Hubby and I came here a couple of weeks ago and had to come back with friends. Our server remembered us and made us feel so welcome! My friend and I got the mason jar peach sangria. Light and refreshing! The guys all got Guinness-because it's the right thing to do at a pub. I recommended the Guinness Beef stew to my friend and he was delighted. He said it was so tender and delicious. He didn't leave a single drop on the plate. I loved the stew but wanted to venture out and got the crab stuffed flounder. It was the right amount of fish with a light buttery sauce and perfectly cooked veggies. I almost always take food home but it was portioned so well that only left some rice. The server said his mom's favorite was the Gaelic Chicken so one friend who isn't always adventurous tried it and loved it. Ironically he lives in the area and had not been here before but now plans to come more often be use of the great vibes and two bars. My other friend got the Rueben with fries and Thoroughly enjoyed it. She said it was tender and the meat seasoned well. My husband ordered the shepherds pie and said it was even better than his own. It is made with beef (not lamb) and delicious! We couldn't leave without having the banoffee and bread pudding. They brewed fresh coffee for us and we sat and chatted and life and the awesome food we had. read more

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THE FULL RUN DOWN!!! lol, I saw so many varying reviews I needed to get the official answer myself. My girlfriend and I came in, right off the bat, the drinks aren't very good, mojito was a NOjito, as in no flavor and all sour lol but the beer was good. We got potato skins and wings and the wings were perfect, fall off the bone as well cooked. The potato skins........perfect cheese, perfect bacon, but can we get a little flavor onto that potato? Next time. I got the pulled pork Sandwhich, it was perfect all around and delicious. The fries were PERFECT!! Crispy and fresh. My girlfriend got the stir fry, the vegetables were perfectly seasoned but the chicken could use some flavor in itself. I was told it's a bit bland like the potato. Overall, 4 stars, our server was attentive, friendly and patient with us. The food was great, no major complaints at all. I took the star off just because the cocktail wasn't very good, the base of the food we ate could use some more seasoning and flavor in the (potato and chicken). Also side suggestion would be to make a few playlists, I felt like the music was all over the place and definitely can set the mood when hanging out. Definitely would love to return, worth the stop 100% read more

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We went here for a 47 year old birthday party! We first had buffalo hot wings which were perfectly cooked. The wings were perfect with medium heat! It was tender and the meat came off easily. The breaded mushrooms were very good! And the bruschetta was very tasty. For the main entries, chicken franchise, baked ziti, corn beef and cabbage/potatoes. The chicken franchise was so good! The chicken was very tender. The sauce was nice nice and lemony. The corn beef was perfectly salted which went perfectly with the cabbage and potatoes! read more

Irish Cottage Inn - Hot wings, breaded mushrooms, bruschetta - Irish Near Me - Franklin, New Jersey

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Early dinner in Franklin, New Jersey on 3-15-25, The Ides of March! When we drove past Irish Cottage Inn, my friends reminisced about the fun times they had when they been there. I suggested that we go today - before it gets crowded on St. Patrick's Day. They agreed! We got there around 3pm and parking was a bit tight in the front of the building. We waited at the receptionist's post a while before we got seated. Live, peppy music was happening in the pub side of the restaurant. We got a table in the back... and I had a chance to use a coat rack for my long coat! LOL! Our server was friendly and efficient. She quickly brought my friends their meals of fish and chips and Bangers. I got the Corned Beef En Croute which is Corned beef and cabbage with potatoes, baked into a flakey pastry. It was excellent with a creamy horseradish sauce... amazing! We also shared a piece of Banoffee Pie: slices of banana on a graham crust with homemade toffee, fresh coffee cream topping, and caramel drizzle! Wow! Yummy! I'm so glad we stopped by! Going early paid off again! read more

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Their French onion soup is the best around... hands down! Rueben was excellent The atmosphere is great lively at the bar Dinning room has lots of TVs read more

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Just awful and burnt and GREASY. 12 bucks seriously ??? No reason to ever return. Good luck to ya if you go lol read more

Irish Cottage Inn - This is the worst thing I've ever been served. Greasy burnt hockey pucks. - Irish Near Me - Franklin, New Jersey

This restaurant has always been the place afer a busy day. We usually order the same items. Knowing a new cook was come on it'son site we looked forward to this. Initial reviews stated Fish and Chips were of generous portiion it was.... Not now very smalll fish portion. We stated this and got ignored. And the prices from one month went up.time to find a new place. read more

While out running errand in a town far, far away from our home, we decided to stop at the Irish Cottage Inn. I was a little skeptical after seeing the wide variety of reviews, but I'm glad I ignored the bad ones because we had a fantastic lunch. We started with a couple beers...and in an Irish pub we had Guinness and Harp. Wifey ordered the Sliders and had one of each - pulled pork, corned beef, and a regular beef bacon cheeseburger. I went with one of my stand-by meals..Fish and chips. We ended up doing halvzies and split our meals. The sliders were great, though I liked the corned beef one the best. The fish and chips were good, but not so amazing that they'd stand out from other fish and chips meals. Our waitress, also the bartender, was awesome. Very friendly, got us our drinks and food quickly and was nice to talk to before and during our meal. The restaurant itself is your normal Irish pub. Tables weren't crammed together, bar area was nice and had a couple tvs. If I lived up here this would be a go-to place for me. read more

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I really wanted to like this place more but it didn't live up to the hype. The food wasn't bad but the portions were small relative to the price. $17 for a side dish of shepherds pie was a little disappointing and then the 8 oz. Margarita for $12 is ridiculous. I'll give it another shot but definitely won't be getting a drink with my meal. read more

Great... enjoyed wife's and mine lunch. Wonderful staff and very attentive. Engaged with one of the owners and Chef Chuck. Nice to see personalities making the commitment to say a quick hello. sometimes pleasantries can go a long way... go Chef Chuck and owners. Good food and nice management. read more

I'll have to go back and try something different but I stopped in for a drink and app and I got the #1 en croute app. I thought for $13.99 it was very underwhelming and lacked flavor. Maybe I didn't get a good one but it wasn't stuffed by any means and it wasn't mixed well. You get a cabbage bite, potato, and the corned beef. 3 tiny pieces aren't enough to share since they each have a tiny portion of meat. read more

Stopped by for lunch on Sunday afternoon; the place was quiet but had a quaint and comfortable ambiance. Brandon provided friendly and efficient service with great food recommendations. Delicious: boxty, sautéed mushrooms, curry fries, corned beef, Guinness stew and shepherds pie. We will definitely be back. read more

Delicious food, great service, reasonable prices and close to home for me. I highly recommend this restaurant.

What a hidden gem! Returned for our Irish food destination and didn't disappoint. I had their Reuben and it was piled high with corned beef brisket with cheese on top with kraut and Russian dressing layered below. Also had their chili which tastes of love. Someone in that kitchen has the Midas touch read more

Had the corned beef sandwich. Came out cold and was pretty awful. Drinks are a major under pour. Scotch on the rocks in an oversized shot glass. No value for the money. read more

Love this cozy Irish pub! Friendly service and the cutest restaurant. I love all the pieces of history they have decorating the pub. Tons of Irish fare on the menu which is fun. The Irish coffee is fantastic!! We also got the clam chowder which was some of the best I've ever had. read more

Irish Cottage Inn - Shepherd pie and Irish mushrooms - Irish Near Me - Franklin, New Jersey

Corn beef Reuben was sloppy but so good and their clam chowder is so bomb every time I go I get the chowder I tell everyone bout it read more

Irish Cottage Inn - Irish Near Me - Franklin, New Jersey

I've been to Irish Cottage Inn numerous times over the years when coming home to Vernon, NJ, from out if town. It's always been a great place to grab a pint and a bite. This post is to applaud Audrey, Shannon, Rachel, and the rest of the staff, especially the kitchen, who were able to turn on a dime to host our class reunion. We booked a separate venue months in advance to host our class' 20-year reunion and at 10 AM on the day of the event, we learned they didn't have power and couldn't host us. I called The Cottage at 11 AM, when they opened, to see if there was anything they could pull together and host us. After a few phone calls to work out some details on their and my end, we were booked for the back room with dinner (salad, pasta, chicken francese, and shepherd's pie), dessert (cheesecake and brownies) and beer/wine (domestic and house) included. The event went on without a hitch! Our class is collectively grateful for their fast acting professionalism. read more

I stopped in here for some dinner and to watch some football. Pretty typical crowd for this type of establishment. Friendly dudes having some drinks and watching football. Food was fine; bartended was friendly and helpful. Nice place, I would definitely come back for this type of experience again. read more

Great food and fantastic service at this delightful restaurant...!! I had the pleasure to visit this restaurant because I was invited to attend a repass there. I was amazed at the quality of the food that was offered and the accommodations were perfect for the 50 people who attended. The BIG ANT approves..! read more

Food was really good. Service was awesome. Decent size portions. We happened to go there while they were doing karaoke so that was entertaining. We will definitely be back read more

Irish Cottage Inn - Irish Near Me - Franklin, New Jersey

Amy the bartender was fantastic I had the streak Diane and steamers along with goat cheese salad. Sat at the bar and was taken care of wonderfully read more

My go-to place in Sussex County for Fish-n-Chips. Great Irish menu - Chicken Pot Pie, Shepherd's Pie, Banger's and Mash. This place is a family favorite. read more

Very disappointed! Ordered 2 Ruebens for take out. Rye bread was not toasted, asked for Russian on the side but it wasn't. Corned beef had no flavor whatsoever. And no pickle! Come on guys.... You've been better than this! read more

Irish Cottage Inn - Irish Near Me - Franklin, New Jersey

The place is okay. Servers are nice. Shepherd pie and some plates are descent. But last time I visited I ask for the half of chicken and vegetables, about 20 points, and the plate was awful. They give me what could be one quarter bathed on gravy. I ask the server and he just told me that's what the chef prepared. After 10 mins came back but I started eating the one and decided to just "ok" him, same day after minutes I had the answer to this old, quarter, black toasted dipped in gravy. Pretty bad! Never coming here again and not recommending eating something that looks like was from 3 days ago. read more

Irish Cottage Inn - Half of chicken, judge yourself. - Irish Near Me - Franklin, New Jersey

We've been driving by here for years and finally decided to stop in for lunch. The food was delicious, the service unbelievably slow. We were the only 2 in the dining room. There were only 2 people in the bar. read more

Some of the food is very peppery . Staff and owners really go out of their way to accommodate you.

Food not worth it for the price you pay. Service is terrible long wait times. DON'T BOTHER...it's not worth it!!

Friends and I went here after a round of golf at Ballyowen. What better way to finish off a day of golf on an Irish style links course than having some traditional Irish fare? I had a nice cup of chili to start and for my main course I had to go with Fish and Chips. Two buddies had Shepherds Pie and one the Beef Stew. We all enjoyed our meals and we all had a good pint of Guinness. read more

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This place never disappoints. A definite goto when you're craving authentic Irish fare. The Shepard's Pie is one of the dishes that is consistent with good portion, warm presentation and the taste of each spoonful is rib-stickingly delicious. read more

Came here for lunch Sunday afternoon. The place was very quiet. Most of the crowd were at the bar watching TV. The atmosphere was very chill and cozy, and didn't feel so much like an Irish pub- More like a little restaurant attached to a bed and breakfast. The staff were really friendly, and our waiter was very nice. He came with the drinks and food right away and gave us his personal favorites on the menu and specials. I had the shrimp summer special, which was pretty good. Not the most amazing shrimp I've ever tasted but I'd give 4/5 stars. And also the peach sangria. 5/5 I asked if they had any Irish soda bread, they didn't- but the waiter was very nice and brought fresh rolls out to our table. I would definitely go here again for the service. 5/5 read more

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Ok so after eating here on numerous occasions I've finally decided to write the review. Can't explain why it's taken so long. One thing I can say is that their food is good and that's what keeps me coming back. You really can't go wrong with any of their Irish dishes. My wife has her go to "shepherds pie" and she seems to order this at most Irish Pubs we frequented. I don't judge because that's her favorite, and it is quite good here. I like mixing it up a bit, sort of like spinning that wheel at the carnival and see where it lands. I also have my faves, I'm a sucker for the Fish & Chips, and the Guinness Stew will warm your belly on a cold winters day. On this cold day my wife had her go to and I decided on a Chicken Murphy. We also ordered an appetizer of Bacon Boxty which according to the menu description is a traditional Irish potato cake (looks like small pancakes) that were delicious. Of course there's plenty of fluids to wash everything down. No shortage of beer at a pub. Harp for me and an Alabama Slammer for my wife. Place gets crowded on weekends and reservations are recommended for large parties. St. Patrick's is only a couple of months away and I'm sure that the owners and staff will make it work even with these times that we're all going through. I'm all in. But I'll have to pre game before March 17th comes around. read more

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Wonderful dinner at the Irish Cottage Inn. Really enjoyed the shepherds pie and rice pudding.

Borrowing from Dickens it was the best of meals, it was the worst of meals. Stopped in so my wife could have some corn beef and cabbage. Her portion was healthy in size and she said it tasted great. I ordered the chicken parmagan in vodka sauce. Out came a slice of chicken that was a quarter inch thick, burnt around all the edges, dry and leathery. Wife asked how was my meal and I said one step below a bad school lunch meal. So it was truly a tale of the best and worst this place has to offer. I guess if you stick with Irish fare you will be satisfied but for your own sake don't veer off that path. read more

A lot of great things on the menu, it was hard to choose! The place was very nice. There was a bar section and a restaurant section where diners could eat near a fireplace or on higher tables near the bar. My pastry with corned beef and cabbage was so good! I liked the candy rims most for the drinks I ordered read more

Irish Cottage Inn - French onion soup - Irish Near Me - Franklin, New Jersey

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Stopped in for a quite bite on the way back from High Point as the place looked inviting. Typical pub layout with hightops in the bar area and somewhat more formal dining area in the back. We opted to sit in the back room near the fireplace as it was somewhat quieter. I grabbed a Smitty's from the draft list and the wife went with a pear cider. I opted for the traditional standby Shepard's Pie and she asked for a corn beef on rye with sweet potato fries. It took long enough for the food to come out that I ordered a second beer (not necessarily a bad thing) but it took me several tries to flag a server down to get it. I thought my pie was pretty good, it was large, had plenty of filling, delicious buttery mashed potatoes and a pretty good flavor. The wife was not too happy with her sandwich as the bread had the same texture as packaged store bought rye and fell apart while she was eating it but she did enjoy the fries. Prices were reasonable and I guess if I were closer I'd give them another shot on different beer and meal options. read more

Nice bar to have a pint, relaxing inside or out. Foods good especially the Shepherds pie. Plenty of TVs if you're going to watch a game and plenty of parking. read more

Terrible and awful customer service from manager Tom. Takeout of 3 Corned Beef sandwiches on 3/11/22 was awful. Instead of nice slices of Corned Beef the sandwich had tiny broken up pieces the size or kernels of corn. Difficult to eat, couldn't even use a fork to pick up contents as it just fell out of bread. Over the years we have always had the Corned Beef and it was always amazing. Each meal had slices of Corned Beef, tender and flavorful. Tom, insisted that the crumbled pieces is how they have always served their Corned Beef so it is tender. He argued his point. Not even to consider my side. I have pictures of this mess! I was an hour and half away bringing lunch to my dad of 87. So returning to Irish Cottage was not happening. POOR POOR customer service. Just offering me 20% back would have made me happy. Now NEVER again! read more

Irish Cottage Inn - All crumbles! AWFUL - Irish Near Me - Franklin, New Jersey

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The menu pricing is inaccurate. The kids meals are listed as 6.99 and we were charged over $10. The food isn't great for the cost.

Do not go in the summer, super warm... we were all sweating waiting for our dinner. I thought the food was good and portions very late. However do not order the bread pudding. It was laughable. It was a tiny thin dry beige square...no flavor, no whipped cream ... read more