Bennigan’s

I haven’t seen a Bennigan’s in years! I always remember my parents brining me to them when I was younger, and stopping off in college for just good, to the point burgers, sandwiches, and what I would consider «bar» food. I didn’t go into this place expecting anything artisanal or fancy.
I hate to say they didn’t get it right. I went with some friends on a late night. Our server was great, and enthusiastic. He was fast on the drinks, and prompt with getting our orders– that’s the plus.
The minuses are many. We got wings to start with and when they came out they were raw on the inside. Our server apologized… and we got another batch which were raw on the inside again.
We scrapped wings and moved on to burgers and sandwiches. My Montecristo was so soggy and drenched in oil. I couldn’t eat it. My friends all asked for medium burgers. Not only were they not medium– they were totally hockey pucked.
Even though we didn’t complain about the sandwiches, as we just figured wed go somewhere else, our server was so good! All he did was apologize, and thank us for coming, and had the manager stop by.
I hope this guy moves on to somewhere else. Bennigan’s isn’t cutting it.

So far, not too pleased. Every TV is tuned to football which isn’t necessarily an issue, however, we were seated in a booth that has a TV directly above us and the volume is up so high that the people seated across the restaurant can hear it. I had to hunt down an employee to ask to change tables, and found everyone at the bar watching the game.
30 minutes after arriving, we finally got our food order taken.
15 minutes after ordering, no food, no waiter. All three of us needed refills. Had to hunt down employees again. Only the bartender was available, I had to ask him to find our waiter.
18 minutes, food and waiter arrive. Complained to the manager at this point too.
Service from this point improved, and I raised my review to 3 stars accordingly. The manager and waiter checked in on us, followed by the manager providing everyone with a free dessert coupon as we were leaving.
I’d give 3.5 if I could, but 4 stars is asking too much.

I drive all the way from Baltimore for their yummy steaks, wings and the BBQ burger. Open till late very good customer service clean and well decorated restaurant.

I have never been treated so badly by a restaurant manager in my life and the food was terrible. I went on Sunday the 1^st before a concert and regret ever printing the
certificate and going.
I asked if there was a happy hour and the bartender gave me the menu and told me the drink specials. I thought I would try a couple HH aps, so I ordered the Pub bites (HH price $ 5), Nachos (HH price $ 6) and Potato skins (HH hour price $ 6). The pub bites were 2 dry overcooked tasteless burger bites, the nachos were bland, and the potato skins were dry, tasteless and looked like they came out of a box. I sent back all the food and asked for my check. I though I would just be nice and get out of there. When the check came it was for full price drink and food. Unbelievable, $ 9 for potato skins! I told the bartender the prices were wrong.
I waited almost 15 minutes for the manager/​owner to come talk to me. He proceeded to tell me there was no happy hour and I didn’t know what I was talking about with the food. If the bartender made a mistake then I’m sorry, but I was not paying full price for this food. After 10 minutes of back and forth he told me he wouldn’t accept my
certificate, and he was being nice charging HH prices for the food. I was so upset I paid for the food I didn’t eat, the overpriced beer, and still tipped the bartender… I should have just walked out.
BTW when I mentioned I was going to leave him a review on Unilocal,he said he would just have it removed. Beware, don’t go here.

I’ve been a few times for company happy hours, and I’ve gotten take out when staying late work. I’ve tried the fish and chips, and the bbq bacon chedder burger. Both come with thick cut fries and both are decent. Fish and chips were crisp and came with tartar sauce, portion was a good size. The bbq bacon chedder burger was really good, I would definitely get it again. I’ve had a variety of servers and they have all been very attentive. No issue with the service.
I’ve been there about a dozen times and I’ve only really had one issue. One time I ordered fish and chips for take out, I tried to substitute regular fries for sweet potato fries and they ended up giving me both and charging for both. Not the end of the world, I might have been difficult to hear over the phone. Also be warned that the happy hour food specials are a smaller happy hour size, still reasonable priced but not what I was expecting with the quesadillas.
I don’t want to end on a negative note because 9 out of ten times, Bennigans is a positive experience. I especially like their outdoor seating for happy hour. It has a canopy to block any rain and sometimes live music. Give it a try.

These people need to clean their bathrooms. My first impression of this place was a restroom that stunk of urine, and being face to face with what appeared to be crusty snot and boogers on the wall over the urinal.
The food itself was decent, but nothing to really write home about. Typical family style /​bar menu offering a variety of common dishes, all while specializing in none of them. It did the job for filling me up.
What I didn’t particularly care for was the manger’s hobo billboard tactic when it came to desserts. He literally went table to table with a massive 36 X 42 poster that showcased all their desserts, and tried a used car salesman approach with everyone. Even when people turned him down he wouldn’t go away. He would say things like, «I can bring multiple spoons for you to share a single dessert.» It was incredibly obnoxious, and really detracted from the level of class I would have expected from a restaurant in the middle of McLean. Many of the tables around us had a clear tone of annoyance with the guy — Which he clearly picked up on none of.
I don’t think I would return to Bennigan’s — Not this location anyway. The food is just okay, and the rest of what I said above left a lot to be desired.

Pros:
The owner kept coming to check on us
Cons:
Dry chicken in salad
Very dry and salty salmon in seafood combo
The server kind of forced us to get dessert
No, I wouldn’t come back for food but maybe for hookah on weekends.

I have high expecation for this place since it is located in Tysons area and in the central almost all the work places. I heard some great reviews from my friend so we give it a shot. We came here with a group of 6 people for Happy Hours, so we thought it would be crowded but guess not. We arrived at 5:30pm and once we told the waiter we are here for the HH, he didn’t care much but told us to grab whatever seats we want. His attitude was a negative already.
We just grabbed a table near the bar and apparently the HH is only for drinks not the food itself, so expect to pay regular price for the food menu. The waiters didn’t care about us since we near the bar, the bartender was the one served us. We often ask the waiter if we could get some water, concerns, etc, all he told us was to hold on and went to get the bartender. What kind of service is that???
The food was not okay. The veggie burger was lack of favor and thin. It looked like it came straight out from a microwave. Fries were not hot and crispy. My other friends both ordered 15 wings and oh boy, nothing was good. They complained that they sauce was too thick and buffalo flavor was weird. I didn’t even bother to try since it didn’t look too appealing.
Overall, the customer service was good and so was the food. I wouldn’t come back nor recommend this place to anyone else. I can definitely go elsewhere around Tysons for better Happy Hours menu.

I would give it a 3.5 stars if I could, but I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and rate it 4 stars. The food was really good; my favorites were the egg rolls for appetizers and monte cristo for entrée. Their signature chicken tenders and fish and chip were above average, but if you were to only come here once, I would recommend the monte cristo (it’s like a delectable ham and cheese sandwich wrapped in funnel cake; you can’t find something like that anywhere else!)
The killjoy for me was the service. Usually I don’t care much as long they refill my water at least once and don’t do anything that may distract me. But the napkin and utensils I was provided was sticky and had some booger-​like stain, found a tiny piece of hair in buffalo wings, and my water was never refilled.
Overall, the food here was really good though and worth it, especially with the $ 30 for $ 40 worth of food!

Very nice establishment with fantastic menu. Loved their fish & chips dish. Not sure about their boneless hot wings because they were not something I am used to them; however, I was very pleased with their nachos & mini cheese burgers. Too bad I was too full to try their desserts. Definitely will revisit the place again.

Environment:
The new Patio has added such a positive vibe to the ambience at Bennigan’s. The live music and DJ on Thurs/​Fri/​Sat nights makes Tysons just a bit more livelier. They also offer hookah outside which is pretty cool.
Delivery/​Catering
I also ordered for an office event and everything came out perfect. Definitely catering from them again. Pub bits for days!
Food:
They’ve added so many new items to the Menu including a huge healthy portion. I’m still salivating over the steak quasodillas to make it to the healthy items.
Also, the lemonade are on point. Watermelon, Strawberry, or Peach, take your choosing. Regardless you’re going to feel refreshed afterwards.

The first time I came here I was disappointed. We were turned away at 10:15 for the kitchen being closed, but the business closed at 11:00pm. (Not to mention it took the hostess 10mins to tell us the kitchen was closed)
We decided to give them another shot on another day in the afternoon. The greeter wasn’t too welcoming, but sat us within 2 mins. Our server was pleasant and attentive, and every drink was refilled without asking. The food was brought out hot, and was very good.
I got the Chicken O’toole sandwich and it was flavored well. The pretzel bun gave it a nice spin, but I had to put a little more honey mustard on it. Fries were hot. Overall, decent price and decent service. I would return.

The appetizer sampler was very good and filling. My girlfriends drink was made poorly and was too tart, she got the strawberry sparkler and couldn’t even finish it. We both had a tough time deciding what to get, but ultimately I got their signature monte cristo sandwich and she got a chicken wrap. I was actually very impressed with the sandwich. It was like eating a sandwich on a funnel cake. She said her wrap was just average. Service was ok.

Frankly I would give 3.5 stars if allowed.
The appetizer sampler is quite good. The pasta with chicken and shrimp is just ok.
The best and surprisingly good is it’s toasted bread, so maybe their sandwiches would be great.

We tried the out door place from the restaurant. And really enjoyed the atmosphere with Shesha «Argeelah and the mixed Of Arabic, Persian, and American songs. By the DJ Yaser. He’s amazing. Food was average. But was ok.
Very nice for groups to enjoy dancing and Sheeshah !!! Sure will be back.

My team had an event Friday night. The customer services was excellent, and our space was great for all the people we had show up. The food, and drinks were also great.
We needed space for 30 plus people last minute on Friday, April 10, as the other place lost power at 4:30pm. Petros Kontos made it happen.
Thanks John and the team working so hard to keep up happy. We will be back! Faith

What a disappointment. Look, I’ve been to Bennigan’s before, so I’m really not expecting a lot out of it. There are those times that I’m craving some greasy, chain food like nachos or wings, and any place will do.
The first time we tried Bennigan’s at happy hour, the place was basically empty. This time, it happened to be St. Patricks Day. The restaurant was full but not crazy, and our party of two was seated right away. Service was polite, but slow. Fair enough, this was probably more action than the staff usually sees.
But the food wasn’t forgivable. All I wanted were some buffalo chicken tenders. I think they took about 20 minutes to come out, and when they did, they were cold, dry, and chewy. It gave me a craving to go eat better wings somewhere else. How could they screw up this basic fried chicken with my extremely low expectations? Even if they start out frozen, surely they have to deep fry them after I order them!
I won’t be back.

The Monte Cristo is stated on the menu to be lightly fried. It was very fried. Terrible! I am surprised that people like this sandwich. It must be a Southern thing. I am used to eating Monte Cristo’s with french toast bread. The bar service during non-​busy hours, 7:30 on a a Friday night was also lacking. I was not greeted for awhile. There was no return visit to ask how my meal was. And I had to raise my voice to get a bartender’s attention twice! He never came back to check on me on his own accord. Lastly, you can smell cigarette smoke at the nonsmoking main bar. How awful! I left and will not return. I thought after a decade of not visiting a Benigan’s there may have been some healthy turnaround. The greasey sandwich, smokey bar and inattentive service prove otherwise.

I’ve been here many times before, it’s a great deal especially with those groupons. Plus they have great food (if you know what to order) and the service kind of depends on which waiter/​waitress you get. The one we got last time was especially nice. Overall I would say they have good service. Here are the food that we have ordered before.
Flat iron steak medium rare — mmmm one of the best steak I’ve had. Sometimes it comes out medium well or well done, we told them and they always sent them back and gave us a new one that is actually medium rare, so that’s good since that’s the only way I would eat my steak: P
Flat iron steak salad — it’s good but there are only a few pieces of steak and the salad is not a lot either plus the dressing is a bit too tangy for me, so for $ 4 more I would rather have the steak entrée which comes with rice and vegetables, and a lot more steak :)
Baby back ribs — We usually only order ½ coz it’s quite big. It’s cooked perfectly, not too hard, lots of meat and fat, the way we like it and I also like the bbq sauce. It comes with lots of fries and a very good coleslaw.
Monte Cristo sandwich — Very good, although I would only have it occasionally, that thing is deep fried and eaten with jam and powdered sugar, I’ll save it for the good occasions :) We usually order only ½ since it’s huge, and it comes with either soup or salad, we opt for salad with honey mustard dressing yummm ;)
Buffalo chicken salad — Huge and fresh and good. I’m not a big fan of that sour taste buffalo wings sauce so this is not really my favorite but if you are then this will be perfect for you.
Crispy chicken salad — The fried chicken is too hard and dry in my opinion. Maybe the grilled version would be better.
Shrimp and Pork — It’s ok, nothing to write home about
French onion soup — Granted it was my first time trying this soup but man it was good :)
Snakebite — Kind of too sour for me, maybe because of the cider, so yes I still prefer the good olé guinness anytime anyday :)
Not sure why they don’t get more business than they do but I highly recommend :)

I was intregued and a little excited when I read that a Bennigan’s was coming back to NOVA. Needless to say the first time I went was for memory reasons — some of my favorite high school pictures were taken at a Bennigan’s.
I have been a couple of times since it opened and the menu has evolved bringing back some old favorites as well as creating some more current options. It is refreshing to know they are listening to feedback. I hope it does well and lasts a long time.