The Hungry Rhino

Reviews

• Emily D.

  star star star star star_border 29 September 2026

  So happy I decided to come here. This place is as local as it gets and I dig it. It's located, from what I saw, in a residential area and there is little parking so I parked on the street. Parking rules are strictly enforced and there are more than enough signs pointing this out.
  
  When I walked in, I felt like I had been there 100 times before. All staff members were friendly and kind. I had a lovely lemon drop martini and ordered the southwest salad. On the salad, my bad, I forgot to hold the bacon, otherwise it was delicious, especially the dressing. The portions sizes here are generous and you won't leave hungry.
  
  This isn't a fancy or uptight place, but it is perfectly comfortable and probably exactly what you want for a casual night out. The prices are great and food quality is solid.
  
  I was staying overnight in the area to catch a very early flight and needed something good and simple and this place checked those boxes perfectly.

• Susan G.

  star star star star star 25 September 2026

  After a very quick trip to MGM casino in Springfield my friend & I decided to get out of the chaos & expensive parking rates surrounding it to have some dinner. I found what sounded like a fun place to check out in yelp & it definitely didn't disappoint! This neighborhood gem was different than most and everybody was so welcoming. Trent made me the best pumpkin martini I've ever had & the food which is made right there on premises was so good! One of the appetizers we enjoyed were the corn beef egg rolls which were unbelievable! Everything we sampled was delicious and my friend's "well done" black & blue burger was perfect which rarely happens!! I may not make it back to the casino but I look forward to hitting The Hungry Rhino again :)

• Brianna S.

  star star star star_border star_border 22 September 2026

  Stopped by the Hungry Rhino with a party of four. We orders three appetizers (Mac attack, fried ravioli, buffalo chicken bites) and two meals. The service was good but the food was pretty greasy. This could be what we ordered though.

• Ann E.

  star star star star star_border 17 September 2026

  I've been driving by The Hungry Rhino since they opened a few years ago. Finally stopped in to have dinner with my friend. Nice neighborhood bar with good pub food. The draft beer offerings are the usual but I was happy to have a City Steam Naughty Nurse and a Counterweight Headway, not too shabby. I had a Guinness Brat on a pretzel roll that was very good but a little on the small size. It came with fries that were very good. My friend got a small portion of Boneless Tenders from the Bar Bites.  I didn't count them, but there were so many she couldn't finish them and she took some home. The bar area is a tad noisy, but there is a quieter section in an adjoining room. I'll be back, for sure.

• Dan R.

  star star star star star_border 10 September 2026

  OK, I had lunch here today and had a tremendous time. The Hungry Rhino is a neighborhood bar-restaurant with absolutely 0% pretension and 100% characters.
  
  It was people watching paradise today! Two guys were at the bar engaged in a loud discussion that ranged from the price of a bus "ya know, a big bus like a Peter Pan bus", the price of RVs, and I swear to God, the price of helicopters ("nah, I mean a big one, not one of them two seaters").  
  
  Then they turned the conversation to sports and explained how they hated when the Red Sox were on the road on the West Coast and the games start at ten o'clock -"Jesus Christ, I can't stay up that late". I was smiling and laughing like crazy!
  
  Then this young woman walked in wearing a humongous straw hat and a gigantic back-pack and took a seat at the bar. She looked like she was either on her way to, or on her way back from the airport. She joined in the conversation which now had turned to the price of horses.
  
  Running the bar and taking my lunch order was a super nice woman named Jennifer who was as sweet as sweet could be. She was wearing a New York Yankee shirt in a place dripping with Red Sox paraphernalia. She called me "hon", and I'm a sucker for that.
  
  I ordered a bowl of chili ($5.99) and a small salad ($3.99). I enjoyed the chili, it was loaded with meat but didn't have much spice to it. The salad was very good too, very fresh veggies and a wonderfully zippy Chipotle Ranch dressing.
  
  Honestly, I had a super enjoyable fun time there. Writing this review is making me laugh as I recall the improbable conversations I was listening to.