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Right now the business receives a rating of 4.1 stars over 5 and this rating is based on 523 reviews.
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This Restaurant is classified in the category of Gastropub.
Usually this is our go to spot because of fenomenal atmosphere and the service is usually on point. That said, we went there for Burger Tuesday and I ordered a burger with tots on the side. Burger was okay but the tots were under cooked and falling apart, resulting in a scrambled mix. Embarrassing that it even were taken out to our table. When I asked for new ones she brought out a new order that wasn't even half of the normal amount you receive with the burgers. Also very slow waiter, I told her to begin with that we would need plenty of water, yet we always had to call on her for attention. Same with the check, I had to walk over to ask for out check. It feels like this place is either hit or miss...
We tried it again (4th time) and we're unlucky again. It's the food; the bar is fine! Microwaved burgers? Really!!! Go to Five Guys for a fresh burger for half the price. Wish this place would care, it's a perfect spot and great inside!
Great place for Tuesdays...$5 burgers simply cannot be beat. And the 1/2 price apps for Happy Hour (till 7pm) are well worth the visit.
Great server! Unfortunately we came for the $5.00 burguer night and ended up paying $13.00 each burguer... that was extremely ridiculous! Never coming back because I hate restaurants that lies to attract customers.
Place was busy for a late evening! Lots of seating available, though. Nice atmosphere, with many people seemingly enjoying themselves and eating. Our waiter was very very nice and attentive. Food came on time and I have to say I ordered the wedge salad and it was huge, much larger than what I expected to receive. I also got it with the Fried Chicken portions for the $4 extra and it was well worth it as the chicken was hot crispy and tasted fantastic. I had a profound hankering 4 their wedge salad and though I had never been to this location before, they hit a home run this time. Lots of parking available to at this Gainesville location. I will definitely be back.
Great service at the bar not so much at the tables
Went to celebrate a friend's artwork. The venue was awesome. Amazing that Bar Louie was gracious enough to allow it. The drinks were great, bartender was also great. His artwork was so authentic and awesome. Me and my wife had an amazing time. Will definitely return.
Too noisy. Food was not well prepared. Overpriced martinis sloppily poured.
The cocktails here are well made, and the food is pretty good. It's pretty much a hook up bar. Lots of single people looking for company. The music is good, if loud. Only downside is that it's very cold.
Great burgers. Tuesday night specials are a great deal!
Great food and atmosphere.
Server was awesome, we just got drinks and appetizers, everything was great and reasonable prices
Can't beat half price burgers on Tuesdays
Good food and atmosphere. Gets really lively on the weekends. Great outdoor seating with fire pit in the winter
One of the better spots in Gainesville. Always great service
5$ burger Tuesday, great.
Love coming to this place for food and drinks! Sarah is by far the best server I’ve ever had in my life
WORST PLACE TO ORDER FOOD!!! Also, stop using the brown bags!!!! It constantly opens my container and it create a big mess inside the bag. It took 25 minutes to get my food and it took 10 additional minutes because my food was sent back due to the food no longer being in the container but instead I’m the brown bag. The food that was supposed to be replaced did not feel like it was replaced and instead felt like it was just the food that was inside the bag put on a new container. I received the food cold and tasted salty.
Setting and ambiance are nice, but would have been better to have had a waiter who could get it together. Brought us the wrong food order, then charged for the more expensive platter. Then charged us for our drinks and someone elses... I guess he thought we were too drunk to notice.
The food is good, the drinks are cold and LeAnna is awesome. She’s waited on us on three different visits and is always cheery and super attentive. It started raining on our outdoor table tonight and she transferred our large party inside immediately.
it was good but a little to loud for me, food was good but a little over priced
This place is GREAT now!!! I came here not long after it had first opened and was not happy. I tried it again a couple of times after that and swore I wouldn't go back. Then I got trapped into going for a girls night out about a year ago and had a blast!!! They have all new Managers and almost all new staff except a few (shout out to Larry our bartender). Every time I come here its great!!! Just wish they had a DJ or different music other than their house music every now and then, but the drinks and food are make up for it. I have talked with the new managers a few times. They will bend over backward to make sure you are having a good time and happy. Not to mention the guy with the red beard is hilarious. He is the kitchen man but used to be the bar man that's where we met him so he still comes out to talk to us all the time and makes sure we are good. I love this place now!!! Good job Louie!!!
Service was awesome, food was ok, menu selection wasn't great.
Great location with friendly staff. Food is pretty good and I'll be back.
We love this place. It feels almost like home. The potstickers and chicken quesadillas are always made to our liking. We love seeing Lee Ann. She always knows what drink I like (I believe it's the Honeydew martini) and makes it absolutely perfect. It's always so delicious and no one else makes it like her. The staff here is great and so friendly.
Fun food! Fun atmosphere. Great Service!
Place to have a great time. Wonderful drinks
Meh, it's bar louie. They all about the same. Ok service, at times apathetic. Decent food. Nothing to go out of your way for but not bad either.
I am a fan of Bar Louie and frequent the establishment A LOT but tonight was a disappointment. My go to drink is the clover but somehow, tonight they just couldn't get it right. I gave them three tries and still couldn't get a decent clover.
I had a great time. Sofia was my server, an she did amazing!!
You may want to avoid the teriyaki flatbread, it's terrible. Other foods better. Good beers
Service mediocre; food tasty. Excellent happy hour deals!
Lively place and fun bartenders
Fun and consistent experience. My go to spot.
Been here a handful of times in person with no issues, However... I just ordered 4 items off of Door Dash and just about everything arrived completely wrong and everything was cold.... I ordered Szechuan Wings with blue cheese dressing that arrived as buffalo wings and no dressing (at all). Pot Stickers that were cold. Flat bread that was cold. A Philly burger that was supposed to be a Portobello Burger (but they no longer make but is still advertised and available on the app) but the Philly came with no onions as described in the menu and the loaded tater tots substitute for fries came as plain tots even though I paid for the loaded option. Quality control is not something they seemed to care about tonight maybe.....
Great place to go and hang out with friends
Every time I come to Bar Louie I have a great experience. Sofia is the best waitress!! She always goes out of her way to help us and makes us feel welcome. If you ever come here ask for her, she’s fantastic.
Matt Shaffer, outstanding server. Responsive, hard working, friendly. Good service like this will keep us coming back
My experience at this Bar Louie location was excellent. Largely in part due to Nick who recommended and served up some delicious martinis. The service was wonderful and I will definitely be back for more.
I don't ever eat here, so my review is based on the nightlife. Good adult atmosphere, bar is hit or miss. If you're a regular the bartender will cater to you and if you're not, you'll be waiting a while to be served. DJ plays some decent music. It's an okay place to hang out if you have nothing else to do.
Scott was awesome! Food was great! They have good drinks as well! Great quality
The service initially started off slow at best. It did improve through the course of the meal but the bar service never did. We were there on a Sunday evening with not many guest in the restaurant. However the food was where the real issue was. It was basically flavorless and delivered cold. I've eaten at the location next to Verizon Center with much better food and service. This location just doesn't deliver nearly the same as DC.
Great bartender Joel! By far the best one I've had there. Made sure me and my friend were taken care of and doing great! 10/10 want him as my bartender next time!
The food was great and the service was fantastic! There is a great atmosphere that was fun and inclusive. The staff was friendly with everyone even if you weren't their customer.
Was meeting a friend here for dinner on a weekend night. It wasn't pleasant. The music was so horribly loud, we had to yell to hear ourselves, and the food was typical bar food. Nothing to write home about. I doubt I'll ever be returning.
Ok, so you know that feeling you got when you were watching Game of Thrones and Arya jumped out of nowhere & stabbed the Night King & saved the Seven Kingdoms? And you were like “That was unexpected, but yessssss I feel pure & utter joy & elation right now, like I’m super excited & happy & I can conquer the world just like Arya did?” That’s the feeling you get when Larry G. at Bar Louie Gainesville serves you a drink.
My favorite bar! Great drinks and appetizers! Shawn is my favorite waiter!
My coworkers and I were in the area on a Tuesday when someone recommended this place. We all really enjoyed its Atmosphere and Food. On Tuesdays, its $5 burger night, which comes with fries or tots. The Bourbon Burger and Fried Louie were awesome. The fries and tots were really good as well. Happy Hour for drinks is 4 to 7 on weeknights. All the staff were friendly helpful. Larry and Neat were the ones who served us. Also it is family friendly. There were a lot of family's eating when we walked in, so it's not just a bar. Gotta give it a try.
Food was good service was slow.
My wife and I came here for a date night and it was awesome. Larry was our bartender and I've never been treated better in the area. He was attentive and amazing!!!!!!
Good drinks and Burgers. Full bar with competent bartenders. A simple thing yet often hard to find.
had an amazing time with shar & matt great service all around :) would highly reccomend & ill be back!
Food is pretty good and wait staff is usually friendly and take good care of me. I would recommend this location to anyone looking for a more relaxed environment to sit back and hang out with friends and family for a while.
Food was good but for it being my first time at Bar Louie I had no help or recommendations at all. My server wasn't very attentive and at one point he was switched out. Unsure what was going on. Definitely will go back for the food quality though!
Went there on 3/16 and told bartender we were going to pay cash. He then asked for a credit card anyway. My fiancee gave him his. I paid cash at the end and left it on the bar on top of my receipt (closer to them). They STILL charged my fiancees credit card. This is the second time something like this happens. I did this in order to avoid someone else's check charged on the cc (which is what happened a previous time I was there). We called and they say they need to "research". What kind of answer is that? You guys are either scamming people or you need to fire some people. Stayed away last time for this reason, this time not going back. FYI the food sucks.
Good Sports Bar, but food not so good.
Food and servers are great. Haven't been disappointed yet.
Great service, EXCELLENT selection of "Happy Hour" drink options, and the drinks themselves were everything I expected and better.
Friendly staff, good food. A bit pricey, but not over the top.
Nasty, Nasty, Nasty! Worst place in the area, hands down! Service was sub par, food was beyond horrible, and way overpriced. Will never go back ever again!
Had a great time tonight. This team really knows how to make you feel at home! Red team RAWKS!
I came to bar louie Gainesville this evening to have a drink with some friends. I had a great time Matt Shaffer and Sofia paiz are the best servers I've ever had.
Best Bar Louie around! Staff is attentive and super friendly! 10/10
I really enjoyed this place! Good music and lots of beautiful nice people! I hope it stays this way! ;)
Food was ok. Nothing really exciting about the food taste and or the atmosphere at it.
They allow smoking on the patio which is just about the same as smoking inside since its such a large patio with no doors or walls separating the two. If you have children don't come here, i could barely breathe in the lobby. They are the only restaurant that does this in the marketplace. Gave two stars because i have eaten at Bar Louie in other places and it was decent food.
Not my idea of a good place. Mediocre food. Slow kitchen. Indifferent wait staff.
Love $5 Burger Nights here. The food is good, and the drinks are reasonably priced.
I love the waiters , that is why we keep coming back. Matt Schaffer is so sweet and is very attentive! Love Bar Louie!!!
Really liked it. Great concept, should do well
WMAL was running ads for Bar Louie and I decided to pop in for lunch. Service was great and the food was good. Their steak sandwich was worth the few extra dollars. I also popped for the Italian relish, which was a wise choice. Their peach iced tea, was very good as well. I thought the sandwich, came with a side, but plan on plunking down an extra $2. I went for the rice & beans. Good stuff, but Popeye's Chicken does it better! Service was very good, but the restaurant, only had a few patrons, at the time. The only drawbacks are no lunch menu or specials and the bar does not have a blender. Those great frozen drinks, just aren't happening.
Good experience at Bar Louie first they let us sit where we want it so my husband and I sat in a romantic booth. Then we had a great waiter Kyle was very attentive
Great food and wonderful staff.
Food was delish, drinks were fabulous, Leanna was our waitress and she was great!!
Great evening with friends. Our server Lili was awesome
I went there to DJ loved it the staff and management was very friendly to me they did a awesome job... Thank you!!!!
Amazing staff great environment, I have only had the best service from Pete as well as Joel at the bar. the only bar Louie in this area I personally would ever go to or eat at.
Joel is awesome! Highly recommend coming to see Joel!
Sophia is always engaging and social! Definitely going to be regulars here thanks to her customer service! Makes this a relaxing visit every time!
Appetizers are awesome. Buffalo nachos are on point. Good drinks. Was there for a work get together.
Great place to get wasted
My girlfriend and I walked around the area looking for a place to have dinner that didn't have a 45 min wait. We finally found this place. It's a bar, but the food was delicious and we didn't have to wait for a table. Oh the customer service was great too.
Nice atmosphere, good service.
Very attentive waiter who was congenial and eager to get us what we wanted.
The server and drinks were great! Nice atmosphere and clean. Loved seeing the little kids trying to peak through the windows. Lol
Good food. Good service. Enjoy going there
Lively place with a lot of same minded people looking for some night time fun with music and decent drinks
I was visiting one of my family members & visited Bar Louie. It's a cool place to hang out but service is limited.
Great food excellent service.....there were 3 of us and we had a great time.....
Great food and the service was good. They took good care of the table.
Staff is amazing and regulars like me, meare loyal fans of BL and return for the laid back and highly talented bartenders ...and servers alike!
Great atmosphere! Bartender Adrian lights the place up.
I cannot say enough about this Bar Louie restaurant! It has quickly become our favorite place for drinks, a meal or to just get out for awhile! The drinks are always ice cold and perfectly prepared, the food is excellent and the wait staff is fantastic! Especially Erica... she is awesome! The atmosphere is always cheerful, clean and inviting. Never too loud but festive! So many LED's you are sure to be able to see your favorite game on, and... it is in a great location right across from the Royal Cinema so it is perfect if you are waiting for your show to start. I'd give it 10 stars if I could!
Over priced. Decent atmosphere
Bar Louie is my regular go to spot. The atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming. Shar has to be one of, if not the best server there. She’s fast, attentive, and makes sure I get what I need. Whether it be my regular drink or giving me suggestions for food off the menu. I’ve never had an issue as long as she was my server!
Lee Ann is the best!!! She makes the best drinks. Yuuuum! This place has an amazing chocolate cake and great happy hour. Everyone should come here!
Went late on a Saturday night, around midnight. Security at the door checking IDs. Walked in and felt like I was in a night club rather than a bar/restaurant. Overly loud DJ, drunk patrons bumping into us at our table while we tried to eat dinner. The food was great and the drinks were good, but not what I expected from a bar/restaurant. It's the only place open late in the area, so it's got a check on the pro side for that.
Amazing! Great for whatever you're in the mood for. Service is fast and friendly. Atmosphere is definitely something to write home about. Nice, sizable bar with knowledgeable bartenders and a great selection of beer on tap, bottle, and plenty of spirits. Seating is plentiful whether both or table, although no outside seating, but nice outside view of the town center it's located in.
Place is nice, but the service can be tricky with how busy it can be. Thursday evening are always good times for cheaper apps.
I love coming here! At least 3 times a week! Jeremy and the other service staff go above and beyond to give a great experience!
Happy hour is the time to go great drink prices and food specials... Gets a bit pricey outside of HH, but the atmosphere is always pretty good.
Great food, drinks, and our server Shawn did a fantastic job taking care of us.
An excellent and very popular place to spend time in a pleasant atmosphere at any time of the day.
Great waitress. Surprisingly good food. Fun atmosphere.
Great service and fun atmosphere.
Went here for a night out with my friends and my sever, Sophia, was amazing! Great food here and a great time! All of my servers here have been amazing, Sophia and Hadir get my shoutout!
Great service will repeat! Rasad the gm need ownership with company ASAP! He is a max out performer!
I went here on a Friday night with a friend, and while the service was fine I couldn’t hear anything my friend was saying, despite sitting right next to him and having decent hearing. The restaurant was ridiculously crowded, and we left as soon as we finished our food. That being said, our seeing was very nice and helpful despite the overwhelming amount of people, and the salmon sliders were amazing!
Great food and atmosphere
I love Bar Louie! The food and drink are amazing and the staff really works hard at the one here in Gainesville. I have a Gluten allergy and they always work to make replacements or check for me to see if I'm going to be able to order something. If you get the chance order an Bloody Insane Mary! OMG! That is the best!
Last Monday was my first time at the location, and I had the pleasure of having Nick as my bartender. He was very polite, attentive, and knowledgeable. I think other bartenders in the industry can learn a lot from him because he was absolutely fabulous. If you ever visit this location, ask for Nick.
Especially delicious salads and flatbreads; great service.
I have overall enjoyed the atmosphere of this place in the few visits I’ve made but in my most recent visit I experienced a bartender (white skin girl with I believe brown medium length hair) snap at me for attempting to get her attention after waiting 5 minutes to make my first order for a drink. I had waited patiently but then decided to raise my hand when she had passed by and she responded by saying “Uh hello? Do not waive your hand in my face if you want to get service. I am not serving you.” She then spent the next 5 minutes staring at me every time she passed by me at the bar while I was waiting for another (actually genuine) bartender to serve me. This experience has made me have doubts on ever returning to Bar Louie for fear of encountering this same person again.
Good food! awesome service
BAR LOUIE IN GAINSVILLE VA FRIENDLY SERVERS NICE MANAGEMENT BAR TENDERS ARE TOP OF THE LINE BAR IS ALWAYS CLEAN
Wife and I have been looking for a new local bar since we moved. This may be it. Went here on a random Tuesday. Food was good, atmosphere was chill. We will definitely be returning.
Great place to go with friends. I stay on the patio.
Great place to unwind after work. Good environment, food is usually excellent but this time my salmon sliders were a little dry! Will still go back though!!!
Always a good time great bartenders fast service ..lots of TVs to catch the game!!
Great staff and prices and the app is very easy to use. Would definitely recommend all bar loulocations and specifically this location die to the awesome staff.
Friendly attentive bartender made quick serves & properly mixed drinks
Expensive but good fun. Ordered the calamari which was 11 bucks and it was a tiny portion size!! Drinks are good, can get crowded at night
Best bar in town
Was very hard to get a drink here. But there was a guy named Tyler who was very great with service
This is the best place in Gainesville to relax and enjoy food and drink. Leanne and Sharnice are the best. Ask for them and you will have the best dining experience.
Went there for their brunch and their pancakes and bacon tasted old. My friend ordered the fish and it smelled to fishy. Their drinks are good.
Music is a bit loud at times but great service, would recommend!
Food is great. Service was a little spotty.
Great service and even better people Adrian and Larry are extremely good at taking care of every customer that walks into their organization.
Very busy on the weekend, perfect place to party all night at.
Come here for evening drinks the bartenders are always friendly. Good place to hangout
Had this most delicious martinis prepared by bartender Pete. Main Squeeze and Lemon Drop. Happy hour for sure.
This is the most fantastic bar in Prince William County !!
PW is always hanging out at this place but the music is decent
The waitstaff were very helpful.
Fast, Friendly Service. Welcomed at the door, greeted at the Bar, served quickly, Order was perfect. Not a single complaint. Extreme value with Tuesday $5 burger and happy hour drinks. Thanked and asked to come again upon exiting the restaurant. ✨
What a great place!! My waitress Leeanna was was the nicest person ever, even though we ran her like crazy, we didn't have to wait n she was awesome!! Love this place!!!
Food was great and service was good.
Great DJ on the weekends good drinks always a good time here
Not a bad fish sandwich, and the servers are friendly! Great place to watch a game, and have a drink.
Great place, Great music, my waitress Leeanna was exceptional!!!!! If want great service and friendly conversation. Ask for her to be ur server
Great place!!.
Chain place. Its newness wore off after 1 yr... but they can make a martini if thats what youre drinking
Bar Louie great atmosphere and very friendly staff bartenders are great especially Adrian and Larry !
If you are not American, forget about this place. The bar used to be very nice, but I don't know if the management changed and, last time I went they didn't allow my friends to enter in the place because didn't have an American document or the passport with her international drivers license. Then, the manager justified saying they were not going to enter and that's all. The other security guard allowed one my friend to enter, and I never had problem in NJ or NY about that, since the documents were valid and I am older than 21yo. The people was very rude and gave us a totally racist feeling just because we were immigrant. If you want to have fun with americans, is a great place for you. But, if you are foreign and want to have a nice time with your friends, I would definitely avoid this place.
Amanda is great she really helped me figure out my taste in beer. I was really hesitant on what to drink and she recommended a seasonal drink. Super nice. I will deffinalty come back after meeting her
The service staff seems to always short handed at the Manassas location.
Great place for a drink and hangout with friend, friendly and helpful staff
Happy hour here is the best. They have the best bartenders around. Lee Ann makes the best drinks! This is our spot!
Great atmosphere! Leeanna has been my waitress there quite often and always makes me feel welcome. I highly recommend this place, it’s the go to place for my friends and I!
Thank you Haider for a great late lunch today!
Their food is always delicious, but the service is better. Today my 1.5 year old daughter spilled water all over herself and the floor and I instantly was assisted and no one complained. Thank you!
Pretty sweet environment, diversity as far as age goes..
The food is very good and happy hour prices are fantastic. Service is great 75% of the time; either wonderful or awful, there seems to be no inbetween. Not enough of a problem to keep us from going there pretty often. Nice place for meeting up with friends.
We were in town for work, first time visiting; and this was our favorite place we stopped. They have a hot honey chicken sammich that was the REAL DEAL, and our bartender Pete was super chill and gave us a ton of local spots to checkout while we were out exploring and kept us from hitting all the usual touristy spots you always find on google, it really made the trip. As much as the food hit all thr spots, the atmosphere and friendly workers realy set it off. Cant say we will be back in the area any time soon, but if/when we make our way back, bar louie is top of the list! I have to make special mention about the cherry chocolate cake desert. My Gf hasnt shut up about it since we left.
Ultimate Bloody Mary's good gosh so good!
Very nice place and Leeanna was nice and friendly
Good cocktails, large food portions. If you're a vegetarian try grilled veggie wrap - it's awesome!