Chili is exceptional! Good bar food, reasonably priced!! Service can be busy on some nights, but very friendly and easy to talk to! Ambiance is a pool room with 4 tables to shoot some games! The ambiance is a local hangout, plenty of friends, pool leagues and very adequate food selections! Owner is very involved in nightly activities and easy to talk to!! read more

This place.... The waitresses are the worst!!!!! And RUDE!! are you not there to make money from tips??? At least try to fake it. The food was pretty good. We did Not leave a tip read more

As a fan of Hemingway the author, I always check out bars with his namesake. This one is a divey spot in a strip mall. There are pool tables inside and it's overly smokey outside. The staff are friendly. Tried the fried pickles and mushrooms: nice, crisp batter. The cocktails are overpriced and there aren't many beers on tap. They charge extra for a credit card, which isn't explained on the menu. Overall okay but not as generous as most dive bars. read more

I don't go to a bar very often,but when I do I expect service. Waited almost 10 minutes. I think maybe a bar tends to be more about service. This was missing. I left. No server in sight. I'll pass read more

I literally had the worst service ever. Brittney Foxworth, but she be lying and saying her name is Brttney Whitney, but she full of shit. She is the worst server at the place. All she do is get drunk, while she suppose to working, and the management let her do it, because they drunk also. You can't run a business, when you have a drunk chick, thinking she runs the place, and she is drunk, and fucking all the money up. She need to be fired, because she has no clue, what's going on, because she is always drunk as hell, a liability. But obviously Hemingways think she is worth more than their business, that's interesting, she been drunk all night, and us customer's was not happy, get rid of her. read more

Met some friends one day while we were in town. Pretty cool spot, good vibes. Beer was cold and not overpriced, the band was really good. Great mix of people. Although it was crazy busy, Laura was a very attentive server. We would definitely hang out there again! read more

Came to watch a afternoon game. The place is equipped with a stage, games and pool tables and also have a outside courtyard area. Our waitress was super sweet and attentive while manning the bar. Ordered the cheese sticks, fried mushrooms and teri hot and hot wings. They do not accept all flat/drum requests which was a bummer bc I only eat flats. The wings were ok. Nothing to brag about but the fried mushrooms were good and freshly made and a huge portion enough for 4+. The cheese sticks are huge! Lots of breading but plenty of cheese. They don't overcharge for drinks and make really good ranch waters. Pool is $1/game. read more

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Great drinks . Spectacular food especially their Mexican egg rolls. Great pricing on drinks and food read more

A very very disappointing meal. There was only one server and was not interested in making any money today. If she hustled she could have made a fortune. We waited over 20 minutes before we were even acknowledged. Ordered 2 burgers and it took almost 40 minutes to get them. Chips were soggy and cold. Room is the same as it has been forever. We wont be going back.. read more

Stopped in to check it out. Great food, great service! Got the Pepper Jack appetizer, great serving size and great flavor. Ordered Cajun wings, good size winds & good all around flavor. Variety of drafts including a few ciders. Extended selection of liquors including several house made sipping classics. This bar has a "everybody knows your name" kind of feel. You can eat, drink, play pool, play pinball, Golden Tee and just overall hang out with friends or meet new ones. read more

Worst place ever. The kitchen closed 30 mins early, so I ordered a beer and asked the bartender if I could order a pizza to the bar, I even told him I'll order enough for the whole bar. He told me that it's perfectly fine. When the pizza got there the kitchen manager flipped out on me and when I mentioned the kitchen closing early and that the bartender told me it was okay, he told him to kick me out because he was about to "FUCK ME UP". His exact words. I will never go back to this place. Rude, offensive and shitty workers that smell like an ashtray, and a place I would never tell anyone to go to. I've already filed a report on their website. This guy needs to be fired. read more

I was hear randomly on new years and my guy Rambo was amazing. I barely had to wait on a drink and when I did, he had me one in less than 5 mins!!! Amazing service, I will be back! read more

Slow service and incredibly rude staff. Place is really going downhill fast. We aren't going back and I won't recommend to anyone. People are always over drunk and the patio is unusable due to the amount of people smoking weed. The place is barely one step above a crack house at this point. read more

Great bar food and good atmosphere. I will definitely be back. Might be the go to place to watch some football

This is the only place in Irmo that every time we visit, the waitress and the bartenders don't acknowledge you. Walk right pass you 3 or 4 times and don't even acknowledge your existence. Bartender will look right at you and not acknowledge you. If you are one of the regular bar flies, they are at your service. read more

This experience was AWFUL considering my boyfriend waited over 20 minutes BEFORE last call to revive service from a 65+ aged bartender, on New Years Eve mind you. Considering he waited patiently at the bar, while other customers were severed, with cash in hand, you could assume he would be served. But, no. Unfortunately, the male bartender refused service to him after he patiently waited in line. This type of treatment and service is unacceptable and I personally will not be condoning from this point forward. I am VERY dissatisfied with the slow and undermining service we received, on the busiest night of the year. Will not be back, and DO NOT recommend anyone else in the country to visit. read more

Great little bar. The staff was kind and warm. Thoroughly enjoyed my meal and plan to come back again some time soon. Clean and smoke free. Wish it was closer to my house. read more

Hemingway's - Tvs around the bar - Sports Bars Near Me - Irmo, South Carolina

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They had sports on tv. That's the extent of any positive comment. The food is mediocre at best. The service was the worst I have seen in some time. read more

Spoiled chicken wings!!! . Be careful as my wife and I ordered the 25 wings and a side of raw fries Togo. After getting home and getting into the wings my wife bit into a wing that didn't smell or taste right. She called Hemingway's to be told she would have a credit with Rocco on our next visit. After smelling that rotten wing I'm not sure if we will be using that credit. read more

The best thing about this place is Rocco and Nicki, Jeff is a self absorbed dick head who makes his own rules and thinks he owns the place. He has always been rude to me and my friends and for no apparent reason. I have asked why on several occasions but he's never man enough to answer. There have even been times when he's denied me drinks (he wouldn't say no to me, but I would show up and he would literally serve everyone else around me, and would look at me and smirk until I left)again this falls into him not being man enough, and I'm not the only one he has done this to, I've heard other stories from people that i don't even know. It's really unfortunate because Hemingways used to be a place like cheers, where everyone knows your name, but now that Jeff has been on his period for god knows how long, I haven't returned and have no desire to. read more

Ordinarily they have good service, friendly staff, and amazing wings.... Last night that was not the case at all. We arrived to Hemingways at 11:45pm, 15 minutes before the kitchen closed and the bartender refused to put in an order of wings (strike one). In my opinion it is bad service to turn away a pregnant woman resuming the role as the designated driver for her group of friends. But that's what happened and the bartender claimed "you're pregnant, so you shouldn't be here in the first place, get out"(strike two). Then as my friends and I gathered ourself together in the car parked 3 businesses down for 5 minutes, they proceeded to call the police on us (strike three). Long story short, don't go there if you're hungry, pregnant or the designated driver. They would rather call the police on sober people than on regular patrons that leave over the legal limit every week. read more

I absolutely love this place!! The appetizers are to die for (especiall the fried pickles, and dirty fries). Ive had just about everything on the menu, and you cant go wrong. Its a very comfortable spot too. read more

Really good wings and a decent craft beer selection on tap. Also some really good live music on Friday nights. Just not a lot of indoor seating. read more

Great mix on drinks at a good price. The chicken quesadilla is completely off the hook. Packed full of chicken cooked onion etc. highly recommended. read more

Love the new place, no smoking, I wasn't scared to order food and it was good! So glad they moved, cleaned up and are now nonsmoking! Would recommend. read more

Best times, Great food - BEST Fried Mushrooms in town! Music many nights, Fun ! Good value - food & drinks A+

Waited forever for our food and there was nobody in there! The skimpiest philly cheese steak I've ever had.....hardly any meat. Dry tasteless Mac and cheese. Unfriendly unresponsive service. We won't be back. read more

Great staff, good food and live bands. Always a good time. Pub style menu, large portions and they serve late into the night.

Great service, everyone is incredibly welcoming! I am new to town and the staff was quick to make me feel comfortable and give me suggestions for the area while giving great service, drinks, and food! read more

New to coming back home as having been gone several years. Checked out the place due to a recommendation and was pleased that it was a bar you could still smoke in. These people that complain about smoke in a bar that's what it is a bar that serves bar food. If you want a high quality restaurant stick to a restaurant only. Had a great time and the prices, bar food and bands were great. Remember it's a bar pay attention to where you are going if you don't like smoke, bands and drunks stay out. read more

Stopped in the past weekend and grabbed a bite to eat. Always good, hot, fresh food and cold drinks. Rocco, Jeff and rest of staff always take care of us. Hemingways is now non-smoking in there new location after 20 years although there is a very nice patio area for those that smoke. read more

We went to the new place for the second time last night. The first time was for lunch, and the food as wonderful. Last night the food was poor, and the meat served was flavorless and skimpy. The only redeeming fact was our waitress was professional yet personable. Will not go back again. read more

great friendly people and wonderful time spent thanks everyone

The waitress has absolutely ignored me. Honestly, I'm not lying and am not exagerrating even a bit. I was completely and absolutely ignored by the waitress. Also the bar girl was very unfriendly. The only friendly people were the door guys. We were 3 at the table yet she only brought 2 menus for my friends and not for me. After they ordered their meals the waitress still was completely ignoring me as if I was not there. They asked me where I was from (I am from Northern Europe). Then I asked her why she was ignoring me and she told me she was not ignoring me. Oh really? Not saying hi, not bringing me the menu, not even asking me whether I'd like a drink or water, she calls that not ignoring? I am White, but this hole is a KKK hole that's for sure. Other white guys (from MD and NJ) by the bar told me this place sucks and they were right. The place is all smoking, no ventilation, very loud, too many TV screens and its boring. The band was fine though. Very racist. Not diverse. There were about 20-30 people, only one black woman with her white boyfriend. No Asians, no foreigners. No wonder! At the end when I was paying the bill the waitress had the impudence to remind me to not forget to pay the tip! read more

The waitress has absolutely ignored me. Honestly, I'm not lying and am not exagerrating even a bit. I was completely and absolutely ignored by the waitress. Also the bar girl was very unfriendly. The only friendly people were the door guys. We were 3 at the table yet she only brought 2 menus for my friends and not for me. After they ordered their meals the waitress still was completely ignoring me as if I was not there. They asked me where I was from (I am from Northern Europe). Then I asked her why she was ignoring me and she told me she was not ignoring me. Oh really? Not saying hi, not bringing me the menu, not even asking me whether I'd like a drink or water, she calls that not ignoring? I am White, but this hole is a KKK hole that's for sure. Other white guys (from MD and NJ) by the bar told me this place sucks and they were right. The place is all smoking, no ventilation, very loud, too many TV screens and its boring. The band was fine though. Very racist. Not diverse. There were about 20-30 people, only one black woman with her white boyfriend. No Asians, no foreigners. No wonder! At the end when I was paying the bill the waitress had the impudence to remind me to not forget to pay the tip! read more

I reviewed Hemingway's about 5 years ago when it was in another location in the same shopping center. Not much has changed except it is a lot bigger, and the windows are clean. It is still seat yourself and it is still no frills and very boisterous with the video games, TVs, pool tables, and loud shouts of encouragement or derision based on how the video games were going. We visited on a Monday night about 5:30 and the men outnumbered the women by about 10 to 1. A friend recommended the wings there so that's what I ordered: Lemon Pepper at the suggestion of the waitress. As with every other wing place that I have ordered Lemon Pepper wings from, they were neither Lemony nor Peppery. What they were, were salty. Oh my goodness. I have never had such salty food in my life except when it was a mistake. And I love salt. I put it on everything. The wings were cooked very well, and I could tell I probably would have enjoyed them had I ordered another flavor. Now my husband. My husband loved his wild something something chicken sandwich and the potato salad. I tasted the potato salad and it was indeed very good. He cannot stop talking about the place (the food) and wants to go back ASAP. He would give the place 4 1/2 stars. I would give it a too early to tell benefit of the doubt 3 stars. So consider this a 3 1/2 star review. In reading some of the bad reviews between the lines, I would recommend going there early as apparently they have to throw people out for drunken rowdy behavior from time to time. read more