I love this funky place in funky downtown Elgin. We often stop here on our way from home to Michigan and back. Service is prompt and knowledgeable. Plenty of delicious items on the menu and an overwhelmingly generous beer and beverage list. I've had their chili and last time tried their appetizer list for three small pub burgers. Excellent and get this, topped with a pickle and a fried onion ring pinned to the top of the bun. I ordered it with the house slaw which was unlike any cole slaw I've had anywhere. Very good. It's on a downtown street and doesn't look like much from the outside. But enter and enjoy. Great local spot. read more

I heard on WRNM 1410AM talk radio, that there was a retirement party for talk radio broadcaster Leah from the Radio Shopping Club, so I went over there. The party was in the rear, plenty of room, very clean and fast service by the waitress. The food was tasty, especially the chicken nuggets and every one there was very pleasant. The only downside was that they do not have cans of diet drinks, since I do not consume alcoholic beverages, this was a little disappointing but other than that, it's very nice place. read more

Food is good and drinks are priced fairly. Can get a bit crowded and loud. The service is normally good but have had a few occasions where it took a bit to get drinks and food. I'd still highly recommend stopping in for a burger and a beer. read more

This place is real inviting. We were greated right away when we walked in. The food is INCREDIBLE. I had to capitalize that. I ordered Mediterranean chicken salad. Salad was really fresh and chicken was still hot and tasty. I really didn't have room for dessert but had to order one just based on how good salad tasted. I ate the carrot cake when I got home. The carrot cake was incredible as well. This place we'll definitely get my business again. Heads up I will drive from Chicago to Elgin just to go here. Really Impressed! read more

Came here for dinner with my wife. I had the Buffalo chicken sandwich. While the food was good, I simply could not enjoy it. Here is why. * The sandwich was so sloppy that it could not be picked up. It literally falls apart in your hand. The alternative is to eat it open face with a knife and fork. This would be fine but You don't get to enjoy the pretzel bun. There's also another problem * Everything is served in a metal bucket. The sides of this bucket are too tall to be able to effectively use any utensils. This is exacerbated by a layer of parchment paper. The paper gets soaked and torn and ends up in every bite. I've been to EPH many times over the years and this has been a problem. The recipes here are very tasty and well executed. The problem is that the plating and presentation is frustrating, sloppy, and diminishes everything that EPH can offer. I don't want to return. It's too annoying to eat here, no matter how good it is. read more

Elgin Public House - The standard EPH bucket - Pubs Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

Another entry on the "I swear I already did a review for this place and it's not here" tour 2023, I am definitely in the minority, but I have yet to have anything here that I truly liked. The service is always dragging. The sloppy joe is nothing to write home about, so I definitely don't understand what that's all about. The burgers are way overpriced for what you get. The drinks weren't anything special or really good. Last time I was there, my food came out a good 10 minutes before my friend's food did - with literally no explanation. I don't know, I really don't get the hype here. I wish I did, because I love going to downtown Elgin. But after 3 tries, I'm putting a fork in this one. read more

We have gone hear many times and every time we do, we always leave happy. Staff is nice, large inside, nothing fancy, but consistently solid food. I like the chicken sandwiches, my husband has had wraps, salads, meat loaf, burgers and never a bad meal. read more

We have been longtime customers, but with COVID surcharges we haven't gone in about 2 years. Hubby bought a Groupon so we could take our 4 year old out for a nice birthday dinner. We were greeted and seated quickly, however that's where the good service stopped. Our waitress was slow, forgot refills, told us that we had a choice of ice cream or cannoli for my boy's birthday treat and then said she had to charge us after bringing the check since "only one discount was 'allowed' on our ticket". Portion sizes have gotten smaller and their prices have gone up so much that we literally aren't able to afford going back ($65 for two adults and one kid - - nothing fancy). It's so disappointing considering this was one of our favorite places before. read more

If I could give 0 stars I would! Me & my Husband were sat down for 15 min and NO ONE came to attempt to help us. There was one waiter & two waitresses. The waiter and the waitress with 2 "heart" ponytails made eye contact with me and ignored me. That is HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! Why would you take a job helping customers if you're not going to help them! I just moved to Elgin & like trying new places around the area.. but this by far was a horrible experience and I will make sure to let friends & family know! @Managers- do better to train your staff or get new staff! read more

New owners evidently. Used to love the spinach salad--was huge, and their soups. No more spinach salad, so ordered the Brie Grilled Cheese: was 80% bread; one thin strip of Brie cheese, a few slices of apple and scant apricot jam per half sandwich. It was more fit for a mouse. I would like to go back and give them another chance. read more

My son and family are vegetarian/vegan, they frequent EPH because of the food choices. When my husband and I visit, we also go here. Hubby is a meat eater, I'm a vegetarian. I miss a great hamburger, I'm not going to lie. We took our grandchildren there to eat, they love the fruit bowl and mac and cheese, I opted for a beyond burger made like their Mushroom Swiss burger. OMG, crunchy toasted bun, great cooked patty, delicious sautéed mushrooms (I asked for onions to be added) and onions, topped with Swiss cheese. It was HUGE and delicious! I have never eaten a burger this large, at one sitting, but I did this time! It came with fries, I only ate a few(they were delicious as well). It was St Patrick's day weekend, they were pretty busy. The waiter was extremely friendly, even though he was busy, and our food came out pretty fast. The feeling of EPH to me is one of history. It is an older building with character, inviting and fun. You can even play board games while you wait. If you haven't visited yet, go and try it. They have a large assortment of beer as well. You don't want to over look this place! read more

I am usually a fan of EPH. Never had a bad meal there, altho there prices are getting way out of hand. The Mothers Day menu May 14, 2023, was interesting, but the meals we had were less than warm, bland and way overpriced for what we got. The meal was more like a grade school lunch tray serving than the quality I expect. Not going back for any special event menu again. I had a side order of asparagus that was skimpy and overpriced. read more

Clean and fresh. Terrific service. Each of the four cole slaw versions were outstanding. I had the beer can chicken, perfect! Friend had nachos and loved them. Drinks were cold, prompt and reasonable prices. We will be back! read more

Went in to use a Groupon. Ordered the nachos for an appetizer. We figured we would get that and then get lunch. Lucky we didn't order lunch right away. This massive tray nachos, cheese, sour cream, bacon, lettuce and chicken arrived. The great thing about this was, it's on a tray, so they layer all of the deliciousness. The chips didn't get all soggy. It was the best nachos I've ever had. Never used the Groupon because we were stuffed. read more

Elgin Public House - Great nacho appetizer! - Pubs Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

Stumbled across EPH doing a random Google maps search and I'm glad I did! They have an expansive menu of pub foods that surely would satisfy practically anyone. I had the Cajun chicken sandwich with goat cheese on a pretzel bun. The breast was huge and quite tasty. The goat cheese was interesting; not exactly my first choice but I didn't mind the outside my comfort zone choice. I paired it with Cajun fries for the perfect spicy combo. My wife had the Fiesta chicken, minus the bun, which she said she enjoyed. Definitely plan to go back and try more items on the menu. read more

Ok so me and my husband tried to give the benefit of the doubt considering we have both have been raised and live in Elgin we try and support local as much as we can. We loved the old Elgin Public House not just the owner Greg but it's servers and bartenders. We always had great service and food. So we have given the owners and menu a try multiple times and none was very good. Feel like food is frozen not fresh where out of a lot of things the first time so tired again brought multiple friends to celebrate a bday. Service was very slow food was not good. Cheese curds we thought where the same where not. My chicken pesto sandwich had barely any chicken or pesto on it my husband's BLT barely any bacon he always eats his whole meal but we both only ate half. Friends that joined where not satisfied either. I really wanna see this succeed but every time we have returned our favorite servers and bartenders have left. So we will follow where they are at. Hopefully maybe give this another try in 6 months or so. Wish them the best read more

Great place to go after hitting up the casino! The food is good with lots of options. I'm also always greeted with a smiling staff member !

Great place for food and drinks - nice staff and clean atmosphere !!! I give a great review... Kerry L. read more

Food was very had the cajun shrimp and the service was great. The place got very good on ambience. I will go back and they had cold beer.

Amazing appetizers. The chicken tenders are super crisp. The mini burgers & fries were very tender. We tried the regular fries and the spicy fries - the spicy ones were amazing. The onion rings were really crisp. We also shared some macaroni and cheese, very good. Everything is prepared in house, all the sauces and spice mixes. The bartender was a gem, great sense of humor and obviously loves the restaurant. Next time we'll probably try the fiesta chicken. read more

Great food! Try the Bacon Egger! Super nice post and great ambience! They also customize with a great attitude!

Swrcice was very slow ,we had to pack all our food to go since took way too long . We were there 8/10/22 around 01:05 PM, did not get our food until 01:36 , we didn't have time to ear. unless you have 2 hours lunchtime break , don't eat there. This was the worst $70 I spent . Food and drink were not cheap ,service was way to slow . read more

Returned here for dinner, during COVID. I'll give them a B+ on COVID safety measures. Every worker was wearing masks with the exception of one kitchen worker who was wearing it under his nose (he was visible from my table). Tables were spread out safely and most customers wore masks. Saw a few customers walking around without masks, which I'd chalk up to forgetting to put it back on when they left their table. This time around I tried their trademark sloppy joes. It was really good. Served in a bowl, with a lightly toasted bun on the side, the sloppy joes looked and tasted great. A bit more of a tomato-based style than I'm used to, but quite tasty nonetheless. I really appreciated the way it's served (in a bowl). That allowed me to place Individual spoonfuls of meat onto a open faced bun rather than making a mess of an actual sandwich. They offer a wide variety of side items and wanted something more healthy to go with my meat, so I opted for the fresh vegetables. They were fine, but I would have preferred a more charred approach on them. Had a red amber ale to drink, which was fabulous. Bottom line - I'd come back for the sloppy joes...maybe next week! read more

Elgin Public House - Sloppy Joe - Pubs Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

Whoever is making the BLTs back there is a wizard. I enjoy reaching the minimum character count. read more

Amazing service and amazing food. Highly recommend for anyone wanting American cuisine

The food is always great and so is the service! The menu includes a nice variety of items that will satisfy any palette.

Took a little bit to be seated but food came quickly after ordering. The pulled pork was great, pasta salad a little bland. Great atmosphere overall. One of the best food spots in downtown Elgin read more

Stopped in for some drinks between soccer games in the area. Good spot, looks like they had hosted a couple of larger groups. Nice beer selection, didn't look at food. Waiter was very friendly and attentive. Would visit again. read more

I had the pork belly banh mi with a side of onion crisps. I would recommend requesting the bun to be warmed. The sandwich was messy. The sandwich was just okay. However, I thought the onion crisps would be hot but they were cold. The mango tango drink was great! read more

First - way over priced. My husband's B&B burger was a measly 3 oz. For $12!!! What 240 lb., 6'2"-sized man can fill up on 3 oz of meat?? It was basically all bun and toppings. I believe you could add another patty for $5. If he wanted a kid's size, we'd have gotten a Happy Meal at McD's. The bison burgers are $20. Really? Are they laced in gold? I can get a whole pound of organic ground bison at the store for about $8.00. My friend has celiac's disease, and while the server was very helpful...he had to keep coming back to tell her they were out of various items that she ordered. My turkey burger seemed more like a frozen patty than fresh ground turkey, but it was very tasty. I loved the thousand island sauce. I asked to add "white cheddar," which was on the menu, but it wasn't white. No big deal, just wondering if they no longer have the white. Cajun fries were delicious! Service was incredibly slow. I thought we were the only ones there, but it's split into 2 rooms and it seemed busier on the other side. read more

Elgin Public House - Turkey burger and cajun fries - Pubs Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

Great food, service, and atmosphere every time. Plus they've got an extensive beer menu.

Plenty of menu choices for everyone. If you're vegetarian, there are a few burger options. Good size portions and friendly servers. Will definitely go back to check out other items on the menu and have a cocktail. read more

I wanted to clarify what I was trying to say about the sweet potato fries. I ordered sweet potato, they gave me normal fries, when they saw the mistake they didn't charge me the fries. :) read more

It was my first time here. It was not busy at all & we were seated right away. The vibe was very chill especially on a sunday and they played really good music like Journey, elton john, billy joel etc! Loved it! I got the mango tea and a hazy ipa which was pretty good. For food we wanted to start off with an app, the fried pickles but the waiter said they been out for a few days. womp womp! For entrees we got the sloppy joe sandwich with a side of pasta salad and porkbelly BLT with a side of cajun fries. Everything was so yummy and I was extremely satisfied with both meals! So delicious! I can't wait to come back and try other items on the menu. The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because my table was sticky in some areas lol. But other than that everything from the drinks, food, to service was great!!! read more

Elgin Public House - pork belly BLT with side of cajun fries, mango iced tea and sloppy joes with a side of pasta salad. - Pubs Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

So there's this pub in Elgin. They've got burgers--great burgers. They've got fries--great standard and Cajun fries. Great pub in Elgin! read more

Elgin Public House - Rainy Thursday night. - Pubs Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

No words other than excellent. Ordered the two stuffed pork chops and the spinach salad which were both incredible pork chops were perfect The mashed potatoes were very unique and delicious and the sauce was just yummy. Can't wait to come back. read more

Anytime we visit we get seated right away, everything and everyone is great! Cheese bites are a must. Never once had a bad experience.

As far as pub-style restaurants go, this place is pretty good. Menu is pretty extensive and it definitely has a "quality" feel and taste to their food offerings. I really liked the thick steak fries seasoned with a Cajun seasoning. The decor and atmosphere is standard pub setting and service was pretty good. Only been just this one time-and I'd go back. read more

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Didn't care much for the food or service. Overpriced. Can't say I would recommend or come back. Plus parking is a bitch.

Great food and drinks. Never had a bad meal there. Food is a bit pricey and parking in the city garage across the street can be quite the experience with all the homeless bums squatting in there. read more