The Publican

The Publican reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Tom VIP

   London7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food, service, and vibe are always terrific here, and today was no different. Blake is an amazing server
   

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   Steven VIP

   San Francisco Bay Area4 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Been before and was great. This time food and service were severely lacking.
   

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   Gideon

   Chicago / Illinois1 review

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Really good food and great service. It is a bit noisy, though. Highly recommend!
   

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   Julianne VIP

   Tampa6 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 5

   Are sever was really rude. I ordered a drink that was not well-made and I asked if I could send it back. He didn’t let us send it back and instead charged us for it at the full rate instead of the happy hour rate. We ordered a couple things at 5:50 before happy hour ended and he charged us full price instead of the happy hour rate. He said that you have to put in your last happy hour order by 5:45 otherwise they can’t honor the price because that’s when happy hour order stopped despite happy hour ending at six. We tried to flag him down several times so we could place an order a little sooner than when happy hour ended ended and he would often walk by and not talk to us. We’ll probably not go back. Also, the happy hour specials weren’t that great.
   

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   nicola VIP

   Chicago / Illinois10 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on May 12, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Was an uneven dining experience. Hot food wasn’t hot, the cold dishes weren’t cold…been there plenty of times, this visit was just off
   

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   Lenvil

   Charlotte1 review

   4.0

   Dined on May 12, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Our waiter was excellent. He was personable, attentive, knowledgeable and made the trip worth it. The food, however, we found to be a bit bland, lacking flavor and presentation. The food did not taste bad, it just wasn’t for us.
   

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   nancy VIP

   Columbus12 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   One of the 3 dinners was 10 minutes late to the table; Was given half off that entree.Service was lacking, another server came by our table 3 times. Food was adequate but not for the prices they charge.
   

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   Amy

   Chicago / Illinois1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food. Fantastic Service! Will absolutely go again!
   

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   Jessica

   Chicago / Illinois4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 10, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great place to bring kids! Food was amazing and the bread is incredible
   

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    Nia

    Chicago / Illinois8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 10, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    Food was delicious and service was great! Our biggest complaint is the chairs are too high relative to the tall boy tables, a human leg could not fit in the gap available so we both had to sit sideways.
    

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