P.J. Whelihan's Pub + Restaurant [Bethlehem]

Just had new PB&J bacon burger.. amazing/fantastic.recommended by bartender.. always great food and rotating beers list local and domestic.. great for happy hour and groups..must go

My husband and I come here often and have always had decent experiences. Food is always great. Service is usually good. Not the cleanest establishment and bathrooms are always in shambles. I'm giving 3 stars because my most recent experience with a server was not awesome. I ordered a margarita, was not asked if I wanted any special type of tequila so I assumed I was getting house tequila which I was fine with. The first margarita I got was very sour mix tasting but I figured it was the well tequila. Ordered a second one which was much better. The bill arrived and I saw I was charged $24 for two top shelf patron silver margaritas. I was shocked. Not only did the first margarita barely taste like it had any tequila, I certainly never asked or was asked if I wanted to upgrade my margarita to use patron. $12 per margarita is pretty ridiculous without specifically asking for top shelf. The waitress said "Oh, I always give the best tequila when someone orders a margarita, I never ask them first." I was not ok with this, so she brought my concerns to the attention of the manager and came back to tell me $5 was taken off my bill. So I still paid $19 for two margaritas which is overpriced in my opinion. Won't be back for mixed drinks, that's for sure.

Tuesday afternoon and the bar was packed! Two bar tenders who did a fantastic job and were very friendly. Had they had a 3rd the service could have been better. No 5 minute check on food that was delivered, slow to get me a to go container, and the check took 10 minutes. Food specials were not described, found them on the back of a small menu. Food was slow to come out. Appetizer took 25 minutes. Fun choices for apps. Nice up beat atmosphere. Plenty of televisions.