Jack's Bar and Grill

Denise Keefe

Right place at the right time. It was my husband's birthday. He wanted to go Nardines, but they are out of business. In the second choice, he wanted Griffs, so we went. Griffs is jut down the road from Jack's. We entered at 6:30 pm. A girl who looked like she just woke up told us they could make food, but it was take out only. Of course, for my husband's birthday, that was not sufficient, especially in the one restaurant he requested. So we drove 2 blocks and were greeted with smiles and open arms. The food was amazing, and the service was even better. We are grateful that we were treated so poorly at Griffs. Now we have a new go-to spot. We gladly spent $180+$36 tip for a restaurant where we felt welcomed and appreciated. Thank you, Jack's! We already frequent many of your establishments, so it's no surprise that you save the evening. Thank you! We will be back!

T C

Great Menu Selection! Portions are very large. We shared the Chicken BLT sandwhich with garlic fries and had plenty of food - very good!! Cocktail prices were a little high for size - cocktails were okay, not bad - just okay and nothing special.

roseanne gonzalez

Never disappointed. My salad was delicious. Service was beyond excellent. We always eat here when in town.

David cox

Great and fast service very warm and comfortable atmosphere,sounds like a beer and a shot kind of place and it is plus it's so much more, you can sit at the bar where they have a very large selection of drinks or craft cocktails or at a table and order from a huge menu, we ordered pulled pork and French dip sandwiche garlic frys so delicious ,

Armand Melendez

Great customer service. Butter basted Ribeye was great. Definitely worth eating in. Drinks are on point.

Excellent service! The bartender was great and the BBQ chicken was AMAZING. Reasonable price too!

Nice service, great Peanut Butter Old Fashioned is a must try! We did not eat there just stopped in for a drink. Next visit will try the food.

I love going here! The staff is super friendly and service has always been amazing! They have a good espresso martini!

We drove in from out of town and picked up dinner here. A lot of places downtown were closed for the holidays but this is one of the ones that was open. Great place. The French dip was delicious.

BRO!!! We found this place on a total lark. We were actually planning to eat across the street (super cute spot with a fire pit), but the menu just wasn’t calling to us. So, we wandered over to Jack’s—and thank goodness we did. I ordered the ribeye steak burger with a fried egg and roasted jalapeño on top, and I swear I was high on food. I’ve never had that experience before in my life—absolutely insane flavor. If you go, you HAVE to try it. The kids devoured the chicken strips, we also tried the shrimp pasta, tri-tip salad, and a few other dishes—and every single one was way beyond our expectations. This place is a hidden gem in Templeton. Cozy vibe, knockout food. 10/10 recommend.

Chris Schweiter

We drove in from out of town and picked up dinner here. A lot of places downtown were closed for the holidays but this is one of the ones that was open. Great place. The French dip was delicious.

Dragonfly Lover

Nice service, great Peanut Butter Old Fashioned is a must try! We did not eat there just stopped in for a drink. Next visit will try the food.

Tanya Click

BRO!!! We found this place on a total lark. We were actually planning to eat across the street (super cute spot with a fire pit), but the menu just wasn’t calling to us. So, we wandered over to Jack’s—and thank goodness we did. I ordered the ribeye steak burger with a fried egg and roasted jalapeño on top, and I swear I was high on food. I’ve never had that experience before in my life—absolutely insane flavor. If you go, you HAVE to try it. The kids devoured the chicken strips, we also tried the shrimp pasta, tri-tip salad, and a few other dishes—and every single one was way beyond our expectations. This place is a hidden gem in Templeton. Cozy vibe, knockout food. 10/10 recommend.

This is our third visit to Jack's Bar and Grill, and it's been fantastic every time. It's our go-to spot when we're in the area and want delicious food. The salads are excellent (the salmon is cooked perfectly) and they offer a great selection of beers. One suggestion for the owners: the BBQ chicken is only available for dinner. It's a bit disappointing because we often come for lunch and would love to try it then. We'll definitely be back!

Although I come to Templeton at least once a month this is my first time to visit this restaurant. Now I kick my self in the butt for not coming here sooner. First thing through the door we were greeted by a ultra friendly waitress who expeditiously got a table for us and had us seated. Short time later another friendly waitress came and took our drink order. I couldn’t resist trying in the dirty margarita. It has everything in it including pickle juice olives in an assorted array of condiments. It was awesome. My food order came in a timely manner. The fish and chips and french fries pile a mile high. Barbecue chicken was super tender and Bathed tasty barbecue sauce. The green beans are cooked to perfection in butter and garlic in the mashed potatoes were to die for. All in all I’d say a very excellent experience and will be back.

We sat on the patio, but seemed forgotten. It took a long time to get a water, food and check, but servers were friendly and like a lot of restaurants may have been under staffed as it was busy. The fish and chips was lightly breaded and very tasty. The Philly had a bit of tangy kick to the flavor and the bread became soggy quickly. Other items may have been a better choice.

Ended up choosing the Cajun pasta which had a nice amount of spice. Some guy next to me ordered it with bacon which I thought was a good alternative. Decent bar selection with a very good bartender. Unfortunately I didn't catch her name but she's a feisty one. Lol. Only had 3 meat items for the BBQ. Kind of thought they would have more to choose from but hopefully it's done well. Good spot overall in a good easy to get to location

Mark Hassin

This is our third visit to Jack's Bar and Grill, and it's been fantastic every time. It's our go-to spot when we're in the area and want delicious food. The salads are excellent (the salmon is cooked perfectly) and they offer a great selection of beers. One suggestion for the owners: the BBQ chicken is only available for dinner. It's a bit disappointing because we often come for lunch and would love to try it then. We'll definitely be back!

Steven Rank

Although I come to Templeton at least once a month this is my first time to visit this restaurant. Now I kick my self in the butt for not coming here sooner. First thing through the door we were greeted by a ultra friendly waitress who expeditiously got a table for us and had us seated. Short time later another friendly waitress came and took our drink order. I couldn’t resist trying in the dirty margarita. It has everything in it including pickle juice olives in an assorted array of condiments. It was awesome. My food order came in a timely manner. The fish and chips and french fries pile a mile high. Barbecue chicken was super tender and Bathed tasty barbecue sauce. The green beans are cooked to perfection in butter and garlic in the mashed potatoes were to die for. All in all I’d say a very excellent experience and will be back.

Ted Fletcher

We sat on the patio, but seemed forgotten. It took a long time to get a water, food and check, but servers were friendly and like a lot of restaurants may have been under staffed as it was busy. The fish and chips was lightly breaded and very tasty. The Philly had a bit of tangy kick to the flavor and the bread became soggy quickly. Other items may have been a better choice.

Aaron Beadle

Ended up choosing the Cajun pasta which had a nice amount of spice. Some guy next to me ordered it with bacon which I thought was a good alternative. Decent bar selection with a very good bartender. Unfortunately I didn't catch her name but she's a feisty one. Lol. Only had 3 meat items for the BBQ. Kind of thought they would have more to choose from but hopefully it's done well. Good spot overall in a good easy to get to location

It took a while for host person to meet us at the front. The waitress was super nice and helpful. The food looked amazing, but tastes ok. Maybe even bland. I had the fish tacos. They looked great but were not very interesting to my taste buds. I'm not sure about anyone else in my party, but I didn't hear anyone say anything about the food tasting great. It wasn't bad but it wasn't worth the price. $18 for 3 small fish tacos. $22 for a burger. $15 for two small oily bread sticks "pretzel sticks" with a boring cheese sauce. I don't recommend them at all.

Mike

It took a while for host person to meet us at the front. The waitress was super nice and helpful. The food looked amazing, but tastes ok. Maybe even bland. I had the fish tacos. They looked great but were not very interesting to my taste buds. I'm not sure about anyone else in my party, but I didn't hear anyone say anything about the food tasting great. It wasn't bad but it wasn't worth the price. $18 for 3 small fish tacos. $22 for a burger. $15 for two small oily bread sticks "pretzel sticks" with a boring cheese sauce. I don't recommend them at all.

Food has always been delicious here. We frequent this place on regular basis. Last time we went, server was ok, but did not ask how we like our burger cooked, did not tell us there was a charge to split my hamburger and ahi tuna salad. My husband and I each ordered an entree and told our server we were going to split it. She said, ok. The food came and it was all delicious but burger was well done. I like mine medium but did not say anything to our server. I figured she was new and it was tasty so I just ate it. The bill came and there was a split charge of $11.00 for splitting the ahi salad and the burger. I asked the server why was there charges for splitting food? She told me that is the way it is. We have been there before and server split our food and we never were charged extra for it. I said, this must be a new rule and she said no it was not. I just wished she would have told us and I could have cut my own hamburger. Also, they do need to do something about the flies in the patio area. That did make it quite unpleasant to eat swatting flies.

laura lasko

Food has always been delicious here. We frequent this place on regular basis. Last time we went, server was ok, but did not ask how we like our burger cooked, did not tell us there was a charge to split my hamburger and ahi tuna salad. My husband and I each ordered an entree and told our server we were going to split it. She said, ok. The food came and it was all delicious but burger was well done. I like mine medium but did not say anything to our server. I figured she was new and it was tasty so I just ate it. The bill came and there was a split charge of $11.00 for splitting the ahi salad and the burger. I asked the server why was there charges for splitting food? She told me that is the way it is. We have been there before and server split our food and we never were charged extra for it. I said, this must be a new rule and she said no it was not. I just wished she would have told us and I could have cut my own hamburger. Also, they do need to do something about the flies in the patio area. That did make it quite unpleasant to eat swatting flies.

Gail Seminara

Big mistake to sit outside on patio. It was evening about 5:30. Tons of FLIES. It is so bad they even have these little towers that have a fan on them to try to keep them from your food. The food was excellent. We had 4 people. Two got tri-tip sandwiches , shrimp tacos, and a pulled pork sandwich. All tasted delicious. But the FLIES took away any enjoyment. The staff come in and out of doors that lead inside so I'm pretty sure the flies are in there also. They seriously need to do more to get rid of them . They blame it on the Grainery going down but that's not true. I know this because I've been here before when the Grainery was still up and they still had a fly problem but now it does seem worse.

My husband ordered the tri tip dinner, it was barely warm, over cooked, tough and dry, the “garlic” bread was smothered in cheese, just not good. Did not eat it, did not need a doggy bag. The Rueben my sister ordered was pretty good. I don’t even remember what I ordered, just that I only ate a few bites. Not a good experience. In the past, I have had nice lunch at Jack’s, salads are pretty good, hoping this was just an off night.

Shaunie Briggs

My husband ordered the tri tip dinner, it was barely warm, over cooked, tough and dry, the “garlic” bread was smothered in cheese, just not good. Did not eat it, did not need a doggy bag. The Rueben my sister ordered was pretty good. I don’t even remember what I ordered, just that I only ate a few bites. Not a good experience. In the past, I have had nice lunch at Jack’s, salads are pretty good, hoping this was just an off night.

I was really excited to try this place but was highly disappointed. I ordered over the phone. When I get off to pick up my order there was a sign that read "wait for hostess". I stand there for a few minutes and I can see the hostess as she is just a few feet in front of me. She doesn't even look up once. I walk in to where she's standing and still no acknowledgement that I'm right in front. Not until I say "Hi, I'm here for a pick up". While I wait, I try and make small talk but it just felt awkward. Strike one: Bad service. The food..ohhhhh the food. I ordered two tri-tip sandwiches that came with fries, and an order of Jack's tacos. I had high hopes for the food. I was willing to forgive the bad service. I came home and tried the tacos first. They were the most basic "carnitas" I've had. The meat was flavorless, unseasoned mush. The tri-tip sandwiches had sooo much fat in it that it was near impossible to take a bite without having a mouth full of fatty blubber. I've had tri-tip that was easy to bite through, these sandwiches were not that. I was literally fighting my sandwich just to take a bite. The fries were stiff and flavorless. Strike two: flavorless, substandard food. All in all, for what we paid for this visit i was not happy. I felt hungry. I paid $50 for three tacos, two sandwiches and stale fries. That was not the problem, problem was the flavorless mush I had to down with my drink because it was just so dense. The fatty parts in my sandwich. The hard, stale fries that looked like I could've gotten them from my local grocery store. I will not be returning. Not worth my time or money.

Good citizen None

Was there last night 9/9. First visit, Had a party of 5. The hostess not Great. And the server also not great. And I will get into details. FOOD: Order a prime rib sandwich. As soon as it came out it seemed off I had to dismantle my sandwich. Cause I’m pretty sure it was not prime rib looked and tasted like tri tip. It also had grill marks like it’s been thrown on a grill and even if it was prime rib that’s not how you serve it. Should be rare and baked not grilled well done. There was also as much fat as there was meat. Big ol pieces of blubber, I even had the host come look at it and he couldn’t identify the meat either. Clueless. I will attach photos. I spoke to the waitress and she said “ that’s how it is it’s a fatty meat”. I did not eat the sandwich. The other person in my party ordered just a tri-tip had some of it there some to go. She felt sick later that night and threw up, we just decided to throw out the rest of the meat. Some of the food was good and edible, the pork ribs, and the burger PAYMENT: So fast forward to paying bill. I asked a few questions about the food. And how I felt. As I was paying with cash and card. The male hostess then turned to the rest of my party of 4. And said “he will not let this go will he?” I shared with him that when the bill is $170 dollars and I didn’t even eat the food cause it was not edible.the waitress then said “it was only bread on the plate hon” I told her no the onions the meat and the fat alll still there. She did comp my food only. At the end. I ask a few questions. As I paid with my card. The female server. Grabbed the card machine right after I removed my card. looks at me and said “you didn’t leave a tip on here”. I acknowledged her and said that’s correct. I’m going back to the table. We’re not leaving immediately and we have cash. I shared that information with the rest of my party and based on the waitresses performance, we all decided not to leave a tip. We got up from our seats, exited in a quiet fashion, and the female server was at the table, lifting up every napkin, salt shaker anything on the table, looking for a cash tip and then asked one of the people in my party. Where is the tip? Apparently, Money is all that that’s on her mind In the photo the prime rib on the right and the fat on the left. Needless to say, unlikely to be back, based on the waitress and staff there. I hope this comes across as constructive criticism. I’m not trying to just bash the place.