carrigan's public house

new place very nice. some drafts on tap, the staff is ok, they just opened so must have been an early morning opening for them.

had the chases burger with ghost pepper cheese. very very good. had the home cut fries. very verygoodalong with the burger.

nice placegoodfood service was ok. but i think the night shifts didn’t stock the bar.

a repeat place for sure.

for me, it depends on how you're thinking about this place when rating it. as a bar and a fun place to grab drinks with friends is give it a 5 for sure. when it comes to food it's just ok. attempt to elevate bar food but frankly a corn dog is a corn dog. the food is reallygoodfor what it is but this isn't a restaurant where you go simply for the food. it is a great bar with a bar(ish) menu.

the food was excellent. we had cold ramen, oxtail chili, fries, and humus plate. each item was delicious, healthy (except the fries cause that's impossible), and creatively done. the humus was sundried tomato; it was lemony and creamy, served with veggies, pita, olive tapenade, etc. the cold ramen was served with a large heap of smoked beef, kimchi, soft boiled eggs, etc. super. the chili was more like a stew with lots of tomato celery onion, wonderful flavor. it had a pile of shredded cheese in top, sliced fresh jalepeno, and garlic buttered toast. the fries came with 3goodmystery sauces, 2 creamy, 1 tomato based.
the service was weird. you order at the bar, which is fine, except that we were forced to fight to put an order in on a slow day. had to chase the bartender around the bar some, kinda awkward. they could probably use an order food here sign to separate the drinks vs food orders.

a little pricey but very tasty. the food here is actually reallygoodfor bar food (honestly even for a regular restaurant). the drinks are good, though a little expensive. the bartenders are always friendly and eager to answer questions. the rooftop has an awesome seating area for a less noisy or crowded feeling.

good food. bad service.. we ate lunch here today. i had the salmon salad and my partner had the double cheeseburger. the food was very good. however, we ordered at the bar and i actually had to bring our empty glasses up to the bar to get drink refills. it was pretty pathetic, especially since i tipped (up front) an amount appropriate forgoodfull service. anyway, the food was verygoodand we liked the interior of the restaurant. we will probably return, but we'll certainly adjust our tipping percentage.

pre·ten·tious. verygooddrinks, terrible service, terrible food. we rode our bikes over, since its in the neighborhood and walked in to the cool new place. we ask if they were serving food yet, and said no. that was fine, we were there kind of early. we settled for drinks and boiled peanuts. i ordered a whiskey rye, and the cashier proceeded to tell me that i was at the wrong register to order drinks (this was the food register) and this time he would let me (but they were not serving food and the register was open.... boggles my mind). the drink was amazing, so we sat and chatted for a while until it was time to order food. i originally the sliders and ten minutes later the cashier said we don't serve those for more hours. so i ended up with clt, which maybe also called a poor mans chicken sandwich. it was chicken skin fried until crunchy and served as a blt. it was too expensive for what it was. the entire time, it was like pulling teeth to get any service.

so so food, crappy lunch service. i have been to carrigan's twice this week for their new lunch service, but will not be back for a third. eating here is like watching a live episode of kitchen nightmares

during my first visit, after searching high and low (no signs looks like another abandonded building in b'ham) i had one of the best grouper sandwiches north of i-10...sogoodthat i wanted to return for another. the service, however was awful. my party of 6 waited over 35 minutes for entrees (which were delivered in increments of 10 or so minutes apart).---appetizers were delivered after most had finished their entrees. there is also no self-serve drink refill area and no table service! how are you suppose to get your drink filled when you can't do it yourself and nobody else will either?

the sandwich wasgoodenough to warrant a second visit, so i went back two days later. surprise! they discontinued the sandwich. i ordered a ho-hum burger and was treated to even worse service than the first time! the person that brought my burger offered to refill my drink (nice gesture) but they never came back! i waited 15 minutes for my drink and finally went back in to be told "sorry we don't have tableside service" ...then why the hell did you offer to fill my drink; why did you take it from the table; and why didn't you let me know sooner?!? you would think that when you charge over $30.00 for lunch you could get a damn refill.--and they have the nerve to have a tip area on the check lol!

save your $$$ go somewhere else you'll be happy you did!

neat place, bad food. a self proclaimed "gastro pub" with a pretentious menu to prove it.
unfortunately it is neither "gastro" or "pub"
ordered fish and chips: little logs of cornmeal battered fish darkly fried. looked like little cat turds.
the outdoor area is neat. but with no waitresses, it is a pain to have to fight it out at the bar everytime you want a drink.
a great building, agoodsetup with location and parking. can't wait for it to close, and something worth the space moves in.

great, new gastropub.... the company i work for just hosted its company holiday party at carrigan's public house. we ordered several rounds of menu items throughout the evening, and each tasted fantastic. the kitchen really knows what they are doing... everything from the corn-dogs, fries, burger, to the pork cheek sandwich and reuben were all phenomenal. carrigan's has agoodon-tap beer selection and the put a lot of love in to the cocktails they mix. can't wait to go back for a sit down dinner,.. also, the design, decor, and atmosphere of the building make it one of the best bars in towns.

nice spot. was in town for vintage weekend and stopped in for some food and drinks. chicken skins were awesome but i thought it was an app and turned out to be a sandwich but still good. pastrami wasgoodbut needs to be cut thinner.

all things considered this place is off to agoodstart. was there on a friday evening and got lucky enough to snag seats at the bar. those that were not so lucky had to practice patience to get their drinks ordered. bartenders stayed very busy but were not super attentive to customers. food was great!