The Bruce Pub

169 S Rio Grande St, Salt Lake City
(801) 456-4252

Recent Reviews

Wade Russell

If youre expexting Scottish food, dont. First off, it's branded as a "Scottish" pub with NO Scottish food on the menu. And they're still using Bout Time's drink menu. Yeah, it used to be a Bout Time bar, but someone changed the name and forgot that a Scottish Pub should serve at least ONE Scottish dish and maybe have its own menus. But neither was the case here. Food was unremarkable bar food and service was less than stellar. I'm giving it a 2 for atmosphere because, well, it is a bar and it had bar atmosphere. That's Bout It. Not happy... not impressed.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Nazareth Lezama

I didn’t get to try it because at the entrance, when they asked me for an ID, I only had my job permit that has both my picture and my birth date, and they said they only take Utah ID, drivers license or passport. I’ve been able to present this with no problems in other places to buy alcohol, as my birth date should be what they need to check on.I would not think I have to bring my passport around to sit and eat a burger with fries and a beer.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jeffrey Fuller

I like the place, but struggle to give it the 5th star because when I ordered a beer off the bottle menu, I needed to get to my third or fourth choice before they had it in stock. The one I got was good though.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Romytheus

Trying to be something it is not. A little wood like plaque does not make it Scottish. Not sure about the name change maybe lost The franchise?This place is as exciting as a shoe box. Lost all of its sports bar charm and the regulars that made it unique. Food was good but menu has been cut in half.The transition is cringe to say the least. Please explain?

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 4

Ashleigh

Could not have been more disappointed in this location. Completely different menu than any other location and it was not good. Super dry wings, bland everything else. We came here expecting the same menu but this location had a menu for ‘Bruce Irish Pub’, not Bout Time. Won’t come back here.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Benjamin Buckley

I understand that this is a dive bar but you have to make some kind of minimum effort or people won't come back. The onion rings were like tree rubber. I left before the 1st quarter was over and went to Chilis.

Dennis Cope

It's a pub & sports bar! The food was great and the atmosphere was noisy. Have fun!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Cobb Salad, Reuben

Kevin Denos

Everything here was awesome. Our server was very friendly and helpful. The food was really good, we tried 4 different things and everyone liked all of it. The atmosphere is very fun and inviting, great spot to hang out.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Burger, Irish Nachos, Wings

Talmage Murray

Old TVs, bad music, lights are bright as hell, wings are not tossed in sauce, and the monte cristo was an absolute abomination.Server and staff were fantastic.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 5

Austin Hall

Our server was awesome! Brittany made it the funnest time. She was hilarious, professional, and made our whole family laugh start to finish. If you go here, you’ll be happy to have Brittany as your server. We all left great tips for her. Great atmosphere. Great food! Will go again.Parking: Good parking

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wings

Brenda Naccarato

Brittany,was amazing!! She was the best server ! She was funny, made all of us feel welcome! She raises the bar when it comes to servers. The other servers never smiled. She should be a trainer and teach the others how to have fun at work.!!!!! I was in customer service for many years. This girl was

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mike Rice

Brittney was fantastic. funny and great person overall will definitely try to have her as our server

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Burger

Holly F.

Food was good it was good place . I like the fried pickles. Buffalo wrap is yummy the waitress was nice we had to wait a while to get a drink though .

Jake Dimarco

I give this bar a 4 star overall based on mostly its location and the needs it fulfills. The local area is very population dense. It needs a bar that's open till 1 with a kitchen open till midnight. Thank you for filling that void.Number one issue with this bar is the patrons. Often guests are over served and end up intoxicated and rowdy. How the bartenders let their drunk patrons control the bar through their inability to keep peace is genuinely astonishing. Patrons are trash. Bartenders aren't much better. Bartenders often show on their face their level of dissatisfaction with their place of employment. Bartenders often don't care about quality service in any fashion. Past 11, expect terrible service. These bartenders have been beaten down from their terrible patrons on several levels, and it really shows. Been here at least 10 times, and I don't think I've ever seen an employee happy. Not once... Ever....The reason I leave a review today as opposed to others was the way the bartender dropped my food chairs down with an attitude and expected me to pick up my dinner 6 feet to my left. Only put about 50% of the blame on her. It's very obvious she's over the karaoke crowd that showed up to drunkenly shout over their already too loud sound system.Again. 4 stars! Why? Because they fulfill a very specific need. If there were any other bars in the area with a kitchen open till midnight, this review would be noticeably more honest at about 1.5 stars.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

Nanz Nan

Not the first time but they have an issue with not picking up their phones! Just thought this would be different from the last time I tried to get hold of a worker.

Service: 1

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