Frank O'Dowd's Irish Pub & Grill

9853 US Hwy 20 W, Galena
(815) 776-0707

Recent Reviews

Joe Foster

Good food, definitely short staffed but also pretty pricey for a pub. Also wanna make a reservation if u

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

NOLAgal McAuliffe

Great place to spend an afternoon and St. Patrick’s Day, bagpipe players and more….

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Marge B.

Always a good time & great food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Renee Marie

Great service, loved the food and Smithwick's Ale. Charming pub with live music.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish and Chips, Corned Beef and Cabbage

Nathan Matta

Truly excellent food, great drinks, and a fun "black and XXX" beer menu. Had live music the night I was there, which was excellent! Make a reservation if you can, waits can creep up otherwise.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Joseph Bartkiewicz

We love this place, our waiter Arron was great. I met Joshua the manager, he gave a little history on the place. I was blown away!Thank you for the wonderful time! ??The Barko's ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Martha A.

Where to start.... We had a reservation and were seated right away. Our server,Joy, was amazing. Didn't rush us to order, kept our drinks replenished as requested and was did not rush us to pay and leave when done eating. The food was amazing- not quite as good as a pub in Doolin but still wonderful. Music was just starting as we finished eating so we had another drink and listened for a bit. The decor was wonderful and we are so glad we picked this restaurant.

Jeanette Gerlach

Awesome food and beverage. Service was great despite lack of staff. Bartender waited tables as well, hard worker thats for sure!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Laura Finney

Visiting from Minnesota, found you online and tried it out. Will definitely be going back. The atmosphere was awesome and the food was delicious! Tried the charcuterie board, scotch egg and mussels and look forward to trying so much more!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

B Bennett

Variety of stouts, beers, and even mead! Excellent food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bangers & Mash

Jeff Miller

Shepherds pie was spoiled. Wife started getting sick during our 2 hour drive home and ended up with food poisoning. Doctor said it was the Shepherds pie since she hadn't eaten anything else since morning. Don't sit near stage on live music night, was terrible musician that night and servers don't come to table during "songs" they're too busy dancing with the bartender. Was our first experience of this place, also our last.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Rebecca Vorwald

We had our breakfast that's part of our stay. It was very nice!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Seán Murray

Good service, food and beer... Why short 1 point... As a vegetarian I often order multiple sides.. costing as much or more than an entree... but I did not get a plate?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sean OBrien

Great place, great people. Very relaxing get

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Soup, Scotch Egg

Connor Unitas

Vegetarian options: Vegan options were excellent

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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Frank O'Dowd's Irish Pub & Grill

9853 US Hwy 20 W, Galena, IL 61036
(815) 776-0707