Definitely a local bar that has some mileage on it but did the job for that moment. It was actually entertaining to people watch and see a different side of town and their locals. It's definitely not the cleanest place and the bar areas seems like the place to be but the outside looked spacious and decent to hang, especially with nice weather. It appeared to be closed in and designated smoking areas during colder times. They also had a spot with a local band to play. I would say out of the other local chain restaurants, Kelly's have more variety and good burgers, wraps and such. Love the hand cut fries! We went to watch a playoff game and it served its purpose for that moment. Not really my scene but it was entertaining and would return if I want to hang with some down to earth locals. read more

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We decided to hit this place up after a day of the worst hangover. Something about greasy burgers just sat right with us. I'll start by saying I've gone here on the occasional whim for years, even though I have no idea why. It's not great. Wait time for seating wasn't bad. There looked to be only three people working, so it's to be expected. Server the first time got over to us pretty quickly. Drinks, apps, and burgers ordered. The whole shebang. Food was okay this time. The best thing we had were the potato skins, but it's hard to mess those up. The fries weren't good, maybe cooked in old grease. The burgers were okay. Subpar for their usual fair. The service, however, declined as soon as the food came out. We were "checked on" once. We we asked for a refill on drinks it took about 20 minutes or so for them to come. Let me add, they were not busy. Two other tables in the whole place, a few regulars playing pool. We asked for the refills, waited, the waitress went to the table beside us twice, once with drink refills and once to check in on them, then we waited some more before our drinks came. We watched her hang out at the bar in all the time between. Kelly's has never been my favorite. Now I remember why. read more

It has been over two years since eating here. Please disregard my previous review because this was the best food we have had in a LONG time. Wow. That Rowdy Rueben Burger was OMG outstanding!!!! Thank you Kelly's for the amazing food and service. They do need help because they are understaffed but it was still excellent service for only two servers in the whole restaurant from what we saw. Please understand and be patient and tip your servers well! They deserve it! Fantastic food and service. read more

This place was wonderful. We were able to bring our dog with us! They even brought him a bowl of water and a "doggie bowl" with chicken so he could eat with us! The patio area was covered and nice- we went for lunch and were the only ones outside. Food was amazing! I ordered a beyond burger and forgot to tell them no bacon (vegetarian) and the waitress had already done that and brought it to me on a separate plate on the side because she wasn't sure. I thought that was super considerate! read more

Believe the ratings as they're true! This place is horrible. The server was clearly annoyed that he had to be at work. Never came back to our table after our food was served. The food had no flavor and the French fries were so undercooked. I had to hunt down the bartender to ask for my check. The server finally comes with it and asks how things were. I was pissed enough that I told him expecting nothing in return. He did remove my food from the bill. Would never go back. read more

I don't typically write reviews but I did not appreciate the treatment at Kelly's yesterday and it made me wonder what the cause was and I hope its not what I think. My husband and I come in for drinks ever so often and enjoy it. The bartender lady with the bob haircut usually serves us. She's always busy but is still professional. yesterday, there was a guy behind the bar with a long beard and I dont know if he was having a bad day or didnt care for ppl like us. Either way, I felt uncomfortable. He made us wait about 10 minutes before he came up, not even in front of us with eye contact, but to the side and said "what you drinking?". No hello, no menus, no eye contact. I gave my order and he just pointed my husband for his. We went to make the drinks and we were left looking at eachother like Nope, we gotta go and we did. Unfortunately, I will never visit that place again and it's upsetting because I actually liked it read more

It's bar food. It's the only place open late at night that isn't called McDonald's. Kelly's is a nice place located at the mall, so you know there's plenty of parking spots. It's one of those local places like "Cheers" where everyone knows your name. There's a couple of pool tables and music could be heard all over the place. I didn't see a jukebox but this place didn't really need one since everyone was holding a conversation. And it's a bar so there's a couple of TVs. Madison was my server and she was a bundle of energy. Smiling, cleaning, serving, and making sure everyone was happy. She even found time to talk to little old me. I got a classic bacon burger with cheese and a bowl of hot soup. Madison chose for me crab soup and pepper jack cheese for the burger along with tater tots. Soup was ok. At first I really believed it was cream of mushroom with old bay spice. I through the dark spots were mushrooms but they're actually chopped celery. I did taste the crab. It wasn't in big chunks but in string form. Tater tots hot and crunchy. Perfect with mustard, ketchup, mayo, and pepper. And the burger was cooked perfectly. Nice hand formed med rare meat and the bacon was thick and had that great salty taste. Overall four stars. Don't expect fancy food at a joint like this. Instead expect great service, good food, and lively conversation. Now excuse me, it's my turn to rack. M read more

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Kelly's has never had great food to me but the happy hour is pretty good, but that's pretty much where the buck has stopped. But I realize why I stopped going all of those years, they're not good at cooking actual food that isn't an appetizer. For instance, I am pescaterian, I ordered three orders with tuna in it (tuna bites, tuna wrap, and a tuna philly steak) I only order tuna medium cooked, and the cook manages to cook all of it well. Service was good, but their cooks can't cook food that isn't an appetizer. read more

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We drove up from Florida, checking in to our hotel around 9:30PM, needing some grub and cocktails to unwind. A yelp search of nearby prospects resulted in Kelly's, and it fit the bill with aplomb. We got half a dozen well drinks, a french dip, burger and fries and it was just what we needed. Burger was a little well done, but this is a bar, not a Michelin-rated epicurean retreat. Service was reasonable and friendly, drinks were fair pours. In similar circumstances, we will revisit Kelly's. read more

Kelly's Tavern - The bar. - American Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

New location building. It is nice and clean. Staff are very friendly. I like that they have TV all around the place.

So... Kelly's burgers are bangin but... this location is not. i wasn't the biggest fan with the slow service (even though there weren't many people) and it just didn't feel clean. our table had stuff on it and we were seated there without them clearing it off. the food was just okay. wouldn't recommend this location. read more

Kelly's is a nice spot to grab some good food in a friendly environment. I had a cup of chicken chili which was good and the boneless chicken bites with a spicy garlic sauce which were really good. read more

Kelly's Tavern - Chicken Chili - American Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

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So we just ate lunch at Kelly's Tavern and the food was so good!! Our server Erika was so attentive and I recommend that you go there if you're in the Greenbrier area! Make sure you ask for Erika's section! Will definitely be going back there!! read more

1st timer and it was so good! I had the largest club sandwich of my life! Seriously! It was prepared perfectly as were the sweet potato fries. The young woman that was my server was very helpful and a delight. She kept my Dr. Pepper filled and checked on me often. If I make it back to Chesapeake again, I'll make sure I stop in for lunch and another killer club sandwich. read more

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Was excited to go for the first time. Burgers had no taste Fries limp and barely warm. Roll was falling apart and seemed a couple days old. And they had no dessert- nothing. Weird. So many people go not sure why read more

The only plus side was the bartender was nice. We left the concert at the amphitheater and saw they were open until 12. We walked in around 11. We asked the guy sweeping if the kitchen was opened he said "yup but fried food only" perfect. We sat at the bar and immediately the cook comes out and says the kitchen is closed. The guy who told us otherwise was like "my bad I didn't look at the clock". We found out that guy was the General Manager. As the General Manager he should be ABC certified and know that if you're serving alcohol for another hour LEGALLY they have to have some food options until 30minutes to close. Seeings how there was an hour left, we were confused and now irritated. The bartender told us of a place near by that offered food until 130am. We went there. Money better spent. Not good service from the General manager. read more

This is our second time eating here and Britney has been our waitress both times. She has given excellent customer service. She's friendly and extremely accommodating. Our food was excellent, as well. read more

The so called GM claims that a double shot is 2 oz lol I've been a bartender before and that is incorrect he got upset because I left and didn't accept the overpriced drink he gave me. Also he was really rude to a previous customer who accidentally forgot to pay his tab and yelled at him telling him he had to pay the tab ... Queen machines aren't here anymore all they have it pool tables and TVs I did however like the one lady with short hair and tipped her very well every time. Ole well bye read more

Honestly, not a bad place for take out. They knew their take out options online didn't have the "sides" set up, so they gave me a ring. I know a lot of people hate on chain restaurants, but I was happily pleased with what I ordered. Not a 5 just bcz their home fries suckkkkk, we all know that! But they charge you for the battered fries. Also dudes, just give a regular corn dog for the kid's meal instead of the mini stuff. I get it, time and cost is easier but yo' a corn dog is sincerely not hard to make or "heat up." read more

We stopped in at Kelly's Tavern for a late night bite and some brews. We started off with the potato skins and then I chose the cheeseburger with onion rings while my wife Kathey got the club sandwich and cole slaw. Yuengling and Coor's light were our beverages of choice. Loud heavy metal music played over the speakers and there were a lot of tv's surrounding the bar showing plenty of sports options to watch. Overall, a pleasant experience but the music could be lowered a bit. read more

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My husband and I decided to give it a second chance. We came here a few months ago and service and food weren't great but not horrible. Tonight, I probably should've walked out. The "waitress" took our order and yawned right in our faces without an excuse me. Placed our order and she messed up our drinks, no napkins or silverware till AFTER our food came out. Another story....fries, stale and cold. Coleslaw....the worst, NO taste. It's my fault I didn't complain but I feel it would have been a case of, oh sorry. Leah P. should take a class in manners and service! PS....the BAR was catered to nicely! Reason for NO tip and I'll never go back OR recommend!! read more

Was a little confused by the terrible rating. Normally Yelp is pretty accurate. We just got the bacon cheese burger and with a side salad. Was pretty solid. It looked like only one person was working the tables but she did a good job in our opinion. Drinks could been a little stronger and the sprite was flat. Ambiance is like a dive bar but a little nicer. Feels like being in the bar in 80s. Overall would go again. read more

I should've gone with first feeling (plus dirty windows), we really wanted pizza but settled because of time. We were seated promptly but it took a bit before the waitress came for drink order. Ambiance was lacking for sure. Anyway the menu had a large selection (that can be a negative). I was dying for French onion soup, so I ordered that then my sister ordered the chicken quesadilla and added 10 Buffalo chicken wings, quite a mishmash. Anyway the soup arrived it was pure white cheese, not browned on top. When I dug in it was very plain, a lot of bread and I noticed little bubbles around the soup, it wasn't hot at all and had absolutely no taste, not sure what kind of cheese it was, two spoonfuls and I was done....terrible. The wings were pretty good. The quesadilla was ok, the chicken was junky, with almost raw random green peppers and a couple onions, I didn't detect any cheese. Needless to say it wasn't very good and the waitress saw that I didn't hardly touch the $6.50 soup and didn't ask if anything was wrong with it!! We will not be back and won't recommend it. It's unfortunate that we didn't just drive a little up the road were there was a plethora of selections! read more

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upon entering the establishment the host was nowhere to be found. the waitress was extremely nice. but receiving the food was less than desirable. the burgers were unseasoned and dry. and the mac and cheese was soupy and tasteless. will not be returning read more

This was great last night ! The food was fast and so was the service. Plenty of leftovers too. Ice cold beer and good prices. read more

Kelly's Tavern - a roast beef sandwich - American Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

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Great food and great service! Best turkey burger I've ever had! Firecracker wrap was amazing as well!!! I recommend

This place is definitely a local Hangout. They let us smoke cigars out on the patio they have a DJ that comes to play on most nights. They have pool tables in addition to corn hole. He service is solid depending on who's working. They have without a doubt the best chicken quesadillas in the 757... chicken onions green peppers jalapenos and cheese and they are very generous with the chicken. I also enjoyed the Cobb salad. It was a nice-sized and fulfilling. read more

Welp, we tried to let them make it right. But they failed. We ordered three items from the menu via door dash. Kelly's forgot to place one meal in the order. I shared my food with my friend and called Kelly's to ask for a refund of his meal and mine. For the inconvenience of all this, it could of been easily fixed. Great job. No wonder you have awful reviews :/ read more

There aren't many watering hole options in Chesapeake, so one must "get in" where one "fits in". The other day it was to be at Kelly's Tavern, where I would try to get in and then fit in. I ordered the Fried Egg Burger - a burger topped with American cheese and an over easy egg. It comes with a free side of your choice. I went with the fries and asked the fries to be cooked well and the burger medium. Unfortunately, it came reversed. I sent the fries back but ate the burger. The burger was still good even though it was overcooked because of the runny egg. When the fries came back they were nice and crisp. I also ordered a side of onion rings and asked that they be well done as well. The onion rings were great and so was the sauce that came with it. I sat at the bar so service was top-notch. I had a few Yuenglings and shots of Jameson. The bill was quite reasonable. The place would be a solid 3-star if it wasn't for the hiccup with my burger and fries. Shamus shame you... read more

Kelly's Tavern - American Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

1. Waitresses with unfriendly demeanors and attitudes. 2. Had a problem with my bill and had to sent it back to be corrected. The waitress had an attitude regarding that. 3. Two older couples entered and were seated after my family. Both left after a few minutes. My wife and I couldn't figure this one out? We guessed it could be the loud red neck rock music. Overall, our last time! What a waste! read more

First time at this location. The bacon cheddar burger was juicy and came out the medium temp I ordered. My son was a big fan of the kid's cheeseburger, which is saying something since he's something of a burger fanatic. The fries were just average. I do appreciate a place that has malt vinegar, though. Unfortunately, the side salad was chock full of brown lettuce. Definitely a disappointment. We felt bad for the staff. Only one server and the bartender for the lunch rush on a holiday. They killed themselves trying to take care if everyone. I understand a server called out, but management should have planned ahead. Kudos to the server and bartender though. In the weeds, but great attitudes. read more

I'm a fan of this particular Kelly's because they make the best crab dip. It's miles beyond the other Kelly's that serve the same dish. I'm also a fan of this Kelly's because our waitress was on top of things. Attentive, knowledgable, funny, and talkative (but not the obnoxious talkative where you wish she would go away because you're trying to eat talkative). I think her name was Megan. I ordered the french dip and it was a little salty, but that could have been the au jus. My fries were also a little soggy, I like them crispy. My boyfriend ordered the smoke house burger (YUM) with sweet potato fries. OHMYGOODNESS...they serve them with a side of special sauce that is a concoction of ranch and bbq sauce/spices and it was glorious with the sweet potato fries. I asked the waitress how long they had been serving this dip and she said about a year but she didn't know if other places were serving it too. They must not be, because before the Kelly's at Pembroke closed I was there are least every couple of weeks for lunch with an old co-worker and they didn't have this sauce. Ohwell...I know the Kelly's Greenbrier does and it's worth the trip for me it's that damn good!! My only complaint, other than the soggy fries, was that this establishment is smoking and non-smoking. While the smoking section is blocked off, it is the bar section and when the door opens the smoke can be smelled within the non-smoking section. If you despise smoke, you may want to ask to sit far away from the smoking section. read more

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I usually check the Yelp rating b4 visiting a place, but this time I didn't. With 2 stars and a first sentence like this I probably can stop right here, but I think I'll keep going for s/g. We went to Smoky Bones, but the wait was so long that we decided to find something else. Mainly because we had a hungry toddler with us. After considering 3-4 other places we passed Kelly's and decided to call it. Things started off good. We were seated rather promptly and the host even brought out our drinks. That should've been a little red flag that the host took our drink orders instead of the waitress. A little while later the waitress came and asked us for our drink order. We looked at each other and then looked at her with a smile. I assumed any minute now she would noticed the 3 full cups sitting in front of us, but instead she just kept looking at us with this kind if blank stare. My husband finally said, "We have drinks..". She THEN looked down and did this little awkward jump, and said, "Oh, I didn't notice!" Ok...so, ok. Should we have put our finger up and excused ourselves then? Of course, we should've! Had we known how the night would progress we definitly would've! To make a long story short, the food was aight. The fried pickles and my sons mini corn dogs were good. The wings were ok. We ended up sending a plate of tenders back b/c you could hardly chew through them. We had to flag down the waitress to ask for refills EACH time, and that was no easy task. We asked for a couple extra plates and she brought napkins. We asked for ketchup and she brought napkins! At one point we were wondering of we were on some kind of prank show. Finally, walking back to our car in the freezing cold seemed like a better idea then staying there so we paid our bill and left. read more

I actually downloaded yelp for the first time to see their reviews to see if it was just me. After visiting for the first time, only because the place I wanted to try was closing down, must say I do not recommend. Very poor presentation for fajitas. After being seated I was not expecting much considering it is not a Mexican restaurant... but after finding out from the server that their "only rotating" beer was Sam Adam's winter lager... I ordered a craft draft beer on the menu. Did not much enjoy, and ordered a marg to go with the very poor presentation of fajitas. Was the worst I've ever tried. Asked if the bartender made it, politely asked if he could help and fix it. Added sprite. So I asked for a beer instead, one I notice not on the menu since I went in person from the table to find out if there was a solution. Margarita not even okay at all, still. Maybe worse after the sprite. Even more syrupy after the over pour of sour mix, maybe just ice and soda water would have helped. He gave an oversized large draft beer at full price to make amends. Then I noticed after he decided to give a large beer, at full price, they actually had one of my fave Virginia beers ever on rotating tap. Thanks guys! 0/10 no recommendations read more

While in the town for business, I stopped in Kelly's Tavern for a dinner and was not expecting much. The hamburger I had was tasted good; it was not greasy nor dry. As with the fires, they were little hard. The service was great. Overall, the food and service was alright. However, the major issue I had with Kelly's Tavern was with the service dog sitting at the bar. The dog was sitting on a chair and at times the owner of the dog was feeding him. I don't mind seeing a service do at a restaurant, but sitting on a chair possibly drueling a couple feet over from your food? Disgusting. I will never go here again. read more

Kelly's Tavern - The service dog sitting at he bar. At times, the owner was feeding him. I found it disgusting. - American Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

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What a great experience. We haven't been here in several months cause of the horrible food but we though. Wth we will try again ... And I'm so glad we did. The food was great and the service was amazing. Our bartender Leah was awesome !!! We will be coming back again !!! read more

So I used to LOVE LOVE LOVE the crab dip and steak bites at Kelly's...and although I haven't been in about a year, and I usually would go to Colley Ave or Kempsville road locations, I was in this area and figured "it's a chain restaurant, how different could it be?" Boy, was I WRONG! First of all, I sat at the bar for 15 minutes watching a manager (at the register) and MULTIPLE servers walking around me while I could see my 'to-go' order sitting on the side; and not ONE server asked if I'd been helped or even told the manager that I was sitting there...(although I was of a different ethnicity of the general population there, so I figured it would continue) when I got my order, I really was in a hurry and I left, without looking at it...BIG mistake! My steak bites were HUGE (I was used to smaller pieces and more of them, not 6 'mini-steaks' sitting on pita corners making them soggy) my steak was supposed to be medium and it was well done, dry, and chewy...it had some 'heat' on it but no flavor... Then my crab dip had multiple spots where it wasn't even blended completely and I could see the heavy cream in clumps, and the container wasn't even filled...to pay relatively $22 for 2 appetizers AND they were below sub-par, I DEFINITELY won't return to this location... read more

Kelly's Tavern - American Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

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Service was horribly slow, place was nearly deserted but we seldom saw our waitress. We had two it seemed, not sure who was primary. Never were asked how things were. At one point when we were finished I saw her go outside, smoke break??? We just sat and waited for her to finish up and come back in. Never coming here again. I would have given 0 stars if possible based on service. read more

If I could give lower then a 1 Star I would. Food was terrible. Not sure how you can mess up burgers and fries, but they managed to screw up every single item we ordered. Food was cold and what wasn't cold was burned. We returned almost all of the food but two burgers which we ate. When we tried to just pay for the 2 burgers they wanted us to pay almost the entire bill which we did not eat. Tried speaking to the manager but she was rude. Finally someone who said he was the manager but was off came and helped us and fixed our bill. Just terrible.... read more

First time ever leaving a bad review. It was the worst food I ever had!! How do you mess up a burger? I would give negative stars if I could. I could not even even eat and our entire table returned our food. Do not go there for food you will be disappointed! They serve old food and then tell you "it's supposed to taste like that". Never again! read more