The Islander Bar & Grille

"The cook does a nice job with all the food. Pretty good happy hour too."

"I've traveled all across the country and been to hundreds of dives and The Islander is hands down my favorite place to go. The food is great, the steaks are done perfectly and the staff are all very sweet and attentive, even when it's at full capacity. Coco, thank you for the warm welcome the first night I came in there. Brooklyn, Kate and Amanda, y'all made the best team and a great environment on New Year's, the rest of the staff that I don't recall all of your names, all of you have made this the best place ever. To the local crowd, thank you for making a complete stranger feel very welcome and included. If you're new in town, stop in, you'll find many new friends!"

"I’m fairly new to Cleveland so I’ve been trying to get out and explore new places. The islander itself is a nice bar with good music, and the food is okay, but that’s where everything good stops. The location is VERY hard to find parking especially at night as it’s settled in a complex with 15+ other businesses. The bartenders here are what made this whole experience bad. There were 3 working behind the bar, with no tables seated and not that full of a bar, which means there was no reason for me to not get service as i also directly sat in front of a POS station. I sat there for a good 10 minutes being actively ignored (they were too busy having other conversations between themselves and other people) even after I had to flag them down to just get one drink. Took another 20 mins to get a menu and another drink. It could be the fact that they’re too busy focused on the “regulars”, that they don’t care, or the fact that we were the only “minorities” in this bar. Either way I won’t be back to have another bad experience of horrible bar service. The Local Bar in Strongsville will forever be my home base hands down and if you haven’t went there then I suggest you check them out."

"This is a neighborhood bar that is nicely kept up and clean. I've been there 3 times lately, and every time every server has been extremely pleasant and friendly. Two server cooks I have met were also exceptional. Every time, the food has been extremely good. My two friends said their artichoke spinach dip and pizza was the best they've ever had. It was exceptional."

"Was in town for the weekend, and this place was recommended to us. We can't recommend it enough! The pierogis, bender burger, and reuben were simply fantastic! We know where we are going when we are back in town!"