Somewhere I visit each time I'm in Iowa City! Never disappoints, food, service and atmosphere are all excellent!
John Krueger
Food was OK at best, chicken tenders were way over peppered. Service was slow and music was to loud for middle of day.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Mr. Underhill
Get a bowl of Irish Stew!Great wings and chicken sliders.One of the best Bloody Marys in town.Nice view of the ped mall. Perfect for chilly evenings.Parking: Bicycle parking out front, in view of the window.
Food has significantly declined in quality. Service can be hilariously poor, to the point you are just abandoned at your table. We won't be back unless management or ownership changes.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Dan B
They have a really good Burger deal on Thursdays for lunch. The burgers are spot on and quite delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cassandra Dias
Came in on a Saturday night because it was a bit quieter than the nearby bars that were flogged with drunk college students. Turns out that the bartenders were also drunk college students. The girl who served me was so hammered that she forgot to charge me for my drinks. Both girls were visibly very drunk, slurring their words, and could barely stand up straight. The girl who served me also had a weird attitude and told me my drink was “basic” and at 11pm or so, she started capping all the bottles and breaking down the bar (there were a couple other people in there that left as she started cleaning up) so I asked her what time they close, and she told me she can close the bar whenever she wants. I also heard both of the bartenders bragging about not getting in trouble with their boss, and said “what are they gonna do, fire us?” Totally unhinged behavior and super unprofessional.
Service: 1
Diana S.
Food could definitely be better, both the fish in the fish and chips and the chicken in the strips and dips were dry and didn't have much taste.
Becky Havel
Tried to stop in for a quick lunch but the only available seat was at the bar, behind the tap. No problem. I waited until a girl walked by to just let her know that I had sat down. I merely waived my hand, not like hailing a damn taxi and she shoots at me "I'm NOT the bartender! I was doing something! You don't have to be rude! Do you want a menu or something? She pitches a menu at me and needless to say, I took my money elsewhere. I've been in the food and beverage industry for over 30 years most of which have been in a management capacity. This was the worst experience ever. It took less than 5 minutes to change me from a new customer to a never again customer and share my experience with the community.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Becky Roberts Havel
Extremely rude staff! Never stepping foot in there again!
Megan Walsh
We love Donnelly’s, especially on game days! Such a fun and relaxed atmosphere and the best sandwiches.
Somewhere I visit each time I'm in Iowa City! Never disappoints, food, service and atmosphere are all excellent!
Food was OK at best, chicken tenders were way over peppered. Service was slow and music was to loud for middle of day.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Get a bowl of Irish Stew!Great wings and chicken sliders.One of the best Bloody Marys in town.Nice view of the ped mall. Perfect for chilly evenings.Parking: Bicycle parking out front, in view of the window.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pub Poutine, Donnelly's Irish Stew, Wings
Food has significantly declined in quality. Service can be hilariously poor, to the point you are just abandoned at your table. We won't be back unless management or ownership changes.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
They have a really good Burger deal on Thursdays for lunch. The burgers are spot on and quite delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came in on a Saturday night because it was a bit quieter than the nearby bars that were flogged with drunk college students. Turns out that the bartenders were also drunk college students. The girl who served me was so hammered that she forgot to charge me for my drinks. Both girls were visibly very drunk, slurring their words, and could barely stand up straight. The girl who served me also had a weird attitude and told me my drink was “basic” and at 11pm or so, she started capping all the bottles and breaking down the bar (there were a couple other people in there that left as she started cleaning up) so I asked her what time they close, and she told me she can close the bar whenever she wants. I also heard both of the bartenders bragging about not getting in trouble with their boss, and said “what are they gonna do, fire us?” Totally unhinged behavior and super unprofessional.
Service: 1
Food could definitely be better, both the fish in the fish and chips and the chicken in the strips and dips were dry and didn't have much taste.
Tried to stop in for a quick lunch but the only available seat was at the bar, behind the tap. No problem. I waited until a girl walked by to just let her know that I had sat down. I merely waived my hand, not like hailing a damn taxi and she shoots at me "I'm NOT the bartender! I was doing something! You don't have to be rude! Do you want a menu or something? She pitches a menu at me and needless to say, I took my money elsewhere. I've been in the food and beverage industry for over 30 years most of which have been in a management capacity. This was the worst experience ever. It took less than 5 minutes to change me from a new customer to a never again customer and share my experience with the community.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Extremely rude staff! Never stepping foot in there again!
We love Donnelly’s, especially on game days! Such a fun and relaxed atmosphere and the best sandwiches.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cheese Curds, Buffalo Chicken, Pretzel Bites, Sweet Potato Fries, Reuben Sandwich
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We were there on 9/4/23 the bartender/server was extremely friendly. The food was delicious. Will be coming back next time we are in Iowa!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Deviled Eggs, Fried Pickles
Fun Irish pub goid food and good drinks. Huge selection of whiskeys.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onion Rings
Love this place for the French fries. They are the best IMO in downtown Iowa City.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our burgers were burnt(overly done) but everything else was good oh and that peach mule was fire ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jumbo Drunken Wings, Cheese Curds, Onion Rings, Fried Pickles
Food is great but make the churro with chocolate hot chocolate sauce year
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5