Doolan Brothers Ellerslie

good service/good food.

Service was excellent and so quick. Food tasted great and portion size is definitely going to make you full. The only disappointment was ordering the crispy pork for a main, the pork was drowned in gravy and there was no crispiness and no crackling :(

Went out with my two best best friends, tried first table for the first time and it was absolutely great. The lady who served us was so welcoming and nice, food was delish

Great food. Great meal. Great service.

Great service, the kids enjoyed their bento boxes and colouring in. Delicious meals, well-timed service and great atmosphere.

Great Service our waitress was amazing. The food was good no complaints

Tasty food with good classic pub style choices. Friendly staff. Easy to park.

What a great night, service was fantastic & friendly, food was sooo good!! Really warm cozy place to be on a cold winters night! Will definitely be back!!

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Took Miss 7 and Miss 3 with us on our dinner date to Doolans. Was a busy night and we arrived early but it was not a problem and kids were well catered to with colouring activities and friendly staff who promptly delivered food for them. Kids bento boxes were great, our food was pretty average but service made up for it.
We will be back with the kids again soon.

First time using First table. Really easy process and saved a lot when the bill came through.
The food was great and the service was excellent. Great atmosphere too!

It was great!!!! The burgers are just amazing and huge!!!! Convenient location for us!!!!

Great atmosphere on a Friday night. Steak and pork belly was delicious. Attentive service. Only negative was the desserts selection was limited (3 choices) and quality/value of the two we ordered was poor.

excellent service and food. Highly recommended

Loved it! Food was delicious, staff were friendly and approachable. The atmosphere was great. Both my partner and I had a really good time and would definitely return.

Food was delicious, very generous portions and service was exceptional we will be back again.

It was great to have a diner on Friday. It was very crowded so not a quiet restaurant . If u want to enjoy Friday night with people, u should go:)

Intimate

Five of us went to celebrate an early Mother's day on Saturday night (3 generations). Very warmly welcomed into a lovely pub/restaurant. Bit worried about the lively atmosphere with elderly parents but had a great night watching the Warriors win against the Dragons! Food was amazing - two had the Guinness pie, one chicken mushroom pie and two chicken burgers. Portions so big we could only manage two desserts which were also great. All in all a great find in Ellerslie with plenty of free parking right next door. No problem taking an additional person at full price. Had a great night.

Awesome atmosphere. Service was on time and helpful we really enjoyed the food and drinks too thank you Doolans Brothers Ellerslie for an effortless Friday night!

Always great service and food! Problem is we eat too much

What a lively atmosphere and spacious dining come pub area. The food portions were generous and delicious and the service perfect. Recommend the Pie!

Staff were lovely, service was excellent, food was delicious. Couldn't fault the place, plus the pub trivia on Tuesday nights gave it a fun atmosphere!

Delicious food and friendly staff

Enjoyed the time we went not busy at all. Didn't have to wait long, could here each other talking.

We arrived a little early and the staff were absolutely brilliant about it, it was no issue to be shown to our table and order early. Our waitress was amazing, and the food was delicious!! We will definitely be back!

Had a lovely time wirh our friends. Food was great, good steak. The service was friendly and very prompt.

We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner at Doolan Brothers. The staff were very friendly and the food excellent. We used to be regulars here, but after moving out of town five years ago, hadn't been there since. It is still the great bar and restaurant that we remember.

We had a fantastic three course meal (everything was delicious), and our Irish waitress was fantastic. We will be back!

Great service by the waitress..welcoming and prompt. Table location good on deck. Food and drinks within expectant time. Well prepared roast and tenders. Drinks mixed finely. Lively bar atmosphere with plenty patrons. Busy but well looked after so overall good food and great service.
Recommended****

Food, staff and atmosphere was great.

Good pub fodder. Lovey service and good kai!

We were up from Dunedin with friends and decided to take them to Doolan Brothers Ellerslie. The pub atmosphere was light and cheerful, dining tables on the mezzanine level meant we could enjoy our meal away from patrons but still be part of the atmosphere. Food was 10/10, T-Bone with prawns cooked perfectly, fish and chips were delicious, as was the chicken. We highly recommend.

-food was good, service was fine except they forgot coffee
-the mashed potato that came with the lamb shank was a bit dense and dull
-calamari was amazing

Great pub, great food and great staff. Thanks,

Delicious food, fantastic service and a great atmosphere!. We were there on a Tuesday night which turns out is Quiz night so had a really great time!.

Cosy little pub with good hearty food and friendly staff.

Good honest food with good sized servings. The common comments at the end of the meal were "I'm full" and "that was good food".

We arrived and it was a nice atmosphere people in the pub chatting and music in the background. After a long day at work it was lovely to come here and order a meal. The menu had lots of delicious things. I bought a long my mum and two younger cousins to dine in with me. The waiter was very lovely and bought our menus and water with ice which we needed as it was very hot outside! I chose the Guinness Pot Pie and my mum ordered the steak and my younger cousins ordered the Chicken & Mushroom Pot Pie and the Doolan Burger. We sat and had a lovely conversation and before long our food was being served to us! We had ordered nachos to share as our entree and it was ginormous! We all shared and it did start off our appetites quite well. When the food came it was beautifully presented with generous serving sizes I almost couldn’t finish mine but it was so delicious I had to! Definitely recommend going here again it’s a 15/10!!!

Lovely meal and great atmosphere. We all enjoyed ourselves.

Great food, great service.

Not fine dining, but excellent pub grub, as you'd expect. Portions generous. My only complaint was that we couldn't eat it all!
Waitress was lovely. Not overly attentive but that's fine as we weren't in a hurry and had plenty to talk about.

Good food, service is excellent.

Great food with great service, would definitely recommend and will definitely be back. Thank you

Fabulous. Staff great, quick and efficient. Food great. Good selection, Steak cooked to perfection. Will definitely be returning.

Had a lovely dinner with our friends, the food was lovely and the service was great, will be back.

Great service staff were friendly, they came across as really happy and did a great job a pleasure to be served by smiling happy staff. The food was really good steaks cooked to perfection, the cheesy garlic bread is also worth a mention yummy. Hubby thought the mash with bacon was not to his taste, he said a plain nice creamy mash with butter is unbeatable. The side of green vegetables were good and not to overcooked. Shamefully we cleared our plates and left no room for desert. Maybe next time!!!!

Prompt, friendly service. Good range of menu choices. Food was fresh and well cooked. Especially enjoyed the Thai curry mussels. Our group had a good time.

Really nice vibe and good service.

We had a wonderful experience using first table at Doolans.