I've been here 2x, both for the beer fest in June. We enjoyed ourselves so much the first time we went back again. It's a really fun & laid back event. It's on a smaller scale attendee wise but offers more than enough brewers to do some good sampling. Because of the smaller size you are actually able to talk to the brewers & reps & learn about the beer you are drinking. They have the sampling both in & outdoors (tent covered). The cool thing is that after you've been sampling & get hungry you can grab a table or booth inside, order some food, look over your booklet of beers & and keep sampling. The food is well above average pub fare as it is well thought out and very tasty. I was really impressed that they offered 2 vegetarian burger options. I had the black bean burger with sweet potato fries which I liked a lot. We also got the fried pickles. We actually got two orders because they were so good. My husband enjoyed the pulled pork sandwich (on a pretzel roll per rec of waiter) with Mac n cheese for his side. The service was excellent. It was nice that our waiter was super friendly, gave us some solid food recommendations & discussed the beers with us. Beyond the beer fest EPH offers a nice variety of craft beers. Our waiter mentioned that they have monthly special events such as beer dinner pairings. We will definitely be back next year for the beer fest & possibly for some of their other events if we are a able to make the drive. I would def recommend EPH to my friends. Also, check Groupon before you go. We got a good deal on the beer fest through Groupon & I have also seen some other deals for $ to spend on food/drinks. read more

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Took my parent's to EPH this evening for my Mom's 77th birthday. It was their first time. Marissa was our waitress and she did a wonderful job! My husband and I frequent this pub fairly often. One of our favorite local restaurants. Their bison burgers with duck bacon is to die for! Along with their other dishes. If you haven't tried it, add it to your bucket list and try the bison burger! Mmmm!!! read more

The food the last few times suck! Could not eat my patty melt, dry as hell and my kids burger bread ends also were rock hard. Done with this place. read more

Best. Fried. Pickles. EVER. ' nuff said. That should be enough to get anyone in there. They have a fantastic selection of beer. The prices, I feel, are a little high for a pub... but totally worth it. Food is always fresh. It's a very chill and relaxed place. Nothing fancy. Two TVs over by the bar area. read more

Elgin Public House - Fried pickles, soft pretzels, turkey burger w/ fresh moz. and onion crisps, and a pesto burger. HALF OFF BURGERS ON MONDAYS! - Pubs Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

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Good good not so friendly staff. They make you feel like you're not welcomed. Been there 3 different times and always the same crappy attitude. read more

Great fresh food always. Great service our go to place. The atmosphere is really good and the music is awesome.

Good food. Service is good. Ambiance is casual. Nice place for a drink and or a meal.

What a disappointment . It's not what it once was. Service was awful. We were seated and waited 20minutes, before we were greeted. ( and this was on a Wednesday ! ). Food was dried out and served cold. We should have gone somewhere else. They have significant management problems. It looks like a bunch of young people standing around. No guidance, and no management. It is a shame to see a formerly great establishment, to become a burden. We are not going back soon. read more

This was the first restaurant we ever tried when we moved to Elgin. And it is our favorite! Anytime we can't decide where to go we go to the public house. They have so many options we always leave happy and full. read more

My boyfriend LOVES the Elgin public house!!! Especially their meatloaf! So do I but more for sentimental reasons! The service they always provide is top notch! And the cheese curds are so good! Just the water taste a little funny time to time! read more

This restaurant has the best fish and chips in the area. They use Mahi Mahi instead of the usual cod. Served with fries, hush puppies, cole slaw and black beans. Special on Friday. Great pub atmosphere and a family friendly place as well. read more

Really great patty melt service is friendly and the atmosphere is fun. The blue cheese coleslaw is pretty interesting as well.

Great beer selection, and the food is always delicious. Their burgers are my favorite, and I love their sweet potato fries. I've dined here probably 30+ times over the past 5 years, and always have a great experience. It's a family favorite! read more

The best at everything. My partner and I had one of our first dates here, and their food has been a refuge while we move into our new house. Couldn't recommend highly enough. read more

Great comfortable atmosphere, wonderful customer service, and exceptional food! As a vegetarian it was awesome to see multiple options. The Veggie Burger was great and I loved the fries. We will 100% be back when we make our next visit to Elgin. read more

Very good specialty burgers. The place doesn't look fancy or too nice so we almost walked out. Only reason we stayed is the reviews. Highly recommend the boss drink, kc burger and the wangue burger yummy read more

Elgin Public House - Boss drink - Pubs Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

Wow speechless, food was absolutely delicious and came hot. Service was quick and kind .

Mac and cheese burger is awesome Convenient location downtown elgin very nice people friendly environment

Sorely disappointed. Food mediocre, messy sandwich had to be eaten with knife and fork. Surly waitress with a bad attitude. We won't be going back. read more

Love the bloody Mary's. Food is surprisingly good for a tavern. Pot roast is awesome.

We picked EPH for lunch while out in downtown Elgin, and it ended up being a good choice overall. My dad and I both got the steak sandwich: a butterflied half of a filet with red pepper aioli on ciabatta roll, done perfectly and offset nicely with grilled onions. My mom got a burger with a lovely pretzel roll, and my grandmother had the potato-crusted fish sandwich along with the daily special of the seafood bisque, both of which she enjoyed. I had initially ordered the side of the mushroom risotto; they have a daily risotto, and as I love to make risotto and and am something of a connoisseur I try to get it whenever I see it on a menu, which isn't too often. Sadly, this was a horrible representation of the dish. It didn't even appear to be made with actual short grain rice, but was gummy and had no flavor (didn't seem to have any salt, and the mushrooms were tiny slices that looked canned). It was honestly a travesty of a dish and I asked the waitress what side she suggested instead; she said she had had the mac and cheese for lunch, so I went with that, which was much better: springy coils in a thin cheese sauce, piping hot. Despite this bobble I would still be willing to return and try other things; EPH has lots of choices on their menu. Our waitress was very helpful and nice. We sat in the front room, the only table for most of the time, and the kitchen might care to know that their noise carries out there, including some questionable moaning at one point...a little weird. 3.5 stars. read more

We've eaten here many times. Nice pub/restaurant vibe. The food is always very good, the service is fast & friendly, and the atmosphere is warm & comfortable. read more

The service was as if they didn't want to tend to our table at all and my party was 5 people we got our orders taken after many walk ins got taken care of the attitude of the workers not attentive to our needs at all the workers literally refused to serve us in the end the manager had to serve us other customers were taking notice that they were served Before us I felt like they might have spit on our food simply because of the way we we Came back again this time for brunch this time was like the opposite we were seated right away and food was already prepared for the brunch option we chose drinks were tended to fast and the server was real nice old what changed maybe it was the company I was with if that were the case it's a shame that they may favor certain crowds more than others read more

We used to come here often when we lived in the area. Popped in today since we were here. Place was not busy on a Sunday for lunch and were seated right away. Our order was taken quickly. The appetizer was forgotten and since my daughter was famished after a softball tournament, we just wanted to eat lunch and go home, telling them to forget it when he said he would put the order in then. Another server comes over two minutes later and tells us our pretzel will be right out. We finished eating and it took almost 20 mins to get a check. The waiter pointed out he took off the pretzel, which he should have, considering. Another server tried to bring us a martini we didn't order. Completely disorganized. Maybe some retraining is in order? read more

I happen to stop and order a fiesta chicken sandwich. It was delicious! I highly recommend you trying this sandwich out. read more

We went on a Monday, and Burgers were half-ff on special. We started out with craft beers (very solid beer menu), and the fired pickle appetizer. I would get the pickles again. They are spears, not slices, but great nonetheless. The burgers were very good as well. Not huge patties, but well-cooked and high quality toppings. Atmosphere was casual. They were not very busy, so service was prompt. Parking was not an issue since it was not too late at night. Try it out if you are looking for a good beer and pub food. read more

We went her during happy hour for food! What a bargain!! They had many items at very low prices. Each app we got was excellent! We tried cheese curds, fries, and pretzels. They have lots of options for vegetarians on the menu so we will be coming back for lunch or dinner! read more

Elgin Public House - Pubs Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

Atmosphere was authentic. Food was great. Had the ultimate sloppy joe was very good but I could easy eat 2 of those sandwiches. Would go back to try the burgers. read more

2nd visit in a month says I like this place. This time I tried the Wednesday special of Meatloaf. No complaints here! Go try the place You'll like it. read more

Elgin Public House - Pubs Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

I love this place! It's my go to for a beer and some amazing food! The bartenders here are the best in Elgin...Sarah, Bre, Keegan and Kanesa...thank you for your service. Wait... don't forget about Bill! The top bar back in the downtown Elgin area. You guys rock! read more

Ambience 2 Service 4 Food: pulled pork sammie 5, sloppy Joe 5, build your own burger 4, cajun fries 4 Cleanliness 3 Will definitely be back when we are in the area read more

Pretty good I liked the songs they played Mac and cheese was great so was everything else.service was nice very good

We were in town for a car show and this was within walking distance. We had two appetizers and 6 different dishes between our party Every single dish was amazing from the sloppy joe to the corn risotto. Our server was nice and the food was out so fast and the place was busy! Amazing food great service cool spot. Come on in read more

guess i didn't order the right thing! i had the meatloaf which was dry and did not have a lot of flavor. the mashed potatoes were dry, too. the vegetables, however, were spectacular! service was great. don't know if i'll be back??? read more

I never realized how big this place was. Atmosphere is chill, it was pretty busy when we went on a Friday night. The food was very basic, nothing out of this world. It all sounded better when I read the description on the menu. Lol. I don't think I would come back. read more

EPH is one of my favorite restaurants to go to when I'm in town visiting. I've been going here for the past couple of years and I have nothing negative to say about this place. Their food is very good and their menu has many options to choose from. One thing about their food is that it's always really flavorful. There will not be a bite that you take that will be bland and / or missing something. Their staff is always really nice and accommodating and the restaurant/bar is always clean. I would say their prices are pretty decent for the area and they have a good size drink list with some good specials! I would recommend their BBQ chicken sandwich with Cajun spiced fries (their Cajun mix if their own mix), fried pickles and their salads! read more

I arrived at 5 pm to a mostly empty restaurant for an early Friday dinner. The waitress kindly took us through the day's specials and provided suggestions which were all spot on. The fried pickles were tasty but a little high in price. The horseradish/thousand island that came with them was rich, tangy, and quite fantastic. They provide this sauce with all their fries. I chose the daily fish fry special which came with blue moon beer battered tilapia sticks, pub fries, a black bean mix, and a small cup of coleslaw. The price to taste ratio on this was excellent and the portion size was generous. I completed the meal with one of the $1 desserts. I got the "undone cannoli" which had some fresh strawberries, a bit of cannoli pastry, chocolate chip filling, and whip cream. It was several bites and a great way to end the meal. They have lots of daily specials and trivia on Wednesdays. The service was very helpful and friendly. The taste and portions were very good for the price. The menu has something for everyone as well. I will certainly be coming back! read more

Elgin Public House - The Friday night fish fry special. - Pubs Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

Sunday breakfast buffet blew my mind. I was not expecting half of the selections. Fantastic variety. And everything was absolutely delicious. Brought 6 people and all and not one complaint in the bunch. That's a miracle. I will be back often. Price was very reasonable for what you are getting. read more

Stopped for dinner. Ordered drinks and food right away. Waitress was great, brought us a couple waters. Food came out, still no drinks. She has checked on them 3 times, finally told her to cancel them as we were almost done with meal. The food was great, waitress was great, drinks, wouldn't know since we couldn't get any in 45 minutes. read more

We like this place. We like the atmosphere, we like the music, and we like the food. Their burgers are really good! I did not know until recently that EPH was serving an All-You-Can-Eat buffet brunch on Sunday. We tried it, and it was more than decent. Nice selection, and decent quality for the price. Overall, we recommend EPH. read more