Gus’s Pub

Skip the pizza, order the fish & chips. Best I’ve ever had, including in Britain. Local hangout so busy on weekends but a great place for lunch as well.

Great food, friendly staff including Gus. We will return with our local friends. A great find.

Very disappointed, I have gone to Gus’s a few times over the years and the last time I went to pick up my order a grinder, they couldn’t find it right away, then Dino found a Grinder that a customer had returned (which was my order) you know they picked through it, anyways the waitress told him it was a return they didn’t want it, he then told me he found my grinder hiding the fact it was a return, I had heard the waitress tell him it was a return but he didn’t care, he told me it was fine and not a return the waitress repeated her story to him, but he bagged it up and sold it to me under protest, needless to say I haven’t been back, that not the only story about Gus’es Pub

Many visits to Gus’ in the years we’ve lived in Moosup. It’s pretty much the best of the limited food options in this area. It’s the go-​to place when you don’t want to venture far.
Pros: the Friday fish and chips, tuna melts, steak grinders. I’ve actually never had the pizza, though my kids loved their own small «personal» pizzas.
Cons: the service sometimes seems kind of frantic, and the dining room is noisy and crowded… tables are crammed in. And the worst… drink refills are not free! Who still charges for every soda the kids order?
Still, I always have a tasty meal there, if not a culinary masterpiece. And it’s five minutes from home.

This place was OK. The service seemed a bit confused. I felt hurried when the waitress asked me if I needed anything else BEFORE my good came.
The veal parm was a bit nasty, I could taste the oil they used to fry it with. To be fair, this area doesn’t seem to have anything going for it in terms of restaurants. Gus’ may be your best option.

Most defintly the gem of Plainfield… hidden but worth checking out. great place to grab a quick bite @ the bar or to sit down with friends

Wait staff were excellent. Steak grinder was ok, could have had more meat. The smallest glass of wine I have ever seen. Cole slaw came in tiny container used in
chinese resturants for sweet and sour sauce, tiny. Gus is being penny wise and pound foolish!

Always great food and friendly service at Gus’. They have the best pizza. Today, I went with my husband and daughter. Employees were all friendly and offered crayons for my daughter to color with. I had the chicken salad sandwich with fees and coleslaw. The chicken salad was good, but I wouldn’t say incredible. The cole slaw was great and I usually don’t like cole slaw anywhere else. My husband had the Italian grinder which I tried and loved it! Fries were great as well, all though if you like them crispy, you would have to ask them to cook them a little longer. On the way out, they offer an unblown balloon to the kids if you want them to have one. Owner of Gus’ is also very friendly. I’m part of a non-​profit organization that he donates a grift card to every year.

Have eaten here twice now. Once for lunch and then for dinner. Enjoyed my meal both times. Staff is attentive. Prices are reasonable. A solid pick for a nice meal at a casual establishment.

Ambiance, service, etc, are all just okay. HOWEVER the sauce they use for their pasta and hot grinders is amazing and I can totally overlook how sub par everything else is on the menu because the sauce is great. Its obvious that its either home made or they at least doctor up premade stuff. In North Eastern CT its unheard of to find a red sauce that has flavor beyond «tomato» and of all places, I wouldn’t expect to find it here. I can’t really speak for much else because almost every time I come here I get a sausage grinder with sauce and cheese and am never disappointed.

Should of ordered the pizza

I have been living in plainfield for 7 yrs now and Gus’s pub is the best food around for your money, the people are great always with a smile and never had great pizza like that anywhere

Alright, let me tell you about Gus’s! Plainfield Pizzarama by any other name. When I go back to CT to visit Mom we take her down to Gus’s right away. This pizzeria/​restaurant has been in business for decades. Let’s talk pizza! Man it is hard to beat Gus’s pizza — yeah, it’s cheese-​laden, loaded with meats, fabulous, kinda sweet sauce, fresh veggies and a crust that’s delicious but neither thin nor too thick. Old school pizza. They been making it this way since forever. All-​around good restaurant, with daily specials, salad selections, huge grinder menu, breakfast, lunch and dinner. A lot of bang for the buck in a pleasant, family-​friendly environment with good service. Prepare to wait for a seat or for pizza pickups on Friday and Saturday nights. Guss’s is popular in a wide local area! It’s always busy.

I read the other reviews and thought id give it a try. I sure wish I didnt. I thought I couldnt go wrong with a burger and fries. The burger was still frozen in places and the fries looked like the cook went to take a cigarette brake to long and forgot them. I could have done better going to the grocery store, skipped the frozen food isle, made it myself, sat in a way better atmosephere, and saved a lot of money. I think the other reviewers need to get out of plainfield more and go to a real restaurant. But the service was ok.

I grew up in Plainfield so I’ve had the food here more times than I can count. The pizza here has always been rather sub-​par with greasy cheese and unsatisfying toppings. The saving grace, however, has always been the subs (or as the locals call them «grinders»), particularly the sausage variety. Which is something I very much wish I could get in other environs where the sub market tends to be dominated by chains.

Living in Moosup/​Plainfield means there are very little options available to us for dining out locally. We decided to give Gus’ Pizzarama of Plainfield a go a few months ago and I am just not finally on here to write up my review.
It was a busy night there, but we were seated promptly. They seem to have a young man that acts as a «Drink Waiter» and then Real waiters that take your food order. By the time our Real Waiter came over, she asked if we ordered our drinks yet, we said no – the young man heard that and come over as well — So while we were attempting to place our food order, he was also talking to us asking what we wanted to drink — AT THE SAME TIME As the other waitress. I finally had to speak up and be like «What is going on?! We have two people talking to us at the same time, can we not do this??» So, he waited for us to order. They had Prime Rib, and rave about it, and I LOVE Prime Rib — Being so busy, and kind of late in the evening, I took the time to ask the waitress to go back and ask the Chef if he did in fact have a piece of extra Rare prime rib left, because I only like it Extra Rare. Otherwise I would order something else. She came back and said they do. So, having done my part, I ordered the prime rib. My husband got a calzone.
When our food arrived, my prime rib was easily Medium — not medium rare, Medium. I asked the waitress about it and she brought it back to the kitchen and then another server came back with it and said that was the rarest they had. Um ok… I asked BEFORE HAND if you had extra rare… and they said Yes. So they Lied.
My Husbands Calzone was COLD on the inside. We have never had a calzone that wasn’t STEAMING when you cut it open… I make them at home, and its Always way to hot to eat when its cooked properly.
When we were done, and had paid — I asked the waitress to let the cooks know that they should not lie to customers about what they do and don’t have when we ask in advance. She got defensive with me and said that it wasn’t her fault. I told her that I understand that, that is why I requested she talked to the cook about it, because he is the one that LIED TO ME. I told her that this was our first and LAST visit to this restaurant — which is a shame because in a town with about a handful of restaurants, even mediocre restaurants would get frequent visits just because they are close by. But not this one.
I say stay away, unless you like being Lied to, crappy food, and crappy service.

After seeing the reviews, I have to say, I was pleasantly suprised that there was the possibility of a good restaurant being in this very desolate area of CT. Don’t get me wrong, Plainfield is very beautiful. Long, windy roads, it has it’s appeal. I just wouldn’t picture it being a place where you’d find a culinary gem.
And I was right, it’s not. I’m not sure what the other reviewers found so great in Gus’s, except maybe that it’s the only game in town (quite literally) so it SEEMS really good.
My waitress was very pleasant. The feel is one of a typical sports bar. It was fairly empty on a Thursday night when I was there, just a couple regulars watching the UCONN game.
Got a burger, it was very obviously of the frozen patty variety. Fries were pretty bad, same thing, straight out of the freezer and into the deep frier. Side Caesar salad was okay.
I’ll be trying something else if I’m ever in Plainfield again.

Get something off the specials menu, they change daily. My personal favorites go as follows: Meat loaf dinner, Chicken Parm dinner, Baked Scrod, and Gus’s super special pizza. For lunch I may get a Tuna Club (best tuna in CT) or a reuben sandwich. Great food, can’t beat the price, a hometown staple!

Ordinary restaurant with ordinary food. I kept my order ordinary: Grilled cheese and fries and beer.
A family at a nearby table ordered pizza and it came out on a silver platform. It looked crazy good.
The waitress asked a customer how his dish was and he said, «Hot!» I had to laugh to myself when she asked, «You want me to blow on it?!»
Service was excellent. I doubt I’ll return, but if I do I’ll try that pizza.

I had the Lasagna and a few Fish Dog Head 60 minute beers. McKenzie was great as a server. But the food. The food was top notch. I’ve never had a lasagna of that tremendous proportion nor that great. That plate was as big as my head, and I’ve got a pretty big dome. I will def come back if I am ever up here again.