K.C. Branaghan's Irish Pub and Restaurant — Restaurant in Long Beach

So sad to say goodbye to this pub we have enjoyed for 25 years … we had considered it a warm family-like extension of Limerick’s where we had my husbands 30th surprise party too many years ago - we were sad to see it close, but George did a great job and won us over and its been a go- to when time allows. So we planned my son’s 16th surprise party there - we had 20ish people bringing business in to an otherwise very quiet night - perhaps there were 6 other people in the bar. I asked if we could put on the Grammys for our table since the kids were interested - the girls seemed a little bored by then - with it up we and about half of the bar were engaged - but it was a bit weird because the background music playing in the bar did not match the musical show on TV - so I asked the bartender who was super nice if we could just do the audio for the show and kill the music - (like there will still be music, cause its the Grammys) I did point out to him in a friendly way that we were the big money party at the bar and that others at the bar were also watching (the ladies) - not like I was asking to turn off the B-Ball - just change the music - at that point a man standing next the the bartender, who I found out was the now owner, boomed out “is there a problem?” To which I said “No” and explained what I was asking for. He grumpily loomed and then boomed again “is there a problem”? - to which I said “no - it would be nice to hear the music that goes with the video and some people at the bar are watching too”. He angrily acquiesced “Fine! - if you want to watch THOSE DEGENERATES!” And stomped away. The bartender eyes said he was mortified - and he did his best to smooth it over - So sad as I know George would have probably come and thanked us for being there and wished my son a happy 16th. It was such a poison to an otherwise lovely evening. - Sad that Eric made that memory and after that kind of treatment, I can’t go back - Watch Me has my...

We have been dining here since it opened. We went out to pick up a bottle of wine nearby and decided to eat dinner here. The service has always been spotty but has gotten much worse recently. On our previous visit the waiter/bartender told us to sit anywhere and then ignored us. This time we did manage to eventually to catch the waitress/bartender's eye and got seated. My wife ordered a glass of wine. While waiting for the check my wife poured herself a small amount of wine from our bottle to enjoy while waiting for the check. We would not have ordered a second glass in any case. When the waitress brought the take-home box we requested, she saw my wife's 1/4 glass of wine and she went off. "I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY RUDE TO POUR YOUR OWN WINE IN A RESTAURANT!" she yelled at my wife. My wife apologized and the waitress then repeated her accusation! My wife apologized a second time and as she was walking away she responded to my wife's sincere "I'm sorry" with "NO YOU'RE NOT".

Honestly, I cannot think what this woman's problem was. We didn't cost them any business as my wife had already turned down the offer of a second glass. Calling my wife a liar really was way too much. Needless to say she talked herself out of any tip and any...

My wife and I have enjoyed stopping by this quaint little Irish pub, many times for a quick breakfast with our dog. How many times I cannot recall, but it's more than I can count on both hands, and always with our dog.

Until today, our dog has been welcome to join us at ANY table on every visit - that is, I say, until today.

When we walked in today, the first words out of the waiter's mouth were: "If you have a dog, you have to sit at the rail."

Not hello, not welcome, not a dozen other greetings that would have conferred anything other than sheer RUDENESS.

I said no word. We sat at the rail, in full glare of the hot morning sun, that was impossible to escape.

I don't know if it's a new policy, or an old one that no other employee follows - I don't care!

Our dog is small, sweet and quiet. He never makes a fuss, and always gets a double or triple order of ham as a treat. But not today, today he was greeted with rudeness.

So we won't be...