The Irish Rover

We have been to eat at the Irish Rover multiple times and have never been disappointed. It is charming and friendly.
We have enjoyed fish and chips, beef stew, and the Shepard's pie. The soup in a bread bowl was delicious. My husband enjoys some Guiness and I like a tall glass of Woodchuck (a sweet cider type of beer). I am looking forward to our next visit.

While tasty year-round, this is one of my winter favorites in Louisville. It's got a cozy, comfortable ambience, fabulous location in the heart of Frankfort Avenue, and has a menu full of comfort food favorites.

On a recent trip I ordered the cottage pie, which is their take on popular Shepherd's Pie. A hearty beef stew is served in a bread bowl with mashed potatoes on top. It's hard to beat. But the Welsh Rabbit grilled cheese sandwich is delightful, as is the salmon hash. Hard to go wrong here.

Lots of delicious Irish beers on tap--Guiness is only the beginning. Add to that some delicious pub bites (bubbles & squeak/potato cakes are tasty) and you don't even need to be hungry for a full meal to have a fun time at Irish Rover.

This place has character! Sitting at the bar I forgot I was in Louisville, it seems like the most authentic Irish pub in town. After seeing the menu, it has the most authentic dishes so I would say if you want Irish pub come here. We had the Scotch Egg, you only need one it was huge. Very interesting concept, but it works, first time I have ever had a Scotch Egg. Also tried the Cordon Bleu Fritters, these were better than the egg, would recommend this if you had to choose. She had the cottage pie, which looks amazing when it comes out. We thought it lacked in flavor, but was very filling. I had the chicken cashel blue, which sounds awesome on the menu. Assuming I got the bread pudding, it was basically a slice of bread pudding deep fried. Not good and not at all what I expected. Chicken was ok, mornay sauce was a bit thin and not enough flavor. I was not impressed with the meal overall, it was different than most pubs, but still the same quality. No reason with a little tweaking the food can't go from just ok to great. I would go back for a drink and and app, but would find something else if I was just looking for dinner.