John Henry’s Pub

My new go to neighborhood pub! The staff is super friendly. The steak fries and draft selection are great! Let’s not forget about the war of the jukebox; love being able to play music without even having to get up from the bar.

Stopped in for a few games of darts and some beers. They had an appetizer special running where each item was $ 5. We I couldn’t pass up a deal so we got a few items to split. Most of the items were overly greasy, even for fried food, not sure if the oil was hot enough or they didn’t drain properly. Even for bar food standards, I wasn’t impressed. Beer prices were standard and the selection was nothing to write home about. They had some big TV’s playing some different games. I threw a few rounds of darts on one of the over played boards. I was thinking of joining a darts league here, but I think I will stop in again to see if the food improves.

was here in my 21^st yrs ago ! !

Stumbled on this last nite the service was excellent. Food very good. Definately will come back. Waterman cooler was great Staff very pleasant and we did not feel rushed

Been here a few times and enjoyed it. Nice menu, good beer selection, good TV coverage, and service is always really good. Was here recently and thought it got a lot more pricey. $ 7.50 for a beer and 9.50 for a drink. neither premium. Food was just ok. Service was very good, but for the price, I’ll be going elsewhere.

Went here on the recommendation of a local. Good place to get drinks. Pretty extensive beer selection, friendly bar tender, nice ambiance. The night I was there a guitarist was playing and it made the atmosphere all the better. It was a good vibe and the late night menu was average.
I would return to see how the crowd is during sporting events. Cool place in the burbs.

I feel pretty guilty giving this place only four stars, to be honest. However, the only reason I make such frequent stops here is because it’s literally right across the street from my apartment.
For football games, it’s a blast. My friends and I will load up on appetizers (awesome cheese fries) and their beer selection is pretty solid. It feels extra good to walk in with an Eagles jersey on but they’re also very considerate to the fans of other teams.
The service is also amazing. I absolutely love Mary, who usually works on the weekends when I’m there. She tries to stay on a first-​name basis with the locals.
On the other hand, dinner here is not good. I took my boyfriend once and it was a pretty mediocre experience, both with food and service.
Moral of the story: this is a great place to hang out with your crew, but go elsewhere if you want a more tasteful experience with your significant other.

Their food is pretty good, but their new menu it’s quite disappointing. We will frequent it far less now because of that.

Good place to get drinks. Pretty extensive beer selection, friendly bar tender, nice ambiance. There is a patio around back that is a great place to sit in the warmer months.
Last time I ate off the late night menu and it was a little disappointing. The spinach and artichoke was pretty gross– I would bet a fair amount of money the dip was just microwaved and it wasn’t even really mixed together well– just a really dry paste on top of a very watery base; barely edible. The california club was nothing special but decent.

The first two times I visited John Henry’s I left with a bad taste in my mouth. Not because of the food or the drinks but as a result of the service we received from the bartender.
I am drawn to JHP because it’s walking distance from my house, the outside patio and the fact that they serve Carlsberg year round. The first two times I went with my roommate we were ignored by the bartender for long periods of time and then when he did return he was not polite. The bar was not crowded at the time so I didn’t quite understand his frustration or lack of attentiveness. I chalked it up to a bad day the first time and then after we came by a second it two bad days too many. I even asked the bartender if he was having a bad day and he ignored me and mumbled something under his breath. My roommate refuses to come here now.
Last week I went to JHP to grab a Carlsberg and to watch the World Cup semi final. And to my surprise I was greeted by Mary who welcomed my order and topped up my drink every time it got low. She even talked to me about the game and different options on the menu. This was beyond great service. I ordered food and stayed a little long then I had planned to.
JHP would be so much better if Mary worked the bar all the time. I am a year out of college and don’t expect bartenders to be superb everywhere I go. But I also do not expect them to be out right rude. I haven’t lost faith is JHP potential to be a great local bar but I will probably only come back when Mary is tending bar.
Oh yeah the food was good, standard pub food but served very hot and fresh.

Great place to watch a World Cup game! The service is very good too.

Great suburban bar outside of Phila! The cheese fries are a must! The staff are super friendly and attentive. The drinks are reasonably priced with really great happy hour specials.
Please get the old bay fries with cheese sauce… Yummy!

My favorite local Ardmore pub. The atmosphere is a little sterile, but the food is good, the drinks are good and the price is right. The location is good, although people who dont know the Ardmore area might not venture this far off from Lancaster ave. The wait staff are also friendly and give you the real at– home feel!

It’s a simple, smaller in size pub. If you want to pay for your drinks and food with credit card there is minimum of 15 $ to be spend. Otherwise you need cash. Service is very nice.

Just realized that I have never reviewed John Henry’s. I have been eating here since before it was called John Henry’s. My mom and I used to have lunch here with my Great Aunts when it was called Annie’s.
Now that I live out of town, John Henry’s tends to be where I meet up with friends when I visit home.
This last visit there had been two major changes, one great and one tragic. They now have happy hour specials, which is a welcome change because the one thing we always noticed when we got our bill was how expensive it was. So much so that we tried a few other places and none really suited our needs.
The second change involve my absolute favorite thing that USED to be on their menu. Waffle fries, they were so yummy especially paired with chicken fingers and their OLD honey mustard. Along with cheesesteaks it was one of the things I craved most when going home. I was so disappointed last time. The fingers were not as good and it was a new honey mustard that was just not up to par.
I’ll still go to John Henry’s next time I’m home, but I will probably eat before we get there from now on.

Descent pub. The menu has the typical bar food (burgers, fries, wings, nachos, etc). They also have some «fancier» options like ribs, scallops and pork chops. It’s almost like they are trying to be a bar that serves food and a restaurant that has a bar.
The fries are really good and sandwiches are ok. The food overall is just alright, nothing special. Not a bad option for a beer though.

The Reverend Dr. Steak and I came by to check out their new menu for 2013. We were mostly pleasantly surprised.
John Henry’s has clearly done some rethinking about their ‘theme’ — gone are the sports team pennants from the region, replaced with B & W old photos of the region tastefully framed, Pottery Barn style. They are clearly looking to be seen not as the college sports pub, but as a ‘neighborhood’ pub now.
The menu, likewise, has been overhauled, with some old favorites gone (no *sob* curly fries…*sob*) or reworked. They’ve added some more ‘upscale’ additions as well. The Rev. Dr. Steak thoroughly enjoyed a center cut pork chop stuffed with apples and nuts with a peach glaze. I stopped him from gnawing on the bone that remained. Two hearty carnivorous thumbs up.
He is grieving the loss of the hot open faced turkey and roast beef sandwiches, though, as he felt they were the best in the region. I, likewise, am grieving the downsizing (though not price wise) of their legendary house salad bowl, now a ‘plate’ of house salad with exactly 3 chunks of bleu cheese dancing around. Also gone are the curly fries, an item they did well.
Service was fine, our server though really did not have any skill at ‘selling’ a dish to a diner. She was reasonably responsive though, so ‘adequate’ would be the rating here.
The new menu overall seems to have some good additions to explore. I just wish they hadn’t messed so much with what was working for us in the process. Change. Ugh.

It’s St. Paddy’s day. Why are you spelling it with two T’s? Not you, John Henry’s. your customers. Anyway. Best corned beef and cabbage I’ve had since my mother’s. She’s almost 100% Irish, so yes I recommend. John Henry’s is my Cheers. I’m not like Norm, but I aspire to enter this bar one day with a snappy witticism. You should too. Eat here, I mean. Leave the snappy witticism at home. Holy crap! Somebody played Cotton Eyed Joe 80 times! Thanks D for making the experience even better!!!

Ok, I go here a bit but I don’t go for the food. I don’t go here for the mixed drinks or beer selection either. It’s a friendly place with a great staff where I meet old friends or make new ones for the night. I only sample their late night fare of fried perfection and its good enough to keep me ordering until midnight.
For decent food and beer selection with a friendly, attentive staff and welcoming atmosphere, head to John Henry’s. I might see you there.

John Henry’s is an interesting place. It’s a combo of a sports bar with a little Irish pub thrown in. For a little place it has a big menu that tries hard to please everybody. They have an entire page devoted to gourmet fries. Yikes! You pick your type of fries and then your toppings. I’m a sucker for waffle fries and they have them. I topped them with Old Bay seasoning and cheese and they were great. To balance out the fry menu page they have another page devoted to under 500 calorie options. Nice. There are also tons of burgers, wraps, etc.

They have lots of beer choices but nothing really special. If you are looking for a craft beer place you’ll need to go elsewhere. This is the kind of place where you go to grab a beer and a burger and watch the game. I was in this weekend and it was about ²⁄₃ full. The service was a little off and the food was slow coming out. I waited over 20 minutes for that order of yummy waffle fries. I’ll go with three stars for now until I get a chance to visit again.