For a bar, this place is pretty great. Its Irish whiskey selection is unmatched in southeastern Wisconsin. I've been here quite a few times for after work functions and it always works out well. But for food? Careful, or you may be gouged. Today for lunch I ordered the Shepard's Pie. At $13 it was one of the most expensive items on the menu (sort of unusual as shepherd's pie is one of the easiest dishes to make). First it came with a small-ish side side salad. Not great bu,t not bad either. But what irked me was the 3/4 cup main dish that was brought to me (with no spoon). The volume of the 2 slices of rye toast it was served with was surely greater than the "pie". Really, it was more of a side of mashed potatoes with some chunky gravy than a main dish. For $6-$8 dollars I wouldn't have been quite so let down but $13 was completely out of line. When I mentioned this to our waiter she only responded by laughing. Other dishes are not priced inversely to their size; my friend paid $8 and got a fairly substantial sandwich with a cup of soup. So you may want to ask the waiter/waitress just how much food you'll be getting. read more

Every time I come to Racine, I have to stop at Ivanhoe. This time though was a little bit different... we walked in on a Friday Night around 730 and the place was DEAD. There were 3 people at the bar and 2 people in a booth and that was it. Every time I've come into this place, it has been insane! So I was very surprised there wasn't a whole lot going on. I ordered the poutine, which was amazing. The gravy was thick and hearty and the cheese was melting slowly... SO GOOD. Our server was awesome as well. He was attentive and friendly. He knew his stuff when it came to beer and the menu. read more

This place brings in a decent crowd. but really needs to upgrade, because its hard to move around. I know its an eatery too, but I haven't been there for that, just cocktails. It can be hard to get a drink because of the amount of people that sit around the bar. So the potential is there but it hasn't been realized, I found that the pool table really has become cumbersome at Ivanhoe's read more

Hit and miss in terms of service. They have a better selection than most bars in downtown Racine and make some good cocktails. I've heard this before and now last time I was there I experienced the rumored terrible service. By no means was the bar packed, and it took 10 minutes to order a drink standing at the bar and 15 for one of my friends. By the second drink we closed out our tabs and it was the first time I've ever NOT left a tip. Up to this point, I haven't had much negative to say about Ivanhoe, but this recent visit left a bad lasting impression. read more

I wouldn't make it a point to come here. Everything is just okay, and I am sure the bars next door could be better than Ivanhoe's. The menu seems to be filled with what appears to be a long craft beer selection, but once you'd had them all you are out of luck. If you like to use Untapped, this is not the place for you. It will be hard for you to find a new beer on their list because the beers don't rotate seem often. Apparently you can buy (or receive, but that's the part I don't understand) tokens for the bar. The token serves as a $4 rail drink or beer. Keep in mind, if your drink is $5, you will then be paying $1, if you cash in your token. I think you'd have better service at Ivanhoe's if you sat at the bar rather than at a table. If you are looking to play a game, they offer bar Janga it's a huge wooden set, too. read more

Everyone at Ivan Hoe is great. The bartenders, servers, cooks, even the doormen. All are friendly, the food is fantastic, the atmosphere is friendly and inviting. Even on the busiest of weekends everyone is on point. Kudos to Doug and his staff! I recommend this place to everyone! read more

overall, i would come back.. one of the more decent places in Racine. 1. service- really good- the ladies were very nice, accurate (that's always clutch in a big group of people) and really nice about our "in and out" style of people. 2. food- pretty good. i wouldn't' say it was "omg", but it was definitely one of the better meals I've had in Racine. steak fries were decent, unusual with Parmesan sprinkled on top, but to me- not seasoned enough. my favorite by far was the portobella panini on foicca bread. that was SO good! and very delicious- I'll get that again. 3. price- decent, $10 / entree. not terrible, but i'm very used to Chicago prices. also- love the happy hour drinks- $4/ huge glass of rum and coke. pretty awesome. that's the best thing about racine- much lower costs. 4. atmosphere- this is where major points got taken off.. this place is pretty run down and it's kind of dive-y but without meaning to be dive-y which just makes it a little bit sad. it's also really hard to walk around for a bar even though it's also a restaurant. read more

Stopped on the advice of friends. We were not disappointed. The bar is comfortable with a huge selection of spirits (especially whiskey) and 26 beer taps. We ordered a variety of foods including nachos with steak (yummy), bacon Mac n cheese (more yummy), Reuben (corned beef in an Irish bar, yes please), and the shepherds pie (yum yum). The food was great. Walk in and seat yourself, you'll be glad you did. read more

My brother and sister and law took me to Ivanhoe Pub on my last day of my visit to Racine. I'm going to chalk it up to it being the Monday after the 4th of July Weekend, but it was pretty disappointing. We ordered cheese curds, but it took like 15 minutes before our waitress eventually told us that the kitchen wasn't serving cheese curds that night. That has to be close to sacrilege in Wisconsin! On top of that our food took a really long time. None of this was the waitress' fault. She was pretty on top of things, and was pleasant. The old fashions I ordered did mitigate some of this. I don't know; maybe I'll go back to Ivanhoe when I'm back in Racine. read more

OMG! If they say that the corned beef and cabbage is on special put down the menu and put in your order! I was there recently, and it was so good! the meat was juicy, and a huge slice. I was expecting a small slice, or dices or even like deli slices, but it was like a long steak of beef. So good, and well seasoned. The mixed veggies were well seasoned and paired well with the meat, and so tender. The cabbage was not what I was expecting, but so so good. It tasted like the spices in a gingerbread cookie with the cabbage flavor. I know that sounds wrong, but trust me, it is so right. the portion was perfect for leftovers (or a meal if you are a hungry guy). So delicious, glad I got that instead of the reuben and tots (even though their tots are amazing) Our server was awesome. He was attentive, and joked with our table. We were not a table ordering alcohol, so sometimes, some places do not serve as well, when you are one of those "food tables" rather than the high mark-up, good profit, high tip because we are drunk tables. He was amazing. The service was well paced. Even upon entering and leaving we were greeted by the staff, not just our waiter. We've been here before, and it was good, but... that corned beef is on my way home from work, and even though I have leftovers in the fridge, I hear it calling my name... read more

Overall a decent experience at Ivanhoe. I went with a large group (10) on a Saturday early evening (5:30 reservations). The place was empty. By the time we left around 7:30, a few patrons had come in. The place looks tiny from the outside but is actually fairly large. The space really suffers from a lack of brightness. There was plenty of light, but all the furniture and floors and walls were dark and made me feel closed in. Ivanhoe has a long history as an Irish pub in Racine, it's on the back of the menu. They have quite a few taps available, and a small wine list. The wine serving I received was fairly generous. Our server was pleasant. The menu really lacks vegetarian and health-friendly options. The only vegetarian choice (other than deep-fried appetizers like cheese curds, etc) was a portabella sandwich. The three main entree salads all had meat. I wasn't in the mood for portabella. The menu is mainly burgers and sandwiches. They offer one fish option, a cod fish fry with Guinness beer batter. I asked the server about the fish and he told me it was fresh and brought in daily. Ivanhoe didn't strike me as a top seafood place. To my pleasant surprise, my fish was very good. I did have to request tartar sauce, and the rye bread was stale, but the fish was quite good. They offer either sweet potato fries or tatertots as the potato side. I opted tatertots. The portion was plenty, but I noticed my companions who ordered sweet potato fries got a very small portion. I was also pleasantly surprised with presentation and the side salad. Nice white places I would have expected at an upscale restaurant. Very intentional presentation of the salads. Several of my companions ordered the reuben and expressed their disappointment by leaving most of the sandwich on their plates. Kevin K. told me his reuben was terrible. Given the mixed reviews of the food and the uncomfortableness of the decor, I award Ivanhoe 3 stars - decent and middle of the road, fine for a friendly dinner, but no place to celebrate an anniversary. read more

Diane K There was 4 of us we went there for the first time. Dinner & Drinks. Place looks like an old Irish Pub interesting. We order dinner for 4 wasn't good at all!! Appetizer not bad. Ordered Steak Tournedos was loaded with gravy on my mash potato and cold. 2.Cheddar Stuffed Bacon & Beef Meatloaf also cold and over loaded with gray. 3. Shepherd's Pie looked like soup with a ball of mash potato and no veggie or meat. 4. Bangers & Mash sausage over cooked. The waitress did take back 2 plates to re-heat. Came back cold and more gravy?! Horrible! Couldn't eat! :( Was only given credit for 1 not both. And order soup but had to skip it since there was no meatballs left? Waitress was nice but didn't stay on top of making sure we had enough drinks. For the record was only 7:30PM On a Saturday. Bad experience read more

Not a very good experience. Harassed for bringing my family for a drink and a bite to eat. They do not allow minors in their establishment. This is fine if they choose but to get snarky about it is unnecessary. read more

Driving through Racine and found this wonderful spot. Great selection of ice cold beer. We ordered the tuna sampler and cheese curds. We then split a Ruben and grilled chicken sandwich. The food was super tasty. Have to say that the service was FRIENDLY and OUTSTANDING. Such a great visit. The owners should be proud of their Sunday staff. read more

Great food, service, and beers! I had the cheddar stuffed meatloaf that came with Mac & cheese, mashed potatoes, and an awesome sausage & cheddar soup. Holy food batman! Our server was super friendly and our beverages were always full. Great place to stop! read more

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Cool restaurant Good location Friendly fast service Low quality food and overpriced Turkey panini was so bad. Like two thin slices of deli turkey meat some kind of creamy cheese and overloaded with spicy mayo. Oh yea and fries come with it but if you order the sweet potato fries they charge you two bucks extra and you get like thirty little stringy fries. The cup of soup was well you know hardly cooked potatoes and Luke warm read more

First stop in Wisconsin. Looked like it had some good reviews, so thought I would give it a shot. Service was great, I had the Reuben, not bad but not the best I ever have had, good beer selection made up for the mediocre sandwich. read more

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In from out of town and were referred here by some folks at another bar. We all had a lot of fun. Service was great, shot some darts, played some music. Overall good experience. read more

My boyfriend and I wanted to try somewhere new in Racine and came across Ivanhoe's. We walked in at 6pm on a Tuesday and there was only one other couple in there. I am hoping it was so quiet because the weather was beautiful for the first time this year. We picked where we wanted to sit, each had a couple of beers and had a nice waitress. She was informative of the specials of the day and when you wear kilts on Tuesdays, Drinks are half off! I had Mahi Mahi Tacos, they were very good- had a good kick to them. My boyfriend had a Reuben and was no disappointed. Nice to see they had sweet potato fries as an option. The presentation was even nice for a bar; white, classy plates. Overall, we were satisfied.. nothing over the top... but it was nice. read more

Great food and a nice pub-like atmosphere. If my wife and I are ever in Racine again without the kids we'd love to try it again. Not that it wasn't kid-friendly, it's just hard to play a game of pool or enjoy a beer sampler with a 2 and 5-year-old running around. I had the Bangers and Mash, which apparently is a kind of traditional Irish meal...exceptionally good. My wife loved the fish tacos and the kid's corn dog and fries were good, too. Plus it's on the same block as the gelato shop, so that's a bonus! read more

Loved going to Ivanhoes. Love the wings, reubens, drinks and atmosphere! Won't be back for food. Quality was really awful. Apparently the chef has been there forever...The waitress said they need to get their food from the previous vendor....that was the excuse. Very expensive for awful. read more

We just drove 1 1/2 hrs to spend the day in Racine, to check out the 16th Street Art Studios. It's lunchtime and Ivanhoe's was recommended by a friend. It's actually 1130 am and the place is dead. We placed our order for lunch and a few minutes later the waitress tells us, breakfast is until noon! WHAT, we can't get salads until noon? Then who I assume is the manager, loudly announces "breakfast is until noon" WTF HOW RUDE! It's not like the place was busy and they were frying eggs and bacon in the back. Not being a breakfast person we asked the waitress where we should go. She recommended FROG HALL. We went there and had a WONDERFUL FRESH COBB SALAD and my friend had a yummy Asian chicken salad. read more

Waited fifteen minutes without so much as an acknowledgement we were there. Left without speaking with any server. They weren't that busy. Won't be back. read more

We are not from Racine but were there and stopped in on the recommendation of a friend. The atmosphere is very cool, classic Irish/beer/whiskey themed bar. The bartender (Jerry) was great. The food selections were very diverse for an Irish themed place and the food was really good. I recommend the HOE bread but it is very filling. This could be a meal itself. The selection of tap beers was way above average and the whiskey selection was phenomenal. I am sure we will go back when we are in Racine. read more

Sierra is the best server at Ivanhoe! Food was out quick and she was so willing to get anything we need!

Love this place!! One of the first bars / pubs I checked out when I moved here. Great atmosphere, good food, friendly staff....what more is there? Plus, guys in kilts. Yeah, we're good. read more

Patrick Todd the general manager gave us literally the worst service I have ever had in my entire life. He told us we had a 25 dollar min even tho our friend ordered one beer. He then charged us 25 dollars for one beer. I have never been so disgusted in my entire life. I will be taking my business to Toad Hall which has wonderful service and a great beer selection. read more

If you think you have experienced the epitome of a Midwestern trashy bar; think again! The experience is basically exactly like standing around in a restaurant full of bumblinng men drunk on draft beer. There's no music, service is laughably slow, although one thing they do impeccably is consistently attract hoards of unintelligent, unattractive portly women who will expect you to buy them a drink if you socialize with them out of pity for more than 15 seconds. Poor and thirsty...hmm...sorry honey, not my type. read more

Went in for what was described as an Irish Breakfast on a Sunday, don't waste your time. Used to love it there a few years ago, not so much anymore. Our first waitress didn't seem to know what was going on and couldn't handle two tables. We had to wait a half hour for our Bloody Mary's and water, then an additional half hour for coffee, which was ordered at the same time. A total of an hour and fifteen before our food arrived. I would understand if it was busy, but we were one of four tables in the whole place. We went because it was supposed to be a Full Irish Breakfast. It was not. An Irishman would have been ashamed. The rasher was Canadian bacon, the Heinz beans were some off brand more like Bushes, the black and white puddings were the size of quarters, apparently the waitresses had no idea what a fried egg was. Ultimately, if you want an Irish Breakfast, do NOT go here. You will be sorely disappointed. Just another pub trying to to pass itself off as being Irish with mediocre food. read more

Nice owners, very involved with YPR (Young Professionals of Racine). However, the place always smells with smoke, so we don't go there, even for YPR events. Will try again when the smoking ban is effective July 5. They do have good food for catering. read more

Great food. The atmosphere is relaxing and fun. Bacon on Thursdays with a drink. Ha who would have known that is such a great idea!

Whenever I have been in here, it's been kind of dead. The history of the building is listed on their menu, and it really feels like a place trapped in time. The food is great - fresh and inventive. The cheese curds are a must! read more

I have always loved Ivanhoe. From the employees to the food, it's top notch. Today I had a Lemon-drop martini. Really, one of the best I've ever had! Fresh squeezed lemon juice and icy cold. Thanks! read more

Once again I find a place with great fries but they give what looks like half a portion. Aside from that this place looks good and seems like a soccer related sports bar in downtown Raciine. Some locals told me this was the best bar in the area so I checked it out. A nice looking place with an international faire as many flags are represented throughout this English style pub. Good food and beer. read more

The waiter was a sweetheart and made sure we were taken care of the entire experience. We ordered the nachos with seasoned steak and it was absolutely amazing and lasted probably 3 minutes on the table. We also ordered the bacon mac and cheese, rueben and Shepards pie which were all phenomenal. The pie and mac came with a side salads that were good too. The service was on the same level. I wish I had gotten the guys name but he has a black hair and beard and glasses so if you see him ask for him! He also had a great sense of humor. Definitely will be back! read more

Wow!! I had low expectations walking in off the street as the atmosphere was gloomy, the place smelled of old beer, and every patron was a screaming, drunk local, but the food here was incredible! My wife got a Reuben which was phenomenal and I got a burger with their special sauce (name eludes me... Jaco sauce??). It was one of the best pub burgers I ever had! I'm still craving it! Will definitely be returning when we're in the area. read more

Ivanhoe's food is GREAT. Love the black and blue burger, the rosemary potato salad, the sweet potato fries. Their catering service is great, too. The salads are delicious. Generally well done. I tend to go for lunch so I can miss the bar crowd at night. read more

We had heard about the Ivanhoe from the Bottoms Up documentary and wanted to try some of the historic bars. Racine seemed like a good place to start. We went for lunch on a Sunday. And we were very impressed. Love the way the bar has kept it's historic look and decorations. The service was excellent. The bartender attentive and friendly. Admittedly, it was a Sunday and the place was fairly empty. But the few customers that were there were an interesting mix of young and old. The Bloody Mary was a good place to start on a Sunday. But the beer selection was good too, so it was hard choice. Some of both - yes! We split the burger that was on special that day - the portion was large and it was enough for us. The sweet potato fries were excellent. The burger was cooked perfectly and they had no trouble with splitting it to two plates for us in the kitchen. If we are ever in Racine again - it will be a must stop. read more

Grilled cheese with Irish Harps cheddar? AMAZING! Double hoe? AMAZING! Deep fried Snickers bar? Well, now the Ivanhoe owes me for my Gastric Bypass. Delicious, great service, great food, and I will DEFINITELY be be back. read more

Decent bar fare. Had a hard time deciding what to get. Ended up with the mahi mahi tacos. They were great. Weird that you get fries with tacos but it was fine. Bloody Mary tasted a lot like pickle, not my favorite flavor. For Racine there didn't seem to be much to choose from for a lunch place. Dark bathroom. Need to fix the lighting. read more