Kick ass pizza alert!!! JP's is a familiar haunt and I've always liked their bar pizza, but they just reached next level. Different from the previous thin dough/crust, it's thicker but "lighter". I immediately realized it's just like Cambridge's Best, Pinocchio's Pizza in Harvard Square. Same light dough! With a smidgen less cheese, I'd give this a 10 across the board. Portnoy should move this review to top of his agenda. Really. (FYI: Not a bad joint inside either with service and sweethearts that'll make you smile.) read more

J P Ryan's Tavern - Sausage & Pepperoni - Bars Near Me - Abington, Massachusetts

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This is our new favorite for a meal out. From the bar ringed with seating to the menu with our favorites to the amazing bartenders/wait staff/busses (all one person on Saturday afternoons when we go) it is a phenomenal experience. And the food is good on top of all that! My spouse has the steak tip bomb (the only kind of bomb there should be) and I get the burger. We have never been disappointed. The portions are hefty, the food favorable, and the accompanying sides are superb. We haven't been for live entertainment or on a game night so I can't speak to that. But if you are looking for a new favorite place to eat, this is for you. read more

J P Ryan's Tavern - Cheeseburger and tater tots - Bars Near Me - Abington, Massachusetts

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Cute tavern and good service. The food is okay and typical American style food for a bar/tavern. For the gluten free people I would double check how they make their fries. Also the ceasar salad dressing leans fishy. read more

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Local townie bar where the staff is rude unless you're a regular drunk and it doesn't matter if you're with the regular drunks-if you're not one of them, you're not worth the time to take money from and I don't want to give it to anyone who serves me a vodka cranberry in a pint glass with juice from a gun that tasted worse than cough syrup. Do not recommend for good company or service. O'tooles in Whitman knows how to welcome and treat people and take care of their regulars. Absolutely can see this dive tanking and no losses had. read more

Drinks where good but only had two drinks before the bartender cut me off saying I had to much to drink !! I live literally one block away from bar so I walked there and told her that but yet I still was shut off read more

Fun but not too crowded. Great service and prices. I will keep coming back because Nicole the bartender was so sweet and got me a drink immediately when I came back in because my Uber took a while. She looked out. Go here and look for Nicole and Markus read more

Food is good workers are e very friendly customers are friendly love the people so comfortable there

Food was good, wait staff pleasant and helpful. Although the parking lot had two handicap parking spots and handicap accessible rest rooms, all dining table were bar height, making it difficult for two of our guests, who had limited mobility, to sit on the high bar height chairs. read more

Burgers, pizza and tips are the best. Cold beer great staff. You can't beat it. The atmosphere has always been comfortable with its crowd.

Good neighborhood pub. Great staff, good, reasonably priced bar food with about 10 draft beers and full liquor. Music non covid and a diverse crowd with NO trouble. read more

J P Ryan's Tavern - Steak tips, rice, side salad and Cold snap. - Bars Near Me - Abington, Massachusetts

Place is awesome. Whenever I'm in town I always try to stop here for the steak tips. Stopped last night and they never disappoint. Brain the manager and all the wait staff are on top of their game. Definitely get the steak tips here!!! read more

They always have great live entertainment. The owner goes out his way to greet his guests. The food and drinks are awesome as well. I even left with a T-shirt. read more

This place is absolutely terrible! Stay far away! The food is gross! Literally nothing here is good. Service is awful too. Waitress will try taking your order without writing anything down and it is always wrong, 100% of the time. Will NEVER go back!!! read more

Greeted at the food by a STRONG public bathroom smell Took a while for waitress/bartender to greet us and take order...(when she did she was rushing) Splashed my beer when delivering to me, no recognition or apology. Loud music sat at 5 pm...then live music at 5:30- even louder. read more

Ate here tonight with a few friends. I am glad we tried this place because it's really close to where I live. I found the inside to be clean and the service was good. There are a ton of TV's so, it's a good place to catch a game. The food was really good. I got the steak tips which came with a salad and fries for $10. You can't beat that price. They were cooked perfectly and tasted delicious. Another person in my group got a burger and someone else got pizza and they both really liked what they got. There was a band playing and it was loud but, it was a Saturday night and they were pretty good. Bottom line, we will be going back. read more

Food was decent. Service was terrible. Came in on a Tuesday morning. Short, dark haired girl with glasses, made me never want to come back. Rude as can be. Not to mention I couldn't even grab her attention because she was on her cell phone for about 15 minutes without even looking up once to check on us. read more

I came here on a Wednesday night to catch the Bruins game and there were maybe twenty people all sitting around the bar. Good vibes from all--most seemed to be regulars so there was a positive sort of comfortable feeling in the room. Lots of TV sets around to keep your eye on the game. Perfect in this regard. The bartender was friendly and attentive. The beer selection was standard. My biggest beef with this place is the cost and quality of the food. My boyfriend and I ordered the steak and cheese egg rolls after having had them recently at The Fours in Quincy (they were freaking delicious at The Fours!). JP Ryan's steak and cheese egg rolls were AWFUL. So bad. Have you ever bought Taquitos as a poor college kid or struggling artist who finally decided to denounce veganism because cheese and beef really are a perfect combo? That's what these were. We paid $9.95 for four tiny taquitos. Save yourself the money and buy a big box of forty for half the price at BJ's. We ordered the Rocky Marciano pizza which was basically a reheated frozen pizza that was reminiscent of those tiny .99 cent Celeste pizzas. Such a disappointing food experience. People say not to take much stock in bar food, but hell, I have had some kick ass bar food and I have had mediocre bar food and I have been to places that taught me the lesson to never order food from there again. This place takes the prize for the lowest quality bar food I've experienced. But the beer is cheap and the game is on and the bartender fills my cup so I'll be back after I have dinner. read more

First, it's been way too long of a week and I'm really tired, so I'm going to review fast using grades!! SERVICE - A+++ The waitress that was attending to us was awesome. She came back numerous times and asked if everything was OK. I wish they'd put the waitresses names on the ticket!?!?! FOOD - C - Not really happy with what we got, but it's a bar and they are into quick comfort food. AMBIANCE - A - Loved the live entertainment. I did not think that it was too loud and I was still able to talk! For all those that saw the review from Justin - I think that he peed on himself and that's why it smelled that way outside. This is kind of a place for locals because I was a local when I lived there. read more

Amazing local spot with QUALITY live music! Just about every act who performs here is high caliber and extremely talented. The food is great as well. Very good pub food and they have the iconic South shore style pizza's as well. read more

Had a large group of youth hockey players and families at JP Ryan's this afternoon. Pizza was good, although it did take a while. Draft beers were cold. We had friendly service from Kendra. Looked like a bunch of locals/regulars around the bar. read more

I like this place, but the food? Not so much. The potato skins and nachos are good, but I was recently disappointed when I ordered a cheeseburger. The bun tasted like it had been frozen for months. As I do recall, the bread was freezer burned and still thawing when placed on my burger. The atmosphere is nice and the juke box kicks ass, as long as there's no live bands coming up ( I personally like the juke box over live), jus sayin. The owner is a seemingly nice and attentive guy who works the bar frequently. Would have given 4 stars , but the quality and control over the food seems to be lacking. I would go back. read more

Been here a ton of times and I've yet to have a bad experience. Service has always been great. The bar pizza is very good. Last time I went there was a server walking around promoting green tea shots, which were delicious! The cover bands/live music they often have make for a fun time as well. read more

I'm seeing a lot of hate here and honestly don't know why, if you want to see a place that really sucks try the Craft Table in East Boston, review in my profile. Anyways this place was a nice spot that I attended for a birthday party which had pleasant live music and a very polite staff. The food I had was delicious although I recommend asking for no lettuce on the nachos which is no bash on the establishment just my lack of liking lettuce in my nachos. I will definitely be back for more. read more

I choose here because I was getting an oil change across the street . I was at this place for over an hour and was treated like nothing , ignored as I tried to place keno bets on purpose by the bartender Brian! I had one drink and ordered pizzas. I asked for another drink at the end of the hour or so . As his right he said no, I said ok can I diet soda. he said no and I don't know what's wrong with you but I don't like it and want you to leave. I informed him what's wrong with me is Mental Illness!! Discriminated for having mental illness!! I'm a bi polar manic woman. I talk to myself out loud when a manic episode is severe. The fact that I even had to tell him or the entire place that was intolerable behavior! I'm disgusted and embarrassed. However I will be taking civil action against this establishment. I will go the whole way to get them to right the demeaning way a mentally ill woman was treated. read more

This place is terrible! It use to be good. The food now is disgusting. I have ordered pizza and it was soggy. Also when I order they don't give me what I ordered. I hate this place! read more

I'm giving 5 stars bc I was there last night and some poor man went into diabetic shock and the bartender went above and beyond to help him. I have literally never seen someone who worked in a bar or restaurant do anything like this. Turns out the man was a regular. They really care about their patrons. This alone says so much about this establishment. I didn't get the name of the gentleman bartender but he really is an angel on earth. I'll never forget what he did. I wonder if he worked as an EMT or just naturally knows what to do. Amazing man. read more

Oh, the food. The amazing fries, the pizza, the vegetable quesadilla are perfection! The service has also been great as well. My friend and I are happy you're open again! read more

This bar is always packed and to satisfy my curiosity, I went to check it out. I felt like I was an intruder in someone's home. The bar is definitely a townie spot, if you're not a regular, it shows. The food was medicore as were the drinks, it's too bad considering I live around the corner. Not for me. read more

I went to JP Ryan's when it opened along with the family. Order drinks then food as we started to eat one of the owners came over and inquired on place ..service & food. Today...2016 ....not so much. I never felt so uncomfortable entering an establishment for drinks. Wait time was so horrible it seemed on purpose. Forget ordering anything to eat...it was tough and tasted awful. Service pretty much a 0...unless you were a regular every night you did not .. Feel welcome Got service Or good food Close it up JP. Your no different from that bar Dottio's before you...never again read more

After going back here a lot more since my first review, I can't think of any reason why JP Ryan's isn't a 5 star small town bar. They have cover free entertainment seven nights a week. They have an open mic night about once a month or so. Most important, they will make any kind of pizza you ask for, even a bacon and pickle pizza. The service is always friendly, and quick. If you're in the Abington area it's the best bar around to stop into and have a pint. read more

A Cheers like setting. Small in terms of socializing areas as compared to other local bars. Mostly because the square bar takes up the space. Plenty of HDTVs for sports. Music juke box has average sound quality. A few games to fill the corners of the bar. Bathrooms are smaller than expected and not kept up well. The menu is pretty standard but the food service is pretty quick. Quality tasting food, never a bad plate. They push the pizza but I think the sandwiches are a better draw. Service from the bar is very friendly, the key aspect of this successful neighborhood bar. At times they can be overwhelmed with patrons waiting for their alcohol order. I think that has more to do with the shape of the bar. Waitstaff is generally cute. Live music sounds good but again, because the bar is small, it can sit on top of you and some bands sound a little too loud. Overall, the quality of acts that play at JP Ryans is eccletically great. The patronage tends to age range from 30s-50s, although 20 somethings do find there way. regularly. In conclusion, its a great place to stop on by for a couple drinks or have a group after hours meet up. Overall atmosphere is congenial. Great town bar for sure. read more

My favorite local hangout.. great live music every weekend. TVs everywhere for sporting events.. keno and lottery and jukebox. The food is awesome, better than your average bar food. Steak tips...burgers. Pizza and sooo much more. The staff is extremely attentive to all the patrons. As a single woman I am very comfortable going there alone. I can't say that about many local bars. read more

This is one of the best places on the South Shore. The people, the entertainment, the whole atmosphere! The owner is a good man and looks out for his customers. The bar tenders are awesome and make a wicked good drink! Very friendly staff all around. If you're looking for a good night out on a budget, this is the place to go! read more

I am not a fan of loud music, or the kind of music that I heard the other night here but I can definitely understand why so many people like J.P. Ryan's. It is a decent sized bar but has an intimate high energy atmosphere and excellent service. I like to try different bars and this is one I will keep on my list of good local places. My only regret is it was too late to try the food. Update to follow. read more

The big male bartender behind the bar always rude and cut off and kicked out a relative but didn't even tell him they waited until he went outside for a smoke and then whispered to each other while I was standing right in front of them then threw 4 pens at me to sign his card before they gave me one that worked let alone that attitude I got with it to and I wasn't even drink they have no respect or manners and I can promise living 3 houses down the street that I will never ever go here again read more

I was in there the other night and this band was killing it. The whole room was into it. I dont usually like live music cause I'm into different stuff but these guys mixed it up. Good drink specials and the pizza was on point. I'll be back. The ratio was good too...from what I remember :) read more

Went there tonight as it's close to where I live. I ordered the house specialty tips with french fries and chicken & rice soup and my girlfriend got an order of buffalo wingdings and Caesar salad. Soup was ok, nothing great. My tips were tough and over cooked. Fries were OK. My girlfriend's salad was probably the best item of the meal as the wingdings were just lumps of breading on a bone soaked in buffalo sauce. As others have reported the music there is painfully loud, first the jukebox and then the Irish music. It was almost impossible to talk. Service was good once they realized we were there, so definitely no complaint. Menu is extremely limited. Maybe one more return for pizza as this place is so close I really wanted to like it. I use to go to Hillside Pub on the Canton-Milton line all the time when I worked over there and there is still no small pub I've been to in the area that has their level of service and great food. For the time being I'll have to continue to put up with the ride. read more

I will never be back at this establishment. It just smells bad. I can honestly say the inside felt and smelled like a porta potty. I did not enjoy the feeling I had when I was inside. The drinks are fairly priced but it was just an uncomfortable feeling. It is tiny and when they have live music if just gets smaller. It is not a place I would suggest. read more

I tried this place out recently on a Saturday afternoon, ordered a Guinness and a buffalo chicken sandwich with fries. The Guinness was pretty good but served is a small size Guinness glass, not a full pint. I think bars do this to charge for a full pint with the smaller glass. The buffalo chicken sandwich was completely awful. The chicken was rubbery and just had a strange texture to it, I wouldn't have eaten it if I wasn't so hungry. The fries were run of the mill frozen fries that you can get at any supermarket. There seemed to be a lot of regulars there that give you the once over when you walk in. The service was just ok, sat with empty glasses for a while without the bartender noticing. Not too attentive. I would say this just a run of the mill "Irish Bar" that has nothing Irish about it. Its unwelcoming with awful frozen food. read more

I've been here twice. The first time, I only ordered a few drinks, which were cheap but probably some of the strongest drinks that I have ever had. When I was there, I saw they offered half price pizza on Monday and Tuesday nights. So, I went a couple of weeks later to try it and the pizza was awesome. Definitely one of the best pizzas that I have had in a while and I can't wait to go back. read more