We found Maggie Miley's in Normal, IL the old-fashioned way--searching my phone for a nearby hotel and restaurant--and what a win! This Irish pub is full of charm, with warm woodwork, cozy atmosphere, and an authentic feel. From the moment we walked in, the host greeted us with a smile and even gave us a choice of where to sit. Our server was fantastic--attentive without hovering--and we were pleasantly surprised when both the host and even the chef stopped by to check on us. That's service you don't see every day! The food? Absolutely delicious. Everything came out hot, fresh, and full of flavor. We left full, happy, and feeling like valued guests. If you're ever traveling through Illinois, I highly recommend making a stop in Normal to check out Maggie Miley's. You'll get great food, friendly faces, and an experience that feels like home. read more

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Stopped in to watch the hockey game and have a few beers. The place was pretty crowded and the music was very loud. The service was good. The prices are reasonable. There is plenty of seating on both sides of the bar. They have plenty of TVs to watch games. read more

Dined here on a Monday night so no live music or much activity. The servers were friendly and the dining experience was good overall. Had the Boxty Cheese Dip appetizer. The potato pancakes were warm and fluffy and the cheese dip had a thick rich and just slightly spicy flavor. A very enjoyable appetizer. The fish and chips were cooked to perfection. The fish had a nice coating of batter that wasn't too greasy. Large portion of fries. read more

Maggie Miley's - Fish and chips - Irish Pub Near Me - Normal, Illinois

Classic Irish Pub Vibes. My husband, friend and I went here on a Sunday evening when it was real slow. The waitress did seat us in a spot that wasn't too close to the loudness at the bar which was nice. We ordered cork fries and the beer pretzel. The fries were tasty and the pretzel was, but I don't think they cooked it long enough because you could feel the frozen hardness at one point. Enjoyed a cherry wheat beer and my husband and his friend had many old fashions so I think they enjoyed them! read more

Maggie Miley's - Irish Pub Near Me - Normal, Illinois

Four of us stopped here for lunch and everyone was delighted with their selection. Kloe was our server and she was a delightful. She was attentive, always checking on us. This is a true Irish Pub with friendly people and a warm welcoming atmosphere. read more

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Very good Irish pub. Lively and energetic. Music playing good service. And the fish and chips were excellent. Crispy outside soft moist middle and fries were cooked perfectly. Tartar sauce was a great complement to the fish. Great spot for some Irish grub and a drink. read more

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Had a quick lunch of fish and chips here and a couple pints of Guinness. Our server was really good and kept the glasses full. The fish was good but the batter on the fish was a little mushy for my taste.we were there early for lunch, before noon and I am guessing maybe the fryers were not quite hot enough. The bar was very cool and certainly had the Irish pub vibe. read more

Maggie Miley's - Guinness - Irish Pub Near Me - Normal, Illinois

Came here on a Sunday afternoon thinking it would be a great time to have some traditional Irish cuisine with the family. The Scotch eggs were amazing. I didn't care much for the reuben bites but my husband did. I ordered the boxty with a side if Irish bacon. I could smell the Guinness in the stew but didn't taste it. It actually tasted more like Dinty Moore. The bacon was 100% NOT Irish bacon. It was American streaky bacon. That was a massive disappointment. My husband loved his stew in the bread bowl. My older son really liked the wrap. The service was excellent. The environment 100% not fit for young children even on a Sunday afternoon (we had our 7 year old with us). Drunk guy singing at the top if his lungs and dropping f-bombs. Altercation across the street that required the police and dudes walking around in prom dresses and colored wigs. Nice place for young people...we just aren't read more

Great atmosphere and staff. The bartenders were very attentive and friendly, making sure to cover both halves of the bar. Ordered the Shepard's Pie with Irish cheese and bacon on top. Wow was it good! Having had this dish in Ireland, Maggie's compete's with the homeland! read more

This wasn't our first visit but it will be our last. The food was good and our server was very pleasant, but a loud, drunk, vulgar off duty employee was yelling and singing at a table and it could be heard throughout the restaurant. The frequency of the F word was unbelievable. If management was present, they ignored the problem. And this isn't the first review that mentions this unfortunate situation. read more

We were at Maggie Miley's last night. The waitress was one of the worse. We ordered at 6:25 and was told dinner would be approximately 20 minutes. Well, 20 minutes passed and the waitress came by and said "something" had broken in the kitchen and would be another 20 minutes. Another 20 minutes passed so went and asked the waitress when our order would be delivered. She said they ran out of mashed potatoes so would be a little longer. At 7:25, we finally got our dinner and the order with mashed potatoes was baked and dry - overdone. I believe the waitress forgot to turn our order in and was coming up with too many reasons our was order was late. She didn't seem to care about our order or us. This is a bar and not many people were ordering food - most just drinking. Do not recommend! read more

Went for St Pattys Day celebration.. busy but all good-- decent service. Great food. Great atmosphere

I'm not entirely versed on Irish pubs (sorry!), so I don't know if this place is a genuine experience... or a college-town compromise. It was pretty good! I chose the Shepherds pie and was a great entree. There was a curry fries which was pretty remarkable. Good overall! read more

Maggie Miley's - Entree menu - Irish Pub Near Me - Normal, Illinois

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Food was okay, I ordered the fish and chips - their menu says the malt vinegar is imported from Ireland.... But the bottle they give you clearly says it's made in Philly PA in the US. Felt like a lie to get you to order the item. The soda tasted mostly like water and the wait was long for lunch time on a week day with less than 10 people in the restaurant. Can't say I'd recommend. read more

Maggie Miley's - Irish Pub Near Me - Normal, Illinois

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I was in town visiting a friend and he wanted to try this place. We came on a Wednesday at 5pm and it wasn't too busy but it seemed like a good crowd. Our server was great and I loved the feel of the place. It felt like an Irish pub. Except for the country music. Lol. Lots of space and not too loud. Ordered the Traditional Irish Coffee and it was smooth and delicious. Loved the foam on top. Very nicely done. For dinner I got the corned beef sandwich. For someone who has a potato allergy, I wasn't sure how it would go at an Irish pub, but they had some good options. My friend had the shepherds pie and thought it was really good. Overall, I really enjoyed my visit here. read more

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Had the worst lunch today. Second bad meal there in the last month. I'm done giving them more chances. Fish (in fish & chips) coating was thick, greasy, burnt and doughy. Fish inside was dry. I'm sure they just refried old fish. Fries were the same. Chewy and tasted old & rewarmed. I used to like this place. Done with them. Yuk. read more

Very good food at a reasonable price. Extensive menu. Great service, very attentive and friendly. Generous portions.

First time there and the food was amazing. I had the Irish Beef Stew and would definitely get it again and again. Haley provided excellent service during my time there. Love the look and feel of the pub. Best place Ive eaten in the Bloomington/ Normal area during my stay. read more

Nice pub in town. Food is pretty good and the drinks are not bad especially for the prices! We got the battered sausages for app- interesting choice. I got the Irish beef stew entree and it was very good. Waiter was nice. read more

Maggie Miley's - Irish beef stew with guinness and a cocktail. - Irish Pub Near Me - Normal, Illinois

Went to Maggie Miley's recently and it was disappointing. They had a pork tenderlion sandwich special that I ordered. The " tenderloin" was more like a thick boneless pork chop and not pounded out at all. I tried to eat it as a sandwich but ended up cutting it up with a knife. Not what i expected and clearly not a tenderloin. On the plus side the draft beers were nice and cold. read more

This place is exactly what it advertises itself to be - An Irish Pub!! Actually built by Irish workers, materials, and standards and ALWAYS busy. Background noise level is VERY loud, but again - this is a pub after all!! The food was very good and authentic. My only complaint was the Irish Beef Stew. It was served in a bread bowl that was WAY too small for the price. They hollowed out the bowl, but that left literally only 4-5 spoonfuls of stew to be had!! The stew was spot-on, but the actual portion was TINY!! All other meals were also delicious, and portioned appropriately. If you are in the area and like Irish Food/Beer, come on in!! read more

We were in a hurry and our awesome waitress Kaytlin gave us lightening fast service. 5 stars for service. Food was good, typical Irish bland. Just a solid good meal. read more

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This has been one of my favorite places to eat in Blono since my college days years ago, and I still make the trip over here from the Peoria area once in a while because it is the only place around to get truly authentic Irish meals like the traditional breakfast. I have tried many things over the years and they are all great. Good servers and drinks too! read more

Maggie Miley's - Traditional Irish Breakfast - Irish Pub Near Me - Normal, Illinois

Connor is the best bartender in the establishment. No complaints! Provides the best experience and martinis in town!!

Great Irish bar. Unique Irish dishes. The bar has history yet up to date. There are two bars inside and plenty of tables for groups. The service and food was great. read more

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Drink here maybe. Don't eat here. Kitchen is a mess. They didn't have "anything with chicken" or the Irish breakfast. When we ordered the boxty, they were out of that, too. We ended up ordering potato skins, with no bacon but add tomato and onion. We also ordered the fish and chips. We were told they didn't do the potato skins right so it would be a while. An hour later we received our food with cups of tomato and onions for the potato skins. The fries that came with the fish looked like ashes. Little pieces of burnt potato. Don't eat here. It's gone backwards. No apology. No comp. No manager on duty. read more

Maggie Miley's - Fried/burnt niblets - Irish Pub Near Me - Normal, Illinois

So, I used to love this place. Until today. It took us 20 mins to order our drinks which consists of sprite and water. Which took 10 mins to get to us. The waiter is very friendly. It took them another 20 to fix our lunch which is normal. The wait staff is great and so is the food. read more

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Nice place to hang out and have a few drinks on a cold winter night. Stopped in here several times while in town visiting in-laws. Bartenders were attentive and locals all seemed to be having fun. Looking forward to going back when I'm in town again! read more

Pros: Great fries. The best, actually. Great IPS on tap & the sunday prices are awesome. Cons: This is not an irish pub. This is a sports bar that, I guess, wants to try to appeal to both crowds for some reason? That's impossible and just ruins anything even remotely irish they were trying to convey. This place really is best during the day b/c the, um, douchebags come out at night and play the worst music (again, almost nothing irish is played at night for sure). This place wants you to pay to play decent music through an app, which we find super annoying. Also -and this is a biggie- staff doesn't wear masks. Bummer, dude. read more

By recommendation of the hotel staff, we went to Maggie Miley's. Not too busy on a Sunday night. We sat at the bar, ordered a couple beers. I had the Shepard's Pie. I loved it. Perfect blend of spices and seasonings! The bartender was a joy to chat with too. Nice Irish pub! read more

OMG! Stopped in for an evening drink. The place stunk like stale beer that had not been cleaned off wood floors... the service was fine; bartenders friendly. However, I thought I was going to FALL off my chair when I closed my tab... I was charged 0.79 for two samples of beer - to be clear, they were offered when I inquired what the beer was like AND no one indicated there were charges for these! Seriously... you have problems as an establishment if you remove ALL customer-forward practices. FAIL! Out of principle I encourage others to avoid this subpar establishment! (Sorry. Next they'd be charging to use the restrooms) read more

My wife and I stopped in for some food on a Monday evening and we were so glad we did! We ordered the Ruben fritters and onion rings for appetizers, and then ordered the pot pie dinner to split. We got the cheddar and bacon topping too on the pot pie. Everything was delicious! The Ruben bites were wonderful. Fried just right. The onion rings had this incredible fried batter, you could taste the quality. Again, both deep fried to perfection. The pot pie was amazing. These pot pies are home cooked every morning we were told, and believe me, you can tell. Plenty for us to split and be satisfied. Haley was our server. She took our orders and brought out the food in no time at all. She was very positive and always smiling, Gotta say, we had an excellent experience here! read more

Fun place, friendly people. Great place to have a drink. We will be back. Here on parent's weekend but not overcrowded!

We had not eaten at Maggie Miley's in a while but were hugely disappointed. My husband ordered Corned beef and cabbage and he was served chunks of ham not corned beef. My fish was overcooked and the fries were barely warm. The women's bathroom was disgusting. The sink was coming off the wall, a bucket was under it to catch water. Soap dispenser broke. This place needs some serious upkeep. read more

Maggie Miley's - Fish and chips and Corned Beef and Cabbage - Irish Pub Near Me - Normal, Illinois

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Totally messed the orders on St Patty's (2 hr wait and then they lost order). Server was pretty rude about it but meh. Also, full trumpster fire crowd inside I'm afraid: "fAcE mAsKs aRe tayrrAaNY!" Conservatism is now listed in the DSM as a mental disease distinct from extreme narcissism although it is comorbid. Sad this place has to serve these folks :/ read more

Food was marginal...thank goodness it isn't too expensive! Service was awful!!! Apparently there was some type of kitchen incident(fire?), but everyone around us was getting their food....we weren't! We ended up canceling our food order due to the extreme delay (over an hour and a half). Appetizers were just ok...nothing special. In their defense, our appetizers were comp'd. They also offered a gift card, but after this experience, we won't be back anytime soon so, no thanks! This is not the first time service has been an issue and I do believe in second chances, but we're done here. My recommendation...find another restaurant!! read more

Maggie's is home to me. Great atmosphere, good service - a really good place to get a Guinness. I also eat here often. Food can be a little hit and miss, but there are real standouts. The leek and potato soup is amazing. This is always good - consistent and very flavorful, whether or not you get it with the optional bacon and cheese on top. And it comes with really tasty irish soda bread. Another home run is the Full Irish Breakfast. It's perfect every time - a huge platter of various sausages, plus eggs, grilled tomato, baked beans and the soda bread. You'll never go wrong with those. I also enjoy the Irish Beef Stew Boxty (beef stew with layers of potato pancakes). It's not very pretty, but it's good comfort food and way more than you can possibly eat. Unfortunately, the fish and chips is very disappointing (and I've tried it various times). Good quality fish (firm and flaky) that has absolutely no seasoning, with thick and heavy batter that's cooked hard on the outside and semi-raw on the inside (and you shouldn't be able to refer to the inside of batter - for fried fish, the inside of the batter should be the fish). Probably needs a new batter recipe and maybe chilled liquid to make it lighter. It doesn't even play well with the malt vinegar that they helpfully supply. I have hopes that this will improve someday, as a Guinness with fish and chips is one of my favorite combinations. Sandwiches at Maggie's are fine as are some of the other dishes like shepherd's pie. But for real quality, go for the Irish breakfast or the leek and potato soup. read more

Maggie Miley's - Full Irish Breakfast with a Guinness. - Irish Pub Near Me - Normal, Illinois

First time at this restaurant. Staff was very attentive. Ordered the fish and chips. Cod was cut generously and was delicious! Had a side garden salad which was fresh and colorful. It included peas which were a fun addition. Will definitely come again to try other fan favorites. read more

Maggie Miley's - Guinness anyone? - Irish Pub Near Me - Normal, Illinois

Irish pub food at its best? Hmmmm, I am definitely into Irish food. Had the Sheppard's pie, and decided to try the Curry slathered fries. Hmm how Irish? We had a party of four and since our company was reimbursing us we had to get separate bills. Not even a hesitation! They said "Oh sure we can do that." Now this was going to be a great evening. I personally started off with a soft drink beverage but the one I choose (cherry coke I think) was not on the refill list. Which of course is okay, I just had to have one and then some water to save. Now the Sheppard's Pie was actually really good. It was toasted on top to perfection with the potatoes and the ingredients were very much Irish. I like that. Not the fake crap you can get on other places. I also had something unusual for an Irish Pub, french fries smothered in curry? (See photo I put up) I was really surprised at the Indian twist but I am totally loving it, its like a poo-tan moment I had in Canada once. You know, like wow! The Guinness was awesome and what else can I saw but bring a friend, this place is so worth it, and not expensive at all. read more

Maggie Miley's - Fries smothered in Curry, a must have! - Irish Pub Near Me - Normal, Illinois

Great service, food was very good. Potato soup had a great flavor. Rueben was very tasty. Turkey club was delicious. Catfish sandwich had a lot of flavor. Bloody Mary's were delicious. Not too spicy and not over tomato juicy. Nice uptown choice. read more