Samuel Beckett's Irish Gastro Pub

Service was wonderful and had a great atmosphere but….

The food. The food was horrifically unseasoned. Bland, bland, bland. Based on the price I was severally disappointed. I ordered a rack of lamb and we had their wings. Not even an ounce of salt or pepper was added to any of the dishes. This included the meals that we got for our children. Very disappointing food experience. Thankfully, the atmosphere and the service made up for the absence of flavor on our dishes… Unseasoned Rookie Food.🤦🏾‍♂️😡

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 5

Very very pretty inside, spacious with lots of pictures of famous Irishmen, golden walls and vintage beer/whiskey bar mirrors. Back area actually feels a bit like a little pub. Staff is super nice and the bathrooms are clean. Corned beef and cabbage was very good along with fish and chips. Cool experience for a mid-upper nova price range.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish and Chips

If there is to be a more than just great, American Mom & Pop-style Irish Pub… this is it! Close friends and I decided on having our ten-year reunion at Samuel Beckett's Irish Gastro Pub – and oh what a perfect choice we made! It is so, so true that great atmosphere, great food and great friends – is great times. The drinks were superb, the atmosphere superb, the service superb, the food even more superb! This place is larger than expected, ample and spacious, modestly and traditionally appointed, yet splendidly detailed and subtle in design, seating and accoutréments of an old-style public house. This place boasts about it’s personal and professional experience they offer – all well and good. But their food is incredibly marvelous! Which bolsters that combination of both expert customer service enhanced with an incredible array of drinkables and eatables. As a celebratory event, of course we started with libations (hello, it’s a pub). First off, no one at the party had any depredations of any of the drinks we all enjoyed them! Whomever their bartender is, kudos… each of the elixirs we experiences were vivacious, tasty and had the most appropriate amount of alky need, or at least, to the liking of each participant. You know you can’t go wrong with Guiness Draft as a few in the group enjoyed them. But, when it comes to mixed drinks, proper cocktails, it’s a different story. My wife ordered their Moscow Mule which, in her words (as a Moscow Mule lover), was enthralled by how well it was prepared. It must have been the Three Olives Vodka, with just the right amount of lime juice, and using Crabbie’s ginger beer that made it so good! As for me, being the outrageous one, ordered the Pornstar Martini with a decent amount of Vanilla Vodka, Passionfruit, some Lime, just the right amount of Foam and the prefect spritz amount of Prosecco, I had three (no I was not driving)! Outside of my go to Grey Goose, extra dry, two olives, two cocktail onions mainstay Martini – the Pornstar Martini came in a close second as a fave Martini. Now the food, that’s a different story, a very good story, an excellent story actually! The party ran the gamut on selections. Being a hearty group of Irish wannabes and one real Irishman, we went with the appetizers of Calamari with cherry peppers and very interesting and good so called boom boom sauce, and Hummus along with sun-dried tomatoes, pita points, carrots, celery, plus the Spinach & Artichoke Dip with tortilla chips. All I must say was excellent! But going into our mains, the really exceptional entrees were: Corned Beef Sandwich in toasted rye bread, tender and juicy corned beef, a delectable thousand island dressing, crispy and easy on the mayo coleslaw, along with tender aromatic caramelized onions; the Fish & Chips of flaky Cod in a fine beer-batter, some crispy outside, tender inside pub fries, terrific coleslaw, and a nicely prep’d tartar sauce; the Alaskan Salmon offered with jasmine rice fresh brussels sprouts and eased with bacon were terrific; and last, but not least, my Corned beef and cabbage, served with a mouthwatering and buttery mash potato, and ladled over the corned beef was an incredibly prepared parsley sauce that made everything work perfect together! If you’ve read any of my reviews, I don’t give the highest ratings easily – that’s because I like comparing apples to apples and attempt to be as genuine to our subjective taste buds as possible. In my travels through many cities in the U.S., I have seldom come across such an outstanding public house such as this. And, having visited and enjoyed Pubs in Ireland, Samuel Beckett’s Irish Gastro Pub deserves par excellence recognition! Mark Kirwan, a Tipperary native and former Guinness employee and his marvelous staff, from management all the way to wait staff should be commended for giving customers not just a place to eat, but an amazingly fantastic experience – Ireland at home! Daoine jab maith!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Thoroughly enjoyed my meal at Samuel Becketts. The Shepherds pie was piping hot and flavorful but the real winner for me was the creme brulee. Absolutely stunning.

Dietary restrictions: They have gluten free options or options that can be made gluten free. Not sure if it would be good for celiac though I don't know if they can separate the food prep.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shepherd's Pie

Just one word "Wow"! First, their service is excellent. They're very attentive to their guests, and I would suggest that when they recommend something LISTEN! Great atmosphere with an older authentic vibe of a classic pub with amazing food! I had their daily special for their Chowder, and they did a phenomenal job with this soup. Light, but with the right seasoning, that was not too much that it would hinder the main entre. The Shepards Pie was definitely the highlight of the night. A large portion that you can share with another person, but it was sooooo good I ate it myself! The bartender also recommended their Crabby Irishmen, which was easy to drink but had a kick as you kept drinking, which is always a good effect when it comes to drinking! Finally, desert. Again "Wow"! The Bread Pudding is out of this world. I didn't even talk to look at anyone else until I finished this dish! I'm sorry to say that I was so engrossed with my food that I didn't take any photos but believe me that food was all done with a style/fashion that made me eat first than think later for this review! A definite 10 out of 10!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shepherd's Pie, Bread Pudding

Amazing - the shepherds pie and calamari might be the best I've had in a restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shepherd's Pie

Owen was great!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lamb Shank, Lava Cake

Never a dull moment with live music on Thursdays!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The Lamb Stew and Brussels sprouts were delicious. Fun space. Nice staff. The Sunday reverse happy hour is great too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place was great. Do you know how to serve Guinness and many places have no idea.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish and Chips

Best Guiness for

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Great place for weekend brunch, parking garage right there too.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Wings

We had the opportunity to eat here twice, both times at dinner and let me tell you, our Irish ancestors are proud of this establishment. The corned beef sandwich with boom boom sauce is amazing, no one does potatoes justice like the Irish, those steak fries were to die for. The Guinness was a wonderful compliment to the molten chocolate cake to top it all off. And the best part was the dogs were allowed to accompany their owners while hanging out in the outdoors. 10/10

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We really enjoyed this place. They had music and great decorations. Prices were reasonable. I would definitely recommend this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

The food was excellent! Its hard to get a good shepherd's pie but these folks have it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Shepherd's Pie