The Players Pub

Basic Information:

• First Wing Visit to The Players Pub - 07/30/26
  Overall Rating: 75

  Lynch Serniak

  Lynch's Rating: 37 out of 50

  Environment: 9
  

  The Players Pub in Tunkhannock is a bit off the beaten path from our usual wing stops, but after personally stopping a couple times for their other food, I knew I wanted to give their wings a try on official business. The place is a part of a 55+ resort, including a good-sized restaurant and a golf course. The Players Pub features a large, square bar and a lot of dine-in seating. They also provide some outdoor seating, which can be really enjoyable in the evening with the right weather. While I’m typically an outdoor dinner when the weather is nice, we opted for indoor seating. It did take a little bit to get waited on, but once our orders were placed, the rest of the service and food was quick. I definitely foresee myself returning in the future for non-wing related dining.

  
  Wing Size: 4
  

  Usually, The Players Pub offers bone-in wings at $14.95 for a dozen. On their wing night, you can get a dozen for $10. They do not allow splitting, so if you want a variety, coordinate with someone else. The wings themselves were a bit on the smaller side. I had no problem taking down my usual amount.

  
  Wing Flavors: 6
  

  Players Pub offers a good mix of flavors, ranging from classics like Mild and Hot, to dry rubs like a Lemon Pepper and BBQ, to some more unique flavors like Jamaican Jerk and Nashville Hot. While the introduction of Caesar, Ranch, and Blue Cheese mixed into sauces would help expand their offerings, you’re bound to still find something that grabs your attention.

  
  Wing Taste (x2): 9
  

  Due to the non-splitting rule, Serniak and I coordinated our flavor options. I’ll focus on their traditional Hot and the Nashville Hot. The regular Hot were a great orange color that started buttery up front and that then moved into a strong cayenne spice. I also loved that the wings were swimming in sauce. They were much spicier than I expected. Personally, I like my wings spicy, but definitely a caution to those who don’t like things overly hot – You may want to stick with the mild. Regardless, the flavor was great and I would definitely order again. The sauce on the Nashville Hot were a darker, deep red color. These wings were also swimming. It certainly embodied the Nashville Hot flavor, with a brown sugar sweetness start and a strong peppery spice at the end. I was a huge fan of these wings, but once again, they were very spicy. Like I mentioned in size, the wings are on the smaller size, which you think would contribute to a crispier wing, but that was not the case here. You may want to ask for extra crispy to see if they can accommodate.

  Serniak's Rating: 38 out of 50

  Environment: 8
  

  If you’re privvy to hitting the links and catching a beer and some wings, then the Player’s Pub in Tunkhannock might be what you need. This is our 2nd review of a place that’s located in the heart of a golf course, and let me tell you, as the only golfer that makes up your NEPA Wingmen, I must say I love the combination of striping drives and eating wings. The Player’s Pub at Shadowbrook delivers on all of that.

  I’ve golfed at Shadowbrook a few times, but somehow never made it inside to the Player’s Pub. Some real missed opportunities right there. I was taken aback by just how large it was in there. There were multiple facets to the place. You have a big bar area with tables, a large dining room, which is wear we sat, and even a big banquet hall, which I bet they do a fair amount of weddings and welcome back from Space celebrations.

  One thing that caught my eye while walking was that there was an Odell Beckham, Jr. Browns jersey hung up on the wall. It definitely feels like a sports bar type of place, but that jersey is random to me. I must know if the owner is a big Browns fan or not.

  There was a call back to yesteryear with a game room off to the side. There was a pool table, which was good, but sadly, there were no games like MK2,  Crusin USA, or even a Golden Tee, which seems like a no-brainer, only gambling machines. I think little game rooms in restaurants need to make a comeback.

  The place was filled up pretty well with everyone, seemingly, in a good mood. As I said, we sat in the dining room, and we even got a corner booth. That was nice. Our server was very good, making sure we were never thirsty while also filling us in on the procedure of their wing night, which is on Thursdays.

  
  Wing Size: 7
  

  The wing night deal at The Player’s Pub is $10 for 12 wings, which comes out to about 83 cents a wing. I don’t have the official numbers in front of me, but that feels about averageish at this point in society.

  You can’t split wing flavors, so we each got 24 wings and shared up all the sauces.

  The size of the wings varies pretty much by wing. Some wings were on the smaller side, while others were regular size. And then there were types of wings where the flat and the drum were still attached, which we’re calling a 2fer. What’s interesting about that if you got one of these 2fers that was considered only 1 wing, meaning if you got 12 wings and you had a double wing in there, you actually got 13 wings. I think that’s pretty neat.

  
  Wing Flavors: 7
  

  11 sauces are available at The Player’s Pub. All the classic staples are there, along with some unique ones such as Jamaican Jerk, Nashville Hot, and their Pub Smoked Dry Rub.

  
  Wing Taste (x2): 8
  

  As I said, Lynch and I shared all 4 flavors that we got.

  The wings had some crisp, but I think there was room for even crispier.

  Starting with the hot, very flavorful. And that’s one of the themes of all these flavors. There’s a lot of flavor and auce in every bite. Another theme is that there was sufficient heat to all the flavors that weren’t garlic parm. Their plain hot had real good color and brought the heat. This is something that doesn’t happen with every plain hot you get out there. It was nice to feel that.

  Next were those garlic parm. There was good garlic in there, and the Parmesan cheese was well represented. I’m thinking they used a garlic paste for the garlic because it was very much like a sauce instead of just chopped up garlic. I enjoy both methods of approaching a garlic parm wing.

  Moving on to the Jamaican Jerk wings. These were excellent. Again, they had spice heat to them. They had a solid dark maroon color to them, and every bite was loaded with that flavor of pepper and mix of spices. These are a must-get.

  Finally, the Nashville Hot did Tennessee justice. This sauce was a bit thicker than most Nashville Hot sauces I’ve had, which really added to the heat that it brought. These were hotter than the regular hot and the Jamaican Jerk, but nothing unbearable. We weren’t left choking or anything like that. But did I have to wipe my mead due to perspiring? Yes, I did. Along with the Jamaican Jerk, these are also a must-get flavor when you head to The Player’s Pub.