Harrigan’s Pub is located on County Line Road in Hatboro,
Pennsylvania. It is located in a shopping center with a bank and some stores. They
offer a variety of food and beverage options as well as music and events. There
are what looked like slot machines or other types of games next to the bar.
I went to the pub around noon on Sunday, August 3rd,
2025. This was my first time at this restaurant, though I have driven past it
several times. When I walked in, I saw a bunch of people in military uniforms
at the bar. I realized that the restaurant is near Bittleton Air Base. Still, I
could not help but feel like I was walking in on some important meeting. After
I looked around, I realized there were other patrons there as well, so I felt
better about going in.
The room of the restaurant was a bit darker than other places
I have been. There were short strings of green lights hanging from a section of
the ceiling, but they did little other than provide ambience and make it seem
like they are an actual Irish pub.
While at first glance it appears to be an Irish pub,
especially with the name and branding, they do not have any Irish food on the
menu. The pub also does not play Irish music. Instead, they played rock music
on the Music Choice station on TV. There were also no Irish décor items except
for a few four-leaf clovers and the branding.
It would have been nice to have at least a few Irish items
on the menu next to the American pub options. However, since there was none, I
opted to go with the pulled pork tacos. I had them without the jalapeno ranch
that comes with it, as I am not a big fan of spicy food. I am glad I decided to
go that route because the other things on the tacos were a bit spicy, and the
jalapeno ranch would have been overwhelmingly spicy for me. The taco shells were
soft shells, and there were three tacos in the order.
Overall, the food was decent and reasonably priced. However,
they did not have any Irish food, and the décor items were not authentically
Irish. I felt like an outsider since the bartender knew the others at the bar,
and I was barely talked to. This could very well be because it was my first
time going there, so I did not have a rapport with the staff.
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