Reviews for Thirsty Lion Gastropub - Tempe in Tempe, AZ

Food was good, broad selection with a something for everyone. Service was good, attentive but not obnoxious. Atmosphere was ok.... The noise level was so high that we had to yell across the table to hear each other. It was pretty dark, so it was hard toappreciate the food that came to the table. Thanks to the cell phone flash, I actually saw how pretty my plate looked. Read more

Me and my boyfriend went here tonight for the first time for dinner and the food was amazing! You can easily tell it was freshly... made. We had Mikenna as our waitress and she was awesome, despite having a lot of people to take care of and (from what wewitnessed) some PRETTY rude customers, she stayed sweet, professional and attentive. We will definitely be requesting to be satin her section next time we come! Read more

Always a fun place to stop in with friends or family at Tempe Marketplace. Plenty of seating while you wait inside or outside... in courtyard. Make reservations as this place is usually full at dinnertime, you'll get a pager and can visit until your nameis called. Cheeseburger had an interesting presentation with steak knife stuck down into bun raising top to add condiments. Salmon, chicken/brussel sprout salad & fish & chips were delicious. We also ordered appetizers, cheese curds & salted pretzelwhile waiting for our food, all very good. Our server Melody was great. She was efficient & checked back to make sure we hadeverything we needed. Their bar was complete with a 'Scottsdale Blonde' brew. Try their strawberry lemonade too. Delicious! Note: don't sit at a table facing a screen (plenty of those), as a white screen is often displayed & glares in your eyes makingit hard to see those across the table from you. Also, this place is loud, better suited for fun time, & not conducive forromantic dinners. Read more

My server Hannah was absolutely amazing! Her customer service skills are superior and she definitely works hard to do her very... best. She made recommendations on what I should try since I have not been to this restaurant. Her recommendation for the fishand chips was absolutely delicious and I would certainly come back again! Thank you Hannah! Read more

The food wasn’t the issue the service was. I’m very understanding of how stressful serving can be but whoever our server was... just didn’t care. To top it off it wasn’t busy, she took forever to put our order in, I requested a high chair for mydaughter at least twice and didn’t get one until we stopped another server to grab it for us. Just a heads up if you’redining there with your kid there’s not many side options. The kids sizing is big (which is a good thing) I would recommendsharing if kids are under 5-6 years old. Read more

Good food! Great environment! The service was attentive and helpful. I will for sure be returning. Good for family fun as well... as adult time! Read more

This gastropub is a conglomerate of just..everything. I can see this place being the best spot for a corporate lunch where no... one can agree on what cuisine they want. That being said, a jack of all trades is a master of none. Everything was pretty okaywith a lack of flavor except the fried fish which was super light and fluffy and then we were pretty taken aback at the choiceto put a jalapeño jam with the cheese curds which was surprisingly very good! If you’ve ever put jelly on your grilledcheese, you’ll love this. Read more

Food was really good! But extremely overpriced for the portion sizes compared to similar genre of restaurants. The most... disappointing part was our appetizer. It was so small. For the money, I thought it would be larger. Additionally, my beer glasshad a chip in it. I understand how this can be easily overlooked though. The waitress was pleasant but wasn't really great ather job in terms of coursing, and timing. I used to be a server and, she just missed the mark. I mean it took forever for her togreet us and she would leave us alone for a really long time without doing the standard server stuff where you check in atdifferent points in the meal. But again, very pleasant. Read more