I'm visiting family for the week and we had lunch here on Tuesday. We were informed the corned beef was cooked, but not cut yet. Luckily, we all wanted the burgers and they were quite tasty! However being informed the corned beef was not quite ready made us want THE CORNED BEEF! What great care they take to make sure it is right! The staff really does shine here - very personable and attentive. Well, I had to have the corned beef, so 2 days later I went back to sample. I went with my mom and we each had a perfectly poured Guinness and split the Corned Beef Boxty. The staff was very accommodating and split the meal on two plates for us! We loved the boxty. It was so flavorful! The corned beef was delicious, lean and cut thin! We had the chips with our burgers, but chose fries when we had the boxty. Irish know how to do the potato! Both were great, but prefer the fries. One last comment, the atmosphere is vibrant, full of sports TVs and I wish you were in North Carolina! read more

Irish Tavern Waterford - Corned Beef Boxty - Burgers Near Me - Waterford, Michigan

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Very nice Irish themed bar that also has what I view as an expanded menu for a bar operation. For my first visit here I got a 1/2 Lb Beach burger That is basically a loaded Cheeseburger with Bacon. The burger was well cooked, nice juiciness, quite tasty and definately a notch above most of the burgers in the area. The included house made chips were OK but not to the level of the burger where in hindsight I probably should have upgraded to fries. Lastly the House margarita, of which I had three, were quite large, cheap at $6 and quite tasty. Small gripe though I thought they were light on the tequila as I should at least have felt at least a tingle in my toes after three but alas no tingle (:. Light alcohol aside at $6 this was still quite a deal for such a tasty drink. As stated earlier the Irish theme and green colors everywhere really added a lot to the overall dining experience. Staff was soooo friendly with great follow up throughout and clearly a strength of this business. Overall We had a great time at a very reasonable cost and will be back for sure in the not to distant future! read more

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I was taking my lunch break and scoping the Waterford area for a bite. A pub isn't my usual go to for a sit down meal, but I've had good bar food so I figured why not give them a chance. Inside and out they definitely fit the bill. It's one's of those places that probably has the same customers that come back regularly so it feels like it's part of the community. The lady behind the bar was very courteous and suggested the Irish chimichanga, which was essentially a giant fried egg roll stuffed with corned beef and came with a thousand island dressing for dipping. I was satisfied with the food, but the coleslaw wasn't all that great and the chimichanga was a little overcooked on the outside for me. Their menu is quite large so no one should have a hard time finding something they like. I definitely recommend this place, but only when you're unwinding and hanging out with friends. read more

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The Irish Tavern has the appeal of a local pub. The servers are friendly and attentive to our needs. They have the best fish and chips I've been able to find and is my go to whenever I go. The family had some of the other menu items and were left unimpressed unfortunately. Still enjoy the place and will be returning. read more

The inside probably used to be great, but now seems a little dated and musty. Service was fast and friendly. We tried the boxty and they were good. read more

This place has the nicest staff! The food is good, the beer is always cold - it's a local gem. They have a trivia night and I think they might have other theme nights too (karaoke? stand up? I can't remember) read more

This is a great place to stop for an Irish Breakfast shot! My husband and I love to stop in to grab a quick drink. Food is great too.

We got DoorDash from here tonight. My fiance ordered the South of Wisconsin burger and liked it a lot - it has cheese curds, Jalapeno poppers, etc. on top. I wasn't super hungry so I got a kids meal: $9, which is a decent price, for two large sliders plus your choice of side; I opted for mashed potatoes. It was 50c extra for toppings so we paid for tomatoes and pickles; unfortunately, there were no pickles. The sliders themselves were very good, but the mashed potatoes looked like they'd been scooped out of a can or something. The main reason we ordered from here was the cheese curds. My fiance liked them, but unfortunately I did not... They had some sort of sugary-tasting element that I didn't like. I still ate them, but not sure I'd order them again. Overall I think the sliders were the best thing I ate from here, even though the pickles were forgotten. read more

Irish Tavern Waterford - Kids meal with 2 sliders and mashed potatoes. $9 on DoorDash, not bad - Burgers Near Me - Waterford, Michigan

It was mediocre food, I had the pork chops. They were a bit thin and dry. They had the right idea with the apple/cinnamon topping. It looks like a fun place to hang out for a beer. But the food isn't really what you go for. read more

Go to place for a burger I would much rather have a burger from this joint then have a McDonald's burger they always fulfill. The fries are always good. The burgers are always great. read more

Went for trivia night. It was packed and had to park across the street. That was a good sign as this was my first time coming to this establishment since moving back to Waterford. The food that was being served around me looked like big portions for reasonable prices. I only got fried pickles which were only ok to me. Only because I don't like spear pickles, but it still tastes great. The inside reminded me of a typical Irish bar. I liked the vibe and decor and felt chill. My only suggestion was since it was busy it was hard to get drinks at time from the waitress. But once we ordered they were brought out promptly. I think she was the only one waitressing tables and for that it still keeps 5 stars. My only complaint was not bar related as it had to do with the guy doing trivia night. Not sure how he didn't have help to monitor people using their phones to cheat. 3 tables had phones out every time a question was posted. We did let him know about one table. But second round they had phones out again. Maybe the establishment can help enforce that. I will be back for trivia since it was fun. read more

Love the food but the waitress didn't care about doing a good job to earn a tip and didn't take our order for over 20 minutes after getting us a menu. We had to get up to get her to take our order. She did have time to take a regular patrons order that came in 10 minutes behind us though. It will be a long time for me to go back. Needless to say she only got half a tip but I was tempted not to give one at all!!! read more

Lunch with friends, wasn't real busy on a Sunday afternoon. Service was friendly and prompt, as well as knowledgeable about the menu with suggestions. Had the wings, nothing special just ordinary wings. Tried a Boxty-potato pancake wrapped around corn beef. The pancake was a bit bland and chewy, the corn beef was good. Upgraded to the sweet curry fries. Interesting combination, fries were ok and it was a bit sweet. Would try again. Overall it was bar food and was good. Would give it 3.5 stars but doesn't allow for half stars. Would come back and try again read more

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Great pub amazing chicken and they host events that really pack the house and are fun!

Been a regular customer for over 8 years and won't be recommending IT or going out of my way to come back. The food quality has dropped substantially while prices are higher than ever. Chicken Boxty was always the go to and now they're hard to eat (chicken is like rubber) and fries are an additional upcharge now. You're paying ~$18 for a Boxty now... Service, and atmosphere about the same other than the loss of other regulars we saw coming here for years. Get your act together IT, you've really fallen off a cliff. read more

The food was absolutely fantastic. Shockingly fantastic. The gravy is 10/10. Everything came super fast.

Great food and prices. Service is always very friendly and quick. Great local place and visit often

I've lived 10 minutes from Irish Tavern for almost four years now and finally got around to trying it! I was craving wings and wanted to try a new place. I called and placed a carryout for two orders of wings; Buffalo and Butter Parmesan. Both were being packaged up when I walked in to get my Carryout. Both were very flavorful and cooked perfectly with plenty of meat on the wings. My favorite of the two was the Butter Parmesan! I had leftovers for the next day too! Very good! read more

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It's a solid dive bar. If you like dive bars then this place is ok. It has somehow survived for 30 plus years even though the parking lot always seems empty. read more

Went for Mimosas where you pay full price for the first one and get any additional for $2 each. What a joke. What they call Mimosa consists of maybe a two or three ounces of cheap champagne and the rest orange juice out of the soda gun behind the bar. To make up for it, the gal behind the bar was inattentive with an attitude. A complete rip-off. read more

Food is good Wine sucks you can get an expensive wine that actually tastes good and all of the sudden they stopped carying Moscato Which is all my mom will drink and I asked if we could bring our own in and they said no such bullshit read more

A Christmas Eve small bite of lunch. Shared fish and chip dinner. 3 large pieces breaded perfectly, good fries and a small portion of coleslaw. Tasty ! A friend joined in for a soda . Black and Tan beer not made quite properly. Added in a bud light, 2 lemon drop shots and a fireball. Pretty good service. 3 percent charge for credit card. $50 out the door - cash. read more

My second time here. I love the menu... hard to choose between traditional Irish favorites, American staples, and modern twists. I'd love to come back when green beer is flowing. This is the kind of place where a great party is just a moment away. read more

I wanted to love this place! I live about 5 mins from this place and was ready to make this my local go to for Friday night dinners. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. It took us 40 to 45 mins to get our food, and there weren't even a lot of other people that were ordering food at the time when we arrived at 7:40 PM. My husband ordered fish and chips and we got wings extra crispy with hot and bbq sauce. The fish was actually really good, fries were not seasoned and generic, but they ruined the fish by not giving enough tarter sauce. The coleslaw was not good. Onto the wings. They were not extra crispy and the skin was rubbery. Unfortunately, our waitress didn't stop by at all while we were eating to check on us to get this feedback. The wings were so soggy I ended up asking to get them to go. Keep in mind that 8 wings cost $12.50...The box they gave me for the wings was actually a dip container and the wings were busting out which you can see in the picture. It also took us forever to get our check and leave. Even the people next to us were commenting about how they didn't know who their waitress was. Just overall a very bad experience. read more

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I got the chicken and bread pudding. Soooo good! Staff was friendly and attentive. I was visiting from out of town which is a HUGE bummer because I will definitely be craving this dish again. Laid back atmosphere. All in all a great place. read more

Irish Tavern Waterford - Burgers Near Me - Waterford, Michigan

Swung by this little joint on the way home from the lake and man, what a happy stumble-upon! This place really felt like a local spot, but even though we were outsiders the service was great and the food was surprisingly delicious for the first place we found on the road! I've been craving the beach burger since I left! read more

Irish Tavern Waterford - Beach Burger - Burgers Near Me - Waterford, Michigan

Nice place. First time here. Service was great and so was the food. Had Pumpkin soup and Ruben sandwiches. Both was very good. Corn beef was some of the best I had chopped up great and good flavor. read more

Irish Tavern Waterford - A view from within - Burgers Near Me - Waterford, Michigan

Wish I could give this place negative stars. Me and my friends came here after going to the haunted house. The girl checked our Indiana IDs and did not believe that they were real IDs because she didn't believe that Indiana had two different styled IDs. We even tried showing her the article that explains how Indiana just got new IDs and she didn't even care to read it or believe us. She denied us service tonight. As a Michigan bar, you should be able to recognize legitimate Indiana IDs with it being the closest state to Michigan. Makes no sense. Rude service. Don't know the girl's name but today was her first day and clearly she wasn't trained properly to on IDs. Wouldn't even let us talk to a manager. Disappointed. Don't go here. read more

We've been going here for about 4 years participating in their trivia nights on Thursday . It's been a lot of fun until tonight. Out of the blue the manager came up and yelled at us for having a seat at the end of he table. He didn't ask us to move in the way a manager should and was extremely rude. We immediately moved as requested but the level of attitude from staff and management....we will never be back. It is nice to know this establishment doesn't need the profit from what we're loyal patrons. Sad!! read more

The new staff is amazing! They are kind, caring, and have great customer service. I made an error and called for help on a carry out and they were more than willing to make an accommodation for me. Whether we dine in or carry out, the service and professionalism is 10/10. We love the food too :) read more

Y' all... I ordered DoorDash and was super hungry and my DoorDash driver sent my steak boxty and fried pickle spears to someone else and then they remade the delicious masterpieces for me. Those people are so mf lucky they didn't get their shitty chili cheese dogs and coneys because I guarantee both of our tastes buds were just blessed with THE BEST carb overload ever. It was SICKENING HOW DELICIOUS THE FOOD WAS. The wrap is like a actual pancake but savory and made of POTATOES. It is so yummy y'all. I wish I had a picture but I smashed cause I hadn't eaten all day. I was so mad because my CHONKY buns were full before I finished just the boxty. Love y'all for bringing this Irish treat into my life read more

The Irish tavern is a okay location to eat. It is a clean restaurant, located easily accessible to two main roads. However, be prepared to wait a LONG time for food. We had a small group (5), and we waited over an hour for food, and watched several other groups (with less & more people) come, eat, and go before we even get served. This is RIDICULOUS! We understand that there is only one waitress for the entire restaurant, and one cook, but for a slow time, the wait time is quite excessive. Once our food was done being cooked, it sat in the window for 15 minutes (we timed it on our phones). When we FINALLY got served, our food was cold. I suggest looking at other locations to eat since they are tend to be inattentive to their customers. We came 30 minutes after they opened for the day, and our group was first ones there. read more

SAT for 10 min. Befire drink orders 2 other couples came in both had their drink orders and food orders before we got our drinks 1 hour and 40 min too get a quick lunch. Just waiting to close with new bar down street read more

The service was great but the food was disappointing. We ordered the fried pickles which we very greasy. I had the Shepherds pie and I think the vegetables were from a frozen bag and the mashed potatoes were probably instant. My husband's fish and chips looked like they were made from a frozen package too. We will never be back. read more

Was there Friday night, place was less than half full. The service was bad. They never checked on us after we received our food. There was a hair on a plate, a cooked green bean on the silverware. I substituted mashed potatoes for fries and they came plain, no gravy or butter. Waited forever for our bill. Fish was good, deep fried green beans were good. read more

Decided to check this place out on a local recommendation last Thursday night. I'm always looking for a unique and delicious burger and I think I found one I love at IT! The Loaded Irishman Burger! 1/2 pound nicely seasoned patty, corned beef, sauerkraut, thousand island dressing, and Swiss cheese! This burger was cooked perfectly and just simply delicious. I already want another one for dinner tonight maybe? The fries were also seasoned well and crispy and delicious. The restaurant itself is a what you would expect out of a local hole in the wall and I mean that in a charming way. Looks to be a cool place to hang out even though we only stopped in for dinner. If you're looking for some great bar food I would definitely give this place a try! I know I will be giving them more of my business! read more

Irish Tavern Waterford - The Loaded Irishman Burger! - Burgers Near Me - Waterford, Michigan

I feel like the negative reviews are not accurate. The food was seriously delicious. We ordered potato soup, chicken fried chicken with French fries, and the meatloaf. Everything exceeded our expectations. The server and the cook were both kind and engaging. This was our first of many trips to IT. (We also had our baby with and it was fine for her -high chair, and not too loud!) read more

I finally decided to try this place after a co-worker said the food was really good. I ordered the BBQ burger and the meat was basically flavorless. I could tell from the uniform thickness and texture of the burger that they use pre-pressed frozen patties. Not always a bag thing but in this case just bland. I have defiantly had better bar burgers, and some local small diner burgers. On the plus side the wait staff was very friendly and the service was good even thought their where only a couple of open tables when I got there. Maybe my first visit was just an off night. I will probably give them another try. Probably something other then a burger. read more

We've only recently discovered this hidden gem. The few times we've gone for dinner, the food has been really good (ordered wings, fish and chips, the meatloaf dinner, and cookies). The service has been wonderful as well! We'll definitely go back soon! read more

I've been here a few times and it's never been bad. Its just blah. Way over priced! 2 burgers w/fries no drinks... $25! Red Robin is cheaper, better quality food and more choices. Had to ask waitress for some ranch... food was half gone by time it arrived. There were total of 8 tables of people. 3 wait staff and the lazy service that took forever was overlooked because they were really friendly. It took over half hour to get our 2 burgers. Why? You're NOT busy. Burgers were flavorless. Greasy. Fries were limp, overly greesy and no seasoning. If you go here expect high prices, low quality food, slow staff, unrefrigerated mayo and boring menu selection. And lack of salt & pepper on food. read more