Dead Presidents Pub & Restaurant

618 N Union St, Wilmington - 19805
150 reviews
American Pubs
(302) 652-7737

Went here for brunch on Sunday and this place was awesome. To start the inside is really cool. This is a neat old building with a wrap around bar. We had $4 bloody marys, which were really good. Brunch was excellent. I had a breakfast burrito, which was stuffed and the potatoes on the side were excellent. My girlfriend had scrapple and egg on thick cut french toast. It was different but really good. I also had coffee. The whole thing cost us $29, talk about a deal. The bartender was great. They also have a parking lot next to the building. You must try this place.

Worst brunch experience I have ever had. Absolutely a nightmare. Showed up for a 10am reservation, bartender ignored us. Waived them down and asked if we were all set for our 8 person reservation and were told everything was set up in the back. Not a single thing was set up. No silverware or napkins. No tables pushed together. Order went in around 1030. Did not get food until 1130-1145 and there were no other patrons eating food. Came out 2 meals at a time. French toast was so bad it was straight up declined by the person who got it. Pancakes were inedible, possibly spoiled batter or milk. The exterior was hard and the inside was doughy and under cooked. One person opened a ketchup bottle and it exploded like a gun went off. Spoiled chunks of ketchup went all over the walls and two patrons. No apology from the staff, just said “oh I’ve never seen that before.” To top it all off we were then ignored and had to chase the waitress into the kitchen to get the bill so we could get the hell out of there. My stomach still hurts from an awful attempt at a sandwich I had. Don’t ever ever ever go there to eat if you see this.

Please offer a lime wedge with a drink that is as simple as vodka and cranberry, or vodka, lemon-lime & cranberry. EVERYTIME- not even once- but everytime your bar staff consistently drops my drink order without a lime. Worse, they move on, too far away for me to get their attention to request a lime for a drink that traditionally is served with one. This isn't a recent issue- it was ALL THE TIME pre covid.Its one thing if the bartender explained they were out of limes and did i want a lemon. But you always have the limes. Please train staff on limes with drinks with half cran or splash of cran, or better yet- that they ASK at the order taking which garnish or if they'd like a garnish.Thank you

The food here is delicious! Portions are nice and servers are friendly also.

Service is good; casual atmosphere. Was disappointed with fish & chips, fish was way overdone. Previous meals were much better. Great drinks.

Cute, nice bar to go to if you're not wanting a massive crowd. It's good food nice size bar with options if you don't want to sit directly at the bar. The staff is always nice and pleasant. Would definitely recommend to try!

Opens at 11am on weekdays and is a great place for lunch. Quesadillas are thick and delicious, and of course, go great with Terrapin and Cigar City, both on tap. The atmosphere is chill in a good way.

Let me first say that the food was actually good and prices are very reasonable. I would have given them a much higher rating if it was not for their extremely slow service and the fact that none of the staff used COVID precautions because none of them wore masks. It did appear that they did not have enough workers, but all anyone had to do was to explain what was going on to the customers and check on them periodically to see if anything was needed. This did not happen and it was quite scary when the waitress broke out in a coughing fit without a mask (she said she had a sinus infection). I would recommend that you try them out, but just be mindful of their current situation and take your own COVID precautions.

1) Tables were dirty or half-cleaned.2) Staff could care less whether or not people sitting at tables needed food or beverage. They seemed more concerned with some stupid, larger party.3) It's blatantly obvious that, unless one is a HICK, they're not welcome here.4) We WON'T be WASTING our hard-earned money here ANYTIME SOON!

Lot of bar food offerings. Delicious lamb burger and chili nachos. Cool dim pub ambiance. Clean. Courteous staff.