1841 bar and restaurant

we have been regular diners at 1841 since the new ownership took over a year ago. noticeably, thisplaceis beicoming busier no matter what day of the week. the menu offers a wide variety(although we have been through it in full!) and is very well priced. if you are after good pub grub at a great price this is the place. the staff are very attentive, friendly and welcoming. i also come here with my girlfriends and feel safe and comfortable. perhaps adding a tasting platter of some sort may cater to the females a little more than the deep fried platter that i'm sure the lads love! overall great offering, service with a smile and aplacethat caters to the people! keep it up

we went on the night the ironside steak was $25.00 was amazing meal, we had to wait a bit to be seated as theplacewas packed, we weren't asked if we want dessert, which we did, pretty good service, but it was the meal that got the 4* for me.

thisplaceis great for a few brews and a feed with mates. there's a nice sheltered courtyard if you don't mind the odd smoker and the service is tops! thank you to the friendly waitress for your recommendation about the chicken and bacon burger. i was not disappointed!

it comes with a decent amount of chicken, grilled cheese on the top and bottom of the bun, bacon, onions, tomato, lettuce and a generous amount of fries. love the signature burger sauce - like big mac sauce just better!

great service. staff are helpful and really friendly.placehas a good vibe wether your having dinner or just out for a cheeky or 2. recommend thisplaceto anyone who hasnt tried it.

i am trying hard for this review not to be tainted by the all blacks loss to the springboks that occurred while we were eating at 1841 but not sure i will achieve this...

we booked a table and the lovely person i spoke to made sure we had a good spot to watch the big screen for the game. for the most part, the service on the night was just as great as when i had called. this was no easy task as theplacewas packed with avid suburbia rugby viewers.

the waitress who took our orders was polite and welcoming. the waitress that cleared our plates, then distributed all the table bills. i get they were busy and she wanted to streamline that process but she didn't check if we wanted dessert so that may have lost some additional $$. catch 22 for them i guess...

the food is decent pub food. i had the vege burger and substituted the bun for gf toast. i barely managed to eat the burger as the housemade vege patty is huge. i was a bit dubious about it so was pleasantly surprised at the numerous flavours they managed to pack in there. the fries were a bit soggy (i'm a crunchy chip fan) so didn't eat them all but overall was an ok meal.

overall, decent experience...overshadowed by a great game of rugby with a result that wasn't what we were after. thanks 1841 team!

the service was good. food was pretty amazing except the breads and dips because it's not already cut up so expect to make a mess. overall was pretty good there but if you're looking for aplacethat is quiet and with no screaming kids around, this is not theplaceto go

this is a greatplaceto go for a great meal with friends and/or family, i have been here many times (mostly on tuesday nights)
tuesday night is steak night (400g steak, chips, slaw, egg, and a drink, for $25)

i would highly recommend calling and making a booking (even if you only make the booking when you get into the car)

they have a great menu and will make a adjustment as requested

i only go there because they offer two for one deal and also not many places to go in johnsonville. if anyone open a decent restaurant in johnsonville area thisplacewill be in trouble. there are smoking area and pocky machines as well. food is so so.

most importantly, the owners manner is not so smooth based on my own experience. he told us to leave the restaurant when i had drinks there because it was almost closing time.

yes there are many ways to tell you customers to say "time to go home" but the owner chosen a way to make us stupid and made us feel really uncomfortable.

i may go there if my friends want to meet there as long as they pay but if i need to choose theplaceto meet. i will not go there.

so not recommended!

arrived with a group of friends for saturday brunch. we were attended to pretty quickly but our orders took quite long to arrive. so a little inconsistency in the service there.

we got a few servings of their big breakfast, eggs benedict, and bubble and squeak. the portion sizes were generous, and overall the food was pretty decent. theplacewas pretty empty when we were there so i was surprised when no one came around to refill our glasses, etc.

as a whole, the food and prices were not too bad but i wouldn't necessarily pick this as a first choice if coming to johnsonville again.

it was my first visit to thisplaceon my sisters recommendation. welcome was nice & warm. we were also told about the lunch specials.
we ordered beef nachos , fish & chips and ginger beer..
overall was good experience with outdoor seating. though i had bit different taste in mind for nachos but it was equally good or could have been better. quantity was good too.
i wont mind coming back to thisplacebut will see few more places first too ..

thisplaceis awesome 👍👍 the steak was the best! big fat and juicy just how i like it 😊 the chips on the side could of done with less salt but still good tho and the coleslaw complimented the dish altogether.
service could of been a bit better, but would definitely recommend coming back again

with the cheapest jug being an $11 amstel lite and the other jugs all settling at $13 this is a goodplacefor a cheap drink! although a few more varieties of beer on tap would be welcome what they do serve is ice cold and gets the job done. the foods reasonably priced considering the sheer size of the meals, pork ribs will set you back about $30 but will see you right with an entire kg of rips on top off some delicious home made rough cut chips. the slaw that came with the meal however was below average, the red cabbage was bland and lacked any discernible dressing and really let the meal down.

i'm not sure why thisplacehas relatively good ratings. i come here frequently with friends, and when i think about it, it's always awful. the food is priced at $20-$30 per main. what you get for those city location prices is sub-standard pub food. i had the potato and leek soup for my main which had a fatal error made on it, no seasoning at all. it's a basic rule to taste and season before things leave the kitchen.
as i watched my friends struggle to eat a chicken burger with an oversized awful dry breast and incredibly soggy wedges which were solid in the middle due to lack of thorough cooking, we exchanged looks of despair whilst trying to be polite as it was a birthday event.

i hope 1841 picks up their game, with a new menu, i'm doubtful of its success given the inability to execute such basic cooking concepts.

however, on a positive note, service was really good, but do keep and eye on empty wine glasses, i'm sure that's where you can make easy money.

i'm really not sure what has happened to the food here but it's gone down hill in a massive way. ordered med rare steak. comes out well done. second time now. have also ordered butter chicken here, what a disgrace! was tomato soup, i am not kidding either. i told the waitress who agreed. she brought another back and all they did was thicken the same dish with corn flour.
partner ordered the fish n chips. fish was that grosse fishy taste so def not fresh. also her salad was just plain wrong with brown mushy lettuce leaves. the core of the red onion also was included. only giving thisplacea 2 because it was good when i got ribs about a year back.

as visitors to wellington we asked some of the locals where a well priced dinner was. we were told 1841!

my friends and i dined at 1841 on a monday night which lucky for us was two for one. what an amazing dinner we had! and even better to feed four, with drinks and with lots of side plates, only cost $90!

staying in wellington till thursday morning, we decided to travel again to johnsonville for dinner. again we had a wonderful meal. thisplaceis faultless. amazing staff, quality food, and great prices!

i'm shocked at some of the other reviews because i had a perfect experience, twice!