We eat at this location a few times a year, whenever we are in town for business and staying at the Holiday Inn. They remodeled a few years ago and the decor is still fresh and clean. The staff has always been warm and friendly and our server, who we had last time, remembered us. The new drink and food menus are full of yummy twists on some classic dishes and there are a few creative new dishes to try. We started with the spicy chicken and avocado rolls. This spin on fried egg rolls didn't disappoint. They were awesome. My co-worker had a trio of roast beef sliders and said she really enjoyed them, too. I had the new steak wedge salad. The only suggest I have is that they should thinly slice the 5oz of meat. They serve it as a whole filet. For dessert we had the espresso chocolate cake. It was just OK. Neither of us are fans of cake that is stored in the walk-in. The cold cake didn't work for us. We each tried one of the new drinks. Mine was the mini martini bar. A flight is three creative martinis. I thought this was the highlight of the meal. There aren't too many good options in Front Royal for dinner. This is our go to especially since it is attached to the hotel. We will be back, in a few weeks! read more

I have been here a couple times and each time has been a good! The service at the bar was great, drinks were good, and the wings and nachos are tasty as well. I would recommend it for someone looking to eat or grab a drink in the Front Royal area, and obviously someone staying at the Holiday Inn. read more

Love love love the food here. It was my first time to a Houlihan's and yes, I'm a fan! Everything on the menu was so enticing that I decided to split 3 appetizers and a dinner with my friend. You must try the firecracker shrimp! And the Scallop Lemon Risotto! Those scallops were on point. Chef's did a great job with every dish. Everything was very delicious and I found out it was housemade which is a BONUS in my book. Our bartender, Mique, was friendly, nice and engaging in conversation. I definitely look forward to coming back here again soon. read more

Eaten here many times and the food is always well above other chain restaurants. I had the Salmon BBQ salad and was very surprised how large the piece of Salmon was (HUGE). Five stars for the exceptional waitress; very professional and attentive throughout. read more

The restaurant is clean. The staff is ok. We went on a Saturday night. The food was really bad. I'm not sure where to start. The almond crusted tilapia was over cooked with way too much butter sauce. My son's Mac and cheese came almost cold and was cooked with imitation cheese. The mashed potatoes were awful. My wife's mushroom enchilada came with bland rice and over cooked beans. The fried calamari was way too breaded, and was over fried. The high chairs are too small for toddlers, and smaller booths don't have room for booster seats. I wish I could say something good about the food here. For cleanliness I gave an extra star. read more

We sat there for 20 minutes and no one served or approached us. A waitress was having an in depth conversation with a couple at a table and she didn't even acknowledge us. Truly disappointed. We left. read more

I used to LOVE this restaurant. It was my favorite for about a year, and then the food and service started to get worse every time we ate there. At this point, it's seriously hit or miss whether you'll have a good experience and good food or not. I tried contacting their upper management and corporate offices twice but no one gave me a single call back. read more

I recently ate dinner there while staying at the hotel on business. I was impressed with the prices on the menu. I enjoyed a delicious cup of Potato Soup! I'm the only one at home that likes it so I never get a chance to have a cup. The Barrel Cut Filet was delicious! The food came out hot and seasoned well! My waitress was very kind and checked on me frequently! I'm going back there tomorrow on business again and look forward to a big bowl of potato soup! The lighting and atmosphere is very relaxing. read more

My wife and I dine here about once a week. The menu is extensive and the food is very good, portions ample. I generally order the French onion soup and a filet mignon. The wife, being more adventuresome, tries different combinations on the menu. We are rarely disappointed. The steak is as good as any local steakhouse and at a lower price. The drinks are fine too - try a raspberry Long Island ice tea, it will knock your socks off. Service is generally fine with only an occasional lesser performance. read more

The service was fine; the food was absolutely terrible. Moldy, frozen, shriveled up tomatoes on a pile of iceberg lettuce for a side salad. Frozen broccoli, and dangerously undercooked salmon for a woman 4 months pregnant. Like I said, the service is fine, but definitely don't go here for food. read more

Wedding party guaranteed to have service till last call at midnight and then manager John told the mother & father of bride it wasn't his problem. Last call was given at 11 with no service to over half of the wedding party. Do not trust your wedding guest at Bowling Green Country Club to this place. It will sour an otherwise lovely wedding. One star was only given so it would post zero stars is applicable. read more

What a great restaurant. My family and I were at the hotel that this restaurant is located and WOW what a great find. We had the Mustard Salmon and the NY Strip and the stuffed Mushrooms. All of the food was made from scratch as our server Tonia told us and it was wonderful. The drink choices were also great We had a martini flight and it was great. The restaurant was packed when we arrived around 8:30pm, and I can see why they were so busy. Wish that they would relocate to the Ashland area. Well if you are ever in the Front Royal area check this place out, you will not be disappointed. Also the hotel is wonderful as well. read more

Decent food. My meatloaf was pretty good. I tried my boyfriend's fettuccini Alfredo and they definitely put too much sauce in there.

We were so disappointed when we ate here last weekend. The salad was soggy as if it was made hour prior to serving, we also had chicken nachos, they were awful as most of the cheese compared to the nacho cheese at 7-11 stores with just a few sprinkles of real cheddar cheese on top, yuck! My husband had some wings and they were just as bad! We have always recommended Houlihan's to our friends, I hope they don't go now! This place has changed so much over the past year, we used to enjoy the food! read more

Used to love this place - especially the steak salad. It came without blue cheese dressing and without the blue cheese. Poor service and food. What happened???? read more

Decent food, just as one would expect from a chain. By no means bad, but not superb either.

This place has great tasting food and awesome staff from waitresses to chef and manager. We had dinner yesterday, breakfast this morning and lunch later. All three times the food was amazing. We ordered wine, Bruschetta, spinach salad and Tuscan white bean salad for dinner. Breakfast was waffle, garden omlette with skillet roasted potato, bread etc. And for lunch I tried Enchiladas. We loved what we ordered. It was exactly what we wanted. It has a nice bar too. The staff at this restaurant and the Holiday Inn hotel are awesome. During dinner the Manager came to check if we liked the food and after lunch the chef came out to thank me and wish me a good afternoon. The service was impressive. I will visit this place again. Highly recommended if you are close to Front Royal, VA read more

Always love the food here. Higher quality for the area. Normally this place is clean, except for today's visit. There is breakfast remnants under/near several tables. Not sure if they had a really busy breakfast but even after we are our lunch it was still there. I would have thought at least a manager would have noticed it since the employees cleaning the tables did not. Lastly, the bathroom was disgusting as well. The urinal was a mess, almost like it wasn't cleaned from last night. read more

I love this restaurant! Steak is on point. Their ranch they make in house is perfect. Customer service is the most important part of getting me back as a customer and they get 5stars for sure on that! Keep it up guys! We date here often. And will continue to. read more

Nice clean place. Pleasant surroundings. Helpful employees. Menu has a wide range to choose from.

The worse breakfast ever. Yesterday December 16. Filthy coffee cup! Covered with dried on "something" and horrible fried potatoes! A joke! Sausage patties dried and hard as hockey pucks! And the table of four beside us were equally displeased. Very good waitress however. Thanks Donna! Great service. Too bad the food is so lousy. read more

Probably one of the better food locations in Front Royal. Great amount of food. Everything has wonderful flavor. I've had the burger and fries as well as house salad, chicken tenders, mashed potatoes and green beans. Everything has been delicious. Service has been good as well. I'll be going back. read more

I agree with the reviewer below--who cares if it's a chain? It doesn't have that feel to it and the food is good. I particularly enjoy their "Down Home Pot Roast"--this is serious comfort food and I have ordered it many times. Their meatloaf is very good too; honestly, I haven't gotten anything at Houlihan's that wasn't good. read more

The menu is lame. The prices are too high. The portions are small. No bread and butter. My meal was awful. The drinks were very light on alcohol. Service was spars. I can't believe anyone would return for a second experience! read more

Went to this place for dinner with my family when I was visiting Virginia. At first we waited to be seated for 20 minutes. Mind you there was about barely anyone in this restaurant. So finally we get seated, and the waitress she kept mumbling you couldn't quite understand what she was saying. But she took our orders and while writing down our orders she continued to dose off. I can't say I know for 100 percent she was on drugs but you don't dose off several times throughout taking our orders. I ordered a steak medium rare. Expected it to be great from hearing other people I know talk about this facility. But my steak came well done well beyond well done. It was burnt and my potatoes they weren't cooked thoroughly. I asked to speak to the manager who I was informed was too busy to speak..... I will never eat at one of these restaurants ever again. When I went to leave I saw 3 employees sitting in their car smoking weed. read more

Only able to rate the service as I never got to eat or drink. Walked in to the bar and sat down..... No bartender. 10 minutes later I realize she is sitting in a booth with some other customers and No one is getting service. She gets up, never says a word to me, gets a bottle of beer from the cooler and leaves. I got up looked for someone to see if I could get a table on the restaurant side and there was no host. If you are staying in the hotel and have no other choice give stick it out. Maybe the food is better than the service. read more

Atmosphere is very welcoming...good separation between bar area and restaurant. (bar has tv access). Menu is good assortment of selection...for everyone in a family and/or (business). Servers are very professional/polite ...Micky is phenomenal. Happy hour provides a good menu for both "drinks and food" - try it you'll like it. Houlihan's is a Tuesday nite stop for us. read more

My husband and I had stopped at Houlihan's for a late bite. Food is pretty good, kind of expensive but our service was top notch. We had a great waitress named LuLu, she was awesome! read more

Stopped here for dinner after some canoeing on the river - our waitress lulu was incredible! She had such a friendly personality and made some great recommendations for our meals. She came back to check on us often and made sure we had everything we needed and even asked us our names. Food was great too I just wish we saved room for desert! We will definitely stop by again next time we are in the area. read more

I recently hosted a goodbye luncheon for 20 people at Houlihans. While the food was pretty standard fare for this type of chain restaurant, everyone seemed happy with their order. The real reason I'm writing this review is to commend the restaurant for their exceptionally good customer service. From making, then changing, the reservation, to set up (more people showed up than I originally planned), everyone involved was polite, accommodating and extremely professional. A big shout out to our server Carol. She was terrific. It's not easy to get 20 orders correct, the food served to the right person in a timely manner, then deal with the hassle of preparing, distributing and collecting on 20 separate checks. Carol did all this and more. I can't say enough good things about her and how professional she was. read more

Very disappointing. Cold poorly made omelet. Microwaved toast hard potatoes. Overheard another customer say they should have gone to McDonald's drive thru. Was never checked on to see how things were. Don't go there for breakfast after staying in the hotel. read more

The food here is decent, nothing to brag about. Although paying for such food is something else, it's expensive for such average food, maybe because it's next to the hotel. read more

Food was good, had the tilapia. Beer is cold and staff is attentive. Love some Tonya. Jeff

We had good food - meatloaf and nachos. The food all around was good, but the service was sketchy. Probably won't go back for a while, due to bad service. read more

I was there recently and wanted to compliment our bartender, Amy, on her professionalism in an interesting situation. I was very surprised (as were other customers at the bar) with the words and actions of a particular gentleman who sat at the bar to eat his dinner. I was actually embarrassed not only for myself but the gentleman as well. Major kudos to Amy for being a rockstar!!!! read more

Unfortunately, I have to write a bad review. The restaurant has a good menu, but the staff and management are very unprofessional. I had a question about an item on the menu when the manager was "making his rounds" he did not have an answer and strangely enough, he walked away. I hope he is taking another position or stepping down because the restaurant business is a place for friendly, outgoing people. read more

Nice atmosphere and creative dishes propel this restaurant above Ruby Tuesdays and TGIF. Good place for happy hour and a first date. Loved the Asian salad read more

Very clean, very extensive menu, very good service, and very good food! Mussels were so-so but kids meal options were great, and portions were a good size. read more

Staying at the holiday inn and dined at houlihans a few times. The food was delicious every time I ate there however the customer service skills if the bar staff was lacking. There was a clear difference between service of differing ethnicities and my buddies food was even tossed to the table. The food quality doesn't out weigh the bad service so I don't think I'll be eating there again. read more

Went to Houlihan's by mistake, was the best mistake I've made. Had reservations at Mikados in Front Royal and they completley screwed me 10 of us came for my daughter's 21st bday Houlihan's took us in and everything was AWESOME. Thanks so much!! read more