The Plough & the Stars

123 Chestnut Street Entrance on, N 2nd St, Philadelphia
(215) 733-0300

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Brian Harris

Halibut special was incredible. Brussel sprout appetizer was wonderful. Guinness beer options and mixes made itveven better. Family loved it. Was loud, but also were there during final four basketball games. Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

deborah keating

Bartender foegot to enter our food order and then only entered one of our orders. Otherwise a great place. Good Harp beer on tap! Food is excellent!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Nikolaos Vardalakis

Great place, definitely try the spice bag/bowl. Loved the music and the atmosphere, highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Traditional Fish & Chips, Chicken Curry with Chips and Rice, Calamari

Clinton J.

Drinks were good. We had the Manhattan. Service was decent. We actually went for the food. They had a saffron isotto with mushroom, seared scallops and a blackened salmon. The risotto was slightly underdone. There was no mushrooms. Instead we got a piece of steamed cauliflower with a piece of red pepper. The salmon was a bit dry and the scallops were not seared. I cut the scallops and it was under done. I spoke with the waitress and she got the manager. She took these back to the kitchen and brought out more. These were burnt and over cooked. I didn't bother to eat any more of the scallops. The manager comped us the drinks. Maybe their standard menu is better; this was a special. Being a pub is was noisy but it seemed like people were having a good time so I'll give them that.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

S J (Kyra)

Was looking for a place to eat on my birthday after some axe throwing, and we ended up here. We had a little trouble finding the door into the place, but that was probably on us.

The prices for what you get seem very fair! I had the lamb lollys, which were cooked to perfection and the crispy potatoes that came with them were great! My main course was the fish and chips.

Let me tell you about this fish and chips.

It's about like, 19 dollars? Biggest fish and chips I have ever gotten. The fries were good but the FISH. I'm used to a piece or two. I did not expect what felt like a whole dang fish. You can easily share that with another person and you'll both be full. I ate half of it, took it home, and had it for lunch with my partner the next day. That's 3 separate meals outta that fish and chips. It's also one of the nicer ones I've had in Philly, too.

Overall, I'd definitely go back next time I'm east in the city.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Traditional Fish & Chips, Guinness Casserole, Shepherd’S Pie, Lamb Lollys with Roasted Potatoes & Homemade Mint Sauce

Brian Zuniga

Went in for dinner, beers, and football. The food was good, the beers were cold, and there was football playing on many TVs. The table service was good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

V. Mui

Really cozy place. Loved the fireplace and layout of the area. Very spacious and got checked on multiple times.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Delsea Sozio

Awesome spot with reasonable prices and good food. Atmosphere is more upscale than other places. However if you order the Jameson cold brew ice cream make sure they don’t give you straight Jameson like this did to us lol. It was brutal.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salad

Old Man John's Apiary

Super super kind staff and great food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shepherd’S Pie

Keith Ancowitz

First visit during Eagles game. Wow. Not I was looking for in a simple Irish Pub but I understand the appeal for locals.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Shepherd’S Pie

Josue Ortiz-Santana

Menu prices are wrong, they’ll overcharge you

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 3

Jake Verrone

Always busy but good upscale irish bar

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Thomas Brennan

visiting philly for Nye, had a late lunch/early dinner for 4 adults and one preteen. food was good, but the place was busy/crowded. it was Nye afterall

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Traditional Fish & Chips, Guinness Casserole

Jack Gill

One the the best Irish pub / restaurants in Philadelphia with one of the best stocked bars

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dianna Foster O'Rourke

What a great late lunch spot while we were staying in the area. A fellow transplant patient like my husband recommended to us as they were so accommodating and they did not disappoint . It was our first real approved outing after his double lung transplant . The Guinness casserole was the best we had ever eaten . I had the salmon wrap which was also just as delicious .It was honestly just great service , chill vibe and the food was fantastic . We came back to the Gift of life donor house and told all our friends . Thank you for making his first trip out stress free!!

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