The Firkin Pub & Grill — Restaurant in Long Beach

If you haven't been to Firkin's yet then you're missing out! Great service and some of the best bar food I've had in a loooong time!

Service: 10/10 I'm one that always sits at the bar, it's just more prompt service in my opinion. I came during an early afternoon on a Friday and it was empty other than 2 parties that were also sitting at the bar. I sat down and was greeted within 5 minutes and offered a drink. My bartender was very kind, patient, knowledgeable of the menu and great at recommending menu items.

Ambience: 10/10 It doesn't take much to impress me so the brick interior and wood finishes stirred up a warmth within me and made me stay when I saw how empty it was (there were two parties of two people there), because a low turn out usually means the place isn't the best, not with this establishment fortunately! Simple and clean, I would trust eating here. Overall this establishment has very simple decor, but feels welcoming.

Food: 9/10 Fried zucchini is a hit! Seasoned and fried to perfection, each bite just melted in my mouth. This will be my go to when I come back in the future. Wings were ok, if they start to offer dry rub options I would definitely come here just for the wings and beer! The wings were cooked great and maintained their succulent juices, but I'm more into naked or dry rubs and the fact that the wings had zero flavor ruined the experience for me. I also tried their vegan ranch and to be honest the taste is great! But I don't care for how watered down the ranch is. The heart cake is a big no for me. I tried the one piece side option and overall I couldn't wrap my taste buds around it. The taste was too powdery for me and the cake did not go well with the tartar sauce it was paired with. The pickled onions did give it some life, but not enough to make me want it ever again. The clam chowder is amazing!!! It's a strong second in the best clam chowders I've ever had and that's only because I've had clam chowder at the San Francisco pier. There is a herb that I could taste, but can't figure out what it is! It keeps this chowder from ruling the number one place on my personal chowder chart, but wasn't enough to ruin the whole experience. The soup and bread (OMG the bread!) was simply the best part of my Firkin experience! I tried a guava wheat beer and it was surprisingly tasty! I normally don't enjoy can beers, but I enjoyed this one very much! I then ordered the LB beer lab blonde they had on tap and enjoyed that one as well, but I love blondes in general so I may be biased.

I will definitely come back here! This has been the best bar food I've had in such...

I go to The Firkin with my Capoeira buddies after class for delicious food and great company. They have an awesome patio with cozy firepits, and you can always catch your favorite game on one of their many TVs.

We usually walk in about an hour and a half before closing, and Kelly always makes sure we get our orders in before the kitchen closes. She even remembers all our preferences — who drinks soda water, who likes still water, and who doesn’t want ice. By the time we sit down, our drinks are already on the table without us having to ask.

Our group is so grateful for how warmly this place welcomes us every time we come in after training. The service always feels personal and genuine.

Food-wise, I highly recommend the Goddess Salad with heart cakes — soooo good! I also love that they accommodate my special request: a plain salad with a turkey patty on top. And if it’s cold out, definitely try the Hot Toddy — it’s perfect.

Thank you to Kelly and the whole team for always making us...

We enjoyed and use to love EJ Malloys food and cold beer, so when my cousin and his wife visited last Thursday, we raved to them about Malloy's COLD beer and good food, we explained to them it was now The Firkin. Hoping for the best we went to The Firkin. We were ALL very disappointed, we were served warm beer! and the soft opening menu didn't appeal to us. The waitress did offer to bring colder beers. Warm beer just ruin the mood. We were looking forward to a nice relaxing cold beer. Everyone knows when you restock beer in the cooler to move the cold ones to the front. My husband and I were a little embarrassed because we had been telling cousins (our OUT of town guest) we would have cold beer and good food. We didn't order food, left after ordering one round of beer. Very disappointing, hope this place...