Mike Pop's Bistro Tavern - Buffalo

Took my husband and grandchildren to dinner for his birthday. Brad was our server. He was excellent. Food was amazing and the chocolate cake was out of this world. Our new favorite spot. So highly recommended. Ask for Brad as your server. Super service!Kid-friendliness: Good kid menu. Plenty of options.

Unfortunately I knew it would be downhill as soon as Pop walked out the door at 5:00 PM. I know Fridays are busy and I went into the restaurant expecting this.When we got there, I placed my name on the reservation list with 4 adults and 3 children. I figured it would be a long wait but what happened over the course of the next 45 mins was sad and telling.After the first few tables were seated in 20 minutes, I asked the host what the wait would be. I received a response of, “I don’t like to give wait times as I don’t want to disappoint customers.” Ok sure, I get it I guess. I then asked him if we could take a table that was ready to seat us (was ready when we walked in) and was told it was reserved for a part of 8. Ok, that’s fine, I get it.Fast forward 20 mins later and the bar back comes up to my party and tells me you are next and I am cleaning your table now. He comes back 2 mins later and says your table is ready, you have 4 right? I say no, we have 4 adults and three kids and he says oh, ok, let me check and I’ll come back and let you know. 15 mins later he still hasn’t come back. Someone from my party confronts the gentlemen and he says, I never said that. She the asked the host and he is confused and says we don’t have a table ready for you, I don’t know why he said that. Meanwhile, the table of 8 is still vacant 50 mins since we placed our name on the list. Also, the other two tables capable of seating 8 people are occupied with 3 and 4 people respectively.Im very saddened to leave this review as we love Mike and Pops and enjoy going there. But the level of customer service tonight was worse than one would get at McDonald’s. And to top it off, the bartender was very unfriendly and could not be bothered to serve us until repeatedly asking for service. He was busy but his attitude was poor. Very sad as the fish fry’s looked amazing tonight.

Best French onion soup I've ever had! Food is great, occasional live music and comfortable patio.

So I posted a review on here exactly one week ago and it wasn't good so the restaurant took it down. They only leave good reviews on here. So here, I'll post it again. I paid $21.65 for a fish fry and got one tablespoon of macaroni salad, and one tablespoon of coleslaw as my sides and then as a substitute, they thought it would be a good idea to give me bleu cheese instead of tarter sauce. Go to tops or anywhere else for a fish fry! I highly DONT recommend this place. And I screen shot this so I can keep posting it when they take it down

Amazing experience! The food and service are excellent. Lots of seats and tvs so you won't miss any games. The stuffed mushrooms are delicious! Club sandwich is huge and tasty. Our server checked in us constantly and was friendly and accommodating. Free parking is nice as well. Highly recommend this place!