(215) 625-9500
526 S Front St
Philadelphia,
PA
19147
39.9413
-75.1442
Neighborhoods: Center City, Center City East
Downey's Restaurant
What People Are Saying About Downey's
The Editor
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Citysearch
Irish pub in the heart of Philadelphia serves traditional Irish and American fare for brunch, lunch and dinner.
02/20/09
Get a service lesson...and a cat
by rev123
This place is beyond awful and I can't believe it is even still open We were greeted by a sour faced hostess who asked us to wait at the bar and never returned. They might consider getting a cat since there are a few unwelcome whiskered guests and I am sure 1 of these guys made it into the soup. After 20 minutes and being grossed out, we gave up and went to the diner up the street.
- Pros: location
- Cons: rude staff, disgustingly dirty
08/10/08
Absolutely HORRIBLE, Don't go here!!
by jvfl92
I was at Downey's on 8/9/2008 for an anniversary dinner with my boyfriend. We arrived and we sat up top which was nice. But the service was horrible. It took the waitress 20 minutes to deliver our drinks. Then we had to ask another waitress to find our waitress so we could order our food. We ordered and appetizer and our entrees. An hour went by and needless to say no appetizer or no dinners arrived. There was another waitress walking back and forth by our table, no one came by to say there was a delay on our food. After waiting an hour for our food, which never arrived we LEFT. We complained to management and they did absolutely nothing. We ended up going to another restuarant on South St, but whatever you do don't go to Downey's. You will be disappointed!!
- Pros: Nice View of the City
- Cons: Terrible Service, You never get your food, Overpriced
06/13/08
Great place, lousy bartender
by FLScott
I stopped there on a recent Wednesday evening...I sat at the bar to eat & drink. The bar was only half full, but it took the bartender, a middle aged man, about 10 minutes to approach me for my first drink. He then did not return to me for the rest of the HOUR that I sat there, soon needing another drink. He was too busy socializing with patrons on the other side of the bar. While I was waiting, I saw two different employees go to the free happy hour buffet that was set up and took & ate food using their hands and did not use the tongs that were sitting by the buffet. During this time, I flagged down a waitress and ordered the lobster. The waitress was very nice and the food was good...the large tasty lobster came with bread, veggies and a baked potato. I could have used another beer to wash it all down, but it was not going to happen with the bartender on duty unless I got up or yelled for him. I finished my food, paid, and went to another bar for the drink I needed. I like this bar and its location and the food is very good so I'll likely go back, but they need to improve many aspects of their service.
- Pros: location, great food, fun atmosphere,
- Cons: poor service
The Details on Downey's
Know Before You Go:
A non-refundable 50 percent deposit is required for all banquets.
Private Rooms:
The upstairs of the pub can seat up to 150 people.
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