I stopped in here on way the home from a competition in Springfield and ordered a buffalo chicken horseshoe. Knowing I was coming to Springfield I had been excited and craving a horseshoe all day. My daughter was tired and didn't want to go sit down so we ordered to go...sure won't be as good 2 hours later but still awesome!! The whole drive it was all I thought about! I was starved and so ready for that horse shoe. Well I walk in the door and my daughters shepherd pie is so covered in pool of grease that I honestly thought it was buffalo sauce when I checked in the bag. Finally realized what that was and grabbed the next container...finally the moment I've been waiting for a delicious buffalo chicken horseshoe....nope it was some dried out hamburger patties on top of some bread with a few fries and no cheese. Total waste of $40 so now I'm exhausted cooking us dinner. read more

The Dublin Pub - Buffalo chicken horseshoe with white cheese sauce is what it was supposed to be - Pubs Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

DO NOT GO HERE! DANGEROUS!! (Read all review where I explain why.) Went here for lunch around February 6, 2021. One of our party was dying for a horseshoe (do yourself a favor and go to D'Arcy's or Finley's instead). The server was nice, but it was apparent she was overworked and the management and the kitchen were not helping her. When food came out, two horseshoe orders were cold and my burger, ordered medium, was RAW. I pointed it out to the server. She apologized and took back one horseshoe (other person was just too hungry to give it up) and the burger. My SAME BURGER, -- that was missing two bites -- came back ALMOST AS RAW (not even medium rare in most of it). I pointed it out and she said the cook took my patty and PUT IT BACK ON THE GRILL for 30 seconds!! First: a new burger was in order. Second: What if I had Covid? Now every burger on that grill is exposed? I'm reporting them to the local health department. Please, go anywhere else! DO NOT GO HERE!! read more

We visited on a Sunday afternoon for lunch (because our normal, Darcy's Pint, was closed) and were told it would be 35-45 minutes probably for a table. After we agreed to wait, the hostess then said well it could be faster. We were sat in about 10 minutes. A waiter came and took our drink orders, but said he was too busy with others to take our food orders. About 10-15 minutes our waitress got to us. I only saw the two working on our side of the restaurant. Both were super friendly and running around trying to take care of everyone. Clearly short staffed. After we placed our food order, appetizers took about 15 minutes to come out and another 10-15 minutes for food. Nothing was exceptional, mediocre at best. All the waiting we were there for about an hour and a half for barely warm mediocre bar food. Our bill with tip (for 6 people) was $180! Was our first time and will for sure be our last. Oh and clean your ketchup bottles that are on the tables! Against health department regulations to have dried up ketchup on the outside of the lid. read more

Great menu, casual atmosphere, pretty good service. Good for families, too. Partially a sports bar, but with separate large dining area without the noise! read more

Four of us for dinner, amazing service! Our server was Jake. We started with the combo platter, I couldn't belive how big it was, plenty of snacks waiting for our meals. The DUBLIN dip is my favorite. Dublin is one id the few places you can still get a traditional "French dip" sandwich anymore! read more

I went here today around lunchtime. I had a pickup for DoorDash. They missed part of the order. I let them know what happened, no big deal were all human and make mistakes. Then was ignored wasn't updated on how long the missing items would take. After wasting a significant amount of time I, unfortunately had to unassign the delivery order. May I suggest next time offer, the driver some free fries or even further apologies? I was even prepared to ask for a discount for the customer, perhaps a gift card. I hope in the future your management considers my advice. I look forward to serving you further. Thanks. Peace, love, & jellies... read more

Taste of food was terrible! I mean how can you mess up an order of chicken fingers and onion rings. Chicken had no flavor not even a pinch of salt or pepper and the onion rings were soggy. I also the ordered the pizza bread the description said loaded with cheese NOT! It was mostly bread if I could rate under a 0 it would be negative 20 I would've been better off going to Raising Canes down the road. read more

Visiting from out of town and my family recommended Dublin's pub for dinner. I had been here once before and the service: food was mediocre but I agreed to go. This visit was totally exceptional! Our waitress Alexis showed up with a friendly smile and offered to take our drink/appetizer order and everything was out to our table within minutes. Next she offered to take our dinner orders and as a party of 8, I suggested a notepad as it could get complicated! She said she totally could handle it and took our order without paper and pen. I was a bit concerned that all of the party placed their orders in this manner but within a very timely manner everything arrived at our table and the order was spot on! Alexis was amazing and not only did we tip her well- but called the manager after we left to express our gratitude! And by the way the food was amazing! We will be back again for sure! read more

The Dublin Pub - My pork tenderloin pony shoe! Simply delicious. - Pubs Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

One thing is if the food is exceptional; willing to overlook bad service. However when the food you order and service are both horrible; makes for an awful dining experience. Horseshoes served as pony shoes, with over cooked meat. Last time for me and my guests. read more

Been coming here for years and we've always had amazing service even when something has gone wrong with an order (only twice to date).

Loved the great local food. Highly recommend trying out the horseshoe. Good kids meal options as well!

HIGH PRICES, AWFUL, RUDE SERVICE, NO alchol in my Margarita and when I asked about it the server was a complete jerk! Do not waste your time going to this over priced pub!! read more

Love the Dublin pub. Good good good food and great service. I love their Chili and rate it number one in springfield. I recently had a problem with uncooperative manager and Mr Rupnik stepped in like the great man he is and took care of business. Don't say anything bad about the Dublin Pub in front of me or I'll buy you a meal there, sit next to you and watch your embarrassment when you agree it's a great place to eat or drink. They get five stars and five hearts cause I love them all -even the negative manager , everybody can have a bad day. Ate there again today DITTO!l Latoya is the best waitress in the world -ask for her ! read more

Asked for medium on the steaks and they came out rare. Very rare. Waitress did take one of the steaks off the check. Wasn't asked if they could correct it. Waitress was slow and just not a people person. Food wasn't that good. Don't think I will ever go back. read more

Horrible service! I've been attending this restaurant for years now as a Illinois resident and now as a visitor to the state. My significant other and I decided to go for lunch with my brother and his significant other. We were seated quickly but the server took over 15mins to come to the table. It did not appear busy. We ordered some drinks. The server asked for IDs which is normal but stated she wouldn't take out out of state and military ID. She then went and asked a manager and they said yes. We ordered a mule and a beer. The mule never came. The server was rude and appeared to not know what she was doing. The server did not know anything about the menu when we asked questions. Would not come back. read more

First time Because of the COVID 19 had to do carry out, so no idea of what inside is like Ordered the grilled Reuben and onion rings Both are very good Will order from here again read more

Delicious homemade food and a unique menu. The club sandwich had thick hand sliced ham on a hamburger bun but was actually quite good. Our waitress was friendly and service was excellent. read more

Dublin Pub is the best location to get horseshoes. The white cheese sauce is killer. Very good customer service. Shoutout to Jay!! I have nothing but good things to say about this restaurant. read more

The Dublin Pub - Buffalo Chicken Pony Shoe and a Guinness. - Pubs Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

I know that Darcy's Pint is the go-to for horseshoes in Springfield, but you should try the pot roast horseshoe with the white cheddar sauce at Dublin Pub. It is fantastic pot roast and on the horseshoe it is awesome. We enjoyed the pork loin, and hamburger versions as well. The fish and chips are pretty great and really you can do pretty well with most of the menu. We also generally like the service amd they aren't usually as swamped as Darcy's. Can't miss for us. read more

This is not a typical experience for which I would give a five-star review, however they have two simply delicious IPAs on tap, the best vegetarian burger I have had out in a restaurant, and service was pretty good both times I've visited. This place is a perfect Saturday late lunch for me, well done. read more

Not clean at all. Food on floor, sticky dirty seats. And waitress never came back todo refills and waited 45-1hr on a Monday night for our food . Cheese dip wasn't fresh AT ALL read more

Place is always clean Great customer service Burgers are cooked to perfection each and every time !! read more

Dublin Pub is always our first stop for a Horseshoe fix when we're in town. I still think they have the best cheese sauce in town although the portion seems to smaller than in the past and the chicken was over cooked and chewy on both Shoes as well as in the chicken taco salad. read more

If you like cold food, smell of bleach, instant mashed potatoes, and rotten cucumbers on your salad, this is the place for you! Want a little lettuce with that pile of meat and cheese they call a chef salad? Top that off with a dirty bathroom with no toilet paper. Don't waste your time or money. read more

9/6/18 I guess my son wanted to torture me again!by going here. Quite honestly, I love the ambience of this place. And honestly, I wish he would've been willing to sit outside this beautiful day because they have a sweet outdoors area. Our waitress was darling and right in time. I guess I really don't love their food. My son absolutely loves their horseshoes and he's truly picky so I should give this 4 stars, I guess, but alas, I cannot. I ordered a 9 inch Reuben pizza minus the sauerkraut. They served it to me on a freaking plate. Yeah, the same kind of plate you get a meal on, not a pizza pan. The crust was not done. They gave me no utensil yo get it off the plate and because the crust was not baked, I couldn't chew it. It was awful. I took it home and heated it for 8 minutes in my oven and it was great. I really wanted it to be great when I ordered it though. P.S. Never serve a pizza on a plate!!! read more

Ponyshoe with grilled chicken and white cheese was delicious. I was pretty happy the large quantity of tvs to watch the game and the service was great. My total bill for two draft beers, a side salad, and my ponyshoe was $22.90. Pretty good. All in all a great out of towner' experience into the world of horseshoes. read more

Well, they use to make food fresh. I just took one bite from a hamburger pony shoe, and it was DISGUSTING! I told/showed I only took one bite because of the quality but our server (Ayla on the receipt) charged us for it anyway so I dropped my stars from 2 to 1 star as a review. My wife's nachos were good. The patty is a preformed frozen patty, clearly from a box. My bloody mary had 2 wrinkled olives just floating in the glass...they used to be skewered. Quality has obviously went down hill. My last review was excellent. Sorry Dublin, but we eat out too often to accept low quality food. I know you aren't Maldaner's, but a dine in restaurant should have some standards maintained. read more

The Dublin Pub - Frozen pre-formed burger...as if from a dive bar. - Pubs Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

So, I was shocked to see that I have not checked in here before because I eat here at least quarterly. Every time, seated in the bar area. In groups of five or less but never alone...at least as I can remember. During this visit it was just two of us. We order a bunch of samplers that are not technically samplers. But we had the the funky monkey, sour watermelon spritzer and the beach bum. All vodka based drinks and all very flavorful. Of the three I like the Sour Watermelon Spritzer best, but the beach bum was the biggest and the funky monkey the strongest. We also got the all you can eat soup and salad and the club pony shoe. Before describing all of this food, can I just say that it was all very good. Clear the way they are going to have to roll me out of here. So, during this visit Rhett was our server and he was like (in my valley girl voice) like so cool, just the coolest, like really. :) and yes ladies he is like so cute! Like kissable cute...but like anyway. Can someone be cut out for this kind of work? If so, then Rhett is. So, ask for him by name. He earned a good tip and I don't mind giving it up for the quality of service we received tonight. The food was just great. The cheese sauce, on the pony shoe, Rhett recommended the white and OMG!!! Prrfect pair to the ham and turkey on Texas toast covered in bacon and tomato. Yummm. The salad, for an all you can eat salad, it is sizable and well mixed. I think those croutons are freshly made in house, like not out of the bag. If they are out of the bag, I need to know what brand, but I think I'm going to ask. The chili...not the best, though not horrible. A bit greasy, and mild flavored. I used the crackers to absorb the oils but I'm a dry thick chili loaded with crackers anyway. My friend didn't add crackers but added Tabasco and black pepper for extra spice. She described it as on point from there. Over all five stars for good drinks, good food and good service. read more

The best place for food and great music This place is for friends and family gathering and also I see different age groups walking in and having a fantastic time. Affordable with quality of food and drinks. read more

I'm in town visiting family, so I've got to get a horseshoe... well actually a pony. I don't have THAT big of an appetite. Darcy's is closed on Sundays, so we went to Dublin Pub. It was REALLY GOOD! Also, it wasn't crowded at ALL. We got a table right away and the service was quick! If you want the original sauce, they have it. But opted for the jack! Yum! Yum! I miss this in CA!!!! read more

The Dublin Pub - Poneyshoe with hamburger + pepper jack = delish!! - Pubs Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Eh ok. They were open late and I was working till 9, so that is the good side that they at least have a limited menu available late. The down side is that the few things I tasted were a notch or two below a national chain version of say a AppleKnee's type quality of food. There were some rowdy guests there, which certainly didn't bother me, but at one point one of them said something so off color I think I even heard the devil say "Dude?!?!!" Probably a nice family spot after a baseball game when you want burgers and beers. read more

Don't go to Dublin pub I want to pick up an order they gave me the wrong order. Then the bartender called me up and harassed me about getting the wrong order and when I went to complain to the manager about the bartender and calling on my phone and harassing me the manager started cussing me out and told me I was no longer allowed there at the restaurant. I really don't care I don't like their food anyway and there's a bunch of jerks that work there so screw them don't eat there that's all I can say, and I don't care of the owner. She says he can't keep her business open anyway he has other businesses that failed so screw all of them. I am also upset because I am autistic and have a disability. My disability is autism and I also have panic attacks. Apparently they don't like people with disabilities like that so just don't go there at all read more

This place is awful. Was here last year and waited over 2 hours for food. Decided to go again last night and give it another chance. Well that was a huge mistake. In town for a graduation and had small kids with us. We waited over 2 hours again for even the kids hotdogs to come out. The waitress kept apologizing and the manager was afraid to come out and talk to us. 2.5 hours after our drinks came out they tell us they were out of pot roast which several had ordered. This place was not even busy! So some of us didn't even have food to eat and we left that way. It's a joke of a place and should not be in business. read more

My boyfriend and I were in town for a wedding, and after seeing the Lincoln sites, decided we wanted to try a horseshoe. A friend who hails from Springfield pointed us towards D'Arcy's Pint, however, it was Sunday and they're closed Sundays. Her close second was Dublin Pub. Quick Service and an easy going & friendly staff. Fair prices, nice full bar, and GREAT drink specials....$2.00 Coors Light Pints & $10 Buckets with 6 bottles!??! Awesome. Everyday? Sweetness. Really enjoyed it, would definitely go again. read more

This place is great for cold beer and great food. My husband and I have been going here for years for late night pizza and apps! They also have patio and dining room options if the bar feel isn't your thing. read more

Interesting to read the manager Brock is also rude to his employees. Was visiting some family over the holidays and we decided to dine here. That same manager was very rude to my GRANDMOTHER who is 90 years old. Who is rude to an old lady? Also the bathrooms were a complete mess and it wasn't even that busy. Food was neither good nor bad. Service was the only thing that was good and I can't even remember my servers name bc Brock was such a dick. Don't live here so it doesn't matter much but I would NEVER go back and to read he mistreats his own employees is absolutely disgusting. Why does this man still have a job? read more

It was OK, not great, just OK. Got the Buffalo Chicken House shoe. Not a very big piece of chicken and the cheese sauce was a little off texture. Got our food and then sat a waited for silverware. Just seemed like bar food which was not what I expected. read more

Food was fantastic; delivered on time; and the menu was easy to navigate with reasonable pricing for the quality.

Had to wait over an hour from the time we were seated until the time food was served. Salad was served after the food. Wait would not have been so bad if the food were better. Food was mediocre at best. read more

Took a goddamn hour and a half to get seated then apparently they didnt have my fuckin walleye.