Shakespeare’s Pub & Grill

The food is amazing! They also have the best bloody Mary’s in Iowa city! Staff are friendly as well love coming here

Service — Friendly
Food — Straightforward.
1. Pork Tenderloin Sandwich — Heavy on the beer batter. Otherwise, thicker cut and very juicy. Comes breaded or broiled.

Food was much better last time I stopped in, I think they had a change in the kitchen. Will report back on the tenderloin soon.

The food is still good at Shakespeare’s, however their salad portions have shrunk so dramatically that it isn’t worth the ten bucks you will spend on it.

Delicious wonderful food. Clean. Best wings in Iowa City! Good selection of beers. Dark, quiet atmosphere that is good for date night! Bartenders are friendly.

This review is for Karaōke on Saturday nights. Beware: They only have karaōke once a month; call the bar to find out when.
This is my favorite karaōke experience in the Iowa City area. Some really excellent singers come out. People who are there are into it and lots of people sing along to whichever songs they know. Sometimes a dance party breaks out during a good song.
Shakespeare’s is a squarish room with the bar in the right back corner, booths along the left and back sides, and tables in the middle. The karaōke setup is on the right in front of the bar on the pool table. There is one TV that faces the patrons and one monitor for the singer, though lots of people use the TV. As a singer you contend with the stream of people who move around the bar while you’re singing because of where you’re situated. It’s annoying but you get used to it.
You can tell who the regulars are and they do their songs every week. This is really the only place where I’ve found karaōke regulars. And I’ve pretty much become one.

Happened to be in the neighborhood during lunchtime and decided to try Shakespeare’s out. I’m really glad I did! The food, service and atmosphere were all really great! Probably the food and service more so than the atmosphere (severe lack of natural light) but all in all, a great spot! It was certainly a clean pub and they were even offering a seasonal treat as a special… fried green tomatoes!
I had a burger with fries, added bleu cheese with all of the regular toppings. If they don’t make their own beef patties here, they’ve got me fooled. Great flavor, and the fries were SO good! I really liked this place and I would definitely come here again.

Delicious «bar food» for great prices. Fun place to go with friends, knowing you probably won’t run into anyone you know! It always makes me feel right at home, and the staff are all pretty friendly.

Yummy pub style food with a local ambiance and plenty of TVs playing a wide range of sports. I usually get a patty melt or a yummy burger with good fries. Wide ranging clientele by age. Always only gone to eat and have a beer, and for that, it serves its purpose.

Great local bar with a pretty good food selection. The staff is great and even though it’s always crowded, you won’t wait long for a drink or to place your order.

Great pub grub and an excellent staff! Tuesday night taco night and NFL Sundays are the best!!!

Quality pub fare, great tenderloin, warm family ambience and plenty of sports TV. Perfect for a Sunday.
Had a great time meeting friends for lunch and the place wasn’t overly loud and our waitress was very attentive.

dive bar, great food, really like the chicken tenders here. can’t remember which night is the karaōke night but it’s pretty fun. seems to be alot of regulars here. great spot for people live east side of town.

The thing that makes me like the place is that they had corndogs the night we went. And they hit the spot, even after we had eaten dinner earlier that night.
The beer was pretty cheap too, $ 7.50 for a pitcher of beer, pretty good deal there. On fridays its $ 6 for a pitcher.
And the pool table doesn’t require you to come in with a pocket full of quarters, you can use dollarbills on it. A major plus for the table.
My only complaint about the place is the ladies room has only 1 toilet, I think that a bar should have more than 1, considering how fast beer can go through you.
With it being walking distance from my house I think when it gets warmer I’ll be taking many trips there.

Everything’s fried, but it’s fried to deliciousness!
Great local bar if you want to get away from the downtown scene.

Very good bar food, serve lunch and dinner. Their Tuesday night Taco special is a great deal.