Magic Tree Pub & Eatery

We visited on a busy Saturday night when a local band was playing. We picked this location due to long wait lines everywhere else. The wait went quickly and we were seated. The server was slow after taking our order. It took over forty minutes and a manager to get a water refill. We didn’t get any form of silver wear until our food came. The food was good and the manager made changes and gave us a new server when we asked.
We will visit again but the service was bad.

Went to a surprise birthday party for a friend here in one of the back roons and everything was great.

My first time at the Magic Tree was on Friday Jan. 8^th, 2016. Never even heard of the Magic Tree before until I asked Siri for nearby restaurants (since I couldn’t decide on a place to eat). I thought I’d give it a try. As an appetizer, the 1 pound pretzel was awesome and definitely was enough for 3 people. I ordered the fried chicken basket with fries and the spicy honey bbq sauce, which was good. The fries are fresh cut, which I love.

We’ve heard so much about this place from the Casey Malone Show, and we finally tried it. I ordered the Chicken and Greens entrée with roasted corn salsa and really liked it. My boyfriend ordered the Chef Special Pork Meatball sandwich and fries. He took home half as the sandwich was huge! He also ordered from the craft beer list which very extensive and impressive. We’d come back for the beer, but the food wasn’t enough to WOW us. Service was fine. Not sure what all the other reviewers are talking about.

This is my favorite place to go, period. Angel-​Ina is the best waitress ever, she never lets you go more than 10 minutes with out service between drinks, food, anything! The food is phantasmal. I frequently get the spicy chicken Alfredo, which is amazing but anything on the menu is fantastic. I have never had a bad meal here. Chef Tank’s specials are to die for. Best locally sourced food place ever.

Don’t bother setting foot inside this establishment. I was visiting a friend who lives in Youngstown area. While I recognize she can be a high maintenance patron — the service here was ridiculous. The food — sub par at best.
There was a group of 5 of us — 3 adults and 2 children. The first problem — tall, glass glasses of water were brought for a 4 year old and 2 year old to drink from. REALLY?! REALLY?!
Second problem — One of the adult orders was wrong. Completely wrong. He got a chicken sandwich. Asked for a different sauce, no bacon and no cheese. Wrong sauce, cheese and bacon. Told our waitress — she told him to pick it off.
Third Problem — Our waitress was slow. Incredibly slow. Larger parties double the size of our group — got our food LONG before us. I understand that different things take different cooking times. But — we had a pretzel, salad, kids chicken and fries, and the messed up chicken sandwich. The tipping point was when we asked for a box and our check — 20 minutes later — we are still waiting. Her excuse — she was putting stuff in the system. That should NEVER be your excuse to patrons. It takes 2 minutes to give people a box. Had we gotten that — it would have made things slightly easier!
Fourth Problem — the 4 year old knocked over his water. You saw this coming… right? Spilled it all over and felt terrible. 3 employees AT LEAST — walked over/​through it. The hostess walked patrons to a table through it (we warned them!) and walked to the back. Where we thought she would be bringing a mop. Nope — she went back to the hostess stand. When my friend finally caught sight of the owner (15 minutes later) — and told him the service sucked — that the mess was finally cleaned up. We had been still waiting for a box and our check through all this time.
Fifth problem — The owner did nothing. He offered us a free appetizer card. No thanks. Take the appetizer off our bill! His reaction to all of this was absurd. He didn’t care. Yes, he apologized. But made no effort to remedy anything otherwise — box, check, water clean up
I will not return. I typically give restaurants 2 chances because sometimes — things don’t go well. I will NEVER return to this establishment. Everything was terrible. I do not recommend — EVER. Avoid this place at all costs!

Cranberry Pecan Salad.
Wine.
Cheesecake.
Chili.
The Reuben.
Grilled Chicken Tender Basket.
Craft beer.
Meat, Cheese, & Such.
Tasty cocktails.
Anything from the ever-​changing Farm to Table menu.
OK, so I named more than one or two menu items, but to quote Julie Andrews as Maria in The Sound of Music «these are a few of my favorite things!»
Located only 50 minutes from my house in Hopewell Township (an hour from Pittsburgh, an hour and 20 minutes from Mt. Lebanon…), Magic Tree Pub and Eatery in Boardman, OH is by-​far my favorite place to eat. In fact, my fiancé and I often find ourselves driving there for a bite to eat, because we can’t find anything comparable nearby!
Quality food and adult beverages aside, the atmosphere is incredible. My family and I rang in the new year with soulful jazz music, wine on tap and a farm-​to-​table meal in the wine room. My girlfriends and I have enjoyed appetizers, craft brews and mixed drinks in the lounge. I’ve enjoyed the patio on numerous occasions, playing corn hole, soaking up the sun, or warming up by the fire under the bistro lights.
If you like good service, top notch food, quality drinks, and a fun atmosphere, I highly recommend Magic Tree Pub & Eatery!