Conley's Pub & Grille — Restaurant in Watertown

I stopped in tonight for a quick bite and left feeling embarrassed I even considered dining here. Conley’s used to be a solid neighborhood spot—but whatever it’s become under this new management is honestly unrecognizable.

The menu is uninspired and doesn’t even offer traditional pub comfort food anymore. The energy is off, the staff seems disengaged, and the entire experience just feels… uncomfortable.

When I walked in, I greeted the host with a simple “Hi” and got absolutely nothing in return—not even a glance. That kind of cold welcome set the tone for the whole night.

I ordered the baked haddock, and I regret every bite. DO NOT—I repeat, do not—order the haddock. It was pale, soggy, and cold in the middle, like it had been sitting around and microwaved. The heavy layer of breadcrumbs was clearly there to hide how bad the actual fish was. It didn’t taste fresh at all. Truly one of the most off-putting dishes I’ve been served anywhere.

Our server wasn’t friendly, and I didn’t even feel comfortable voicing my concerns. It felt like no one cared—and it shows, from the kitchen to the floor.

Also it's so dingy and dirty. My silverware had spots all over it and was dirty. I had to ask for new silverware. Waitress didn't even apologize. So rude!

I honestly debated whether to leave a review, but I felt people deserve a heads-up. As a local, I’ve supported this place for years. But I miss when Conley’s had soul. Now? It’s just a hollow version of what it was. Whatever changes have been made—they’re not working. I won’t be back, and from the conversations I’ve had, I’m far from the only one who feels this way.

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A Hidden Tax on Your Meal – Shameful Business Practice

If you’re considering dining here, be warned: this restaurant has the gall to tack on a 3% “kitchen administrative fee”—a charge as insulting as it is opaque. Let’s be clear: this isn’t a service fee, it’s not a gratuity, and it’s certainly not optional. It’s a sneaky surcharge that punishes the customer for the owner’s failure to properly pay their staff or balance their books.

Imagine ordering a $100 meal, and without any explanation or added value, they slap on an extra $3 for the privilege of… what? Ensuring the cooks do their jobs? Managing their own internal payroll? That’s not my responsibility. That’s the cost of doing business—not a burden to shift onto diners under a vague and misleading label.

What’s worse, this cowardly fee often appears in tiny print or is buried in the fine details, revealed only when the bill arrives. It’s dishonest, manipulative, and erodes trust. If the kitchen deserves more compensation, raise your prices transparently and stand behind them. Don’t disguise your overhead as a surcharge and hope customers are too polite—or too confused—to complain.

To the owners: running a restaurant means managing your own costs, not passing them off piecemeal like airline baggage fees. Until this extortionist policy is abolished, I’ll be taking my appetite—and my...

Only problem was who showed up at the end of the night an ordered steak medium got it got it basically medium rare and the burger was supposed to be medium-rare not and I forgot the wings cuz they didn't hear me about the wings I guess but overall service was amazing great atmosphere friendly people but when it came to order and $24 steak for me at the end of the night crookston want to be there so I get why my steak turned out wrong get Whataburger got mixed up but seriously new spending twenty-four twenty-five dollars of a steak baked potato and pasta salad that was a little bland you expect where it's hard to come up with money now it is for it to actually be what you want and how you wanted a cooked but other than that cy got cook the way it did have to go in there sometime when it's not almost closed for the restaurant part of it be my food will turn out better next time and done the way I want it but I'll tell you this I'll go back out at the food screwed up again I just want order food there again I'll go there...