Kelly’s Taproom

Love Kelly’s, stopping in after a long day at work is so nice! The bartender John is super funny as well! I wish their cheesesteak egg rolls were smaller and had more. Maybe eight small ones and not four bigger ones! That’s really the only downfall I believe.

We went to Kelly with a group of friends to watch basketball games. This is a nice sports bar with many TV’s, a huge and quality beer selection and a decent food menu. Go there Thursday as we did for their all day 3 $ happy hour beers.

I just have to share a great experience when I have one! Typically, My husband and I will go to another bar/​restaurant nearby but we decided to try Kelly’s Taproom for a change.
We were greeted warmly. It felt like being with family! I actually said to my husband, upon meeting Troy, «I bet he either owns this place or is a relative.» He had genuine care about making us feel welcome and comfortable.
John was also just as kind and professional.
I worked in my family business for many years and know how important it is to have quality help. They can make or break a business. John and Troy are the makings of managers or future business owners. They just have «it»
We cant wait to go back for Quizzo!
And by the way… I am a St Joes Hawk alum and I still didn’t mind being in Villanova territory one bit;)

This is my go to place whenever I pick up or drop off son number 1 at Nova. The cheesesteak egg rolls are awesome (love the dipping sauce). My salad is always fresh and the bartenders have always been friendly and helpful. Plus it has a great draft selection.

One of my favorite places in Bryn Mawr. There is an eclectic beer selection and the food is good. Love the 5.00 burgers on Monday and taco Tuesday. Staff is the best around! A good hangout for watching sports or just hanging with friends. Perfect combination of college bar and neighborhood hangout!

Kelly’s is a nice place to have a beer and watch a game. Sometimes after 10 or 11 (not sure which nights) it turns into more a club atmosphere for the undergraduates which really isn’t my scene. Just be aware if you’re going for a late night snack.
They have a good drink selection (could be better with their wine) and the prices are fair. The food and service are just average, however.
First the food. I love a good turkey, bacon, avocado wrap. Turkey, bacon, guacamole, avocado. How do you go wrong? The first time I had it but the following two times it was a miss. For some reason (probably the tomatoes) the wrap was soggy and wouldn’t stay together and it also made the fries soggy. 1 out of 3 = 3 stars, and most would probably say that’s generous.
Their service is typically a younger male or female, most likely a student from Villanova or maybe Haverford. They are typically nice, courteous and patient (some more than others) but as a student, their priority isn’t to know the drinks or menu off the top off their head. It’s also not one of those places where they fully train you on the menu before beginning. That being said I’d still like some semblance of knowing the drink menu and food menu without looking at the board because I can read it myself. Again, no fault of the servers themselves necessarily but just a service tip for the future.

The bouncer here treated me so rudely compared to my friends and I can’t help but to think that race has something to do with it. Kelly’s needs to find new employees or train them in simple etiquette. I can’t even believe that this is something I have to deal with in 2015. Kelly’s please be more respectful to your patrons.

The food is excellent, the seating is comfortable with plenty of room, the prices are cheap, and the service is adequate.
The delicious, freshly cooked salmon embedded in a salad was only $ 11 for dinner. If you order this dish, ask for extra tomatoes (they tend to skimp on them).

I rarely give one star ratings…
This place wins the award! Stopped in on a Friday afternoon for a beer and lunch with a girlfriend. The beer was soooo flat. I got a draft domestic of some sort (I know, my first mistake), but there was absolutely zero carbonation in the beer. It tasted like a beer that had been left out in a solo cup overnight at room temp… I’m not exaggerating. This one was slightly cold, so that makes me feel like it in fact came out of a tap. But, whatever. Things happen, and just like anything else, I figured I could discuss this with our server.
He was an alright dude, and agreed to take it back and tell the manager (maybe owner?) that something was up with it. I could see her like huffing and rolling her eyes. She didn’t care a whole lot about her semi-​cold/​super flat beer. She sends him back to the table with another sample in a smaller glass of this same beer, and then he left us for like 30 minutes. Obviously, it was the same thing. It had all of the same problems. It was just as gross. When he finally got back, we told him that and he didn’t ask if we wanted something else. So I asked him for a replacement myself… Some customer service.
As for the food, there was nothing to write home about. I had a club sandwich that was tolerable, my friend had some tacos that were filth. Complete garbage.
I won’t be back. The hype of this being a fun bar might be true by night. By day, it’s a total wash.

Stopped in for a late lunch with a coworker. Service was good, food was fresh, soup of the day was just being mad. We both ordered the Guinness BBQ chicken sandwich. Chicken was over cooked BBQ sauce had zero hint of Guinness. Side salad was amazing.

The blonde, curly haired, idiot looking bartender was entirely rude and condescending. Tried tipping him 5 dollars (for a 2 dollar drink) for 15 minutes and he wouldn’t accept it since I didn’t tip him IMMEDIATELY. He is the epitome of trash, rudeness, and is completely unreasonable. Perhaps he should have anger management sessions since he goes from happy to angry in .5 seconds!!! Please pray for this lunatic! He is psychotic and doesn’t deserve ANY tips. Do not go to Kelly’s and DEFINITELY don’t order drinks from this man. Rude.

Because it was the week of Thanksgiving, it was pretty empty except for a few seemingly regular patrons. As a visitor, my cousin who goes to Villanova recommended Kelly’s as a very ‘Villanova’ place. The food was good and it looked like a great bar when busy and hype.
The Shepherd’s pie and nachos were really good. The fajitas and taco were alright.

Although I did enjoy the Buffalo chicken dip and pita, I don’t fancy this place to be a gastropub. More of a drinking spot with a large selection of draft beers including a few of my favorite craft beers.
I have never been here late enough to experience the college crowd. Several televisions and okay service.

Great bar close to campus with amazing food. Lunch specials are amazing, especially Tuesdays when it’s buy one food get one free. The wraps are delish and the taco salad mmmm.

Villanova bar with great food and lots of TVs to watch games.
I like that there are a lot of windows making it a very bright bar and not as cave like as some of then other college bars.
Food is normal bar food but I really enjoy the chicken fingers

It’s a college-​town bar, what do you expect? Lol. Alcohol, pub/​bar food, good tap selection, good atmosphere and specials. A Villanova tradition. It’s not an upscale bar, or a great place to grab lunch. It is what it is, a bar!

Love their $ 5 specials!!!

You average pub. Nothing special, but nothing bad either. The place itself is pretty cool, lots of TVs so good when there is a game on.
I went for lunch one day and it was right after a VIllanova basketball game, so the place got mobbed within 20 minutes (the game was at the Wells Fargo center so I guess they all headed over after that).
I have a turkey wrap, pretty good. Fries were very good. They had a good selection of beers on tap as well. I also like the big windows out to Lancaster Ave, there isn’t much to look at, but it opens the place up alot.
Descent spot to grab a few drinks.

I certainly felt out of place not being from ‘Nova and it wasn’t even game day! Still, once I got over I ain’t preppy enough to be here feeling, I ended up having a really good time.
Like every bar in America, they have different drink specials on different nights of the week. Since I had never been to Kelly’s, I had no idea what was on special. After ordering something that wasn’t on special, the bartender was kind enough to let me know what I could get cheaper that taste nearly the same, despite the line forming behind me.
Cheap drinks, three floors to dance, a DJ, and a good crowd. I’m sold.

If I lived in Suburbia for a long haul Then Kelly’s is the bar that I would spend the most time in so I could take full on advantage of it’s Mug Club Membership. Because I seriously can’t think of a better deal that any other bar has to offer.
The Yearly Membership goes for $ 100 and get’s you two pretty awesome deal’s. first you get your own personalized mug with the name of your choice. But the truly epic reason to get a membership is the fact that from that point forward domestic beers cost you $ 1, and Imports cost you $ 2 every single time that you attend. $ 250 gets you a lifetime membership with the same deal, and your name engraved on a plaque that goes on their wall. Seriously if it wasn’t in Bryn Mawr I’d be all over that shit!
But beyond that epic deal, Kelly’s is your typical neighborhood gastropub that’s college friendly. It has a nice wooden décor, friendly staff, and good beer selection that can make for a good time if you roll in with the right people. But overall Kelly’s is just decent.