Reviews for Ballydoyle in Aurora, IL
I have to have gluten free options. What I ordered was the crusted parmesan chicken with no seasoning. Other than that,... everything was good. 30 minutes to get our first drinks. Had the Reuben appetizer, yummy. Read more
Good food, good view, great service! The Shepard's Pie is outstanding. Try the house made chips too
Totally recommended, the place is beautiful, the ambientantion really looks like an Irish pub, the sight to the river is... unique. All the food that i order was delicious as hell and i'm not exagerating, honestly i wasn't expectig the food to be thatgood. The prices might look a bit high but once people see the size of the portion, understand that the price is exactly whatyou pay for. 100% satisficed. Read more
Wonderful restaurant near the Paramount Theater. The interior is really pretty. Lots if beautiful decor that adds to the... Irish pub feel. The outdoor area was right next to the Fox River. I grew up in this town and the downtown area was prettydumpy. The city has really done a great job cleaning up the area. It was truly pretty with planters everywhere. The stairsthat lead to the river were closed as some if them were crumbling and not safe to use. The food was delicious. I had the fishand chips. The service was good. He was very busy and still managed to stop by the table a couple of times I will eat hereagain. I want to try other items as they looked wonderful when the wait staff brought them out. Read more
Nice facilities and like the patio and the views. But one bad waiter kills the whole thing - 25 minutes to get a beer on tap.... The waiters carry a handheld point of sale that they can enter your order and a ticket prints out and it can be addressed. Thewaiter missed my drink and delivered my friends in a timely fashion and I needed to remind him that he missed my drink. 15minutes later still no drink And I needed to find him and remind him and they only had one bartender and I need to wait another10 minutes to get a beer on tap. It is simply one of the worst service experiences I have had. And yes I was a server in my 20sand a bartender so I know what good service looks like and this is not the place for that at least not with the person that Ihad. People that came in after us with a different server did indeed get timely service orders of magnitude better than what wegot. We had one round of drinks and ordered another that we never got after being there two hours simply unacceptable. Read more
Came here on a Friday night after a concert at RiverEdge Park. The place was dead. Ordered Bud Lights and they gave us St.... Patricks day beers?.in the middle of August. Went to the outdoor patio and all of their lights were off. Bars like this is wayAurora is still known for being ghetto. Read more
Needed to get out a try something other than burgers. Ballydoyle did not disappoint. Ordered shepherds pie, was very tasty, it... was tomato based, reminded me of chili but tasted yummy. Hubby had fish n chips always a good stand by, not too greasy howeverthey have changed their fries to the "coated" kind. Personally we are not fans of those kind of fries, I miss the "normal"fries. Also out of the beers we ordered so went to the standby Guinness. Read more
Took my 17yo on Saturday night and we each had a chicken pot pie. Also had the beer-cheese fries-- which were outstanding!- and... the delicious dessert donuts. The service was exceptional, the restaurant is cozy with pretty strung lights, and we had a reallynice seat overlooking the river. I hadn't been here in awhile and had forgotten what a nice place it is, and central to all thefun Aurora stuff with plenty of parking available. Highly recommend! Read more