Daly’s Bar & Grill

The homemade food never disappoints. The soup and pasta is always amazing! Always ask what the special is because the owner always is trying something new and delicious!

Diamond in the rough! Don’t let looks deceive you. Stopped in on a Friday night with mom and boyfriend when the restaurant didn’t appear to be that busy — we were a bit worried (typically like to wait) — but oh my god, you should definitely come here for an awesomeeeeee Friday night fish fry.
There are so many fish choices — all prepared differently and well. Homemade salad dressings, homemade tartar, and all around fabulous fish. Yum.
Portions are so generous. Service was great and the owner came to our table not once but twice in the evening to make sure everything was to our liking. When he saw I couldn’t finish the first plate of my all you can eat finish, he only charged me for the 3 piece cod dinner. Thank you!
Stop in for friendly service and a fabulous meal. :)

Came here for lunch with my sister she had tacos I had the BLTA so good! Perfect spot for a quick lunch and chat with scuba. Every time we eat here it’s a great experience– there’s even games for the kids to play!

This establishment could use some updating. The food is great, although I’ve only had the wings. Most of the staff is quick and efficient in providing quality customer service. The DJ; however, has been rude on several occasions ranging from refusing any requests to simply ignoring patrons. I overheard the DJ tell a girl he would not play her music because he didn’t like it. Most of the music played is house music, and with this being the only real functional dance bar in sun prairie, it’s disappointing to see such a small range of music played.

Spectacular food for a little dive bar. Good drink prices and usually decent service.

I wandered over from my hotel across the street, expecting your average pub fare and beer selection. I was very pleasantly surprised!
While they did have the usual choices, it was also taco tuesday! The bartender, who turned out to be the owner, recommended the tacos, and I acquiesced.
They. Were. Wonderful! Authentic Mexican style, very fresh, delicious steak, good toppings. It was very very tasty.
Meanwhile, the bartender kept the margaritas coming. They were big. And strong. And delicious. And only $ 3.50 on special! I’m a big dude, and not unaccustomed to drinking, and I was pretty tanked on like $ 10 worth of drinks at a bar. Cannot beat that. I was glad my hotel was 300 feet away.
As I was finishing up, the bartender and I chatted for a while, and I discovered then that he is the owner. He tends a couple nights a week, so he can hear what input his regulars and other folks have to say. He seemed to very keen on hearing what he could do better (nothing). It was very awesome to see someone take such pride in their business!
To recap: awesome food, awesome drinks, very reasonable price, awesome people! If I’m ever back in this neck of the woods, I’ll come back!

Update to our previous review.
We have been back to Daly’s and have been pleasantly surprised with the food. Their Mushroom and Swiss Burger with Sweet Potato fries is the best in town!
We did the Friday fish fry a couple of weeks ago. The baked apple and corn on the cob were a nice side to the meal. Good fish and I’m a tarter sauce lover, which was good as well.
I haven’t heard any bad comments on their food. Very good.
We’ll be back.

I was spending time with some girlfriends on a Saturday, and suddenly we all realized that we were starving. I googled Sun Prairie restaurants and this place came up. The menu looked fine and it was close so we headed over.
We went in the wrong door. After parking in the first legal spot we found we entered the door that had an awning and and Open sign. It was a bar door, and it seemed to surprise the people in the bar, who all looked at us with something like shock.
We couldn’t find any sort of host station or even a bartender, so we just kept walking in to the restaurant. Eventually we found a nervous young man who told us to sit anywhere. We almost sat in a broken booth (a little warning sign goes a long way) but were warned off by a nearby customer.
The place is very run-​down inside. Broken booth, broken speakers, not all the lights on, BUT the food was fine and the prices were great. I had the Indian taco (Navajo fry-​bread with taco toppings on top) and my friends had tacos and the Southwest burger. We all loved our food, and the server (the same nervous young man from before) was attentive.

Love this place. Good food I’ve had several things including the bacon cheeseburger, fried pickles, buffalo chicken wrap, Etc. great people. Bartenders are a lot of fun. Come here almost every week!

Not good, bartender was wasted and not friendly, food took forever and was ok.

i had the seafood alfredo. It was tasty and the seafood was cooked well. I ordered food at 9:30pm and they were able to accommodate me at the bar and the food was good. I’d go back during regular dining hours and see what else they have to offer.

Daly’s used to be a no-​star Italian place. It’s evolved into a 1 – 2 star bar and grill. The bar being the better part of that equation.
I was in for lunch the other day. I was the only person in there other than some dude who started his hangover early. I took a seat and a waitress appeared immediately. A drink was provided rapidly. The menu is extremely limited. Typical bar and grill fare, nothing exciting or unique. I placed my order (whoa – prices are a little high). It came out promptly. (It should have – I was the only person there.)
I ordered the bacon cheeseburger. You can tell a lot about a place by how it does the basics. It was passable as a bacon cheeseburger, but nothing exciting. The patty was frozen, not fresh, and was bland and uninteresting. The bacon was good. The cheese was plain and boring. The lettuce and tomato that came with it were crisp, cold and fresh – the best thing I can say about the whole experience.
The bill came to $ 11.14. That’s pretty steep for a burger that’s a couple of notches below Hardee’s, Sysco’s finest waffle fries, and a fountain drink.
Overall, a wholly forgettable experience. I hope their bar is better than their grill, or this place is destined for a short life span.
It gets two stars over one because it’s local and it’s still new. I hope they make some changes for the better.

Daly’s Bar and Grill is in the same place that JB’s Italian Grille used to be in Sun Prairie.
Since the new owner took over, the menu and décor has changed. My husband and I visited on a Friday night about a week after they re-​opened. There were still a few kinks to be worked out, but overall, we were very happy with our experience!
The hostess forgot to tell us about the specials, so my husband missed out on the Friday nigh fish, but that was ok because his Pork Belly Mac & Cheese was very tasty. I had a pretty safe buffalo chicken wrap with sweet potato fries. I was definitely satisfied with my meal, but it wasn’t anything too exciting. We also had an order of fried pickles, which were in spears instead of chips like they were supposed to be and came with regular ranch instead of the chipotle ranch like they were supposed to, they were as delicious as fried-​anything can be!
I’m excited to go back in a few weeks after the staff gets used to the new owner/​menu and give it another try!