Donnelly’s Pub

great beer list
Love the beers for sure

So went to restaurant was seated near the kitchen as i was going into the bathroom over heard a African american woman in the kitchen threaten and cussing her employees saying she had a gun and she would use. Was very appalled so i am recommending my friends and family not to go their either. There is enough violence in the streets we dont need it in our restaurants. would never go back the way they treat their employees.

I was in town for a baseball tournament and it so happened to be a Friday when I had a meeting in Lexington IL. I walked here from my hotel and it started raining so I sat at the bar and ordered a beer, the bartender was very knowledgeable about the beer selection and gave a description of available beers. I stayed since it continued to rain for quite awhile and I had no car. The place was packed! I order an appetizer and had a couple drinks. The staff and food was amazing! Nick was very pleasant and attentive (not that I needed it;) Very friendly and helpful when making a discussion on food and drink:) I would come here again if in town! Thanks Nick for keeping me company waiting for my family to arrive and the rain to stop.

Donnelly’s is a great place for dinner. The early bird menu has some great choices. I had tilapia and my partner had shrimp. Both were great. I particularly enjoyed the smashed potatoes.

Felt rushed to order as soon as I sat down. My house salad was average. I ordered the Roast Beef au jus, it wasn’t bad but didn’t come with fries or chips. Ordered a Dark Horse Cream Stout and it’s served as a short pour, and was half head. They could ditch the burgers on the menu and offer more traditional Irish dishes. Nice Irish pub feel, but will not be my first choice.

Wait staff is slow, food took over an hour to come to our table, and it was over cooked. The wings are the only saving grace this place has. Don’t come here if you have plans later in the evening, it will be a 3 hour meal for 1 beer, fish & chips because of how slow they are.

Great food and service! Haven’t had anythig we didn’t like so far :)

seriously the best wings i have ever had. anywhere. ever. must order them hot. tilapia sandwich and reuben were excellent also.

I travel for work all over the country and by far this is the best place for WINGS!!!

As a business traveler who travels around the world, without a doubt, Donnelleys wings are the best I’ve ever had. And as Kentuckian, the bourbon selection is impressive. Good food, great staff, a perfect find for the road warrior.

During the Erin Fest they don’t open till 3 or 4pm? Really??? I’d think that during an Irish Fest this place would nearly be open 24 hours and run all kinds of specials.

Came here wanting Shepards Pie. Found out it is only served on Wednesdays. I was bummed.
Anyway, my brother got the fried half chicken, he loved it. I got the Bangers and Mash, I liked the potatoes, not a fan of the sausage. It seemed like it was overcooked and sitting for a while. I got the chilli too, I wasn’t a fan of it, not a lot of flavor and kind of watery. I like my chilli much thicker. The atmosphere was very appealing. I will most likely come back again and try some of the other items on the menu.

I called knowing we would be landing in Peoria late and getting to the Restruant just before the kitchen closed. Once we arrived the kitchen had stayed open as promised for us and I ordered what ended up being the best wings I’ve had outside of Buffalo, NY. One of my co-​workers ordered a burger which was also «very good» but I think she missed out by not getting the wings. All in all a great end to a long day, thanks to the staff keeping the kitchen open. I will be back.

The atmosphere of Donnelly’s is quaint, especially outside on the patio. We were seated quickly and our waitress took our drink orders. There are about 8 tables on the patio, with 3 or so with umbrellas. If it’s a hot day, it would be nice to sit underneath the umbrellas.
My whole family ordered the tenderloin sandwich because we like tenderloins and I had read that they were to «die for». The wait wasn’t too long, about 15 minutes. The tenderloin is pressed thin that is about ¼ inch of meat thick. The small tenderloin seems big so I would get the big one if you only really hungry. They go almost overboard with breading because it seems like you are only eating the bread crumbs. The tomato and lettuce were to a minimum on my sandwich.
My parents ordered sides of fries. They were not too hot and it seemed like they had been sitting out for awhile in the kitchen. There were only about 5 or so fries that were actually pleasurable to eat. Most of them were not crispy and limp.
Finally, the check took too long to get. My mom had to flag down the waitress to get the check. I’m sure it was because it was a busy night, but I would have liked her to be more personal.
I would give Donnelly’s another try and eat something else. It’s a good alternative than other chain restaurants.

Heard this was one of the places to come for a tenderloin sandwhiches.
We each had 1 and took 3 home to go.
For $ 6.95 and quite tasty it was a hit.
For 2 sodas and 5 tenderloins with tax was $ 43 + tip.
Thanks

We came here on St. Pattys day, 2015, which has to be their busiest day of the year.
We arrived, and were put on a waiting list, which is understandable for the day/​crowd. We grabbed some drinks from the bar in the meantime. We sat outside enjoying the guinness while we waited. We were called in around 45 minutes after arriving, which was before we were told.
We got a booth in the main dining area. The waitress greeted us quickly, and told us about the irish specials for the day. She took our drink orders, water, with more guinness of course. We all ordered the corned beef plate, which comes with cabbage, beef, and potatoes.
About 15 or so minutes later, the food came. Food tasted great, tasted genuinely irish. Food was very warm, as expected.
Waitress came back again after dinner, asking about dessert orders. We ordered a baileys pie, which was very delicious.
During the visit, we had another round of guinness, and a few car bombs across the 3 of us.
We finished up the pie, stuck around for awhile, and then headed out after paying.
A great place overall. Very friendly staff, and great food
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Great place to eat dinner or grab a drink. The food is great in my opinion and their french fries are Amazing. Large food menu and large drink menu. As for food I would recommend the tenderloin (get the full), any of their choices of fish, or the chicken strip dinner.
There are a decent amount of seats so I wouldn’t worry about getting in. As for a place to go watch the game, this is not it. There is only 4 TV’S in the restauran, although you can see them from most of the tables.

Great selection of brews from around the world. An impressive amount of wooden décor as well to give the whole place a very cozy vibe. At my last visit, they had decorated the whole place for the holidays and were playing Christmas music which had everyone in the holiday spirit.
Personally speaking, I’m a regular fan of the Chimay draught along with the Irish Whiskey Steak entrée.

Hands down the best wings I have ever had, and that is not an exaggeration. 1 lb for $ 8, 2 lbs for $ 15. They are the larger, meatier wings, as well. The sauce has an amazing, unique flavor. Definitely a must try in Peoria.
The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is because the sandwiches are only ok, and do not come with any sides. But the dinner entrees do, and the ones I have tried were great.
Also, very friendly service

I really want to like this place but it just doesn’t measure up to similar eateries in Peoria. I’ve never experienced very friendly service here, the bar is always a mess with a big cluster of servers at one end yelling out their orders to the single bartender and then milling around talking and laughing loudly. They have to wait for that single bartender to do everything, even open bottles of beer which will really delay your order.
Wine list is very domestic, not very impressive to me. They do have a ton of beers, both on tap and bottled so hopefully that’s your thing! The food just doesn’t wow me at all. Chicken strips are very lightly breaded which is great but they have zero flavor. Salads are completely iceberg with a single cherry tomato and a couple slices of onion. My baked potato was lukewarm but also totally overdone, hard all around the edges with only the very center edible. Catfish was huge but also seemed to have an excessive amount of the grayish mucus covering the meat under the fried shell. Maybe other places remove more of that before frying? Not sure but not very appetizing.
This is just one of those places that don’t kill me to eat at but I definitely only go here at someone else’s behest!