Underground Public House

717 S University Ave, Carbondale - 62901
179 reviews
Gastropubs American
(618) 490-1586

Our experience was amazing. Our food was great and our sever Josie was awesome. Very nice and helpful even though she was super busy. Cocktails were quick and tasty. Scotch eggs appetizer was very good. My wife had NY strip and it was cooked perfectly. I had the chicken dish and it was unreal. The presentation and ingredients are very well done. Thanks to everyone for a great meal.

Fabulous!!!A new find for us. Family of five, all had different things and enjoyed sharing nibbles around the tables. Clean, friendly service, very nice outdoor seating as well as in. Portions are gracious, quality of food was amazing. All served hot, including picky eater requests from two children, all done fast and flawlesslyCan't wait to go back.

Overall a good experience. The localy sourced steaks were excellent with an excellent sauce. The fish of the day, which was highly recommended by the staff, was unfortunately very overcooked. Great selection of beer and coctails.

The giant pretzel truly is giant and probably one of the best pretzels I've had. Also the vegan falafel burger was amazing!!! So so tasty. And great house fries. The food is definitely worth the price. Also the service was amazing, very friendly staff. Especially Trevor, he's extremely nice.

This place was awful! Not much drink selection unless you want craft beer. Got a Rueben that was supposed to be known for. It was terrible. Glorified fatty ribs on rye bread. The worst Ruben I have ever had.. Couldn”t substitute mashed potatoes with your steak. What the hell. Asked if I wanted fries with my sandwich or could sub a salad so I did but then was charged $4 for a small pile of lettuce! Will never go back.

Best dinner in a long time! Burgers are delicious, poutine is on point, and the side dish of gnocchi is a must try! Large selection of craft beer, awesome bourbon selection. We were in town for 2 nights, visited the first night and decided to go back on night 2!

My husband and I came by for dinner and were really excited to try this place. The staff was very welcoming and everyone was following the mask mandate- which we appreciated. Though the food looked incredible, the taste fell short on a few things. The poutine awesome, 10/10. My husband got the PBR Reuben, and was really excited because both kimchi and pork belly are favorites of his. The kimchi slaw was extremely mild compared to what we usually tend to find and the sandwich could have used the heat. The pork belly was thick cut and had a great smokiness, but on the whole the sandwich was pretty bland. The pork schnitzel sandwich was about the size of my head. It's an insane size so keep in mind when ordering. It will definitely be multiple meals. I EAT, and still took home 3/4. This sandwich too was lacking in flavor, and even with the mustard and pickled red onions it was overall bland. I'm not sure if we just ordered the wrong things but based off the pictures with all the plate appeal and flare, we were really looking forward to a flavorful meal. It was okay, but I wouldn't go out of my way to go there again, especially when we walked away indifferent for over $70.

The appetizers are good & so are the drinks. The food is okay and is plated very nicely but is very highly priced. Also, they wouldn’t let us substitute sides which seems a little ridiculous when you’re paying that much for dinner. The ambience is nice. Would go back again but probably just for appetizers and drinks rather than a whole dinner.

Service was definitely outstanding. Our electric energy kept shutting the power off so were apologizing in advance for the inconvenience. We will be back soon. Awesome bartender, hostess and servers. They even dressed the part for Halloween.

Wanted to try this place for awhile... we ordered scotch eggs for an app... hands down so worth it!We drank bloody marys... they are spot on! So good! Perfect amount of spice.Food was good...waitress was very friendly and attentive...They were really busy like I'm sure they usually are... but very fast service....