Loopers Grille and Bar

Five stars for the martini menu!!! Small but fun place to have a drink or two… No more than that though haha they are strong :) Food is decent too!

We were very disappointed in our meal. I had tomato basil bisque that had no flavor. My sister had the crab flatbread and said the same. My mother had the pierogies which also had little flavor. The service was poor. Water glasses remained empty and sweetener was never brought for iced tea. I had to get up and finally ask if I could get a container of sweetener from a service tray. I won’t be returning.

Loopers Grille is not the ideal place of gaining good funky experience.
Went here in the past and went here the other day. There’s nothing new to this place, I think its much worst than the past. The crew were a mess, probably the worst kind.
They don’t have proper way of treating their customers which is really not good. Not good.

Didn’t have anything besides apps and drinks. The cocktails were great, the pretzels were great too. Definitely a happy hour type place to go get a few drinks and apps and watch the game or to start your night.

I came here with a party of 10 people and 4 of the drinks had flies in them. We were not comped for the contaminated drinks and got attitude from the staff for bringing it to their attention.

Wait times are FRUSTRATING. Food isn’t rave worthy. 3 martini max policy. I recommend the frozen versions. Good for a (small) girls night out

Marteeni list is phenomenal, many recipes to choose from. Food is always great, never had anything we did not like. Service is slow on the patio but great at the bar.

The good: Fish tacos are amazing. Friends tell me the finding Nemo drink is great. Parking is generally fairly easy to find.
The bad: seating is terrible for groups, policies like credit card user is outdated with the excuse their POS system is a POS and they have to do everything manually.

I had the most miserable 2 hours here. That may sound like an exaggeration, but the endless menu (literally 10 pages of just names, names, names, and names) of drinks (weak and overpriced) with no descriptions or prices annoyed me, and it went down-​hill from there. Our surly waitress had no idea what was in any of 1 the 5 drinks I asked her about. The Mae West I ended up ordering tasted like a coke slushy with 0% alcohol, and the table of a 7 friends I was drinking with (at happy hour :/​) easily racked up a tab of 250 dollars.

First Unilocal review here, and I don’t want to be a stereotypical restaurant hater, but I have to say this place is awful.
Last night was my second and final visit. The first time I went with a group of 15 or so people, so everyone was having fun and chatting and it was easy to ignore that our drinks (we only went for martinis) took about 30 minutes. Fine, chalk that up to a bad night.
Last night was even worse. It was very crowded, but I did not see any of the waitstaff really doing anything other than hanging out with each other and occasionally walking up to people and auctioning off drinks. I went with 3 friends and we sat at a booth. I thought to order two martinis because I knew how long the wait was and I wanted to try out the menu a little more. I was the last person at my table to get a drink. We entered the place at 9:45.ordered at about 9:55…our first drink came at 10:10…and then periodically until 10:44 when my drink was delivered. At close to 11, I asked where my second drink was and the waitress told me they had a policy of 1 drink at a time, which was fine, but I would have liked to know that while I was ordering.
I’ve worked in my fair share of restaurants, and I feel that people should have to «work» for their tip. If its clear someone just doesn’t care whatsoever and is just going through the basic motions, I feel wrong leaving a good tip, which is something I actually take pleasure in doing… something about positively reinforcing their incompetence. I left an appropriate tip, but my friend and I (who split the bill) both wrote on our checks that the service was unreasonably slow – «disappointing service and timeliness» said mine. After we left the waitress probably showed her friends and they had a few choice words for people like us, but that’s the first time I’ve ever felt that I needed to tell a business what a negative experience I had, and the first time I’ve ever explicitly complained in a restaurant.
What I’m trying to say here for the tl;dr folks out there-​The drinks here are good, the service is impressively bad and the wait time will make you feel like you’re part of a social experiment.

I must concur with the majority of the posts here: the management here is downright bizarre. There are a group of (insanely inebriated) locals who are always glued to the first few stools when one walks in the door. It is difficult to pass this layer of soused, middle-​aged men because there is almost no room between the stools and the table. I literally had to hold my handbag over my head just to gain access to the area with booths. This does not leave such a great impression. However, if you manage to get past this drunken, retired school-​teacher cabal, prepare for a bit of a wait for actual table-​service.
We sat at our table for eight minutes before anyone acknowledged us … another three for our drinks … another seven for our order to be taken. When our appetizer arrived, soft pretzels with cheese, the one cheese sauce was cold and lumpy (it should be warm and smooth). We’ve have had these before and, generally speaking, they are pretty yummy … but, definitely not this time. And for almost $ 8.00 (for three small pretzel sticks), I could have had a stack of mall pretzels that would have been tastier (and I’ve never had cold, lumpy cheese at the mall). (Man, when you cannot live up to the meager expectations of mall food, you may have a problem). My boyfriend had mozzarella sticks with raspberry sauce … they were super delicious (the best part of our visit). Nonetheless, when the entrees arrived, we were met with disappointment yet again. The chicken tenders were like rubber. And the brie & provolone was so overwhelmed by the honey drizzle that it was impossible to eat. (My boyfriend took a bite and politely spit it into his napkin). It actually would have been good with the proverbial «kiss» of honey … but certainly not a mouthful.
We saw management sit at the same table for most of our stay … hanging out with friends and chatting. Meanwhile, the usual drunks were acting like children (yelling about «being on vacation» and «growing beards.» Whooo!) and stumbling around. We might have been better to visit one of the university bars instead. (There’s something so profoundly depressing about middle-​aged men getting loaded on martinis and pretending to be sophisticated instead of wasted).
We payed our bill and had to plow our way back through the small collective of (now more wasted than ever) men blocking the door … and vowed «never again.» (We’ll buy our own raspberry sauce … they sell it in on Amazon).
It seems that many people are struggling with the same issues. Maybe the owner should just close Looper’s to the public and make it a private club? But where would the local drunks perform their «thirty years ago I was cool» show?

They seriously wanted to charge us extra for additional salsa with our nachos. It came with less than 2 oz. poor form.

Poor credit card policy — minimum $ 10. Won’t even take a credit card when the bill is $ 9.50. Food is usually pretty good but the owner really doesn’t care about the customers. Often you have to wait a long time to get the food (even when they aren’t busy).
The turkey club sandwich is the best in the Bethlehem area.

The owner of this bar is crazy. We are in our 30’s & she kicked us out because my friends were searching for their ID’s. We are not children & deserve to be treated with respected. This was not a case of «you are too drunk to be here & you are causing a ruckus, get out». This happened at the beginning of the night; this was the first bar we went to. Nowadays, women are wearing huge bags & my friends wallets fell to the bottom of their bag. I would not recommend coming here if you do not wish to be treated like a human being.

I didn’t want to give it 5, because It’s a bar and grill, and I’ve never actually eaten here. I’ve been on two different occasions, both times for the same reason: the martini menu.
This place is fantastic. Comparing it to other Bethlehem bars, one thing stands out quite clearly; it’s not an absolute shit-​hole. Not that all the other ones are, just this place is much cleaner and classier. The drinks are also way better. That being said, it’s also more expensive; although I concede that as logical so no complaints here.
The martinis are about $ 8-​$ 12, but I can’t see myself ever ordering more than 2– one is plenty strong. It’s not an «every weekend» kind of bar, but it’s great as an occasion. The place is pretty small, so make a reservation if you’re going with more than 1 other person.
They easily have over 100 different type of martinis. Almost none of them list ingredients (beyond maybe a base liquor) so you’re kind of on your own. I find that’s half the fun of it though. They do have categories though, like there’s an entire section that are «fruity,» so you don’t feel uncomfortable even though you technically don’t know exactly what’s coming.
The wait staff have been very polite and friendly both times I’ve gone. They’re aware of ambiguity/​mystery of the menu, and are happy to weigh in with their opinions. Both times members of my group have just said things like «I like apple» and the waiter has spat out several names, including their preferences. The most refreshing thing though was they did not hesitate to tell you which items on the menu they though were bad. One of my friends ordered one called the «thundercloud with a silver lining.» The waiter immediately warned him that it’s really strong, and sort of tried to talk him out of it. I tasted it– the waiter was right and my friend should have listened.
I’m a huge fan of bourbon, so the two I ordered were both bourbon-​based martinis. Both fantastic. Hopefully not ruining the fun too much, I’ll describe them:
Continental Divide (?): I think it had some milk in it. It definitely have Kahlua in it. fantastic mix of flavors.
OMG-​36: Very strong, full bourbon flavor. I loved it, but I also love bourbon neat. This one is probably not for everyone.
Others in my group ordered fruity ones, the citrus flavors were particularly good. Also, the desert ones were ridiculously sweet, if you’re into that.
Would I go back? Absolutely. Given that I’m in Bethlehem maybe about once a month, it’s great.

Was not at all impressed with this. Who cares if they can make 500 Martinis. Quantity usually equals a reduction in quality. Didn’t really care for the atmosphere. The service was average with average draft selections.

Tristan McNerney was the identity that I posed as at Loopers. I was an author of science fiction novels that generally had the protagonist become a better person in the end. Except for one novel where the protagonist became corrupt and betrayed his cast of close friends who all had colorful personalities and owned the same goals at hand.
I claimed that it was that very novel that catalyzed the divorce with my Wife (Trina). I adduced that the lesson of my broken marriage was that, if one of the characters in my novel has many personality traits that match Trina’s (my supposed wife), then I shouldn’t have her get killed meaninglessly in the first few chapters.
After mentioning this lesson of love with the others at the bar, I dexterously sipped my OMG bourbon martini, turned my head towards a window that faced storm-​like weather, and gazed with introspect.
The martini was good.

The staff here is super friendly and the food has always been delicious. This past restaurant week, they offered a goat cheese, arugula and mushroom pizza that I can’t stop dreaming about. Amazing! (Put it on the regular menu!)
Just yesterday I stopped in with a friend for lunch and we split the Buffalo Blue Cheese Chips which is a massive pile of house made (I assume) potato chips suffocating under delicious, copious amounts of melted cheddar jack, blue cheese and wing sauce. I could have polished off the plate myself, I’m sure.
We also split the clubhouse dip which was 6 pieces of garlic bread served with a plate of mozzarella covered in tomato bisque soup. Also very delicious — could have used a couple more pieces of bread to soak up all the soup, but it was awesome.
My only complaint is that the martini menu is so extensive and many of the options don’t really tell you what they taste like. I can certainly understand wanting to protect the recipes, but a little more description for some of the martinis would be helpful. I am a fan and will continue to enjoy the great food and drinks. Especially if that goat cheese, arugula and mushroom pizza finds a permanent place on the menu.

I have failed to be impressed by this place several times. The food is average, the service mediocre, and the martinis expensive.
The list of drinks is impressively long, but they fail to give any description! If I’m spending city prices for a cocktail I want to know what I’m drinking.
The only saving grace for this place is that you probably will avoid some of the college crowd.

Ah Loopers, this golf clubhouse inspired bar turned more into a yuppie martini lounge with a casual feel to it. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing, actually it turned out quite nice.
They have plenty of bar seating and then a dining area with tables and booths. The bar is always full, never an open seat, which is usually a good sign of quality drinks. Speaking of drinks… they literally have about 100 different martinis ranging from the standard all the way to things like chocolate covered raspberry martini. Of course, they are about 500 calories a pop but if you don’t mind your waistline then this is where you come for a sweet and savory concoction. It’s a good place away from the college scene that you usually find in this part of town, most people will range of 25 – 35 dominantly and then a bit older from there. Definitely mixed reviews on the crowd but that’s not their fault ;)
Enjoy a cocktail but call to check their hours… they are geriatrics bar.