood-smoked bacon, caramelized shallots, boursin, onion rings, smoked paprika aioli

Everything was yummy/flavorful and I bet most of the items we didn't have were good as well. Service was great and our whole experience was smooth.

This is one of those places where I feel like I have a lot to say, but simple this place overshoots my expectations and I was a happy customer. If you happen to be in Philadelphia, you should visit if you're a gastropub fanatic. I think any place that has hand-pumped taps are notable. Beware though, hand-pumped taps usually means room temperature beer (like how the Brits drink).

We were here on a Saturday night (7/6) for drinks only, it was past 10pm and we all had dinner already. But tell me why the waitress decided to give us such a terrible attitude even though we ordered at least 6 drinks for 4 of us? She rolled her eyes, talk in such a snotty tone, and even gave us a terrible look as we left. I have never seen such a degrading attitude in the service industry! I was confused as to what was going on, but my friends pointed out it was probably because we didn't order FOOD. Srsly? We drank and laughed it off, but seriously we will never come back here if we're ever in town. I cannot believe we gave her a tip. Even if you're having a bad day, don't put it out on your customers. The hostess who led us inside was friendly though, so I'm not trying to make it seem like all the workers here have that kind of attitude.

The drinks were okay, I had hard lemonade (?) and it was eh, didn't even taste the alcohol. My bf had 3 rounds of sangria which was okay but for some reason he loved it. Small bar/dining area in the inside, with chairs/tables available outside. Great location, just unfortunate we were stuck with a snotty waitress.

Came here with friends at around 11:30 at night for some drinks. Waitress was incredibly rude to us because we didnt order a full on dinner service. Given that this is a bar/restaurant and the time we came at, that hardly warrants such a negative, unprofessional attitude towards your customers. There werent any lines out the door and the restaurant was hardly packed so I don't know what her beef was. She made us feel incredibly uncomfortable with her eyerolls and snarks so I will not be coming here anymore. Drinks were good though just not the service. Heck service might be good - it could've been just my waitress.