This is a nice big place with lots of choices to drink, but it is in no way an Irish Pub, only Irish by name. It doesn't have feel or warmth Irish people might be looking for. But if you're there to watch a game or something ... and you have a bunch of people with you it's tolerable. The staff was very nice never rude - but they're definitely was no Irish music playing and it was St. Patrick's Day last year I wish for the business to do well, but it's not authentic
Scott S.
We normally go to Paddywagon's in Brandon,Fl but we're in Orlando and decided to stop in for a few drinks. Our bartender Cody was friendly and very attentive. The place was clean and drinks were reasonably priced.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jamo Pickle Back Shot
Millie Pagan
Nice Irish bar employees are friendly & attend to your needs. ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Z
I am extremely disgusted after my most recent visit here and I will not be returning because of it. I have been to this bar a few times prior and never experienced having dirty glasses until tonight. I did not have an issue with the first bartender that served us. The one I have an issue with is the one with the beard that was wearing a cowboy hat. I had ordered a second round for my friend and I for a peanut butter whiskey drink- her glass looked clean, while mine appeared used and unclean because there was a hair on the edge of the glass and other particles. I told the bartender this, and he took the drink away- which I was at first appreciative of because in this case, you would assume they would take the same drink and just pour it in a different glass and serve it to you; but he did come back with a different glass and a fresh drink. The problem is, this glass also had a tiny hair on the edge of it, which I ignored at that point because I didn’t want to seem like a hassle. But what really pissed me off was the fact that when I came to finishing the drink, I noticed that there was a hair in the glass at the bottom. That is what really disgusted me because one thing I can’t stand is finding hair in my food or drink, which I think many people can agree with. There is a significant lack of attentiveness to the cleanliness to your glasses, and it being a busy evening is no excuse. Hygiene should be a number 1 priority for any food/beverage establishment. If it’s that busy of a night, do you just empty out the previously used glass and pour another drink in there to serve to your paying patrons? Because that’s what it seemed like. I will be contacting corporate regarding this, because it is absolutely unacceptable especially for a location like that of Dr Phillips. I am beyond disgusted and disappointed.Edit: I am responding here since I can’t reply directly to the owners response. I expected nothing less of his reply based on the previous responses he left to highly dissatisfied patrons. As an adult/business owner, I highly recommend you conduct yourself in a more mature/professional manner if you want to continue to have a successful business. The reviews to your establishment are valid and concerning. Your response(s) are what’s laughable and you have no concept of what decent customer service is. With that kind of attitude, you will end up being the very demise to your business since your representation of it reflects poorly. You are very passive aggressive and petty- if you want to discuss my personal reviews that have nothing to do with yours, you can see I’m relatively balanced in leaving both positive and negative reviews. And regardless of that matter, my reviews are from my experiences, and the point of leaving them is to let you know as an owner, what either needs to change or how fabulous the experience was- which is why I left the one I did with your bar. The only reason why I put a higher review for the atmosphere was not because of the look of your place at all, but rather the wonderful people that were there. On that note, hire staff that cleans thoroughly, including your bathrooms. I have plenty of friends, coworkers, and family who love Irish style bars, so I will be sure to alert them of my experience and what kind of individuals run this establishment. Good luck with your business and I hope you realize you need some serious work on your awful demeanor and disgusting bar.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 1
Laurence S.
I'm updating my review after considering it further. This place was a good value and just what I was looking for.
PPN
They have a go UCF knights sign but bartenders might want more knowledge on their sporting events lol. Go knights!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amy Klingkammer
It was a great place to meet up with friends for a couple of drinks and shoot some pool.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
tomas murphy
Visited after dinner in a,near by restaurant, so didn't have food. Staff were very friendly and service was good. Not your usual fake Irish pub, proper American bar with an Irish name - kind of refreshing. Would visit again.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Sean Gonzalez
I’ve seen a lot of one star reviews here based on employees following the law, and as a bar manager, I totally understand and agree that the bartenders are following the law. However, that is no excuse for just plain old bad service. If the bartenders don’t want to be there, they shouldn’t work there. I took my employees out for a night out, well deserved for their hard work, and we were taken aback by the rudeness of the bar staff. I’d love the opportunity to speak with management and elaborate our experience. But as a fellow bar manager, I would be embarrassed as to the performance of the bar staff.Kid-friendliness: Not a place for kids
Accused me of leaving a bad tip, and kicked me out, but I had never even closed my tab. I do not ever recommend spending money at this place, corrupt ownership, and rude practices. If you want to go to an pub and this is the closest option, go somewhere else.Ps. I know the owner is probably gonna leave a salty reply to my comment. If that doesn’t speak levels about the low level of maturity and professionalism by the staff I don’t know what does.In reply to your below comment, do you realize how silly that sounds for me to come on here and say that? I’m not just some internet troll whose life revolves around leaving “bogus” comments on google reviews of all things. Like seriously, why would I just pick some random hole in the wall bar to publicly shame, if it wasn’t something you guys deserved? Be real dude. When I said corrupt it’s because even after I had someone come inside and tell you that I think the way you handled it was stupid and tried to prove my case to you all I got was “you can come back tomorrow”. Why would I want to come back tomorrow after being publicly humiliated like that. Perhaps corrupt wasn’t the proper word admittedly.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
BobaThe FettGirl
Considering the environment it's a really good bar. Cool tenders, cool patrons, pools a dollar darts, a dollar.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Christina Y.
I love this Paddywagon. While the crowd can be hit or miss, the bartenders are great! They are attentive and remember my order. They also have a good selection of drinks. Since they don't serve food, they allow you to bring in outside food which is nice.
Heidi W.
This bar is perfect for the area. Dr. Phillips was really in need of a laid back sports bar that stays open until 2am. They have tons of tvs for watching sports. There is always ample parking in the lot. The restroom is always clean. The bartenders are super nice and give really great service. They run different specials during the week and they also have DJs on the weekends. There is also a patio if you'd like to sit outside.
Briana Harricharan
Awesome place to go get some drinks and play pool. I definitely recommend going on a Friday when they have a DJ after 10pm.
Such a great place.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
This is a nice big place with lots of choices to drink, but it is in no way an Irish Pub, only Irish by name. It doesn't have feel or warmth Irish people might be looking for. But if you're there to watch a game or something ... and you have a bunch of people with you it's tolerable. The staff was very nice never rude - but they're definitely was no Irish music playing and it was St. Patrick's Day last year I wish for the business to do well, but it's not authentic
We normally go to Paddywagon's in Brandon,Fl but we're in Orlando and decided to stop in for a few drinks. Our bartender Cody was friendly and very attentive. The place was clean and drinks were reasonably priced.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jamo Pickle Back Shot
Nice Irish bar employees are friendly & attend to your needs. ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
I am extremely disgusted after my most recent visit here and I will not be returning because of it. I have been to this bar a few times prior and never experienced having dirty glasses until tonight. I did not have an issue with the first bartender that served us. The one I have an issue with is the one with the beard that was wearing a cowboy hat. I had ordered a second round for my friend and I for a peanut butter whiskey drink- her glass looked clean, while mine appeared used and unclean because there was a hair on the edge of the glass and other particles. I told the bartender this, and he took the drink away- which I was at first appreciative of because in this case, you would assume they would take the same drink and just pour it in a different glass and serve it to you; but he did come back with a different glass and a fresh drink. The problem is, this glass also had a tiny hair on the edge of it, which I ignored at that point because I didn’t want to seem like a hassle. But what really pissed me off was the fact that when I came to finishing the drink, I noticed that there was a hair in the glass at the bottom. That is what really disgusted me because one thing I can’t stand is finding hair in my food or drink, which I think many people can agree with. There is a significant lack of attentiveness to the cleanliness to your glasses, and it being a busy evening is no excuse. Hygiene should be a number 1 priority for any food/beverage establishment. If it’s that busy of a night, do you just empty out the previously used glass and pour another drink in there to serve to your paying patrons? Because that’s what it seemed like. I will be contacting corporate regarding this, because it is absolutely unacceptable especially for a location like that of Dr Phillips. I am beyond disgusted and disappointed.Edit: I am responding here since I can’t reply directly to the owners response. I expected nothing less of his reply based on the previous responses he left to highly dissatisfied patrons. As an adult/business owner, I highly recommend you conduct yourself in a more mature/professional manner if you want to continue to have a successful business. The reviews to your establishment are valid and concerning. Your response(s) are what’s laughable and you have no concept of what decent customer service is. With that kind of attitude, you will end up being the very demise to your business since your representation of it reflects poorly. You are very passive aggressive and petty- if you want to discuss my personal reviews that have nothing to do with yours, you can see I’m relatively balanced in leaving both positive and negative reviews. And regardless of that matter, my reviews are from my experiences, and the point of leaving them is to let you know as an owner, what either needs to change or how fabulous the experience was- which is why I left the one I did with your bar. The only reason why I put a higher review for the atmosphere was not because of the look of your place at all, but rather the wonderful people that were there. On that note, hire staff that cleans thoroughly, including your bathrooms. I have plenty of friends, coworkers, and family who love Irish style bars, so I will be sure to alert them of my experience and what kind of individuals run this establishment. Good luck with your business and I hope you realize you need some serious work on your awful demeanor and disgusting bar.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 1
I'm updating my review after considering it further. This place was a good value and just what I was looking for.
They have a go UCF knights sign but bartenders might want more knowledge on their sporting events lol. Go knights!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It was a great place to meet up with friends for a couple of drinks and shoot some pool.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Visited after dinner in a,near by restaurant, so didn't have food. Staff were very friendly and service was good. Not your usual fake Irish pub, proper American bar with an Irish name - kind of refreshing. Would visit again.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
I’ve seen a lot of one star reviews here based on employees following the law, and as a bar manager, I totally understand and agree that the bartenders are following the law. However, that is no excuse for just plain old bad service. If the bartenders don’t want to be there, they shouldn’t work there. I took my employees out for a night out, well deserved for their hard work, and we were taken aback by the rudeness of the bar staff. I’d love the opportunity to speak with management and elaborate our experience. But as a fellow bar manager, I would be embarrassed as to the performance of the bar staff.Kid-friendliness: Not a place for kids
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
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Accused me of leaving a bad tip, and kicked me out, but I had never even closed my tab. I do not ever recommend spending money at this place, corrupt ownership, and rude practices. If you want to go to an pub and this is the closest option, go somewhere else.Ps. I know the owner is probably gonna leave a salty reply to my comment. If that doesn’t speak levels about the low level of maturity and professionalism by the staff I don’t know what does.In reply to your below comment, do you realize how silly that sounds for me to come on here and say that? I’m not just some internet troll whose life revolves around leaving “bogus” comments on google reviews of all things. Like seriously, why would I just pick some random hole in the wall bar to publicly shame, if it wasn’t something you guys deserved? Be real dude. When I said corrupt it’s because even after I had someone come inside and tell you that I think the way you handled it was stupid and tried to prove my case to you all I got was “you can come back tomorrow”. Why would I want to come back tomorrow after being publicly humiliated like that. Perhaps corrupt wasn’t the proper word admittedly.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Considering the environment it's a really good bar. Cool tenders, cool patrons, pools a dollar darts, a dollar.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
I love this Paddywagon. While the crowd can be hit or miss, the bartenders are great! They are attentive and remember my order. They also have a good selection of drinks. Since they don't serve food, they allow you to bring in outside food which is nice.
This bar is perfect for the area. Dr. Phillips was really in need of a laid back sports bar that stays open until 2am. They have tons of tvs for watching sports. There is always ample parking in the lot. The restroom is always clean. The bartenders are super nice and give really great service. They run different specials during the week and they also have DJs on the weekends. There is also a patio if you'd like to sit outside.
Awesome place to go get some drinks and play pool. I definitely recommend going on a Friday when they have a DJ after 10pm.
Atmosphere: 5