The Great American pub is the kind of place that is greater than the sum of its parts. The food is just ok. The prices could really be better. The whole place is urgently in need of a refurb. And a man of average height can barely sit on the toilet. But the place has such a warm, welcoming vibe and the service is so pleasant that I always leave with a smile on my face. read more

The Great American Pub - This is a single stall bathroom with two urinals and a toilet directly against the wall! - Pubs Near Me - Narberth, Pennsylvania

Went to Narberth Park for their free concert series in the Gazebo and decided to stop here for a bite to eat and a drink after the show. Haven't been here in a while but now this place is back in my rotation! It's in the heart of Narberth, a very cute spot on the corner with plenty of outdoor seating. As we were walking in a server, Sara, welcomed us with a friendly smile and got us seated at an outdoor table. She took our drink order while we perused the menu and came back with waters for both of us as well, which is always welcome during the warm summer days. I opted for the turkey sandwich, which is one of my favorites at the GAP. Your choice of cheese and gravy on a Kaiser, it's delicious! My GF got the quesadilla and opted for shrimp instead of chicken. She loved hers as well. It was actually a bit busy for 9:30 on a Wednesday night, with lots of people sitting outside. Sara took great care of us, refilling our waters and getting us another round of drinks, she checked on us several times to make sure we didn't need anything. Stop in if you're in the area, great food, drinks, and friendly service! read more

I gave T a choice for lunch: a hamburger or a bowl of pho. As he's sick of the Asian places I gravitate to, I knew he'd pick the burger. Had I read reviews, I likely would have gone elsewhere. (Yeah, yeah I was looking for an excuse to have pho.) A neighbor said the pub has great burgers and their outside seating appealed to me. Gotta get in last licks while it's still relatively warm. I ordered a mushroom Swiss burger, and T had the southwestern. His is topped with avocado and pepper jack cheese; mine is obvious. (Duh!) I asked that it be cooked medium rare, leaning towards rare. It was cooked medium well, leaning towards well. If my burger had a sprinkling of Montreal seasoning -- or something else; I'm not picky -- it would have been four stars. Don't get me wrong. It wasn't bad. Just not memorable. Hamburgers and sandwiches come with a slice of tomato, a leaf of lettuce, some pickles and onion. All that ... and a bag of chips. Literally. (Is that how the saying goes?!) read more

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We had a very bad experience here the day after Thanksgiving 2025. Arrived just after opening with our out-of-town guests. Though we were seated immediately, the server did not come to take our orders (including drinks!) for 10-15 minutes. Another large party came in after us and their orders went in before ours. We finally received drinks about 25 mins after arriving. After long, long delay with no check-in, our food finally came out over after an HOUR after we had arrived. Mind you, this was approx. 12 pm. When our food came, they brought 8 of our 10 orders (10 people, 10 entrees). They inexplicably lost/forgot 2 of them. A man from the kitchen (white apron around waist) came by to ask how we were doing. I told him that my son and sis-in-law never received their entrees. He was apologetic but made excuses. Our server (auburn hair) was unpleasant and not apologetic at all. The bartender (black hair) was kind and apologetic. The food was really quite good, if overpriced. (If you charge $16 for a burger, please include the fries, don't add $2.75.) We were going to see a movie at the Reel Cinemas Narberth; having arrived for lunch 90 mins before our show, my son did not get to eat. When our server (auburn/red hair) got our check, she said she would comp 1 of the 2 meals that they had forgotten. I complained and she comped the second. Very bad experience. I will never come here again and do not recommend that you do. read more

A local classic with excellant Burgers. Fries are extra unfortunately which makes a traditional burger meal a bit pricy. The interior is faux irish inn and has always been. Nice servers and even the kitchen staff are charming. It is a small pub but it does have outdoor dining in 3 seasons. read more

One of the only places open Sunday in the pretty little town of Narberth was an enjoyable lunch. We decided to try the unique steak and cheese eggrolls with spiced ketchup. Pleasantly surprised they're juicy, full and flavorful! Also being a cool day the french onion soup was a nice warmer. The food didn't take long though it was already getting busy at noon. The waitress was very nice and I've no doubt this is a crowded local hangout on weekends. Honestly the ambiance is dark and dingy yet interesting. It's a small cramped space but the pub has all the original beautiful wood of olde. I imagine the bar and booths may be a 100 year old tavern which was part of a corner inn; so reminiscent of a London pub. Although I've been unable to find the history of its origin i hope it remains the town staple. The walls and lighting could just use a little update. read more

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We have had many good meals at the restaurant, so getting an inedible meal delivered was very sad. The Patty Melt was inedible, very cold, served on barely toasted bread with a couple of slices of very bland American cheese. The basket of fries was half the size it used to be. The cheesesteak was small and bland. $9 for a half cup of cold, bland, lifeless Mac & Cheese is terrible. I used to LOVE this place. Now, I'll never be back. read more

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I ordered through door dash for dinner. Chopped sirloin and the classic burger. Both meat items were raw. I usually don't have a problem when I order from here. But this had to be trashed. Wayyy too undercooked read more

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I drive by this place almost daily as it is on my route to and from work. Every time I stop at the red light next to this place, the yummiest smell from the grill permeates my car. I just knew the food would be good. I finally stopped in and ordered a cheeseburger with fries. It did not disappoint. It was one of the best burgers I've ever had. The place itself is like any other pub restaurant, with indoor and outdoor seating. It was fairly crowded and I can see why. Seems like a great place to watch a game. Our server wasn't particularly friendly but got the job done. I would highly recommend and plan to go back again soon. read more

Service was terrible (food was fine), and I will be avoiding this location (I've had much more positive experiences at the location in Wayne). In short, our server gave us the most bare minimum service that is possible, which in turn led to a pretty disappointing meal. For instance, I ordered a salad and asked for the dressing on the side, but the salad came heavily dressed. I would have politely said something but I didn't have a second to ask because the food was dropped and she ran. Not once were we asked how everything was. My salad was pretty soupy so I just picked at the protein. By the time we were more than ready for the check, my husband found the server and asked for the check. A good 8-10 minutes later, he went inside to pay because our server never came out with our check. I get that there are things to be done and that our server probably had other things to attend to other than just us, but the restaurant was slow and it feels like such a waste of money and time to spend money out at a restaurant with this kind of service. Also, who still uses styrofoam to go boxes? SMH... read more

We order 2 Bleu Bacon Burgers.... and one arrived with NO BACON and neither one had BLEU CHEESE aka half of the frickin ingredients. But somehow they remembered the ones we added... I called to speak to someone at the restaurant and he couldn't have given less of a f*ck. He "okay"ed me to death and told me to take it up with Caviar. Caviar DELIVERED it, they didn't PREPARE it. How tf do you send out a TWENTY DOLLAR BURGER without half of the shit that goes on top of it?? Whichever manager I spoke to needs to be trained again, because his customer service skills are non-existent. There's clearly a quality control issue but they don't care, so long as you pay. read more

The Great American Pub - "Bacon" and "Bleu" burgers missing Bacon and/or Bleu But somehow the ADDED toppings made it on. - Pubs Near Me - Narberth, Pennsylvania

Came in with some friends to do food reviews and was surprised by the food. Some of these reviews are seriously misleading, the food exceeded our expectations and the bar had a great atmosphere. Our bartender was quick with our drinks and our waitress was great working with our time crunch. One of our friends is gluten free and was able to order a turkey sandwich with GF bread. Can't speak for him, but judging by how he scarfed it down I can safely assume he enjoyed it. Personally I had the spicy wings and they were great. Love this place and will be coming back. read more

me and my friend walked in and their kitchen had just closed so we walked out of their restaurant and headed to our car. the owner chased after us and offered to go out of their way to make food for us after close. staff was extremely polite and that made our experience. solid food, and outdoor seating was cute! read more

The Rev. Dr. Steak and I decided (without consulting the app, I know, my battery was dying) to come here more or less on a whim after enjoying a matinee movie at the Narberth Theater down the street. We had free parking nearby (a big deal) and it was a nice night, so we threw caution to the wind! While that sounds all sparkly and fun, it doesn't always come out well. The restaurant itself is basically a giant rectangular bar ringed with booths and some tables. It's clean, decently lit, lots of TVs set up high to different sports and local channels, and as it was the holidays was festively (but not nauseatingly so) decorated. We were seated at a booth after maybe 5-10 minutes wait. Then, we wait. The hostess comes by to ask if any server has shown up. Nope. She takes care of that, and our server comes by. We have no idea what her name is because she never shared that with us. I knew we might be in for trouble when she asked what she could get us to drink and neither of us ordered a "drink" (as in, with alcohol). Her whole face fell. Uh-oh. We ordered the prime rib - rare, and on her recommendation, the chicken parmesan. Then we sat back and enjoyed being pretty well ignored. It took a good long while for these two dishes to come up, although, as I was facing the kitchen area and could see the line quite well, I think we were up for a while before we actually got picked up. The food was, well, underwhelming. The Prime Rib was "okay". Nothing to write home about, but decently done. The chicken parmesan was thisclose to being burned, it was flattened, chewy and, while not dry, it wasn't juicy either. Plenty of pasta, decent sauce, the buffalo mozzarella on top was fine but hello, people, it's chicken *parmesan*, not chicken mozzarella. When she wasn't ignoring us, server noname had an uncanny knack of approaching the table and asking us a question just as I had put food in my mouth. Great. It seemed their focus is really around the bar portion and not so much the food. I'd probably go back if we were just going for drinks, and since ewe basically never do that, I would say we'll not be back. read more

This place was empty while The Greeks was packed, and after dining in, it was obvious why: dirty bar, dirty sticky table, mouse frantically running around and when the mouse was mentioned to an employee, they could care less. The food used to be good, but the quality has consistently gone downhill, while prices (8 bucks for a half basket of greasy cold fries) have increased. This place needs deep cleaned, de-moused, and the beer lines need cleaned. Never again! Gross! The Staff seemed nice, though. read more

This was the first time coming to the Great American Pub for both myself and my wife. Draft menu was quite extensive and they also offered many cold bottles. Bartenders were a little busy considering the number of thirsty patrons but I was pleased when our wait was rewarded with drink chips... that is solid customer service. Food came out hot and delicious. Wife got the salmon flatbread with arugula and balsamic glaze. She absolutely loved it, that dish isn't even in my wheelhouse but I really enjoyed it at well. Although many items on the menu peaked my interest: 1/2 sandwich and soup; many burgers; loads of the appetizers, & some of the salads. I opted for the burger, cooked just how I ordered it and very filling - great flavor! I know my wife and I will be back! This place feels like the real life iteration of Cheers, only wish I was a local - call my Norm. read more

Leisurely but kind and competent service - wouldn't go here if I'm looking to grab dinner on a deadline but it makes for a great relaxed neighborhood hangout. Plus they offer gluten free bread options for only $1 upcharge! Will definitely be back. read more

This was the first time I've been at this establishment. It was not a busy night, we sat at the bar, ordered one drink and were given menus. 20-30 minutes passed and the bar staffed never followed up to take our order. I tried to get her attention but I was ignored while she tended to other consumers, tended to her phone and ate her dinner. It's unfortunate it was a poor experience. I will NEVER go back again. It's a horrible feeling when you see others being serviced and I was completely dismissed. read more

This review is after a first visit to this location of Great American Pub. The name is deceiving, as I have previously been to the Great American Pub in Conshy several times and had great experiences. The Narberth location is a whole different restaurant that I don't think is affiliated with the one in Conshy (they have different websites). My mother and grandmother were in town so we stopped in to get some lunch. This place gives off a bar vibe. Its very dark with limited seating for restaurant patrons. The restaurant was pretty empty, as it was an afternoon week day, but our service was pretty mediocre, as it took a while to be served and no drink refills. I ordered calamari and the cobb salad with ranch dressing. The salad was underwhelming at best. The calamari was overcooked, rubbery and tasteless. Not really a place to take out of town guests. Probably won't be back. read more

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Went there for dinner last night and was totally disappointed. I ordered the "Hand Carved Hot Roast Beef Sandwich" and it was lousy. The roast beef was thick cut deli roast beef that was mostly fat and grizzle. It was smothered with gravy to hide the taste. The French onion soup was too salty and lacked the generous topping of cheese. There are a lot better pubs on the Mainline than this one! read more

Bad quality for the price and I didn't know that the "chopped sirloin" was hamburger meat with steak sauce on it in the shape of a steak. Chefs must be laughing their butts off making that and calling it a chopped [steak] sirloin. read more

The Great American Pub - Pubs Near Me - Narberth, Pennsylvania

Be prepared to wait for them to notice you if you're not sitting at the bar. and expect to pay extra to substitute french fries or a side salad for the standard potato chips. On that note, the burgers aren't as well-shaped as the ones at McSheas or The Greeks, and it costs extra to sub french fries or a side salad instead of their standard potato chips. The one thing this place has going for it over The Greeks is the breading on their chicken parm tastes better. If they paid attention to people who weren't sitting at the bar, I'd give it a 3.5. Since we can't rate half stars, this one's a 2.5. I can kind of understand charging extra for substitutions even though one of the other bars doesn't do that. However, I can't think of a good reason the staff would consistently give table seating low priority. Maybe they need a bell for whenever the door opens so they know someone came in? read more

Used to visit pre-pandemic. Since then quality has dropped tremendously. Recent visit (April 2022) food was overcooked (salmon, dry and nearly tough) and Penne Alfredo (sauce was broken) According to the owner fruit flies are normal in a restaurant!!! read more

It's a HUGE bar with good drink specials and a good traditional wooden decor. The staff is also very friendly and they have a fun DJ nights on occasions courtesy of my friend Ducketts that can be worth checking out. But the place gets overcrowded with a crowd that can be mixed from cool to annoying. pretty much what you would expect from a big suburban bar. I feel it's a good testament to why America isn't known for it's world renown pubs. It's a chain pub at best so don't take the name for a grain of salt. It is the place to go if your looking to have a sudden reunion with people from your high school and neighborhood during the holidays if you lived in the area though. It gets filled to the brim with locals then. read more

Food is mediocre but the service and attitude of employees is horrible. Visited twice over 8 month period and walked out on second visit. Bartender/server makes you feel like you're bothering her or interrupting her day drinking. Definitely not for families, simply a hang out for the local alcoholics. Avoid this place. read more

The service was good and waitress was nice, food was not great, below average. Probably would not return here if I was planning to get food.

Ordered through DoorDash. The wrong order was given to the driver. Driver was nice enough to go get the right order, but our food was cold. We ordered spaghetti and meatballs and chicken parmigiana sandwich. Both were so bad that we didn't even eat it. read more

Chicken parmigiana was not great! Pasta was over cooked & sauce was very sweet. Chicken was drenched in sauce.

Amazing service! Wednesday nights are pizza night. Best pizza on the main line. A hidden treasure!!!

My husband and I came here to have dinner outside. We spent an hour waiting at the table. Our drink order was never taken. That's bad at any restaurant, but it's really crazy at a pub. A table close by was having a problem getting their drinks, too, from what we heard. It wasn't busy. It was a Tuesday night. We didn't even get water. We had to ask for a drink menu which was given to us maybe 30 minutes into the wait. She never came back to take our drink order. I think my meal was served to the table next to us, and I was nervous that they weren't going to recook it, but rather serve it to me. No one ever came to us to tell us how that was going to be handled. We waited another 30 minutes past that, still no food, no update, no drinks, nothing. No one ever checked on our table. We never saw our server. After an hour with nothing to show for it, we told the bartender we were leaving. read more

Yum!!! We had a delicious burger and onion soup last night! It was delicious! Atmosphere was nice and cozy. Our waitress was very attentive. We will definitely be back!!! read more

I've tried Great American several times, hoping I'll like it more, but I'm not really a fan. The menu is stagnant and the lettuce mix they use in salads looks like weeds. The waitresses are all aloof and not particularly friendly. I got a burger once and it was alright. I like that there is outdoor seating available in the spring and summer months. I love supporting local businesses but I have to say, this is my last choice in downtown Narberth eateries. :( read more

I've called myself The CONSTRUCTIVE Critic for a reason. I won't just slam out a BAD review & be done with it. This place needs some loving care. Its a neighborhood "joint" and it has its MANY regulars. Joanna, the bartender is a sweetheart & if I remember correctly so is the owner (met him once or twice a coupla yrs ago). EVERYONE is NICE. But my question is, "Are they efficient?" & the answer, SADLY, is a BIG "NO". Bottom line, they've gotten TOO COMFORTABLE in their durability/sustainability. They figure they've got their regulars & their semi-steady patrons, so "we can sit back & relax." But that's NOT TRUE folks. One day those ol' regulars are gonna go bye-bye & who will you have? NO ONE. I've ALWAYS said "CONSISTENCY IS KEY" and that COULDN'T be MORE TRUE. Give your customers/patrons EXACTLY what they want & you will be in business for years to come. LISTEN to what they want, pay CLOSE ATTENTION to them. Tonight was one of MANY, MANY MEDIOCRE experiences I've had at The GA Pub. (Note: I've had some good ones too or I wouldn't have gone back.) I asked for a side salad with JUST lettuce & tomatoes, so WHY did I spend 15 minutes picking out all of the olives?????? And I asked for a cheesesteak with PROVOLONE cheese, specifying that I HATE American on a cheesesteak & asking the waitress to CAPITALIZE Provolone so there's NO MISTAKE. She tells me the reason for my LONG WAIT is because they made it with American & had to start over; said it like it was MY FAULT, like I should be HAPPY that she/they were KIND enough to make it over. I also VERY NICELY asked for them NOT to chop up the meat b/c it absorbs more grease that way & on what I guess was the 2nd RUSH job, what do I HEAR, (& mind you, I was the ONLY one waiting for food at the time as it was pretty dead except for BAR customers sans food) what do I HEAR but one of the 3 "Chefs???" CHOP-CHOPPIN' away at the meat as I kindly asked my waitress NOT to do. So my sandwich was greasy & I DIDN'T enjoy it, but I ate it anyway because I was hungry. And did the waitress EVER come over to refill my empty drink in 20 minutes?????? NO!!!!!! I had to go up to the bartender & ask him to refill it which caused my waitress (all the way on the other side of the bar just talking to co-workers, etc.,) to FINALLY NOTICE & say " I would've gotten you a refill." OH REALLY?????? Well then WHY did I wait 20 minutes till after my sandwich was finished with NO visit from you? So in short, I am ANNOYED that this place that was once a GREAT bet for a drink & a bite is now just hanging on its laurels. It is my hope that somebody (the owner, manager, Joanna, etc., none of whom were there tonight) reads this review. read more

I've been meaning to try the Great American for a long time, especially because it's the only place in Narberth that I haven't managed to wander into yet. I was not disappointed-- Great American offers a similar level of service as the other two pubs in Narberth and seems to attract the same sort of crowd (or maybe this town is smaller than I thought...). I witnessed a more family-friendly atmosphere here, though with that being said, I was there at three thirty in the afternoon for drinks and appetizers with friends. We had a large group that all arrived at different times, but the bartender was really helpful in getting us into good seating with enough room. The nachos are solid and the beer list is decent (though nothing spectacular). This is definitely on par with the rest of Narberth's offerings, with a decor that really stands out. Antique sports equipment dons the walls and the place reminds me of a cross between a Cape Cod hole-in-the-wall pub and an English sports pub. Interesting. read more

Kinda dank and dreary Could have been the weather that day Perogies were yummy and I also had the tomato and mozzarella salad Good selection of beer read more

It's a pub. It's owned by Americans. It's not ok - not great. The food is meh. The beer is ok. A few English brews on tap. TVs everywhere. Plastic chairs outside. 'm not sure who they want for their customers...rowdy 20-somethings? Couples for a dining experience? Regardless, the food looks as tired as this pub's name. And overpriced. Too sad, as it's a great location. read more

Local sport bar with ok service. I think the quality and the food could be better. The fish and chips aren't bad, but a bit overpriced for what you get - no coleslaw or anything. I would avoid the spaghetti. Appetizers and sandwiches are hit or miss. They do have a good beer selection with Victory, Troegs, and Sierra Nevada on tap and bottles including Bell's, Dogfish head, Stone, Chimay, Flying dog, Smuttynose, Southern Tier, Sly Fox, Anderson Valley, Blue Point, Yards, and Avery. The bar is nice, so I might stop by for a beer once in a while, but McShea's less than a block away has an even better beer selection. read more

We ate there on Sunday evening. We both had burgers, I ordered mine medium rare and it came out well done, but that has happened at the last four restaurants I've eaten at. The food was mediocre at best. We both woke up sick with stomach cramps and bad diarrhea the next morning. My friend had to call in sick to work and I'm still feeling awful but could not take off work. read more

Keep it Simple I grew up a short bike ride from the GAP. I've eaten here maybe 10 times over the years. It can be hit or miss in terms of service. Have been here for beers with friends during drinking hours, and had a very satisfactory early dinner the other night with my 90 year old mom. My cheesesteak, fries and tossed salad were excellent. The CS was a huge surprise--- as good as one i had from D'alessandro's recently, albeit smaller. The mushy hot peppers i got when i asked for some were a bummer though. Mom had a fried boneless chicken breast with homemade mashed taters and fresh string beans that were also very tasty. If you stick with simple dishes you do great at GAP. Good beer selection. Reasonable prices. I guess that is why you get a lot of seniors in during the early bird special hours. It's good that this place doesn't discriminate. No matter what age you are, you really don't know what kind of service you will get that day, lol. But it sure beats anything else in the neighborhood. read more

OK so the beer selection is good , The Food is Meh , the location is good , the crowd is between 20 and 60 . Its a watering hole type of place not a Michelin star restaurant . Get it people A Bar . read more