I have been here a few times since they opened and its alwaiys been a pleasant experience. I really like the bar area. When they first opened it was much easier to get a seat at the bar, but I think that word got out that it was a great space, and its a little busier there now. Its comfortable and casual there. Theres plenty of space in the dining room, and you cant go wrong with the seafood. read more

Our waitress was very friendly and the french onion soup was spot on. Anyone who can give this place a 1 star shouldn't be taken seriously.

Went there for the 1st time. The food was great! Everything was very fresh and very tasty. The menu had a great variety to suit all tastes from vegetarians to meat lovers. We had the coconut shrimp and turkey tenderloins and they were done just right. Save room for dessert, they are great. A fun place to come and hang in the bar for a quick drink and apps as well. My new favorite place. read more

Waitress was a joke. Not the sharpest tool in the shed. Our service was extremely slow. We waited 15 minutes to get in and it was empty had 6 people walk by before we were asked to be seated. Rushed us out on top of that because Sherrie " had to go do something important" afterwards. Didn't get the right beers. And to top it off another 10 minutes to get a box. We won't be back. Food was decent though... read more

Love the bar... Perfect for afterwork. It is a bit loud on occasion. Unfortunately the management seems underdressed and half asleep. Tewksbury is a way better restaurant. Billerica the bar is the way to go. read more

A local pub that I go to often for lunch and casual dinner. Very good pub grub. Some favorites are the cheeseburger (get an extra dill pickle), chicken parmesian, chicken pot pie and fried chicken. read more

My coworkers and I work down the street and decided to go out for one of our coworkers last day. We went and sat in the bar between 5-830pm. The waiters and bartender were good. However, the manager (who did not serve or interact with us) cut us off from drinks. On average we each had 3 drinks (I personally had one small beer and two glasses of water)...none of us were tipsy, never mind drunk. We had appetizers and waters along with our drinks. We asked the waiters if we had been loud or obnoxious and they said absolutely not! They couldn't understand why the manager had made that decision. It was quite a disappointing ending to what was supposed to be a fun/special night. Looks like our company will be looking at other locations to go out to after work because we will not be returning. read more

Best French Fries! Some people like them with all kinds of seasoning, but I prefer just a hint of salt and Ketchup on the side. These fries are perfect for my taste. read more

Stopped in here for lunch during work hours and was pretty impressed. Bar was very clean as well as dinning area. Bartender was very nice and service was great. Food was good. Definitely be back for a second time. read more

Food was below average. Waitress was good although took a long time to get our food. Got the nachos which seemed to have a white version of cheez whiz, casar salad was extremely over saturated with dressing, casar salad has no croutons. Not likely to return. read more

Over all the food is fairly good, however for what you pay, the amount of food is fairly small and a bit disappointing.... If they can up the plate size, would defiantly become a favorit... read more

Went back today , sat at the bar . Bartender remembered our drink order from before. ordered chicken peppercorn sandwich with fries done well. SO ordered pulled pork sandwich without roll and fries. Pork comes out in it's own bowl so the fries dont get soggy. pork had a great flavor and texture. Fires were great. This place is becoming our go to place epscially at the bar read more

I really want to like this place. I like to support the local business in town, but I've never had a great meal. Sunday I ordered the chix, broccoli and pasta- Absolutely no taste. The white sauce was very bland. The french onion soup was a bowl full of mushy onions with no broth and VERY salty. Both dinner companion's agreed that the soup was not very good. The garlic bread that came with the pasta was cold and soggy. Drinks are good, but even the app's aren't worth writing about. read more

I don't feel good about writing a bad yelp review, but as a culinary professional it is my duty. My burger was overcooked and my fries were warm and soggy. I do not have high expectations for a pub. I do however expect a pub to produce a good cheeseburger and fries, no matter where I go. Despite this the meal wasn't the worst I ever had and not nearly as bad a the photos in the menu made it look. (Side note: if you take the risk of using photo in your menu, you had better make sure they do your culinary crew some justice and raise rather than lower the expectations of the food.) The bar tender was courteous and attentive. There was however a server who was singing and dancing throughout the bar area. This was charming for the first few minutes but got old fast, especially when he decided to interrupt me and the person I was with. Despite the fact that I was clearly no longer amused with his over-the-top enthusiasm he continued to pander for a response. If this guy had taken it down a notch I might not be writing this review right now. This should have been the end of it, but it managed to get much worse just as we were walking out the door. As we left we clearly heard a racial slur come from the over enthusiastic server. He said this to the other waitstaff who were all hanging out by the host desk near the door. They were all laughing and as I turned around to ask what he said he had walked away. It was something to the effect of: "These guys are like 'whats wrong with this *nword*?'" The other servers played it off like nothing was wrong. Are you kidding me? You know, I've worked as a server and I think it is fine if you are singing and dancing with enthusiasm, just know your limits and realize that most people would rather not have the same attention drawn to them. They'd rather relax and enjoy their leisure time without having to pay loads of attention to the service staff if they don't want to. If they do they WILL make sure you know. There is NOTHING ORIGINAL or UNIQUE about this place, which is a shame given its historic location. It is just as culturally vapid and soulless as the next unexceptional sports-pub lined with flat screen T.V.s, buffalo fingers and the sterile scent of latex and linoleum. Jon Ryan's needs a good manager and clue as to what on Earth they are even doing. I can go to any sports pub for a beer and a burger, why would I ever go back there? read more

So many great menu options: turkey sandwich, pulled pork nachos, hot lobster roll, fajita salad, and more! Staff is kind and friendly. Daytime bartender, Rhonda, is amazing. read more

I went here last night for a burger and beer on the way home work, I got there about 5 minutes before the kitchen was closing but the cheeseburger and fries were still fantastic. My burger was cooked medium, the way I ordered it. The bartenders were very nice and attentive even though it was getting towards closing time and they were busy cleaning/restocking. I cant wait to go back earlier in the night! read more

We love this place! We go for bdays..mothers day..or even just to sit at the bar and watch a game. The food is great. So much to choose from. The buffalo quesadillas are awesome. Their taco salad is the best! Great chicken caeser pasta too. Lots of things you don't see other places. The prices are very responsible. You never wait for a seat. Bar is pretty decent size and i like that its very separate from the dining room. The set up is very cute. Indoors and out. The staff is really friendly too every time. Plenty of parking. Lots of variety for drinks too. Im a big fan of this place! I always recommend it to friends with kids and to just chill out at the bar. read more

We used Jon Ryan's Billerica location to cater a work event. Bob was really nice and great to work with! The food was a hit!

The management committed to a fundraiser for the Billerica Dog Park and cancelled at the last minute with an explanation that made no sense. I would suggest giving your business to a more reputable company. read more

I've been there twice already since they've opened up this new location. Both times the food was terrific. The portions sizes are large and the staff is very friendly. I definitely would recommend going there for lunch! read more

CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK! I went for lunch and got the buffalo chicken fingers and potato skins as an appetizer which were so good and a big hit. I then ordered the Signature Burger with sweet potato fries. The burger was messy, but so tasty! The sweet potato fries were an extra $1.99 which is steep, but they were really good. Our waiter was awesome and made us feel like we were the only ones there. I can't wait to try other things on the menu! read more

Being a chef with 20 years in the industry and Billerica being my home town, I went into Jon Ryan's ( with my brother who is also a chef) not expecting much. It's a pub w bar food. Dime a dozen. The property is in my opinion better suited as a B&B or function hall if they'd level the absurd parking lot and may put in a chef s garden to assist in a fine dining atmosphere that isn't currently available in the area. I'm getting off track . Beer and a burger sounds simple right? No. First of all, if you as a restauranteur, decide to put photos in your menu. ( which is always a big no) make completely sure they don't look like crime scene photos and are as professionally looking as you'd want your name and chef to come across. When ordering in a medium burger, it's should not leave the kitchen anything more or less than medium . Sadly mine was a well done charred mess. All the while a completely rude waiter decided it was completely appropriate to play on the juke box , get in patrons faces and dance. Making it extremely, visibly uncomfortable for customers including myself. We split the check which was terribly over priced 25$ with tip for burger and pint. Upon leaving , I in industry fashion shouted to the leader less waiter , " behind you". Exiting the door I heard with great shock and surprise the waiter use a racial slur "n" word toward my bro and I. While the the leaderless staff laughed in unison. I as a chef know when to bite my tongue in professional settings and especially know not to ever insult the patron paying a check. I d had enough of this characterless vacuum of a so called pub. And voiced my distain for the sheer classless undisciplined manner of the staff. Jon Ryan's should be ashamed to be in the same industry I've spent over half my dedicating to fine culinary arts. Don't go there , two thumbs way down! read more

I really like this place. It's not the best location but is near where my wife works and we will stop in before heading home. The food is great and the bar staff is very friendly. I'm not from Billerica--my wife and I live in Nashua--but if I did I would come here more often. read more

stopped here for dinner. Place was clean and appealing. service a little slow. I had the cordon blue chicken. Very dry. not what I was expecting. The frozen cordon blues that you heat in the oven are better. Wife had the ruebin, she was not that pleased, the meat seemed to be just placed in the center of the sandwhich and didn't cover the entire sandwhich. I've had better. Most likely will not go back. read more

I have visited the pub twice. I had the Salmon Caesar salad which was excellent. The lettuce was crisp and the fish fresh and cooked to perfection. The second time I was with a group of 14 and we sat in the pub. Again the appEtizers were great, wings and nachos....plentiful and fresh. If I could make one recommendation it would be to install acoustical panels as the noise level makes it difficult to converse while trying to enjoy your meal. This is not an issue exclusive to the pub but to the building itself as I was a patron of the other former restaurant at that site. I recently read an article in the Globe about a company called New England Sound Profing out of Waltham. I think they could offer an attractive solution to the noise issue. read more

My husband and I went there for lunch with our toddler son during the week. We were greeted at the door by a super nice and friendly host. We were seated right away but from there it went downhill. We had to go get our own high chair as they forgot. Our waitress came over and you could tell she wasn't thrilled to be serving us. In their defense, our young son was a little cranky at first, but he settled down and bothered no one. There wasn't alot of people in the restaurant and it took forever for us to get our meals. Normally we order our son's dinner right away so that we can keep him busy. His meal, of only chicken fingers and oranges, took almost a half hour. When dropping it off, the waitress never looked at us or asked if we were all set. My husband got the Western burger and I got the turkey wrap. They were both fine and we didn't expect much more than frozen fries. The waitress was no where to be found. I had to take our son to the car while my husband continued to wait for the check. The service leaves alot to be desired. The pulled pork nachos are probably the best thing on the menu. read more

Good, fresh food at fair prices. Server Mike helpful and pleasant. Look forward to coming back.

food, specifically the steak tips are very good and the service is always very good , but its just always wayyyy too loud. I would go there more often and give a better review, but its just unbearable sometimes. Now in their defense i/we always go to the bar area, but even when no boston teams games are on it toooooo loud :-( read more

Great food and decent prices. They do not accept the Yelp check in discount though, which was kind of awkward. They say it must be printed out instead of just "seen to redeem". Besides that, the burgers were yummy and the service was good. read more

Great food, horrible service! We keeping coming back here because the food is fantastic - sandwiches and apps are great. However, the service is horrible. It appears that they only 2 waiters on duty for the entire dining room. We've waited over 10 minutes just to have a waiter come to our table to get our drink orders! read more

Well it was my first time ever visiting Job Ryans Pub with my 6 year old daughter and husband to celebrate his new job and we walked in were seated on the couch and offered drinks while we waited for a table... I ordered my drink, my husband a beer and my daughter an apple juice. a younger boy brought over the apple juice first for my daughter and she took a big sip and freaked out crying then my husband took the drink thinking it was alcohol or something he took a sip and spit it out! My daughter was served a cup of cooking oil!!!!!! We almost left but we were so hungry we were seated right away. I was still appauled by all of this and I had to take my daughter into the bathroom 3 times to spit she thought she was going to be sick and rinse out her mouth. After the incedent we ordered dinner and were told the boy was special needs who brought over the drink. We did not want to make a scene so we just said as long as my daughter is ok we will be fine. Yow ould have thought after that experience that they would have offered us dinner for a year free!!!! They didn't even offer us an appetizer or free meal for my kid or anything!!! I wrote on the Jon Ryans website as well left a comment there and no one has even replied. I really am pretty bummed out about this experience!! read more

Stay away!!! Went to Jon Ryan's this past Saturday night with my husband for a quick bite to eat and a drinks. We ordered an appetizer and a beer and as I was chewing I realized that I was crunching on something odd and also felt my tongue being cut up spit it all into my napkin which was now covered with blood. I then looked at the glass and saw the whole edge was broken and all the glass was in my mouth. I asked the waitress to get the manager which took forever and had to ask her for a glass of water to soak my tongue in meanwhile there out back calling the owner. The manager then came out and proceeded to tell me he really didn't know what to do it was only his fourth day on the job. The manager told me there would be no bill and then after having dinner came over with a bill for my husbands portion I then told him I was very appalled and told him I would tip the waitress but was not paying the bill. The next day received a phone call from the manager not the owner to state that I was no longer welcome in his establishment!! read more

I've been here three times and twice to the Tewksbury location. Some of their food I love - the steak tips in bourbon sauce are outstanding and so tender and I've had good luck with their burgers. I tried the rib eye steak tonight, it was very bland and on the thin side. It says that it is seasoned in their menu, but hubby and I could not taste any seasoning. I hate spicy, but a little bit of seasoning would have been good. I could have cooked it much better at home. I also ordered the bruschetta - nah. As another reviewer stated, the bread is way too thick and dry, hubby would not eat it. I had to pick off the cheese and tomatoes to eat it. Their rangoons are great. We ate in the pub side last night, which was extremely loud, the other time it wasn't as crowded. The waitress said they are looking into sound proofing. I think the priciing is average. I gave it 4 stars for the good dishes that I have had. read more

I went to john ryan's last monday with my friend for lunch. We order 2 appetizers they took 15 minutes to come out. I remember saying to the waitress what took so long. We had 1 piece each before our meal came. So I said to the waitress we didn't get a chance to finish our appetizers she said you want your food hot. I said is that what you say to someone she said there is only one cook back there and she said he is doing the best he can. So I asked to speak with the manager and she said you want the manager oh ok you will see what I go through with him on a regular basis. not sure what that meant. So when the Manager came it was actually the owner. He asked what the problem was and I said to him we didn't get to eat our appetizers he said he was in the kitchen helping and that should say something. I personally don't care about his staffing inabilities. All I know is that I expected him to apologize. Instead he walked a way mad came back 2 seconds later telling me about how I am pissing him off. wiping the sweat off his for-head talking about how he owns 2 restaurant my response to my self was 2 too many. He lectured me about how they have a 23 minute turn around for lunch. I explained to him that someone who comes in for 1 or more appetizers probably has more time. He said he doesn't understand why I am making such a big deal about it. I explained to him because I am paying for my food. He said I am acting like this is important not like some poor kid with cancer in the hospital that would be a big deal. so he walked a way we didn't finish are meal we asked for the check we didn't leave the waitress a tip because of her flip response. I wish I could get a total refund my bill was 60.00 plus change. Sorry for expecting great service and food. read more