The Harp

1423 S 3rd St, Wilmington
(910) 899-4112

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Beth Firenze Randise

Overpriced bar food. Food was mediocre.

Shea Ellers

Not that great. Could be better for the location. Awful customer service. Food.....I could've made better at home

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 2

Kelly Shifflett

Great spot to drop in before a show at Greenfield Lake. Food was excellent, plentiful, and hard choices to make! Happy we could get take-out and have a pint while waiting. Not exactly an “open arms” welcoming place, but I respect and appreciate the locals vibe — they have a great spot and we’re glad to give some outsider business. Will visit again next concert.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Roman Gnatenko

Absolutely love everything about it. Food, service and of course the entertainment. There’s always something fun and musical happening there.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shelly Hansen

Small Irish pub. The food was great! Gotta get the fish and chips! The onion rings are the best!! ❤️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Capefearcapt

They have a bad pest problem. I had to constantly swat large fruit flies while eating and attempting to drink a Guinness. They likely have issues with their kitchen floor drains.
Went to the restroom and saw a very large roach by the kitchen door.
Kind of a creepy vibe there.
The live music was good.
We didnt finish our meals. We won't be back.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

A C

Great people, great food, great atmosphere. The wings have dipped in quality since before the ownership change. Still decent, but the wings used to be 💯

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Leese59

I've been going to The Harp for several years. This was my first trip with the new owners. I called Saturday morning to check on making a reservation for a party of 12 for Sunday Brunch. I was told that would not be an issue at all because they had no reservations at that time. We arrived at 10:30 Sunday morning and the restaurant was Ill prepared. Tables were not set up. We had one waitress who could not even take our drink orders and get us drinks within 30 minutes of being seated. There were only three other tables at the time. That was the beginning of a very disappointing experience. At 11:15 another waitress came in the door. The two waitresses split our party. Orders were taken around 11:30. Some of the people at the table were skipped. This was an hour into our arrival. 30+ minutes later our food started coming out in no particular order. Of course, there were several errors and mistakes in what was ordered. I being the host of the party did not receive my food until everyone had finished eating. At that point I asked to have my food to go. My order was not correct. The manager came out to talk to us and was barely apologetic. She spent most of her time pointing fingers and blaming other people for the poor service. She went around the table with her waitresses asking each person about their food and if they got the right food. Then she would say, Take the sausage off""10% off" "Don't charge that person." I received my food in a takeout box with a bill discounted $1.20. The more I thought about it the more I decided there was nothing worse than a takeout of cold breakfast food to be reheated and charged almost $12. I opted not to take the food I am the admin for a social group of 400 adults. We have brunch every month and this was the first time in 2 years I've ever been disappointed I will not recommend The Harp to anyone especially not a group.

Angel Taz

-5 stars. No go!! Nasty cockroach crawling in the bar. Didn't get to finish my drink. Made us pay for drinks we didn't finish. Supposedly under new management. Yikes!!!!!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Anonymous

September 2025 tried the brunch and found them understaffed. The food was good, but the bathrooms are falling apart. They just got new ownership and fixed up the ladies room but now it's literally in need of some repair as the water damage is causing pieces of the wall to flick out at your face when you're drying your hand with the blower. Time to call a carpenter!
6- 2025-new ownership... they fixed a lot of the problems. The ladies room is no longer a hazard, the food is delicious, and our server was fantastic. Definitely try the shepherd's pie, with a glass of Guinness. Definitely try the Irish fried chicken sandwich it was awesome.
They have karaoke on Tuesday nights so you can't get food once that starts. The waitstaff completely leaves the building and they don't have any more iced tea, they dump it out, which is kind of a bummer for the designated driver.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

John Luehrsen

Love this place so much. Great Irish dive Guinness and high quality food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dawn Hill

Great food & awesome staff!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kim Black

Fantastic food, its a must visit if you like irish food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lucinda “Lulu” Eltringham

Sunday evening date night was nice and low key. Staff was on point and very nice.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Nick H

Best black and blue burger I have ever had.

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