The Great American Pub Phoenixville

The music was so loud that it was difficult to have a conversation with my companion. Additionally, there was so much cigarette smoke from outside that it affected my ability to enjoy the food. I don’t think I’ll return. While the food and drink quality were good, and the service was satisfactory, they informed us they couldn’t move us away from the door unless we moved closer to the loud music.

The food was disappointing and the drinks were just acceptable. It was quite loud, and I likely won't be returning.

The restaurant has a lovely ambiance, especially on the second level, which was very beautiful. The service provided by our waitress and bartender was excellent. Unfortunately, the presence of children, the clinking of silverware, and the distractions from some adults diminished the atmosphere. It's not their fault, but it would be nice to have a designated adults-only area.

We were seated at a very small booth in the bar area. The table ordered drinks; 2 old fashioned and a specialty cocktail. Clearly the bartender never learned how to balance and mix basic cocktails. The old fashioned was watered-down, loaded with grenadine and tasted awful. None of us could discern if the cocktail even contained bitters. The specialty cocktail contained tequila, honey, lime, and a soda base of some sort. The cocktail was disgustingly sweet and all of the honey rested on the bottom of the glass making it virtually impossible to taste. For dinner we ordered calamari, a wedge salad, chicken and waffles, fish tacos, and a burger. The calamari was very good, the wedge salad was good, but over priced at $12 leaving nothing to the imagination (a head of lettuce cut in half, poorly made blue cheese dressing, tomatoes that weren’t ripe, and tasteless bacon). Anyone can do that for $2. The chicken a waffles consisted of reheated fried chicken (with dark meat only); a waffle (impossible to ruin); and a sauce of siracha, honey, and water. Completely unpleasant. The fish tacos were so disgusting and oil-soaked we had to send them back. Fish tacos really shouldn’t be breaded. Finally, the burger, impossible for even the worst chef to ruin had to be shared because the fish tacos were so disgusting. The only upside to the entire meal was the service. The servers and bus persons did an excellent job of taking care of every need. I actually felt bad for them because they are good at what they do, being forced to serve swill. We did complain about the fish tacos and the waitress happily took them off the bill. There are so many good places to eat in Phoenixville this one definitely lands at the bottom of my list.

We had a great lunch. the food was delicious and the service was quick and friendly!