Muddy Waters Pub & Restaurant

940 Riverside Dr, Methuen
(978) 686-4040

Recent Reviews

William Torrence

Good place to go to unwind. Played Keno while listening to a band and munching on chicken fingers and fries.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chicken Fingers

Scott Carvage

Nice little bar. Little "hometown" atmosphere for the locals. I'm not one of them, but went for a small meal and listen to my wife's old friends play music. It was St. Patrick's day so the Irish and Irish at heart were in full force. With a full house, the service was understandably slow. The corned beef sandwich was good, and the fries were hot.

Michael G.

The steak and cheese is fantastic. It's a diamond in the rough kinda pub. Amazing. The place is clean and doesn't smell like your typical pub. What a great place!

Michael DeLellis

Good food, pizza is outstanding, friendly staff, Home town atmosphere. Cost effective. Highly Recommend !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Sam Drogin

Quaint back water pub.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Buffalo Chicken

Mike Anderson

Great place for food and drinks. It is a dive bar with mostly folks over the age of 50. I also caught a real bad case of COVID from here in 2021 haha.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Christine Markey

Great food pizza out of this world and haddock dippers to die for.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mara M.

The owner, Ed was amazing! Food was delicious and filling, homemade food was perfect!

Kate M.

Definitely a local spot. Stopped in on a Saturday around 3 before Christmas while out shopping. Nothing fancy. Plenty of high tops and table seating. Bar was spacious. Told we could see it anywhere. Only people were seated at the bar. We chose a high top right near the bar. Quickly greeted by the bartender. She was pleasant. Menu was pub food. started with the clam chowder. Not thick. Flavor was OK. I'm kind of a chowder snob This had a little bit of a tang taste to it. Warm not piping hot, another pet peeve for me. Boyfriend got the steak tips. He upgraded the side for a salad. House salad was excellent. Cranberries. Super fresh. Excellent flavor. I got the baked tic. Upgraded for a Caesar salad. Again huge portion on the salad. Excellent flavor. Garlic mashed with red potatoes. Kind of dry. I actually asked for extra butter to try to make it creamier. Steak tips were supposed to be medium rare. Came out medium. Excellent flavor though. Service was good. overall it is what you would expect from a local pub. Nothing fancy but decent.

Joe D.

Great neighborhood bar. We've been going there every couple of weeks for the past year. Very clean. Staff is very pleasant and attentive. Food is good. We've had the pizza (and we are a little picky about good pizza), burgers, steak tips, baked/fried haddock (good sized portions), steak & cheese sub. Everything was very good. They always have weekly specials for something different too. Sometimes certain side dishes can be a bit cold (mashed potatoes), so I tend to stay away from those. But the overall consistency is very good. Never been for the live entertainment. A great go-to spot for a few drinks and a casual meal.

Sandra Mitchell

Watched an 80's band play here and band definitely got the place into it. Service was good at bar. Food is just average. Steak n cheese was dry. Mozzarella sticks just average. Wish they had Twisted Teas here as 3 people asked for them. Good place to play keno and sit at bar and watch game.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Eric Simili

Good food and friendly

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Sadie R.

Their max and cheese was amazing, and I enjoyed the live band. The nachos were also good.

Peter Case

My first experience of an American bar. Staff friendly and food tasty. Even had a nice chat with a local couple about politics of all things. A little bit loud from the sound system but ill be back there again before returning

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Raynald Boucher

For a sandwich it's good, staff is very

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

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Muddy Waters Pub & Restaurant

940 Riverside Dr, Methuen, MA 01844
(978) 686-4040