We are there quite often. Food always good, soda bread is fabulous. I wish we could order it by the loaf.

Disappointed. Visited Foley's with 16 family members on vacation to try out the extreme bingo. The bingo was fun and the server tried to salvage an embarrassing night for the restaurant. The draft beers were sour and couldn't be served. Ran out of rib eye and cod on a night when they only offered half the menu shown on their website. read more

Your Irish Soda Bread is out of this world! You should make it a Special Order and sell by loaf! read more

We love Foley's! It is a Wisconsin bar vibe. It's been around forever! The food is consistently good and great value and we love their specials. Sometimes they run out of things but so what. That makes it feel more family like. We had Mikaela as a server for my husbands birthday this weekend party of 11 and she was outstanding! She was so present and wanted to make sure we had a great time. At one point, she finished with our bill and refilled our waters and the next minute we heard her in the next room singing karaoke. She was also working the karaoke bar. Mikaela you work hard and deserve to be complimented. Tom had a great birthday. Honestly, you made our night a fantastic one. We wish you the best. You are talented and ambitious and have an amazing personality! We wish you the very best. And check out Foleys for a Wisconsin, casual, no nonsense dinner with down to earth people. Love their Wednesday night corn beef and cabbage special. So delicious! read more

We went last Saturday at 5 and tried to order the lamb stew. They were out of it. Then we asked for bread and they were out of soda bread. They had given us a little bread to begin with. Our waiter was spacey and forgot to get my drink. I had to remind him. Poor service read more

This place is a secret, but I'll share it with you. They've been in the game forever. It's a cool family owned WI tavern with a limited bar menu, grill behind the bar. But here's the secret. The proper kitchen opens after 5pm and it's pretty great. I got the Sirloin with a whiskey crème sauce with onions and mushrooms, with mashed potatoes on a sizzling plate....It was spectacular for $22!!! At least 16oz, cooked to my specifications. Sauce with grilled onions went perfectly with the potato ant the steak. Nice salad with organic greens NOT just iceberg lettuce. There is a nice big dining room in the back. Unique decor, high ceiling big windows type of setting back there. I endorse this place. They do their own thing, but they're great at it! I don't do a review unless I like the place. I like this place! read more

Well we stumbled upon this fine establishment during a Wisconsin tradition- "day drinking"! We played dice games, had some shots and Black & Tans! What great little hang out! We had a blast! read more

Best pork chop I have ever had! And I eat at a lot nice places and love pork chops!

Food took an hour to be brought to us and then it was only one meal. My wife's salad was still being prepared per the waitress. By the time the dinner salad came we had ate most of my meal and my wife was not hungry at all any more. Waitress/bartender said it took so long because the grill had to be cleaned!!! WHAT?!! Needless to say we declined the salad. No apology at all from the waitress and she made it sound like she did us a favor by taking it off of the bill. Terrible service and bad attitudes make this an establishment to avoid. read more

Overall mediocre food but the cheese curds were the BEST I've ever had. The real issue came with the wait staff. The bar wasn't crowded at all but service was quite slow. The food came out fast enough but everything after that was downhill. No one came back to check on us until after our meal was finished. We played through bingo and even 45 minutes after that, our bill had still not come. The pop was all watered down. The beer was weak and didn't taste like Spotted Cow, more like Bud. Then to pay was a nightmare - they had QR code to pay but never mind that because you'll never have signal and their wifi doesn't work. Our bill was split incorrectly but we did the math and sorted it with our group so it was even. We didn't dare mention it to the waitress and wait another 45 minutes for new checks. Then when we went to pay the waitress finally realized and tried to charge one of us extra for something someone else had already paid for. They were SO rude. We spent another 20 minutes trying to pay and the waitress couldn't figure out how to void the extra charge she tried to add on. The manager, who was off her rocker during bingo and was terrible at calling it, had to come and she was rude too. The free bingo was fun but it's not worth the nightmare and the food was bad for even bar food. read more

Showed up at the end of dinner hour, using the front entrance to a warn out bar we were greeted by the owner that lead us back to the host station where he order his staff to seat us. The employee said just a minute I'll clear a table then the owner barked at us this way I'll seat at another table. The back end was painful slow crab cakes appetizer took 40 minutes told they had to make fresh ones? My wife's fish and chips was cooked perfectly and I don't care for batters fish and it was not greasy. No my steak which was ordered medium rare came our medium well at this point the clock was pushing 9pm and no other customers were in the restaurant and I was done and didn't want a re do. The waiter did her best and didn't charge for a beer and gave us a free dessert. read more

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The Three-Hundy Review! This place is a reverse mullet - it's party up front & business in the back. ;-) Up front is your typical bar with bar food. The place was hoppin' when we arrived. In back is a wonderful Irish restaurant. And yes, there is a back entrance to go directly in to the restaurant & avoid the bar area completely. They have a nice little menu with some traditional Irish favorites along with some other daily specials. They give you a basket of the most delicious housemade Irish Soda Bread along with Rye Bread and butter. The bread is amazing but save room for your meal! I had the most amazing Shrimp & Corn Chowder, Colcannon Potatoes (outstanding), perfectly steamed asparagus w/garlic butter & their BBQ ribs special (it was so hot outside I just couldn't bring myself to order Shepherd's Pie, but I was tempted). The ribs were so good! The Hubs had Irish Lamb Stew in a bread bowl & he devoured it. All the entrees come with a cup of soup or salad. Our server, John, was perfectly attentive & friendly. He also double-checked everyone coming in was there for the restaurant and if they were looking for the bar he directed them to the front. I also loved that they had Irish music playing...not bagpipes but the fun old Irish tunes like "Did Your Mother Come From Ireland?" and "My Girl's An Irish Girl", etc. I love listening to those tunes. read more

Great time. Met some locals. Very friendly. Prices affordable. We were there to get our drink on,listen to some music and just chill. The owner's were bartending. Mr. Folley was gruff but nice to us. He smiled a lot and was attentive. The Mrs. Was nice too. They both pour a nice drink. Met some wonderful ppl...Eric whom is very outgoing and considerate with a great sence of humor was pleasant to talk to and truly made us feel at home. Tom, whom only comes in every now and again was such a nice person as well. Great conversation, good affordable spirits made for a fun time in the Irish Woods! read more

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Not friendly at all! Owners were arguing in front of us, they were not accommodating and we will not be back. Good news....lots of other choices when visiting Lake Geneva. read more

The food is the best Irish food around. The pork chop is amazing. If you like good food you can go no further.

1) The place should be called "FOOLey's" and not "Foley's". 2) It's not a restaurant....it's a dive-y roadhouse at absolute best. 3) The owner/proprietor works while intoxicated and is horrible to his female workers (wife)...and customers! Read other reviews to confirm.. 4) His BIG dog lunged at us upon entering the front door. TOTALLY unprofessional!!!!! And unsanitary. 5) He refused to let us sit at a low/regular table and insisted upon a high top....nuts. 6) We got there 1/2 hour before dinner started and couldn't wait due to our schedule. He insisted we wait and drink in the meantime. When we went to leave, he got volatile and questioned our schedule.....even following us outside to our cars lambasting us in public. 7) His good reviews here MUST be made by family and friends....there is NOTHING good about this place. 8) Still wanna' eat here? read more

We had reservations for 5:30 last Friday night and there were 6 of us. We got a knife with a loaf of bread after 15 minutes. We didn't get any water, silverware, and paper towels not napkins, & that took at least an hour! We did get one drink and the food came about 45-55 minutes later! Overall, we were there 2 1/2 hours! We saw the manager(owner)?, but he did absolutely nothing nor did he speak to anyone. We felt bad for the waiter and the assistant waitress, who was her first day, & she did a phenomenal job! We left them a generous tip all things considered, and obviously will NEVER GO BACK! read more

Stopped in for a burger and a couple beers, the burger was overcooked and dry. This was our second time here and the place just seems to be going downhill. The views from the dining area facing west are atrocious! Cars and trucks parked out on the lawn with for sale signs, an actual wrestling arena, dirty tarp strewn about, and screaming kids playing on the deck. Not a very appetizing environment! read more

Used to be my favorite place Didn't have half the things I wanted to order Certainly has gone down a few notches Why is the owner always so angry. Usually Irish people are pretty happy go lucky Won't be back too many other good places in the area. read more

NEVER will be back again !!! I totally agree with John J. comments below. The woman that said it was the best burger in Lake Geneva better have her taste buds rechecked. The place smells like a flooded basement. The small grill is actually at the bar. They serve cheap bar food. We had a couple of grilled turkey burgers that when you bit into them were spongy with Very high fat content. One bite and we left the bar. My wife had the fried Tacos that were extremely greasy. And lastly, the owner ought to take a course customer service. His personality is beyond repair. read more

Wow, where to start. My wife and I bought a restaurant.com $25 certificate for $10 for "Foley's Irish Woods". The catch was that you had to spend at least $30 and it wasn't good certain days...I can't remember which days. Not too bad of a deal, huh? We went to this restaurant that had a big sign out front that says "Foley's Irish Woods" on a day the certificate said was valid and have a few drinks and order some food. The $55 bill comes and we give the server the certificate and she says "Oh, I'm sorry, this is for "Foley's Irish Woods", which is our dining room in back, you're in Foley's Irish Bar (note, we're not sitting at the bar). The dining room apparently is only open like 3 days a week, one of which falls under our certificate's limitations and it's considered a different restaurant. So we get stuck with a $50+ bill and a useless $25 certificate. Luckily, we complained to restaurant.com and they let us exchange the certificate...but it's pretty lame that they wouldn't accept this certificate. The sign out front says "Foley's Irish Woods". Not "Foley's Irish Woods entrance rear" Needless to say, while TECHNICALLY, Foley's may be in the right, it's deceptive and they've lost a potential customer for life. Had they let us use the certificate (for the crappy, marked up bar food) I would have considered coming back when their actual restaurant was open and spent another $50-$75 with my family. Foley's got an easy $50 from me, but will never get another dime. ps. I later found out an acquaintence of mine had a nearly identical experience. And "Foley's Irish Woods" is no longer listed on restaurant.com :) read more

Owner is a sh%#bag, as you can readily read from other reviews. His daughter hit my new car with her's once, and he laughed at my distress when I went there to inquire of the situation. Food isn't worth discussing and Irish pub decor is nonexistent. Avoid at all costs! read more

Great food! Yes on the Lamb Stew, Yes on the huge prawns as an appetizer. The pork chop is delicious! Never had bad food here. Some miscellaneous dishes that change form time to time.Gets a little slow on service when it's busy - like Friday night fish fry, but they do pretty well on service. The fish is darn good too! This a bar and has a separate restaurant (enter from rear parking lot) . Heck, even the bar food was good! If you are in the right spot, there is ongoing video of Irish landscapes on the TV screen in the restaurant. read more

This is an update to a review I wrote in 2009. I hadn't been to the place in nearly six years and my wife and I felt like having something different to eat on a Friday night so we went here. The parking lot was jam-packed about 8:30pm on a Friday so we were surprised to walk in and see only a few folks seated at the bar. We sat down and the gal bartender said "I'll be right with you.." before she disappeared into the kitchen. A few minutes later the owner came out and took our drink order - a tap light beer and a brandy old fashioned sweet for my wife. Trying to make small talk I said "We thought you were jammed by how crowded the parking lot was..." and rather than saying something simple like "Yes- we have a wedding rehearsal dinner in the back restaurant.." the owner mockingly looked around the empty bar and said "Where - I don't see anybody...I'm trying to make a drink here.." Hmm, not sure how far smart-mouthing customers go but it doesn't go a long way in building my loyalty. To make matters worse, he charged me $8 for the drink along with $3 for the tap beer. Nothing wrong with $3 but $8 is out of line for this joint. We drank it - went over to Anthony's down the block, had a bottle of the same beer and the same drink and it was $8 for both - at a much better venue I might add. My wife was a bit surprised I didn't leave a tip as I typically leave a decent tip even when I receive questionable service. Not however, when the bad experience is caused by the owner himself. As a side note, we're not exactly a couple of punks - it was our first stop of the night and we're both in our late fifties and were dressed well. read more

Where to start... Visited Foley's Irish Bar last Sunday at 6:00 and was looking forward to an Irish meal. Corned Beef and cabbage, nope, Wednesdays only, Sheppard's Pie, no go, out tonight says the waiter. Ok, I had the pork chop, decent enough. Wife, ribs, so so... Friends, lamb chops, they stated they were good... Now for service,,,When we first arrived we were the only table, service was good, by the time we left their were 5 tables and that's when things went south, plates not cleared, no checking in our group,15 minutes to get to go container and check, not acceptable... One waiter on Sunday evening during high season! Foley's Irish,,,Two waitstaff minimum during high season. Irish fare needs to be served nightly, the mainstays, corned beef and shepherds pie. Regards, JT read more

The owner is an asshole and so was the bartender. Never going in this dump again! Had many fond memories of going to Foleys but last 2 visits we were treated like we were non existent & sat at bar for 25 min as the bartender literally ignored us and served the TWO people who were across from us. We got up to leave and she snickered byyyyye ! read more

Arrived at 5pm...schew, cause this place packs out. I got the pleasure of finding out why...Yummy! Most tender lamb stew. Great fish fry. (my friend and I shared) Many items looked so good...one dish at a time, I'll definitely work my way thru the menu list and bring my huge family. I walked in through the front and found a dark pub and was then lead to the back where all the sunlight/garden, a welcoming cozy dining area was hiding. Glad we stayed. read more

November 2014 - still super good and still a good $$ deal. Restaurant.com no longer taken. The Corned Beef Special is as good as it gets. The carrots are tender and sweet, the Corned Beef is lean and tender, but not over-cooked to mushy, and the potatoes are perfect. Service was accurate and quick, and we were taken care of with smiles and attention. They have Smithwicks on tap and it just doesn't get any better!!!! I read all the negatives and have to say I don't understand them. I went for the Corned Beef and Cabbage special tonight and as soon as we walked in we were asked if we wanted to eat in the bar or if we were there for the restaurant. My Restaurant.com certificate was used without any hesitation or delay. Just read and be aware of the conditions for certificates and you won't have problems or disappointments. Present them immediately and if you're in the bar, you'll be told that you need to be in the restaurant! read more

My friend hated her cheeseburger, I throughly enjoyed mine! They also had great cheddar cubes, and delicious bloody marys AND Spotted Cow on tap. Super limited menu, but good for a bar. read more

This was some of the worst service I've seen in a bar in quite some time. I'm a bartender myself and I would be out of a job if I was this rude to customers. One bartender looked at us while she was making her own drink to go on "break" and the owner could only take one drink at a time. For a Titos and soda, Busch light, and Peach crown/oj/pineapple (in a short glass!!) it was $18!!! Also it was about 90 degrees in there!!! Another couple waited 10 minutes for a menu and there were only 3 tables and 10 people at the bar. Ridiculous!!! Don't waste your time. read more

STAY AWAY!!!!!!!!! To call this place a dive bar is an insult to dive bars. We stopped in for some Irish whisky and we got so much more. Drunk bartenders who took my credit card and added their own "tips". Bartenders were too busy doing shots with a group of young kids to wait on us. The group of youngsters were obnoxious to the point physical harm to other patrons. Jumping all around the bar and falling into customers sitting at the bar. I decided it was time to leave when one of the kids started yelling "F@CK Y@U and flipping off my husband and myself. Bartenders just laughed, they thought it was funny. Owner's are NOT welcoming. Other patrons are NOT friendly. Many other bars in the area to chose from with decent waitstaff and welcoming atmosphere. read more

Had a good night! Drank and sang kareoke all night! The service was good and everyone was super friendly!

Great food! The only issue I have is that it's hard to find the hours for the actual Irish restaurant. I think that before winter hours they are open Wednesday to Sunday at 5 p.m., but I'm not sure. read more

Stopped in the bar because we were staying nearby. Didn't eat but the menu sounds great, hope to try it sometime. On Friday night they had karaoke. Not many people there, arrived around 10 p.m., mostly regulars I'm guessing. Nice enthusiastic small crowd. Drinks were good, beer was cold. Went back on Saturday, surprised they weren't very busy on a summer Saturday. Owners and locals were nice to us "out-of-towners". Fresh squeezed lemonade with vodka was excellent. They have darts, slots and pool. Sorry we didn't get there for dinner. Dining room was absolutely beautiful! read more

This would be a nice place of the owner Mike wasn't there.We we're there on Friday night parked in a designated parking spot and he made us move our car. We went on Saturday and went to park and he came out saying we couldn't park in that spot either and went chasing another car that was parking. Who is he the Parking Police. Then when your inside he is in everyone's business and his employees constantly roll their eyes. read more

Best hamburger in Lake Geneva. Waaaasy better than Mars. Great beer selection. Superb bartenders! Joe, a life long community member and top-notch story teller of the area, gave us attentive A+ service. We can't wait to come back for a proper dinner in their large dinning room off the back. This place would make a great location for larger parties. Thank you again! read more

Not sure what all the poor reviews were about, but this place was awesome! The food was some of the best I've had anywhere in Lake Geneva and the service was impeccable! Will definitely be back! read more

Typical bar food. I would've given this place a better review if the owner hadn't been so rude and demeaning to his wife who was tending bar. I thought he may have just been playing around, but the more he talked, the more I realized he wasn't. Not the kind of thing you want to encounter while on vacation, or any time for that matter. For this reason alone, we will not return. read more

The food is average at best. The owner, who is usually half in the bag, is rude. I will not return and tell everyone I know about the rude treatment my family and I endured while there. read more

Outstanding food. If you go to the bar, expect bar food. If you want a nice sit down meal, ask to be seated. Pretty simple prior complainers. Now that is off my chest, we have yet to find corned beef & cabbage worth talking about, and Foleys' was top notch. Not only tender, MINIMAL fat, but they provided us with a huge portion as a take out. I cannot count the times others skimp because you are dining out. We had their Valentines Day special, the Filet Mignon was outstanding, their stews were excellent. They use real ingredients, no parts of parts, and you receive large portions. Good selection of beers as well. Check out their nightly specials. read more