Recommended dishes: Fried Pickle, Irish Nachos with Chicken, Pork Tenderloin Sandwich, Fried Cod Sandwich, Fish and Chips, Chips, 75 Cent Wings
Jim McFaul
Slow service. Food just OK. Good craft beer selection. Certainly has an Irish atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Praetorian A.
OK. I'm a sucker for an Irish Pub. Sonka Has the proper vibe as soon as you walk in. The beer selection is fantastic and they rotate in and out different selections. Everything about this joint is great.........except the food. I have a rule. I'll never run my mouth about a joint unless I've given the place a few shots (everyone has a bad day). As any Irish Pub or UK styled joint, my first go-to or litmus is always going to be Fish and Chips. They are serving you breaded fish and literal potato chips. Now hold on, the chips are fresh made in house and tasty. Second time in, I ordered the big fish sandwich boasting half a pound of cod. Without having an actual piece of fish weighing 1/2 a pound, I wound up with a bun stuffed with individually fried pieces of BREADED fish, adding up to a 1/2 pound. Two or three bites in, the whole thing turned into a soggy bread bomb. Listen, I hate grinding on joints like this. The service was great, capturing the true "Pub" feel is on point. Do yourselves a solid. Develop a solid UK style beer batter and fry your fish properly in the tradition of true UK/irish/Welsh fish n chips ( I lived in Wales getting my FnCs of a lorry wrapped in newspaper). The Claddagh (Covid caused them to close) in Plainfield and Indy used Bass Ale for their batter as an example. They also threw massive chunks of fish on the plate. The long and the short of it is simple, I want you guys to be better because Sonka is a really cool place to be.
Lenny S.
Kitchen staff is terrible selling meth out of there and constantly on their phones the one that rides the moped to work is always fucked up on something
Mike Latta
Great place and great atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jared Smith
Food was really good. Service was middling probably because they only had one person working. We would definitely go back again to give them another shot though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Matthew N.
We visited for lunch on my Birthday; we shared the fries with the dips our friendly server suggested as our appetizer. Both dips we sampled were delicious and unique. The draft beers menu was both extensive and very affordable (I wouldn't dare say cheap because the craft beers were from excellent breweries). We both ordered their fish sandwich and found it to be delicious and surprisingly not at all greasy or heavy. The bar had a great environment and we were surprised there weren't more people visiting for lunch as the food and drinks were great and well priced. We hope to come back soon!
Paul Strain
Good food, they were packed so service was a bit spotty, but understandable. Will go again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Aaron V.
Been going to Sonka for years. They have great food and a wide variety of drinks (tap, bottle, and cocktails). My personal favorite food is the "Blarney Stones," aka fried pickles. They are always delicious! They used to have one of my favorite ciders, Stella Cidre, on tap as well, but they must've got rid of it, as last time I went they no longer had it :( However, they have some other ciders and various fruit beers in rotation, plus seasonal cocktails, so I can always still find something I like. They have specials/events regularly that seem super fun. On Tuesday's they do "Tini's and Weenies" which is a special on martini's and hot dogs. They usually do something fun for St. Patty's day, and they also have weekly trivia on Thursdays. My only critique is that if you go at peak hours, service will be slow. Every time I have stopped by, it has been a seat yourself situation, and is usually about 15-20 minutes before a server comes to your table, which is why I've never attended one of the special events.
Tony H.
Not really impressed. The food was mediocre at best and the wait staff were terrible. I always say when you go into a restaurant, check the restroom if it's dirty, I can't imagine what the back of the house looks like. Restrooms were disgusting.
Great cornor restaurant. Food had great flavor, and the homemade chips were spot on. The Horseradish dipping sauce was pretty good as well. I will be a repeat customer when I M back in the area.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Irish Beef
Joe Prica
Got the fish and shrimp platter, while the flavor was on point and the coleslaw was good, I'm used to going to an Irish pub and a big slab of fish comes out this was three little pieces of thin fish and 4 shrimps, on a plate not a platter, will I return yes, as the service and beer was great, probably get something else on the menu though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish and Chips
Johnny Sandlin
Great people. If you want to take your dog this plae is perfect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hoosier CoinReview
Was excited to try this place after viewing the menu online, so let me start by saying there was NO mention of a no kids policy anywhere on the website. When we arrive for our reservation for a party of seven (which there was NO mention of no kids during this call), two waitresses behind the bar rudely shouted NO KIDS ALLOWED before we even got a pinky toe in the door. They list themselves as a bar and CAFE-they may want to take that title off their name since a cafe indicates it would be a place for people of all ages. We came on a Friday at noon-I would understand if that was their policy at night, but what is the point during the day? Anyway, I'm surprised they didn't want the business (and over 200 dollar check)from a party of 7 in their EMPTY restaurant. We ended up going a short jaunt away to The Terminal...which was hoppin and making money because they accept all business. Definitely a fail for Sonka.
Great bar, Great staff, Great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Pickle, Irish Nachos with Chicken, Pork Tenderloin Sandwich, Fried Cod Sandwich, Fish and Chips, Chips, 75 Cent Wings
Slow service. Food just OK. Good craft beer selection. Certainly has an Irish atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
OK. I'm a sucker for an Irish Pub. Sonka Has the proper vibe as soon as you walk in. The beer selection is fantastic and they rotate in and out different selections. Everything about this joint is great.........except the food. I have a rule. I'll never run my mouth about a joint unless I've given the place a few shots (everyone has a bad day). As any Irish Pub or UK styled joint, my first go-to or litmus is always going to be Fish and Chips. They are serving you breaded fish and literal potato chips. Now hold on, the chips are fresh made in house and tasty. Second time in, I ordered the big fish sandwich boasting half a pound of cod. Without having an actual piece of fish weighing 1/2 a pound, I wound up with a bun stuffed with individually fried pieces of BREADED fish, adding up to a 1/2 pound. Two or three bites in, the whole thing turned into a soggy bread bomb. Listen, I hate grinding on joints like this. The service was great, capturing the true "Pub" feel is on point. Do yourselves a solid. Develop a solid UK style beer batter and fry your fish properly in the tradition of true UK/irish/Welsh fish n chips ( I lived in Wales getting my FnCs of a lorry wrapped in newspaper). The Claddagh (Covid caused them to close) in Plainfield and Indy used Bass Ale for their batter as an example. They also threw massive chunks of fish on the plate. The long and the short of it is simple, I want you guys to be better because Sonka is a really cool place to be.
Kitchen staff is terrible selling meth out of there and constantly on their phones the one that rides the moped to work is always fucked up on something
Great place and great atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was really good. Service was middling probably because they only had one person working. We would definitely go back again to give them another shot though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
We visited for lunch on my Birthday; we shared the fries with the dips our friendly server suggested as our appetizer. Both dips we sampled were delicious and unique. The draft beers menu was both extensive and very affordable (I wouldn't dare say cheap because the craft beers were from excellent breweries). We both ordered their fish sandwich and found it to be delicious and surprisingly not at all greasy or heavy. The bar had a great environment and we were surprised there weren't more people visiting for lunch as the food and drinks were great and well priced. We hope to come back soon!
Good food, they were packed so service was a bit spotty, but understandable. Will go again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Been going to Sonka for years. They have great food and a wide variety of drinks (tap, bottle, and cocktails). My personal favorite food is the "Blarney Stones," aka fried pickles. They are always delicious! They used to have one of my favorite ciders, Stella Cidre, on tap as well, but they must've got rid of it, as last time I went they no longer had it :( However, they have some other ciders and various fruit beers in rotation, plus seasonal cocktails, so I can always still find something I like. They have specials/events regularly that seem super fun. On Tuesday's they do "Tini's and Weenies" which is a special on martini's and hot dogs. They usually do something fun for St. Patty's day, and they also have weekly trivia on Thursdays. My only critique is that if you go at peak hours, service will be slow. Every time I have stopped by, it has been a seat yourself situation, and is usually about 15-20 minutes before a server comes to your table, which is why I've never attended one of the special events.
Not really impressed. The food was mediocre at best and the wait staff were terrible. I always say when you go into a restaurant, check the restroom if it's dirty, I can't imagine what the back of the house looks like. Restrooms were disgusting.
Restaurantji Recommends
Great cornor restaurant. Food had great flavor, and the homemade chips were spot on. The Horseradish dipping sauce was pretty good as well. I will be a repeat customer when I M back in the area.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Irish Beef
Got the fish and shrimp platter, while the flavor was on point and the coleslaw was good, I'm used to going to an Irish pub and a big slab of fish comes out this was three little pieces of thin fish and 4 shrimps, on a plate not a platter, will I return yes, as the service and beer was great, probably get something else on the menu though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish and Chips
Great people. If you want to take your dog this plae is perfect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Was excited to try this place after viewing the menu online, so let me start by saying there was NO mention of a no kids policy anywhere on the website. When we arrive for our reservation for a party of seven (which there was NO mention of no kids during this call), two waitresses behind the bar rudely shouted NO KIDS ALLOWED before we even got a pinky toe in the door. They list themselves as a bar and CAFE-they may want to take that title off their name since a cafe indicates it would be a place for people of all ages. We came on a Friday at noon-I would understand if that was their policy at night, but what is the point during the day? Anyway, I'm surprised they didn't want the business (and over 200 dollar check)from a party of 7 in their EMPTY restaurant. We ended up going a short jaunt away to The Terminal...which was hoppin and making money because they accept all business. Definitely a fail for Sonka.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I always love sonka.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Leprechaun Salad