P.J. Whelihan's Pub + Restaurant - Medford Lakes Reviews Summary

Category: Sports bar

Address: 61 Stokes Rd, Medford Lakes, NJ 08055, USA

Phone: +16097147900

Rating: 4.3
based on 180 reviews.

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Of all the P.J. Whelihan's pubs, the Medford Lakes one is my favorite. The private party room is quiet and secluded from the rest of the place and the outdoor area is really nice and relaxing."
  • "A great local chain to South Jersey, and the Medford Lakes location puts its own unique spin on the brand with its log cabin feel."
  • "Very nice atmosphere."
  • "Great vibe- very very cool outdoor seating with fire pits and garage doors to let the sunshine in on nice days."
  • "Love love love this place. Totally handicapped accessible log cabin place. With huge patio and fire pits."
  • "Stylish pub, good for sports and outside seating with stone fire pits."
  • "The atmosphere here is good as was the service."

Cons:

  • "Everything is sticky with crumbs on the table, where they seat you."
  • "Very noisy suggest adding some sound reduction panels. Trivia is also hard to understand and he has a microphone."
  • "Needs to be a little bit more cleaner."
  • "I asked to be transferred to a different table because they sat us outside of the main restaurant and there was significant sun glare."
  • "This is a larger location for this chain. Quite noisy bar area which spills out even into the more secluded area near the fire where we were."
  • "Additionally the table we were sat was dirty. We cleaned it ourselves with the rag and spray left there."
  • "Don't go with your family during a game because the bar can get pretty loud."

Service

Pros:

  • "Big shout out to our server Jimmy! I’m a firm believer that service can make or break your experience and Jimmy did not disappoint."
  • "Had a business lunch outside with the nice weather. Jenna our server was awesome and provided excellent service!"
  • "Servers bartenders very pleasant and helpful."
  • "Our server Jacqueline was awesome! She provided the best customer service and was super attentive."
  • "Our server Aurora was excellent, friendly, attentive, and achieved a perfect balance of making sure we were happy with everything while not being intrusive."
  • "Genevieve was absolutely amazing..extremely attentive to our every little request...nothing to big or small for her to get us...energy was genuine and pleasant."
  • "The staff was very friendly and attentive."

Cons:

  • "Service is terrible! Waited 20 mins for someone to take our drink order, then ordered mozzarella sticks, never got them, another 30 minutes for food."
  • "We were not greeted right away stood around for about 5 minutes till a very unpleasant woman seated us."
  • "Went to dinner here tonight and can I just say the one hostess who had the dirty blonde hair was disrespectful and seemed very unhappy to be there."
  • "The service wasn't good neither was the food."
  • "Terrible greeting manners!"
  • "The teenage hostess was rude to my son when he asked her where the bathroom was located."
  • "The service is hit and miss."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was good. We had the Brussel sprout appetizer, Salad & shrimp tacos."
  • "PJs famous fries, shown in the photo as a side to the big Daddy burger - pulled pork atop of a tasty burger - is a definite, have to have on a visit."
  • "The wings were great and so was the crab dip."
  • "The meat fell right off the bone and it is quite delicious."
  • "The toppings with the shrimp were light and fresh and the shrimp was good, not at all 'shrimpy' or frozen tasting."
  • "Food was delicious."
  • "The sauce and the cook on the boneless chicken was perfect and I really enjoyed the chicken."

Cons:

  • "A burger meant to be Medium was rare; the ribs were awful and cold; the chicken tenders were solid as a rock and cold."
  • "The food was bad. I got a burger with chips. The chips were stale, the sandwich was soggy and partly cold in the middle."
  • "Even now, I don't think I'll be back just because the food isn't worth the price."
  • "Food however is very average."
  • "The steak looked like burnt dog meat. It was soo tough that nobody touched it."
  • "The only thing I ordered which was the crab dip with pita bread I took one bite and nearly threw up."
  • "The food here is perfectly average for a chain."

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