Fran's is a typical blue collar town bar. Good food at a reasonable price. Great service with a friendly smile. Patrons who are friendly and talkative who accept visitors as friends. Brought me back to one of the many bars in the blue collar town I grew up.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onion Rings
stevenbward
I have two, very well-trained, psychiatric service dogs to accompany me in high stress situations. My father-in-law, close friend and his 11 year old son walked up to the outside bar on Saturday afternoon. I explained to the bartender that they are both registered service animals and we ordered a round of drinks. The bartender gave me a stern warning. "If the dogs start barking you'll have to leave." I said they're trained not to, but occasionally when they see another dog walk by closely my one dog will bark once at most to indicate there's a dog. When I mussel her, she stops. She let one, low decibel bark out and I was told, "your dog is barking so you have to leave". I ignored the bartender's command and said, "she's not barking. She barked once." The bartender closed out my tab, and as it was clearly not busy he just waited for a chance to get in my face again. Once again, one dog walked by and my dog barely let out a sound before the irrate bartender demanded we leave. At that point, I told the bartender, "if you want me to leave you're going to have to call the police. These dogs are legally protected service animals and they have rights. We're sitting outside as a reasonable accommodation, and my dogs aren't bothering anyone so if you want us to leave you better call the police." Rather than embarrass myself any further, we left and I walked into John & Peter's Place and had a 5 star experience.
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My friend and I went to Fran's just before 8 pm on a weeknight to play a game of pool after dinner. Our drinks were drugged as we played pool, and we blacked out. We recall possibly falling in the bar as we discovered numerous bruises on our knees, head, and hands the next day; and as we talked to friends later, they told us when we called them, we said we had been thrown out by the bar staff. The next day, we filed complaints with the New Hope Police department. 13 days later, and the police have not been able to get footage from Fran's or even know if it exists or the cameras are working!
Theresa B
Great place to get a burger and beer,Everyone was so welcoming to us.
DoggieGreenwood
The outside tiki bar is adorable in nice weather. We love the original inside bar with pool table. Nice big tables to gather around for great food. Fast and friendly service. Awesome pizza and specials!!
Tanya F
It’s a neighborhood bar kind of feel. We were sitting at the bar eating apps and having a drink when different people walk in with 3 dogs. One of the dogs goes to attack one of the other dogs. One of the dogs walks between us and the bar literally squeezing himself between our barstool/our legs and the bar as the owner yells “watch out! Dog coming through” (WTF) One walks behind the bar…bartender pets the dog for awhile and then goes back to serving good without washing his hands. This happened several times. Meanwhile we left our dog out in our car safely in his kennel. We ate the apps and left. Not legal in PA to allow dogs in the restaurant. These were NOT service dogs. Service dogs don’t attack other dogs and misbehave. It’s gross and dangerous.
D H
This place has been under the ownership and leadership of a successful woman named Fran. She opened it in 1954 and she's still at it. Friendly patrons and staff. Come for a drink, food, jukebox and pool table.
Dale Heining
This place has been under the ownership and leadership of a successful woman named Fran. She opened it in 1954 and she's still at it. Friendly patrons and staff. Come for a drink, food, jukebox and pool table.
SamanthaT351
I will start off by saying the food was pretty good. My Problem comes with the drinks. For the price we pay it would be nice to get our cocktails, beer or even water served in glassware. Water was served in flimsy paper cups and our drinks were served in tiny plastic cups with only a couple sips and the drink was gone. I was annoyed with this. Also, Kitchen had my order wrong and I had to sit and wait 10 minutes for the waitress to pop by to take my plate back to fix the burger. I ate the tiny amount of fries they give you while I waited. Our friend that was with us asked for medium well and they gave him a really well done burger. He didn’t feel like waiting so he ate his. I don’t think I will be visiting this establishment again. Plenty of other choices to choose from when visiting New Hope.
It is a very popular locally famous place with large outdoor seating when weather allows. Seems especially popular with motocycle enthusiasts. The pizza is good here.
Ivets
Literally in the basement of a home. Very cozy. Great service. Good bar food.
Paul Williams
Fran's is an out of the way place with a good crowd and good atmosphere! The food is good and it's quiet... You know... No annoying tourists!! Highly recommend if you want to get away and just enjoy an afternoon!
Roger Martz
Great little bar great food also... been visiting this bar all my life....
1982-Spartan
Been to New Hope many many times, this was hands down my worst choice in town. We were seated immediately. However, I was ready to get up to ask for someone to wait on us when our server finally came over. It was 35 minutes before she brought our soup! Which was barely warm…clearly she forgot. Another 30 minutes for our burgers, over cooked and tasteless. Had to flag her down for drink refills. And again for our check, which I had to finally get up and pay at the bar because she could not be found. This was probably the worst tip I’ve ever left someone but it is truly the tip she earned. Sorry Frans Pub but we will never be back and this review was honest and deserved.
Great food and friendly folks - perfect after a day of biking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries, Onion Rings, Cheeseburger
Fran's is a typical blue collar town bar. Good food at a reasonable price. Great service with a friendly smile. Patrons who are friendly and talkative who accept visitors as friends. Brought me back to one of the many bars in the blue collar town I grew up.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onion Rings
I have two, very well-trained, psychiatric service dogs to accompany me in high stress situations. My father-in-law, close friend and his 11 year old son walked up to the outside bar on Saturday afternoon. I explained to the bartender that they are both registered service animals and we ordered a round of drinks. The bartender gave me a stern warning. "If the dogs start barking you'll have to leave." I said they're trained not to, but occasionally when they see another dog walk by closely my one dog will bark once at most to indicate there's a dog. When I mussel her, she stops. She let one, low decibel bark out and I was told, "your dog is barking so you have to leave". I ignored the bartender's command and said, "she's not barking. She barked once." The bartender closed out my tab, and as it was clearly not busy he just waited for a chance to get in my face again. Once again, one dog walked by and my dog barely let out a sound before the irrate bartender demanded we leave. At that point, I told the bartender, "if you want me to leave you're going to have to call the police. These dogs are legally protected service animals and they have rights. We're sitting outside as a reasonable accommodation, and my dogs aren't bothering anyone so if you want us to leave you better call the police." Rather than embarrass myself any further, we left and I walked into John & Peter's Place and had a 5 star experience.
My friend and I went to Fran's just before 8 pm on a weeknight to play a game of pool after dinner. Our drinks were drugged as we played pool, and we blacked out. We recall possibly falling in the bar as we discovered numerous bruises on our knees, head, and hands the next day; and as we talked to friends later, they told us when we called them, we said we had been thrown out by the bar staff. The next day, we filed complaints with the New Hope Police department. 13 days later, and the police have not been able to get footage from Fran's or even know if it exists or the cameras are working!
Great place to get a burger and beer,Everyone was so welcoming to us.
The outside tiki bar is adorable in nice weather. We love the original inside bar with pool table. Nice big tables to gather around for great food. Fast and friendly service. Awesome pizza and specials!!
It’s a neighborhood bar kind of feel. We were sitting at the bar eating apps and having a drink when different people walk in with 3 dogs. One of the dogs goes to attack one of the other dogs. One of the dogs walks between us and the bar literally squeezing himself between our barstool/our legs and the bar as the owner yells “watch out! Dog coming through” (WTF) One walks behind the bar…bartender pets the dog for awhile and then goes back to serving good without washing his hands. This happened several times. Meanwhile we left our dog out in our car safely in his kennel. We ate the apps and left. Not legal in PA to allow dogs in the restaurant. These were NOT service dogs. Service dogs don’t attack other dogs and misbehave. It’s gross and dangerous.
This place has been under the ownership and leadership of a successful woman named Fran. She opened it in 1954 and she's still at it. Friendly patrons and staff. Come for a drink, food, jukebox and pool table.
This place has been under the ownership and leadership of a successful woman named Fran. She opened it in 1954 and she's still at it. Friendly patrons and staff. Come for a drink, food, jukebox and pool table.
I will start off by saying the food was pretty good. My Problem comes with the drinks. For the price we pay it would be nice to get our cocktails, beer or even water served in glassware. Water was served in flimsy paper cups and our drinks were served in tiny plastic cups with only a couple sips and the drink was gone. I was annoyed with this. Also, Kitchen had my order wrong and I had to sit and wait 10 minutes for the waitress to pop by to take my plate back to fix the burger. I ate the tiny amount of fries they give you while I waited. Our friend that was with us asked for medium well and they gave him a really well done burger. He didn’t feel like waiting so he ate his. I don’t think I will be visiting this establishment again. Plenty of other choices to choose from when visiting New Hope.
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It is a very popular locally famous place with large outdoor seating when weather allows. Seems especially popular with motocycle enthusiasts. The pizza is good here.
Literally in the basement of a home. Very cozy. Great service. Good bar food.
Fran's is an out of the way place with a good crowd and good atmosphere! The food is good and it's quiet... You know... No annoying tourists!! Highly recommend if you want to get away and just enjoy an afternoon!
Great little bar great food also... been visiting this bar all my life....
Been to New Hope many many times, this was hands down my worst choice in town. We were seated immediately. However, I was ready to get up to ask for someone to wait on us when our server finally came over. It was 35 minutes before she brought our soup! Which was barely warm…clearly she forgot. Another 30 minutes for our burgers, over cooked and tasteless. Had to flag her down for drink refills. And again for our check, which I had to finally get up and pay at the bar because she could not be found. This was probably the worst tip I’ve ever left someone but it is truly the tip she earned. Sorry Frans Pub but we will never be back and this review was honest and deserved.
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