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Cavanaugh's Rittenhouse Sports Bar
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Categories: Sports Bars, Gastropubs
Neighborhoods: Rittenhouse Square, Penn Center1823 Sansom St
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 665-9500
- Hours:
Mon-Sun. 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.
- Attire:
- Casual
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Wed, Fri, Sat
11 reviews for Cavanaugh's Rittenhouse Sports Bar
Solid space for a game and quick after work drinks. Tends to get crowded on weekends.
So-so beer selection, a bit small space, crowd can be hit-or-miss.
Not a bad place...VERY young crowd though.
Bar food looked decent and the drink specials were reasonably priced.
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If there was the ability to give negative stars I would do it. In a heartbeat.
We were looking for a bar that was showing UFC 101. I was at Cavs the week before watching the Phils game on a friday night and I asked the downstairs bartender, who was very friendly and quite cute, if they would be showing it with sound. They were. Bonus. A somewhat small bar with numerous HD TVs with a so-so beer list and your run of the mill bar food Sounds ok to me. That is where the positives would end.
We got there around 9 and were able to secure some seats at the upstairs bar near the bigger tv and a smaller one on the side. Sat down and ordered 2 Buds. Listen i enjoy craft beer as much as the anyone, but on this evening i was looking for something easy to drink and easier on my wallet ( I had planned to be there for a few hours) The brown haired, female bartender proceed to ask me if I was ordering Bud because it was on special. I had no idea it was on special so of course I said no. She then informed me "the Budweiser special only goes until the end of the Phillies game and after that you will need to order something else" Ok. I guess after the Phillies game Budweiser just up and dissapears. I was appalled that she was telling me that I HAD to order something else. Time passes and we order more beer and a few shots of Tully. We had menus in front of us and the bartender comes over and asks if we are"gonna order food or not"
We did, Fried Mozzarella and a large order of Wings. The Pub menu is half priced from 8-12, which we were unaware of, so that was a bonus also. Food took a little long but it didnt really bother us. The Fried Mozz was supposedly "homemade", It was completely flavorless and cold. The marinara was tasty actually. The wings were very, very good. Not your run of the mill hot wings. This is where the night took a serious turn for the worst. My friend asked for a glass of ice water. A reasonable request being we were eating spicy, salty wings. The bartender, I think Dani was her name, informed us that they are not allowed to give ice water but he could buy a bottle of it. Are you kidding me??? He wanted water so he gave in and ordered it, getting a glass of ice seemed like a chore. On two seperate occasions she removed the glass of water before it was finished absolutely infuriating my friend. This girl was completely clueless and informed us that a bartender "was fired last week for giving away water"
Jaegermeister was promoting stuff at the bar and the girl who working it came over, struck up a conversation (very friendly) and told us they were running a $5 Shot special. To me, a shot special should be no more than $4. I asked the bartender, the next time she came over, how much a shot of Jaeger was normally. She informed us that it was $7.50. I made a funny remark about jaeger "being $7.50" She looked at me (Dani) and said "you obviously aren't from around here". This completely pissed me and my friend off defending our "Phillyness" explaining to this obvious main line bred bartender that I live about 6 blocks away. She then proceeded to tell me that "you are in Rittenhouse i guess you just dont drink here" I then mentioned i do drink in rittenhouse at Black Sheep, Monks, Pistolas and Oscars. It was then she informed me that she had "never heard of those places" I couldnt even explain to you how heated I was at this point.
There was also signs of blatant racism by the bartender towards two african american gentlemen who were not together but were asked to "inform your friend over there that we dont offer the pub menu to-go" He looked at the bartender and informered her that they didnt even know each other. She responded with and "oh"
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So when this was Barristers there used to be a bit older crowd in here. Or at least it seemed a bit more mature.
I've been here twice since it changed and it was loud and just a bunch of fratty assholes.
One Saturday I stopped in to see what was up and they were playing BEER PONG downstairs! BEER PONG!
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Everyone,
We experienced blatant racism and disrespect from the managers and bartenders, basically everyone that works there.
I don't like to smear anyone ever, but there is no question about it Cavanaugh's Rittenhouse is a racist establishment. Take your business somewhere else. It's 2009, and yet here is a direct quote from the general manager...
"Don't play rap music inbetween the acts because black people walking by might come in here...and we're not that type of place"
It's awful that stuff like this still goes on.
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I'll start with the good; Cavanaugh's is first and foremost a sports bar, so they've got the requisite flat screens all over the place. It's a pretty good place to watch a game. Additionally, he beer selection is actually pretty decent. I was surprised and yet pleased to find Rogue's Dead Guy Ale on tap.
So the beer and the sports are good. However, everything else about Cavanaugh's is pretty run of the mill. There are two bars, one upstairs and one downstairs, but both are pretty bland in terms of atmosphere. I was last there on a Friday night, and there was a DJ but the music was 'blah' and nobody was dancing. There was a fair number of people, but it was by no means crowded.
Cavanaugh's Rittenhouse might deserve more than three stars when the game is on, but I can't quite bring myself to give it four in general. That is to say, it's A-OK.
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We went on Saturday for the fight. Pub food was half off, -apparently like all Saturdays..and contrary to another review, our waitress was great. She let us know of all the specials and deals, and made sure we were taken care of. I got ice water, and lots of it, no problem. My friend is a bit of a beer rookie and she let him try a few kinds before he made his choices. She also gave me a free beer after I spilled my entire glass on my friend like the klutzy ass I am. This probably won't be a regular place for me, because it's not really my type of place, but the food was good and I couldn't believe how nice and cute our waitress was!- if you try the wings get the Cavanaugh's sauce (a spot on reccommendation from our waitress)
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Standard sports type bar. It's the only real sports bar that I know of in the Rittenhouse area. It's better to watch a game here than Irish Pub or Drinkers because there are more TVs and better viewing angles. Couple of surprises on the tap beers as well as your standards. Decent selection of bottled beers but nothing that is outlandish. If you like craft beer than you probably have had most of their selection.
Cavanaugh's Rittenhouse is a place for people to go after they graduate from Cavanaugh's University City and are over Riverdeck.
A couple of my friends work here so I will be seen here often enough.
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It's a typical bar - I wouldn't say there's anything amazing about it. Kind of decent beer selection - only saying that because they had the Rogue's Dead Guy Ale (yum!) I went on a weekday so it probably gets a little more crazy on the weekends but it's nothing like Cav's in Univ. City or Riverdeck.
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Awesome place to watch games, hang out or have a happy hour. The food is fantastic (try the Chicken Panco -- the best thing on the menu) and they have a number of good draft beers and a nice selection of bottled beers. The owners of this place are the same owners of Riverdeck and the staff is the same as well - all are cool and friendly.
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1 Previous Review: Show all »
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12/2/2008 First to Review
A well run establishment located in Rittenhouse, Cavanaugh's is a sports bar with exceptional food… Read more »
Cav's Rittenhouse is best place to watch sports in Philadelphia period. They have over 8 flat screens, two bars and plenty of sitting room. The bar food is great. I highly recommend the Panko Chicken Sandwich or the Canvanaugh's Burger (the sauce is awesome). The buffalo shrimp is also really tasty. The beer selection is solid and their specials are pretty good. One of the best things about Cav's Rittenhouse is the staff. Bobby G is an awesome manager. He trains his staff really well and is focused on knowing the locals. If you start going there a lot, the staff knows your name and what you want to drink without saying a word. Make sure to challenge them to game of Connect 4. If you win, you get a free drink, but this is no simple task. I think i've only seen one person win a game. The place has changed since Cav's took over. It's definitely more of a younger crowd, which has it's ups and downs. I been a regular patron of Cav's Rittenhouse/Barristers for a real long time now. It's a great place that you need to check out.
