Kavanagh’s Irish Pub & Restaurant

This place is a filthy hole in the wall kind of place. The food was not very good. The mashed potatoes must have been imported from Ireland, because they were cold and old.
We ordered a beer sampler/​flight, and one of the glasses had sugar (guessing) stuck on part of the rim. Over-​all the place is filthy. There’s carpet on the floor which is black and nasty, and adds to a very bad odor to the joint.
I can tell from the other reviews that there are those that love this place. I’m sure if you drink enough, you will be able to over-​look and forget what a disgusting place you’re sitting.

Went for lunch. Ordered the scotch eggs, the sausage was still pink and the waitress said «we use pink sausage». She took it from the table, never apologize and charged us for it. The burger was plain and dry, and the pub club had browned lettuce and dry bread. Our waitress never came to check on us while we ate.

The hostess, waitstaff, and bartender were all attentive and pleasant. The food was fantastic!

This was excellent. We had fish n chips, Bangers and Mash, the whisky burger and the corn beef and cabbage. The kids grilled cheese was even good. The hit of the night was the Baileys cheesecake. We will be back.

The food is always good, the Guinness is amazing, and the live music on Fridays nights is on par.

Went by on a Saturday night, easy parking and no waiting. There was live music which added to the good feeling of the place. Waitress was prompt and friendly. Had Fish and Chips, very tasty, not greasy. Order the sampler appetizer plate, the Hog Wings are the bomb! So are the Bites. Had a great time and will definitely go back with the rest of the clan!

A real Irish pub in the US. Very rare indeed. Great place. Good food good people. Real Shepard’s Pie which almost impossible to find.

We love this place. We bring the kids and they enjoy the music. The staff is extremely friendly and always greet and talk to our kids. Good Irish food, friendly atmosphere and live music on Fridays and Saturday. What else can you ask for.

Must say, we had a 5 star here before and it was mainly due to Danny at the bar and the 4 flavor fries.
OH, THOSE FRIES! Simply the best.
Now, alas, they no longer serve those fries. They still have «4 flavor fries» on the menu, but they are clearly cheaper «frozen bag» steak fries available in any local market or grocery.
On the plus side, the sauces are still just as good. Worth a stop in, and we will still go occasionally, but sadly not as much. We loved those fries so much, and that was one of the main reasons we went as much as we did. Now that they’ve changed, we won’t go as much to somewhere where we can make the food at home the same way for considerably cheaper.
Still the only local place that serves Magners cider though, so that’s a plus.

I had driven past Kavanagh’s many times but never stopped in likely due to outside appearance and its awkward corner strip mall location. I finally visited today. They have friendly bartenders and good happy hour apps and beers. The Guinness is the best I’ve had in the US. It’s a decent Irish place that unfortunately was pretty empty in the restaurant section, but that could be because it’s a weeknight. They have a lot of dart boards, so I will be back on a weekend to play as well.

Stopped in here on a Friday night with my husband and some friends. We waited at the bar for about 15 minutes while a table opened up. The first thing I noticed about this place was the amount of completely wasted space. All the tables were full and they kept mentioning how busy they were, but looking around there is all this empty space, it didn’t seem busy, there’s all these half walls and cut offs around the room where tables could and should be. Any way, we split the sampler, it had a nice selection, the pork «wing» was very good, fell right off the bone. The broccoli and cheddar bites were okay, they were kind of skinny and didn’t have a lot in them so I think they overcooked a little, and the others liked the potato skins and fried pickles. I got the Gaelic Chicken upon the waitresses recommendation. It was good, but she had me hyped up to think it was going to be incredible. My mashed potatoes crusted over and the cheese sauce thickened up, so I think it may have died in the window a little bit. There was supposed to be sauteed peppers and onions on top, but mine had maybe two and a half slices of pepper and a couple onion strips, so that was a little disappointing. My husband had their fish and chips and said they were just okay. The music was fun to listen to, they changed it up between singing and all instrumental songs, and the staff was incredibly friendly. Our waitress was very nice, had a very nurturing nature to her, we all wanted to call her mom. It was a fun place but there is some stiff competition for great Irish food not too far away so I’m not sure we will return. I hope they clear out some of those silly half walls and put more tables in so they can make more money!

My wife and I were visiting some friends in Mt. Juliet while out of town over the weekend. I love a good Irish pub (I’m pretty picky though on them) and she happened to see Kavanagh’s while looking up restaurants on TripAdvisor and said we should go. I’m ever so glad we did. My wife isn’t big on them typically but usually goes because I love them, and she even loved the place. It has a fun atmosphere that unlike most pubs is family friendly, everyone on the staff we encountered was incredibly friendly as well, was reasonably priced, food was wonderful (the Scotch Eggs were amazing!), and the drinks were on point. My wife likes mixed drinks and they made them very well, and I usually am a whiskey/​scotch and beer drinker which they had a great selection of both. This is one of the more authentic Irish Pubs I have been to even down to the detail of the décor– they even have a replica of the front gates of the Guinness brewery on the wall and the food was very authentic to what I’ve had in Ireland. Many nights they also have live music that was quite entertaining as well. I’d recommend this if you were local or even if you were just stopping through Nashville– it’s a short and convenient ride from the Nashville Airport if you are in from out of town and definitely worth the visit. We liked it so much we visited again before our flight left the next day-​our only regret is that we didn’t visit earlier when we got to Nashville!

This place has redeemed itself.
Getting this out of the way now, I personally know the owner, Tom. I used to work with him.
Now, I would not let that hold me back know from being critical of the place, because I love food, and I have no problems keeping people away from awful places.
I’ll also not let it hold me back from saying I LOVED this place when it first showed up. But after about a year, the food got pretty awful, and I was very vocal to people about it. Well, a guy I know I work, who’s wife works here as a hostess, told me that they changed cooking staff, pretty much all of it.
So, me and my wife figured we would come back, and give it another shot. I have to say, it’s MUCH better then it used to be, the chicken is awesome (the last time, it was a nasty block of processed, gross, meat, that I couldn’t swallow), the new mac and cheese is some of the best I have EVER had. The garlic butter goes great with everything that they have.
I am glad to say, anybody nearby should seriously come check it out. The prices are a tad high, but still below places like longhorn, but the food is more than worth it.
And Tom, don’t lose your current cooking staff.

Great hidden gem! Danny, bartender and musician, is awesome! The hog wings fall right off of the bone and the chicken wings are excellent as well. They offer free darts for entertainment. The scotch eggs are also good, though I found the potato skins to be mushy, tasteless and stale, as though they had sat for awhile. Overall, neat place hidden in a strip mall area.

Loved this place. Friendly staff, great atmosphere, tons of options, and good food.
I had the Scotch eggs to start, and bangers and mash as mine main. No complaints, well-​seasoned food, and plenty of it. Friendly attentive staff and a clean, open atmosphere make this place ⁵⁄₅ hands down.

My husband and I just moved to the Mt. Juliet area. We stopped by here the other evening around 9pm to grab a drink and an appetizer. We sat at the bar and spent the whole hour there chatting with Danny. The place was empty since it was an hour before close on a Tuesday, but we could tell it had a great vibe. Danny was incredibly friendly, and our appetizers (wings and the four flavor fries) were delicious. We left telling him we would absolutely be back.
The next day after a long day of settling into our home, we decided to go back and try entrees. We were there a bit early on a Wednesday and caught the end of happy hour, getting a good rate on drinks and appetizer. We tried the Shepherd’s Pie and the Gaelic Chicken. The chicken was ever so slight salty, but in the end both items were quite tasty. We just may mention to take it easy on the salt next time for that item. Danny was there once again and as friendly as the night before with all the patrons in the bar area. He also told us about the live music on Fridays and Saturdays and how families come for dinner and the kids play and dance. We will definitely have to check that out with our son sometime!
We also spent a little time playing darts on our second visit, and we decided we must bring friends back here to relax, play some darts and have some good food and drinks!

DELICIOUS!!!
The Hog Wings with their Guinness sauce are heaven. They fry their fish and chips and pickles and cheddar broccoli bites to perfection just like a good mixture of the UK and southern comfort food. Their desserts are to die for: I’ve had the chocolate seduction (need I say more?), and the bailey’s cheesecake (flawless). I hear the bread pudding is amazing as well!
They have an awesome whiskey selection, but, even so, it’s very family friendly and the live music is super fun!
One of my faves for sure.

Excellent place for lunch. Love the atmosphere and the food was quite good.
The authentic Irish music playing during our meal was great.
We had Shepherd’s Pie and the portion size was great, especially considering it was a value priced lunch special.
We will definitely return soon!

Having ate at Kavanagh’s several times, each time it gets better. Today was a big improvement.
Today they had a limited menu because of their ½ way to St. Patrick’s Day event. The waitress was upset because of the limited menu but everyone in our party was able to order their favorite Irish dish. No harm in a limited menu when a large crowd is expected. In fact, it made our ordering easier because the others with me hasn’t eaten there before.
As always, I enjoyed the Hog Wings.

We attended the soft opening and was happy for it. Understandably the food was a little slow to the table, they were working out the quirks. The food was good… I ahd the Bangers and Mash, and my husband had the Shepard’s pie (which was in a HUGE baked potato). They were both really good. The cole slaw needs a little work, really bland.
Steel tip dart boards for the gamers out there, and I believe they have leagues. Great Bar, can’t wait until they serve alcohol.
Waitstaff was friendly, the beer was cold, and the atmosphere was «Pubby», which is always a plus.
Since we work so close… we’ll be back I’m sure and I hear Irish Stew is on the Full menu, so, I can’t wait to try it out!