Kelly's Tavern

1010 Loftis Blvd, Newport News - 23606
158 reviews
American Burgers Sports Bar
(757) 246-0080

Arrived when there were plenty of open tables. My party was sat expeditiously. That’s where the service slowed to a halt. We sat for approximately 10 minutes without even having our drink orders taken. A waitress walked by and left napkins around this time. Out of curiosity, I checked the time. We then decided on what we were going to eat and waited for what seemed like a while, it had been over 15 minutes. More than 4 different team members walked by our table with all of our menus closed, making eye contact with all of them. Not one asked us what we wanted to drink up until this point. We waited a few more moments and decided to walk out peacefully. Out of genuine curiosity, I asked the hostess how we placed our food and drink orders. She basically ignored me and only said sorry when she saw my party of 4 leaving.

Attempted to go here for a nice St Patrick’s Day meal and drinks but evidently Kelly’s Tavern hasn’t figured out how to seat someone and serve them within a reasonable period of time. When I say reasonable I say at least be spoken to within 15 min of sitting down. It was fairly busy but I noticed many of the staff sitting around just talking and not even attempting to speak to people who were not already served. I’ll NEVER attempt to visit here again oh and the menu is garbage!!!

Part of large party. One server, but she was awesome.

Came here a couple times. Food and service was better the first time. Smells like cigarettes. Nice place to play pool.

I had a good time drinks was good food to they messed our wings up but they replaced it asap for free it5a very nice vibe

The good: We've been there 3 times and the servers have always been friendly and attentive.The dining area and bathrooms have been clean.Televisions all around showing sports, if you enjoy that ( I do)The dining area hasn't been crowded (no wait)The bad: The food is just meh, inconsistent, and overpriced. First visit we loved the fries w/bacon& cheese. They were hot with a good amount of toppings. The next two visits they were cold with little cheese and bacon. The Mac & cheese is literally Kraft and had not been cooked bland. The sandwiches are a bit pricey for the size and taste. Both of our sandwiches lacked meat, but had loads of vegetable toppings. I had the burger once before and it wasn't anything special or that would entice me to return.We like to support local business, but we'll pass, for the time being, on Kelly's Tavern.

Great burgers and French fries

I sat outside and had a TV to myself. It was great!

Casual yet fun. The atmosphere is great for playing their pool tables!

Great atmosphere. Great food. Service is pretty good . Excellent when staffed?