I was not impressed at all here. The best part about the experience was our conversation at our table.
My girlfriend wanted to come, she was 8+ months prego and wanted a ruben sandwich. So informed our husbands and went where the pregnant lady wanted to go.
The restaurant is very dark, more than just mood lighting. It was not an inviting atmosphere at all.
No one greeted us when we walked in, we just looked around and decided to pick our own table. Eventually our serve came for our order.
I tried the Fish & Chips (homemade). It was basically a plate of greasy, fried flavorless food. This chips nor the fish had any flavor or even any salt. I doused it with vinegar, lemon and salt and still the oil from the grease was still the predominate flavor.
I did try my friend's ruben and it was pretty tasty, stacked high on rye bread. My husband did like his burger. So maybe I didn't make the best meal choice.
However, even if my food had been better, the atmosphere just really didn't appeal to me. It felt dark and grimy and maybe that's how an authentic Irish pub feels, however it wasn't some where I wanted to eat dinner.
Good food, neat atmosphere, a little pricey. Â Why only 3-stars, its frequently to busy to enjoy yourself. Â Good luck finding a seat Thursday night, Friday, or Saturday. Â A group of friends and myself used to frequent the bar when it first opened and we loved it. Â The weekends had a vibrant atmosphere, and the weekdays were low key. Â One time we went in, and were the only ones there and they were watching movies! Â Recently when I have gone though the crowd has turned into a lot of upper middle aged individuals who have had way to much to drink. Â The live bands are great, but its a mad house when there is good live music.
Review Source:One of the best things about this place is that it's in an old church. Â I love the atmosphere! Â Stained glass windows, high cathedral ceilings, and an altar that is now a stage for live music. Â There is a pretty cool vibe in Llywelyn's, and that's my favorite thing about the place. Â You definitely feel like you are somewhere in Britain and not in JoCo, KS!
The food is ok. Â Some English/Irish specialties on the menu along with your standard bar fare. Â The beer and whiskey selection is great, but the specials really aren't anything special. Â I did have a Bloody Mary and I thought it was great. Â Just the perfect spicy, and it didn't seem to be a premade mix. Â
Service can be a bit slow and inattentive and I thought the prices were a bit steep for the quality. Â Overall, not a bad place.
Far above average bar food but a little pricey. The food and service are not the problem here, it's the environment.
Too busy and crowded most nights so I've quit frequenting it. Â There is a constant foul smell emanating from the southern part of the restaurant, it smells like sewage and very old beer. Â Owner claims this has been addressed but it was immediately noticeable to me just this past week. Â The parking is horrendous, we had to park at a nearby dentists office and run over in an un-lit parking lot.
The church is a cool idea but ultimately it is holding them back.
Llywelyn's is the closest thing you will find to a old style English pub in Kansas. Â Remodeled from an old church it has a very old English feel inside. Â It is the kind of place that after an hour or two you start using words like arse and bloody hell. Â They have live music on and off during the week. Â Great place to have a pint with friends. Â Nice selection of Irish Whiskeys and good sized beer selection. Â The food is pretty good for bar food, but it is bar food. Â Good place overall if you are out in South OP.
Review Source:Buffalo wrap was one of the best wraps I've ever had. Â Love that they serve Smithwick's from the tap. Â The thing I didn't like was while we were eating, we had someone come over and put a reserved at 7:30 sign on our table. Â He didn't ask if we were staying for the band, which we were planning on and we had already been moved once before for being at a reserved table. Â I went and talked to him and the manager about it, so they talked to the people who "reserved" the table and got them to stay at the bar...but it was still very odd. Â It bothered us enough to leave. Â I'd try them again since the food was so good, but it won't be on a night there's a band.
Review Source:We love Llywelyn's Pub! My husband and I frequently visit this Irish pub virtually in our backyard. Great specials--Wednesday is Burger (1/2 pound) and fries for $5.50.
We visited last night (Friday) and I tried the Salmon BLT. It was the first time I was really disappointed with my food and service at LP. The salmon had no flavor and was dry and the BL&T were very minimal. I had to ask for some mayo to moisten up the sandwich, which I was charged for. Also, we found if you go on Friday night for dinner--don't be in a hurry or expecting a fast dinner. It took our party of 4 over 2 hours just to eat an app and entrees. Slow/laid back service.
We usually have no complaints, so I'm hoping this was an off night
Stopped by one night for some drinks with a group. Seemed like the place is geared towards the older crowd, most likely given that it's located near neighborhoods/suburbs.
They had live music going on that night which was nice. Drinks were ok, normal priced/a bit high for Kansas I guess. Didn't quite get the pub feel as the place is mostly a restaurant with a bar area.
I'm not a huge fan of Irish pubs. I have nothing against them, I just don't search them out, care for Irish food, crave Irish beer or love Irish music. So, the fact that I am giving this 4 stars says something.
Hubby and I went here because I had purchased a Groupon and the teens were out of town. Celebration week :). It's housed in an old church - where I used to get my hair cut 12 or so years ago - and the ambience is nice. I think if you went to Ireland, you might actually see a pub in an old church like this. It just seemed more authentic that some of the other pubs in OP.
Our Groupon allowed us an appetizer and 2 entrees. We ordered the skins & shrooms for our appetizer. Rather than the normal cheddar cheese, these were stuffed with spinach dip and parmesan. I was not expecting much, but they were really good and the lack of cheddar cheese made them less greasy than normal.
For our entrees, we ordered more expensive items, since we "wanted to get our money's worth". I ordered the Sesame Ginger Salmon ($14.99). The salmon was actually really good. I was kind of surprised. It was served with steamed vegetables that were kind of soggy - my husband ate them - and rice that tasted and looked like Uncle Ben's wild rice pilaf. It was good, but not what I was expecting. I probably would order a sandwich next time, but I did like the meal.
My husband ordered the Llewellyn's Broil - which is marinated flank steak - and he had them add the Welsh Rarebit. It was really good. The home-made chips were excellent and not greasy like they are at some bars.
The service was great. There was no live music, and the drink special was what we would call "crap" beer (i.e., PBR's, etc.) but my husband did get a couple of Mickey's Big mouths. I'd like to go back and listen to some music.
Yes, we will be back.
The bad: Â The menu at this Irish pub looked great but the food wasn't. Â The cabbage rolls tasted like they were smothered in SpaghettiO's sauce: the rolls were decent, but the tomato sauce needs improvement. Â The Welsh rarebit served was more like a 3am drunken invention than the traditional tavern dish. Â Service was very attentive if not a bit awkward and unsure of what to do. Â (Maybe she was new?) Â
The good: Â Llywelyn's had an excellent selection of aged whiskeys and the band on stage was lively and talented (last night it was the Ben Miller Band from Joplin). Â The 100-year-old converted church makes for a beautiful, rustic venue with a laid-back atmosphere. Â I probably won't be back for dinner anytime soon, but it seems like a great place to relax with friends, catch a bluegrass show, and sip some Scotch.
We've been here before and sat at the bar and had a drink and appetizer and it was good. Yesterday (it was not busy) we used a Group-on and sat at a table and had dinner. What a complete difference. We ordered the pretzels (they are good) at the same time as our dinner -Big Mistake - I had to ask the server (Amanda) when our pretzels were going to come out and said that I didn't want them at the same time as our dinner. So they bring out the pretzels and not 2-3 Min's later here comes our dinner, the hot meal I ordered was COLD...sent it back and it showed back up after everybody else was done eating. Amanda was a very nice girl but seemed to want to spend more time sitting at the bar talking and playing with her smart phone. It will be sometime before we go back again, if we do at all. It's a shame because we really like the atmosphere.
Review Source:Quite the unusual pub. Formerly a church.
I suppose the altar is now the stage. Fitting enough, and live Bluegrass tunes played this past Saturday.
The beer list is not epic, but extensive enough to find your personal pleasure. I do not venture far from Guiness in an Irish place. When in Rome... er uh... Dublin. Â lol
Their homemade chips are delicious here. And, being a St Louis based company, you can try the mustard based sauce on the chicken wings. It is very tasty, and you will not find it at too many places outside of St Louis metro estalishments (like Cybergs, Culpeppers).
I wish I could write two reviews:  one for meeting with friends for conversation, dinner, and beers and one for weekend music.  I have been coming here for years, and not  much could deter me from continuing to be a regular for either experience.
Let's start with the "conversation" experience. I find this an absolutely dreamy venue for such. Â Their Sunday and Monday pint specials, the quite yummy menu, and the fabulous staff make this one of my top five (maybe top three) in KC for a low-key social evening. Their tap selection is my favorite in KC next to Barley's, and I can always find some unique options. Staff remembers the regulars, and that is something I really appreciate! Â The venue itself is the BEST! Â As a PK (if you are one, you know what it means), I really thrive on the Old Country Church design; it reminds me of my childhood in the Ozarks, visiting The Cope (Pleasant Valley Freewill Baptist) and singing a capella out of the shaped-note hymn book. That's where the similarities stop, though. Just enough to make me smile. This place really IS an old church house, and I would love to know the history. Â
Now let's head into Friday and Saturday night. This place has some of the best live music in KC if you like blues and bluegrass. My personal favorite is the Ben Miller Band. Â Close seconds are Flannigan's Right Hook and Trampled Under Foot. Samantha Fish, LeveeTown and Government Cheese also make regular appearances. Â The down side?? Â Every southern JoCo middle-aged d-bag and glitzy-pocketed-jeans-wearing divorcee is in here on the weekend!! Â It is PACKED, and while I can deal when people are semi-polite, these folks have been drinking since early on and tend to act as if everyone else should cater to them and their space desires. Â I cannot count the number of times someone has violated my physical space roughly with no acknowledgment or simple "Excuse me.". As well, several dudes have been confrontational with my bf, starting stuff out of nowhere, seriously. Â The bf is the most polite, socially-appropriate, ethical guy I have ever known, and when someone picks an issue with him, it pisses me off. He always maintains his cool, though. To avoid much of this scene, we try to get there at about 11:45 pm. People with babysitters leave then to get home before midnight (at least that's what I surmise), so we have more of an intimate musical experience with fewer personal space violations. Â Obviously, this is NOT any fault of the venue.
Overall, this is a great spot, and if I lived closer, I would be a raging yummybeeraholic. Â We will definitely continue to look forward to our visits here!
I've been here a few times just to make sure it wasn't to good to be true. Â "Why" you may ask? Â Well, I am not much of a bar person. Â I like a drink or two but I hate the obnoxious people that tend to congregate at a bar. Â This, however, is your typical "irish" pub. Â Friendly folks, people just hanging out to have a pint, darker (not dirty) atmosphere. I would definately go here alone for a simple drink after work.
Which leads me to my typical Pro/Con.
Pros
- Clean
- Friendly and cozy
- Fabulous food
- The warm pretzels and cheese sauce... OMG.. those pretzels!
- Drinks are drinks.. not just a "splash" in these.
- Guiness Brownie. Â Need I say more?
Cons
- Their TV's can be a little loud during a game, but I'm not there for the sports
- They don't update their internal boards as frequently as they should, bad marketing
- The sheperds pie had way too much pepper when I had it.
I have been here twice now, once for happy hour and once for dinner. Both times I had great experiences.
When I was their for a work hosted happy hour, our server was extremely nice and very attentive. We had most of the appetizers from the menu, and all were good, but two that stood out for me were the fried pickles and the pretzels. Order them, they are awesome!
For dinner the other night I had the Shepard's Pie along with some Ace Pear cider (on tap!!). I'm a huge cider fan, and it's nice to eat somewhere in Johnson County that: A. Knows what cider is and B. Has something other than Woodchuck.
The Shepard's Pie was huge, so I only ate a quarter of it, and took the rest home, but it was delicious. Â I will be back!
Is it strange to have one of the best drinking establishments in south JoCo in an old church? Â Never. Â The atmosphere is unique and authentic, it has great decor and a true Irish feel. Â The shepards pie is out of this world, although be prepared to take some home with you.....the portions are massive. Â
The service can be slow but the food makes up for the wait. Â This is a great, and sometimes loud, place to grab a beer and some truly delightful Irish fare.
Love Llywelyn's and have been many times over the years. Â They often have live music, but not on Tuesday. Â I have tried a number of menu items. Â On this trip I had the cabbage rolls. Â I would suggest the shepherd's pie instead. Â I give the cabbage rolls two and half stars, I give the pie four stars. Â There is usually a special on drinks to choose from on each night of the week.
It goes without saying they have an insane St. Patrick's Day and New Year's Bash. Â It is very busy these days, but fun.
Our server was excellent. Â She did a great job of taking care of us. Â I was surprising my wife so she helped me hide out and then gave me clues on when to go. Â She also served the birthday cake we had brought in complete with lit candles. Â Her timing was perfect. Â She was so pleasant. Â I wish I had her name so I could mention it here. Â She gets five stars.
I am a fan of the Irish Pub, they always have their own feel and aroma. Â Llwelyn's is no different. Â They have decorated with jerseys, pub and band items. Â The venue is an old church converted to a pub. Â My only complaint is the bands are usually stupidly loud. Â If I were the manager I'd turn down the volume a bit. Â
The venue gets four stars overall.
Been here multiple times, just to see Flannigan's Right Hook. Â The best band ever.
it's inevitably crowded, but most of the times we've had no problems getting Guinness (the bf claims its one of the best on-tap Guinnesses/Guinnessi he can get in town).
Top picks: chips with pub cheese and the sliders. SLIDERS.
Went back again...tried the Guinness again...poured a little better, tasted a little better. $2.50 pints on Sunday of all beers, INCLUDING Guinness, made it taste a lot better. However, the service was quite disappointing this time, seeing as the place was almost empty. I tried again...really wanted to like this place, again...and really left saying "ugh...not what I had hoped" again.
Review Source:It is a fun place on the inside. Â It's what I imagine a European pub would look like without ever having been to Europe. Â It's full of European team gear.
We went for lunch on a day when they were apparently short-staffed. Â It took awhile to order, it took awhile to get drinks, to-go box, check, etc. Â I got the fish and chips. Â I mean why get a salad if you're going to a place like this. Â You should get pub food. Â It was good. Â It didn't blow my mind, but it was satisying.
I would be willing to go back, but I would hope that all the servers showed up to work, or that I wasn't in a hurry.
I've been meaning to find a "local pub" for awhile now. Now I'm not naive enough to believe that I'll be able to find an authentic anything in the US simply because you can't replicate locale. It's like New York pizza...you can't exactly copy the recipe because their secret is the water. You can truck the water in, but that is neither green nor economical for you or your customers. That being said, Llywelyn's Pub is a great American Irish pub. The selection of beer is good, and you have friendly but busy staff.
I had the fish and chips with the recommended pub chips. Not bad, Llywelyn's. The white fish was sweet, thick and flaky. The exterior was thick and crisp, but it was bordering on getting soft. Still, a very delicious attempt and I would recommend it. If you're the kind of person who doesn't ever order fish because you don't like a very mayo tartar sauce, don't worry they serve the fish with a ranch-like, almost thin sauce that isn't watery. I know ranch is also mayo based, but that flavor doesn't over power the sauce and therefore doesn't over power the fish.
The waiter was very friendly, very personable. He checked on us often without being overbearing. In fact, I'd say he did one of the better wait jobs I've ever experienced. Good job guy.
I first discovered this place by accident about a year ago, but didn't get a chance to visit until this past weekend. Â It was worth the wait.
(Note, I didn't try the food and there wasn't a band at the time, so this review is about the pub aspect.)
The most obvious and striking feature about this bar is that it's in a converted 100+ year old church. Â This is one of only two church-bars I am aware of in the greater metro region -- the other being Fugley's in East Lynne, MO -- and both are striking in their beauty and charm. Â Llywelyn's has the original hardwood floors and as much of the original woodwork as possible. Â Even the bar itself, imported from Illinois, is about 130 years old. Â Then you have the cathedral ceiling and the huge chandelier lights... this is one of the more beautiful bars in the region.
There's a great beer selection. Â Not a ridiculously long list, but a well- thought-out list that suits the pub well. Â The drink prices are very reasonable. Â And I'm pleased that, despite the most recently enacted of Kansas's looney liquor laws, Â Llywelyn's didn't ditch the half-pint size. Â
Our server was very friendly and gave us lots of info about the place. Â Unfortunately she didn't know anything about the history of the building, which was something I was really interested in.
My only complaint about this place is that it is extremely far south, so my future visits  will be infrequent.  Still, I'll gladly take a beautifully-restored 100+ year old building  25+ miles south of civilization over a cookie-cutter, character-free, manufactured place a few blocks away.
The converted church setting takes the cake!
We ate here on a warm summer evening, so we opted for the outside patio. Our server was a bit slow, but it really didn't matter on such a beautiful night. The interior was bustling, and seems like a fun spot to sit and drink a beer or share a meal with friends.
There aren't a lot of veggie options on the menu, so we went pescetarian for the evening and tried the Tuna Melt and the Fish and Chips, both were great, particularly the tuna, which wasn't too gooey, but just right with the cheese. The next table over had huge pretzels with their beers, something I'd definitely like to try next time.
A fun little spot with a great atmosphere.
I can't stop eating here. Â I've been here twice in the last week, and the food is always everything I had hoped it would be. Â The charm of this pub is indisputable, and their menu is fantastic. Â
Yesterday I had the Brittany Chicken Salad sandwich with french fries, and it is the best CS sandwich I've ever had. Â "All white meat, pecans, onions, craisins, celery, and cheddar cheese are blended in our own tangy dressing and served on a flaky croissant". Â You got that right. Â Delicious. The french fries go down a little too easily as well, crispy and seasoned perfectly. Â
They have a great beer selection, and if I recall correctly, they won the 2010 Pitch Best of KC Award for Best Live Music. Â I often visit there during the lunch hour, but have been there on a weekend night and it is a lot of fun as well. Â I do see some of the other reviews complaining about the service, and I did notice on my earlier visit this week that the servers were really flying around, and it made the visit a bit tense. Â It almost seemed a little disorganized, but the latest visit didn't seem like that at all. Â Perhaps one of the servers called in sick?
In any case, Llywelyn's is a refreshingly Celtic/Welsh pub in a world of half-bred and knock-off restaurants.
I like the food here a lot but the service is really hit-or-miss. Â When we first visited last fall, our waitress was terrific. Â Every time we go, though, the wait staff has changed and service seems to be getting progressively worse. Â My latest complaint: Â don't bring out my hot entree two minutes after you've brought out the hot appetizer. Â It's a pretty basic premise that people want to eat their food at the correct temperature--let me finish the appetizer, THEN serve the entree.
My latest compliment: Â the current lamb sausage and cheese appetizer plate is terrific. Â But eat it fast. Â ;-)
This beautifully restored building was formerly a church.  I was a little leery of consuming libations in such a locale.  This is the closest I have been to one since  the days when those plastic shiny buckle shoes were cool and my mom still styled my hair.  I was concerned there may be  repercussions in the form of  a lightening strike...
I keep hearing little rumbles about this joint from the Stanley locals. Â Apparently the house band really packs the place with a crowd of the jovial fun variety on the weekends when they play. Â I can't attest to this personally, but I will tell you about my Sunday visits....
First time I rolled in alone and instantly noticed the bar. Â The physical bar, the wood itself. Â It is from the Brunswick-Balke-Collender company I confirm with manager...I am a bit of a geek over the aesthetic quality and history behind such pieces. Â Most of these were produced between 1885-1900...so while you sit here, sipping your brew (which happen to be $2.75 on Sundays for non premium) contemplate the history of this beautiful bar. Â Touch the wood that someone else touched over 100 years a go, also enjoying a quality beverage. Â This is a really nicely restored example of the style. Â
Alright enough geeking out, second time I arrive with friend for what I will call "Sunday Fatty Delight."  Oh yea, multiple varieties of deep friend comfort food washed down with full bodied beer.  For whatever reason chicken fingers were on our minds (not an option on the normal menu) but the bartender went ahead and ordered them for us off the kids menu.  This is something most restaurants frown upon to enhance ticket sales but she understood that was what we really wanted, not what we were ordering to save a few bucks and happily accommodated.  We also went for some onion rings (I warned you, caloric content at maximum levels right now....).  Fat and happy and bordering on cardiac arrest  we appreciated the greasy grub, the fresh affordable quality brews and the accommodating nature of the staff.  Oh, and did I mention that bar?   Glad lightening didn't strike so I was able to enjoy this experience a second time.
Let me start off to say that we will be back when they have live entertainment and to sample the entrees.
However, I have to rate it as I experienced it.
This appears to be an older building with a really cool look and feel to it. Cathedral ceilings. It's pretty large and can get quite a few people packed into there. We sat at the bar where they had 4 tv's playing 4 different types of sports. I chose football of course.
Every day, they have specials running for drink and food. On Sundays, they offer $2.75 pints of non-premium beer and well drinks. I had 2 Guinesses. The bartender knew how to pour them correctly and they were quite smooth.
We got an appetizer called Pub Pretzels. It was innovative and we've never had a dish like this before, so we thought we'd try it. It had soft doughy pretzels cut into small pieces, salted, and then some cheese over it. They were kind enough to put the cheese on the side so that I could share (I can't do dairy).
I didn't find the app very appetizing. Was I missing something due to the cheese? It was a signature dish of theirs.
However, their menu looked quite tasty. I'll come back when we want to stay around for lunch or dinner. Unfortunately we had other plans and couldn't stay for dinner or live entertainment.
This is my favorite bar in KC.
The food is excellent. Don't get the cabbage rolls, or you'll be left hungry, though.
They serve Strongbow, for those interested. And the wait staff is hottttttt.
They should bring back the bread pudding because when I'm drunk it tastes like Jesus.
Parking is shared and is sometimes crowded.
After a recent relocation from St. Louis to Overland Park KS, I was excited to hear that there was a Llwelyns here. Â There are 4 total think, 3 in St. Louis, and the Central West End location by far was my favorite bar in STL.
The OP location didn't appear to have $2 pints on Tuesdays like I seem to remember in STL, but it is still an awesome place, a converted old church, oddly enough the second one of those I was at in the last month.
I only drank there last night, but I will soon eat there I'm sure.
One summer during law school, I worked in St. Louis and lived in the Central West End. Â My favorite bar there was Llywelyn's. Â They used hand pumps to dole out tasty English brews. Â So I was pretty excited when I saw they opened another Llywelyn's in Kansas City. Â And then I saw where in Kansas City it was located.
This place is really, really far away. Â And they do not appear to have hand pumps. Â But, it is still highly recommended, if for some reason you need to go out to 119th and Metcalf. Â
First the atmosphere is very cool; they converted an old church. Â Second, the food is pretty decent; the reuben is a double-decker and the fish sandwich is excellent. Â Third, plenty of tasty beer options, including Bass and Guinness. Â (Side note: they know how to properly make a black & tan (or half & half, depending on your politics), which is kind of a rarity around these parts.)
However, perhaps the best part of Llywelyn's is the live music they have on Friday and Saturday nights. Â The type of music can vary, but generally it is Irish/bluegrass/dixieland/blues. Â If it isn't a band I've heard of before, I usually call up beforehand and ask about it. Â The staff is always nice and answer all my questions.
Despite being hella-far away from everything, it gets crazy crowded there, so if you're looking for a seat for the music, I suggest going early, getting some dinner, and then start drinking.
Ugh.
But not as negative as "ugh" sounds, OK?
UGH Llywelyn's being so FREAKING. FAR. south from me. Â And ugh for making me so incredibly stuffed. Â I have no idea why I felt the need to eat so much, not even a week after Thanksgiving. Â Diet starts tomorrow?
Llywelen's originated in the St. Louis area and you can definitely tell, given a lot of the sandwiches and other menu items have provel cheese on them. Â Some would rather die then eat it, I personally love it. Â The portobella sandwich was huge and came with roasted red pepper, red onion and aforementioned yummy provel, all on a toasted wheat roll. Â The bites I stole from my mom's grilled cheese were amazing, and the fries are tasty too.
I had to take off a star for the service--nice enough, but sloooooooow. Â However, it *was* pretty busy for a Tuesday night in random Stanley, KS. Â I'd also suggest they use bigger plates. Â Not bigger portions (deargodno), but just to give me more space to cut my sandwich, figure out the ketchup situation, etc.
Should I find myself in the area again, I'll be back. Â And I'll TRY not to stuff myself.
I have been a member of a music server list and received a notice about Irish music being played at Llywelyn's Pub, but didn't read it too closely and realized I was a day late for the Friday night's music with it being Saturday, so I thought it would be a nice trip to try this place out anyway and was glad that I did.
Llywelyn's Pub is located in Old Stanley and bills itself as a "cozy, inviting, authentic, Celtic Restaurant and Pub" and I must agree, as I have never been to either Ireland, Scotland or Wales but this might be the closest you could come to being there in the midwest with its food and beer selection.
Once there we had to decide which door to go in since there wasn't really a door marked as a main entrance so we choose to go in on the side which had stairs leading up and then realized this was the main entrance since it brought us to the host station. Llywelyn's has a large bar area with bar and hi-top seating, which is on the raised level and the restaurant seating on the lower level. Since we wanted to take in the full "Celtic" experience we chose the bar area at a hi-top table. We were seated without a wait, once seated the waitress was quick to take our drink order but had to ask for more time since the beer selection is vast and finally decided on a Stella Artois, the beers come in pints, imperials and pitchers as well as bottles but not as large of a selection in the latter. When the waitress came with our beers we asked about the building since it had high ceilings and tall windows and she stated that it had twice been a church.
We opted to get a appetizer while we gave the menu a once over for a entree and picked the "Skins and Shrooms" but not being too much of potato skin enthusiast we asked if we could just get double the shrooms and was told it was no problem. The menu seem to carry a lot of entree's that look as though a second and third visit will be in the works and was hard to choose what to try first and decided on the "Bangers and Mash" but also came across a "white Chili" in the soup section and ordered a cup when she brought out our appetizer.
Our 'shrooms were to be stuffed with spinach dip, bacon and parmesan cheese, but they were far from being stuffed, since the mushroom caps were small and had the billed stuffed ingredients actually laid on top and were more luke warm than hot, but once the chili came out it more than made up for it, the white chili is made with Chicken breast meat blended with navy and garbanzo beans, pepperoncini Peppers and cream.
While waiting for our entree, we were able to really look around, while it has TV's playing in the bar area they have music piped in that was playing '80's tunes and while it wasn't any type of Celtic music we were glad it wasn't blasting the game overhead but did hear between songs that the restaurant area did have traditional music played. Llwelyn's is a smoke-free establishment which is a big plus in my book which made it easier to take in the kitchen smells.
Our entree order came out and it look very delicious, the bangers and mash are two links of lamb sausage, grilled and topped in a rich gravy, served with garlic mashed potatoes, and sauteed green beans.
The sausages were flavorful but a little over done but the brown gravy really helped the dryness out, the mash potatoes are the homestyle kind and green beans with bits of chopped onion were good.
We hung out after dinner watching the dinner crowd come in which made the noise level go up and at a few times they had a wait list. We ended up having a few more beers and the dinner crowd thinned and realized that we will be making a return visit to try the "Shepards Pie" or the "Irish Stew" which says its simmered in a Guinness-Jameson stock.
If you are a fan of Guiness beer I would recommend a visit to Llwelyn's, since it has alot of Guiness promo pieces displayed along with a painted wall of the logo and seem to bring that "Irish" feel with that type of promotion.
Overall, outside of the appetizer and the dry sausage I would recommend at least one visit and I am sure you will plan to make a return trip, like I am planning to do.
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