Killarney's Publick House

1644 Whitehorse Mercerville Rd, Hamilton
(609) 586-1166

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David

Cam her with my son?The food was excellent.I would highly recommend this for traditional irish food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Judi Leon

Never been here before, went to see a band we were familiar with.Ordered apps , soup, and chili. Wow !! The worst food I have ever had ! All food frozen out of a bag, French onion soup was dirty dish water, coconut shrimp were a joke ! Silverware sticky and drinks sucked ! How anyone goes here is beyond me ! That’s my review…. Never ever again… and I recommend that to anyone ever thinking of stepping foot in this place !

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Dave

First time there for dinner in awhile. Will be back soon. Good food plus good service is a great equation.

Steven Held

Food was excellent, staff were great!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

VGR

Nice bar to get couple drinks Locky !!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wings

Kyle

Often visit but server was terrible. So slow to get our drinks then returned at 6pm and said he couldn't put in happy hour specials because by the time he put them into the computer it would be past 6pm. My wife even said we were here at 545 but you took so long to get drinks. His response was yeah sorry. Mile high meatloaf was 3 thin slices of meatloaf on thinly spread mashed potatoes. There was nothing mile high about it. Very disappointing. Will think twice before returning.

Amazin1982 (Amazin1982)

Love this place. Great food and for the most part service. Most of the bartenders are great. Owners are always walking around, My only issue is all those TVs and 3 cables boxes. Sundays for football are a nightmare!!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Elliot

Really fun experience! Food was delicious and our wait person was really attentive. The music by the duo playing just made the place fun for a lively dinner and drinks. We will return! Great selection of Irish whiskey!

Michael Starr

Nice people, great service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Robert Quinn

Early dinner on the outdoor patio was perfect. Killarney Carver is a tasty sandwich. Atmosphere is great, food is good and so is the service. Definitely recommend if you're in the area.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jeannette Nelmes

We loved the atmosphere, and the service was excellent. The food on the other hand was not good. Since this is an Irish pub I thought it would be good to order the fish and chips. The fish batter was cold and mushy. The fish itself was small once you peeled off the disgusting batter and it was tasteless. The chips were average but again cold. My husband ordered the corned beef and cabbage. The dish was terrible. The potatoe was not cooked, the vegetables were from a frozen bag of peas,corn,cut green beans, and carrot mix. Totally tasteless. He actually took part of the broth from my soup and poured it on top to give it some flavor. I ordered the onion soup which by the way was the only good item. For appetizers we order the meatballs with garlic bread, ricotta and shredded parm. This was completely cold. It may have been a good dish if it was hot. Also ordered the Brussel sprouts with bacon and honey. Again the same issue they were cold and undercooked. The bacon pieces were burnt and because the dish was cold the honey was super sweet and overbearing.
The manager was amazing. He came to our table and we told him how we found the food. He comped us two dishes and offered us dessert on the house, which we politely declined. This could be a great restaurant if they could quality control the output of the food. We wish them success in fixing their food issues.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 5

P. G.

Simple place, but friendly service and tasty food. You can get salad, too—it's not all carby tavern food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Susie Qusie

Great drinks and outdoor patio with live entertainment! Dogs welcome!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

John Gischala

Loved everything about this Irish pub great food. I had the Reuben very good with a friend music. It was OK could’ve been better, but it was really wonderful. Really nice environment.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Manny

I've been going to Killarney's Publick House for years now. My dining experience this past Saturday reminded me of one of those Chuckie Cheese locations in the mid-west which have liquor licenses and the police on speed dial. (Just with better food.) It was one of the worst times I've had.

Little kid had a temper tantrum (complete with top of the lungs screaming) 2 feet from our table in the outside seating area. The parents didn't care, neither did the staff or management. They let the unsupervised behavior go on for a very long time (10-15+ minutes) before some other paying customers decided they had enough, and it almost broke out into a real fight as the parents of the year finally where forced to deal with the situation they created.

After all this happened, a manager finally showed up - mostly I guess to ensure the facility wasn't to be damaged should a brawl ensue. I very much doubt anyone cared about the paying customers at this point, which is sad considering how much money our group spent between the alcohol and food. (In hindsight, they should have offered us an apology and some compensation for having this miserable experience.)

I do recommend you sit inside, near the bar. This at least forces some staff to be in your area, lest the little ones mistake the liquor bottles for soda bottles (which would cost them profit) and might be hilarious to watch play out.

Maybe they need to close the bar until after the the weekend brunch is over, or hire someone to actually watch the outdoor area and intervene as needed. I don't know. I simply expect better from Killarney's Publick House.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 5

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