Old Irish Harp in Walsall

Went for family birthday meal, group of 7 and cannot fault this place, lovely decor, friendly staff and very good food, my husband is usually a harsh critic when eating steak in a pub but said his ribeye was one of the best he s had and peppercorn sauce was amazing, my kebab meal was delicious and rest of family on fish and chips were also happy with food. We all had a great experience and will definately return

Simply wonderful, excellent food amazing service. We will definitely be back! Thank you

Great service and food quality seems to have improved since my last visit. Will be back again soon.

Manager (didn’t get his name) was amazing, always busy, always polite and very prompt. I used to work for the Harp but over 8 years ago and so glad he has upheld the hard working reputation. He was a credit plus gave my dad a free drink for his birthday.

A brilliant restaurant that lays the benchmark for pub grub. Steak Americano with dripping sauce was amazing and desert finished me off.

Very friendly atmosphere in the pub, food always top class and dog friendly! Was served by Dan, a true gentleman :)

Had a lovely meal today with friends and family. 5 roast dinners and I had the sirloin steak. All cooked beautifully, the medium rare steak I asked for was excellent. All in all a lovely late afternoon. Definitely recommended

What a disappointment! Following a promotional Irish Harp Remembrance offer arriving through our door, (limited edition Poppy glass with your drink to keep) my family and I took the opportunity to call in for refreshments following attending the nearby Remembrance Day Parade in Aldridge Sunday 10th November. The venue claims to be supporting our Veterans with events and promotions. My husband is a Veteran and was wearing his medals and Regimental headdress following the parade. On arrival we saw a sign saying that they also welcome Blue Light Card discount. Great! Unfortunately my husband producing his BL card wasn’t enough, the barman insisted that he download the app and obtain the QR code. This proved difficult. We then asked if we could have our drinks in a Poppy glass as per the promotion? Not possible replied the barman, ‘we ran out of those weeks ago’, was the reply. Ok, let’s order drinks then, we may even stay for lunch. The barman then refuses to serve our 21 year old son without ID, (I get that, it’s the law), but talk about making it really difficult to get served. My husband may have been wearing a clown outfit, it would have received the same respect. So it was a swift about turn and off we went refreshment less. Proud to support our Veterans? I think not! We will not be returning to the Irish Harp and my husband will be sure to be very vocal when discussing our experience with the charities and organisations that he is involved with. Shame!

Had a really lovely time. Staff were very welcoming and were attentive and friendly throughout. Meals were superb. My steak was cooked to perfection. The Porn Star Martini cocktail was one of the best I'd had. We'll definitely be back again.

Very friendly staff and lovely food, first time going as family have recently moved close buy. Definitely recommend for special occasions or just a lunch. Do specials on Wednesday and Thursday.

Had a lovely evening, staff were great, pleasant, polite and helpful.

Booked online for early dinner at 5.30. We arrived on time, and before we had even sat down we were asked what drinks we would like. The server seemed to be rushing us the whole time. Then, at just before 7pm, we were informed that the table was needed because they were busy, so effectively evicted from the restaurant! We were asked if we had vouchers which we didn't so those with discounted vouchers were given priority over full paying customers. Won't be going back!

lovely food lovely place will defo be back staff polite

Beautiful meal this evening. Rump steak, steak and ale pie and delicious apple and cherry crumble with custard. It’s been years since we last visited but we will return soon. Lovely comfortable setting. Compliments to the chef - everything was cooked to perfection. Thankyou to Millie for looking after us from the moment we arrived until we left. ♥️

Great lunch , had the bacon cheeseburger and the onion rings upgrade , what a combo ! , basic but banging , chef vita cheffed this up for me , great food and visit

Great time , Kane the bar man , served up a lovely san mig , food was great , I shall be returning soon , festive menu looks ace

Great atmosphere, great food, great staff , enjoyed food, do recommend! , had a beautiful meal which consisted a homemade chicken kebab

Food and service was great! Really friendly staff and a great place for a family get together.

Unfortunately our mains were over cooked . The staff are all friendly and polite.

food was amazing, bartender matin was so attentive and nothing was too much for him. will definitely be returning at a later date

Food was superb, generous portions, and service with a smile, everyone is always happy to help. Will definitely be recommending.

Disappointed that we couldn’t swap certain items but Dan the waiter was amazing. He looked after us so well and explained everything calmly

Go there quite often and never had a dad experiance..

Ryan was really gods very attentive

Always very friendly and helpful.

Terrible food, someone even got food poisoning

Lovely food and fantastic service from the wait staff, thank you!

Warm welcome and attentive waitress. She served us on a previous visit and was part of the reason we returned. The food was delicious and reasonably priced. 100% will return in the not too distant future.

Came for lunch to celebrate my Nan’s Birthday. Had an amazing time and the food was excellent! Nicky made us feel welcome and provided excellent service

Very nice food, good selection of drinks, lovely atmosphere, great staff and a lovely pub!

Ryan was exceptional, fantastic customer service from him and all the staff. Food was tasty and delicious too. A highlight of the area.

Great steak selection , ribeyes to die for

Mixed grill meats were dry and tasteless, puddings a little over priced for what you got!

Great friendly pub , excellent Sunday Roast

Rhys was very helpful, and his an honour to your company!!

Really good meal and great service received. The wait on food wasn’t long and it was actually for my Mom’s birthday and they even bought a little chalkboard with that on which was a nice touch.

Lovely restaurant/ pub. Food we had wasn't what we ordered as they were out of steak. We were disappointed but the manager provided well cooked food and refunded the cost of meals. We felt he had gone above and beyond to put things right. V impressed. His service means we will return. Recommended.

Can’t recommend this place enough

Found the service Excellent and the food and cocktails very good celebrating 62nd birthday at the time.

This restaurant has such a cozy and charming atmosphere! The warm lighting, rustic decor, and comfortable seating make it an ideal place for a relaxed meal especially for this time of year! The service was great; food delicious and we had the best time with friends and family. Good value for money and we'll be back for sure.”

Reece our waiter was amazing. Food was good. Shame table and menus were sticky. Just needed a good wipe down.

We love it there, it's our favourite place. I took my husband for a birthday meal as we both had a trio roast which was amazing and value for money. It's so relaxed there and the staff are very polite.

It was suggested we all go here by a friend who lives locally. We had never been before and annoyingly my sat nav made me miss the turning off the island into their car park The outside looked promising and inside it's pleasant enough. It's part of the Marstons chain so you know it will be a corporate menu and standardised meals. Unfortunately there were a few items on the menu that they hadn't got. The food was pleasant, nothing stood out and the portions a bit meagre. The service a bit chaotic but to be fair they appeared to be understaffed. Very busy for a Thursday night so obviously very popular with the locals. Nice outdoor area but that will have to wait until next summer now.

Great meal at a fair price and good service

Lovly place. Nice food plenty to choose from. Nice cocktails 🍸

Food was superb Ryan was amazing. Will come again.

Great table, friendly service, tasty food thanks!

The service was great, we were well catered for but not constantly asked if everything was ok. The food was really good. What more can you ask for?

On a very wet Sunday we thought we would walk in and take a chance that they had space. We are a party of 4 adults and one small dog. We were welcomed in by a man working the coffee machine, he said that help would be with us shortly. He hadn't even finished his speech when help arrived. We were shown to the back room of the bar, a fabulous little room, the only other couple soon finished and we had the room to ourselves 😁. We ordered two Sunday lunch Trio meat and two Beef. The food arrived very fast and efficient and was nice and hot. Very very nice 👍 Would recommend the Old Irish to everyone. Best service in a pub for a long time. The best bit was the 30% discount as it's a Marston pub.

Ryan was very good ,friendly cheerful and attentive, he did a great job

Food quality not the best. Steak - glaze gave a bitter taste. Sweet potato fries nice taste. Weak Merlot gravy. Steak and ale pie tasty.

From the moment we sat down, the staff were friendly and super attentive, such a pleasant rarity! The food arrived promptly and my cousin and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The after dinner hot drinks with the choice of bourbon or custard cream is a genius idea and a lovely surprise. Well done and thank you Old Irish Harp. Big smiley staff, lovely food and a good old biscuit for afters. What's not to love?! We'll definitely be returning.

My parents eat here every week and love it. I had the chance to join them. I had scampi and chips, followed by the raspberry panacotta. All very well cooked and lovely. The staff are all very friendly and helpful. The price was very reasonable for 3 x 2 courses plus a bottle of wine. Update: Revisited and still as great as ever. Nicky is always super friendly and helpful

Lovely night out, great company, great food. What more do need.

Had to send food bak as it was only luke warm . Chicken has to be piping hot when leaving kitchen . I was there last saturday 7.15 Drinks were ok and served reasonably quickly

Service was superb as was the mix grill. Perfect

Food was OK I had mixed grill but it was very dry but the wife had chicken butter burger & she said it was the best ever . The tables was very sticky & dirty in the bar we had to clean them ourselves

Amber our waitress was lovely and very professional. The food was first class. Would recommend it to anyone. We will be back

lovely looking place but service not great and food was worse. arrived at opening times and staff were difficult about what table we sat at. food was over cooked and now that nice. was an out of town visit so wouldn't visit again anyway but as a local I'm sure there are better places

Wonderful staff, great food and an absolutely fantastic atmosphere. Thank you!

Went for my birthday with friends the food was fantastic the staff were also attentive and friendly couldn’t have asked for more would recommend it to anyone. Thank you to all that staff

Friendly staff and good food! There was a bit of a delay on the food but we could see it was very busy. The Sunday lunch was amazing!

Service friendly and happy to help with recommendations. Dishes chosen were all tasty. Great experience will return in future

We sat in the bar area and ordered through the QR code. Drinks were delivered promptly within 5 mins and the food wasn’t long after. Food was spot on! All the staff were friendly and polite, we look forward to our next visit!

UPDATE - I brought my mother here on the 29th August for her birthday. Our experience at the Old Irish Harp is wonderful - as aIways. Thank you to all at the OIH. *** I brought my mother to the Old Irish Harp for her birthday meal yesterday. She really enjoyed the food, as did I, and our server - Mia, was lovely and very helpful and courteous at all times. The non-alcohol drinks (as my mum is diabetic and I was driving) were really nice - Erdinger. So thank you and I look forward to seeing you again. My compliments to the chef and all staff at OIH.

Old traditional pub with good food and service

Staff were welcoming, friendly and attentive.

Spikey haired manager was very helpful, and took my dietary requirements very seriously. Excellent service from the waitresses, will definitely be returning.

Good food, great pint and fantastic, friendly service. I'll be back

23 August 2024 I haven't been here for about a year, and things have changed. Upon entering, I asked for a tea and coffee to take outside, and then I would need a table for two. The young girl who served me was rather curt and unpleasant; she didn't attempt to make me feel welcome at all. After having coffee outside, we re-entered to sit down to eat lunch and were approached by a different female, who again seemed to have a rather unfriendly attitude. This was when I went to the bathroom, and firstly, the smell was putrid, and the floor was dirty and sticky. We ordered, but the spinach and butternut tart wasn't fresh, and the potatoes were hard and had been warmed in a microwave. When the female approached us to ask if everything was okay, I asked if there was new management. She said there was, so I asked why the ladies' toilet was so dire. She said there was a problem with the drain, but the floor hadn't been mopped for some time. She seemed dismissive, saying the floor was clean. Well, it was not, and the food was not nice at all. She seemed unfazed. So, I won't be back or recommending this place to others. This place used to be a pleasant pub with good food and pleasant, friendly service. Oh well, there are plenty of other places to go, and that's what I'll be doing.

Always good food, lovely setting and great staff

The food and its presentation was first rate as was the service friendly and helpful. The room felt a little chilled as if air-conditioning was set a little to low. The price of the wine surprised us £9.50 for a 250 size .

Lovely celebratory meal tonight for our family, with Ryan serving us who was really attentive and friendly.

Value for money is incredible with huge portions. Staff were attentive and always made sure we were happy. Will be returning!!

Fantastic pub and the food was outstanding

Had a lovely meal thursdsy night at the old Irish harp, we had exceptional service by Ryan. Kept our drinks topped up and made sure we were okay. Great value for money, will be returning!!

Lovely meals, good menu selection. Friendly service. A big thank you to ‘Little Dan’ who gained the manager’s permission to gift a pint glass to my husband that he was admiring all evening. You made an old man happy!!

Good service by little Dan ,excellent food and lovely atmosphere

Lovely pub, with lots of different areas for food and drinks, including a huge outside area and a big car park. The food was great and the lunch menu was great value. The service couldn’t be faulted. Martin was friendly and attentive, and made us feel really relaxed. We had some complicated dietary requirements which were handled really well and accommodated with ease. We will definitely be back for special occasions, and we can’t wait to try the Sunday dinners!

Been drinking here since 1976 - it's a gastropub now - it wasn't back then!! The food is good and there is a good selection of beers and wine.

Lovely food and service . Thank you .

Amazing food and service. Thankyou.

Average. The food was good, but not the overall experience. We had a drinks menu that was filthy, the table was sticky and it just didnt feel clean. The waitresses seemed overworked and felt obliged to apologise each time for the delay coming back to our table. Our plates were left for about 15 mins after we'd finished eating and were only cleared when finally we asked for them to be cleared. This was the same for other tables that had left after us. Being surrounded by dirty tables. doesnt leave a good impression. The toliet was also really sticky underfoot, gripping the soles of my shoes! The coffee (machiatto) was tepid and frankly abysmal.

Helpful and friendly service good food and excellent service

Terrible service. Waited 90 minutes for main course which was below average food . Drinks order was wrong.

The greeting on entry was friendly and our waiter was professional and friendly. There was a slight issue with my order but it was rectified with no issues. The food was tasty.

Amazing meal of chicken kebabs and vegan burger meal cooked by the friendly, professional chef Tom. Absolutely perfect food quality and presentation. Will be back the next time I visit the midlands. Thankyou for the personal experience. When the chef makes the effort to come to see if you like your food it adds to the experience and has a huge impact. Well done Tom and team. Hope to see you soon. Good work guys.x

An absolute joy to eat at.the chef Tom was more than helpful with his knowledge of allergies and ingredients used in his food. As my partner has allergies. The food was well cooked well presented. And very nice taste. I would recommend this to anyone visiting the area. Chef Tom made a personal effort to check in and make sure the food was good. I think the personal touches always makes for a good experience.

Staff very helpful and pleasant. Good good and good value

I was looking for a venue for a family dinner. I approached the Old Irish Harp online and placed a booking. I confirmed the reservation by phone, and confirmed the number of guests on the day. On the day the service, staff and food were fabulous and the cost of the 2 course meal for 9 of us was excellent. I would highly recommend the Old Irish Harp to anyone. Thank you.

Food was appalling, roast was cold, didn’t get all of meats mentioned, vegetables raw. I didn’t want to voice frustration to waiters are they were friendly and it wasn’t their fault but this was shocking. I’m seriously considering not coming back here at all and telling everyone I know not to come here!

Kane was fantastic, all of the staff are on top form!

Lovely pub/restaurant with great food and atmosphere.

Visited for lunch today. Service by Ryan was perfect, so attentive and always at hand. Food was amazing and great value for money

Great value for money, service was tip top. Will be coming again!!

Wonderful food and service. The cod loin was to die for. Mouth watering and really tasty. Will definitely be visiting again soon

Good food Excellent service Good atmosphere

Good food fresh and served hot, atmosphere very welcoming staff and also affordable.. highly recommended

Lovely afternoon with friends with excellent service, food and drinks

Good food, nice atmosphere,friendly staff. We came here for our 23rd anniversary the wife and I cos this is where we met July 27th 2001. This pub has a lot to answer for!!🤣🍻