My family had a celebration dinner here tonight and had a great time! The staff were perfect, very cozy and comfortable pub. All of our food was absolutely perfect!! Between all of us we had the fish and chips, smash burgers, bangers and mash, a pasty, and another sandwich. Everything was excellent!! Will definitely eat here again especially for the smash burgers and fish and chips! We didn’t order drinks but the drink menu also looked very very enticing, we’ll have to order drinks next time! Thanks for the great food!
We ordered food on GH, it was beyond superb. Fish and chips, reuben bites, Mac and cheese with bacon, and molten chocolate cake. Everything was fantastic, made our night. Fast delivery too.
I have missed decent Pub food since my college days in England until I ate at Merlin's Rest. By far the best Pub food I've had in the U.S. If you like excellent Irish Pub food, I highly recommend Merlin's Rest Pub. 5 out of 5 stars!
This is a great spot to meet for authentic Irish food and a great atmosphere. Good for happy hour!
Great British pub close to downtown Minneapolis! Stopped by on a Friday night with a group of five. We were seated immediately on the bar side. The drink menu features plenty of draft beers, from England, Ireland, and local breweries, as well as cans and bottles. Huge selection of Irish whiskeys and Scotch. Service was slow but our server, the younger gentleman with long hair, was excellent! Our group tried the Scotch Egg (warm), Fish & Chips, Irish Stew, Celtic Knots, and the housemade Crisps. Everything was pretty good. I especially enjoyed the Irish Stew though I wish it had come with some sort of bread or roll. Portions might seem smaller (a great thing in my opinion) compared to some American pubs but they are definitely filling. Draft beers are available in a half pint which is a dream for "lightweight" beer lovers. Recommend for an authentic pub experience; if I lived closer this would definitely be a regular stop!
Simply an awesome Reuben, and try out the ginger beer, yes it does contain alcohol. Great atmosphere really comfortable.
We were there celebrating my youngest son's birthday. Another of my sons made the reservation but we arrived first. The staff was wonderful from the time we got there. A few minutes after arriving, we noticed we were short a couple seats. They quickly & happily added a table & left a couple extra chairs. Our waitress was amazing!!!! We weren't a super organized group but she handled our dinner like a boss!!!! Everyone's food was great too.
I love Merlins, I'm there nearly every Wednesday for the quiz. It's hard and fun, my group has no shot at winning, but we have a great time and always enjoy the food and beer. Definitely recommend, especially for trivia.
I visited Merlin’s rest pub on a Tuesday evening. It was quick to get seated and service was really fast (even though the server and bartender kept apologizing for being slow, it was faster than a typical restaurant). I had the fish sandwich and would definitely recommend it. It was good fresh and also good as leftovers the next day.I look forward to visiting again.
Cute pub with an awesome Scotch and Irish whiskey selection and good food. I had the fish and chips but there were a lot of English foods on the menu I wanted as well including cottage pie and pastys. Their Scotch selection is the best I've seen at any bar and I appreciated that they had their rare bottles in stock. I would definitely come back.