J P Kelly's Pub & Pkg Liquor — Restaurant in Springfield

I just want to make a post about the horrible experience we just had at JP Kelly's. Our whole family went in there to drink after the farmers market. I brought my dog, as he is well behaved. We saw the same corgis at buzz bomb-everyine was chills after a few barks He was just fine at Buzz Bomb, where we came from. There were other dogs at Buzz bomb and of course some barking took place then everyone was friends. NO PROBLEMS!! K? Keep that in your back pocket while reading this. Our family decided to go to JPs. This couple with 2 corgis comes in,same people from buzz bomb, and obviously my dog is interested as is theirs. Their dog barked first*, so mine barked after. My bernadoodle is a lot bigger than their corgi. So a bartender came up to us (group of 10-12) and said if my dog barked again, we needed to leave. I asked another bartender why because the other couples dog barked first and his response was "well they come in weekly" ahhhh sooo it's okay since they patron there often and we don't. Although, their dog started it everytime?? So I was saying goodbye to my family and ANOTHER bartender came up saying we had to leave and don't come back. TRUST!!! We won't!! And everyone in there can say agree Clyde was amazing!! The bartender tried fighting my...

I'd give less than one star to the manager, to whom I've never met until I finish my beer, use the stall in the men's bathroom, and witness him doing something illegal off the urinal, makes a big deal out of nothing as I'm literally walking to the door to leave. Then after having a smoke across the street trying to calm down, tried to call the cops on me and waste both our time as if I'm the problem in the first place. To the child that is the manager and the guy who tends to shut the bar down when someone puts in $20 in the jute box every time seemed jealous every time a woman gave me any attention. Spent lots of money here and always tipped well and treated others kindly so this behavior wasn't even close to a patron who has paid for more than their beer at this point. The brick and foundation btw wasn't made by Kelly's. It was made by a different family that helped put the bar together in the first place. Their liquor and beer has more preservatives than the standard btw, makes some really...

My wife and I were in Springfield for a convention and decided to find a local pub after doing the typical touristy stuff. Came across J P Kelly's and felt at home immediately!

Great bartenders that know how to pour a proper pint of Guinness and just a lot of fun.

Forget the trendy joints and find your way to J P...