Brigid’s Cross Irish Pub

Good Irish joint! Has some unique Irish themed dishes. Definitely worth the stop if you are in the mood for something out of the norm.

Always a fun atmosphere at Brigid’s. Great food, a good selection of beers and a fun local presence make this one of the best «gastropubs» in the area.

Had a couple drinks, then had the Smoked salmon salad, it was terrific! Friendly staff, great service, and I loved the ambience.

We’ve recently moved to Bemidji, and we’ve been to Brigid’s twice already. The first time in the evening, and we had driven all day, and this place was warm and welcoming. The service was quick and friendly. And the food was very good. The Reuben was terrific. The second time, we stopped by for lunch, and I had the beef stew with the most amazing soda bread. I’m looking forward to coming on an evening when they have live entertainment!

Rich flavors and friendly staff. Warm pub atmosphere. The Reuben was one of the best I’ve had, and the mushroom soup was amazing! I’d be happy to return!

I have never been a fan of the cramped quarters, annoying musicians or rumors of people being drugged. The Mac and cheese bites are good though.

I want so badly to give this 5 stars and hoping one day soon I can come back and edit my review. Here’s the breakdown of my reasoning: 1^st time here: showed up about ten minutes after they opened. Went in to let someone know we would be outside on patio (sign instructs you to do so) and waited 10+ minutes because there was not any visible staff except one bartender who was so busy with something (not customers) and didn’t look up once to acknowledge us! Biggest pet peeve. All we wanted was a «hi guys, I’ll be with you in just a moment». Instead we went back outside and he eventually came out with menus. He did warm up to us after a while so overall the service was fine in the end. The food was fantastic! I was so pleased with my BLT and companion had delicious fish and chips.
2^nd time here: this time a little more busy, therefore the service unfortunately was awful. I understand there was an event in town but they should be staffed for it, which clearly they were not. The same BLT I ordered before was Nothing like the last! They forgot the cheese and mayo. How could you do that?! And then they informed me they had «run out of mayo» ???
It’s all about consistency and service. I will try this place again because the food was so tasty the first time. Hopefully I can up my stars here. :)

During my recent two week stay in Bemidji, had the pleasure of dining at Brigid’s twice. Here’s my take!
First visit ended up later in the evening with several friends, we split a couple of appetizers. Especially memorable were the Irish eggrolls. These could also be called Reuben eggrolls which were simply destined to be loved by me as I love anything and everything Reuben :) These are nicely decked out with corned beef coupled with the right proportion of cabbage. The dipping sauce was like an extra tangy 1000 island, was decadent but wonderful. The rolls are served on a large pile of thick potato chips — we gobbled them all up. In fact, I enjoyed these so much I don’t even remember the other side they ordered, I think it was just french fries so I didn’t eat them.
Second visit was on a Saturday in July for lunch. Tried their signature Irish whiskey mushroom soup — if you are a mushroom lover like me, you will enjoy this soup. Yum.
The Smithwicks on tap was the perfect temperature and I drank two or three :)
Service as ok, maybe a little slow.
Other bonuses: several vegetarian options on the menu, option for half or full orders — why don’t more places have this option? Fabulous old world pub atmosphere — just my kind of place and hope to be back next year!

We had the Irish grilled cheese and the Pub chicken sandwich. Both were awesome. The Killarney sauce is one of the best parts. Order the French fries they are really great! They have good beers on tap and a great bartender. Good service all around.

Bartender was a bit owly (maybe he closed the night/​morning before) but the place has a nice vibe. Had the half-​order of fish and chips (or, at this pub, «fries») — they were great! Fish batter was appropriately light with a genuine «beer» flash; fish was pretty flaky; tartar sauce was great and the malt vinegar could be applied generously or on a limited basis, depending upon your choice. While a bit larger than a genuine Irish pub, the beer was genuine (LOL).

A very authentic Irish bar in downtown Bemidji. I had the Guinness stew and my only complaint is that it was so good, I wanted to order another.

After being eaten by mosquitos on a hike in Lake Itasca, we decided to have something to eat.
Took the philosophy that Irish pubs tend to have good food. Seemed to be a rather popular place.
For an Irish pub there was a lot of vegetarian (I’m not) menu items. Chalked this up to Bemidji being a small college town.
No good options for dessert though, just flourless chocolate cake (of all the things in chocolate cake that good potentially be bad for one’s health, why remove the flour?)
Had the grilled walleye meal. Very delicious!

Late night, early evening or lunch, I’ve always had good food, drink and service here. Every bartender I’ve encountered at Brigids knows how to correctly pour a Guinness– which is rare these days. The staff has what I call the «right amount of friendly», not over the top fake, not completely dismissive. Also, the bar staff wasn’t chosen at a local beauty contest. They probably got here because they know what they’re doing, an attribute lacking in a lot of bartenders. All in all, this place is the real deal. There are several other bars nearby, most of which are okay. There is even another Irish style pub across the street. For me, there’s Brigids and then the «other places». One last thing, order the Irish Egg Rolls, you won’t be sorry.

While in town for a hockey game, we decided to go for some appetizers and drinks before the game… Very nice selection of beer, but unfortunately they didn’t have a beer menu. They were simply written on chalkboard type part of the wall, so unless you were familiar with the micro brew, there weren’t any descriptions of it. Ended up selecting the Bemidji brewery beer and it was very good !
The corn beef egg rolls are to die for! If we’re ever in town again, I would order them as an entrée, so I don’t need to share them. Server was fast and friendly!

Good atmosphere when you come in got service right away they have good micro brews on tap, their was 3 of us and we all got different things and everyones food was done perfect service was great i recommend you give it a try.

Went here with a large group of 20 on Wednesday night (7÷7÷13). Leah was a FABULOUS waitress. Our group was lively and she handled it well. From the start, she split our checks without us having to ask. We arrive at about 8:55pm and although the kitchen normally closes at 9pm, she asked on our behalf for it to stay open long enough for us to order. Our drinks were nice and strong. We were much less impressed with the food, but it is a pub/​bar so we weren’t expecting gourmet. The frozen/​bagged sweet potato fries were good and my bison burger was very bland minus the gamey taste. Our group enjoyed our night out in Bemidji.

I have been coming to this pub every St Pat’s day since they opened their doors. This is the first time I’ve been disappointed. Sub par food and service. Good beer in plastic cups. Plastic cups. Going across the street next year. Did I mention plastic cups for Guinness?

We randomly chose this restaurant to eat at for lunch. Not sure what to expect, it looked pretty inviting with the outside patio seating. The inside was mostly wood and gave the up north feel to me. I was suprised that I could order the vegetarian pot pie meal and it tasted pretty decent. I do think the best part was the creative fried mac-​n-​cheese bites! I figured, I’m up north in an Irish restaurant I might as well give ‘em a try with my Guinness!
We had not problems with the staff, in fact we had fast service.

I don’t know about Frank’s deal, hope he gets better soon.
Look„ I’m sitting here right now. There are maybe 10 people here and all are having lunch. I’m drinking Irish beer from the tap, eating Corned Beef Egg Rolls,
waiting for Lamb Roast dinner and listening to Irish folk songs. I’m having a blast! The food is fresh and tastes wonderful. I highly recommend you stop in.

Food is good, but…
Has several good dishes but is hampered by a consistently bad wait staff. They act like serving is an imposition. Too bad as the food Is good. You just get the sense that they don’t care to help if they do not know you.