Johnny Black's Public House

We'd been hearing about this place since it opened in Waterford a while back and haven't had a chance to check it out. We went for my mother's birthday and for a Friday evening it really didn't start to get busy until after 6pm. We showed up early for the reservation and they already had the table for 9 ready to go. The appetizers were tasty. We ordered wings, pretzels and the sample platter. The prices overall seemed a bit high for the sizes of the portions. I was a little surprised when the food arrived honestly, but the flavor was on point. The service was pretty good, nothing to complain about. It's a little tight getting to the bathrooms from all the way on the other side of the restaurant. Seemed like they were cramming people in on the bar side. I'm sure they'll figure it out after being open for a bit.

There's also a game room with a couple of things to do - darts, pool tables, a golf game as well as a bowling game. There's a claw machine that'll take your money until your kids are crying for a toy ????.

Overall the atmosphere was nice, the food tasted great, and we would definitely return. Maybe in the future the prices will align more with the plate sizes. Either way, definitely give it a shot! Kids or not, you'll enjoy it.

Multiple people posting about the food arriving at the table cold. We had the same experience. Salmon was cold, tater tots were cold. It took a while for the food to arrive... perhaps it was sitting ready to serve for too long. There was certainly plenty of waitstaff running around. Food was good, once we brought it to their attention and they remade it fresh.

Pretzel sticks where good, I had a return of the roar hamburger with jalepanos, onion rings and cheese (2 1/4 pound patties). Was not asked how I like my burgers cooked so they came out done ( I like rare) onion rings where not hot and I had tater tots (Luke warm). My son had a chicken wrap and that was good. Would expect for the price $14.00 burger that to would be better. Waitress did state it was a new menu....so maybe it will be better next time????

Opened a month ago. Had appetizers and drinks. Sent back the appetizers because they were cold. Manager had all of them redone. Then they were hot. Thai pizza was really delicious and the calamari was tender. Place is extremely noisy! So noisy it’s difficult to hear conversation. Not sure if I will return.