Cricket's Draft House & Grill

Caroline Burten

Well the fourth time is apparently the charm. The food has always been awesome and the beer selection is extensive. (So we keep coming back). But on our last 3 visits the service was genuinely awful. (I say that having spent 7 years in the service industry myself…) there would be 3 people behind the bar with 8 people sitting at the bar and our glasses would sit empty for 15 (actual) minutes. They stood there doing nothing, other than talking to each other and would walk right past us and not even acknowledge empty drinks. It felt like sitting in traffic for no reason. The only reason I’m leaving 4 stars instead of 2 is because the young lady we had tonight (around 9pm) is a ROCKSTAR. friendly, helpful, provides suggestions, and quick.

Aaron Beadle

Killer spicy chicken Mac n cheese. Good selection of craft beers. The female bartender was great while her male counterpart must have had lead in his shoes. Good overall atmosphere with plenty of pool tables. Definitely a popular spot for the college students.

Cecil Arient

Food was good but service at the bar was terrible. It was very slow when I went in with my boys on a Friday around 4PM. My boys are 5&6 and I asked if it was allowed if we could sit at the bar with kids. There were only like three others at the bar. I got a beer but had to wait for 10 minutes to place my order. I asked for kids menu so it was obvious I was going to eat. The bartender, in the picture, literally spent 30 minutes at the end of bar talking to this person. It wasn't until I complained to the manager (long hair, pony tail) that I started getting better service. I did ask both of my boys if they liked the food, thumbs up or thumbs down. It passed their test which is pretty amazing. We were staying at the Hilton across the street for two days. By the way, I was waiting for my wife and mother-in-law to meet us there. Once we got a booth with them, everything was smooth sailing. They just need to let this bartender go, not impressive. It was actually another bartender that ended up helping us more because I wasn't getting the time of the day from the other. They have kids menus, but I don't feel like I was treated as a kid friendly place. I'm wondering if the bartender was just annoyed that my kids were there. We were all eating and drinking.

Pengzhe Chen

The atmosphere is great and they have lots of entertainment options other than just sit and drink. People are friendly and conversational as well. With that all being said their food options really need to be renewed. They have good tasted dishes but most of the options that I see now are the same as the options that I saw when I first arrived in Waco back in 2018. It is time they bring in some new dishes.