Best Restaurants Open for Newyears Eve this year in Wilkes-Barre – 2024

So we accidentally get to this town which with all do respect did not seem to be the best quality place on this planet. We asked for good place to eat and were recommended to here. Food is very good if not better. The fish we had, were both excellent, nothing to complained as it was very well cooked seasoned and freshly served. Starters were also excellent. We both had shrimp, but different styles. Sauces were delicious. Service is ok, but upscale place like, therefore don’t count on too much friendly easy going chats. Everything was correct and polite. I guess they want it this way, which is good. The place is not cheap, but thought the quality we got, deserved the money.

This could have been excellent. My dish was special and delicious. Unfortunately, my husbands dish was a disappointment as the garlic was burned, ruining any of the flavors that could have been. The dessert was a real treat, and I would go back and give them another try.

Very nice place. High quality food and service. Very clean place. Raviolis were really good. Freshly made pasta in house. Sauces were good. The chocolate lava cake was perfect ending. Ate alot be ause i wanted to try everything. Will def go back.

Food was delicious and the service was fantastic. Lively fun atmosphere. I am looking forward to my next visit.

Food and service was Amazing. Chill Atmosphere with music. Highly recommend.

The food was excellent, and the service top tier. I was very pleased with my overall experience. The drinks were very good. After dinner we stepped outside on their patio for some hookah which was great. Will 100% be back!

First time to the River Grill Restaurant and have to say it was awesome! From the customer service to the wait staff (Corrine) and the FOOD! And the outside winter wonderland BAR amazing! A def must see

Seated outside and enjoyed our lunch overlooking the dirty Susquehanna River. The food was good, along with the service. Menu was limited but had a good variety to choose from.

Nice location right off the highway. It was early evening.We were sat right away. The restaurant has ample seating along with a large bar for additional seating . Staff was pleasant and attentive.Reccommended the smash burger which was a hit. We had the fried calamari and jalapenos that came with a hot chili aioli. So good! I had the wedge salad with Steak. Food came out promptly. The restaurant faces the river and they have outdoor seating for warmer weather. If we were locals we would make this a regular spot!

In town for business and came across this place. Ordered the lamb, great presentation, but not alot of flavor. The server, host and manager were very attentive and the atmosphere was okay(too cold). I’d give them another try, just not the lamb dish. Dessert, tiramisu was just okay. Was expecting more flavor… I finished it, but wasn’t really impressed with this selection.

I've been there twice since they've changed names, the most recent was last night. Each time everything was wonderful. The atmosphere is really nice with tables spaced as not to give a cafeteria feel as other fine dining restaurants do. Then the service was nothing short of perfect. The timing, from drinks to dessert, was impeccable! No feeling of being rushed and no feeling about being forgotten. Everything from the drinks to dessert was very tasty. I definitely will return.

My friends and I went to their Bridgerton brunch. It was really cute but misleading. We thought the mimosas and flowers were included with the 50$ ticket, we were charged and additional $30 for the drinks and $20 for the bouquet… The service and atmosphere was great! We enjoyed ourselves and mingled. All of the appetizers were delicious but the main course was under whelming. The eggs Benedict was undercooked, the crab came straight from a container, it wasn’t cooked prepared and differently. The French toast was literally 1 piece ( these were 2 different Main courses, you choose one or the other and the crab was a 9$ upgrade) …. I had to send it back twice and on the third time that bright me someone else’s food. At that point. I didn’t want anything.. lol.. over all it was fun they just need to work out there menu for their themes.

We were visiting from NYC - staying at the Marriott hotel next door - made it easy to come out to TGIF. We were served by Laura who was very sweet and attentive. Food was great , very tasty , and well cooked . Manager of this place very attentive , Very kind, soft spoken, friendly and welcoming . Looks like he enjoys running this place. Has great communication/ relationship with his customers we very highly recommend this place to families traveling this way. And we will definitely be back whenever in the area !!!!

What a great find. After a mediocre lunch in our travels and 2 ice cream shops closed this afternoon I was ready for a great meal and wasn't sure I would find it at TGIF. Boy was I wrong. The service was great!!! Sara did a great job and I love that they bring the food out from the kitchen when it's ready by another staff member instead of waiting for our server to be free to bring it out. I tried the Million Dollar Cobb salad with salmon (with no blackened seasoning) and no blue cheese. It was delivered perfect. The salad is massive. And the salmon was cooked to perfection and tasted great. The whole thing was so yummy. The perfect blend is flavors and the toppings around the salad dip if you don't like something you could easily remove it. The ranch dressing is really good. My husband ordered the fried shrimp with loaded mashed potatoes and garlic buttered broccoli. He said it was all really good. Thank you for a wonderful meal to finish our day hiking and sightseeing in the Poconos. I'll be back again when staying at the Fairfield in a few weeks.

Loved the food!!.. great waitress, speedy service.

I forgot to take a pic of my food. I got ribs and mashed potatoes. They could have used a little sauce, and part was kind of burnt, but overall, they were good. The rolls with cinnamon butter were delicious! My frozen drink was great.

Food was good. Portions good. Burger was juicy and delicious. Kabob was ordered medium rare and came out medium well. Still good but is why I order it like that so it's not overcooked. Rolls are perfect. We enjoyed our visit and the service was excellent. Thank you!

If you enjoy burned food, it's the place for you! Steak was burned, burger was burned, that fried onion things was burned. Somehow they managed to both burn my burger AND leave it pink on the inside.

Stopped in and had dinner this evening and it was pretty good. We had our doubts when we walked in and it was a bar, but some very friendly folks pointed us down to the other end and we were shown to our table immediately. Started with the Seafood dip, and we loved it. It had just the right amount of Jalapeños to give a bite, but not too much that it overpowered. Dinner was the paella and the pork. Both were tasty and large portions. The lobster was a bit chewy, but that was to be expected in a paella Dessert was the cheesecake, and it was delicious. Overall, we enjoyed our meal and Tyler kept checking on us to make sure we were ok. Recommend it for a nice date night.

Food & drinks are always amazing & the service is top notch. Absolutely fabulous, I truly love coming here. Gotta try their espresso martinis, they're my fav!

First an honorable mention to Jackie she was our waitress and she did a wonderful job. The drinks, meals and dessert were delicious.

Come here often, usually get the same thing every time. Had two dishes come back completely raw, one was the Bourbon street chicken which they remade for us but the other was the cinnamon swirls (to-go). got home and went to have some of the dessert just go have a mouth full of completely raw dough. don't know who's in the kitchen but damn- this was a first and a dangerous one at that

After a fairly busy Saturday, we decided on a whim to dine at Applebee's for dinner, and were pleased that we did. We arrived in the late afternoon/early evening and we were seated immediately in the moderately crowded restaurant. Our server was extremely pleasant, and brought our drinks promptly, and allowed us some time to choose from a varied menu. For appetizers, we ordered Brew Pub Pretzels and Beer Cheese Dip, and a bowl of tomato basil soup. The former consisted of four soft and hot pretzel sticks with the dip and a side of delicious honey mustard sauce. There was plenty of dip available even after the pretzels were devoured. The soup was also delicious and highly recommended. The main entrees were pretty good. The 4-cheese Mac and Cheese with honey pepper chicken strips was adequate, but somewhat bland. I had to really mix up the pasta, as all the cheese sauce rested at the very bottom, and I didn't even taste the pepper flavor on the strips, which had more batter than chicken. Once the pasta was tossed, cheese sauce was more pronounced and saved the meal otherwise. The Oriental Grilled Chicken salad was decent, but unlike the pasta, was a tad salty. Strawberries were added, which fortunately offset the saltines, and again, turned out to be adequate. If there were a 3½ star rating, I would have chosen that. Overall, the meal was decent, but some improvements could be made. We didn't regret our dining choice, but with a lot of competing restaurants in the immediate area, we probably won't visit again for a while.

Applebees’s never disappoints. Great selection of menu items, drinks and desserts. The service is always excellent and the staff is always friendly.

We had birthday dinner. The food and drinks were good. At the end of the night we all gathered our cash to pay the bill we gathered the funds and rounded up to the nearest 5$. The waitress Sydnee came to the table she stated “this is missing money” and she threw the envelope on the table in an aggressive manner. This was completely inappropriate and classless. The food and atmosphere was dimmed due to her antics. Teach your staff soft skills.

Food and the drinks were great. The service was amazing as well, especially considering we were a party of 10. Definitely recommend.

A bar with a very friendly, cozy, and modern atmosphere ✨️ The room with the lighted umbrellas was amazing! We made reservations and were welcomed and seated immediately. We got a Mexican street corn dip with homemade chips, homemade chili with cornbread for appetizers For entrees we got French Onion Chicken & Crab Florentine Risotto. The food was excellent The service was good and atmosphere was wonderful. I would highly recommend for a date night out.