Rí Rá Irish Pub & Restaurant

A sad, commercialized imitation.This place feels like a superficial rip-off of true Irish culture rather than an authentic, traditional pub. The atmosphere is completely manufactured and lacks the genuine warmth and heritage you would find in a real Irish establishment. Everything about it feels commercialized and phony. If you are looking for an authentic traditional Irish pub experience, look elsewhere.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Rude waiter, slow, told him we had a time restriction still slow and rude. Brought food and bill at same time very disappointed for the price.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

Guinness and Jameson, beef and Guinness stew, cottage pie, chicken tenders, live music, great atmosphere... So good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great place, great food, and they even grilled a chicken breast for my dog.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Some Irish charm at this pub. This place has lots of creative style for seating. There is a large bar area with booths and tables around it. They also have a second level for dining. There are TVs around the bar for sporting events.
It has 2 different places, one is a little bar room and one large area. I had the short rib stew and it was hearty.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Irish Session every Sunday 3-6 pm! All acoustic instruments, wide range of traditional tunes played, usually 3-8 musicians. Many tunes, an occasional song, good craic! Many beers available, but they do pour a nice Guiness.

One of the best burgers I've ever had! Service was great. We did go on mother's day and had to sit at the bar due to them being fully booked with reservations, but the bartender was super personable and helpful with all of our questions and requests. Would definitely return!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

There were 5 of us and we didn’t have reservations so the host sat us at the bar. Very nice staff. The food was very good and they had hard cider on tap. Very happy!
Had a great time…

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Service was great hence the 3 stars! However, I am continually disappointed with the food to the point where I needed to post a review. The $8 add on (not even a full breast) chicken breast was dried out, burnt, and super bitter. I love beets but these canned beets lacked any flavor. The arugula, dressing, pickled onions, and pumpkin seeds saved the salad to the point where I was able to eat it. The short ribs were amazing but a very small portion and subpar presentation for the $32 cost. Ri Ra used to serve really good food even as recently as 2-3 years ago, so sad to see a place I once used to love to eat at go so downhill. Our waitress and the views of the water were great!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

While the vibe of this place is great, and the menu appears top notch for an Irish pub, the extremely slow service ruins the experience. I do not blame the staff. They were pleasant, but this place needs to hire more bartenders.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 1

Lovely waitress, good food, great service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Classic music stop at when in Portsmouth!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Flying in from out of state, this was always my go-to first stop for chowder. This time, my $18.99 cup (used to be a bowl) was all potatoes and maybe 3 small pieces of seafood. The flavor was just okay.

As for the service, I wasn't even given a napkin. The server never came back up check on me. I used the napkin under the cup.

Very different than it used to be and for reasons unknown to me. I'm not sure I'll be going back if this is the new norm.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 2

Took my Irish boyfriend here after to have a little taste of home and it delivered! I’m gluten free too and they had so many options. I got the bangers and mash and it was such a big portion but I nearly ate the whole thing. There was a little issue with our Irish coffees i might add, but the server kindly redid it and it was yummy (and strong)🥴

Beautiful vibes in the bar and upstairs. A bit pricey but would 100% recommend. So gooddd.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The cottage pie was extremely salty. A waste of $24.

Another reviewer said it tasted like it came from a can, I totally agree.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 5