Sully's Irish Pub — Restaurant in Middletown

FUTURE MUSICANS READ BEFORE BOOKING! I am a musician who was scheduled to play at Sully’s on last Saturday April 26. I was very excited to play here as it looked like a nice venue and has a rich history being Delaware’s oldest pub in which founding fathers had dined and drank at. That excitement went away very quickly when as I was asked to leave midway through my performance. I was in the middle of a country rendition of “Colt 45”, in which I only play the chorus of the song, when the on-duty manager walked up to me and stopped me mid performance. She looked very concerned and told me my set list could not include songs with smoking references or any profanity. I then stopped playing that song and played two or three more songs after that which were more traditional country songs and attempted “bleep out” anything that may seem “inappropriate”. This was not good enough. When I went to take my second break of the night two hours into the show, she told me I had to pack up and leave. She said the owner is disappointed and the vibe just isn’t right. Mind you, everyone in the place was nodding and singing along to the songs including her. When I asked if I could continue to perform clean country songs, she said no. When I asked her if I could speak to the owner, she said no. When I asked for a number to contact the owner, she said no. So, I was forced to leave. Now for some context, this place is a 21 and up ID required Irish Pub open late into the night hours. Neither me or my manager who booked the show were told prior to the show that there were stipulations on song topics or lyrics. I was told that my song topics and lyrics were a problem after performing for over an hour and a half. Despite all of this I was kicked out, disrespected, and embarrassed. This was a horrible way to conduct business. Despite my frustration with the situation, I have to give credit where credit is due. Sully’s still paid me for the show and did not charge me for the tab as agreed on. The manager was very nice and handled the situation to the best of her ability given the owner’s demand to kick me out. I want to make it very clear that this was not her fault and that she was unaware of the owner’s strict stipulations also. The point of this review is to: one, explain the situation and to make it be known the owner of Sully’s conducted business horribly. If you are going to have a problem with song topics and lyrics you need to disclose that beforehand, If it had been disclosed beforehand I would have played nothing but clean wholesome country songs; two, that the manager did her best given the situation she was cornered into and; three, for future musicians to be aware that they need to be 100% clean when playing at Sully’s and even then, to still be careful as some clean country songs have smoking and drug references. I truly hope this never happens again to a future musician. This was very embarrassing, humiliating, and disheartening to deal with....

Our family had a fantastic meal and time at Sully’s on Monday, July 11th. We got there just after they opened, and were the first customers. Since we had the place to ourselves for about 15 minutes, our server, Melissa gave us some really cool books and laminated news articles showcasing the history of the building and tavern, and also let us know about the lunch specials. She was so pleasant and helpful and gave us some good info about the area, as well. The pretzel appetizer was AMAZING, and my mom said her cheesesteak was the best one she’s had in 40 years. The French fries are top notch, idk what the seasoning is they use on them but it’s perfect. My husband and brother both liked their burgers, too. None of us drink alcohol but some locals came in shortly after us and seemed to all enjoy their drinks at the bar. Bathrooms were spotlessly clean, and the whole place has such a cool vibe while maintaining the historical significance. We even got tshirts. :) My family had actually gone the day before without me, as I wasn’t feeling well, and enjoyed their meals that day, too. Cannot recommend...

Right now was only outside seating because remodeling,was fine for me in long pants but husband was in shorts so mosquitoes were bothering his legs.Had crab fries for appetizer,we both liked,but waitress misunderstood that my husband wanted the wings and steamed shrimp for his meal and also brought the wings with the crab fries,so wings sat and got cold but just took home as leftovers.He liked the shrimp,I had the Reuben,was very good corned beef except if ever got again would order with light dressing and sauerkraut so I could taste the cheese.All in all we liked and will probably go back again when full menu available.No big deal but server should of explained up front charge for water,and would of loved if she offered me something in place of more fries with my Reuben :-)!also,glad didn't take grandson,he would not have eaten with such...