Hopcat

Service was a little slow but we did not mind. We were waiting for the line across the street to get much shorter. I ordered one salad and it took me till my last bite that they brought me the wrong one, but I did not care it was really good. Great selection of beer. I was one day away from hip surgery, when we explained to the host I needed a different table bc the bench was too hard. They immediately jumped up to find a better spot that would be more comfortable to me. The bartender was friendly. The bust boy was running all over to keep tables clean. We will definitely go again..

Hands down one of my favorite places to go in broadripple. Burgers are to die for and they some of the best beers around! I swear every other bar always has the same 7 beers on tap nice to see a variety! Service is always amazing especially from all the wonderful bartenders every one of them make sure I’m well taken care of, all with kindness and a smile!

Dropped into Hop Cat before a concert at The Vogue (across the street). What a great space! The vibe of the bar is airy and infused with historical rock & roll vibes. It was a nice evening, so we set out next to the patio. The chili was amazing! I should've asked for a whole bowl instead of just a cup! I'll be back for more! I had a strawberry rum cocktail and my husband enjoyed a local brew. It was the prefect kickoff to our date night! We will be back!

The food was pretty decent. I had the cosmik fries, roasted red pepper gouda bisque soup, and hot honey fried chicken. The seasoning on the fries is always great, but the fries were a bit over cooked. The soup was amazing! That honey fried chicken was pretty good too, however, the rice did have a bit of a kick to it so if one that doesn’t like spicy food would want to avoid that dish. The service was standard. I would go back for the roasted red pepper gouda bisque soup; it was the best!

Came midday, not many customers and one bartender. Large beer selection with good local options and varied pub food selection. I tried the Bleu cheese burger and signature fries. It was on the greasy side even for a burger and fry; maybe not the best weekday lunch but i bet it soaks up a hangover well. Like most of broad ripple businesses there's no free parking nearby and the attached garage will still charge so heads up on that.

I’ll start with the good-the food was AMAZING!! My husband got the “risk it for the brisket” and I got the beyond burger. I really wanted to take my husband here because he loves brisket. Again the food was the best part of our visit. Now, the bad. We visited on a Saturday afternoon between 12:30-2pm. When we entered there were several empty tables throughout the restaurant. Our hostess took us to the table right by the door. As soon as we were seated the server that was taking orders at the table next to our table says very loudly to the hostess “I can’t take another table, I have too many. Can you seat them somewhere else?” The server even interrupted the young man who was putting in his order for food to tell her that. I didn’t get the hostesses response because I was concerned about the server being so rude and displeased about my husband and I being seated in his section. From what I could see he had the table he was currently waiting on, the table that my husband and I were at and one other table near the end of the bar that had people sitting at them. The server visited the table next to us several times and never acknowledged us as we sat for 20 minutes waiting for another server to come to our table. Rico was assigned to our table and he was wonderful. He immediately apologized for us having to wait and for the server that was unwilling to wait on us. I did notice that after we got our appetizer another couple was seated on the other side of the table immediately to our left. This was the same table that the server cut off one of the guests ordering their food to tell the hostess to seat my husband and I somewhere else. The server that rejected us because he had too many tables didn’t seem to have a problem waiting on this couple and as far as I could tell, no other tables in this server’s section had left the restaurant. I understand being swamped and overwhelmed, I think the way the server handled it was wrong. I honestly don’t think he had too many tables, because he didn’t have a problem serving the other couple. That server definitely seemed to have an issue with my husband and I though. I did not get his name but I snapped a photo of him waiting on the couple that was seated in his section after my husband and I were seated. I’ve also included a photo of my receipt to reflect our payment and tip for Rico because he was pulled from the opposite side of the restaurant to serve us.