Branigan's Irish Grill & Pub

I was skeptical to come here due to some past reviews, but was very pleased with my experience.

My friends and I were on vacation and decided to stop here when we got into town.  We opted for appis and got the Not-Chos and the onion rings.  The Not-Chos were fries with cheese, roast beef, mushrooms, onions, cheese and sour cream.  They were fab.  The roast beef was really tender.

We each had a Sinner (huge burger).  We could have easily split one between the four of us.

The restaurant was clean and the server was very pleasant.  The iced tea was brewed fresh!

I have an Irish Pub back home that is hard to beat, and Branigan's did not beat it, but came close. The Irish breakfast was a bit different than I get back home, but it was still very good. We visited on St. Paddy's day so the atmosphere was great. There was a street fair going on in the parking lot with more food and beer, and live entertainment. They held drawings and other fun things in side. I swear to you that our waitress was from Ireland, accent and all. No I am not kidding. It could not have been a more perfect St. Paddy experience. Nice place, good price. But I can still say that Nine Irish Bros. in Lafayette/West Lafayette still holds my Irish heart.

Walk in and, if you've ever been to a Bennigan's, you're confused...  However, kudos to the Branigan's team in recycling name/decor!

This is an Irish Grill & Pub, with a fairly large menu.  Something in there that would please most palates.  The kids menu has the usual, with the addition of Banger & Mash.

I tried the Irish Stew, a large sized bowl of stew with a mound of mashed potatoes in the middle.  Nicely flavored with large chunks of beef and homemade mashed potatoes.  Also served with a thick slice of really nice looking Irish soda bread.

Small Fry got the Banger & Mash off of the kids menu.  Yes, just one Banger... LOL  One nicely grilled sausage with mashed potatoes, drink, orange slices and ice cream was all included.  SF enjoyed the sausage a lot, and was asking for another.  

Boyfriend got the Monte Cristo ,and it looked every bit as good from my memories of seeing it at Bennigan's!

The only negative that I can say at the moment is that the light bulbs in the light fixture above each table are too bright!  Seems that the hostess was aware as she would offer to unscrew the bulb as she sat people.  Hopefully they'll get a lower wattage bulb to ease their patrons aching eyeballs!