Mavis Winkle’s Irish Pub

The Guinness onion soup was very good. Unfortunately, this may have been the worst shepherd’s pie I’ve eaten for awhile; the potatoes were bland and proportionally small compared with the beef. The beef was low quality (decomposed meatballs?) without the stewed flavor I expected. However, the service and atmosphere was decent — what you’d expect from a bar. The recipe and menu tends to change, so it’s been a bit of a hit or miss for me. My husband did enjoy his Reuben sandwich though.

Friendly, attentive service was the highlight of my visit. I’m willing to give Mavis a second try because of it.
The place has a slightly unusual menu, not exactly what you might expect from a place that puts «Irish» in its name. Nothing fancy, but some unexpected choices.
I started with breaded zucchini. These were certainly not the usual frozen off-​the-​shelf appetizers. I got five long, thick wedges in light breading. The taste of the zukes probably came through much more strongly than the typical thin spears that are overpowered by the grease they’re fried in. I say «probably» because the first bite singed the inside of my mouth (I literally had strips of my upper and lower palate coming off afterward). For all the heat, the zucchini was still very firm. I don’t understand the physics of that. The zukes came with a dill dip which didn’t have a deep enough dill flavor for me – but, again, I was tastebud-​impaired at this point.
(Should I have known better than to pop something this hot into my mouth? In my defense, a) The speed with which these were conveyed from kitchen to table was far above the norm; b) These are very thick wedges, so I couldn’t just nibble — i had to open my mouth wide to maneuver for a bite; c) the light outer breading must have cooled slightly, so I wasn’t prepared for the intense heat that the zuke itself retained.)
My main was the Chicago-​style Italian beef sandwich. (Like I said, the menu is unusual.) For something that’s not the real thing, this was OK. The beef was suitably thin, but kind of dry, as if it had not been soaked in the juice for some time before serving. Indeed, the traditional herbed beef broth came on the side — an affectation you’ll never see in Chicago. Dipping was a problem because the beef just fell out, so I tried pouring to create the traditional «wet» style. Alas, the bun was not the proper slightly dry, absorbent roll; the juice mostly flowed away. Mavis does get points for the correct giardiniera (hot peppers and chopped veggies).
Two tables next to me were filled with elderly ladies who seemed to enjoy the heck out of their clambake combos (a seasonal special) and drinks. (And their mock-​flirty waiter.) Overall, this seems like a nice place. The prices are lower than you might expect. Next time, I’ll approach things slightly more cautiously — in both my choices from the menu and my approach to the first bites.

Come here for happy hour food is great and employees r very friendly and the best part is coustermer service which is hard to find anymore

When for lunch a few weeks ago. I ordered the avocado BLT, it took about 25 minutes for our lunch to show up and when it did I had bacon lettuce tomato no avocado and no dressing. Every time we asked our waitress for something that was missing from our lunches she got upset or annoyed that we are asking for what was expected to be on our lunch orders. No manager ever came out to address issues that we had with almost every single order every person placed nor did they remove any money from our bill.

Since this was an Irish pub, I wasn’t sure the Gyro would be the best choice
But what a pleasant surprise – it was one the best Gyro’s I ever had. Plenty of lamb and Sauce
Also had a great selection of craft and bottled beers
Will definitely come back whenever I’m in this Twinsburg area

We went for dinner — he had to send back his mushy fish and cold chips that weren’t fully cooked. I had the bangers and mash — the sausage was dry Italian sausage, the garlic mashed potatoes had no flavor; there was about one tablespoon of gravy on the whole thing. The snow peas were disgusting, floating in oil and salty.
Obviously, we will never go back. The waitress was good, but a manager never came over after my husband sent back his meal.

Went there for lunch with the wife today. Love the atmosphere. Food was decent. I had fish and chips, a full order, and the portion was huge. It was good although the breading/​batter was a bit on the thick and heavy side. Not the best fish and chips I have had but I would order it again.
The service was good. Our server was attentive and checked on us several times.
Overall it was a decent experience and I would return.

Had the Shepard’s Pie here and my coworker had the fish and chips. Like most places in Ohio, order a half or you are taking it home, or in my case the hotel. This place has a great environment, and the staff is nice but not overbearing. It is a good location to come by and just hang out.

I have never been more disappointed in a meal in my life. Even though it was St. Patrick’s Day, you would think that an Irish pub could make a good corned beef. My boyfriend ordered corner beef and cabbage. He described it as rubbery. The cabbage with shredded carrot was more like a garnish. I ordered the boxty. My corned beef was dry and flavorless. My machine made sad excuse for a potato pancake tasted like salty grease. It was vile! At $ 12.99 per meal his potions were small and left a lot to be desired.

Decent wings. Had the corned beef boxty and it’s was actually good. Very poor service however

After rolling thru 4 brightly lit bars thru twinsburgh. This joint was the coolest around. Irish coffee on point. Burger was too perfect. Great stop n eat. Wonderful beer selection. I would deff come back. If I lived close I’d be a regular.

Seems to be just average place now. For example, they used have pretty good fries but now seem like cheap WalMart fries. May not be going back.

Mavis, Mavis, Mavis. What has happened to you? We’ve been going for years and there has been a steady downward trend. Primary issue is that the menu is just bloated, with the majority of items nowhere near Irish. Hummus, flatbreads, pasta alfredo, key lime pie, pierogis, seafood tacos, and on. Back in the day they would at least try with «O’Toole’s Chicken Paprikash» or «Paddy’s Chicago Style Italian Beef,» but no longer. More traditional Irish items have disappeared (boxty appetizer, colcannon, banoffi, to name a few). It’s really just an American restaurant now with a few token or quasi Irish dishes, if you’re lucky («we’ll have the reuben spring rolls as an appetizer»…“oh, we’re out of those.”). I realize that a restaurant needs to appeal to everyone, but just be done with it and make it Mavis Winkle’s Neighborhood Bar and Grille.
I generally get the corned beef and cabbage because… Irish! It’s a simple, but well done dish; the corned beef is lean, and the cabbage/​carrots are well-​cooked. Colcannon has been replaced by two scoops of dry, crumbly mashed garlic redskins. Pass. Husband’s corned beef boxty was good, kid’s cheese quesadilla tasted of burnt oil. Very strange.
Service is all over the place — our server this visit was good and attentive, but it’s really hit or miss.

With several options for veggies like me, and still a great menu for meat eaters, this is one of our go to dinner spots.
Friendly staff, clean, great pricing, good food.

Nice little restaurant. We went on a Saturday and it was not very busy but they only had one waitress and some of the parties were a nice size. This led to slow but friendly service. I ordered the Fish and Chips. It wasn’t terrible. On the greasy side but the coleslaw tasted spoiled. The Spinach Dip is great. I would go back just for that. If the had more staff, and not spoiled tasting coleslaw, I could see being our weekend lunch spot when we are out.

Still a 2 star experience. Ordered some takeout for lunch and was told it would be ready in 5 minutes. 20 minutes later I was still waiting, and watched more than one group get frustrated at the lack of acknowledgement when they came in and wanted to be seated. I got the thai salad with oranges instead of chicken, and the oranges were really great. They should consider adding them permanently. The salad overall, however, was a disappointment. Dirt clumps on the lettuce and no broccoli. To me it is a huge deal to list an ingredient in the description on the menu and then just leave it out without mention. The portion size for the buffalo chicken appetizer looked pretty small for the price ($ 9); I would have expected at least 50% more.

Went to Mavis Winkles in Twinsburg on 12÷7÷2013 for lunch. In a short time, they broke 2 critical health code violations (I included both violations below) with the food they tried to serve me. The clever waiter served my corned beef sandwich to the patron behind me. After the patron picked it up and noticed it wasn’t his, he called the waiter back over to tell him he didn’t order this, the waiter took it back to the kitchen, waited 20 mins and re-​served me the same sandwich. When I confronted the waiter, he admitted to the critical error and thought it would be ok, he even added, «but I did give you fresh mashed potatoes». It wasn’t until after I complained he would offer to replace my sandwich with a fresh one.
I went directly to the GM. After getting an insincere apology, he offered to comp my meal. But what was there to comp? All I had was 2 beers. If a waiter had the nerve to serve me old food, what else could he do to my food after I complained? I didn’t want to take that chance nor could I trust him or the GM.
The GM then tried to blame the waiter for inexperience. I told him, I had the same waiter 3 months ago and had lousy service then. I didn’t know it takes waiters 3 months to learn how to serve the food properly. Then the GM created another excuse, he said «I’m having a hard time to get quality applicants. I only started 3 weeks ago and I have to work with I can get.» What kind of excuse is that?
I’ve been a long time customer to both locations and I don’t know if I can ever return or even suggest Mavis as a goto place. I’ve had many great experiences here, but this one incident changed everything.
The owners Bill & MaryJo Demopoulis were contacted durning this and have my contact info, still haven’t received a call or email.
It’s been over a month and still no contact from the owners. I’ve made several attempts to reach them.
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(X) Returned food and re-​service of food.
After being served or sold and in the possession of a consumer, food that is unused or returned by the consumer may not be offered as food for human consumption; except a container of food that is not time/​temperature controlled for safety may be re-​served from one consumer to another.
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(B) Honestly presented.
(1) Food shall be offered for human consumption in a way that does not mislead or misinform the consumer.

This place has promise, but it’s confused. Is it an Irish Pub? Is it a «gastro pub» as it purports? In my opinion it’s none of those. It is okay for some drinks, but that’s about it. The food and service has declined considerably over the years.
The menu is varied, but the preparation and quality of food is not very good. Staple Irish fare is poor, the fish and chips is irretrievably bad. I think they used pancake batter on the fish, and the chips were Sysco’s specials. The wings were rubbery. The BBQ bacon cheeseburger featured a gargantuan, inedible onion ring, coated in two pounds of pancake batter. Aside from its temperature approaching that of molten glass, the onion wasn’t properly peeled, it seriously looked like a donut. The pretzel bun was okay, I grade it a C, and that’s generous.
The atmosphere is the best part of this place. If you’re looking for pub ambience, this is the place. If you’re looking for some good food, you’re going to be disappointed, unless you are satisfied with mediocre pedestrian food service fare dressed up as gastro pub creations.
I hope they get better soon.

Love it, Guinness on tap and proper pour. Good atmosphere and friendly service. I would recommend this for any Guinness lover.

I gotta admit, I was kind of shocked. I expected a one-​star experience, but it was ok.
We had a gift card from Christmas and figure we better use it.
Service was ok to start off with, but once the food was delivered the server went M.I.A. Only to return for the check. I understand if folks don’t want to be bothered, but would it have killed them to top off even the ice water, or ask about another beer? We were one and done, we left for drinks elsewhere.
The food was surprisingly ok… I fully expected lots of frozen, blah, microwaved foods, but all of ours were ok.