Donovan's is good if you are looking for your ordinary Irish food! It was definitely sports bar style food and beer. I didn't love it but I didn't hate it. read more

My first time there. Celebrating a birthday with family.initially disappointed because on site menu not as large as web site menu and one item gone from menu was onion rings. Waitress agreed they should be put back on. Everything was fantastic after my initial impression. Everyone enjoyed their food . I had fish and chips which came with two huge pieces of fish which were excellent. Fries and coleslaw were great also. My wife had opatty melt with house made chips which she loved. Waitress was very attentive, friendly and spot on with her service. It was worth the 45 minute ride to meet our children and we all agreed to return read more

An Irish pub that forgets to bring your beer? A Shepherds Pie that's bland and spiceless? Meh. Next. read more

Top notch drink and food selection. All sorts of authentic UK grub and spirits. Staff is always friendly, helpful, and professional. Very clean facility too. read more

Great food, drink and service! I had the Rueben and a black and tan. Music on 5/20 was awesome!

Quiet bar & restaurant that has very minimal Irish food. Options are corned beef & cabbage, shepherd's pie, and a Reuben, with everything else being American food. They do have Guinness on tap along with Harp and Smithwick's, and decent selection of Irish whiskey. Full bar available. Happy Hour 4-7 with all American appetizer options. I asked for HP sauce and they never heard of it, but offered A1 steak sauce . This is ok in a pinch but a far cry from the Irish bars actually in City if St. Augustine like Ann 0'malley's, Barley Republic, etc. The shepherds pie wasn't. A big bowl of large chunks of vegetables, almost no meat at all, lots of mashed potatoes, and tons and tons of melted cheese all over it. Tasted more like Italian than shepherds pie, was super bland, and was $14.95. First and last trip to Donovan's; we will stick to real Irish pubs. read more

The service is pretty slow here. If you are drinking at a table, you should probably order 2 to be prepared for the wait. That aside, the fish tenders are ample. Perfect for sharing with 2 or 3 people. Sometimes they have live music in the side room, which is cool. read more

Donovan's Irish Pub - fish tenders - Irish Near Me - St. Augustine, Florida

Came in for dinner and found the staff to be very friendly and accommodating. Pretty comfortable pub environment minus the smoke. 10 beers on tap and a pretty extensive menu with a combo of Irish Pub favorites along with mixture of bar food items. Ordered the corned beef and cabbage after flirting heavily and with the specials. Meat was good, but the potatoes lacked flavor and were slightly undercooked. The cabbage was very flavorful and after the waitress observed my dissatisfaction with the potatoes offered to give me another side. Overall this was a good spot that I can see myself returning back to again. read more

Donovan's Irish Pub - Irish Near Me - St. Augustine, Florida

This place is good, but I'd say mediocre. They have pretty good Fish and Chips, and well as nice potato skins, but the Shepard's pie was just decent. However, the service here was great and fast. read more

Food is always amazing!! Brittany is awesome! Maybe people leaving bad reviews about her and this restaurant are just entitled jackazz's. This has become our go to restaurant! Rueben? Amazing. Corned beef? Amazing. Corned beef egg rolls? Amazing. Pot roast? Amazing. The list goes on!! read more

food is always great and comes out on time. be careful verifying credit card is charged correctly. my server, Jareb, decided to increase his tip. read more

The ambience of this Irish themed restaurant is excellent. The food is great and has a full bar. Staff is super friendly, however the dessert menu bodes a pie cut into 1/8th slices, but you are served a 1/16th as shown in the photo. It was delicious and the manager explained that the pies were pre-cut and offered to change the photos on the menu to make it right. ...Still paid full price for a delicious half serving. read more

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Wings, burgers and Irish specialties! What's not to like? I'm a regular and frankly this is one of the few places I'd miss if I moved. The menu isn't complicated nor is the food. Instead it's simply satisfying and very dependable. The staff is awesome and they have made this my go-to when people visit or when I don't want to wash dishes. Have the wings... read more

We loved it. Stopped in all of a sudden cause we wanted to have dinner at St Aug but it was too crowded (as we were on the way to Georgia). Chicken Tenders AMAZING! Steak Fries WOW! Steak Sandwich. GREAT Our waitress was the best. If you go by ask for Starlet she was sweet, attentive and knew the menu by heart. If we are ever in St Johns County we will stop by. read more

The food is super good for a football night or hangout with friends! Fish and chips are an excellent choice! The service is top notch as well always responsive and always welcoming! read more

Since my last review I've discovered another awesome item - French dip! Love it! I get it with the pub chips and I love it. Did I say love it yet? The au jus is very flavorful. I know a lot of places have an au jus and it is subpar. Not this one. It is excellent. The bread is soft and there is plenty of meat. I highly recommend it. read more

Pretty consistent food here. Generous portions and a nice selection on the menu. The patty melt, fish fingers appetizer, Reuben are really good. Fir an Irish pub, not super loud and crazy. . read more

This was out first time here. Food was ok, but not great. We had fried green tomatoes as appetizers abs they were great, the batter was super crispy, wedge salad was huge, Ruben sandwich and fried fish were really good, too. My daughter had the kids pot roast and said mine was better. Servings are very big. read more

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I had dinner here last night wiht friends. I ordered the fish & chips which i will NEVER order again. The fish breading was excessive and had been fried too long. You could not taste the fish for the crunchiness of the breading. This may be the first time I have been served fish that was difficult to cut. read more

Stopped here with my dad after visiting the World Golf Hall of Fame. We both really liked the place as soon as we walked in. We sat at the bar and the bartender approached us right away. The bar was very clean and you could tell that management cares about how the place looks. I ordered a burger and my dad ordered the fish and chips and we both were very happy with the quality of the food. They also have a very good choice of craft and domestic beers to choose from. We both really enjoyed the bar and the next time we're in the area, we will definitely go back. read more

Donovan's Irish Pub - Irish Near Me - St. Augustine, Florida

It's okay, I mean it's not bad at all, but not great either. I really only come for the amazing fried pickles

I recently moved to the Palencia area in north St Augustine and as a Brit I went looking for a local bar/ restaurant to call home. The staff are very polite and the food is great although on the expensive side. Beer is $3.75 at the cheapest but is good. Three TVs around the bar area to watch sports etc, very easy to view. Overall I really enjoy the place and will return regularly. Give it a tr read more

Donovan's Irish Pub - Sports time - Irish Near Me - St. Augustine, Florida

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This was the third time I've been to Donovan's. This was the first time bringing my wife. Our food & drinks were above average. Thankfully like a quality restaurant they serve Coke products. We sat at the high tops in the bar areas. The service was itself was great, the guy was a little impersonable but it was the end of a long day and he wasn't rude. read more

Ordered the shepherd's pie, but was very disappointed. The mashed potatoes were covered with cheese and there was hardly any vegetables. The pie was very bland. The hamburger and fried shrimp were just okay. I would not recommend. read more

Reuben sandwich with cole slaw was good. Fish and chips were inedible. Fish was over cooked, batter was dense, steak fries tasted like lunch leftovers reheated. Owner took the fish off the bill but was extremely defensive and angry to be told the issues with the meal. read more

Ahhh...I do so love a friendly pint at Donovan's. This is this restaurant and pub's mantra! This restaurant has some good Irish fare, but doesn't stray too far from other Irish menu's here in the states. I did particularly like the Savory Shepherds' Pie here. The ground beef mixture is pretty good and not too bland. I couldn't put down the soda bread that came with my meal. The pie was only $12.00 which is a pretty good price for this entrée. I did try some of the Donovan's Dublin Pot Roast as well ($13.00) and the beef was very tender. The atmosphere is energetic and loud, which should always be the case in an Irish restaurant in my opinion. And, the service and the prices are excellent! Donovan's is on Phillips Hwy North by the new Palencia subdivision. read more

friendly staff, nice food variety... delicious fish and steak fries. portions are super generous. share the fish and chips or get the half. it's so good but don't attempt to eat all of it yourself! we had the fish and chips. we got the steak fries instead... and this one is only half of the one order that my hubby and I split... the kind server had our order already split for us in the kitchen and it was a very hefty portion for each of us still! read more

Donovan's Irish Pub - fish and chips.. half of one order - Irish Near Me - St. Augustine, Florida

Tried again. This place has so much potential that is lost. The bartender is more interested is talking to regulars- which I get. BUT you lost me and my business for good. Great food - CRAP service. Don't waste your time. read more

For a late night stop this was a great choice! We had the cheddar tomato bisque and my husband had the park chops. Both were great. We were hoping for the beer cheese soup but it was late and they were out:( The cook did come out and offer to make someup but we didn't want to wait that long (he even offered some beers on the house while we waited) Nice ambience, nice staff. I will be back!! read more

Good fish n chips. Friend staff. Seems to be a large population of business lunches when I went in to eat. Will be back. Nice to have good food in the WGV area. read more

This place gives you a feeling of comfort. The food is great although it can be expensive, then again, it's located next to an expensive neighborhood/town. They waiters/waitresses will give suggestions if you're hesitant to ask for an order and will provide a good description of what it is they're explaining. read more

This restaurant has the potential to be a great place to gather with friends and family. It's situated just outside of of Palencia which has hundreds of homes and potential patrons. The short fall comes in the form of the service and the menu that lacks a lot. I consider myself a fry connoisseur and the steak fries that you get with many of your sandwich choices are awful. I had the Ruben and fish and chips on successive visits (5 days apart). The Ruben had good flavor but was very hard to chew. If the chef would have chopped the corned beef after slicing, that would have done the trick. The fish part of the fish and chips was excellent. Two enormous filets arrived at the table piping hot. The only thing that lacked was a fry that I could have actually consumed. I'll give this place chance to make some real Improvements before I go back again. read more

Went in for dinner and the place was empty but they were preparing for trivia night so they turned us away....2nd time we drove all the way there for dinner only to be turned away by a special event. Last time I'll try going there because there are not a lot of places down there to eat so when they turn you away you are in the middle of nowhere and have to drive another 20 minutes to get to another restaurant. read more

Food is good, affordable, friendly staff and great Irish pub feel. My only complaint is the lack of variety. Their menu has changed very little over time. Some off menu daily specials would be nice. We stopped going, because of the lack of variety. read more

Meh. Took 40 minutes to get our food. For "Pub fare" it's over priced. I ordered the cheese burger, as I wasn't feeling adventurous, and it was terrible. As soon as I looked at it I could tell something was off. It was greasy and mushy, almost as if it were boiled not grilled. The server took it off the bill but after 40 minutes of waiting for the 1st round I didn't dare order anything else. Perhaps had I ordered a traditional Irish food item I would have enjoyed it more. What I can say is, I've never enjoyed a burger less than this night. read more

Great food, large portions and super prices. Our server was very cordial and attentive. We have been back several times and will continue to return when we are in the area. read more

They used to offer a wider lunch menu with many affordable lunch prices, but seems like they're driving everything to full dinner pricing. I won't be returning and sadly they're out of the rotation. read more

I ordered pot roast. It came out dry and not hot. Flavorless. I guess there is a reason who the bar is empty on a Friday night.

Came in to try the restaurant out for lunch today. They have lunch specials which are surprisingly affordable. I had the half sandwich and cup of soup option. The tomato bisque was one of the best I've had anywhere. The Rueben was flavorful, however a little light on the corn beef. My server was nice and helpful. read more

A very pleasant surprise! A friend and I were on our way to a concert at the St. Augustine Amphitheater after work and since we hadn't eaten, we stopped here. The place itself is pretty nice. I'm not sure how long it's been there but it was nice and clean. Since we were on our way to sit outside for a few hours, I didn't want to eat anything too heavy. The waitress came over right away and let us know that they had a special of mahi tacos, which was what I ordered. The amount of food was way more than either of us were expecting. I was given two huge tortillas, 4 decent sized pieces of fish, lettuce, tomato, cheese, etc and a big bowl of rice and beans. The tortillas were so large I actually tore them in half to make more manageable sized tacos. I only ate maybe half of the food that was brought to me, not because it wasn't great but because there was so much of it. It wasn't especially cheap (with the soda I had and the tip, it was about $20) but considering it could have easily made 2 meals (unfortunately fish tacos aren't something I was willing to leave in the car for a few hours in July!), it was reasonable. The place wasn't particularly busy and the waitress was very attentive. I'm not sure how often I'll find myself near here but I would absolutely stop it again! read more