P.J. Marley’s

Great Spot. .on the Truly Beautiful Town Square of Medina in a historic bank bldg. check out the tin pan cieling and the old bar. and .the moosehead! Food is outstanding, friendly and attentive staff.
If
around Medina… eat here!

Been here lots of times since they opened, food is always good and the staff is always friendly. The time it takes to get food does vary with no real explanation (can be real busy and food comes out quickly or take longer). Good beer selection and good atmosphere.

After waiting 45 minutes to get a table we waited another 45 minutes to get our food. 2 salads and a burger took way too long. We asked for grilled onions instead of raw and got raw anyway. Chicken on the salad was tough (over microwaved?) We were told the kitchen is «really «busy. Terrible excuse for bad service. They did take $ 2 off the burger but doesn’t make up for the experience.

Called to place a carry out order at 7:50pm on a Tuesday (⁴⁄₂₆). Person who answered phone placed me on hold for over 8 minutes. I could hear the person who answered phone talking in background during this time. I disconnected phone and called back several times, line was busy. Finally got thru and spoke with the owner/​manager. She apologized but provided and excuse that they were busy and indicated that they do not a archaic phone service from the where you could place calls on hold? Surprised they were so busy at 8pm on a Tuesday and they can afford to remodel business but not upgrade phone service or properly train employees on how to handle phone calls. Too bad they offered such a lame excuse instead of accepting ownership of the issue. Beware of ordering take out… you may have to wait 10 minutes for someone to take your order. Not a very good business model :-(

Found this place on Unilocal while in town I have to say great atmosphere, burger were GREAT service was very good. If your in Medina craving a good burger this is the spot don’t miss it.

I have lived in Medina for 6 months now and have been to PJ Marley’s three times — the burgers ARE KILLER! Fresh, local cows, nice & juicy. The safecracker is my favorite with the mac n cheese and bacon. Do try the house made pickles, fried or otherwise, they will not disappoint. My only complaint is that they don’t take reservations for the regular dining area unless you have a large party, and you can wait an extremely long time for a table.

Looking for a good burger for my night out with my teen son. We found it at PJ Marley’s. We decided to try this place after all the photos on Unilocal.Very accurate. I had traditional cheeseburger. My son enjoyed the cowboy burger (I think that’s what it was called) it had chili on it. He scrapped most of the chili off and made his own chili fries. Great prices, great portions. Only negative comment… CNN was on the tv. No one wants to watch the news, trying to enjoy a night out.

Danielle, who doesn’t eat beef, has been asking me to go to P.J. Marley’s for a while now and, to be honest, i didn’t feel like driving to Medina for a burger. Friday, however, we braved the awful weather and treacherous roads. I’m kinda glad we did.
While I will likely never accept being seated at one of the high tops in the bar due to be bumped into the entire time i sat there due to the large number of people squeezed into that relatively small area, i will gladly go back and wait to sit at a booth.
Danielle had a taco salad, which was basically a bed of lettuce with chili, cheese and onions. not really a taco salad but she liked it nonetheless.
I had a cup of chili, a ¹⁄₃ lb Big Foot burger and onion rings. The chili was good. The onion rings as well. The Burger was phenomenal. spicy ketchup, bacon, pickles, onion, lettuce, tomato, fried egg and smoked cheddar w/​probably the sweetest, best tasting beef patty I can ever remember having on a brioche bun (you can get a pretzel bun also).
The food is really good and if you’re in the area I think it’s a great idea to check out P.J. Marley’s for a delicious burger and a cold beer.

Picked up a Longmire to go and it was really good. The burger was well cooked and came with fresh cut fries.

Really great environment in the Medina square. Food and service were both good. We will definitely go back!

Have been here several times and am never disappointed. I’ve tried several dishes and all were equally delicious. I’m a major fan of their pickle chips. Extra points for hosting open mic nights for up and coming artists in the northeast Ohio area-​keep it up! You can’t beat their prices on specialty drinks. This place is a gem.

Great spot in Medina. Whole family enjoyed. I especially loved the black bean burger. I don’t think it’s always available but for a vegetarian like me, I’d say it’s the best around here

They have stellar burgers. Great hangout spot on the square. Come early because the seats fill up quickly! Great service as well!

Our favorite restaurant hands down. We get the same order every time we’re there because we look so forward to it (Mac Daddy and Safecracker… Mac and cheese and bacon, on a bun??? Yes please!). We try to make it there every Friday night to grab a beer and snack on some pickle chips. Greg, the bartender who’s there on Fridays, is awesome! Bonus: they always have the games on so its just another reason to make it up there to enjoy some stellar burgers and fries.

Five of us decided to try the burgers at P.J.‘s the other night. Had read other reviews about slow service so was a bit apprehensive, but I can tell you that there was absolutely no slow-​down when we were there. O.K., they weren’t overly crowded as Ohio State was kicking off against Penn State in a few hours. But the service was spot-​on and the staff was friendly and polite. All I can say is we had a great time.
Burgers come as either ¹⁄₃ or ½ pound sizes, your choice. Two of us had the half pounders and three went with the third pounders. Both are served on a large, beautifully toasted bun. All come with fries as a side. My choice that day was the Big Foot. As I mentioned it was one-​half pound of fresh, locally sourced beef with bacon, smoked cheddar, house-​made pickles, spicy ketchup and topped with a fried egg. If you don’t like «hot» get the pickles on the side as they taste like they are made in jalapeño pepper brine. They are sliced very thin and delicious, IF you enjoy some heat on your burger. And while the menu didn’t mention it mine came with lettuce and slices of red onion. The house prepares all burgers medium-​well unless otherwise requested. I suggest you go with the house, as my burger was still a bit pink inside even at medium-​well.
So, the fries were fantastic. Very tasty. So was the beef. The burger was very moist, dripping goodness onto the plate at every bite. Thankfully the bun was so well toasted and large enough that it held up for the entire meal. They provided us with extra napkins anyway. At $ 11.99 for the Big Foot, P.J. Marley’s is entering the same price range as other high-​end burger joints. But their burgers are equal in quality to most of them, and better than some.
So why didn’t I give it five stars? Well, there was one problem with my burger that I just could not let slip by. The fried egg was cooked just a tiny bit too long. The yolk was soft and shinny; it had not yet been cooked into a rubbery consistency. But it was NOT runny. A fried egg MUST be runny. That’s the only reason to order one on a burger … to bite into it and have the yolk drip down into the burger. If you prefer rubber yolks you should save some money and go to the place with the arches!
Their deserts looked fantastic. Probably worth trying if you are still hungry after your meal … which none of us were. One person tried a milkshake but said it didn’t have a lot of flavor.

I want to like this place. I’ve been here 3 times and it’s is ridiculously slow.
Zero service.

Nice place to eat if you are in the mood for pub food. Located in a former bank built in the 1800s on the Medina town square, the atmosphere is great. The safe from the bank sits in the middle. I had the Safe Cracker burger that had bacon, Mac and cheese, and a special house sauce on a pretzel bun. It was fantastic. The staff was courteous and prices were reasonable. Enjoy!

My daughter and I decided to give this new place a try (on the advice of a fellow foodie from work). He raved about their burgers, so we felt up for the challenge.
We ordered two burger platters and split them (to share /​sample). We ordered a Longmire (bacon, cheddar, onion rings, BBQ sauce) and the President Carter (topped with chunky peanut butter). The Longmire was cooked to perfection, juicy and tasty. The President Carter was not really my style (even though i love peanut butter) but the burger and bun (pretzel) were very good. We ordered one burger with fries and the other with onion rings… both were a tad greasy but tasted great, especially the thick-​cut rings.
Drink prices were reasonable and the space where the restuarant is located (an old bank building including vault as a private seating area) was well put together.
I’m not sure I’d make a special trip back down to Medina just for this place, but if I’m in the are again and looking for a casual place for good eats, this would be a good choice.

This was our 1^st visit on a Lenten Friday looking forward to a fish fry. We ordered the pollack which was the only deep fried fish
What we got was 3 pieces of grocery store frozen fish!!! The «French fries appetizer» with cheese sauce and bacon pieces was mush! The cole slaw was horrible with big chunks of cabbage (not precooked) and big chunks of onions. We opted out of dessert
Honestly I’ve had better Giant Eagle frozen fish. The only reason this place gets 2 stars is the flavored hard cider (mckensies)) was really good. I had 2!
Will not return

Apparently the whole city of Medina shuts down on a Sunday night. Except P.J. Marley’s.
I was in the area and after 2 failed attempts to get dinner at other local establishments, I saw that this place was open, was full of people, and also, as a bonus, had football on the bar area. That’s not something that’s overly important to me, but my dining companions were happy with that.
I’m not familiar with Medina, but even if my waitress hadn’t told me that this restaurant was knew, I would have been able to tell. It even smelled new. And as with most new businesses, service can be a little off. Our waitress was very nice but disappeared for long periods of time. She failed to key in my special requests to veganize an item on the menu, but when my food came out «wrong» she was quick to correct it. Or at least she tried to be. To the restaurant’s credit, everything is fresh on the menu, so food prep time does take a little longer.
My fiancé tried the beet sliders and I’ve honestly never seen anything like them. I expected beet patties… but these babies were just a bun and a thick slice of beets. They were good but could have used something. Maybe a garnish? A sauce? Something?
I got the equivalent of a taco minus meat, cheese, and sauce so that they would be vegan. They were just ok.
My third dining companion got a big juicy burger. Some sort of Buckeye burger, I think? It was good, according to him, but it was messy. He definitely could have used some more napkins.
Overall, I had a fairly decent meal with some great company and would stop back in again. Especially once this restaurant has a chance to work out the kinks and refine their menu items a bit.