Atlantic Bar & Grill

Nice place to grab pub grub and a pint in the northern part of Lincoln Square (where there are surprisingly few walkable options in the category.) Food is reasonably priced and what you would expect from an Irish pub. Family friendly. Never had an issue getting a seat during day /​early evening. (Place can get packed during special events.) Only «minor» knock is that during slow times the bartender acts as the server for the seating area, which can cause a bit of a backlog.

This is the «real» Chicago, the Irish accent’s the warm greetings and really really good food, friendly neighborhood bar… give it a try and I highly recommend the corn beef and cabbage or chili or the hamburger… Never had a bad meal

Yummy buffalo chicken dip! Pretty good crab cakes with a nice salad. Angry Orchard on tap, which is good, but they put ice in it, which is odd and watered it down. Nice space in the back for events. Fun!

Still love it AND if you have an event — have it here. My husband and I got married in April (elopement) in Las Vegas and had our reception here since we’re from Chicago. OH MY GOSH — Cathal and staff were AMAZING… usually at parties I’m hosting I never get to have any fun. this time — I truly felt like a bride that was taken care of! AMAZING SERVICE. It’s November and our friends are STILL raving about the food.

Great neighborhood bar. Really friendly staff and terrific spot to stop in for a pint or get a bite to eat. Good place to watch a game, too. Glad this sweet spot is in the hood!

The Atlantic Grill is a great local bar run by the best of folks. Every time I come in here they remember me even if it’s been months. When I first moved to Chicago I looked for the first Irish pub I could find. Like a light in the distance I saw the flag and I was not disappointed! Cal poured me a shot to welcome me to the neighborhood and I’ve loved the place ever since. Their food is also great! Go for the stew with a Jameson on the rocks and you’ll be one happy camper.

We came into the Atlantic on a Friday night for karaōke and a late dinner.
Karaōke starts at 9, so we arrived right around that time. There are probably 6 – 10 tables as well as a large bar, so it is definitely a smaller, neighborhood feel to it, which I like.
Seamus was the server and bartender. It would probably be helpful to have a server and a bartender on nights when the Atlantic will get busy, like karaōke, because as soon as it began to fill up, Seamus was no longer able to come to our table to refill drinks or even bus the table. We don’t mind having to go to the bar for drinks, but having dirty plates sitting for hours was a little off-​putting.
Maybe they were having an off night, because the food was pretty meh as well, and left much to be desired. The fish in the fish and chips and fish sandwich didn’t seem fresh and lacked flavor. The chicken fingers were definitely frozen — my boyfriend’s comment «they’re FLAT.» The fries were the only good part, really.
Karaōke was a blast, and the kjay knows what he’s doing and how to keep a crowd entertained. We will absolutely be back for karaōke, but maybe eat at home or somewhere else first.
My only other criticism was that there was no air conditioning, and there was only one very small window open at the front of the bar. It was stifling in there.

Really friendly, down to earth, hole in the wall place. The food is pretty ok, with the fish n chips being a standout good choice.
Come on Sunday evenings for folk music jam, on Fridays for non-​judgmental karaōke.

Seriously took over an hour to get our poutine fries, it’s only fries with gravy, what the heck! Not a good bar

Come for the fish & chips but stay for the company!
I have been missing this place since I moved out of Lincoln Square but it’s about time I make my way back. Great service, reasonable prices and a very relaxed atmosphere.

Cool bar up on North Lincoln Ave with a TRUE Euro/​Irish feel! The owner is behind the bar making sure everything is running smooth and offering a drink or shot to the regs. They do a «Fish Fry» on Fridays which is quite good and authentic, great batter! Good beer selections on tap with an emphasis on European Brew such as Carlsberg, etc. Gets pretty crowded on Fridays for the fry so be prepared to wait a bit! A tad on the expensive side but the food is of good quality… get dat did

The food is great and the owner and staff couldn’t be any nicer. But, I never see any review about their entertainment!
We swing by nearly every Friday night for Karaōke… great song selection, a great and professional host who keeps the night moving. There is GREAT karaōke on Lincoln Avenue and this is where to find it!

This is a cute place, we went Saturday at 5pm, it was pretty empty — but I can imagine it being busy later on. Really nice space, fireplace as well. Food was good, we had these ‘Shepard pie nachos’ — they were a little well, different but good! Fish and chips were good too. The owner was working and was really really friendly — definitely made us want to go back again. Felt like a really happy place!

This place is the best example that I can think of for a pub done right, I absolutely love this place! The staff here are very friendly, and treat each patron well. All manner of traditional Irish cuisine is available from the kitchen, and is extremely well prepared and delicious. And, as if that weren’t enough, the drinks prepared behind the bar match the exceptional quality of the food served. Additionally, if you are a Tottenham Hotspur supporter, this is the place for you (and me)! They are open for nearly every Spurs fixture, and the atmosphere on matchday is electric. In summary, you would be hard pressed to find a better pub in Chicago. The Atlantic is my absolute favorite! COYS

I was impressed by the review via Unilocal so set out for this place on a nice Fridzay evening by foot. From the outside the place looked like a two level bar which interested my beer garden love but there was no such outdoor area.
There was live music so I knew conversation was out of the question but the music wasn’t terrible. A band called Slate that’s been around for over 30 years, in fact, was playing genres all over the map.
There’s a very impressive drink selection and I was happy to see hard cider as a choice, as well as hard root beer on tap– ($ 10 for a root beer that was too sweet to finish).
There are many activities such as bowling, fooz ball, pool, «video crack» machines and a wide variety of people to chat with. Had I not been sweating from the lack of air, perhaps I would have tried.

One of the top 5 Irish pubs in the city. Plus they have Karaōke on Friday nights, which is always a blast.
Great bangers and mash! Good selection of beer and whiskey. Friendly people.

I love you, Atlantic.
Returned again for another drink meet up with a gal pal. This place is great. The atmosphere and noise level were PERFECT. I so appreciated that I didn’t have to shout to be heard by a friend sitting right next to me. Service was great, and the food smelled amazing. I’ll have to order some grub next time I’m in.

We loved this place. I found it on Unilocal when I searched for «bars cute men» and this place was .2 miles from our restaurant. Unilocal was spot on too!
Atlantic Bar & Grill is an Irish bar that has about five televisions showing different sports on each. Even though rugby wasn’t one of the sports we could tell that Atlantic Bar & Grill is a big fan. They had rugby stuff on the walls. Anyway, the televisions were easy to see but weren’t distracting from our conversation.
The bar had a lively din but was not so loud where I couldn’t easily hear my friends. Later, they told me that I was Drunky McDrunkerson and speaking loud enough for the whole bar to hear me talk about my Leprechaun friend and which guys I thought were hot enough for my sister. HOW embarrassing.
ANYWAY, our server guy was Irish and I loved him to pieces. He was funny and on top of things. He didn’t seem to mind me calling him my Leprechaun if it’s true that the whole bar could hear me saying that.
We all liked our drinks. We also liked the cheese fries and the curry tater tots. My sister liked her Ruben sandwich. There were hot men to be seen but not in such quantities that it was intimidating. In fact, the vibe of the bar was really familial and casual. When we first walked in there was a young woman holding a baby with a toddler in a stroller (heck — I thought I’d walked into The Alibi Room in «Shameless»). We all loved it and want to go back.
SO — if anyone from Atlantic Bar & Grill reads this, I am sorry for speaking in such a loud voice and I promise to speak more appropriately next time. I hope that I didn’t offend anyone.
P. S. My sister LOVED that she could park for free in the parking lot next door. The lot belongs to Atlantic Bar & Grill.

Great bar to celebrate a friend’s b’day on a frosty Saturday night.
It was a little tight in the front area near the door but we definitely made it work with a nice sized group. I noticed there was a huge room in the back that seemed to accommodate huge bday parties.
The guy that seemed to manage/​own the place was very nice as he hooked us up with a free round of shots as we told him we were celebrating a b’day. They have a pretty nice beer selection and a really good staff. Would def check thick this place out again!

I had only been here once before for a drink in the evening a few years back. And I joked with my friend as we sat there alone around noon on a Tuesday, that we could rob the place blind, as there seemed to be no-​one around. But he was hesitant to start a life of crime at the age of eighty-​eight. Then a young chap emerged from the back. At the same time, three other patrons arrived, took a table near us, and one gent sat at the bar.
They have a Monday through Friday lunch special of any sandwich on the menu with salad or soup for $ 8. We thought we’d check it out. It’s kind of an odd special in that you save just a buck from the menu prices, but you do get a starter. Apparently, the old $ 5 lunch items are a thing of the past. Understandable.
Well, it soon became clear that the guy I figured might be the busser was that and more. He was the bartender, the server and the cook! And inspite of this, he seemed happy, as I asked if he was «holding down the fort.» So of course I thought we should prepare for a long wait.
We both ordered the tuna melt, having had a tuna salad conversation earlier in the car. Came with a salad. Ordered a couple of drafts. The lunch menu is a fairly limited one, and while I expected some British fare, there was none available (shepherd’s pie, etc.) Pretty much basic burgers, reuben, and other sandwiches with a few sides.
The salads came out quickly, and the young bartender/​server/​cook whipped up all our meals rather swiftly and delivered them with a smile. The tuna melts were not opened faced, but like a regular sandwich with cheese on it. Tuna salad made from fresh tuna, too. Generous portions. Steak fries well done.
Halfway through the meal, the Irish owner showed up. Well, what a treat he is! Visited us all in the bar as if we were his long lost friends. Chatted us up real good, he did. I love it when that happens. And it was a great ending to what I feared was going to be a possibly disappointing lunch. I’m sure we’ll be back, if for nothing else but the great hospitality of the host, and maybe the thought of those cheesy tater tots we didn’t order this time around.