deagan's kitchen & bar

interesting food, great atmosphere. let me just get this out of the way: yes, i am old. yes, i grew up on broiled steaks, chinese food in a can, brick-like meatloaf and fried everything. never knew anything about non-wasp food until i moved to cleveland in my 20's. so the potential to dislike the food at deagan's was there. because i still like mashed potatoes - with just butter. but i've learned to love signature foods from all the 6 and 1/4 decades i've lived through. deagan's has some challenges to old ideas about food. that's a verygoodthing in deagan's hands. a party of four - my daughter, son-in-law, husband and i - ate at deagan's right before mother's day. the building is where the old barnacle bill's used to reside but there were no cockroach's on deagan's walls. exposed brick and old wood made me happy just looking at it. clean, well decorated space made for confidence in the purity of the food. the service was attentive without being intrusive. the server was friendly and helpful to a tee. the food was interesting and kept the dinner talk flowing. we shared an arugala, cranberry and walnut salad that was one of the "small plates". there was enough for all four of us to get more than a taste, and what agoodtaste it had! the dressing aided each of the flavors to blend and yet be distinct enough to recognize. the arugala was not bitter, but had a slightly spicy, peppery taste that was a far cry from my home grown arugala used in salads. each of us got different dinner entrees so that we could share. my husband's salmon was cooked perfectly, flaky and moist yet cooked through. my bangers and mash were fine, but the sausage was not english sausage which is very flavorful yet mild. the sausage was spicier, fatter and a bit greasy. though i enjoyed it with the mash, i'll probably not order it again. my son-in-law's fish and chips were delicious. the batter was a tempura type, which i found very pleasing. finally, my daughter had the saturday's special steak. it was very beautiful, ordered medium rare and delivered with a lovely pink/red interior. the sauce added to the overall enjoyment. everyone seemed to enjoy each other's selections. we made room for dessert and here we had a mixed review. my husband's bread pudding was, to him, a disappointment as it bore little resemblence to tradional bread pudding. others might enjoy it. my tiramisu had very few notes of the coffee element i love but was very light and delicious. the other desserts were enjoyed thoroughly - especially my son-in-law's brownie sundae. i look forward to coming back and trying deagan's other dishes.

terrible food terrible service. a group of 4 of us went to deagan's last night. now, this is the second time we've been there. the first time the food was cold and notgoodat all. this last time the manager had to apologize as our order was taking too long. when the waitress asked how i prefer the salmon as the chef recommends it rare i knew something was wrong. i have never had anyone ask how to prepare salmon. it came out dried and hard as nails. never will we return to such a disgusting place with terrible food.

delicious! called in and they helped us out on a weekend night with big party. food was good, fish was great, coleslaw was not that great, but fries were perfect. i over heard the mac n cheese was also delicious. the service was verygoodand the atmosphere was cozy. drinks are strong like they should be! will definitely e coming back!

the service was amazing and the location is great convenient parking lot in the back . i ordered a cheese plate not bad and also ordered the filo salmon i didn't care for it but my cuz liked it it was very middle eastern taste and i returned it and got the flat iron steak which was delicious with apple pumpkin and carrots verygoodand such a fall dinner . it's a lil pricy i just got those two this and my check came out to 50$ .

thegoodold days. deagans has always been our favorite go-to spot for brunches and an occasional dinner. the food used to be amazing. the sunday bartender, mandy, was great. she was engaging and really knowledgeable about beer selections. we looked forward to brunches and for a while we were regulars.
i miss those days because the bartenders now are not engaging in the slightest and unfortunately, like so many other reviews, i have to agree. the food is nowhere near what it used to be. i would think cooking something as basic as an egg would be a requirement. both of our dishes were overcooked the first time and one under done the second. the potatoes were cold and underseasoned.
i write this review because deagans, you were our favorite restaurant. what happened? !?! we loved you. please, please go back to the quality you were once known for!

great happy hour. i love to go here on tuesdays for happy hour deals andgoodtacos! the beer deals are great during happy hour.. honestly, though, this place is too expensive regularly. i've had dinner and brunch, both are verygoodbut just overpriced. the tacos are very reasonable though! i've also had issues with the bartenders messing up my food but some of them are great.

wow! how the mighty have fallen.. deagan's used to be an absolute favorite of me and my husband. we used to go about once every week or 10 days but no more. i'm not sure if it's a new chef or deagan got stretched too thin when he opened humble (the wine bar down the street) but the quality went down the toilet. we used to love taco tuesday. the tacos were filling and absolutely delicious. the last time we went, they were so gross, i didn't even finish them. it seriously tastes like there is mayo on the tacos. gross!!! we noticed that the food was nowhere near asgoodas it used to be the couple of times we went before the last taco experience but it was really apparent after this last visit. this used to be a restaurant that was in our regular rotation but now i won't even set foot in there. the food is nasty and it is overpriced anyway. also, as a side note, the service the last few times was horrible. it seems to me that their standards dropped tremendously in every area. save your money! don't go to deagan's or else you will be disappointed.

we went yestarday for happy hour. the beer wasgoodand the service very friendly. we sat at the bar and we ordered truffle fries and calamari. the fries were mushy and cut in small pieces. the calamari pretty chewy and the aioli very salty. honestly i was expecting something better from a five star review place

terrible service.... my brother and i stopped in here one late afternoon and sat and sat and sat and sat... until finally the bartender greeted us and handed us menus. we seriously waited upwards of ten minutes before being greeted and the place was dead, so being busy wasn't the reason. the bartender then proceeded to play on his phone and talk to another customer at the other end of the bar and never even came back and took our order. we were in there for at least fifteen minutes total and couldn't even place a drink order. i wish i could comment on the food since i have heard somegoodthings, but i never even got to try it.

very disappointed!!. my husband and i loved the deagan's burger, it was a wonderful treat for the taste buds. we just recently went to deagan's to get our "fix" and to our dismay they had totally changed the burger. what a disappointment! gone was the wonderful apple bacon, the best onions i've very had (and i'm not an onion lover), and they changed the bun. even the flavorful pickle was no more. did i mention they even took the sweet potato fries off the menu. i read they got a new chef and if this is your fault new chef, shame on you! you messed with agoodthing and now it's gone, please bring it back!

downhill since summer 2012. deagan what happened!!??

first off, let me say that deagan's used to be handsdown without a doubt my favorite resturant in the cleveland area, amazing food, decent prices for the bistro/gastro pub variety, the atmosphere and decor are great, beer selection is excellent. id always bring people there because of the atmosphere, beer menu, food menu and specials it was always a win-win for everyone. one thing to note is for lakewood, it's always been a little pricy but the food was sogoodit was worth it. i easily dined at deagans once a week or more and found myself craving takeout orders when i didnt have time to go and wait (as there was often a wait for tables).
since this new chef started there have been notable changes to the menu, the quality of the food and the prices.. deagan's you were pricey before but it was ok because the food was awesome, seriously amazing. now that it's subpar, you've got to be kidding for what you are trying to charge.
i did like the grilled corn rolled in cheese, thats actually one of my favorite street foods and i was super pumped when i saw that on the menu. however, the calamari that was amazing is no longer available ( i get it, new chef, wants his own stamp but when you have a winning lottery ticket you dont throw it away).
i tried the lamb meatballs, all i can say is horribly gross, tiny and way over priced. taco night used to be a regular part of my week, not anymore, i get it they are cheap tacos but where 1-2 and a beer would leave me full, not im dissatisfied. apparently greens are too expensive to be used in taco night now, or so i was told by our waitress. i tried a "cobbler" that tasted like a dried out, crusty coffee cake, even though "coffee cake" was on the dessert special list, seriously people dont want nasty dried out desserts, they want sexy, creamy, moist desserts. the new upcharge for the "house" truffle parm fries that used to be standard, lame, fyi your fries arnt anything to write home about plain. i wish i could relay all the disapointments of the other dishes but they just wernt memorable enough to recall, or i tried to block them out of my memory because they were so disapointing. on one occassion i did complain to the waitress that the food just wasnt the same quality, didnt taste verygoodand i was very unsatisfied after being a longtime fan, a manager was brought over to tell me "sorry thats how you feel", seriously dont even bother with half assed customer service.

well deagan's i think its time we breakup, things started off so well, but lets me honest, it's you not me and i dont know if you will ever change.

still pretty good, wed. still great. i really like deagan's, the food is good, the staff very nice and attentive. however, while i think deagan's is good, it used to be great. prices seem to have increased recently and portions are on the small side, even for the full portion. i used to eat their more often but they've made changes to the menu and it's not as veg friendly as it once was. wednesday night is still amazing (i'd eat there every wed. if it weren't so dang expensive) with a rotating menu of dishes for vegetarians and vegans. and taco tuesday is affordable with several tacos on the menu, although the standard veg one is not asgoodas the seitan (unicorn) taco, but for $2 i'm not complaining. i guess to sum it up, if you're an omnivore who doesn't mind spending a bit, deagan's is a nice place with agoodatmosphere, if you're veg, wait till wednesday...

good but overpriced. the food isgoodand fresh but way overpriced for what you get. for example, "small plates" such as shrimp tacos costs $10 and there are only two tacos short on filling. for $10....three tacos would be more reasonable or an additional something served on the side. same goes for all the "small plates." service is excellent.

birthday dinner. everyone tried everyone's food....all were great! from shrimp tacos, eggplant roll ups, fish and chips; or duck mac n cheese and even chicken and waffles.....no complaints at all. deserts: fuji apple cranberry cobbler with liquor ice cream to die for.......no so great banana cream cheese cake.....didn't taste any banana at all---more like spice cake with chocolate ice cream which was tasty. more than we hoped to spend but all was delicious and we left stuffed. had a unique beer with banana's and cloves and that wasgoodtoo.

3 out of 4 of us loved our food at brunch. the cuban wasgoodbut not something i would brag about. the chicken and waffles(two orders). both wonderful. one with blackberry and one with maple syrup. equally delicious. the poor french toast bombed. the bread was soggy. pretty much undercooked. the staff was so polite in taking it back and bringing out a way better version. the cocktails were dee-lish. thanks for an all around great morning.