The Pines

Stopped in her for a friends party, all the food came out at different times, the servers looked sloppy, the girl behind the bar, ugh! You can overhear her talking to a customer about how she needed sex, the restaurant it’s self is very nice but the people who are working there are very non professional and should probably retire, they could have at least try to compensate all the mistakes our table encountered, very disappointed, the little strawberry haired colored girl behind the bar, stop prostituting yourself at your place of employment, this happened last week, will not be returning, such a nice place to be ran by uneducated wraths of hell.

Stopped in here for a late lunch on a snowy day… the first day of Spring. It is a very nice restaurant right on the main drag in Hazleton. Sweeping ceilings, large and open restaurant, with a nice view outside and plenty of light.
I had a meatless (Friday during lent) pasta fagioli soup which was delicious. For my main course, I had a pork barbecue sandwich. It was fresh and good, but I didn’t embrace the sauce/​topping on the sandwich.
They were careful to have non-​meat specials given that it was a Friday during Lent… which makes sense given the strong Catholic heritage in the region.
The fresh cut fries were absolutely awesome.
Next time i am in Hazleton, I will return. Good food, good service.

My aunt and I went there for lunch. The food was very good. We both ordered the potato encrusted cod special. The flavor was great, but the cod was a bit mushy and could have been warmer. The french fries were freshly cut from real potatoes, and were delicious! Unfortunately, that is the end of the good things! Our server seemed completely indifferent to taking care of us. My aunt order hot tea, and asked for cream… repeatedly! Finally after the 4^th time asking, without effect, I walked up to the host and asked if it was possible to get some cream. That finally worked, and the cream was delivered. Our water glasses remained empty throughout most of the meal. The server did not bother to come back to check on us. The manager stopped by to talk to us, at the same time as the server dropped off the bill, and I relayed good comments to him on the food, but pointed out the terrible service. I mentioned my water glass had been sitting empty for 15 minutes. He promised to remedy that. Instead, HE WENT HOME, and 30 minutes later, we were ready to leave, and the server FINALLY came to the table. I pointed out to her that her service had been terribly inattentive. She honestly did not seem to care though she did offer the obligatory, half-​hearted apology. The key lime tart dessert looked terrific, but fell short of lime flavor. IT had an odd artificial metallic taste to it. I loved the décor of this restaurant. They had not changed it from when it was Mai’s restaurant, and that was OK with me. I might go back, since the food was really good, but I think next time I will take a water jug and a pint of cream with me. Overall… HUGE disappointment.

Would of gave a 4 star rating but I’m truly judging on the food and not the atmosphere. If it was just the atmosphere well its 4 to 5 but food well lets just say a steady 3. I got the famous pork bbq which I wasn’t a fan of. If it was so famous and they sold so much of it why did it seem like the bun was 3 weeks old. The fries with chesse and gravy were good but who could mess up fries. Maybe I got this place on a off day but it was mid week prime time lunch time… Will try again.

Beautiful restaurant and bar! Have been there several times and have not been disappointed. Menu is diverse from signature barbecues to delicious small plates. There is also a bar snack menu for light fare. The décor is beautiful and very cosmopolitan, you will be pleasantly surprised. Staff is professional and very courteous. Would recommend to everyone!