This is my neighborhood bar, its literally in my back yard. That being said I visit it 3 times a month tops. Draft types are limited upstairs (Only place I ever go... Went downstairs once... never again) They do have a Sam Seasonal on tap which is good since I'm from Boston. Â The food is ok pub food. I stick to the chicken fingers since I don't eat red meat. However my friends say its easily the best burger in town. Their sides however suck. Best option is onion rings, not a fan of the potato wedges. There always seems to be more staff then customers, but again I go on off nights. Weekends I can hear the live music from porch, sounds good most of the time.
Review Source:came here st. party's day for a change of scenery.. Â nice place.. Â love the quieter atmosphere of upstairs bar/pool room.. Â like how the pool/darts area is "seperated" from the bar area.. Â Ian, the bartender was awesome..!! Â great service..!! Â only complaint is - not enough beers on draft, maybe larger/domestic selection.. Â and "one horse town" bathrooms, only 3 of them.. Â wish i could have tasted the burger, but got there after kitchen closed at 10pm..
Review Source:So, I have sat here for a while trying to figure out how to best start this review. Â I have such mixed emotions about this place.
I had been here almost a year ago. Â The food and the service were both good last time - but, its so damn far from where I live it makes coming here often pretty impractical. Â
This past Saturday night - I thought about the restaurant. Â I wasn't doing much at the time so, I got my roomie and he and I drove 30 minutes to eat at this cool Restaurant/Pub.
We walked in and stood there for about 5 minutes or so. Â There were plenty of empty tables in the place (which, if you've never been - the restaurant downstairs is very small) and lots of employees walking around - none of which spoke to us. Â We waited for about 5 minutes and finally someone came to seat us. Â Except - she was trying to NOT seat us. Â She asked if we were there for the music. Â I told her no, we had just wanted to get some dinner. Â She then said that it might be best if we went upstairs to the bar, then, because they had the tables downstairs reserved for an 8pm show. Â It was just now 7pm. Â I asked was there no way we could be seated down here? Â She relented (but didn't seem happy about it) and gave us a table that was reserved at 8:15. Â I guess I didn't understand that why they needed to keep the tables empty for an hour + ? Â I mean - restaurants have reservations all the time, right? Â Why try to get me to go upstairs to the bar area? Â I mean - I know she had no idea where I came from - but I drove 30 minutes just to eat here in this area. Â I don't know - just rubbed me the wrong way.
Then we get seated and it took a full 20 minutes before someone came over to even get our drink order. Â We were JUST about to get up and walk out when the server finally came by to get our order. Â I stayed longer than I normally would have - but, we drove 30 minutes and I wasn't looking forward to turning around and driving back. Â But, from there - once we actually GOT our order placed - things improved. Â My drink was refilled a couple times, the food was hot and fresh. Â All in all - pretty good.
My roomie and I both got the burger. Â I asked for bacon on mine and she said it already came with bacon. Â Which, was news to me since the cheeseburger only indicates it comes with cheese on it. Â Whatever - that was fine. Â But maybe they should call it a bacon-cheeseburger instead of just a cheeseburger...? Â The fries were OK. Â
Again, the food was decent (although the menu is incorrect), the hostess rubbed me the wrong way and the service couldn't have been slower. Â So, for those reasons - I'm giving it 2 stars. Â I've had better, for sure. Â Maybe you'll have better luck if you stop in on the Pig.
I stopped in here while visiting in Franklin. The inside is clean and presentable. Our party went to the downstairs bar. There is an upstairs and a giant patio too. Upstairs is the game room; pool tables and darts.
Inside, there are old oak draw-leaf tables. I have one that I bought at auction a long time ago. They are from England and referred to as "pub" tables. Why am I talking about this? These cool tables exemplify the perfect interior of this place. Lots of wood, a few neon-lighted signs. Great waitstaff, cold drinks, and tasty appetizers.
Would I go back? You betcha!
A lot of Franklin locals really like this place, and I have always had a pretty good time here. Â I can't say I've had a ton of the food, but it's good bar food, nothing special, with more dinners than the average place. Â
Drinks are always good, but I mostly have had cold beer here. Â Also witnessed one of my drunk friends pinch a biker dude's girlfriends' a^^ one time by the bathroom and got myself into one of the closest calls a la bar brawl ever. Â This alone took my rating up a star. Â It is not a bar fight kind of place, however, so don't hold that against them. Â
I've always gone to see some of my Franklin friends and live music. Â Music has always been pretty good. Â Can be tight downstairs, and be careful of the "don't I know you from somewhere" local girls. Â They can be hungry if you are single and fresh blood. Â
The outside patio is great, weather permitting! Â I would guess a lot of local folks call this "their" bar for good reason!
We enjoy the pig. Â We almost love the pig.
If I'm craving a good ol' burger - then I love the pig!
You head down a staircase to a dark little landing and think to yourself, "What if I drink too much and fall down?" - but I never have. Â I often wonder how in this day and age a restaurant could be so handicap-inaccessible, but I guess they've always been there. Â I can remember eating at The Pig in 1991 for Shepherd's Pie with a bunch of hot air balloon pilots. Â That's before I had tried the burger.
You feel like you're in an English pub, but they also have four TVs hung around the main dining room so if you're in the mood to watch the Olympics on a Saturday afternoon... you're in luck. Â It's not huge, and by the time we left every booth and table except for one high top was full at like 1 pm on a hot Saturday. Â A few insane people were eating at the patio tables up top - OK, I'm sorry. Â It was hot. Â If I was a server there, I'd have to just tell me no, can't do that.
A few times we have been here when there was live music, and sometimes it seemed too loud and too close, others it was fine.
I can't speak to the full menu, and we don't play pool, but if you want a great bacon cheeseburger for $8.95 any day of the week, head on down. Â You won't be disappointed.
This is a great place with a lot of different spaces depending on the mood you are in. Â They have a full menu and the food is good. Â Burgers are awesome and the drinks are better than you would get at a chain restaurant. Â You can choose to play pool or listen to music and the staff has always been prompt and friendly. Â If you go downswtairs to dance when they have a band the crowd is usualy on the older side and they are always having a blast and dancing away ...
Review Source:I'll preface this review with this: I haven't had much of their food. Â I've only had fried bar food (mushrooms, pickles), and they were ok but a tad greasy.
What I do like about this place is that it's not far from where I live (and let's face it, there aren't many pool halls in Franklin), they have free pool from 4-6 most days, and they have a pretty darn good happy hour. Â $3 martinis, come on! Â And now that it's non-smoking inside, we find ourselves hitting this place up for some pool and drinkies on Fridays.
I know they have live music downstairs on the weekends, and I know it gets very crowded. Â If you want to see a live act there, make a reservation! Â If not you'll be waiting a long time or standing around elbow-to-elbow with the others who didn't make reservations. Â They also have a really cool patio area that fills up on weekends. Â The service can be a bit spotty sometimes, but we've never had a bad experience.
All in all we'll certainly come back for the pool & drinks happy hour!
Great first impression, a fantastic location and a perfect space for an British-themed pub. Too bad the food and the service ruined it.
Went there for dinner with my parents, party of four. We were seated promptly (my folks made a reservation) and the problems presented themselves almost immediately afterward.
We ordered Diet RC and it was watery. I brought this up to our server and she reprimanded me sternly saying "That's the way RC is supposed to taste." Well, if that's the way it's supposed to taste, quit being cheap and stock up on real soft drinks, like Coke or Pepsi.
Then we ordered. I had fish & chips with steak fries, and it looked absolutely disgusting. Three tiny chunks of pale, unappetizing fish and some greasy, disgusting strips of potato. With zero plate appeal, I hoped they would fare better on my palate but no such luck. They were absolutely flavorless. I've had better fish & chips experiences from a bag of Mrs. Paul's fish sticks and Ore Ida potato wedges. No kidding. This wasn't even a school-lunch-quality entree.
I had to practically flag a server down for a request for some Malt Vinegar to drown the potatoes in, just to make them edible. In a British-themed pub, one shouldn't have to ask for Malt Vinegar, it should already be on the table with the salt & pepper and other condiments.
My mom ordered the Shepherd's Pie and shared a few bites with me. It had a lot more plate appeal, but was only slightly less bland. The ingredients looked cheap and the green beans were obviously from frozen. Nowhere near a value for our dinner dollar even at the reasonable price of $9.95.
I choked down this insult of a meal politely because I didn't want to offend my parents, who generously invited us out and picked the place. We had a great time because of the great company, but we will not be going back there unless Chef Gordon Ramsay puts the Bunganut Pig on Kitchen Nightmares and improves the product greatly.
Easily one of the top 5 worst meals I've ever had in a restaurant.
I used to come here semi-regularly when I lived behind it and could just walk up the hill. Quit coming when I moved (less than a mile away) because of the indoor smoking, semi-decent food, and lackluster service.
Well, times have barely changed.
The bf and I have been revisiting some old standbys recently, so we decided to try out the Pig again... Â The biggest change - the Pig is non-smoking now. Great!
Service was friendly when we walked in, but pretty lame after that.
There was a party having a birthday celebration and they had a spill that took the attention of our server for a while, and that's fine, but we never got it back.
I ordered a caesar salad (dressing on the side) and the chicken biscuits. The bf ordered chicken tenders and curly fries.
30 minutes later we received a caesar salad SWIMMING in dressing and the greasiest croutons i've ever seen, and three small kaiser rolls (in what world are these biscuits?!) covered in butter with a chicken breast cut in pieces.. one of which was so fatty and tendon-y it was inedible.
The bf's tenders were hot, decent, and kinda small, and the fries were cold - not even lukewarm.
Did we complain? No.. we were hungry and I really didn't think it would have made a bit of difference. I put my salad on my rolls and ate the two that were decent. Drank my black and tan (which, I'll admit, they didn't charge me for), and we GTFO.
This place has SOO much potential. It's in a great location, it's pretty cool inside, lots of TVs, billiards upstairs. Decent bar (wish they had a few more interesting beer choices)... but I doubt I'll return anytime soon. And I get the feeling the people working don't care if I do.
The Pig used to be great. But what has happened to the good servers? The service is terrible! Seems like they will hire anyone now! And please don't think you are gonna have food fast while sitting on the patio! It took my husband and I over an hour to get two burgers that were ordered medium! And do not order the veggies! They were still frozen after the server told us that they were fresh! Cool atmosphere, terrible service and wait time.
Review Source:GREAT burgers! Â On Mother's Day my husband would have taken me anyplace I chose and I picked Bunganut...just wanted a good fired burger.
Sometimes the service is a little slow, but the bartender is friendly and the beer is good so the wait is not so bad. Â
Cigarette smoke bothers me so it's nice to find a fun place where I can go have a beer and breathe at the same time.
We were given a 10% off coupon by the Lotz House (be sure to go there too!) so we thought we'd give it a try. Â We hit it during an off-time (around 2:00 pm on a Wednesday) so it wasn't busy at all. Â I'm glad - I don't really like the loud pub scene so if that's your thing, come in the evening or on a weekend. Although I'd be willing to come listen to live music sometime, they have that too. Â If not, off-times are great. Â Our server (Lindsay) was awesome - she laughed at all my dad's jokes. Â She kept our soft drinks filled and made sure we were happy. Â
The food was GREAT. Â My mom got fish & chips, which actually weren't great - just okay - but my dad and I got the shepherd's pie, which was the best I've ever had (not that I've had a lot, but I've been to a few decent English restaurants). Â Loved it! Â I'd go back just for that.
We had no expectations and none were met. A quick in and out while waiting for our Carter House tour across the road.  Dirty tables/two  rushed off their feet servers, one of whom was good, the other was not (our server).  We ate bacon cheese fries, for a fast snack, took over 20 mins to come as did our beer and wine.  Never had bacon cheese fries before and probably will never again but they were disgracefully tasty.....Outside patio dining could be nice but it was too cold last week.
Review Source:Great pub environment! Best in Franklin for sure. They advertise a sign down by the road stating "best burger in town, guaranteed". I had to come and find out if it was the best burger in town! It's made with a thick patty of Angus beef. It looks like nothing to special. But It's pretty darn good I must say!
The curly fries were not good at all... I just have to be honest. They were deferentially frozen and cooked. The seasoning that was used might have been Lowery's seasoning. Good for a BBQ at home in the summer, but not for a place that advertises the best burger in town : ).
If you are into playing pool, this is the place for you! Free games as long as your buying drinks or eating. Fun place for the weekend! Open space to kick back with your friends. This establishment has a basement pub with tables and the real pub feel. Upstairs is more open and it has pool tables and large TV's with sports playing. There also a covered outdoor area for smoking if that pertains to you. Its covered with a plastics sheen so you stay warm if its cold out. (which it was when I was there)
Overall this place was very nice. I enjoyed myself for sure!
I should probably give this place a second chance at some point down the road, but for right now this is my review. Â And this is just how it's gonna be. Â I mean with the title, "Pig," I thought this would have excellent BBQ. Â I guess I could go back to try that... maybe... probably not... but maybe.
I ventured here for my friend's 30th birthday party combined with New Year's Eve party with an 80s theme (although, humourously... or not so... no one except the birthday girl and her two sisters actually decked out in 80s theme gear... maybe New Year's Eve 2011 wasn't such a good plan to relive the 80s... just sayin').
The place is small and off the beaten path. Â The service was not at all timely or anywhere close to decent (and we were definitely the only party there at 8:00pm when we arrived and the largest party there for the entire evening. Â So... to forget our drinks and forget our food... not a good move). Â In fact, I ordered a water at 8:30pm *yesterday* and at 4:48pm today (granted I'm home now) I'm still waiting on that water.
I tasted some of the potato wedges and they were ridiculously salty... to the point of inedible. Â I also tasted someone else's potato skins... also salty. Â Look, you're a bar and unless you're a nice bar like Virago or The Patterson House, then I don't expect much in terms of good food. Â So, the fact that you couldn't even exceed my extremely low expectations is a bit sad.
There are better bars in Franklin like The Red Pony with better food and better service and a wider selection of choices. Â I'd just steer clear of this schlop.
We went here on a recent visit to the area and we really enjoyed eating outside at this place. Â The waitress was very nice and she also made a really good margarita. Â My salad was big and the fish sandwich was really good. Â Love the location. Â It is across the street from The Carter House where was had a very informative tour.
Review Source:Bunganut Pig may have a strange name, but they have good pub food and a good band atmosphere. Â I think they strive for an english pub type motif - but its more of a neighborhood pub.
Their sandwhiches are good, the beer is cold, and the bands rock most nights. My only complaint is how freakin smoky it is. (boo!)
10 years ago I used to live in Franklin, TN. There were only 2 bars worth going to. One was the bar closest to my house that I was warned against because it was "black". I will say the record skipped the first time I entered but they were cool after that. The other was The Bunganut Pig.
Psuedo Irish pub. I don't think they had Guinness at all times. They did have Killian's Red. Ha. They had bands in there but they were usually cover bands. Never ate there. Pretty nice folk who ran the place.
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