The Sidebar

The Sidebar is located  10 E. Gay Street in the borough of
West Chester

SRO at 5:30

Rating

Highly recommended

Bartender

John was awesome. Great service, recommendations and conversation.

Days and Hours

Monday and Wednesday 5 to 7; Tuesday and Friday 4 to 7

Parking

Always a challenge in West Chester but worth the hassle. We luckily got a spot right in front of the restaurant.

Vibe

Noisy, busy, friendly, fun!

Food and Price

It's 25% off most menu items. We ordered the stewed calamari with caper berries, tomatoes, kalamata olives and greens ($8.21) and the pepper seared yellowfin tuna with mozzarella, tomatoes, red onion, mixed greens, basil pesto and balsamic syrup ($10.46). Calamari not as good as in previous visits when it was grilled rather than stewed. Tuna phenomenal. Also got hummus with feta, cucumber, kalamata olives (can't get enough of those), roasted peppers, tomato and pita ($7.46). Excellent and a meal in itself.

Drinks

Richard got the Firestone Walker Opal ($3) and non happy hour Allagash Fluxus 2015 ($8) and Catherine the Dona Sol Cabernet Sauvignon ($5). Generous poor! Outstanding.

He said:
This place is flat out popular for good reason. We barely found two spots at the downstairs bar at 4:35 and totally SRO by 5:15. And, for craft beer lovers, this is the mother lode.

She said: 
If you you like the busy feeling of a college bar, Sidebar is the place.