Was recommended that I try Muggsy's while I was in Jacksonville. Make sure you have the address and a GPS or else you will drive by it a few times before you actually find it. They had swordfish on special and let me tell you it was amazing! It was prepared perfectly. It came with asparagus and was on a bed of tomato pasta. A very unique place and by the attendance it might be one of the better places in Jacksonville to eat. read more

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Over priced food. Inattentive Service. Odd videos of music on constant loop playing by the bar. And if you give them advice when they advertise a special on FaceBook (such as, please post pictures of the food), they block you! read more

I've been here so many times as I grew up in Jacksonville and I still go here quite a bit when I'm in town to visit family. While I wouldn't say Muggsy's is the absolute best I've ever had, it's still my favorite restaurant in town. They've had some creative menu changes recently, which I have enjoyed because I like to try new things, especially if I haven't had something like it anywhere else. The food is usually pretty good. The service here is alright. I don't know which server we had last time, but it did take a while to get drink refills. It seemed like they didn't have many servers working at the time, though. I think when Muggsy's gets busy, it can feel a little crowded. I do like the atmosphere, though. They recently re-did their bar area and it looks great. read more

Pretty good place in the pit that is jacksonville. We had a large group and they squeezed us in at the last minute. Steaks were very well cooked and servers were very attentive to us. Could have been a better staffed as had one person working our entire table. Nonetheless would go back! read more

We really enjoyed the atmosphere at Muggsy's, especially all the exposed brick. The food was really great too. My husband had the prime rib with a crab chowder soup, and I had the special which was a charbroiled, bone-in ribeye with tomatoes and goat cheese on top, and the beer cheese soup. Both meals were excellent. We also shared the deep-fried deviled eggs, which were awesome! I would definitely go back. Yelp didn't have some of the information very accurate about the restaurant - the $ should really be two $$, which is a good thing because when we showed up thinking the food wasn't going to be very good because it was showed as being so cheap on yelp, we were pleasantly surprised that the prices were a little higher. The prime rib was $23, and the special I had was $28 (20oz bone-in ribeye - it was huge!). I would say the average price for a dinner plate was about $21, which is what I would have expected. Also they do take reservations - the yelp page said they didn't take them. Luckily we got there early enough (5:00) we didn't need them, but it was filling up fast! read more

I'm not one to write bad reviews, but highly disappointed in wait staff (slow, almost not existent)and quality of food (over cooked prime rib). read more

Great ambince and wait staff. Steak was cooked perfectly. Sweet little hidden gem in the heart of downtown jacksonville.

If you have higher than average prices, the nice atmosphere and want us back you need. 1. Better service 2. Basket of bread/rolls not just a roll on your plate 3. Butter not margarine read more

We were looking for a decent casual restaurant in Jacksonville and tried Muggsy's. Wow is all I can say, the decor is inviting, with nice outside dining. The inside dining was slighlty cramped, but it was Home Coming and a lot of couples were there. The food was very, very good. The menu is a nice variety of reasonable priced sandwiches with a good variety of dinner entree's. The appetizers were great and plentiful. They also have several dinner specials which my wife and I tried. They were very fresh tasting and different. Our daughter goes to Illinois College in Jacksonville, and this is the ONLY place we will eat when we are down to visit her. Ample parking right next store and across the street. I wish I would have taken a picture, but the outside does not do it justice. read more

Best restaurant in Jacksonville for American cuisine or fine dining. Never a problem and food is top notch! Sitting in the outdoor patio on a nice day with the water fall and fish pond is awesome! read more

Always luv creative specials. Great food, good service! Never wall away hungry. Only complaint is having to view same elton john live concert nearly everytime ive been in. read more

Wasn't great, but it wasn't horrible either. They want to be fine dining, but they have tvs on. Need to figure out what kind of restaurant they want to be. Had the fettuccini alfredo, which was really bland. Added shrimp, 4 for $8. We seated ourselves which was fine, but a couple who came in after us waited at least 5 minutes and no one greeted them. Finally the couple asked us what we did and then seated themselves. The place was completely dead, so no excuse. Also, the water was nasty. We won't eat here again. read more

Had the ribeye sandwich, cooked perfectly, with great waffle fries. Restaurant smelled a little funny when we walked in and they were playing this horrible old country music. Not completely bad/good read more

Great place! I've had meetings here and also dined here. Love the brick walls, just a fun pub...

I will give this place an A for effort, but not for the food... only the atmosphere. The restaurant is gorgeous and even better after the remodel, but I have yet to eat anything here that I couldn't make better at home. Ok, home cooking often will trump a restaurant, but for the prices paid, I'd at least want something decent that would match what I could make at home and simply not have to. As a vegetarian, there are extremely limited options in this town, so I was excited to see some options available. I ordered a pumpkin ravioli the last time I was there with cranberries. The concept was wonderful, but the execution was horrible. The ravioli was like rubber and the dish was so sweet it would have worked better as a desert. Loved the concept... disappointed with the actual dish. Too bad... it was the closest thing they had to an original concept as a vegetarian entree in a town where that tends to mean overcooked pasta in marinara sauce... My husband's typical reaction whenever we go here is "Meh... Why do we keep trying?" He's not a vegetarian btw, but again, gorgeous place, mediocre food. Since they do keep trying, however, I suppose we will also and cross our fingers that one of these days they get a great chef to match the decor. There is no other real competition in this town, so that certainly helps them out. read more

Ribeye was to die for!!! Served with a loaded baked potato and asparagus, yum!!! Had a couple of kettle one lemon drop matini's, service was impeccable ;) read more

Went there on March21 as we are out of towners it was recommended for its food. Food was very good, however my wife forgot her coat , when we got home 200 miles away she called to see if they could mail it to us and we would pay the postage. Oh no they couldn't it was much too difficult. It wasn't difficult for them to change my credit card $ 150. Very poor service. Won't go back ever read more

great food probably the best in town!

Service excellent one day and terrible the next visit. Iced tea was not fresh and had to wait for another drink. Food is also the same--great to what is this? Had walleye on the menu for lunch...was not walleye but a cheap white fish. The interior is wonderful and the atmosphere is the best. Take your changes on the food but still and ok place for the money. read more