Nathaniel's

Nathaniel's (4/2008) - Photo by Tricia Seymour

Location

251 Exchange Boulevard, Rochester NY, 14608

Hours (as of December 2009)

Sunday - Saturday: 11:00am - 2:00am

Phone

585 232 8473

Email

<email AT nathanielspub DOT com>

Website

http://www.nathanielspub.com

Reviews

RochesterDrinks

Nathaniel's is a sports bar and grill located in Corn Hill, directly across from Corn Hill Landing. Nathaniel's provides a shuttle to Blue Cross Arena events. See website for menu and other information. They provide an adequate number of TVs and big screens to feature sporting events. They have a good sized restaurant section and a fully stocked bar.

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2006-07-22 08:45:57   Tuesday Night is Ladies' Night. I assume this means cheap drinks for ladies. As far as I'm concerned, it means that their outdoor area is filled with women acting like teenagers, cackling and screaming loud enough for me to hear everything from my apartment, with all my windows closed. It goes until about 2 in the morning...isn't there an ordinance against this on a weeknight?? In any case, the food is good and the atmosphere is laid back. They have darts, a pool table, some televisions, and a well-stocked bar. The chicken fingers are delicious. —RachelBlumenthal

2006-11-05 18:20:25   Yo Rachel! You want quiet, and well behaved? Try an assisted living facility. —MrPhil

2006-11-08 21:14:39   I went here with coworkers for lunch, ordered the buffalo tender wrap. It was amazing, in fact it was so good I brought my wife there that very night for dinner. Their hot sauce is tangy & hot, 5 star! —TravisOwens

2006-12-20 08:35:36   Great value and excellent food. A fantastic spot for lunch, or a quick bite early in the evening. Gets a bit loud later, but hey, it's a bar. All in all, well worth a visit. —JackPorcello

2007-03-22 07:30:25   Great food, decent prices, and a shuttle to BCA events. What more can you ask for? And Rachel, or others with the same complaint, something tells me Nathaniel's was there before you moved in, so if you don't like noise there are a million other apartments in the city where you can live in peace. —WilliamJeffers

2007-03-22 11:36:25   Actually, I already have moved (for unrelated reasons). I can't believe people are mocking me for this complaint, though. I think it's entirely reasonable to expect to not be disturbed by a nearby bar well after midnight on a week night. On a weekend, fine. Earlier on a weeknight, ok. Also, it's not like I lived on top of the bar or even right next to it. I was across the street from the house behind it, with more than enough space for me to expect to not be disturbed. A lot of people respond to complaints such as mine with the attitude of "If you don't like it, move" and I think this kind of attitude is detrimental to the relationship between businesses and their neighborhoods. Areas that contain businesses and living spaces should have guidelines in place so that the residents can benefit from the businesses, and vice versa, and everyone can be happy and comfortable. —RachelBlumenthal

2007-03-22 13:40:52   First, let me say I've never been to Nathaniel's, I'm just interested in the discussion that developed in the comments section. Second, I completely agree with Rachel that there's no good reason to be disturbing the neighbors at 2 in the morning on a weeknight. It's the responsibility of the bar to either keep customers in line or kick them out. And on the same note of "there are a million other apartments in the city where you can live in peace", there are also a million other buildings you can have a bar and be as loud as you please. However, let me again say that I've never been to Nathaniel's so this is not a comment on the bar itself, and perhaps doesn't belong on this page, but I just had to throw in my two cents. —StevenDibelius

2007-10-30 15:46:59   We went here this past Sunday and although the food was pretty good, the service was kind of junky. I don't know if we came in during a rush, but our food took a really long time (not a huge deal) and our waitress failed to come back and ask us if we wanted another pitcher/how food was/clear the table. Near the end of the meal, someone who looked like he was a manager came over and cleared our table and got us more drinks, which was nice, but didn't make up for our server ignoring us the rest of the time. My parents come here frequently, and they said normally they are really pleased with the service, so perhaps we just had a bad experience last night. I would try it again, there were lots of TVs with lots of different games on...good for the sports fan, and close to where we live. —SaraChristine

2007-11-12 10:35:46   The last couple times I've been here, I've noticed waitresses at the end of their shifts sitting down at a table in the seating area near customers, counting out their tips. Kind of tacky. I still like the food, though, and the drink selection is great.

A note to those who know more about the inner workings of the wiki than I do—when I type in "Nathaniel's" in the search bar, it doesn't come up anywhere in the list of results. I've noticed this problem with some other names that contain apostrophes, too. Anyone know why this happens? I'll cross-post this to the mailing list. —RachelBlumenthal

2008-07-07 10:35:41   Great french fries and good pub grub. Decent beer selection. Not a bad place for a low key evening at a sports bar. —MrRochester

2009-05-20 14:31:31   wouldn't go out of my way to go back, but had a decent experience there. most of the time, i was thinking i've had better. drinks and food were ok. didn't really pay much attention to the crowd. —Leisel

2009-06-26 00:54:34   I went there to get some Uncle Ralph's. He was not there due to weather. We decided to try their menu since we were already there. I ordered the grilled pork loin. After 20 minutes the server came back and told me that item was not available that particular evening. I was pissed that it took them 20 minutes before they realized that the item I ordered was not available. So I check out their very limited other menu items. I go with the grilled chicken breast sandwich. It comes out with this tiny chicken breast that is only 1/3 at best the size of the roll it was sitting on. I ordered the garlic mashed potatoes as my side. The potatoes look like they gave me a baked potato, threw some garlic on it, dropped it on the floor and then smashed it with a hammer. I have never had a such dry, un-flavorfull pile of crap. I wasted my time and money going to Nathaniel's for some food. If you are looking for some nice drinks in a nice atmosphere then go to Nathaniel's. If you are looking for a nice place to have a nice dinner go to Applebee's —daddyc

2009-12-28 13:23:14   I've never had a good experience here. The place to way too small. They seem to have a following though. Just another bar to me. —DamianKumor