Robbie Fox’s Public House

Sad this is closed!!:(I loved coming here for food/​drinks. Owners and employees were very friendly and I always had a blast. Please come back Robbie fox!!!

This is my favorite bar in Arizona. I’ve been coming here for 2 years. I love that they have Strongbow and Magners — two delicious ciders. It has a great atmosphere.
Food hasn’t been that great, but I’m excited for the upcoming changes to the menu.
Dog friendly patio too!

We stumbled upon this bar after having dinner after hearing them bump music. This was a pretty chill bar. They had a great outdoor area which is ideal when it’s warm out and it gives everyone some breathing room. It also was awesome for everyone to dance on. Their beer selection was standard but the music was really what made it awesome cuz they had a good dj that night.
This doesn’t really have anything to do with the business itself but the crowd was cool and everyone was pretty chill.
I’d definitely want to go to this bar again when I’m in town next year for tubing.

Nice bar area located in the heart of ASU downtown area, Mill Avenue. Great selection of alcohol and liquor. The menu and happy hour is pretty nice. American/​Irish food fare. Alot of flavor. Moderate pricing. Atmosphere is relaxed with 3 different bar areas and outside seating. Flatscreen TV’s and background music added to the ambiance.
The menu has the story of pieces and parts of the bar. A pretty good history concerning Michael Collins.
I give extra bonus points for Single Barrel Jack Daniels, and score, Robbie Fox’s does serve.

I really liked this place! The best part is the large patio area… on the weekends, they put the DJ outside and that’s where everyone dances. It’s perfect for girls who like to dance their asses off because 1.) no sweating and 2.) no frizzy hair!
The bartenders are dope too… free drinks, free shots, LOTS of liquor = I LIKE THAT!
If we ever decide to come back to Mill Ave., which I doubt, we’ll definitely come here.

3.5 stars.
I like this place. They have a huge patio, good prices and people always seem to be having fun whenever I go. But this semi-​recent trend of creating a «VIP» line is pretty cheap and disingenuous. Basically, you pay 5 bucks to wait in a shorter line because they make the main line obnoxiously slow. I will usually pay the cover, but it’s pretty lame to do to customers. As far as layout goes, it’s probably the best place on Mill since there are three different bars throughout, as well as several beer tubs. Getting a drink once you’re in is usually pretty easy.
I haven’t tried the food here yet, but hear it’s pretty good and look forward to trying it soon.

Robbie Fox’s is a very cool place. I don’t think I’ve been here before 6pm ever, but I have been here at least 10 times for various reasons (grabbing food, having a class, beer events, live music) and I always have a good time.
The atmosphere if the restaurant is very… classy. Great architecture and atmosphere inside which carries into the exterior fascia of the restaurant (it is next to a cigar shop). The one time I had food, it was pretty good, but I’m also saying that because it was free for a Deschutes Brewery event.
During the late night, this place gets crazy. There is usually a band or DJ (insert How I Met Your Mother reference) outside in their large patio area and you can expect a long line to get in – sometimes the line will stretch down towards Canteen. Large beer selection and they have a full bar indoors and out (and if it’s a busy night, they’ll have beer tub girls around other parts of the restaurant).
I need to stress again how HUGE the patio is. As great as the atmosphere is inside, the patio is so big and a fun experience in itself. You get great views of other Mill Avenue buildings, including the West 6^th towers. It’s easy to carry a conversation outside even when music is playing, so definitely come by with a group of friends.

I must admit that I have yet attend Robbies as a restaurant patron. As a bar, this place is pretty great. Most Thursdays-​Saturdays its packed with college kids partying. It’s a lot of fun and pretty crazy. They have an in door bar, two patio bars, a dance floor, beer tubs all over the place, and most everyone is dancing outside. Some nights it can get a little too rowdy for some people. But see how you hold up.
Sunday night they have live music and the place dies down big time, which is great if you love live music and a little peace with your beer. Usually it is some sort of acoustic set (very chill and laid back).
Other nights of the week it can get fun, especially when closing time hits, and I HEAR it’s a great place to eat, but i’d save it for the drinking.
I recommend beer! or vodka redbull.

I like!
Great night life to it! Really nicely designed inside and super nice bartenders as well !!! :)
New top favorite on Mill Ave for now!!!

Oh Robbie Fox’s, since your opening the taste in my mouth has been pretty lousy. I hate to say this because who dislikes an Irish Pub?
NUTSHELL: good for drinking — strong drinks, the bartenders and wait staff are OK.
The food is GROSS. The most recent attempt was for a Happy Hour — ordered, shriveled chicken fingers so fried up and curled into a breaded mess, humus with pita (STALE) and veggies, their little pig in a blanket (sausage in pastry) with mustard (the only tasty thing about this was the mustard), otherwise the sausage looked like the mutilated remains of a botched circumcision.
On a Friday/​Saturday the place is packed and if you are looking for a place to surround yourself with the youth of Mill, here’s a great place. If you are looking for the character of a pub — you’ll get it, but it will be a scrubbed down, Disneyland version with high gloss finish and disgusting food.

There was a day when I didn’t want to give Robbie Fox’s in Tempe a chance.
My friends and I had gone there before a concert, since I had a gift certificate to use. We walked straight back to the patio, where I was amazed at the hot men-​filled crowd – there were maybe three guys to every one girl, probably there for happy hour after work since the majority was dressed so professionally.
Besides the eye candy, though, the menu selections seemed dismal for a vegetarian. And after sitting down not even being greeted for 15 minutes, we just left and went somewhere else.
But I still had that gift certificate to use.
So, solely because of that, I went back with friends for some day drinking and noshing. Though the Irish menu still left a lot to be desired by my palate option-​wise, the food I had was stellar, and the service was better this time around.
One of the great things about Robbie Fox’s is the large selection of cheap drinks. Any bar that serves Framboise ($ 5) makes me happy, and there was also an array of Irish whiskey. Drinks start at only $ 3 for bottled domestics, and that alone is worth a trip.
For my meal, I ordered really the only thing that sounded appetizing (since they don’t have veggie burgers)-A Toasted Special ($ 9). It’s just a basic ham and cheese sandwich on white bread, and I left off the ham and onion and added avocado in addition to the tomato. For my side, I got an amazing house salad with ranch, which was full of hearts of palm and leafy greens. The sandwich was a little bland for me, but you can’t really go wrong with grilled cheese.
My favorite part of the meal was dessert. We shared a Chocolate Tower ($ 6), which was an amazing concoction of different chocolate mousses put together. It was so creamy and so rich and melt-​in-​your mouth. I could have eaten another one.
I liked Robbie Fox’s so much that I ended up going back for more, and this time I also tried the oh-​so-​phenomenal Baked Rhubarb ($ 7), a cobbler dessert with warm rhubarb. It was even better than the Chocolate Tower, which was pretty near impossible. For a casual bar like this to have such wonderful desserts is very impressive to me.
So, lesson learned: Robbie Fox’s is definitely worth giving a chance. The patio is gorgeous (and it features live music at night), and if the desserts and house salad are any indication of the rest of the meat options, then the rest of the menu is probably great, too.

Wow! Robbie’s is fantastic! It is hard to say what this restaurant and bar hasn’t done perfectly. The décor is amazing, filled with anything nad everything that has ever inspired Irish culture. Looking for something awesome? Then check out their bar. It was brought over from Ireland and was the actual bar that a famous IRA leader was shot in. The bullet hole is still there in the glass. Talk about classy and interesting!
The food is great. The fish and chips are pretty darn delicious and I’ve heard the lamb stew is to die for. My boyfriend loves the shepherds pie and almost always gets it when we go there (if he doesn’t get fish and chips).
Their bar is extensive and they have a lot of Irish whiskeys from 8 dollars a glass to the vintage at 30 bucks a pop. I don’t drink whiskey but for my boyfriends birthday we went there and he pretty much tried everything. Robbie’s doesn’t carry the shit whiskey and his selection allows a new person to try things for reasonable prices.
The only complaint I have about the place is very minor. They have a server there, a blond foreign woman (her accent is pretty thick). She can start to get really rude. I’ve sat at one of her tables twice and both times she got a little snippy after I requested something. This last time it was when I ordered the burger and asked about sauces. Now I don’t rate this into the review because she is only one person and I think she has the ability to be great if she could just ‘chill’ a bit.
Anywho, 5 starts Robbie, this place is great!

I had a great time at Robbie Fox’s Public House. We went there one night during our bar hopping experience to dance, dance, dance. I’m glad that there was a patio area where we can just get loose because the air outside really helped out. Music was blasting the entire night and not one of the songs was boring! Drinks here are pretty standard and affordable.
Will come back for more!

We made the mistake of stopping here on my birthday last year. The inside was packed, as was the outside back bar. So we went to their side bar (which was much more open), they only served Blue Moon, Bud Light, and 3 kinds of Skyy Vodka. Instead of fighting the other crowds, we cut our losses and opened a tab there. Its started to rain, so we went inside to the only open space, the front dining area.
When we were ready to leave an hour later, my fiancé went to close his tab at the side bar. It was closed. So he went to the back bar and waited another 30 mins for one of the bartenders to get to him. Turns out it was the guy we’d had at the side bar. He asked where he could close his tab since he had opened it at the side bar and that was now closed, the guy said «At the side bar.» «But its closed, you served me over there.» «I DONT HAVE TIME TO HELP YOU.» and he went to the next person at the bar.
When my fiancé went back inside, obviously pissed, he ran into one of our friends and told him what just happened. One of the bouncers overheard their conversation and asked «Did you get your card back?» They do the open tab agreement rather than keep your card. Since my fiancé had the bouncer replied «Then just leave. That guy doesnt deserve a tip anyway.»
Robbie Fox’s: Rude bartenders, pretentious food, rad bouncers.

Well — my love for the Irish at this little Jamo joint just grows stronger all the time.
I recently had occasion to host a private party at RFPH for my dear friend Sam and naturally my home away from home was the best place to play hostess. I had the benefit of still feeling as much at ease as I would have in my real home, without having to cook or clean up after the party.
I worked closely with Anne Marie who made sure every detail of the party was attended to flawlessly. We held our birthday extravaganza in the front «cottage» area, which is the perfect spot for about 25 – 30 guests for a sit down dinner or a happy hour (done that one too). The pub also has a banquet room and separate bar out back which can be rented out for private functions. Another one of my friends held her wedding reception here and, in addition to having the great food and service you’d hope for at your wedding, it was just plain fun.
Back to our Sunday birthday brunch… The kitchen prepared an Irish breakfast as well as a course of passed hor d’oeuvres of cucumber sandwiches, filet mignon brioche (my favorite) and salmon mousse toasts. For dessert I was able to bring in special cake for the party and the kitchen added an accompaniment of fresh strawberries and crème (brilliant). Everything came out well timed and executed start to finish.
Lucky for us, Sunday afternoons now offer live jazz — which was a great bonus for the party atmosphere. I don’t know if we should still be calling it a brunch — those usually don’t last for 9 hours… but we had a great time.

I’m always hesitant to go anywhere on Mill Ave when ASU is in session, especially a pub of any kind, on a Saturday evening. But, I’ve apparently been out of school so long that I had forgotten the students do not make their appearance until long after I would already be home. So I was surprised to find Robbie Fox’s fairly empty. Although there were some parties on the patio, the restaurant was almost empty. I was also surprised to find white tablecloths, a menu that includes such entrees as curry chicken and cioppino in addition to Irish fare, and Rat Pack music in the background. I have no complaints, just surprised.
Since this was the first week of my (politically correct) temporary change in eating habits, I actually considered grilled salmon or a salad. However, I didn’t want to have to make the effort to glare at my husband all night watching him eat his fish & chips. Lucky for me, they have a smaller portion available for $ 8. Well, actually, it was unlucky for me because the portion was quite small with one filet, and it was really good. The batter was nicely seasoned and perfectly crispy as were the thin-​cut fries served with it. I did notice while the outside of the fish was «just out of the fryer hot,» the fish itself was only warm. For dessert we shared the baked rhubarb, what I deemed the healthiest option rather than the option of no dessert which was not an option. Basically a rhubarb cobbler, minus the crust, add a crumble topping.
Service was good, but our server was very young and relatively inexperienced. He had a little trouble adequately describing a few of the menu items, but at least he was attentive and made the effort!
I would definitely go back to Robbie Fox’s, and I did notice the Irish music kicked on as we were leaving!

My experience at Robbie Fox’s Public House varied greatly from my experience at the lesser known Robbie Fox’s Private House (invitation only).
At the public house we were greeted warmly and seated promptly. We enjoyed the pub atmosphere. I had the fish & chips (as I often do). I was pleasantly surprised by the fish. It was nicely battered, thick but not too heavy. The fish itself was done just right, flaky but tender. There’s nothing worse than chewy, overdone fish. The «chips» were actually skinny or pencil fries, not what I expected or prefer with fish. I prefer the thicker cut, more traditional chips. I also enjoyed a 90 schilling. Service was good throughout the meal.
At Robbie Fox’s Private House (you have to ask a server for the password to gain access to the secret entrance) I had quite a carousing time and the Irish Whiskey flowed like water. As a matter of fact, when I requested water in a futile attempt to stay hydrated and avoid a hangover, several drunken blokes at the bar turned and shouted that I had a face that would «drive rats from a barn.»
This of course led to a lively but short lived brawl that degenerated into Irish drinking songs. All was tilting along fairly well then until a gnarly old hag slipped on bangers & mash that had been slung over the bar during the earlier mêlée.
When not a soul sprang to her aid immediately, she launched into such a profanity laden tirade that even the most jaded of drunkards about lost their ruddy color momentarily.
I pulled Macklin O’Shea away just afore he mistook her for the head in his drunken stupor and the last thing I heard her shout was «May the cat eat you and the devil eat the cat!»
I’m not sure if Robbie Fox’s Private House is even open anymore but the Public House certainly is and I would recommend it for fish & chips and a bout of drinking.

I can’t review this place for food but i can for the party and man is it a party. I have been coming here all summer long (before the college crowd showed back up) and have really enjoyed it. The drinks are mixed just the way i like (lots of booze little else) and the price is just what I like (reasonable).
I love that they have sailor jerry’s here so that for $ 5 I get a stiff rum and coke that tastes good and packs a punch (if you like captain and coke try a sailor jerry’s it tastes better in my mind and is higher proof for usually the same price).
I have also found the staff to be very friendly especially the bartenders if you get them when the place isn’t swapped and even the bouncers are nice enough with small talk when checking ID’s which is rare on Mill. I know first hand I have an out of state ID and these guys like something else but are always polite about it and when i have it ready are sure to thank me for being prepared. Not the typical grunting or head motions.
Quickly this is becoming a favorite spot on Mill and as the weather cools the patio with a Dj will be a great spot.

Upon subsequent visits I have found Robbie Fox’s to be consistent in several things…
1. Sylvia, the server is amazing so ask for her to serve you. The other servers are also nice, but Sylvia is personable, always ready with a smile and good at what she does…
2. Wren and Chris in the kitchen are putting out AMAZING food. Not your average pub food. I have officially tasted all things on the appetizer list and also a few of their other items and have not had a bad thing yet! ALL is good. I hesitate to recommend any one thing as they update the menu appropriately, but their garlic shrimp, seafood roll, and samosas are really good!!! Ugh! how can i not also recommend their salmon wrapped in philo dough and stuffed with spinach! And what about the blue crab stuffed avocado??? YUM!
3. Are you kidding me? Michael the manager is so cool. And Robbie himself continues to lend authenticity to this super — after work location. I really felt at home because they have introduced a «family» atmosphere there. Rachel, who works the door begins this process of transforming you from the heat of the AZ streets to the warmth of a true Irish Public House.
4. The clientele, which I know the staff at Robbie Fox’s can hardly do much about… is decidely mature, positive, cosmopolitan, and there is such good people watching here. You might see me there a few times taking it all in!

I stopped by Robbie Fox’s for a mid-​week lunch. It wasn’t busy, but had a good feel. A little light jazz in the background made for a relaxing lunch.
Looking over the menu I ordered the Robbie Fox — I figured, its the restaurant’s namesake, so why not give it a try? The menu describes the sandwich as irish bacon & fried egg on crispy white bread served with chips. I mistakenly thought it was a typical sandwich, but it is actually an open-​faced sandwich. The egg isn’t completely fried — a little over-​easy because it is runny when cut. Still, it was good.
The chips were good — I liked the small size and they were crispy. There was some nice underlying flavor, but more overpowering was the level of salt. I don’t add salt to anything, so it was too much for me. The water for my beverage was a good choice.
The portion was large, and with the fries it was a large plate for just $ 7. Since i ordered the water, total lunch bill was $ 7. Now that’s descent!