Muldoon’s Irish Pub

Awesome corn beef, French onion soup and fish and chips. My kids were happy their meal included ice cream. Love the location in downtown Wheaton! Great place to hang out, eat and drink!

I’d like to try this place when a band isn’t playing. My husband & I planned a date night and the service was prompt, the drinks were great and the food was delicious and the servings were large. We just stopped in on a whim though and didn’t know they had a band. We enjoy bands but I can’t comment on the general atmosphere or noise level of a typical day there. The band playing was really good though!

Can I just say Wow! Great delicious calamari and juicy burgers while watching sports! Any girls dream here! Oh and huge bonus that every bar tender is sooooo cute ;)… Will definitely be back asap!

Good pub food and atmosphere. Although food is definitely a little heavy/​greasy.

Great location, great atmosphere, good food! Great place to go in the summer with sidewalk tables. Good hearty pub grub.

It was my second time here. First time the waitress was slloooww. Slow getting drinks, slow getting our check when we asked.
The second time was the same and I think it was the same waitress. So we’ve established that service is slow. I ordered chicken quesdillas and the plate it comes with has a paper liner on it. They need to get rid of it. It rips while you’re eating and I really don’t want paper in my food. They were out of lemonade and out of one the beer specials that night. Might I add the last time I went they were also out of one of the beer specials.
The food is OK but I’m pretty turned off now on the slow service and out of this and that. Not sure I’ll come back a third time.

It’s a Bar with bar food, it’s fine. Nothing spectacular, but you certainly could get a worse Reuben or burger than you’ll get here. One thing I’ve noticed is that if you’re looking for great service or a menu with unique items, don’t come to Muldoon’s, as you’re not going to receive much attention unless the place is empty, which is very unusual. The appetizers are good, especially when there for a beer, but once again, everything is fine, nothing is exceptional.

Thanks. Great experienced not surprised it’s owned by tommy nevins. Best Irish dip around they need giardenera on this. Blue labels a dollar cheaper here. Sophia what’s up with that mama?! Give red/​Jamie a promotion. Great beer selection

In general I enjoyed it, but I found it annoying that they only give you ketchup in these little plastic tubs. I asked for a bottle of ketchup, and the guy came. back with another little plastic tub of ketchup. «Sorry, all we have is a big can, and these little plastic tubs.»
My work was not going well, I came into Muldoon’s to relax, and I have to beg for little scraps of ketchup.

If you absolutely must have a beer in downtown Wheaton, I suppose this is an option. It’s pretty lackluster and the food was straight up MEH. I wish I had more to say, but I don’t. It’s a restaurant with average food and a bar. Oh wait. They have a Big Buck Hunter, +1 star. BBH for life!!!

Service is great. Bartenders were friendly and attentive. Great spot for Blackhawks game night. Tried the fish and chips… It was ok. (I’m from California, so I miss my fresh fish!) Also tried the steak bites and they were amazing! Great selection of local beers too. Loved the Nevin’s Beardless!

My first experience with this place was for the Wheaton Chili Cook off. What a great first impression. All though it was super crowded the staff still managed to be attentive and friendly. The chili was BY FAR the best! From that wonderful experience my husband and I decided to go back for dinner and drinks one night. The server got my order wrong but was very polite, owned up to his error and corrected it. Even with the error we really enjoyed the food, service and atmosphere. If you are familiar with the Nevins Irish pubs, the menu is almost identical.

I met a friend after work here for dinner last night. I like to look at menus in advance to see if I would like the place and I also like to look in advance to save time AT the restaurant. There were plenty of options on this menu which tickled my fancy so to speak… but, I didn’t even make it past the appetizers section! Ok, I did browse beyond that but I was sold on appetizers alone.
They have drink specials every day of the week and they change monthly. Stepping in at 5:45 the place wasn’t at all crowded but was pretty full by the time we left.
We ordered the steak bites, buffalo chicken spring rolls, and cheese balls. All were very good… I was satisfied. Our waiter didn’t come back to check on us during our meal but we were fine, he didn’t come back till we were done. No complaints there, really. The temperature was a bit warmer than it should have been given it was like 70 degrees outside so we got out as soon as we were done. I’d more than likely come back here for more.
Ps…the cheese balls were my favorite!

It’s a bar that serves food. Don’t think it’s a restaurant, you go here for the drinks and you might be hungry too.
We went on a weeknight and they were short staffed. People surrounding us were seated after us but got their food sooner than us. We didn’t order anything complicated. We were planning to have a few drinks, but the service was so bad we decided to leave after our meal.
The food we got was pretty plain, but like I said above, it’s bar food.
This is the only place open later in downtown Wheaton so you are kind of stuck and they know it.

Nice pub located in downtown Wheaton. The food is great. I always get the fish and chips. Huge deep fried cod filet served with crispy fries. Their chicken tender appetizer is good too. I wouldn’t call it an appetizer. It’s more like an entrée because they give you a good serving of tenders on top of fries.
Nice atmosphere and good staff. It’s a great place to hang out with friends.

Went with a couple coworkers based on a recommendation from another coworker for drinks and apps. We ended up getting dinner and drinks since we were pretty hungry. They’ve got some decent daily drink/​food specials and Thursday was $ 6 for a pretty big pitcher of Miller Light so that was already a plus for us grad students on a budget!
Their menu covers all kinds of irish pub food you’d want. I went with the Gouda Melt with tater tots which were absolutely delicious. My friends got fries as their side and said they were good too. We all enjoyed our meal and spent quite some time in our booth and saw the place full up relatively quickly after we arrived. Our waitress was very attentive and made sure to check in with us often but not annoyingly often as she could tell we were talking a lot, which we appreciated. Overall, loved the atmosphere and food and definitely a good place to go for after work drinks/​food if you’re in the area as its not super loud that you can still talk and hear your conversation.

Good Irish style pub. Good selection of beers and they know how to make a Black and Tan, the way Guinness suggests i.e. Use a bent spoon.
Long bar with several tables in the area as well. Nice spot in downtown Wheaton, parking is fairly easy to find within a block of the place as well.

This was the first time I’ve eaten at Muldoons in a while (probably since HS). Typically if I’m having something from here, it’s takeout. This is my go-​to place if I’m looking for a burger, however in all reality, I’m coming for the cheese balls! Little balls of cream cheese/​bacon/​spice goodness that’s deep fried and comes with two dipping sauces. MMM… delish! Today however, I met up with a few girlfriends for a quick dinner. We of course had to have the cheese balls :) I ended up having the steak bites appetizer for my meal and it was perfect! They were bites of steak covered in a slightly zingy rub that came with onion straws and a spicy dipping sauce. It was a great portion for dinner! Service was wonderful and prompt. I had let the server know that we were going to an event at 6 and she was so aware of our time and checked in with us often. I have to remember that Muldoon’s isn’t just for a great take-​out burger :)

Downtown Wheaton seems like it should be so much lamer than it actually is, doesn’t it? It’s this small, quiet, conservative downtown with a half-​hearted fountain and train tracks adorning the center of it, and yet, there’s some nice variety here that you don’t really see in other similarly sized towns. Not every restaurant is amazing, but they’re all worth a shot. Muldoon’s is one such place.
I’ve been here a handful of times and enjoy the warm, irish-​y atmosphere and friendly servers. This most recent time, we came late enough that we had to sit in the bar area, which sucked because we pushed two teensy round tables together to make it work. We had a few rounds of beer from a terrible, slow, and aloof server before the bartender took pity on us and just started serving us himself. We ordered some food, I got the Reuben and fries, which was fine. Not great. Not terrible. Just fine. And after three beers (I almost never drink, but it was my birthday. Lay off me!) it definitely hit the spot.
We’ll definitely be back to Muldoon’s for a beer or two when we’re in the area. It may not be anything crazy special, but sometimes that’s exactly what you want.

Not a great start as I was told I couldn’t have a table for one except in the bar area. (I was by myself.)
Just wanted a quick-​ish lunch. The service was really (really) slow but the bartender was working alone. The Southwest Chicken Salad was average.
This place is essentially where you go for the beer to watch sports on TV, so if you want a nice lunch — beer or no beer — you can probably do better in Wheaton.