The Irish Pub — Restaurant in Lansing

Host who was seating us seemed very stressed out and taken aback by our request to sit on the patio. We were meeting a friend who was already seated inside (he had only ordered a drink so far), so moving to the patio seemed to throw her off considerably. The waitress who was there didn't seem fazed by it, though.

The patio space was quite nice. Tall fence to block the busy street, and some yard games. Seemed like it would be a nice place for hanging out and getting a few drinks on a nice day.

The food we ordered was fine at best, overall. We shared the Reuben eggrolls and Irish nachos, and I got the Reuben sandwich. The Irish nachos were actually delicious - crispy potato slices covered in beer cheese and bacon. I wish I had taken a picture, but I don't think they had corned beef on them as advertised. The Reuben eggrolls seemed a bit off (a bit oily, and kind of bland), and then we realized that the beef in them was brown. It was brisket, not corned beef. My Reuben was pretty good. The corned beef was tasty and the bread was nicely toasted, but I felt that there was less corned beef than I'm used to in a Reuben.

The pricing was steep for what was offered. The Irish nachos were $14.50, but it was a pretty small portion - probably about 1 russet potato sliced up with beer cheese. The Reuben was $14, which made it seem like it would be a nice filling sandwich. It was a bit light on the corned beef, and the side of fries was also pretty meager. Also, upgrading to a side of onion rings or sweet potato fries would have cost the same as buying a separate side of them. At the very most, the upcharge should only be the difference between a side of fries and a side of the upgraded item.

I know The Irish Pub is an old neighborhood staple, and I hope they are working out the growing pains of opening a...

Needs some work... We went on a Friday night. It was busy, there were only a couple empty tables. It was seat yourself and a waitress was quick to say hi and clean a table for us. It's a communal atmosphere with long, shared tables mixed with smaller tables. The inside looks nice and has a huge bar.

We ordered the "large" Bavarian pretzels for an appetizer. It came with two, 5"-6" small pretzels. They were tasty but a horrible appetizer for sharing due to their extremely small size. The cheese sauce tasted okay but was lumpy.

My teenager got a cheese burger. He rated it 2 out of 10. He really didn't like it and the patty was incredibly small. Meat was bland and overcooked. He asked me to get him fast food on the way home 😔

I got the salmon. It had a crunchy shell, was slightly overcooked and extremely salty. It came with fried brussel sprouts with too much balsamic, a very small serving. The rice was horrible!! Dry, bland and undercooked. So hard and crunchy it hurt my teeth. Serving sizes were small and I was still hungry (didn't eat the rice). 5 out of 10

My other half got the fried fish. Again he was disappointed in the serving size but liked the flavor with crunchy breading that wasn't too thick and seasoned crinkle fries. Coleslaw was runny. 8 out of 10

We all liked the cheese cake of the day which was strawberry.

Overall not at all worth the $100 tab and we left still hungry. I might try it again when we are just going for darts or a night out (very nice dart area). We used to frequent the previous business and were excited to have the space in use again. I hope they step it up with serving sizes and food quality or reduce the prices and call it the bar food...

A small group of friends and I went to the Irish Pub within there first month opening to check it out. We each had a different sandwich for our meal and we also ordered some appetizers and drinks. The service was a little slow on drinks but they are new so that should improve. The food came out pretty quickly and was all tasty. The Reuben rolls were excellent! The mac n cheese bites were basic but paired with some of that “really good ranch” so that was great. The sandwiches we ordered were the Jalive (jalapeno/olive) burger, The Leprechaun burger, the Patty-O melt, The Reuben, and the Tip’s Club. Everyone liked their food the marble rye or brioche buns were all nicely toasted and the sandwiches were hot. The crinkle cut fries and sweet potato fries were both a hit, especially with some ranch for dipping. My Tips Club was a little dry but I got some more sauce and that helped a lot. The Jalive burger was not too spicy so don’t be deterred from ordering it for that. Anything with the corned beef though were the show stoppers!

Overall the flavors were excellent! The place was clean and inviting. The band was playing but where we were sitting we could still talk which was just what we wanted for that night. I’d recommend...