Dubh Linn Square

This is our favorite Irish-American place in the area.  They have a nice selection of beers and know how to pour them.  If you want to go beyond beer, ask for the whisky list. Order the Irish-like food.  It's good comfort food presented in a more modern way.  Try a botoxy, bangers, stew or the fish and chips.  I recommend going when they have live entertainment if you don't mind a bit of noise.  

They are easy to get to right off the highway and have ample parking, even when packed.  Reservations are a good idea during busy times.  Be aware that the service here is variable and sometimes disorganized.  Sometimes you walk in and it is a short wait before anyone comes to the front to seat you.  Sometimes you get speedy service at the table, sometimes there are glitches.  Sometimes the bar is fast, sometimes slower but never way too slow.  Always however, the service is polite and accommodating.  I enjoy the whole experience of this place and that is why I give it five instead of four stars.

Stopped by here tonight, and it wasn't terrible, but it could definitely have been better. it was VERY LOUD, despite what the reviews say, my party couldn't hear each other speaking, and we're not the quietest people.

Service - The waitress didn't take too long to get to our table, but long enough that we already knew what we wanted and she was caught off guard. Our table wasn't set when we sat down, and we eventually had to ask for silverware (after our food came out). We also had to ask for drink refills, she wasn't paying overmuch attention to our table.

Food - My friends had eaten here before. One of them got the fish and chips, which he had enjoyed previously, but he stated that if he'd gotten served the fish and chips he got tonight he wouldn't have ordered it again. So consistency might be an issue if you're looking at fish & chips. Last time he ordered it he loved it.  My other friend got the bangers and mash, which was quite good, and we'd recommend. I ordered the corned beef and cabbage. I would not recommend it. The corned beef is served shredded, which is not something I'd experienced before, and I didn't enjoy. My meal was also drenched in the mustard sauce, if you're going to order it I'd recommend you get the sauce on the side, if you're even the slightest bit wary of it. If you are used to and enjoy shredded corned beef and you want to OD on mustard you'd like their plate.

Other - Their beer menu was out of date, I was disappointed to find they no longer serve Blue Moon (it's still on their menu). The waitress recommended Hoegaarden as a substitute. I took a risk and tried it, but found it not to my tastes. In addition, their happy hour and events section is confusing. Happy hour is from 4-7 and encompasses the specials listed under happy hour (they're the same every night). The nightly specials (like $3 pints on Tuesday) are NOT applicable during happy hour. I'd misunderstood and thought they were the happy hour variations for the night.

I probably wouldn't come back here. While I'd enjoy the bangers and mash, the service didn't wow me, it was loud, and I felt my meal was a bit overpriced for the serving.

I stopped in here on Monday for lunch with two coworkers. It was slow and the employees were friendly. You just have to love the older Irish guy who I am assuming is the owner. He is super cheerful and really makes you feel welcome to the point where you almost want to give the guy a hug.

I ordered the crab cake sandwich with a side salad. There was a lot of actual crab in my sandwich and it was topped with onions and a siracha cole slaw that was a little spicy and very tasty and served on a huge toasted bun. I wish I would have ordered french fries like a coworker did. These french fries are the real deal and you can actually see and taste the potatoes. Anyone who appreciates big thick fries will love these fries. The servings are all on the larger side. My other coworker got the Cobb Salad. I was thinking that this isn't the place to order a salad but I was wrong- the salad was huge and filled with too many ingredients for me to name and looked awesome. We all cleared our plates and left very full after a good lunch.

Irish pubs are usually not my first choice when it comes to dining out but this is one of the best Irish pubs I have been to.