Claddagh Irish Pub

The place had wonderful jameson burger I am trying to find out where had they moved. By reading reviews I think the place should have called ‘The Profit’ before they closed because apart from service everything was fantastic

The food was great– the corned beef sandwich was done perfectly and the Irish Beef stew was awesome. The corned beef wraps were pretty good, but could have used a bit more corned beef.
Our server, India, was awesome as well.

Unfortunately, this place has gone downhill over the years. We’ve been here a number of times and get less and less satisfied each time. We ordered the fish and chips and black n tans this time. The beer had a metallic taste. We could taste that the oil used to cook our meals was very old. It’s too bad. This once used to be a destination restaurant for us.

Not a great experience. No hostess to greet/​seat us when we arrived. After waiting 5 minutes we were finally seated. Had the pub fries and they were obviously the frozen variety. Come on… how hard is it to cut & fry a potato? Had the signature burger. It was not seasoned and bland. I suspect it was frozen like the fries. The bun was slightly soggy. The hamburger itself was medium as requested but not cooked properly. The only positive is the décor. I won’t be back.

Yeah. Where do I start? This is an Applebee’s with Guiness on tap. I suspect the kitchen consists of a deep fryer and a burner to heat up water for their boil in bag cuisine.
The only dish of interest is their fish and chips. I have had it 4 times. The first time it was very good. The last 3 were soggy. Like they turned on the oil when they got my order.
The service is either rushed or aloof. The manager seems daffy. At least tonight.
I won’t be back until…
So what WILL be in this space in 6 months?

Can I give a negative star? Because that is what they deserve. Came in for lunch at 1 pm with husband, walked in no hostess, decide to go to bar. Waitress walks by tells me where bathroom is, toilet doesn’t flush, water all over floor, go back to bar no bartender has helped husband. Sit there for another 17 minutes, waitress is across from us entering an order. Woman comes out goes behind bar and starts complaining to waitress. So we left. Ridiculous

The service was friendly but slow considering how empty this place was and the food was bad. I had a veggie burger which didn’t taste like anything while my girlfriend had the Mac n Cheese which was very disgusting. We will not be returning.

My whole family loved it. Service was great the food was delicious.
We got everything that was recommended on the menu. The Jameson burger was awesome and the scotch eggs just blew us away. I will dream about those for the rest of my life. I posted a bunch of photos.
Then the bill came. It should have cost $ 150 but instead it was $ 60. What a Great deal.

What’s better than soaking in sun on a patio and downing a few glasses of Guinness?
Delicious items on the menu: onion rings, fish and chips and of course, beer!

Stopped for lunch with my girlfriend. At 1:00 in the afternoon there was barely anyone there. Casual atmosphere and good service while we were there. We split Irish egg rolls, Irish beef stew and fish and chips. The lunch portions were more than enough. Food was good. We enjoyed it and would come back if in the neighborhood.

Nice, casual atmosphere. Tasty corned beef egg rolls, delicious Irish beef stew and really good fish and chips. Lunch portions are generous. We would have had the suggested bread pudding for dessert, but we were so full we couldn’t do it.

I enjoy the general atmosphere at Claddagh. Feels like you are really in an authentic pub in Ireland. The music is great and the outside patio has great scenery. I came with a friend for the first time after driving past it for a number of years.
Aside from the positives of Clauddagh I must say that I have never received worse service at a bar and I have been to many bars all over the country. We tipped the bartender with pig tails and a Chinese tattoo on the back of her neck several times for our beers. Soon after we were not being served despite being seated directly at the bar. Soon after it became apparent that we were being blatantly ignored. We had several friends join us who were also being ignored and the wait time for a drink became 20+ minutes.
When she was finally forced to address us she told us we were being ignored due to «not tipping» which was both incorrect and even if it was, it should not have affected the service of our friends who had yet to order their first drink. This lovely bartender also made the note to alert the other bartenders not to serve us because of this fact. Being a bartender does not give you the right to exude a complete lack of disregard for a customer, ESPECIALLY if it’s dependent on what YOU think YOU deserve as a tip. I definitely will not be returning after this experience, would’ve been a slam dunk if it wasn’t for this obviously immature and greedy excuse for a bartender.

Stopped in to Claddagh for the first time after years of driving past the place. A co-​worker and I were in the mood for fish n chips on a fine Friday. When we arrived I remarked that Claddaugh looked like a store on the outside. When we walked in the décor was dark and I liked it. The place was large and there were plenty of open seats… too many actually. There were very few people in the place, but I expected it to be full.
We were immediately seated near a warm fireplace. Within a minute a server was taking our drink orders. We reviewed the menu and I saw a fish sandwich for $ 9.99. Pricey, I thought, so I looked for the fish n chips. The fish n chips were $ 14.99! That’s the most expensive fish n chips I’ve ever heard of. Still, we both ordered the dish. Within 7 minutes, I our food arrived.
There was a huge chunk of battered, deep fried fish before us. The fries were plump and golden cooked. There was a side of coleslaw included as well. It all looked delicious! The fish was piping hot so I let it cool for a moment while I tasted the fries. They were deliciously seasoned and cooked right. The fish was delicious too. It was white, flaky, and very tasty. It fell apart just as I would expect. The fish batter was also delicious. It was crunchy on the outside and had a good flavor. I ate every bit of the fish, but I couldn’t finish my fries. It was a large portion. The fish was very satisfying. With drink, my tab came to $ 18.99. With tip, my lunch was $ 21…double what I normally pay. I’ll keep this place in mind, but not for lunch.

Enjoyed the casual pub. Nice ambiance. Good noise level. Had the Irish Stew and Shepard’s Pie which were good. The Jameson hamburger with the whiskey sauce, beer cheese and fried onion straws, was excellent. Attentive service. Will visit this pub again.

I really have no complaints about Claddagh. My experiences here have been normal and not disappointing, though not the BEST in the world. But I don’t ask for too much of chain restaurants anyways…
You have to come here without high expectations. It’s a pub themed chain, which means it’s not going to be authentic in any way and certainly not impressive if you’ve been to a real pub or something closer to authentic before. It’s about the flash and novelty of the Irish theme and if you sit at the bar with a Harp or a Guinness and eat some fried food, then you’ve gotten to the core of it. Which is exactly what I choose to do here.
The most recent time I was here was pretty typical of what to expect, though I can’t say I’ve ever actually sat at a table, so this is a bar seating only review. Which, if you ask me, is the only way to go at a place like this. Looking for a nice sit-​down dinner is not what you should be doing here. When we came in, the hostess was a little… dazed and not helpful, but the bartender was on his game and seemed happy to do his job and help us out. We had no unusual wait times and the beer was crisp and delicious. I had the Jameson burger, which was perfect for what it was. It wasn’t cooked to perfection, but it was a greasy delicious mess that was completely satisfying. Honestly, if I were in the area and craving a greasy burger, this is where I’d go. The flavors were rich and I feel like I really got the «novelty» experience.
The best concise way to describe Claddagh: Irish Applebee’s.

The Patio. Literally the only reason this doesn’t have 1 star. Total disappointment on all other aspects.
When this place opened and for maybe the year after that I would go after a good workout at the gym with friends and we loved the steak salad… around the time they turned over managers and the menu changed we stopped going. This was maybe 5yrs ago.
Last summer I went maybe once or twice for the patio. The one and only reason I’ll go when it’s a nice out. Our waitresses were awful. Seemed like they would much rather be somewhere else. Rude and not friendly at all. I get it. Some people have a bad day. But you work in the service industry. As I have work in both retail and the food industry, I can tell you being friendly and/​or just a smile will go a long way.
So. FF to last week. The first nice week we may have had, I wanted to go to a patio. Deciding to give it another go, we walked in the front door. No greeter. So we wander past the bar to the patio. Crickets. Where was everyone. There were 4 tables seated all over the patio so we decided to sit down. Of course we would be noticed by a waitress at some point. THERE SHE IS! As she does her rounds to her other tables she doesn’t make eye contact and never stops by. What the heck!!! At this point it has become comical. We decided jumping the fence for Cheesecake Factory might be a good move. One more chance we decided we had to give if only for entertainment purposes. Out she comes again! Brings checks drops them at the tables and eventually goes back in. At this point 2 other couples have seated themselves. That was our cue. See ya!
This is a long review if you can call it that. It’s sad because this venue has so much potential with the beautiful patio, but looses all credibility on service. Awful. The food has always been alright and I’m one to give too many chances but at this point I’m done with this place for awhile.

Came here after work with some coworkers. The service was great. We ordered some appetizers and everyone else got some drinks. I can’t really review a place by a few appetizers and water!
This wouldn’t be my place of choice for dinner, so I am not sure if I would go back to try their food– not really my scene.
By service alone, this place is a solid 3 stars!

I’d really like to be able to give Claddagh a better review, but right now, I just can’t. I visited Claddagh for a Unilocal event last month and had an amazing time and awesome food… but I didn’t have the same experience when I came back with a group last week.
I started off with a house salad. The tomatoes were well past their prime. For my meal, I got the mushroom ravioli. I think they have the potential to be good, but what showed up on my plate was borderline crunchy. (I like burnt food most of the time, but not in this case)
Maybe I was just there on an off night? Most of the other people I ate with really loved their food. I know Irish restaurants aren’t known for their vegetarian grub, but… I hope to go back for some drinks and appetizers to give the place another shot.

If this restaurant only sold their corned beef and/​or fish & chips, I’d give it a 5-​star.
I’ve been here about 4 times now, and all I’ve realized the only dishes my friends and I have liked are their corned beef (it’s realllllllllyyy good, but a super small portion) & fish and chips (my friend digs this dish!).
My first time here, my friend kept raving about their fish & chips, so I came and ordered some beef clay pot. Not that good. Then the second time, I decided on something more. authentic, the corned beef & cabbage. it was SOOO good. But I felt like I paid $ 20 to eat an appetizer size dish.
PROs: corned beef & cabbage, fish & chips
CONs: slow service, no other good food yet, weird room layout
I might come back here another time to see if I can change my mind about it, but this is a place I wouldn’t highly recommend.

It’s IRISH!!! You can’t go IRISH and not do Carbombs and Guiness!!!
Haha, I chose not to partake in the Guiness – traded that in for a Blue Moon sans the Orange. I did, however, throw back a few (READ: 4) carbombs. YUMMY – Jameson you are my vice.
Anyways, I didn’t just go here to drink – I went here because I couldn’t get a ticket into Melts down the street…
Iwas totally looking forward to hammer down on some steak since I wasn’t going to be grubbin’ on any Grilled Cheeses.
I ordered the Steak & Fries… the steaks were advertised to be topped w/​onion rings so I was suckered in – who doesn’t love Onion RINGS, eh?!
Anyways… the onion rings were great… but the steak was CRAP… ughhh so dry… seriousy – I made better steak by the time I was 5 years old.
Luckily the onion rings were as good as they were because the steak was super-​duper yuck and the fries were forgettable.
I did get a chance to order a side of MAC & CHEESE with this thing called RASHERS – I guess it’s like bacon or something… but BETTER! You hear that California… like bacon, BUT BETTER!!!
It definitely was good… the Rashers were extremely savory and the cut was crispy and tender… lovely. What wasn’t lovely was 3 spoonfulls ran a cool, $ 7.50… picture this as a small side from KFC for a scope comparison.
Service was definitely acceptable… our server took care of the 11 of us valiantly and although she was late on a few beers and forgot a few others, we understood – I mean, 11 people w/​o reservations – pretty damn good job.
Ambiance is fair, nothing memorable… but nothing trashy either.
THAT STEAK THOUGH… BEWARE, it dragged everything downhill… and it wasn’t like a budget joint either you know? My meal had a face value of approximately 65 dollars – I was very fortunate to have had my bud Cody around to pay for 3 out of the 4 carbombs… I would’ve expected a better quality cut for the money they made that night.