Pickwick & Frolic Restaurant and Club
Cleveland, Ohio, Cuyahoga
(447)
Cleveland, Ohio, Cuyahoga
(447)
We are a 27,000 sq ft entertainment complex located in the heart of downtown Cleveland on picturesque East 4th St. Our venue has multiple concepts under one roof and all of them are available for your next private event! Our 112 seat Restaurant, 60 seat Main Bar, 65 seat North Dining Room, 110 seat Frolic Cabaret, 85 Seat Martini Bar, 25 Seat Champagne Bar, and 400 seat Hilarities Comedy Club provide multiple vibes under one roof to create the perfect event for your guests.
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447 customer reviews
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We were coming from out of town and were going to be late. I asked for a refund or move to the 2nd show. A girl who spoke unprofessional named Destiny claimed that the person that can move the tickets isn’t able to be contacted and there was nothing she could do. Maybe drive into town a 2nd time and come back. Is she serious! What type of business are you running, that you don’t have someone to take care of a simple request. So unprofessional. More...
Steve Shaw
The comedy was great.
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Chris Toth
Lots of laughs, friendly staff, good food.
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Logan Adams
Great food good shows
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Christine Fallon
Food was great! Kennedy, our server, was delightful and knowledgeable. Would definitely come back for service alone!
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Chris Bodzenta
Great food and great service we had dinner then went to the comedy show everything was great
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John Barton
Outstanding food. The Prime Rib is very good. I always get the cajun chicken fettuccine too, quite good, just enough heat. Then after dinner go downstairs for a comedy show. Love this place, have been coming for years and will keep coming back. More...
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Kayla Keller
Great comedy show place!!
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Stephen Prentiss
It is a very nice place to take your date/night out with the wife. We sat in the $15 seating, but we needed more space to sit because there were 3 of us and the table was not big enough.
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Paul Hejduk
Hilarities is the best entertainment & food for the $$ Atmosphere, entertainment & history built in... & Great seating made locally by Paul HEJDUK Furniture Co..
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Allissa J. Wright
Very hilarious! And great cheesecake!
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Molly Jennings
Out of this world food! Rick was an amazing, made us feel like family! Martini bar was an added surprise to the evening. Comedy club was so much fun. This was our first time there and we left so impressed!! We will be making this a place we visit frequently!! Highly recommended ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ More...
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Steven Fields
It was a fun experience. Highly recommended !
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Melissa Wienhold-Bosley
What an awesome atmosphere! We’re going back soon!
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George Clayman
Absolutely had a fantastic time!
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Jeff Lukcso
Always exceptional in all aspects. Thanks Nick and Dina.
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Dudufarias Farias
Nota 10. Comida nada excelente.
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Jennifer Hichborn Munson
Great Comedy act with Josh Sneed the headliner and the young lady hosting the standup. Great time.
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Marvin K.
We were in a bit of a rush. The staff took care of our needs very nicely and polite. I ordered the crab cakes for dinner which were excellent. We ordered also a bottle of wine that we took with us to hilarities. Food the staff and the atmosphere we exemplary. More...
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Chuck Carafa
Mike Polk JR was hilarious
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Aja G.
Very nice establishment! The staff were efficient and very friendly. The food was amazing we had the Cleveland sausage party and the calamari. The food was flavorful and came out piping hot. The waitress made sure our glasses stay full. We had very good drinks and craft beer. Very satisfied and can't wait to visit again. More...
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Deb C.
This is a lovely Thanksgiving Buffet. The best I've ever enjoyed. I do wish the bar served better cocktails. That was the short coming of the experience. It still deserves 5 stars. From the hosts and hostesses, to the servers, a great experience. Just like last year, every meat and side dish just shines. More...
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Cassandra Fultz
It was AWESOME! Everything was great! Delicious!
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Rosalia Wagner
always a good time with the family !
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Dawn Wegrzyn Mohnke
Have celebrated several Thanksgivings here now and all have been spectacular!
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Teddy Bruno
This place rocks! I always have a great time
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Siddiqah Henighan
Fine service; Good food, affordable drinks, and excellent seating.
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Terri McGhee
great venue, not a bad seat in the house. love going there
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Jen H
Food is good. Very$$$$
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Paul K.
This place is a relaxing environment. The staff is far above average. Their suggestions for appetizers and meal selections were on point. The chef's magic was exactly that. Had several different concepts going on throughout the meal. Definitely will return. More...
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Megan Caranna
Food and service is great
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Janay Beamer
There is a lovely room in the basement for entertainment. Great for big groups but very close seating so if you are on the large side it may be uncomfortable. The food looks wonderful and it is a good wholesome time with an adult feel. More...
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Beamer beamer
Food was good!
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Susan Masi LeFebvre
Fun nite with Dan & the Divas!!
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Dave Marino
Exceptional service. Had reservations for 34 people. The whole staff was great. The food was great. Went to Hilarities after with all 34 people. The manager made sure we all sat together. It was a great night of fun. Thanks Pickwick and Hilarities. More...
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Lisa Allen
Funny!!!! Fun atmosphere great place for laughs!!Great food!!
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Jeanette Linden
I had a great time happy cole was good as was the food
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Terry Batdorf
Great service great food!
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Kimberly Lederer
It is a great adult night out. Staff was helpful, and friendly. Hap Cole was hysterical. Definitely will be back.
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John Weekley
Such good food, and entertainment options!!!
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Rick Potts
We eat here and then attend Hilarities. The food is good. For the prices, a small salad should be included with meals. The food is good but the drinks I have, not so much. Diet Coke always flat. Iced tea is a flavored tea. They should tell you that. Server was excellent. Wine selection is lacking. The rolls were great. It is very convenient to eat and then attend a show. Valet parking is a bonus and you can save $10-$15 by having your valet ticket stamped at the restaurant. Overall, 4 stars. More...
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Liz Petrello-Yelenosky
6 of us had dinner last night & what a fabulous place this is!! The staff, service & food was unbelievably wonderful. The owner was helping clean tables & that is a sign of a great man & establishment. Super impressed how clean it was. It was my first time but definitely not my last!! More...
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Liz Yelenosky-Petrello
First timer but definitely not my last!! What an incredible impression this place left on our group of 6. Everyone was super pleasant. The food & service was top notch. Even the owner was cleaning tables which is a sign of a wonderful man & establishment!! The cleanliness was off the charts, including the bathroom. Overall, a 20 out of 10 More...
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John Granny
good food and drinks and great entertainment!!!!
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Margaret Parrella Howerton
so fun great vibe great food great drinks
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Robert Garner
Awesome we’re from out of town and we loved it
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Curt Meredith
Tom Papa was HILARIOUS! (and we share our birthday today too!). Amazing show!
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Evang CH
The Mystery Dinner! Awesome time!
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Melissa Gossage-Walters
Great Wood Fired Pizza and a show!
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Nick Saflund
Best Comedy Club in Cleveland!
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What’s your signature dish?
Certified Angus Beef Steaks, Seafood, Pastas, Chops, and Wood Stone Pizzas
How do you go about creating the perfect menu for your clients?
Our expertly crafted catering menus include the latest in industry trends, bountiful portions, and unique concepts. Cleveland is a strong theme in our cooking and we look forward to showcasing our awesome city to your guests! We are very flexible and more than happy to create a custom menu for your event.
What do you love most about your job?
Exceeding guests' expectations with our unmatched hospitality
What inspired you to start your own business?
Charles Dickens, a wonderfully inventive comic artist, won his first literary fame with The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Published in serial form, the monthly installments described the humorous adventures and misadventures involving a gallery of eccentric characters. In it’s day, The Pickwick episodes were described as having made the commonplace uncommon. Today, in much the same way, the Seinfeld episodes are described as “Much Ado About Nothing.” A little known fact is Dickens journeyed to America in the 1800s and on one of those occasions visited Cleveland. We like to think that when Dickens is in town, he visits Pickwick & Frolic.
Pickwick & Frolic stands on the site of what was once The Euclid Avenue Opera House, built in the 1800s. For Cleveland, the landmark was the grand marvel of its day, frequented by thousands from across the region and beyond. Demolished in 1922, the S.S. Kresge Building was constructed on the site. Pickwick & Frolic, now located in this historic building, still boasts the original sandstone foundation of the Euclid Avenue Opera House that remains preserved along the left stage in Hilarities 4th Street Theatre inside Pickwick & Frolic. We consider this sacred ground’s providing live entertainment again on a site that once boasted some of the world’s best opera singers.
Ironically, Pickwick & Frolic Restaurant and Club opened on September 6, 2002, exactly 127 years to the day the historic Euclid Avenue Opera House opened in 1875.
Short Vincent, a street one block in length (like E. 4th today) between E. 9th and E. 6th streets, was once a colorful center of downtown Cleveland nightlife. The street was filled with restaurants and taverns. By the late 1920s, the local saloons, restaurants and other businesses became a gathering place for gamblers, sports figures, racketeers, lawyers and newspaperman. Short Vincent offered good food, underworld gossip and the odds on anything. It was home to such historical Cleveland landmarks as the Theatrical, the Taystee Barbeque, Frank Ciccia’s Barbershop, The Frolic Show Bar and Pickwick Restaurant.
With all this history in mind, owner Nick Kostis liked the rhyming nature of the name Pickwick and Frolic. Remembering the history of Short Vincent, East 4th Street was the last location in Cleveland that could recreate the colorful live entertainment district from Cleveland’s past. Adopting the historic names of former Short Vincent restaurants and clubs and the fact the Dickens visited Cleveland, Nick decided that Pickwick would become known as our Restaurant and Frolic is what you do inside.
