Before I talk about the bar itself I need to tell another story about when I was here with my wife and friends about a year ago. We were at the upstairs bar area and my wife told me and my friends to turn around and look at this couple that was sitting alone back in the corner together. They were both drunk and she was sitting on his lap and he kept putting his fingers down the back of her pants and pulling his hand out and sniffing his fingers.................So on to my review. Decent sized bar with 3 floors (plenty of room) and a so-so beer selection. Never ordered food here.
Review Source:The location in wayne is better in my opinion. Â I have gotten a roast pork sandwich here a couple of times, and I find it to be sub-par. Â I'm not really sure why we go back. Â The service is often rude. Â
The atmosphere tends to be 30 to 40-somethings grabbing a drink after work. Â They tend to gather around the bar, making for a VERY loud dining experience if you choose to sit there. Â It is at the entrance to the restaurant so it is hard to navigate through this area if you come at the wrong time.
I am blessed to have both Chestnut Hill and Conshohocken a reasonable driving distance away from my residence. Â Take THAT, Philly commuting! Â Haha, no no, I love commuting to and from Philly, but there needs to be breaks ;-)
Great American Pub is an example of how appealing I find Conshy. Â Oh geez, whose American blood doesn't run furiously due to cravings for burgers and fries through his/her blood vessels now and then? Â Had the turkey burger with a side of fries. Â Even the leftovers were yummylicious! Â The burger buns were great quality, and the turkey meat was satisfyingly moist. Â There was nothing that I was confused about in my dish, and I was perfectly all right with its superb simplicity :D Â Thank you, Great American Pub, for a memorable meal!
Got a large group that likes to drink?
Need some "safe" food choices?
Want a private room?
Then, G. A. P. is your place.
I came here with a group of 27 people and we were easily accomodated in a private room (with our own bar and buffet area) and service by Michele was excellent.
The drinks during happy hour are cheap enough - 1 beer and 1 well-tequila margarita ran me $7.
The food is fine. Â Chicken or Eggplant parm, penne marinara, veggies and over-cooked roast beef with rolls and horseradish. Â Not great but not awful either. Â Very "safe" and everyone enjoyed the dessert tray with brownies, pound cake (looked like Sara Lee) and mini canolli.
We had a great meeting and would definitely have events here again.
There is even an old-fashioned ballroom (seats up to 150, I think) huge with it's own dance floor and restrooms - suitable for a down-scale wedding or a bir rehearsal dinner or graduation party.
This place is HUGE and has many configurations for groups large, small and massive.
I just finished dinner there and it wasn't very good. Â Pasta was way too oily. Â Also, they committed the ridiculous, unprofessional mistake of rushing out the entrees when we were not finished with the appetizers. Â Just shoved them on the table along with everything else. Â Would not go back.
Review Source:Went here with coworkers a couple times for happy hour after work. Â Eh, it's okay. Â I don't know how the pricing is, cause I never actually pay (my coworkers are all older and have the old fashioned women-don't-pay kind of attitude, which is fine with me!). Â But it's decent, I guess. Â The place is huge - it has at least three bars in it. Â But if you go at any peak bar hours it's packed. Â It strikes me as a mainstream pub where EVERYONE goes, and you have to squeeze through a crowd to get to a very cramped bathroom with a way-too-loud hand dryer (and no towels for those of us with sensitive ears and an aversion to hot air burning our hands). Â It's a college-y type bar, which I pretty much outgrew before I got out of college (well..... sortof), and my coworkers and I pretty much keep to ourselves on the lower level, where it's a little less loud and cramped. Â The bartender is nice, but the typical bartender - always busy, doesn't have time to talk, and you barely even get out your drink order before he's off helping someone else.
Typical bar atmosphere but it is the most popular place to go in Conshohocken so the weekends get packed with early- to mid-20s people.
I moved to Conshy almost 9 years ago and my first apartment was 6 blocks from the Pub, so I have had my fair share of fun times there. Fast forward 7 years and my husband and I got married in The Valley Top Ballroom. Every. Single. One. of our guests commented on what a great space it was, how wonderful the staff was and the plus factor that there was a bar for before and after the ceremony/reception. The food was the shining star of the night - everyone loved it and they literally did whatever we wanted. We had waiters bring pigs in a blanket out to our guests at 11 pm. Best thing ever. The staff, led by Geri, was amazing - we could not have asked for a better experience or wedding day. Love this place.
Review Source:Full Disclosure, I have never hung out in the bar area downstairs. Â But recently I was invited to a bridal shower in the upstairs room here, and it was absolutely magnificent! Â I couldn't get over how beautiful the room was. Â You could have a wedding up there if you were so inclined. Â The room has a nice size dance floor as well as a big bar area in the back, and a very pretty fireplace which makes for nice pictures. Â If you are having a nice party in the Conshy area you have to check it out.
The food we had at the shower was delicious. Â The crowd favorite seemed to be the roast turkey which I hear is made fresh every day there. Â
The only weird thing about Great American Pub is that they don't sell bottles of Miller Lite? Â Kind of strange considering it is the most popular beer in America. Â The parking situation isn't the best either, but everyone was able to find street parking.
I've been here three times in the last week.
Before you get too excited, I do have to say that this isn't a testament to how good the food/service/atmosphere/whatever at the Great American Pub is. Â I just happen to work at a company that has hosted a number of work lunches there this week.
I will say that G.A.P. is a great spot for lunches with groups of people. Â They literally offer everything from salads to pizzas to pastas to burgers. Â They definitely have something for everyone. Â Also, the word on the street is that G.A.P. has slighly better food than the Boathouse. Â Another great thing is that this place is so freaking huge that you can roll in with 10 coworkers (like we did) and they can accomodate you. Â
On my first visit, I ordered the tomato mozzarella (caprese) salad. Â They give you a TON of tomato and mozzarella for the price ($10). Â I've easily paid $10 for half as much caprese salad at Italian places in the city. Â The tomato and mozz came on a bed of lettuce, along with red onion and roasted red peppers, with a light vinegarette on top. Â I really liked this salad.
On my second visit, I wasn't too hungry. Â So I ordered the seafood gumbo, which is served over rice and comes with a side roll. Â Caution: Â this is a very small portio (for $5.99, wayyyy too small of a portion). Â So get a side salad if you are hungry. Â Gumbo was good but definitely needed more heat. Â I don't think I'd get this dish again.
On my third visit, my coworker was raving about their pasta, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Â I ordered a small ($12) portion of wild mushroom ravioli. Â It was covered in a cream sherry sauce with sauteed spinach and mushrooms. Â I liked this dish alot- especially the veggies on top. Â I felt like the ravioli filling was a bit too pureed. Â But you get about 6 ravioli in a small order- which is pretty good. Â I would give the other pastas a chance, but I think I may stick with salads next time I visit.
Overall, G.A.P. isn't winning any James Beard awards but they offer a pretty solid lunch/dinner at a reasonable price.
Went to Great American Pub with two friends on one of the first weekends in which I lived in Conshohocken and was astounded by the sheer size of this restaurant. Â However, the way they have the place set up, it feels much smaller and more intimate (if that can be used to describe a bar). Â The beer selections were great, and the food was even better. Â The Philly Cheesesteak egg rolls were MUCH BETTER than my previous favorites at Iron Hill Brewery and the pasta fresca my friend had was amazing. Â I cannot wait to go back and try more of their food.
Review Source:Ok,
I have been here before and had pretty good food/serves.
Well tonight I went there to have a good dinner with my family. So we get there and get seated right away. Then this lady comes up 3 mins later and orders our drinks and comes back right away with drinks. Then we order. The food came out at a good speed and the food was pretty good. Then all bad happened. The lady did not come to our table and ask if we needed anything like refills or NOTING. Then like 30 mins after we finished our food she came out and said 2 boxes and nothing else and disapearded. So we sat there for a another 20 mins for our boxes. Then we wanted cake another 20 mins for takeout cake.
WON'T BE GOING THERE FOR A LONG TIME. DON'T WAST YOUR TIME WITH A RUDE LADY AND A NOISY PLACE. AGAIN DON'T GO THERE IF YOU ARE IN A HURRY.
I have been to The Great American Pub on several occasions for everything from just a beer to kill some time before meeting a friend (as was the case today) to happy hour and beyond. Â Each time, I've been slightly underwhelmed.
Everything is fine, but that's about as good as I'm willing to say. Â I can't think of any particular foods I've had there that left a great impression (again, it was fine, just nothing remarkable). Â They mostly serve bar food. Â The same can basically be said about their beer selection -- it's okay. Â They have beers, nothing terribly rare or amazing. Â Today I paid $5 for a Harp and it was a little more expensive than I was hoping.
A while back I stopped in late night after a wedding (we were staying at a hotel that was within walking distance from the pub so it seemed like a logical spot) for a beer before last call and had to use the bathroom. Â It was one of the most disgusting bathrooms I have ever seen. Â I won't get into the details, but it was totally gross. Â I used the same restroom during the day today and it was more than acceptable and clean, but they need to keep up with cleaning the bathrooms better during the later hours. Â Despite the fact that the bathroom had clearly gotten to that state because of some ignorant patrons, I feel the bar owes the rest of its patrons a clean, usable bathroom whatever the time of day. Â And while that was a one time thing, given the general lack of "wow" about the rest of the place, it's the one thing that really sticks out for me whenever I think of this pub.
I love coming here...G.A.P. has great food, good happy hour specials and I'm a big fan of the atmosphere. Â I live locally so when I have friends coming from out of town wanting a place to go and hang out this is usually my top choice. Â Just recently I had about six friends come down from NY, we went to GAP, ordered lunch and stayed for well over an hour. Â The staff was great and didn't make us feel rushed at all, my friends were impressed with the quality of food for the price point, and everyone loved the intimate setting and large fireplace on the upper level. Â Highly recommend for dining or its bar.
Review Source:The food LOOKS just fine, but it's not. Â My group of 3 went stopped in here hungry one day for lunch and ordered pizza, wings, a cheesesteak and a turkey sandwich. Â We ended up with seriously sub-par food and a fifty plus dollar check. Â I'm not gonna go on and on about how bland and disgusting the food was, but I'll just say, save your money and go elsewhere. The one star is for the nice waitress:)
Review Source:After 8 hours of my board examination, the clock had just turned 9pm, which meant that it was time for Game 7 of the NBA Finals...so I strolled down Fayette Street and found this nice looking bar and figured the game would be on. Found a seat at the bar and realized out of the 10 large flat screen TVs that adorned the wall that only 1 tv had the game on and it was on the very other end of the bar.....seriously? Come on Philly, I know your 76ers aren't in the The Finals, but at least realize that there are tons of other people that want to watch a good basketball game. I asked the bartender to change the channel and he said he would....but 10 minutes later no dice. So i asked another bartender and she did it right away, which I appreciated. I'm just saying, if you're a bar - you shouldn't have ALL your tv's to one channel.
I had the Turkey Pesto Burger - and let's get one thing straight - I do love a good red meat burger, but I gave this taste a shot because I had a buddy who said it had amazing flavor. And you know what? I completely agree - best Turkey burger I have ever had. The Spinach Pesto, Mozarella and roasted peppers gave it the right amount of kick. Just absolutely exploding with flavor.
The token australian accented bartender was actually super attentive and helpful as well. Even though he didn't change the tv channel - i'll just chalk that up to being a busy night.
Overall, really good service and a great turkey burger and a Miami HEAT win!
Sunday - May 27, 2012 - 6:30pm
First time visit to this restaurant. Five of us decided to indulge in food and libations after a round of mini golf at nearby Tee's golf  center. Although we considered eating outside the humidity convinced to dine inside. The inside was comfortably air-conditioned with beautifully stained wood interior. We were presented with a fairly extensive menu - classically American. I had a large mixed green salad and 2 crab cakes. The food was decent - nothing exceptional but the server's patience and competence prompts me to award an extra star.
What can I say about the Great American Pub that hasn't already been said....
It's a spacious bar with a rather nice private party area upstairs. Â While I won't say it is always easy to find a seat, it is always easy to walk around in (even during some of those crazy conshy events). Â It also carries all the local sporting events you might want to catch.
Beyond that, it is your average bar, with average pub food, and service that won't blow you away, but certainly won't earn it more than an A-Ok rating.
I have definitely experienced better pub-style food, and definitely found better beer selections in other Philadelphia suburban locations, but it's the warm, wide open atmosphere of the place that takes it up to 3 stars.
Recently met my cousin and her son at GAP while they were on a tour of area colleges. Â My cousin ordered the Fiesta Chicken Salad. Â Her comment was that the chicken and dressing were good, but that the salad part was strictly iceberg lettuce, no romaine. Â Her son and my daughter both had the chicken parmigiana entree. Â The boneless chicken breast appeared to be a food-service company frozen, breaded, pre-made lump. Â My almost 16 y.o. daughter (a regular at TLA concerts) claims that "Steaks On South" has much better chicken parm, and that her order was only warm. Â My wife & I had the General Fayette chicken sandwich. Â They were decent, but nothing out of the ordinary. Â
We also ordered Blue Moon on tap. Â I guess at $5 this is about normal. Â But again, nothing else jumped out as anything special as our server recited the beer slection. Â Granted, it's not a brew-pub.
I see other people on Yelp griped about the service, but on this visit, ours was just fine.
If you have a larger party, this would seem the place to go. Â Plenty of space and a warm, pubby atmosphere. Â But, if my wife & I head back toward Conshohocken to get something to eat, I'd rather go to Flanigan's Boat House a couple doors away. Â Their rotating local draughts makes it a worthwhile visit by itself!
I Would say more 3.5. The (.5) mostly due to the speed of food delivery considering the group that went only had one hour for lunch, they were very accommodating.
The atmosphere was great, the service overall was so/so but the food was out to our table QUICK! I was only there for lunch and all of the food that our table got was really good and hot when it came out (yeah I did a little sampling :))
It looks like this would be a really fun place to come with a family or group of people to hang out or have a nice dinner.
Average pub. Drinks are normal rate as is the service. Sometimes seems to be a very pretentious crowd, like you would see in Manayuck. Not really much to say but its your average run of the mill pub, just larger.
Food = HORRIBLE! I had wings one time and they were fried so long they weren't even chicken anymore - they just petrified. My ex GF had a chicken parm sandwich that was frozen in the middle, literally. Also received about the worst service I ever have in my life.
Not a bad bar to stop in for a quick drink but I wouldn't expect too much from this place.
Sadly this is the best bar (hang out type bar) Â Conshy has to offer these days. I've lived there for about 7 years and the bar scene is pretty bad. Most locals travel out of town for the weekends.
Bottom line; Food sucks and everything else is run of the mill pub.
The front of their menus say "Warm beer, lousy food, great friends", which isn't too far off.
Although the beer has never been warm, there also has never been any drink specials when I've been here. From what I can tell from the posters around the bar, most specials end at 7. For some perspective, a bottle of Coors Light and Yuengling on tap are both $4.
I finally got around to trying their food last night. Their kitchen was closed so I wasn't expecting anything spectacular, but the food was still pretty disappointing. Both the marinara sauce and honey mustard were tasteless and watery, and the chicken fingers were pretty salty. Not even my tastebuds' slightly tipsy and very hungry (i.e. low) standards could be swayed.
On Fridays and Saturdays, they have a DJ play some pretty terrible music. Last night was an exception when he mixed it up with last summer's top 40.
I come to the GAP because there's always a pretty sizable crowd, but that also means it can take a while to get a drink. You'll also be lucky to find a booth or table in the upstairs area as it gets later. There's outside seating, too, so you can duck out for fresh air pretty easily, As one of my friends said, "The best thing about this bar is who you bring with you." Yeah, pretty much.
I've been a regular at the Pub for years, but only for lunch. Â The Pub has a great atmosphere, plenty of booths, prompt friendly service, and the owners are almost always on site to make sure your experience is perfect.
The burgers are thick and juicy, and the gumbo soup one of the best out there. Â But go for the carved beef or turkey sandwiches...they are mouth watering.
Can't comment on happy hour/dinner but for a mid-price sit-down lunch with friends or clients its a winner.
The Pub is the epitome of a 3 star. It can be a fun, albeit slightly overpriced place to drink. The bar itself is a 5 star - a gorgeous space that feels like you're in your really rich friend's parent's basement. It's great.
The crowd varies depending on the time, with 9-to-5ers dominating the happy hours followed by the college crowd gradually creeping in.
And it's nothing short of shocking that a place with a brick oven can make such a bad cheese pizza. It's like if Kevin Durant washed his hands, balled up the paper towel and missed the trash can from 3 feet away. Instead, the pizza tasted how Shaq's free throws look. The food isn't a complete lost cause, the sandwiches are reliable and better than your average bar food. But brick oven pizza should still be competing at least at a Pau Gasol level.
Best burgers around! Â If you go, you have to get the burgers! Â Such a great meaty taste. Â We took two friends there so they could try the burgers. Â We got there and they told us they were vegetarians (gulp!), they had veggies burgers and said they were great! Â I've had the pizza and apps when I go there now and again for happy hours with co-workers. Â Always good! Â
I went there a few months a go because they hosted a fundraiser for Brest Cancer. Â I think it is great that they were doing that. Â
I don't know what the others are complaining about, I have always had good service here. Â Was it fancy restaurant service? Â No. Â But still good service!
Like I said, I am a fan! Â Go for a burger and a beer!
I have to say, I prefer this location to the one in Wayne. Â Conshohocken is much bigger and more inviting. Â (I always end up feeling claustrophobic in Wayne). Â Our group of five enjoyed an adult beverage at the bar, and headed over to a table for dinner. Â The overall experience was enjoyable; however, I wouldn't exactly call our waitress a ray of sunshine. Â Oh well.
The food was good and reasonably priced (as were the drinks). Â I got the crab cake sandwich, which was great. Â
The biggest downside to the place is the parking, or lack thereof. Â Whatever you can find on Fayette street or the side street is fair game, but we got there by 5 and still had trouble finding a spot. Â Make sure to give yourself some extra time when headed here.
I've been here a number of times over the years, but tonight, and the last time I was here were both not really what I was looking for.
Tonight, in the midst of march madness, the bar was pretty empty and half the people in it didn't appear interested in the games.
The last time I was here was a Saturday night around 12, and it was wall to wall 21 year olds spilling drinks on each other. Â I felt like it was a completely different bar, but still not a scene I was really interested in.
I recall liking it best when I came about a year ago for happy hour on a Friday - it was a better sized crowd and skewed more toward late 20's than barely legals. Might try that again, but probably won't be back on a Sat night or to watch sports in the future.
I have been there many times, eh food just ok! It's great if you want to watch a late NFL game non eggle's not too many around they clearout.
But the bartenders are rude as someone else said and if U are over twenty four and don't spend alot of time there, they could care less if they give you a beer. Service slow. If you after watching a game after main game over so there just for a beer or two.
If you have a brick oven, you've GOT to do a better job with pizza than this place does. Â Very lame pie (tasted like frozen microwaved)!!!
Staff IS indifferent (even a tad rude). Â I can see them treating plebians shabbily, but damnit - I'm clearly one of the beautiful people. Â
Very good draft selection, and a nice three level layout/configuration - otherwise, Meh!
I've been to the Pub many many times in my 8 years of working in Conshy. Â For birthday parties, going away dinners, happy hours...you name it and we've celebrated it at the Pub.
They've done a good job of expanding the bar to 3 levels over the years and able to accommodate large crowds of people. Â They even have an upstairs that was part of the original establishment that I don't think they ever use except for private parties
As Carrie E mentions, parking in the area can be a bitch (be extra careful of meters and timed parking spaces...they give out tickets very quickly after your time expires). Â I recommend parking a few blocks up off of Fayette on 3rd or 4th and walk down the hill. Â It's an easy walk down the hill when sober and an easier walk back up it when you have a few in you.
The beer selection on tap is average. Â They have the standards plus a few atypical Belgian brews from time to time.
Food is consistent and good. Â I'd recommend this place more for lunch because the menu reads more like a lunch menu with alot of sandwiches and pasta dishes. Â I'm a big fan of the Fayette Chicken and also the Lobster Ravioli. Â Kristine like the Eggplant Parm sandwich with the "buttery buns", as she calls them.
They offer a lunch and dinner size on all of the pastas, so you are able to portion your meal if you so desire.
I've been to parties, happy hours and networking events here, and while it's not my favorite place in the world to grab a bite to eat, you could do a lot worse (trust me, I HAVE done a lot worse!).
I like the drunken shrimp but their sandwiches are pretty tasty, too. Just be prepared to be annoyed by the parking situation. There's almost always none around that area when you need some. But that's Conshohocken's fault, not the Pub's.
So if you're looking for a place for a suburban gathering, don't forget about this place. It even has an elevator! Who doesn't love elevators?
I had lunch here on a fateful Tuesday afternoon with a friend. I was immediately struck by the funky "home" decor (complete with fireplace in the "living room"), reasonable prices (less than 10 bucks for a sandwich and side) and figured it'd be a great meal.
....Boy, was I wrong. I ordered a chicken sandwich and fries. Â My stomach still hasn't recovered. I spent the evening offering sacrifices to the porcelain Gods and ruing the day I ever stepped inside.
I wouldn't recommend it to eat ... but it seems like a nice spot to grab drinks.
Lame. Point blank just Lame.
Sorry if it is not as eloquent as everyone else on yelp but that is all I have to say about this "pub". As everyone knows I am looking for a new hangout in my adopted town of Conshy and I thought with the bright lights and ,what i thought was large, crowds outside that Saturday would be a good night to check this place out.
Wrong.
Boring atmosphere accompanied with a 70 year olds birthday party made this the snoozer of the season. Beer on tap was plentiful but overpriced and there really wasn't as many people inside as I thought there would(or should) be. Just an oversized bar with overpriced drink. Luckily you can litterally somersault to the next closest bar but still money and 15 minutes of my life I will never get back.
I'd never eaten at the GAP before tonight. Â As a usual meeting point for the Conshy crowd, this is a large bar with lots of room and several areas to congregate. Â City smokers rejoice, the front bar is for you! Upstairs there is a large non-smoker section, with plenty of booths and chairs to view the big-screen TV.
As far as bar food goes, the menu here is lengthy. Â I tried the special salad: coconut shrimp caesar. Â The shrimp may have been better as a stand alone starter, as the 5 shrimp were placed over a mediocre salad and I kept wishing there were more. Â
Granted, this IS a pub so it feels wrong to only rate them for their food. Â The food is above average for bar food, as they venture to serve dishes like lobster ravioli. Â If you're aiming to get there early to grab a quick bite before staying to watch a game or meeting up with the Conshy crew, it's a decent choice. Â Lots of places to sit, spacious and casual.
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