Aidan's Pub

Im moving to Bristol in a few weeks and was out visiting the area with family looking at apartments. We ended up at Aidan's Pub for lunch, seeking quick, good grub and air conditioning. We found Aidan's Pub, which is situated 50 yards back from the harbor. Our waitress was SUPER friendly and very attentive to our quickly diminishing water cups (after coming in from 97 degree weather, we probably went through 3 pitchers of water). Everybody got something different for lunch. I went with the turkey club, which was HUGE and absolutely delicious. Their fries are thick potato wedges, which I doused in malt vinegar (every table had this) and salt.

One thing that was a little odd with one of the dishes was my boyfriends dish; he ordered their special which was bacon and cheese sliders. He was under the impression that it would be like a BLT? but it really was just strips of bacon and an american slice of cheese on small rolls. It was a little bland for a special, but he ate it anyway.

Aidans definitely has an authentic irish pub vibe, which was nice to find in such a nautical town - Im pretty sure this will quickly turn in to my local hang out. For the 5 of us, our bill came in around 42 dollars! SO cheap! Such great food, very affordable and very delicious. I will definitely be coming back here once I move out to the area officially. We also spotted an outside patio and an upper deck which is cover, which will be nice once the weather gets a littler cooler!

I have frequented your establishment on many occasions. Yesterday (7/6) I brought my wife and her brother and sister and law who were in from Miami. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the food and the atmosphere as I knew they would (they all agreed it was worth the hour drive). But it was our server Jane who made it PERFECT. She added just the right amount of everything that makes it worthwhile to dine out. Please, take the time to let her know she is appreciated, VERY MUCH. I figure I told her so, but I imagine coming from you it will be better still.

Thanks to you all. Never stop doing great things.

Ed Drozda
The Small Business Doctor

Stopped by Aidan's with my fiancee and a couple of friends during the downtime between the wedding and wedding reception of another pair of friends, and I am certainly glad that we did!

Aidan's is your classic, laid back neighborhood Irish pub. It's clearly a favorite spot of numerous local regulars, but the servers and bartenders couldn't have made a group of overdressed out of towners feel any more comfortable. The bartender came to our barside table numerous times to check up on us, joked with us from behind the bar (despite being quite busy), and gave us a hearty goodbye when we departed. Seriously, I felt like I was indeed at my own neighborhood bar.

The inside of the bar is spacious with plenty of seating downstairs and upstairs, as well as pretty ample seating at the bar. There is also some outdoor seating, which I imagine is prime real estate during the summer season. The food menu definitely offers above par pub food with an emphasis on Irish and seafood fare, and the prices appeared reasonable. As we were heading out to a wedding reception, we opted to keep it light with an order of the spinach artichoke dip and some New Englad clam chowder ("when in Rome..."). Both dishes hit the spot.

Given our celebratory moods and the upcoming "free" dinner we would be ravishing, we chose to focus on caloric consumption via the liquid route and Aidan's did not disappoint. They have a wide variety of micro and macro brews both on draft and in bottles. Furthermore, they definitely have a slant towards local brews, which is something I always appreciate (think Narragansett, Harpoon, Sam Adams, Mayflower, etc). They also offer a wide variety of Irish beers and Irish whiskey and scotch. Being an IPA fan myself, I opted for the Foolproof Brewing Backyahd IPA which I found to be pretty darn good (hoppy but not too aggressive and clearly with an awesome name).

To top things off, we sat right by the digital jukebox which just happened to be loaded up with 7 free credits! For better or for worse, we took advantage and subjected the crowd at the bar to our musical whims for 30 minutes or so.

Even without control of free music, Aidan's would definitely be a spot I'd stop by should I find myself in Bristol, RI again!