Here is a relatively concise review. Not my usual style, but my thoughts on the Crescent are specific and easily spelled out: No pints of beer. They're either small, or huge, and they don't sell pitchers. On one visit I asked for a small beer. They mistakenly poured me a large. Their solution was to pour out the large beer and re-pour a small. It hurts my heart to think of the waste. I ordered a hot dog on another occasion. It came out on a bun that looked like wrinkled newspaper, and the hot-dog itself appeared to have been freshly microwaved. It was complimented by about 10 french-fries. 10. Odd, poorly thought out beer system along with mediocre food. Lots of TV's though!
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Beth S.
My daughter and I went to the Crescent today for burgers and the service was marginal and the burgers a bit over cooked.
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Gillian W.
I am completely perplexed by the horrible reviews on this place. We went in Monday 2/16 and had a late lunch. Went with my BF mother and myself. We were in town visiting with her. We had experienced a lot of places in just that short time there but I have to say I was immediately impressed with the decor inside and the place is HUGE! So yea the wait staff was a little off that day, the one girl was training someone new and the accuracy for the order taking was a little hit and miss but not enough for me to give anything negative. I liked the food I only had the fries but they were good. BF had a the Big ASS tuna and mom had the Ruben sammy and was supposed to get soup but got a salad instead. We did tell the staff about that later but reassured them we didn't need one to go or to make up for it as mom would not have eaten it. Overall good food and drinks, I would go back again. I tend to go and check places out despite reviews, since we all have an opinion on what happens on any given day. In conclusion a great experience and I would go back!
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Randy D.
It's pretty obvious why this place has such mediocre reviews. The service is dissappointing. The tall, blond bartender with tattoos didn't even attempt to hide the fact that he was drinking on shift, pretty tacky. Basically dive bar service in an upscale sports bar setting.
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Kevin S.
I have been to this bar many times. Went there to watch some March Madness however, spent most of the time watching the bar staff take multiple shots, curse at each other, and hit on customers relentlessly. The wait staff was more interested in partying than serving the customers. Watched many people walk out before us. Sad. It used to be a cool place to watch sports now it seems that I get to go somewhere else. Beers are downtown prices and food the same. If you are looking for a sports bar and you aren't interested in heavy metal and wait staff pounding shots then this is not the place. Disappointed.
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Sara H.
I've only been there once...and to be honest, I wanted to like it. With the name, it's clever and funny. Definitely a neighborhood dive bar. Huge dive bar and seemingly clean. I'm a fan a dive bars, and like the concept. But, the food was bland, and no drink menu. (I never trust a place that doesn't have a beer menu for hard liquor due to inconsistencies) Reason for 3 stars: not a bad place...but a very average experience. I could have what I wanted at home with the plus side of being in my underwear.
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A. G.
My first and only experience at this place was this weekend for a pool tournament. Everything started out promising, getting drinks and food in a timely fashion, waitress checking on us at appropriate intervals, etc. But then a large party of about 30 people came in all at once. They first tried to seat this party right next to the tables we were playing our tournament on, bad idea since it would have made the group uncomfortable with people constantly bumping into them and also inconsiderate to us since they made us move tables to give the group more room. After we were all rearranged they had the bright idea to offer the group the special occasion room (seriously, that wasn't your first thought?) so we were moved and inconvenienced for nothing. Then there was nothing, literally over an hour went by and not a single staff member came back to check on us or take orders. One guy finally got upset because he'd already racked up $140 tab and felt that we all should be getting just as much service as the group that arrived AFTER us and the bartender told him that they were really busy in the back with the group so it'd be a minute but she'd get to it when she could. o.o Really? When has that ever been an acceptable answer in the service industry? If the restaurant was slammed AND had this party I could have understood a little better but the large group and the people in the tournament were the only people there. The guy in our group with the large tab didn't care for the answer and expressed his opinion fairly loudly and tossed his receipt at the waitress saying "Here's your tip". This got him escorted from the building. I get that it was rude but come on, the paper bounced harmlessly off her shirt obviously he wasn't trying to harm her and they severely dropped the ball with their service. Apparently it takes the whole restaurant to serve one large party (2 waitresses, 1 bartender, several cooks...). The food was ok but a little pricey and definitely not worth enduring the service.
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Amy S.
Update: Stick with lunch foods. My boyfriend and I came for brunch, all excited. I got a cajun scrambler and he got a breakfast burrito. Both were highly disappointing. The scrambler was just egg with a huge layer of cheese, diced tomato, and I'm pretty sure the meat was spicy hot dog. The hashbrowns were mushy on the inside. The breakfast burrito was simply egg, cheese, diced tomato, and a tortilla wrap. Pretty gross, actually. The mimosas were good though.
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Chris H.
This is a sports bar plain and simple. I've been here a few time on the boys night out in the past and a few times for lunch. I stopped coming because the smoke was overwhelming. And I heard that has stopped. So today we stopped in again for lunch. I will sat the finger steaks are fresh not frozen. Best I've had in Boise by far! The service has always been pretty freindly. The food much better than the usual bar food and Can be a bit more expensive. But worth it. Bottom line great place to watch a game, play pool, outside horseshoes, and get some pretty good grub. :)
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Kevin R.
This place is a mixed bag. I think I would recommend hitting it in the middle of the day. My wife and I have enjoyed the food, but have been there a bit earlier. Either around lunch, or early dinner time. The service has been good enough and the food good. This past weekend we went later. There were not a lot of people there. There was a table in front of us, and 2 bar tenders and 2 wait staff. We waited for over 20 minutes without anyone acknowledging we were there. No one came over to get our order. The one bar tender seemed to be flirting with the table in front of us, and ignoring us completely. A couple of the wait staff seemed very attentive to that table as well, all while ignoring us, 5 feet behind them. This was later at night. It was all in all very frustrating. As I said, good food, bad staff.
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Cliff S.
I've only been here for lunch! The service has always been pretty good and a good value if you get the lunch special - salad, 1/2 sandwich and fries for under $10. The capone, french dip and reuben have all been pretty good. Order off regular menu and you'll be in the $15-20 range.
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Glenn S.
Great food no kids plenty of TVs. This is a go to place. When you are looking for drinks and dinner, always a good choice.
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Beka-Chris S.
I loved the green beer but unfortunately the employees ruined the whole night a few of them were actually drunk which is really tacky, the employee in the white with green shamrocks on his shorts even tried to start a fight with my boyfriend while he was waiting for me to get out of the bathroom. I don't recommend this place unless you want to be treated like crap
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V. C.
Worst BLT ever seen! Limp, uncooked bacon, dripping with fat onto my plate ..... almost hard to eat, let alone look at! The cook should know better .... it was obvious he rushed to get it from the refrigerator to the table. Horrid. We will never go back. Rookie mistake. No One ... and I mean no one would think this is acceptable!
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Taylor A.
Bad service on multiple occasions, over-priced, and food is poor quality. Good for enjoying sports and average beer with friends, and very roomy. Many better sports bars in the area however.
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Kriss O.
Terrible bar. Downtown prices a crappy attitude. There are far better bars on the bench. The servers and bartenders do a good job. The problem is the pricing doesn't match the experience. I don't have a problem paying a premium for an amazing experience but this place is very a average at best. Plus inconsistent hours. There isn't a guarantee that at midnight they will be open even though they advertise 2am.
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Matt R.
A sports fan's dream! They have football specials weekly and there are more TVs then there are tables it seems. Their bartenders and waiters are very friendly and efficient. The food is the real treat. There menu is amazing, containing things you would not expect to find at a sports bar. I had a Reuben sandwhich with fries and it took my girlfriend and I to eat it all. If you are a sports fan I suggest you check it out ASAP!
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Mike H.
I'll admit, this place has more TVs than any other bar in Boise. Unfortunately it has the atmosphere of a mens room, more cigarette smoke than the seediest dive bar and ridiculous prices. If you're on the bench then I suppose the location is a plus, but this character-less cavernous smoke hole isn't worth more than a five minute drive. If your idea of a good time is spending too much on beer, craning your neck to watch the game and sub par service than this I the place for you, otherwise skip it.
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T B.
The service.... I can't even.. it's the worst service I've ever received. I've been to this place a few times and last night was probably about the worst customer service experience I've ever had (ANYWHERE). The establishment was DEAD, absolutely DEAD. Even one of the female bar tenders tried to make light of the situation as we walked in;"you can tell there's a lot going on here tonight" she said. She tried to make fun conversation and it set the mood for what I thought was going to be an OK time. JUST LOL. I walk up to the bar with a friend of mine and this roided out and puffy bar tender (Denver Broncos shirt) (Wooden Watch) (Tribal Tattoos-- you part of a Native American Tribe or something?) asked what we were drinking. I thought this guy was going to be alright because he lifted and he was wearing a wooden watch-- no one in this town wears wooden watches and it's cool to meet a fellow collector. We politely asked what was on tap and Chief Joseph said they didn't rotate the taps so it'd be best if we looked at a drink menu. We politely asked for a beer menu, decided what we're going to drink then placed we our order. I ordered the Dagger Falls (should have just gone to Sockeye ) and my pal ordered a Stone IPA. This is where it went from an OK experience to what the $#@% just happened? Do you even customer service?!?! Immediately after we placed our order, Chief Joseph decides to pick up the bar phone and he started talking to someone. He clearly had no intention of serving us or getting off the phone because he sat down,kicked up his legs (must have been talking to his bro or something) and he was just yammering away. We stood there watching this unfold and even made an attempt to get the other bar tender's attention. Nothing was happening so we were just standing there waiting for the bar tender to get off the phone. I even went to the bathroom so I could wash the grime from my hands.. I came back and he was still talking. This time he had his back to turned and he was still prattling away. Clearly this phone call was much more important than serving paying customers. Now understand that if this bar tender was sensible and smarter, he would have advised the other girls (who weren't busy at all mind you) to come over and help us. I wouldn't be writing this if your bar tender wasn't so lackadaisical and we'd still be waiting for our beer if we didn't leave. I will NEVER be back and I will let others know that going to Edge Brewing, Sockeye or a place that isn't the Crescent No Lawyers Bar-Grill is the best decision they could make. NO LAWYERS, NO CUSTOMER SERVICE, NO KIDDING.
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Patty F.
It's a sports bar. Plenty of beer, tv's, men. Food is average. Often, too many flies outside. The Crescent is just a comfy place to go if you can't think of anywhere else. Service inconsistent, never exemplary. Again, female servers don't use their heads when serving females. We are not competition...treat us well you get a bigger tip. Ignore us and we ignore the tip space.
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Thero B.
The negative-1.Greasy food served by wait staff that was more interested in entertaining themselves than serving patrons. 2. Place still wreaks of smoke. 3. Over priced laxatives. 4. Horse shoe pits that smells of horse ____! The positive- 1. Big bar, lots of TV screens. 2. Chances are you will barf a little and get the taste of this place out of your mouth. 3. I've found outhouses with just as much draw. (Meaning if you have to go there, just go and get it over with.)
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Peter B.
I can say I've only been to the Crescent on Sunday mornings/afternoons to watch NFL games as they have the full package and you can watch any game that is on. At halftime they give out tickets and have a raffle where you can win shots, t-shirts and more. I went just two weeks ago for the first time in a long while and they have really fixed up the menu. It had always been very bar food oriented (and it still is to a degree) but they have definitely kicked into a new level. I don't know when they did but I'm glad they did. I had Kobe beef prime rib with eggs, potatoes, grilled onions and sourdough toast. The meat is from the local Snake River Farms and was succulent, juicy and cooked perfectly. The onions grilled enough to make them just sweet enough to eat with the prime rib & eggs. It was the most expensive dish on the breakfast menu at $15. I complemented my meal with a couple of extra-spicy Bloody Mary's for just $3 each. When I asked for extra veggies to be thrown in the pool there was no problem, no extra charge and the waitress remembered what I liked when I had the next round. When I went back the next weekend I tried The Hand Job for breakfast. A very excellent Louisiana hot link with scrambled eggs and pepper jack cheese on a toasty baguette for $8.50. Nice and spicy, it was a good kickoff to the day. More props to you if you can order a Hand Job from a waitress with a straight face, let alone one of the male bartenders if you're sitting up there. They also have all of your basic breakfast meals but I always like trying something different so I can't say whether they're boring or not. At the least I'm sure they're plenty good on the taste buds. When it comes to the rest of the menu I've never tried the burgers, etc. (the entree menu lists fresh clams, grilled salmon, shrimp scampi and grilled ahi fish tacos to show how much the grub options have expanded) but the appetizers are great. If you want to try some Rocky Mountain Oysters or Chicken Gizzards they have them both. They also have an Idaho original: Finger Steaks. Nicely cubed steak, battered in a spicy mix then deep fried. My mouth waters when I think of dipping them in fry sauce or cocktail sauce. * My only complaint about The Crescent is the smoking. Smoking has not been barred in all bars in Idaho yet, so wear some really casual clothes or be prepared to take them to a dry cleaner when you leave as pretty much everyone in the joint was smoking except our table.
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Scott W.
Great place to watch a Boise State game, but seems to be a very average bar and grill. There are a number of TV's inside, and usually they bring out the TV's to their patio.. so if there is a game on - this place seems like a good place to go! Plus there will usually be prize drawings, drink specials etc.. the food however is very average.. beer selection is not very good - and waitresses are nothing special. I hope next time in Boise, Boise State is playing at home so we dont have to come back here to watch the game!
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Paul M.
I love the french dip at this place! Probably my favorite place to go on Sundays to watch football
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Dan S.
If you dont mind the smoke this is a good sports bar.. To sum it up a lot of TV's, a lot of quarter pool tables, a little bit of dirty... a lot of smoke... Food is good for a sports bar.. Service was decent. Ordered the sauteed clams(menu title) The waitressed asked if we want them steamed or sauteed. Went with the sauteed version( what the menu says). For some resason they charge 1 dollar more for what was line itemed as satueed... Maybe I got the satueed clams extra satueed. When noted to the waitress, she didnt know why it was charged but she comped out the 1 dollar.
Takes Reservations : No Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : Yes Good for Kids : No Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Noise Level : Very Loud Good For Dancing : No Alcohol : Full Bar Happy Hour : Yes Best Nights : Mon, Fri, Sat Coat Check : No Smoking : Outdoor Area/ Patio Only Outdoor Seating : Yes Wi-Fi : No Has TV : Yes Waiter Service : Yes Caters : No
Nicholas R.
Here is a relatively concise review. Not my usual style, but my thoughts on the Crescent are specific and easily spelled out: No pints of beer. They're either small, or huge, and they don't sell pitchers. On one visit I asked for a small beer. They mistakenly poured me a large. Their solution was to pour out the large beer and re-pour a small. It hurts my heart to think of the waste. I ordered a hot dog on another occasion. It came out on a bun that looked like wrinkled newspaper, and the hot-dog itself appeared to have been freshly microwaved. It was complimented by about 10 french-fries. 10. Odd, poorly thought out beer system along with mediocre food. Lots of TV's though!
(2)Beth S.
My daughter and I went to the Crescent today for burgers and the service was marginal and the burgers a bit over cooked.
(2)Gillian W.
I am completely perplexed by the horrible reviews on this place. We went in Monday 2/16 and had a late lunch. Went with my BF mother and myself. We were in town visiting with her. We had experienced a lot of places in just that short time there but I have to say I was immediately impressed with the decor inside and the place is HUGE! So yea the wait staff was a little off that day, the one girl was training someone new and the accuracy for the order taking was a little hit and miss but not enough for me to give anything negative. I liked the food I only had the fries but they were good. BF had a the Big ASS tuna and mom had the Ruben sammy and was supposed to get soup but got a salad instead. We did tell the staff about that later but reassured them we didn't need one to go or to make up for it as mom would not have eaten it. Overall good food and drinks, I would go back again. I tend to go and check places out despite reviews, since we all have an opinion on what happens on any given day. In conclusion a great experience and I would go back!
(4)Randy D.
It's pretty obvious why this place has such mediocre reviews. The service is dissappointing. The tall, blond bartender with tattoos didn't even attempt to hide the fact that he was drinking on shift, pretty tacky. Basically dive bar service in an upscale sports bar setting.
(2)Kevin S.
I have been to this bar many times. Went there to watch some March Madness however, spent most of the time watching the bar staff take multiple shots, curse at each other, and hit on customers relentlessly. The wait staff was more interested in partying than serving the customers. Watched many people walk out before us. Sad. It used to be a cool place to watch sports now it seems that I get to go somewhere else. Beers are downtown prices and food the same. If you are looking for a sports bar and you aren't interested in heavy metal and wait staff pounding shots then this is not the place. Disappointed.
(1)Sara H.
I've only been there once...and to be honest, I wanted to like it. With the name, it's clever and funny. Definitely a neighborhood dive bar. Huge dive bar and seemingly clean. I'm a fan a dive bars, and like the concept. But, the food was bland, and no drink menu. (I never trust a place that doesn't have a beer menu for hard liquor due to inconsistencies) Reason for 3 stars: not a bad place...but a very average experience. I could have what I wanted at home with the plus side of being in my underwear.
(3)A. G.
My first and only experience at this place was this weekend for a pool tournament. Everything started out promising, getting drinks and food in a timely fashion, waitress checking on us at appropriate intervals, etc. But then a large party of about 30 people came in all at once. They first tried to seat this party right next to the tables we were playing our tournament on, bad idea since it would have made the group uncomfortable with people constantly bumping into them and also inconsiderate to us since they made us move tables to give the group more room. After we were all rearranged they had the bright idea to offer the group the special occasion room (seriously, that wasn't your first thought?) so we were moved and inconvenienced for nothing. Then there was nothing, literally over an hour went by and not a single staff member came back to check on us or take orders. One guy finally got upset because he'd already racked up $140 tab and felt that we all should be getting just as much service as the group that arrived AFTER us and the bartender told him that they were really busy in the back with the group so it'd be a minute but she'd get to it when she could. o.o Really? When has that ever been an acceptable answer in the service industry? If the restaurant was slammed AND had this party I could have understood a little better but the large group and the people in the tournament were the only people there. The guy in our group with the large tab didn't care for the answer and expressed his opinion fairly loudly and tossed his receipt at the waitress saying "Here's your tip". This got him escorted from the building. I get that it was rude but come on, the paper bounced harmlessly off her shirt obviously he wasn't trying to harm her and they severely dropped the ball with their service. Apparently it takes the whole restaurant to serve one large party (2 waitresses, 1 bartender, several cooks...). The food was ok but a little pricey and definitely not worth enduring the service.
(2)Amy S.
Update: Stick with lunch foods. My boyfriend and I came for brunch, all excited. I got a cajun scrambler and he got a breakfast burrito. Both were highly disappointing. The scrambler was just egg with a huge layer of cheese, diced tomato, and I'm pretty sure the meat was spicy hot dog. The hashbrowns were mushy on the inside. The breakfast burrito was simply egg, cheese, diced tomato, and a tortilla wrap. Pretty gross, actually. The mimosas were good though.
(3)Chris H.
This is a sports bar plain and simple. I've been here a few time on the boys night out in the past and a few times for lunch. I stopped coming because the smoke was overwhelming. And I heard that has stopped. So today we stopped in again for lunch. I will sat the finger steaks are fresh not frozen. Best I've had in Boise by far! The service has always been pretty freindly. The food much better than the usual bar food and Can be a bit more expensive. But worth it. Bottom line great place to watch a game, play pool, outside horseshoes, and get some pretty good grub. :)
(4)Kevin R.
This place is a mixed bag. I think I would recommend hitting it in the middle of the day. My wife and I have enjoyed the food, but have been there a bit earlier. Either around lunch, or early dinner time. The service has been good enough and the food good. This past weekend we went later. There were not a lot of people there. There was a table in front of us, and 2 bar tenders and 2 wait staff. We waited for over 20 minutes without anyone acknowledging we were there. No one came over to get our order. The one bar tender seemed to be flirting with the table in front of us, and ignoring us completely. A couple of the wait staff seemed very attentive to that table as well, all while ignoring us, 5 feet behind them. This was later at night. It was all in all very frustrating. As I said, good food, bad staff.
(2)Cliff S.
I've only been here for lunch! The service has always been pretty good and a good value if you get the lunch special - salad, 1/2 sandwich and fries for under $10. The capone, french dip and reuben have all been pretty good. Order off regular menu and you'll be in the $15-20 range.
(4)Glenn S.
Great food no kids plenty of TVs. This is a go to place. When you are looking for drinks and dinner, always a good choice.
(4)Beka-Chris S.
I loved the green beer but unfortunately the employees ruined the whole night a few of them were actually drunk which is really tacky, the employee in the white with green shamrocks on his shorts even tried to start a fight with my boyfriend while he was waiting for me to get out of the bathroom. I don't recommend this place unless you want to be treated like crap
(1)V. C.
Worst BLT ever seen! Limp, uncooked bacon, dripping with fat onto my plate ..... almost hard to eat, let alone look at! The cook should know better .... it was obvious he rushed to get it from the refrigerator to the table. Horrid. We will never go back. Rookie mistake. No One ... and I mean no one would think this is acceptable!
(1)Taylor A.
Bad service on multiple occasions, over-priced, and food is poor quality. Good for enjoying sports and average beer with friends, and very roomy. Many better sports bars in the area however.
(1)Kriss O.
Terrible bar. Downtown prices a crappy attitude. There are far better bars on the bench. The servers and bartenders do a good job. The problem is the pricing doesn't match the experience. I don't have a problem paying a premium for an amazing experience but this place is very a average at best. Plus inconsistent hours. There isn't a guarantee that at midnight they will be open even though they advertise 2am.
(1)Matt R.
A sports fan's dream! They have football specials weekly and there are more TVs then there are tables it seems. Their bartenders and waiters are very friendly and efficient. The food is the real treat. There menu is amazing, containing things you would not expect to find at a sports bar. I had a Reuben sandwhich with fries and it took my girlfriend and I to eat it all. If you are a sports fan I suggest you check it out ASAP!
(5)Mike H.
I'll admit, this place has more TVs than any other bar in Boise. Unfortunately it has the atmosphere of a mens room, more cigarette smoke than the seediest dive bar and ridiculous prices. If you're on the bench then I suppose the location is a plus, but this character-less cavernous smoke hole isn't worth more than a five minute drive. If your idea of a good time is spending too much on beer, craning your neck to watch the game and sub par service than this I the place for you, otherwise skip it.
(2)T B.
The service.... I can't even.. it's the worst service I've ever received. I've been to this place a few times and last night was probably about the worst customer service experience I've ever had (ANYWHERE). The establishment was DEAD, absolutely DEAD. Even one of the female bar tenders tried to make light of the situation as we walked in;"you can tell there's a lot going on here tonight" she said. She tried to make fun conversation and it set the mood for what I thought was going to be an OK time. JUST LOL. I walk up to the bar with a friend of mine and this roided out and puffy bar tender (Denver Broncos shirt) (Wooden Watch) (Tribal Tattoos-- you part of a Native American Tribe or something?) asked what we were drinking. I thought this guy was going to be alright because he lifted and he was wearing a wooden watch-- no one in this town wears wooden watches and it's cool to meet a fellow collector. We politely asked what was on tap and Chief Joseph said they didn't rotate the taps so it'd be best if we looked at a drink menu. We politely asked for a beer menu, decided what we're going to drink then placed we our order. I ordered the Dagger Falls (should have just gone to Sockeye ) and my pal ordered a Stone IPA. This is where it went from an OK experience to what the $#@% just happened? Do you even customer service?!?! Immediately after we placed our order, Chief Joseph decides to pick up the bar phone and he started talking to someone. He clearly had no intention of serving us or getting off the phone because he sat down,kicked up his legs (must have been talking to his bro or something) and he was just yammering away. We stood there watching this unfold and even made an attempt to get the other bar tender's attention. Nothing was happening so we were just standing there waiting for the bar tender to get off the phone. I even went to the bathroom so I could wash the grime from my hands.. I came back and he was still talking. This time he had his back to turned and he was still prattling away. Clearly this phone call was much more important than serving paying customers. Now understand that if this bar tender was sensible and smarter, he would have advised the other girls (who weren't busy at all mind you) to come over and help us. I wouldn't be writing this if your bar tender wasn't so lackadaisical and we'd still be waiting for our beer if we didn't leave. I will NEVER be back and I will let others know that going to Edge Brewing, Sockeye or a place that isn't the Crescent No Lawyers Bar-Grill is the best decision they could make. NO LAWYERS, NO CUSTOMER SERVICE, NO KIDDING.
(1)Patty F.
It's a sports bar. Plenty of beer, tv's, men. Food is average. Often, too many flies outside. The Crescent is just a comfy place to go if you can't think of anywhere else. Service inconsistent, never exemplary. Again, female servers don't use their heads when serving females. We are not competition...treat us well you get a bigger tip. Ignore us and we ignore the tip space.
(3)Thero B.
The negative-1.Greasy food served by wait staff that was more interested in entertaining themselves than serving patrons. 2. Place still wreaks of smoke. 3. Over priced laxatives. 4. Horse shoe pits that smells of horse ____! The positive- 1. Big bar, lots of TV screens. 2. Chances are you will barf a little and get the taste of this place out of your mouth. 3. I've found outhouses with just as much draw. (Meaning if you have to go there, just go and get it over with.)
(1)Peter B.
I can say I've only been to the Crescent on Sunday mornings/afternoons to watch NFL games as they have the full package and you can watch any game that is on. At halftime they give out tickets and have a raffle where you can win shots, t-shirts and more. I went just two weeks ago for the first time in a long while and they have really fixed up the menu. It had always been very bar food oriented (and it still is to a degree) but they have definitely kicked into a new level. I don't know when they did but I'm glad they did. I had Kobe beef prime rib with eggs, potatoes, grilled onions and sourdough toast. The meat is from the local Snake River Farms and was succulent, juicy and cooked perfectly. The onions grilled enough to make them just sweet enough to eat with the prime rib & eggs. It was the most expensive dish on the breakfast menu at $15. I complemented my meal with a couple of extra-spicy Bloody Mary's for just $3 each. When I asked for extra veggies to be thrown in the pool there was no problem, no extra charge and the waitress remembered what I liked when I had the next round. When I went back the next weekend I tried The Hand Job for breakfast. A very excellent Louisiana hot link with scrambled eggs and pepper jack cheese on a toasty baguette for $8.50. Nice and spicy, it was a good kickoff to the day. More props to you if you can order a Hand Job from a waitress with a straight face, let alone one of the male bartenders if you're sitting up there. They also have all of your basic breakfast meals but I always like trying something different so I can't say whether they're boring or not. At the least I'm sure they're plenty good on the taste buds. When it comes to the rest of the menu I've never tried the burgers, etc. (the entree menu lists fresh clams, grilled salmon, shrimp scampi and grilled ahi fish tacos to show how much the grub options have expanded) but the appetizers are great. If you want to try some Rocky Mountain Oysters or Chicken Gizzards they have them both. They also have an Idaho original: Finger Steaks. Nicely cubed steak, battered in a spicy mix then deep fried. My mouth waters when I think of dipping them in fry sauce or cocktail sauce. * My only complaint about The Crescent is the smoking. Smoking has not been barred in all bars in Idaho yet, so wear some really casual clothes or be prepared to take them to a dry cleaner when you leave as pretty much everyone in the joint was smoking except our table.
(3)Scott W.
Great place to watch a Boise State game, but seems to be a very average bar and grill. There are a number of TV's inside, and usually they bring out the TV's to their patio.. so if there is a game on - this place seems like a good place to go! Plus there will usually be prize drawings, drink specials etc.. the food however is very average.. beer selection is not very good - and waitresses are nothing special. I hope next time in Boise, Boise State is playing at home so we dont have to come back here to watch the game!
(3)Paul M.
I love the french dip at this place! Probably my favorite place to go on Sundays to watch football
(5)Dan S.
If you dont mind the smoke this is a good sports bar.. To sum it up a lot of TV's, a lot of quarter pool tables, a little bit of dirty... a lot of smoke... Food is good for a sports bar.. Service was decent. Ordered the sauteed clams(menu title) The waitressed asked if we want them steamed or sauteed. Went with the sauteed version( what the menu says). For some resason they charge 1 dollar more for what was line itemed as satueed... Maybe I got the satueed clams extra satueed. When noted to the waitress, she didnt know why it was charged but she comped out the 1 dollar.
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