The Howlin' Wolf: Bar, Kitchen, Juke Joint Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Friendly and helpful staff serving great food and drink with a killer atmosphere all geared around the style of music we love - Blues music!"
• "Over all its a Brilliant place, excellent food, superb staff who were very attentive, great drinks selections and all the food arrived piping hot and beautifully presented."
• "Staff were friendly, quick and following covid guidelines."
• "Our waiter Elijah was just delightful! So warm and welcoming and very attentive."
• "The staff were what truly made our experience memorable."
• "The staff serving was great and such a nice guy."
• "The staff are friendly and seem to deal well with busy spells so you're not left standing at the bar for too long."

Cons:

• "The bartender stole my card and I had to follow them."
• "Service was overall very, very slow, despite there being plenty of staff."
• "Horrible service, I definitely not recommend this place."
• "We had an unpleasant experience. The bartender refused to serve drinks despite everyone in our group being sober."
• "A staff member at the door signalled to bar staff not to serve us so we immediately about turned and went to a much more welcoming pub."
• "Staff unfriendly and very rude."
• "After some threatening behavior from the manager who apparently 'knew for a fact we hadn’t paid' we went back into the bar to verify if we had paid."

Atmosphere and Music

Pros:

• "This is a lively Blues bar with a fantastic atmosphere!"
• "It has a fantastic atmosphere if you enjoy blues music."
• "Its a must visit bar in Glasgow, the location is ideal."
• "It's a vibrant, funky blues bar with really great atmosphere (Live music)."
• "THE spot in the city centre for live music, especially if you're into blues / blues rock and bluegrass."
• "This bar is awesome! Massive late night scene during the week and weekend. Atmosphere is off the charts and the live musicians they get in are top quality."
• "Great little place with a friendly, intimate, chilled out atmosphere, great selection of drinks and Southern-inspired food, and a fantastic soundtrack of blues music."

Cons:

• "The music is so loud, it's impossible to hear what a person says sitting across of you."
• "However, at 23:00, a band started playing and someone thought it was a great idea to do this at about 105dB cause I had pain in my ears while wearing plugs."
• "It's not a concert or club so a little less volume so people can be social and talk in the bar would be nice."
• "Band was cancelled this time and menu changed so was so disappointed."
• "Very busy, music was heavy (which was fine) but I could hear everyone talking more than the music."
• "Nice bar, but acoustics are very poor and hearing each other is quite hard."
• "What? Sorry, I can't hear you over the music! The place is good for a drink but not a conversation, it gets so loud during busy times that all you have to shout all the time."

Food and Drinks

Pros:

• "The menu offers a great selection and the kitchen were quick to accommodate our requests."
• "Their drink range is top notch and their prices are standard for the area."
• "Moreover, their tacos were soft shell but with corn (as they should but often aren't) and the flavour they had in there was delicious."
• "The chips here are the real highlight."
• "The establishment is clean, the drink prices are reasonable and they do food."
• "The food is amazing! Been at least 10 times and I’ve never had a bad meal."
• "Food is simply gorgeous- one of the few places you can get haggis and black pudding with all sorts of bar food."