Honestly service was good even though you have to go up to the bar to order because they don't have servers. However I strongly recommend that anyone who goes here does not order food. It was beyond terrible and overly priced for what it is. Seriously do not get the food. It's awful. The drinks were great and very cheap which was the only upside to my visit.
Zachary James Taylor
Best crowd.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
teresa trejo
I've been going to Bender for over 15 years. I love this bar. Great fried pickles and wings. Amazing beer selection. The bartenders are cool AF. Still my favorite bar.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings
Torie Thoman
smells like a literal porta potty. staff accused us of being underaged???
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Anthony Martone
Bar in a strip mall… Normally I wouldn’t attempt to patronize a bar in a strip mall. However, whenever I have that natural reaction to this situation I always go back to the beginning when I first started searching for a place to grab a beer, some food and play some pool. “Slick Willie’s” is in a strip mall!Bender’s tables and equipment are not as nice but still fun and playable. They do have a great selection of pinball games and they play some good tunes and TVs running.The bartender had a slight issue with working in customer service, bar in a strip mall?, so that made things slightly awkward. The grilled chicken on our fresh salad was too salty to eat. It was remedied by the add on being removed from our check. All in all the stars represent the possibility of a return trip.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Jason Mills
Great local dive bar with excellent selection of local rotatung taps. Selection of pinball machines, darts , and pool. Service is great and the bartenders are very nice.Kid-friendliness: Not kid friendly 21 and over only.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings
William Hunt (Ryan)
Great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Patrick Alvarez
Not gonna knock the place because of a bad apple on the jukebox. But man he left real quick after I called him out. The staff took up for him because he was paying and playing with credits he didn’t pay for. Shame on them even though I explained what happened and the eye in the sky caught it all about 23:00. I hate Touchtunes thieves. This is my job to weed them out. You don’t do that by being sober. I bet he never comes back again. If he does, I’ll be waiting. Shame on the staff for covering for this scumbag.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Don K
Asome food and drinks, excellent prices, definitely worth the trip.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rw rW
Good pours and great wings! A lot of fun if you like pinball
I've been going there since the first week it opened. Went to Woodys before it was Bender. When I turned 21, I would frequent Casino el Camino (the one down town, other one didn't exist). This bar Bender replaced my old "Home" . Great food, great liquor beer, and the bar staff is the best there is. The regulars, including myself, tend to be business owners mixed in with blue collar hard working thirsty people. I love networking with folks there. I occasionally will meet up before a photo shoot or sometimes meet a date up there. Good place to start or finish a great night. Love these people! On a side note, keep your kids at home. We all did... Not a restaurant it's a Bar & Grill. It's different.
Never seen so many “service” industry workers look up at me, patiently waiting, then disappear into the back. I felt ignored & unimportant. Props to the long-haired gentlemen who stopped his task to come help me close out.
J T
Very unwelcoming staff, seemed very irritated and annoyed. Then they proceeded to charge me nearly twice the listed price for an appetizer.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jaqueline Cain
Love the patio. Bartenders do their job, but weren't very personable. Sliders were yummy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sliders
Joseph Norman
Lloyd and Nicole are awesome. No matter how busy they always get to you in a hurry! Their blackened chicken quesadilla is also amazing!
Honestly service was good even though you have to go up to the bar to order because they don't have servers. However I strongly recommend that anyone who goes here does not order food. It was beyond terrible and overly priced for what it is. Seriously do not get the food. It's awful. The drinks were great and very cheap which was the only upside to my visit.
Best crowd.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've been going to Bender for over 15 years. I love this bar. Great fried pickles and wings. Amazing beer selection. The bartenders are cool AF. Still my favorite bar.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings
smells like a literal porta potty. staff accused us of being underaged???
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Bar in a strip mall… Normally I wouldn’t attempt to patronize a bar in a strip mall. However, whenever I have that natural reaction to this situation I always go back to the beginning when I first started searching for a place to grab a beer, some food and play some pool. “Slick Willie’s” is in a strip mall!Bender’s tables and equipment are not as nice but still fun and playable. They do have a great selection of pinball games and they play some good tunes and TVs running.The bartender had a slight issue with working in customer service, bar in a strip mall?, so that made things slightly awkward. The grilled chicken on our fresh salad was too salty to eat. It was remedied by the add on being removed from our check. All in all the stars represent the possibility of a return trip.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Great local dive bar with excellent selection of local rotatung taps. Selection of pinball machines, darts , and pool. Service is great and the bartenders are very nice.Kid-friendliness: Not kid friendly 21 and over only.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings
Great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Not gonna knock the place because of a bad apple on the jukebox. But man he left real quick after I called him out. The staff took up for him because he was paying and playing with credits he didn’t pay for. Shame on them even though I explained what happened and the eye in the sky caught it all about 23:00. I hate Touchtunes thieves. This is my job to weed them out. You don’t do that by being sober. I bet he never comes back again. If he does, I’ll be waiting. Shame on the staff for covering for this scumbag.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Asome food and drinks, excellent prices, definitely worth the trip.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good pours and great wings! A lot of fun if you like pinball
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings
Restaurantji Recommends
I've been going there since the first week it opened. Went to Woodys before it was Bender. When I turned 21, I would frequent Casino el Camino (the one down town, other one didn't exist). This bar Bender replaced my old "Home" . Great food, great liquor beer, and the bar staff is the best there is. The regulars, including myself, tend to be business owners mixed in with blue collar hard working thirsty people. I love networking with folks there. I occasionally will meet up before a photo shoot or sometimes meet a date up there. Good place to start or finish a great night. Love these people! On a side note, keep your kids at home. We all did... Not a restaurant it's a Bar & Grill. It's different.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sliders, Lone Star, Chicken Wings
Never seen so many “service” industry workers look up at me, patiently waiting, then disappear into the back. I felt ignored & unimportant. Props to the long-haired gentlemen who stopped his task to come help me close out.
Very unwelcoming staff, seemed very irritated and annoyed. Then they proceeded to charge me nearly twice the listed price for an appetizer.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Love the patio. Bartenders do their job, but weren't very personable. Sliders were yummy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sliders
Lloyd and Nicole are awesome. No matter how busy they always get to you in a hurry! Their blackened chicken quesadilla is also amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5