Review base on wings n beer! Been here a couple of times now. I always seem to come when they have wings on special. Which works out great for me because I love wings, and their wings are so tasty! I particularly like the kitchen sink wings, but they have multiple yummy flavors. They are a great price and always have some kind of beer deal. Perfect lunch spot on Sunday. Service is ok, but they are always pretty busy place.
Review Source:Love this place- my favorite bar in Shadyside. The staff are awesome and the foods great, too! Just your standard bar menu, but all of it hits the spot. Wings and sandwiches are my favorite. And who doesn't love tator-tots?! (One of their most popular sides) Â
Aside from the food, this is a great sports bar. Too many TV's to count, so you always have a great view.
Probably the worst bar in Shadyside to go on Friday/Saturday nights. Waaay too crowded and loud. The clientele sucks - it's people in their mid to late-20's desperately trying to cling onto their college years by being loud and obnoxious.
It does have a nice back patio that is heated during the winter and smoking is permitted, which is nice. If you are there on a week night, it might not be so bad.
Drink prices aren't anything special and cocktails aren't that strong.
I'd venture a guess that this is a good hang-out spot during sporting events. It feels very sports-bar oriented.
I would say this is a good bar to go with a large drunk group, and that's it. If you are by yourself or in a small group, Cappy's or Mardi Gras would be much better IMO.
I used to go here all the time. The staff has recently changed and i feel like i don't know any of the employees there anymore. This place went from being cheers to a run of the mill local dive bar. The crowd now seems younger and more frat-partyish. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone over the age of 30 on a friday or saturday night.
One bright spot is that the food is still amazing. Plus if you like the steelers, get there early on a sunday and enjoy the atmosphere of 100 other people who love the steelers too.
Great food and normally great atmosphere, but today thus music was the nastiest hardcore rap that was just offensive. How many F-bombs can you realistically listen to while eating lunch and watching sports. Dropped 2 stars from what I would last night whenit used to be my favorite place in shadyside.
Review Source:Felt like I was in a time warp. Â Everyone new each others name. Â Stopped by for a quick beer, sandwich and some wings. Â Many customers know each other and were very friendly. Â So was the staff. Â Ran into someone I work with. Â Holy Cow! Â Wings were pretty good. Had a sausage hoagie and it was good. Â Beer is pretty cheap. Â Daily specials on food and beer.
Review Source:Tuesday nights and I believe Saturday are 25 cent wings and dollar drafts. My friends and I hit this place up nearly every Tuesday when we were still in college. The crowd is mostly college kids due to its proximity to Carnegie Mellon.
The kitchen sink wings are the best wings I have ever eaten in my life. They are made a little different each time. Sometimes they are nice and spicy, sometimes not so spicy. If you manage to get them spicy. savor the flavor. They are also really good when they aren't that hot but even better when they are nice and spicy. The waitresses are really nice and once you go there enough times, they just start bringing over trays of beer when it looks like you are getting low. Â The chili cheese fries are also slathered with chili and cheese and are great if you just want to let loose and not worry about going to the bathroom multiple times the next morning.
Actually, if pair the kitchen sink wings with the chili cheese fries, do plan on spending a little more time in the bathroom the next morning. I know I have. Multiple times. When the weather is nice, they open up the back porch so try and grab a table because pounding beers, eating wings and watching footbal couldn't be any better. I always stop by here whenever I travel back to Pittsburgh and I love it.
The William Penn Tavern is just a good place to have a cheap, decent beer, some light bar food, and catch a Pittsburgh sports game. Â The place is usually packed with sports fans for any Pirates, Penguins or Steelers game. Â
The three dollar signs are totally busted. Â It should be one dollar sign. Â I got two 12 oz microbrews, six hot wings and an entree for $16, which in my opinion is cheap as hell.
The wings come in all kinds of varieties of sauces. Â No matter what kind of flavor, they will be nestled in a pool of grease, I promise. Â My personal favorite is the "Kitchen Sink" which has notes of chili, garlic, parmesean and maybe even Ginger. Â Just the right amount of spice, and far more grease than necessary. Â Hey, they're only 40 cents each on Tuesdays.
Pass on the food, enjoy the atmosphere. Â I sat at the bar in between a homeless Vietnam Vet (who counted out the 40 cent wings bill in change) and two Chinese engineers working on some big project for Carnegie Mellon, while Pirates fans all around shouted at the screen because their baseball team sucks. Â My kinda clientele, basically.
Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. Â
Preacher Haggard/Twinkie Ted
William Pen Tavern before 10 p.m. /after 10 p.m.
Yes, there are two William Penn Taverns. Â Two personalities. Â
One that is a local bar with a cast of characters hanging out, reading the paper, making jokes, all on a first name basis. Â Good bar food. Â
The other is hormone fueled meat market kind of place for the under 25 crowd. Â
Anyway, both are fine institutions, depending on your flavor. Â But make sure you pick the right one. Â
I'm personally in bed by 10. Â I do like the "south jersey cheese steak" an awful lot.
Food is mediocre but the wing specials and flavors are decent.
The beer specials are pretty good. Â It has a dive bar feel despite being in the heart of Shadyside, which is a nice change of pace if that's what you are looking for. Â The TV situation for sports isn't the best, but there are quite a few TV's and you should be able to catch the game from wherever you are seated.
The outdoor patio/bar is a nice touch in Summer.
First of all the website, as I was told, "has been down for 4 years" - even though it is very up. The specials and menu prices are apparently wrong.
My friends and I chose this place solely based on the fact they had advertised $3.50 20 oz Guinness. We needed a place to celebrate our graduation. With a party of 4 that grew to 6 we found the place pretty crowded and loud after awhile. Mostly we were pissed off that we were told on our 3rd round that the Guinness we were drinking was actually $5.50.
...really, it wasn't even a full 20 oz glass, it was one of those damn plastic cups. When we ordered at the beginning of the night it was quiet and the bartender said nothing about the price. At that point we decided to go somewhere else because it really wasn't our kind of bar in the first place, and you can absolutely find much cheaper Guinness in this city.
The guy didn't even apologize for the website - it's called false advertising, and it's a dick move, Mr. William Penn.
Pros: convenient location in Shadyside, sufficient lighting for the mood
Cons: Crowded, full of frat-boy types, bartenders would kick everyone out at closing time
Perhaps, I didn't have a great experience because I got dragged here against my will.
But it was unbearably crowded and loud. Â The kind where it's most likely that you'll spill someone's else's drink. Â It was more than once that I heard glass breaking. Â It's a kind of place you would go to meet random people than a place you would go to just hang out with friends.
My friends enjoyed their drinks, so I grant the bar that. Â At closing time however, the bartender yelled that we had to get out since it was closing. Â They turned on the bright lights, cut the music and stopped the heat to force us out.
So I might not be the target audience. Â This is my friend's favorite bar. Â I am not sure why. Â The frat-boy like atmosphere may be it, but I have always preferred the low-key type bars.
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