Brigid's Pub — Restaurant in Bemidji

As a resident of Bemidji, I have been to Brigid's many times. Typically, I would say that I enjoy going there for dinner and drinks. However, the last time we were there we did not have a good experience. It was very disappointing as we have not had issues like this in the past and it has now discouraged us from visiting until they improve. Our first issue was service, the waitress was nice and it seemed like they might be under staffed which we were understanding of but we waited over an hour for our food order. Once we received our appetizers, they were burnt. Typically not the type of people to make a bug fuss we tried to eat it but eventually asked the waitress if she could have them remade. When she returned with the remade appetizer it was burnt again. It wasn't just that it was in the fryer a little too long and on the crispy side, they tasted like burnt oil. The other food was ok but the burgers were very well done and one of them was also charred quite heavily. In the end, the waitress comped the appetizer and felt bad about it. We told her it wasn't her fault and we appreciated her efforts. We left confused as to what happened as when we have gone in the past we have not had these issues. We will wait for a while before we return in hopes management makes...

Terrible service. We visited Bemidji as tourists and was happy that we found an Irish Pub. We walked in and got table ourself across from the bar. There was one man was sitting at the bar drinking and us (my husband and I) so they were not busy at all. There were three girls and a guy behind the bar, they all were chatting about going to Nashville. They looked at us a few times but did not say a thing then continued talking. After twelve minutes, the man at the bar told the bartender, "you should check with that couple" the same time he was pointing toward us, the man continued "they were waiting there a while". My husband walked to the bar and asked the male bartender "can we get drinks?". The male bartender said " sure, I guess". The man sitting at the bar explained to us pointing to the male bartender "he is new and on training". Sorry, it is lesson 101, acknowledging customers is a must. Perception from customers, standing around and talking without acknowledging is bad. Not even checked back to see if we need any thing else. We thought to have couple drinks and lunch there but we left...

Words of praise can’t do this establishment justice. I’ve been devouring delicious burgers 50 years plus. Whereas some burgers just aren’t worth eating this one was worth waiting 65 years for! These aren’t frozen hockey pucks kids. These are some local sourced beef, hand smashed patties. Tasty, juicy, cooked to perfection. The gooey Gouda enveloped the sautéed onions and mushrooms like a creamy blanket. Topped with a slab (yea slab) of local bacon atop a spongey pretzel roll. You know it’s a great burger when the last bite makes you a little sad. Burger Heaven. The fries and onion rings left me wanting more as well. Brigid’s has the ambiance of an authentic Irish Pub. I’ve hoisted a few pint on the Emerald Island. Lastly, the staff. Met the owner. Travis. Fine lad indeed. Runs a good joint. Family owns and operated for 14 years this. Give these folks your business be ya local. Should you be a lucky tourist hope you can...