The food was terrible. Maybe the worst restaurant food I've had in Mountain Top, and believe me, Mountain Top is hardly a foodie paradise. My chicken sandwich was like rubber. Not undercooked, just the cheapest frozen crap they could buy. My wife got pulled pork that tasted like it had been boiled. Completely flavorless. To her credit, the waitress took the chicken sandwich off the bill. Nice place, reasonably good service. Lots of TVs. Disappointing beer selection, and they don't seem to have much variety on tap, but that's not a big deal. Just don't go there hungry. read more

Food and atmosphere were decent, service was not good. While the servers were nice, it took a long time for anyone to even take our drink order. Wasn't busy at all, servers just seemed to be hanging out and talking with regulars. No utensils were brought and was hard to get assistance from server. Don't know if this is a common practice at nearby restaurants but when the bill came 20% gratuity was added and it still had a spot open asking for tips! Service was in no way deserving of 20% gratuity let alone expecting a tip after that. read more

Online ordering is terrible, put instructions in that aren't followed. Can't choose wing sauce for the wings or bites, rather than trying they have me a cup of Franks Redhot. Might be better to eat there rather than dealing with the online ordering. First round is a no go. read more

We tried to spend our money here on Friday June 17th, 2022 but failed. I called at 6:35 PM and asked about making a reservation for two anytime for that evening. The person I spoke to said that they weren't taking any more reservations for the night. However, she went on to say that there is plenty of seating available, and that we could come over and sit in the gazebo and have an appetizer, or hang at the bar and have a drink, until a table is available. Interesting... Since we live in the area, we decided to drive over and arrived at 6:47 PM. The door to the main dining room was locked and the lights were out. So, we walked around the building to the outdoor patio hostess stand to ask what was going on. She told us that there was no seating available anywhere - tables, bar or gazebo - and added "Sorry, but we can't accommodate you tonight." So, in twelve minutes since my phone call, it went from "plenty of seating" to nothing for the entire night at ten minutes before 7:00 PM?!? Not even the usual waitlist for a table was offered, as if nobody already seated and finishing dinner was going to leave for the entire evening. Never before have we run into such a bizarre dining experience. read more

We were at Cavanaugh's last Monday. My husband had clams and pot stickers. He said both we very good. I had a burger that was done perfectly. It was very good as well. Have not been there in awhile as I had the smoked ribs and they were so dry. The brisket was also. It seems good now though read more

The only reason I'm giving it to stars is because the Irish bagpipers and step dancers were there today. Food service was terrible. Drink service was terrible. Hopefully this is not a regular occurrence with this place because I would like to go back. read more

Absolutely worst service. I have visited many times and getting good service is hit or miss. Tonight we sat for 10+ minutes before we even SAW a server who proceeded to walk past our table without a word. read more

Food was surprisingly good considering the service and bar were pathetic . They have a martini menu but serve them in milk glasses . "Oh, we don't have any martini glasses". ONLY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA read more

Nice Irish Bar, This place is so kool. Very nice deck outside patio with full bar and tables. Nice big TV's Ice cold Budweiser glass bottles. good prices too, Great chicken bites, Live music. What else can you ask for? Oh nice people ..yep that too. read more

Cavanaugh's Grille - Cold Budweiser on the bar - Irish Near Me - Mountain Top, Pennsylvania

Went to Cavanaugh's for the first, and last time yesterday after biking the Black Diamond Trail for some food and football. Arrived at about 6:45pm and took a seat on the patio. We sat and waited..and waited...until finally what seemed like an exasperated server walked over and said to us, "sorry, we're not accepting anything." What does that mean? We asked her, Food orders? Drink orders? Is this every Sunday? She gave us vague incoherent responses as if she was aggravated that we walked in the door. Maybe they were understaffed, but it was impossible to tell based on what she was saying, which could have been something like, "hi folks; I'm so sorry, but we need to close early tonight. Please come back next week and we'll give you a drink on the house," or something that shows you've got some basic skills as a server. Bottom line, Three Guys, which is right around the corner, was very good and I'd recommend it for food and watching the game. If read more

Not many options to to choose from in Mt Top so it gets the job done. The food is so so but the kitchen is slow. Stick with basic drinks or beer. I ordered an old fashion and got bourbon and water. Sent it back and got bourbon, water and an orange slice .. sent it back too and it still ended up on the bill. All in all - lower your expectations, choose basic food/drink items that anyone can pull off, settle in for a long dining experience and be glad you don't have to drive into Wilkes Barre! read more

45 minutes and no appetizers.....and still waiting. It's not that crowded. Finally at least got our salads. Impressive and delicious. Filet was good but the sauce they put on it had way too much pepper. And I love pepper. Overall not a good experience. read more

Nice local restaurant offers winetasting during the summer always have a great time during the wine tastings. Have tried dinner specials at night after wine tastings food seems to be OK to be a quick spot for a burger and fries drink outdoor patio seating area is absolutely amazing they for sure went above and beyond on the design in Outlook looking forward after the COVID-19 to be able to sit outside drink a glass of wine and have a dinner hopefully this year 2021 read more

Service was good! food was terrible! Couldn't even eat it - sooo bad! They must have a new cook. Last year this place was great!

Enjoyable atmosphere. Go about once per month. Last night (Sunday) however was a poor experience. Food as always was fine but there seemed to be a complete staff change. This resulted in very, very slow service. I hope this is temporary. read more

Great food. Great service. Great atmosphere. If your looking for a hometown environment with friendly service this is your spot.

What keeps us coming back? My husband loves wings. I enjoy their beer selection - while not extensive it is always changing. Most of what I've ordered off the menu has been good. The specials are usually nice (Monday is wing night with a choice of a number of sauces, Tuesday is clams, and I believe Thursday is lobster). Soups seem to be house made and are creative in nature. Staff is friendly, although servicIe can be a problem when the place begins to hop. read more

I hate leaving a one star review but in this case I will give two stars because my bottled beer was at least cold. The draft list is horrible. No IPAs to be found, just some generic stuff. BUT.. That is excusable. What is not excusable is the hour and half wait for food. The kitchen and wait staff are horribly disorganized. Other tables who came in way after ours got their food earlier which leads me to believe that there is no real order to when tickets come in. I think it's basically luck if your ticket gets fired when you ordered. So frustrating especially since it's plain old bar food. I have been in many dive bars where food is delivered promptly. I've also been in Michelin starred places where service runs like clockwork. What is this place's excuse? Lack of waitstaff? Perhaps. I think it is incompetence all around and a general lack of organization. For my money and time I would rather go to the Ice House pub in my 'hood. Yeah it's a dive but at least I don't have to wait an hour and a half to get some goddamn chicken wings. Skip this place. Update: actually when we got our food, it wasn't very good. Even more of a reason to skip this place. read more

Beautiful place, however I was not impressed by the food at all. This has been our second time and both times I felt the food was nothing blah.. we had gone for their taco night and I had gotten the shrimp burrito bowl. It was unseasoned shrimp on white rice with a side of taco toppings... I was really shocked when I noticed my shrimp was sliced in half and placed to make it look like I got whole shrimp... impressively cheap and it was a 15 dollar meal so I was a little thrown back on all together prolly getting 3 regular size shrimp... Then my friend ordered tilapia and the brought her salmon with what looked like a can of peas and carrots as her side. My daughter got buffalo Mac and cheese which was krafts Mac and cheese with some tried chicken pieces in it... you actually can still see the powered cheese on it . I mean come on the place is gorgeous .. pay a cook that can match the place so we can come back ‍ read more

Although the food was good, the service was lousy. Ordered the special only to be told 1/2 hour later that they didn't have anymore left. It took over two hours for 3 meals to be served and one of them was just a cheesesteak. I wouldn't have minded if the drinks were flowing, but the wait for someone to come and ask if you needed a drink was long and then when you were asked, it was like they forgot about you because it took forever to receive it. It just ended up getting progressively annoying and turned a nice night out into wishing I would have went elsewhere. read more

This is a really great spot for food. They would have gotten another star, save for two things. They should have one more bartender on staff (drinks can be a bit slow), and they should have a sign! I almost gave up my first time trying to find the place! Their only sign is on the inside of the door (conveniently facing inwards?), which you can't see from either street. read more

Take out food was ok. What really made the visit stand out was the exceptional service. I went in to get my take out order the other day and was welcomed with a delicious Manhattan. It was so nice to be able to share a beverage with the familiar faces at the bar during this isolated time. Great to see a local restaurant taking care of its loyal patrons with a good drink. read more

Very slow service. We stopped in Friday night before a show to get some appetizers, we waited 45 minutes and then asked the bartender to make the order to go, because we knew we would have no time to eat them. We waited another 15-20 minutes more for them to come out. I've been there before the food is pretty good. What made us really mad though is the person next to us ordered a pizza (or something in a pizza box) and it was out in 10 minutes! IF I go back I'll make sure I have no where to go afterwards! read more

Like hanging here when Jay Orrell is playing have some drinks and good food always a fun night out!