Fran’s Pub

Great place to have a drink! Very nice patio. Friendly and kind bartender inside the bar.

I was there yesterday with one of my friends. We come to New Hope every once in a while on a sunny warm day. We ordered fries, spinach and artichoke dip, a steak Caesar salad and a quesadilla. I’m a dressing snob when it comes to salads and not only was the Caesar dressing homemade but the steak was so tender. The spinach and artichoke dip came with toasted pita bread. The fries and quesadilla were great. We ordered drinks as well, the bartender was very attentive, and the drinks were great. This was our second time there, I love the place and will be back.

best bar in new hope. staff is great. pizza is great. the owners are always there to welcome patrons. what more could you ask for?

I can not say what food is like at Fran’s, as I usually eat next door at the BBQ joint or somewhere else and end up here fro a drink. I love to come here and just spend a few hours talking smack about the people passing by or watching a game. My husband and I end up at the tiki looking bar on the outside most of the time instead of getting a table and there is always a lively crowd there taking shots or already fueled up on alcohol from a day in New Hope.
The parking in this area is not terrible, and if not it is an easy walking distance from a few of the lots. The location is prime for bar hopping in the area and on a good day for getting a tan while you drink. Drink prices are about $ 5, but they are also pretty watered down, so make sure to order wisely. Maybe one day I will try something on the menu…

Food was okay, typical American food. Nothing special. Service was just plain awful. The wait was horrendous for our food and for drinks.

1 hour wait at our table for burgers. Then the burgers were RED and we had ordered well! No thank you.

I wish I would have read the reviews first before coming here. The service was atrocious. Even after having to get the waitress several times she still messed up our orders, didn’t bring drinks and didn’t even apologize for the shitty service. My friends food came out and mine never did. About 40 minutes later (after everyone I was with had finished their meals and drinks) my food finally came out and it was the wrong order so i had to wait another 20 minutes for my meal. I got a panini and it came out on toasted white bread. DO NOT GO HERE. I give this place a –20 stars.

Fantastic deals on beers and drinks pizza is always on point an burgers melt in your mouth always walking distance anywhere place is well worth going will definitely be returning

The food was just ok. I came here to listen to my friends band and had drinks and appetizers and I was hesitant about eating here at all. My son and my boyfriend got REALLY SICK from eating at Frans during the summer. They had the BBQ & a Hamburger they said.
About the place itself, I think they need to restructure & update. Its kinda run down and there isn’t much room to listen to live music. They need to open that bar area up into one big room. The drinks were great though. I can’t remember the bartenders name but she was very nice & attentive. If the owner would do some updating and take some pride in being in a upscale area that would be good. I gave 2 stars only because of the bartender otherwise I would say Frans gets 1 star. Why oh why would you have such a run down looking place in New Hope?
I think they should be made to update the establishment its just shameful on the inside.

Popped into Fran’s for a spot of lunch during the holidays. The menu looked good and there were folks inside so we went for it. The food was alright — had the Stromboli which was loaded with pepperoni and cheese. But, there was almost no seasoning other than what was in the ingredients, so it wasn’t very flavorful.
The worst part, dropped this from a 3 to a 2 star review, was the service. It took 20 minutes for me to get a beer! How hard is it to fill a glass? Once our order was taken the food came out pretty fast, but it was like pulling teeth to get anyone’s attention. Once we got the check it took another 20 minutes for it to get processed, and that was only because someone other than our server did it. Seriously some of the worst service I’ve ever dealt with. Wouldn’t recommend this place.

Hearing the band from the street drew us in and the sight and smells of the food made it a done deal where we would be holing up for the night. So imagine our surprise when we encounter the rudest servers and bartenders in all of of new hope. Upon trying to bring this to the attention of the manager we discovered the manager himself was the rudest one of them all. No wonder all the employees were allowed to act in such a manner when the manager was 10 times as worse as any one of them. We promptly took our business elsewhere. I wouldn’t suggest this place to my worst enemy.

Fran’s Pub is that kind of place you come to kick back and have a beer, order some wings, a burger, sandwich or salad while enjoying the people watching… This is a very laid back casual atmosphere… The bartenders are so nice and friendly. You can hear the rock music while sitting at the bar coming off of the bartenders playlist…
Fran’s outdoor bar and outdoor seating area are truly the best place around for people watching and taking in a little bit of what New Hope has to offer. Their located right on South Main Street in heart of things… This place does have a loyal following with bikers, and repeat clientele, do to the friendliness of this place and its location. I’ve been here many times and the people come from all over. I always, always stop here when I’m in New Hope.
Fran’s Pub has indoor seating as well.
They have a pool table and another larger bar inside with tables all around. This is the place I discovered my favorite grapefruit beer called Schofferhofer Weizen on tap. I couldn’t remember the name and our bartender knew what I wanted immediately!
It is a sweet and somewhat tart beer and it comes in a tall Pilsner glass…
Fran’s has a nice list of unique shots and speciality drinks they make daily. They offer 100 beers in a bottle including IPAs, and 13 beers on tap.
This time when I was here I ordered a large sausage pizza. It was delicious lots of sausage and melted cheese on top. The flavor was really good. I have in the past tried their salads and buffalo, & garlic wings, both good.
Monday is «Mexican and Blues Night» Open Blues Mic — 8−11p
On Tuesdays they have” All U Can Eat Crabs Legs and Trivia Night. The crabs legs are delivered that day rain or shine. Happy Hour is 4:30 — 6:30p.
Wednesday is «Steak Night» $ 25 for one or $ 45 for two includes wedge salad and mashed potatoes.
Thursday is «All U Can Eat Wings» and music night. Local bands come out and play…
Fridays Happy Hour again and drink specials.
Saturday «Pub Brunch» 10a-​12p
Sunday is «Sunday Funday“another Brunch 10−12p
I come here more for the drinks and people watching then I do the food and service. When their real busy the service can get backed up… patience is a virtue !
If you love Harley’s this is the place to see them. No helmet law in Pa. so they tend to come. If that’s not your bag, come sit order a few drinks, snacks and relax. Your bound to strike up a conversation or two…

We stopped here specifically for the all you can eat crab legs special. The crab legs were fantastic, but our appetizer of calamari was a big miss. Would not order again. Too rubbery and chewy. Drinks were also very expensive. Nice outdoor seating area with lots of people watching though. Our server was very sweet. But pretty hit or miss here depending on what you order.

So let me begin by saying that the only reason this place gets 2 stars is because of our server she was awesome.
This place is kind of a disgrace to new hope. Which is a shame because they have the best if not the second best (Havanas being 1^st) location in new hope. But it is being so under utilized.
So let me get to it, so me and my girlfriend went there to grab a bite to eat. She brought me here because she used to work here and she claimed the food was good so I thought I would give it a try. (She was a server and made very poor money because the place was always slow).
So we sit down and asked for water and they give us these little paper cups, which is fine for a pizza joint, but not in the middle of new hope! Regardless, we ordered some nachos as an appetizer, I got the turkey burger and my girlfriend got the chicken parm sandwich. She enjoyed her sandwich, but I couldn’t bring my self to take more than 3 bites of my burger. It was nasty. I’ll put my life on it that it was just a frozen burger they pulled out of a box and slapped on a shitty bun. The nachos were gross too. I spent about $ 45 after tip for the shittiest meal I have ever had!
If I was you I would go somewhere else in newhope and spend the little extra $$$ it’s worth it
The only thing keeping this place alive is its drinks. Their food is horrible

Great place! My buddy brought me to New Hope from about an hour and a half away just to go to Fran’s. I wasn’t disappointed. Great atmosphere. Great People. Great bartenders. Nothing there annoyed me and there aren’t many places that I can say that about.
I will be back. Thanks Fran’s.

Wow not sure how the food was it never arrived after hour of waiting tonight. Terrible service rude staff keep walking folks to find somewhere else.

This place is a disgrace to New Hope. It’s dingy. It’s dirty. It’s low class.
We ate here during a day trip. Our server Taylor (according to the receipt) was the rudest, snottiest, inattentive waitress I have ever had! Yesterday was Mexican night and I would have liked to have seen the menu for it, but she never mentioned it. She however gave it to the other tables which is how I found out about it after our order was already placed. She wasn’t knowledgeable about the menu. She asked me if I still needed to know the answer to my question n huffed n puffed and walked away when I said yes.
The food… well horrible. $ 28 of horrible food. The grease in the fryer needs changed. Therefore our waffle fries were ruined. The charge extra for mayo. The pizza we ordered was stingy on sauce and toppings.
I will never eat here again. I hope it goes under.

I stopped by on Sunday afternoon ²⁄₈ at4pm. I ordered a burger with fries and a draft beer while I waited. The beer was fine but seemed over priced at $ 6 for a pint of Yuengling?
My burger was tasteless as were the seasonless fries.
Avoid this place.

After choosing a day wandering around New Hope, instead of fighting the crowds at the Lambertville NJ ShadFest, we shopped until we were tired, hungry and ready for some brewskies.
With many places to eat along the main drag and back streets of New Hope, we settled on Fran’s Pub. This place is amazingly-​alive with people, including plenty of bikers out for an afternoon of fun. The place was packed. We were lucky to find 2 seats at the outdoor bar. The bar had several flat screens and a awning that extended over the stools that line the complete area around the bar. We sat next to a couple who cruised to New Hope on their beautiful bike. After we struck up a conversation, there was plenty to talk about since all four of us had plenty of things in common.
After having several beers, Arlene had french onion soup and we shared a pizza with mushrooms and onions. The pizza was tasty, crisp on the bottom, and perfectly done on top. While they have a fairly extensive menu, I was looking for simple and tasty, which is what we got. The staff behind the bar were good at what they do, and were able to handle even the largest swell of people, who came and went in waves.
The only downside was that, after a brief but heavy rainstorm it grew cold. We had to ask several times, over the course of about 45 minutes, for them to «fire up» the outdoor heaters. Once they did, we were warm and toasty, and the crowd began to build again.
Fran’s Pub was so inviting and fun that we ended up staying far longer than we had intended, and really didn’t want to leave, if not for having to drive home to attend to our dog Bailey.
My advice is, when in New Hope PA, stop in to Fran’s Pub and have a great time!

Fran’s Pub would be one of my favorite places on Main Street in New Hope, PA. It’s comfortable, good food, and good service. Our waiter Chris was awesome. Really nice guy, knows everything off the top of his head.
Food — I ordered a cheesesteak hoagie. It was pretty good but I wished they stuff it a little bit more. Still a great sandwich though. My wife had a pastrami sandwich which was good. I really dislike pastrami sandwiches that are stacked with just meat and mustard. It’s so unhealthy and disgusting… My nephew had 2 orders of their garlic wings. I wish I can describe it to you but I can’t, little guy hogged all of it and didn’t share one wing with any of us.
Drinks — They had a few beers on tap. I wished they carried a wider range of ales but I could settle for they have.
Verdict — I’ll definitely be back again next time when we visit New Hope. Some of the other restaurant/​bars aren’t as family friendly as Fran’s Pub. I’ll be sure to try their garlic wings next time and give all of you guys a updated review.