I still love Flanagan's atmosphere. Â But I had to update the review on those wings alone. Â They must have changed the recipe on the wings. Â They are still jumbo and fried; but now the wings are pre-marinated with buffalo sauce flavor and THEN fried. Â So if you are like me and do not like Buffalo flavor but prefer sweeter heat...you're out of luck. Â There is no way to avoid the sour heat. Â As much as I longed for those juicy fried wings...I could not keep eating after picking through a couple of them. Â But if you love Buffalo flavor, you would love these.
Review Source:It depends on what you want. At night it's a packed pub with a dance floor, not a good place to just go have some good brews. During the day it is a calm place to go eat a pub fare lunch if you are looking for that. I am rarely looking for either of those. There are many places around the area with much better food, and many places to go dancing all night. If it's what your looking for- there are many options for you on that strip of Baxter Ave. Have fun!
Review Source:I've been to Flanagan's so many times, I can't believe I'm just now getting around to writing the review. Â Pint night is great (I think here it's on Tuesdays) so if you really enjoy trying new brews you should stop in for a drink. Â I like getting new glasses for my house (they come with the beer of the evening), even though my husband hates it when the glasses in our cabinets don't match - it's worth the argument. Â
Their food is fine, it's pub grub which isn't usually disappointing any place. Â The bathrooms are always clean, and at the times I go I've never had an issue finding a place to sit. Â If you are into dancing you should check out the bar in the back which is basically an old mother-in-law suite that's been converted for the use. Â There is also a great outdoor seating area which is lovely in the spring and autumn. Â
If you've not yet been to Flanagan's it's worth the effort to give it a shot. Â If it's not your thing, there are only 1.3 million other bars within walking distance to choose from. Â Enjoy.
I like the food here. If you show up on a Thursday what ever beer is sponsoring that day they give out a free glass, mug, or cup from that company. With that being said Thursdays is always packed early because it's near the college. I been here 3 times and not once have I gotten a dam glass. I will find myself back in this area for work and will get my glass.
Review Source:Good place to get your drink on. Came on a Saturday night, and we had a great time chilling out on the patio by the fountain. They have something for everyone here (Irish bar up front, patio out back, and an indoor dance club type area connected to the patio.) This place can fit lots of people without feeling overcrowded. They do charge a cover, but at $3/ person, I wasn't about to get my panties in a bunch. That's nothing!
Review Source:Another great place to eat. Â Their burgers are to die for. Â I won't set foot near this place on the weekends due to the over-abundance of 21 year old sorority and frat idiots, weekend warriors, and the like, but during the week, it is a perfect lunch or even dinner spot. Â It's basically just bar food, but it's damn good bar food might I say.
I said in another review that Bluegrass Burgers are the best in Louisville, but this place is right up there in their burger quality. Â The fries are even amazing.
Flanagan's is just one of those places that for some things is a total 2-star and for others a 5-star. The hard part is knowing how the bar will be on a given night and being in the mood for what, in my opinion, it is best for.
Dancing.
Granted, I am practically always in the mood for dancing, but it is much more fun to have a couple others also in the mood. A good, fun group of 5-10 makes for a grand Friday or Saturday night. Keep in mind, it could be dead or it could be packed. If you are single and on the prowl, there tend to be a good bit of 20's there looking to be a little silly and meet people. Bar outside right by the dance floor is pretty clutch. And don't order a Manhattan or a Whiskey Sour. This isn't a super nice bar (the inside pub area is much more so if that's what you're looking for. It is the place where most folks are drinking screwdrivers, rum and coke, or bud light. And you know what? That's not always a bad thing.
On the other hand, there isn't anything particularly incredible or memorable for me about Flanagans. The service is okay (even when not crowded), the dance floor definitely takes ya back a couple decades (though highly amusing) and it is by no means classy.
Just a good straight up, pub meets dance club that Louisville has somehow cornered the market on. And sometimes that's just what you need!
Came to Flanagan's with good friends of mine around the holiday's and we order Beer Cheese and a big pretzel and it taste great and also had a beer and a Orleans burger it was alright.
The bar/restaurant look just like any neighborhood bar you would walk into and the atmosphere and service was A-OK.
We were here after the St. Paddy's Day parade, so I knew to expect a crowd. And it was there. There was still some space to move around and we snagged ourselves a table in order to get some food. I think I had the Orleans burger which was pretty delicious. The drinks were crazy over-priced. Maybe I am just too used to my beloved dive bars where I can get a stronger drink, double the size, for half the price. Either way...it just seems way too high.
I like coming here on less crowded nights to dance. But I need to make sure that I am set, drink-wise or otherwise done drinking for the night because the prices are just too rich for my blood.
I've been to Flanagan's twice now, once just for drinks and the other for food/drinks.
The first time there I was happy with the service and impressed by the drink selection. I enjoyed the atmosphere and put it on my list of places to visit again.
After visiting for a second time I now never wish to go back. The food was excellent and the drink selection was the same vast selection as before but our waitress was HORRIBLE-- so awful that I now only think bad things about Flanagan's. The waitress  continually ignored us, didn't know the specials, and insulted me on being from a different state (multiple times I was insulted). Because of this waitress it will be some time before I even think to visit again.
Huh. Â Did you know Flanagan's had food? Â And was open for lunch?
This was news to me. Â I'd only ever been there at night for drinks, when we learned they were hosting a fundraiser we wanted to support.
Holy crap, that was a good bison burger! Â Why didn't anyone tell me? Â The sweet potator fries were about average - but average sweet potato fries are still delicious. Â Everyone I went with seemed to enjoy their food as well.
I'm giving them 3 stars instead of 4 because our service was pretty slow - that may have been a function of the larger than usual lunch crowd due to the fundraiser. Â I've never had a problem with the service at night, but I'm not generally in a hurry at night.
The other weird thing - and this would be why I usually stick to beer - my companion ordered a hot tea. Â It's winter, it's cold, people tend to do that sort of thing. Â It was served in a giant plastic Coke glass. Â W T and F. Â No explanation, just a burning hot glass of tea. Â I was a little nervous about the plastic melting, but it seemed to hold up.
So if you go - and by all means go (seriously, get the bison burger) - just order a beer like you are supposed to. Â They have all kinds of appropriate cups for beer.
Go for Dancing and Beer and stop there. The name says it all, an Ale house. I go to Flanagan, head to the back room, and start my inappropriate dancing. They have an amazing out door patio, but I have never seen this place in the daylight. The DJ is usually pretty solid and if you are not in the mood for the Dance fair, stay upfront and sip on some great pints. This venue always has great service and is kept tidy, but I was unaware they even served food. Shows were my priorities lie with this establishment.
Expect a cover after 9pm and no live music.
Oh Flanagan's. You are such a mixed bag.
I usually go during the week. On Thursdays they sell special edition pints, and you get to take home the glass. They start at 7:00 and they go fast, so get there early if you want to be sure to get your special glass.
Their beer selection is good. The menu is varied, and covers pretty much all standard pub fare, including pizzas. Their beer cheese and pretzels are quite good, and I had a very tasty Buffalo chicken sandwich recently.
Service leaves quite a bit to be desired. I suppose it could be poor luck on my part, but I always seem to get a server that doesn't seem to have any idea what is going on. Slow, distracted, and uniformed service has left me without a beverage for up to fifteen minutes on more than one occasion.
Their outdoor seating area is large, and very dog friendly. The good outweighs the bad here, so I keep going back, but with all the options in town, I think their success is largely dependent on premium location and all-purpose appeal.
My new home in Louisville! I love a place that makes travelers like me feel welcome. The staff here is so friendly that you feel like you live around the block, feel like you've been coming here for years and they're happy to see you. Â Katie is, far and away, one of the best bartenders that I've ever met - friendly, attentive and can sling the craic quite well for an American.
Lunch was excellent - the regulars are welcoming and friendly, plus the food is really good. I had the "Fiesta Salad" and loved it. Quite fresh and just the right size. Beer selection is very tuned to local brews, which is always good.
Thursday nights are fun, as this is when they debut new draft beers. The breweries send along some proper drinking implements, which are yours to keep, making for a great party atmosphere!
Overall, a fine time to be had here - good food, good drink and you feel like you're at your local - even if you're from Brooklyn.
My favorite bar in the city if I have to choose on any given night. Everyone knows it is the place to be for UK or UL games, couldn't ask for a better game atmosphere. The bar tenders are great, very friendly and willing to take a minute to get to know you. The best part is the food. Two words......Murphy Melt. Oh and if you can't handle a burger try the beer cheese and pretzel. We are not talking the store bought frozen pretzel almost every bar in town serves, no this is a pretzel you will go back for again and again. Definitely hand made and the beer cheese is not store bought either. Yes I admit it, I could eat here every night if I had to and I would be happy with that. Not your dancing place but a good place to hang out with friends.
Review Source:An "Irish Pub" that serves pizza and pasta? Â Just call it a neighborhood bar or something, seriously.
Flanagans is hit or miss. I've gone a number of times now on Wednesdays for trivia. Some days the food is good, some days the service is good, other days one is acceptable the other isn't, and from time to time you lose on both fronts.
The beer cheese is good, as is the Old Alehouse Sandwich (with alfredo sauce at least, haven't tried the marinara version). Â The Philly cheese steak I had high hopes for because, after all it has beer cheese on it, but it was thoroughly disappointing. Â The meat quality was marginal (I know, I know it's a cheesesteak, but it's a $9 one) and the "ciabatta bread" was probably the worst sandwich roll I've ever had in a restaurant. Like Wonder Bread but without any of the nostalgia that made you ignore how bad it was.
I would also recommend the Southern Fried Chicken sandwich because their breading is really tasty and they give you like half a chicken on a bun.
They have a huge selection of beers, but not too many of them on tap, which is somewhat disappointing. Go for happy hour or on Pint Night Thursdays for the best drinking deal.
This place had a diverse drink list, great food and a lively crowd. My husband were passing through on a trip from Cleveland to Memphis and Louisville was our half way point. Seemed like a really awesome district and we decided to stop in to Flanagan's because of it's YELP reviews. We were glad we did!!
Review Source:I'm in love with Flanagan's...there, I admitted it. Â Now I can move on to explaining why.
The food was amazing. Â I got a Philly Melt, which was thin sliced steak, mushrooms, onions, and beer cheese on ciabatta bread. Â The bread was nicely soft, the beer cheese was awesome, oh, and the sweet potato fries I got on the side were good, too. Â Their buffalo sauce isn't anything different, but it's tasty if you're into that kind of thing.
Their beer list is impressive...since I'm allergic to beer, I was excited to see a new brand of cider on tap. Â
For an extra dollar, you can make any burger into a bison burger, which I know entices some people. Â I was told that the bison was good, but no, I wouldn't try a bite...too squeamish about new foods, haha.
Loving the 5 beer sampler for under six bucks. And good beers too! Not cheap domestics. My wife and I were just passing through and saw the other good Yelp ratings for this joint. We're glad we stopped in. The atmosphere's great and the service was even better. Granted, we were there watching Monday night football and the crowd wasn't that deep, but our waitress was extremely pleasant.
The food we ordered was good too. Try the mozzerella bread sticks. They're huge. They're also amazing. Great for sharing w/ a good crew
Flanagan's is great. The patio is dog-friendly, which bumped this review from 4 to 5 stars. Keep the glass nights have expanded my cup collection. Food is excellent (burgers are superb, beer cheese is very tasty). Not to mention the extensive beer list, always something new to try (get a beer card to keep track of what you've tried - also good at O'Shea's right down the street).
Gets a little crowded and fratty on the weekends, but it's Baxter Avenue, to be expected.
Years before Flanagan's, the "Wee Wash" occupied this space. Â I used to do my laundry there. Â Wee Wash closes, then up goes some place called Flanagan's Ale house. Â When they first opened, I wasn't at all impressed with. Â They only sold bottles of beer and recall the cheapest one being $5.00. Â Sorry to sound cheap, but WAY too much for the limited selection. Â
Little by little over the years, I watched this place transform into a cool place. Â When I do go back to Louisville, Flanagan's is one of the few places I enjoy going back to. Â
Here are the goods:
* Â Rather large selection of beer on tap and bottle
* Â Mixed drinks are good
* Â Beer garden is spacious and cozy
* Â Food's not bad
I typically laugh or shrug at what some people call a beer garden. Â However, Flanagan's beer garden is actually quite comfortable to sit back outside and enjoy the drinks and conversation. Â It seems there is a small room in the back with separate bar that is possibly for reserved parties? Â
Luckily, I haven't needed the Wee Wash some time and don't miss it. Â Great place to meet friends and enjoy the time.
Great neighborhood bar with lots of brews on tap. Attentive bartenders and servers. Food was good--try the beer cheese and pretzels. There is plentiful outdoor seating when the weather is right. The only downside is that this place, like others in the area, gets jam packed on weekends.
Review Source:First off - the review by Kathleen W. is inaccurate. Â She is talking about a different bar in the same neighborhood. Â
Flanagans "Irish" bar is my favorite "Irish" bar in Louisville. Â The beer list is extensive, the staff is friendly and knowledgeable of the hundreds of beers they serve. Â A few people have affectionately nicknamed the bartender the "Beer Fairy". Â On Thursday nights they spotlight a different beer, tapping the keg at 7pm and the first 100 customers get to keep their pint glass.
I don't think of Flanagans as being an "Irish" bar but as a standout neighborhood bar and grill. Â Need something to eat? Â Want to try a new beer? Â Go to Flanagans. Â They've got a great patio that's perfect for having a pint on a nice afternoon. Â
I get the impression this place fills up with college kids on Friday and Saturday night. Â But that's pretty much every bar in the area. Â Whatever, let's go get a beer.
What does 100 beers on tap, the Blues Brothers, Karaoke and a giant lizard have in common? Â Flanagan's.
5 beers and a shot of bad bourban later, this place became a 4 star joint. Â Lots of beer, a transparent dance floor that looks down on a lizard and a karaoke machine with no line but 2 chicks who are obviously regulars. Â
Yes Juicy, I sang. Â Half of Madonna's "Holiday", some "I Will Survive" and I would have been willing to do a Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers duet if I hadn't noticed the camera on video mode pointed at me. Â I don't need that shit on some work related blog.
A few friends and I gathered here for an early happy hour. Â Staff was excellent and attentive. Â Snacks were fine and I hear the beer was good. Â
Just  a note that they have this promotion that if you drink 99 different beers you get a mug.  It is not retroactive nor does it have to be done on one night ;-)
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