Hannah Flanagan’s Pub

Yuck. Servers are way too busy on their phones or take care of customers. Frozen onion rings with shredded cheese. Wings just okay. Won’t be back.

It’s a shame someone with a good head for business doesn’t buy this place up and turn it into the amazing spot it could be. It’s perfectly located, great patio, lots of taps, and a perfect spot for functions and large gatherings. But the down side? They seem to only hire people who’ve never heard of «customer service», the food is mediocre, the draft beer tastes like they haven’t cleaned the lines ever, and the bathrooms are absolutely disgusting.
As a local, I can say hands down, the worst service in Asheville.

The perfect pub!
I enjoyed the bangers and mash, he enjoyed the fish and chips. All the food was tasty, filling, and the fish wasn’t greasy. Instead, it was fresh, hot, light & flaky — just as it should be.
The waiter was so nice, the beer selection was excellent, and I loved the environment. The only downside is the booth — it’s so tight and challenging to get in and out of, but honestly — once I was in the booth, I didn’t want to get out.
Their outdoor seating area is huge — the next time I go, that’s where I’ll be if the weather is nice!

Friendly service, friendly locals, and some OK live music. It’s a pub… nothing flashy, but a cool place to just hang out if you’re in town.

I’m really shocked at all the negative reviews this place has received. We came here late on a Friday night and had a great experience. Lots of great beers on tap, we had great service from the bartender (somehow he knew I wanted the Magner’s on draught after he heard me excitedly shout out «they have Magner’s on draught!» from halfway across the bar), and the food was decent pubfare. My friend ordered the fish & chips and the waffle-​cut chips were quite tasty (I didn’t try the fish). If I was an Asheville resident this would be a regular hangout for me!

Good beer selection, decent bar food just a few doors down from Mast General Store. It’s a bit old and dingy. Not a bad stop for a beer or two while my wife is shopping!

Good drinks, nice folks — will definitely return on our next visit to town.

2 cubes of fish — Lots of fries, $ 9.00??? Not really what I would consider a good value for a fish and chips dinner. The beer selection is outstanding, wait staff was hurried, the place smelled like the basement of my old fraternity house after a keg party.
Go to Pack’s tavern, spend a buck more and get a real meal in a bright, clean environment.

I thought this was a cool bar– good location downtown. Big game room. Large selection of beers on tap (sadly they were out of Guinness). Food was good– chicken tenders, nachos and wings all got props from our table. Server Summer very nice and accommodating.

BOOOOOOOOOOOO
It’s a travesty for this place to even consider itself in the same playing field as an Irish pub. The really sad thing is, there is so much potential for it to be SOOO MUCH BETTER. I really dig the layout even though it looks like the place hasn’t been cleaned in a decade which in turn makes me leery about drinking anything out of their taps — so It was bottles only which is a shame. When you think Irish Pub, you think pints of Smithwicks and Guinness, friendly faces, and lots of laughs — all of which do not live at Hannah’s. A friend of mine that I went with braved the taps. Said the beer was slightly below luke warm and just tasted «off» — so he exchanged it for a bottle. The bartender still charged him for his pint though even though he barely drank any of it and even suggested that either the Keg had skunked or the lines need to cleaned/​examined (I should mention that my friend owns and operates a successful restaurant and knows a thing or two about the industry). All of these things so far aren’t exactly deal breakers. What really plummeted the ranking for Hannah’s for me was the service. It was non-​existent and when you did finally get the attention of a bartender or server, they seemed almost pissed off that you wanted to spend money thus making them work. One of the bartenders once I managed to get his attention (for the record it was a Tuesday and not that busy at all) walked over to me and just said «What??» in a pissed off tone as if my wanting a bottle of beer was taking away from his hangout time with his buddies. Sure they have lots of beer on tap — but whats the point when you’re too afraid to drink it and no one wants to pour it for you? You know who else has a great tap selection? Barley’s across the street. Clean establishment, friendly staff and service is on point. Do yourself a favor — if you want an Irish Style pub, go to Jack of the Wood up the street. It’s not declared as an Irish Style pub, but hits the nail better than Hannah’s. You will only leave Hannah’s feeling like you’ve been treated like a bad date.

Lots of beers on tap, good food, nothing special.

Great Reuben sandwich! Piccolo was excellent waiter – knowledgeable and funny! Spouses fish ‘n chips was just so-​so.

I’ll begin with a caveat: I went during Bele Chere, which was probably a mistake. I won’t repeat it.
When it comes to bad reviews, most of the time I say «go see for yourself.» I suppose that still stands here, but I think most of my fellow reviewers have summed it up pretty well.
Hannah’s is a divey «Irish» pub, with the scales tipping dramatically towards divey and away from Irish. They’ve got quite a few beers on tap, but in Asheville that’s just not enough. My party moved out to the patio to accommodate our size and to keep a melting toddler away from people enjoying themselves.
We sat. And we sat. And we sat. We watched a waiter pass us by several times without so much as a sideways glance towards our table. Others came and sat, the waiter served them, and still we sat ignored. Between sweltering heat and a melting toddler, we finally decided to holler at a waiter ourselves who was standing bewildered unsure of what was happening around them.
I consider myself a very patient person, especially with customer service and especially with food service because I’ve been in their shoes for three years now. We all have busy days, we all have bad days. But it boils down to this: I’m sitting in your establishment, trying to give you my money. So if you’d like that money, then I’d like AT LEAST some basic service.
If you can’t show me that even on a bad day, you will never see me again.

I ordered the bratwursts with a side of mashed potatoes and grilled veggies. The grilled veggies were probably the best things on the dish, and that wasn’t saying much. The bratwursts had good flavor, but there wasn’t much special about them. Mashed potatoes were standard as well. It was typical bar food and tasted that way too. The only nice part was being able to sit outside and watch the passersby. There was also live music going on, which made for a more pleasant experience. But don’t come here for the food.

I came here while visiting local friends. Having purchased a «gift certificate» on
, I thought I would check it out with a few friends. When we got there, we presented the certificate and told them that we would have a few appetizers but would mostly be drinking our certificate away. The waitress said nothing but got our drinks and apps.
Fast forward about 2 hours, we asked for our check. Upon presenting the certificate for redemption, we were told that we would need to eat about $ 30 additionally to be able to use the certificate. This confused me because the bill was $ 78 and the certificate said that we would pay $ 20 for a $ 50 bill.
We were then told that in North Carolina it is illegal to discount liquor and that they couldn’t honor the certificate. Being from a different state, I wasn’t familiar with this law as it is perfectly legal where I live. The certificate didn’t mention this law, nor did the waitress.
We informed the waitress and management that we refused to pay the tab because of their dishonesty and had the police called on us for «stealing». While they were waiting for the police to arrive, they had their rather hefty bouncer blockade our booth so that we couldn’t leave.
Once we finally left, with paying our tab, they kept our certificate and cashed it in anyways so they got both the full amount of the tab AND the value of the certificate! We were given the name and number of the manager and the owner and NOBODY returned any calls.
STAY AWAY!

Guinness pour left an inch or more of head, atmosphere was eh… not my place and I like dive bars. Service started fast and ended slow. Lost the waitress for a while and was about to just go pay at the bar.
Eh, not bad, not my place

Ok, the service was great. But the place itself is DISGUSTING. I saw that people were eating there, and I thought that I would probably rather eat off of the NYC Subway floor than eat anything that came out of Hannah Flanagan’s kitchen.
This place could use a major overhaul. Blech.

Notwithstanding all the other poor reviews for this place, we stopped here on a Tuesday for a preprandial beer. Having just been in Ireland less than a month ago, I must report that the atmosphere here is not substantially worse than over there.
We didn’t try food, but service and ambiance were just fine, certainly meriting an average 3 stars.

Mr. Burns: [Mr. Burns’ film is being booed by the audience] Smithers, are they booing me?
Smithers: Uh, no, they’re saying «Boo-​urns, Boo-​urns».
Mr. Burns: [Stands and faces the audience] Are you saying «Boo» or «Boo-​urns»?
[the audience boos and throws rubbish at him]
Hans Moleman: I was saying «Boo-​urns»!
That is how I feel about this place. As in I hope it Boo-​urns down! Service here sucks, freshly 21 year old douchebags love this place. They must flock from New Jersey to come drinking here. The drinks aren’t cheap and mixed ones are watered down.
Want a good place to get a pint, or two, or eight? Go to Charlotte Street Grill & Pub.

I always head here for a few brews when I’m up for shows at the Peel.
Good beer selection, decent food and a Golden Tee machine.
Bigger TVs would be nice, however.