Jake Hafner's Restaurant & Tavern

North Syracuse, NY · American restaurant

Rating
4.4/5
★★★★☆ 4.4
Reviews
20
Rank in North Syracuse
#23
of 47 restaurants
City Percentile
48%
rating percentile
Address
Jake Hafner's Restaurant & Tavern, 5224 W Taft Rd, North Syracuse, NY 13212
Phone
(315) 458-5108
Website
www.jakehafners.com
Status
Open · Closes 1 AM

Jake Hafner's Restaurant & Tavern is a restaurant located in North Syracuse, NY. It is one of 47 restaurants listed in North Syracuse. Its 4.4-star rating is above the North Syracuse city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Jake Hafner's Restaurant & Tavern

You can now make reservations through RESY! For take-out please order by phone or order through our website. Hafner’s Restaurant & Tavern was opened in 1970 by Jake and his son Peter Hafner and has remained in the family ever since. Since 1981... More

Hours

Friday11 AM–1 AM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 N N · Nov 2025

Over the years, I had heard that Hefner's restaurant had a good reputation. I'm sorry I waited so long to visit the restaurant for the first time because we had a very enjoyable lunch there. I ordered buffalo shrimp as an appetizer with ranch dressing for dipping. The fried shrimp were coated with a tangy buffalo sauce dipping it in the ranch dressing maybe think that maybe shrimp was better with buffalo sauce than chicken. This was followed by a Reuben sandwich with came with potato chips. I requested an extra side of Russian dressing to dip the sandwich in it was excellent. The dark bread was toasted nicely, the cheese was fully melted, and there was and abundance of thinly sliced very lean corned beef. As good as my lunch was, my wife ordered a scallops which proved to be outstanding.

★★★★★ 5.0 Shawn Surma · Oct 2025

Really good place. Service was very nice. No rush and no wait for seats. Bar is nice as well. My prime rib was ok. A little bit too thick but good flavor. The French onion pull apart bread was very tasty. Will be back to try other items on the menu.

★★★★★ 5.0 Chad Termini · Feb 2026

Saturday regular here. Alyssa and Tawny are the best. It’s always packed and they always crush it. If there ever comes a day where they are not here we will go elsewhere. Love Hafner’s food and atmosphere. It’s always fun.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Krista Clemishaw · Dec 2025

I had heard so many good things. I respect having young inexperienced servers because we all have to start somewhere but the service was so incredibly not up to par by any means. She was sweet but just not attentive. Has to ask for things twice. Got our appetizers quick but then saw a whole table seated, served, and finished their entire dinner before we got our dinner. I received my burger and the bun was so overcooked it was flaking apart, the burger was a thin charred patty. Took one bite and quite literally couldn’t even eat anything past that point because I was in disbelief. My partner ordered a filet and requested it to be medium well and it was fully cooked through with absolutely no color to it, lacking flavor, absence of appealing plating, etc. I think this place would be a grea

★★★★★ 5.0 Holly Maynard · Mar 2025

Had an appointment in Liverpool so I googled restaurants in area and Jake Hafner's was the first tavern to pop up. So we tried it and so happy we did. Hubs got crab stuffed shrimp with a side of rice and side salad. Salad was huge. He said ut was very good and he was full after. I had the shaved steak sandwich w fries and order a side of mac n cheese. While the shaved steak was a little crunchy due to being over cooked, the au jus made up for it. Such flavor. The mac n cheese was really delicious, Hubs said it reminded him of what his mom made. Large beer and wine selection. Our waitress was wonderful, young man came around several times asking how everything was. If an empty dish sat on the edge, staff was quick to remove. Inside is very quaint, rustic feel. All around great. Looking forw

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

American restaurant

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