I've frequented this bar for years, and it's a blast. Fantastic bartenders, a few games (pool, shuffleboard and dartboards) and a fun atmosphere make for a great time. Wednesday night trivia is always fun, though it got a little pretentious. Ease up on the ultra-nerdy I'm-better-than-you vibe, eh? Food is downright delicious. Cheap slices of pizza typically available on the bar side, or you can order from the full menu next door. Still love this place, it's nice to stop in and saddle up to a bar where everybody knows your name... read more

We went for Christmas pop up, this was one of the best, plenty of space, best price for beer and appetizers on the night. Fun drink menu. This is the place for groups and just hang out. read more

Skipped over my songs I spent money on. Crazy that you spend money on songs which is honestly crazy to begin with but then they'll skip them if they don't like them or see them fit for the bar. read more

Kicked out a party because they id us at the door. We were trying to get food and water no alcohol involved 1/10 service. No sign that says can't enter with id ether. read more

Oh no, don't forget to bring your own straws and salt. The sarcasm comes from the fact that I closed my bar tab after buying $30 worth the alcohol only to find out that in order to get my wife a straw I had to fork out another .30¢ well I wasn't going to break a $100 nor was I going to put it on my CC. So I recommend bringing along a to go straw if it's your first time. I also had front row seats to find out they they did not offer sugar or salt to accompany the tequila shots, what a bummer and the bartender could have cared less. To polish it off their "lemonade-lemon drop" shots had maybe a "drop" of alcohol I wouldn't waste your money. Thankfully I walked to the other side of the bar and was served a proper jack and coke with a fair amount of alcohol. Until next time, but probably not. read more

feels like Dublin here and the Huineas is flowing min-stop. good fishies & chips plus some Irish whiskey make it all with it.

For 6 years when my husband and I visit family from up north we always stay in Springfield, MO. This is THE bar that we always go to and have the best time. Our bartender Derek was great and fast at serving a huge crowd. He sings with the songs that are playing and you can tell he loves his job. The best hospitality I've seen in a while. read more

Finnegan's Wake - Pickle Shots - Irish Pub Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

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I'm always a fan of a pub. This one was packed and had a great price on pictures of beer.

Went to Finnegan's last night expecting Irish Pub with Irish food. Looks like the pandemic got them. Since pandemic no longer Irish fare. Basic fried bar food. Staff very nice and helpful beer cold good selection but was not what we were looking for read more

Finns is my safe place - nice bartenders, good drinks, comforting (I think) atmosphere and my roommates and I are here about every week. Love it here and we will continue to come back read more

I understand the draw to Finnegan's for $1 vodka night, I guess. For me though - a bar needs more than cheap drinks to be a draw. (I dont tend to get well drinks anyway) I don't HATE going here... but I am only ever there because someone else wants to go (for the $1 vodkas...blech) read more

Hands down the best place to go in Springfield Missouri if you're looking to have a few drinks and a good time. Very very friendly staff, a pool table, a shuffle board table, and foosball. Two separate rooms to enjoy. The waitresses even bring by jello shots. This is now our every weekend spot. read more

Finnegan's Wake - Best jello shots I've found in Springfield! - Irish Pub Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Cool Bartenders, fairly priced drinks and friendly patrons makes for a great combination. Also they have another bar on the other side of the wall which is pretty cool. read more

Finnegan's Wake - a man sitting in front of a brick wall - Irish Pub Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

I love Finnegan's Wake. Great staff, great times, and great beer. Looking for a great place to start your night before hitting downtown, start here. It is also a great place just to be there all night. With Darts, Pool, and more games to help entertain you. Also they have the best seasoned fries in town. Go get lunch there, great food! read more

"Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner round the flure yer trotters shake Bend an ear to the truth they tell ye, we had lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake" So I guess I really didn't have that good of a time, but what is a review without some background on where the name came from. An old Irish ballad and James Joyce novel, Finnegan's Wake is a wildly known tale. To which I would regale to you now except, well, I don't remember it. Huh, imagine that. If you have a few Irish bars around you probably have a Finnegan's Wake, no it's not a chain, just a good name for an Irish pub. Now our story in Springfield truly does begin with a wake of sorts, the wake of The Bar Next Door. Dead and sold they soon reopened and what you have is a very modest Irish pub. The prices are about average for a pint in Springfield $3-$5 depending on what you are having. You can get pizza from South Ave. Pizza Co. next door if you are in need of some food. And it looks like they might have some live music from time to time. The structure itself is in the heart of downtown and when you walk in everything about the structure looks like an Irish pub except something is just off. They do have some Irish memorabilia on the walls and a flag, but still. I think it's the sound, there is no buzz, no talking and laughing, no piano playing, no merriment. Now they are a new establishment and I will give them another chance. I had a good time and would really like to become a regular, if they can find there niche, there pop, there pizazz. read more

We went there for the first time yesterday! The prices were on par with other local establishments. The selection of beers & liquor is mind boggling! They even had a whiskey that we haven't seen since we were in Ireland! We ARE returning soon! read more

Three visits under my belt... very friendly bartenders, a good neighborhood bar feel (they are the best reason to come back). The manager guy kills the vibe, hard for me to enjoy lunch when he's prancing around complaining about staff leaving the gas lines open longer than they should and then having to make changes to a liquor order. Do that stuff in the back, not at the bar. read more

My favorite bar to go to in Springfield! Such a laid back vibe but everyone is looking for a good time. The drinks are good and they have pool tables, darts, etc to keep you entertained in the meantime. Definitely worth stopping in for a drink! read more

The place is pretty cool but I agree with Kit S., it's just missing a little something. I'm a fan of the Dropkick Murphays which was playing in the background. I liked the place and had fun, it's just missing that little something, whatever it is, that would make it feel like a real Irish Pub. I wish I knew what one thing was. read more

Stopped in today and had a good time. The bartender was very nice. Prices are pretty much a reasonable amount. Seemed like a regular pub more so than a Irish pub. I did not try the food only because we were not hungry. I will go back there again. read more

Refused to give me my card (it was on the other side of the bar). Then charged me twice the next day for $30 and $130+ when I had maybe 5 drinks. Had to cancel my card and dispute the second charge. Don't go there it has been nothing but a hassle. read more

note: i still miss this bar's previous incarnation, The Bar Next Door. I am a fan of the Irish Pub. really, i mean it. I like dart boards. I am a huge fan of van morrison. i like dark beer. but all of these things do not an Irish Pub make. They've come along way since they opened, but the lack of live music is very sad. read more

Fair sell pitchers of beer but seem a bit expensive with this being a college town they don't let anyone in under 21 which is not the establishments fault the City of Springfield has some really stupid laws. Was at a city council meeting and they were taking the 21 year old law off the books because it was listed twice in the city law. So it wasn't changing the law it was just removing it from being in their twice and 5 people went to speak reading bibles. So the Downtown area could be a really big deal and generate 10 times the revenue but the 18-20 year olds leave town on the weekend and go to another state and spend money. For what they offer I feel a little too expensive. It seems I had a few bait and switch on prices happened. read more

I am giving it a 3 because we got a waiter that is good. The manager is an idiot, 2 things u never talk about in a bar, specifically if your a bartender, politics and religion. She is puking out more negativity about our president than CNN. read more

Loud and rowdy in a way that lives up to its name, Finnegan's is another low-maintenance Springfield haunt that's usually filled to the brim with drunk college kids. It's a crowd that's equal parts blessing and curse. On one hand, drinking here can sometimes be a fun way to reconnect with a more youthful side of yourself. On the other hand, it can get a bit obnoxious, and is definitely inappropriate for anyone who has the slightest hint of claustrophobia. All that said, it's worth a try if for no reason other than the low drink prices and the people watching. read more

Finnegan's has a great, laid back atmosphere...perfect for a night out with friends. Every other bar downtown seems to turn into hookup bars (lights that are on way too low, music too high, or customers way too drunk and horny) on weekend nights. The bar side is almost always packed, if you're looking for a bit rowdier type of a night, or the restaurant side is chill for a quieter night for you and your friends. You can tell Finnegan's is full of regulars, which I would say is a direct effect of their service. For example, I ordered a Perrenial Hommel Bier (which I must add, they have a large, excellent selection of beer on draft) and when I got up to get another, the bartender remembered my beer and asked if I wanted another Perrenial despite the fact that she was very busy. You could also see that the bartenders knew most of their customers by name, which is always a nice touch. I must also point out that the food is amazing! I didn't expect much going into a bar, ya know, the typical bar food. But from every menu item that was ordered in my group of friends you can tell that they handmade almost everything. I had the corned beef and cabbage...they slow cook and hand carve their very own! This is the first and only I've seen for any restaurant in Springfield to do that. Overall, this is a great bar to go to to relax with friends because of their awesome beer selection, atmosphere, service, and now I must add, also their delicious food! read more

Irish pub? Not really... You can't just throw up some Guinness ads and and a Tri-colour flag and call yourself a Pub. The drinks are pricey... five bones for a 16oz pint is a bit much...order the 20oz Guinness glasses and drop the price to $4.00 - $4.50 and we'll talk. The bog is always out of sorts as well. Great potential but needs some changes...maybe an old piano in the back of the room and some better nibbles offered. And teach the staff how to PULL a pint..not just pour it. read more

Awesome food great prices!!! Knowledgeable staff and great beer selections! A must visit while in Springfield!

The bartender asked for my ID, after giving it to him, didn't believe it was real. So he took it in the back to get it checked, later he bought it back and it was destroyed. After questioning why my license was bent and broken, he responded "One of the tests we run is a bend test. We bend the ID to see if it snaps or not. If it snaps its a real ID." This practice is HORRIBLE. Cannot believe this business practices destroying its customers IDs as a method of testing its authenticity. read more

Great place to visit, good time, many different beers and great food, just the building is worth visiting

Had not been in a couple of years, and was looking forward to visiting again this past weekend. It seems that my favorite bar in Springfield has, sadly, gone downhill in a tremendous way. So much of the historical interior decoration is gone, the bartenders are impersonal, management (few of whom I recognized from two years ago), did not care when we explained the couple minor mistakes in our order, and the "local hangout" ambience is absolutely gone. The drinks are still midprice, I assume the food is still good, but we won't be stopping by next time we are in town. A terrible disappointment, given how much we loved this place before. read more

Cool little bar in downtown Springfield. Had shuffleboard, pool, darts, and fuseball. Great hang out spot for some drinks and fun any day of the week. read more

Atmosphere was fine but nothing special. Pizza was fine but nothing special. Happy hour beer specials are a good price by my draught beer was not good - tasted like some equipment hadn't been cleaned. Don't think it's worth going back. read more

They charged me $25 for a $5 drink, according to my bank statement. I hope it's a pending transaction. Will update when they call me back.

Great friendly staff! Fun atmosphere that gets pretty busy as the night progresses. Food seems to be more an afterthought, but it's good even though. read more

I would give zero stars if I could. I went with my adult children to play trivia, have some drinks and fun, but instead the server was rude and argumentative over an easily fixable discrepancy. She embarrassed me and did her best to make me feel stupid. I complained to who I thought was the manager and I didn't feel like he was taking me very seriously and when I saw him talking to the server in question, they were smiling and laughing. So, I guess this is how legitimate customer complaints are dealt with. I'm the idiot. I hadn't been to trivia in a long time and was REALLY looking forward to it, so it was a real bummer the server ruined it. I will never go back to finnegans for trivia, or any other reason. read more

My boyfriend and I split a pizza on the Finnegan's Revival side (I guess this was former South. Ave. Pizza?) of Finnegan's Wake. The pizza was ok, but I didn't think it was outstanding by any means. We had a couple of beers but didn't stay much longer than it took to eat as we were en route to a movie. B- - not great, not bad, just average. read more

Great Pub. Amazing Food. Horrible Management. This kinda ruined it for me. I come in just after they open for a good meal and the staff are actually nervous about them showing because he's such a prat. While I was eating he began complaining about his workers, well within earshot of me. Just not cool. Can the bugger and get someone who is a bit more professional. I'd give yeh 5 stars if it wasn't for his bollocks. read more

Great happy hour!!! Probably the best in Springfield next to Patton Alley. Their appetizers are great too. Whenever I'm working too late to make Pattons' happy hour, this is my go too. Plus their specials on imported drafts are great! read more

Terrible service. The bartenders are rude and overly aggressive. This is not just my experience, in fact they haven't actually been rude to me. But I have witnessed them threaten to kick people out several times over nothing. Really takes away from the atmosphere. read more