First thing I saw was a lady took the spent coffee brew basket, stuck it inside the trash barrel and banged it side to side to empty it. Then directly put a new filter in and brewed a new pot. Worst thing was that the waitstaff use the glasses to get ice directly from the ice bin. Not a scoop. We were there just over an hour at the bar. We saw it happen at least a dozen times. Beer was flat. Got a water that was brown from the coke that was poured immediately beforehand. Lots of empty glasses while staff leaned or were on phones. Heard the kitchen dinging the bell that food was ready and they were ignored for almost 5 minutes. Food no longer optimal. We didn't eat so no idea about food. Didn't look great going by. Bartender coughed into glasses. And directly into hands then immediately made drinks. Great location. Staff is checked out. Made me sad. read more

The place was extremely busy to a point that not a seat was available and the kitchen was slammed with only three Chefs the wait was long but the Customers were aware of the delay yet they enjoyed the frenzy atmosphere and good food! Great location for pre Broadway Show dinner at North Shore Music Theater cause it's right around the corner! Most of the guests here are from Theater Goers! Parking is plenty if you can find a spot! Service is attentive and caring to keep you updated if waiting! Go and enjoy the multi choices of food! read more

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7:30pm on a Friday. Plenty of parking and seating. We sat at the bar which is very nice. It's horseshoe shape so there's plenty of chairs. A booth section that's the length of the place and well as tables. There's a divider that separates the tables from the bar. Everything was spotless, including the restrooms. The bartender Brett was personable and made great cocktails. The food was fabulous. Three of us shared the large artichoke heart appetizer. Brett offered warm rolls to finish up the sauce....creamy and lemony. The 3 of us all got variations of burgers. All cooked and prepared perfectly. We are all looking forward to next weekend and trying out other dishes such as the steak tips and this creamy chicken pasta that sounded amazing.. We found our new "go-to" for dining read more

It was our anniversary and we decided to go to the Garden City pub. We walked in tonight and it was almost empty. I sat down and the bartender saw me. She didn't come over and asks me anything. She turned around and left. We sat there for five minutes with no service and decided to leave. When we walked out, she was around the back on her phone having a cigarette. read more

Great service and delicious food served here last night, and every time we've been here over past 6 years. Our waitress paid great attention to the details of all our requests. We recommend ! read more

Ordered shrimp Franscoie, which should be egg battered and sautéed. Received 4 small scampi instead for $17. My salmon was overcooked and without seasoning, the accompanying rice pilaf was not as good as the boxed variety and the butternut squash was reminiscent of pie filling. I would rather have someone stick a gun in my face and rob me (no pretense there), than be charged for such low quality food. That being said our server was fine. A person who I assumed was a manager was tucking it up with several tables but did not ask about our dinner. Lesson learned, will not return. Others must have had the same lesson as occupancy was less than 50% at 6 pm on a Saturday. read more

Tried to eat at bar- horrible service. Never checked on us. Got wrong order and I couldn't get bartenders attention to tell her so I kept it. Never refilled. Never checked in. No personality. Had to work hard to get check and she seemed annoyed. Horrible. And - they had soccer no one was watching on both tvs with major football games going on. How weird. Terrible experience. Horrible horrible read more

I was expecting a pub, I am blown away by their menu! My daughter and I were in Beverly for a few days. I was told to check out Garden City Pub. The building is tucked behind a strip mall. It's an interesting, low slung building with the stone faced exterior. We were greeted by a pleasant Maitre'd. The menu was much more than I expected. The food was nothing short of amazing. Our server was attentive, however there was one glitch. We ordered a cup of soup. Without checking with us, he brought two large bowls! At $14, it was a meal in itself. They don't serve cups of soup. The Artichoke Francoise! I think it should have been named Artichoke Francese, but nonetheless it was lemony and had a lovely light egg batter. The Eggplant Rollatini is the best over ever had! I have never seen or tasted anything as good. The prices are in line with what I expected. It's not a noisy sports pub, by any means. read more

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I don't get it. It looks like a hidden-gem type of local's favorite. But my first time was quite a miss. My family ordered the meat lasagna and scallop risotto. Both were very salty for some reason that we almost have to keep drinking water and I ate my risotto with bread. The server took the order and it took a little bit more than 30 minutes for him to come back with the food. During the whole wait there was zero communication. Actually we saw the server once in the small dining area during the 30 minute wait. There wasn't even a chance to ask questions not to mention him checking in on us. Water tastes and smells bleach. Place was very busy on that Friday night. We were very confused. read more

I'm from out of town for work, Janice was bartending and fantastic. Service was stellar. I got the BBQ steak tips and they were above and beyond expectations, the food was awesome. Great value and would recommend this place to anyone! read more

Went here last week and their haddock was just perfect, very testy and sides were just the right portion. From the appetizer to the main dish they got everything out quick and service was great. Seems like they have redone the place from the last time i was here and looks great. read more

Service: Great Food: Very good Drinks: Good Bathroom: CLEAN! :) Here's my two small issues: When my drink was almost gone, the server came over to me, looked at my glass and said: "Your drink was all ice, let me get you another one". When I got my tab, I was charged for two drinks. When she said what she said how she said it, it implied to me that the second drink was complimentary because the first one was full of too much ice. She didn't ASK me if I wanted another one, but offered one. I didn't make a big deal of it, but I'll be aware next time. My second issue is that I had left over cole slaw and she literally dumped it in a piece of aluminum foil and not in a container. WHO DOES THAT? read more

I don't get it. Why are the ratings so high? Tonight the place was packed and thus, it felt like 90 degrees in there. We'd head outside for fresh air regularly. The wings were fine, but not great. Same with the nachos. The beef on the nachos was above average, though. The potato skins were lame. The beer selection was excellent. The atmosphere is very 1980s diner / pub. The waitstaff is utterly unprofessional. Eventually they warm up, but it was weird. read more

We went here for fwith eight people to dinner this evening. Honestly , every meal was prepared perfect . Generous portions . Veal parm was awesome. The staff was very attentive and accommodating. This is a family run business with owner on premises. I have to say I will be back ! Great food. Give this place a shot. You will not be disappointed. read more

First, let me say that I'm from a time when it was impossible to get a seat in this place (bar or booth) because the atmosphere, value, and quality of food/drink was fair. They closed for Covid (understandable) and they are now opened once again. Fast forward to tonight. First, the quality of service was great and, the price of the food, although higher than before, still fair but needs improvement. So, the question would be; why when I'm leaving at 5:30 on a Thursday night, we still appear to be one of only three parties in the place? Before, I couldn't get a parking spot at 5:30. Then the bill comes. To keep it short; $14 for a Tanquary & Tonic, had two of them. Now I have a $28 tab for two drinks (not including my wife's drink) on a $31 food bill. Now I understand why the locals aren't there anymore. I would think this needs to be reviewed. Did the price of alcohol go up that much? Or, is someone taking advantage of the inflation situation? Please let me know if I'm wrong with my feedback because presently, I'm probably not returning based on my observation. And, it's too bad. I looked forward to the time when we took in a show at NSMT and went to eat at Garden City Pub afterwards. read more

Love this lil' gem of a place! I've heard that it's owned by the same people as Depot Diner so that made me hafta check it out. Food is sooooo delicious. I've gone 4 or 5 times now and I think I've tried a different meal each time and each were great. For some reason I decided to give them a chance at serving me mussels and they did not disappoint. Usually any restaurant fails to give a decent amount of mussels but GCP gave the proper big ol' stack. Be sure to check the specials, besides the chilli they all seem to rotate out often (weekly?) so there's new stuff that always sound worth checkin out. Only bummer thing I can think of about this place is how small it is. They cram as many tables as they can in there so if you're not at a booth, anyone walking by will probably be brushing into you a lil. It also seems to be pretty packed in there, but everytime we've gone a table seems to open up withing 5 minutes. Great big portions, reasonably priced, absolutely delicious dishes, Garden City Pub is a great place to take a date, or a group of friends. read more

What a great little hole in the wall in beverly, behind other buildings as well. Every time my wife and I go she seems to gravitate towards the fetuccini carbonara, not that i complain. Never had a bad meal prices are reasonable and huge portions! The only complaint i have ever had at the pub is the waitstaff can be rude or neglectful sometimes, but that is hit or miss sometimes u get bad service sometimes it is good the food makes it worth it to me to brave bad service! read more

I got to say we really had a great experience here, the food was very good and the service was even better, our server Donna was a sweetheart. We got steak tips & baked scallops, top notch stuff. We will be back!! read more

My husband and I went here for the first time yesterday. Service was very nice, though a little forgetful but that added to the charm because it was offset by her humor. Portions were HUGE, some of the prices seemed high (mainly the seafood) but I'm sure the portions made up for it. I had the Artichoke Francoise which was delicious. The chicken broccoli ziti in a lemon-garlic sauce was also great but after a huge appetizer (which my husband wouldnt touch due to being a non-veggie eater) it looked like I hadn't touched it and I ate what I thought was a lot! My husband had the shrimp cocktail, 4 colossal shrimp for 12.00, not bad. He then had the bbq steak tips with steak fries and was very pleased. Drinks were average price for an average drink. :) Wines were inexpensive to average priced, decent pour. read more

Doesn't seem to be getting better. quite a few of the ceiling tiles on the way to the restroom are wet and falling. mold? the tile floor was slick and slippery. read more

This small restaurant is always packed. The food and service is just OK. There's a pasta entree I really like, but I have had sandwiches and appetizers here and there just wasn't any flavor. Servers aren't overly friendly, neither is the hostess. Many people I know love the burgers here, but I can't comment on that because I don't eat burgers. I do like their spicy fries, though. read more

Food as always was amazing - what set this visit apart was our server Conor - exceptional service, great personality and just a great down to earth, in touch kid ! Brilliant job Connor! read more

We went our 1st time a couple months ago before seeing Mama Mia. . There was a mix up with my order. But the handled in a professional manner. The food was great and the services was great. read more

I've eaten here twice now and haven't been impressed. The food is standard, old-fashioned North Shore fare, vintage 1975, seemingly prepared by a home cook rather than a professional chef. Nothing special about it. In fact, the food was pretty flavorless. I suspect what people like is the familiarity. Pretty unpleasant atmosphere: bad design, bad lightiing, bad acoustics, loud customers, several toddlers and babies, four televison monitors all playing sports, etc. The waiters and waitesses, however, were friendly and funny. There are dozens of much better restaurants in the area. I'd choose one of them. read more

Been there twice, once with friends and last night with my wife on our way home. Last night we sat at the bar, the restaurant was fairly busy. Bartenders were busy but friendly. Great beer selection, order the Maine Lunch, my wife got the pumpkin martini which she said was delicious. I decided to order comfort food and got chicken parm, the missus ordered chicken piccata. The meals were delicious and portions large. I ate all of mine but my wife had plenty to take home. Prices are very reasonable. Both visits have been pleasant with great food and good service. Definitely worth future visits. Just my two cents, but all those folks who complain about poor wait service, it hasn't been my experience at this restaurant but as a customer you have every right to make your issues known to your server or management. If you accept mediocrity that's what you will get. read more

Not for Pre-Theatre. We went there before the show. We were late for the show because we waited over a half an hour to be served. When we were, the fish was overcooked, we had to ask for bread, the drinks were slow at arriving (and then they tasted as if there was no liquor in them.) The parking lot is crowded and there is no room to turn around. We won't go back. Overall, an unpleasant experience. read more

Great restaurant and Great Italian dishes. One of restaurants I go to with my family. We all love the food. Check them out, won't be disappointed read more

Went for dinner with my husband- have been a few times per year. Food has always been great- huge portions- have eaten an appetizer and brought dinner home because I was full! The nachos and eggplant rolatini are my favorites. Drinks are excellent, decent wine list. The service has been phenomenal- waitresses always friendly and know the menu! They are the same ones since we started going there! Recommendations - go early to avoid a long wait and try to get a booth since the little tables can be close together. read more

Never had a bad meal. We generally order takeout instead of eating there. We love the steak tips and potato skins. We order from here whenever we don't feel like cooking. We know the food will be good and cleanup is easy. read more

Great restaurant!! Good Food! Have been there numerous times, never a bad meal! Wait staff is very good! Especially Mary!! read more

One of my good friends used to be a waiter here, so I have to say the service was great ;-). I was also surprised by some of the more unique entrees they had here; the coconut crusted chicken tenders I had were delicious! What I don't like however, is the small size; the bar takes up 80% of the room, and you've got to walk sideways if you need to move from your table. I also find the relatively window-less interior to be rather depressing--it reminds me more of a mid-class hotel lobby than a nice restaurant. read more

Neighboring Pub with neighborhood atmosphere. Terrific dining experience in a clean well run and well managed restaurant. Friendly and clean environment with excellent service. A Great Menu (diversified) offering everything from sandwiches, pasta, seafood, steak, whatever. I call this a "hidden gem". located in the rear of a strip mall on route 1A in Beverly, Mass.. There are booths, tables, and a great bar. generally I would consider this Pub and Upscale Pub with reasonable prices. Love the salads, burgers, seafood, steak tips, etc. etc.. Wine is fresh and a variety of choices. Clientele is a mix of classes. Great place to have dinner prior to attending the North Shore Music Theater. read more

I have heard good things about this restaurant but I have to say I wasn't impressed; My wife and I only ended up here because Nick's was closed for renovations. The service was slow, the food was over seasoned and the theme of the embiance just seemed confused...is it a pub or an itallian restaurant. My wife and I also noticed that with the design of the place, voices of other patrons seemed to carry across the whole restaurant, by the end of the night we knew everything about this guy's (clear across the bar mind you) recent trip to Florida, and the people's behind us problems at home with their child. I probably would not eat here again, but it seems like an ok place to go in and get a quick drink if I were on my way to Lakeview. read more

good food, but small, overpriced and not at all kid friendly! Theres a few high chairs, but no kids menus and kids aren't made to feel welcome. read more

Great food and great service. Always a quality go-to for a relaxing dinner. Great atmosphere, specials and staff. My wife and I frequent both when going out as well as takeout. read more

This is my usual spot if I'm in town for the weekend to visit my folks. Pasta dishes are always a no fault option with very generous portions, enough to share with another person. I've had the chicken piccatta before and it was BOMB! I cleaned out the entire plate despite how full I was getting. Last weekend when my boyfriend and I met up with my aunt and uncle for dinner here the service was a little spotty since it was a busy Friday night and all the locals/regulars wanted to hang out by the bar. Whatever. Good food is what brought us here, right? What a glutton I am. read more

The food here is fine. Nothing gourmet; just filling and generally tasty. Your best bet is to sit at a table away from the bar if you want to avoid aggravation. The male bartender is obnoxious! Thinks he owns the place. read more

Awesome! Have not had a bad meal here. The pasta dishes are delicious. I recommend the veal piccata.

Food and service is great. Love the renovations. Mediterranean shrimp is awesome. Soooooo delicious!!!!

Local gem! The people here are great, the food is moderately priced and pretty tasty. If I were more wealthy, I'd be a regular here for sure!!! read more