Reviews of Shays Grill Pub (Restaurant)

18 Monument Sq, Portland, ME 04101

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REVIEWS OF Shays Grill Pub IN Maine

Justin Daigle

Great pub food and atmosphere. It is a small hole in the wall place but in a good location. I had the cowboy burger and onion rings. It was REALLY good, burger came out cooked just right/to order and onion rings were great. Bbw sause was a little kick but in a good way. Prices were good and plenty of street parking or near by parking lots. Highly recommend coming here.

Sheilla Thomas

Excellent food! Small tiny place but the wait, food and service were well worth it! Dillion was a great server and patiently got us drinks while we waited. Good vame out fast and hot. Get the Grouper [so GOOD!] HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Michael Webster

You have to love Shays. You will always feel like a local.

Mike Murphy

Good food and seated within 10 minutes without a reservation.

Dean Gray

Wonderful start to finish.

Tim Picard

Lesley Jones

Go on Wed. Music too loud tho.

Kim Goudreau

One of the best turkey burgers I've ever had!!

Elizabeth Grasse

Burgers are great, french fries are great, the fish bowl is great but my favorite is the boneless tenders tossed in their sweet n spicy sauce and their sweet n spicy chicken sandwich!

Tracie Crommett

One of my favorite places in the city!

Rob Driskill

Excellent service and good craft beer selection. I had their Cuban sandwich and it was very tasty.

Pete Mantell

Fun joint. Good service, friendly crowd. My go to before shows in Portland.

Joe C

Cozy atmosphere, solid pub fare & local draft selections at reasonable prices

Kevin Smith

Ed Popowitz

benjamin bush

Chad Chaddington

Hogne Fossland

Bloodpoet vids

Fantastic Martini's

Danielle St. Pierre

Decent happy hour specials and good food! I'm a huge fan of their Mediterranian nachos, they are so garlicky and delicious. They also make one hell of a vodka martini!

Robert Chaisson

Khalid Khan

Great cocktails and food at a good price

david cummings

Didn't expect much at first but was very pleasantly surprised by how good the food was

Barrett Sprague

Shays is always a favorite. Great food, great atmosphere, friendly staff and an evolving draft list.

P.D. Wappler

Chris Mitchell

Wonderful staff, lovely food (glazed chicken tenders) and great beer. This is one of those places where you can feel the passion the staff have for where they work.

Jillian Bruning

great food - the pear and blue cheese quesadilla was incredible! the atmosphere was a bit funky

Robert Murphy

Excellent menu. Steak tips were outstanding!

Katina Dionne

The martinis are amazing.

Jared Vigue

Iang Schroniltgen Rondon Barragan

Nice taste!! Good service!! Good ol' burguer is delicious!!

Daniel Rios

The food is ok

Mark Devine

Sam Li

Awesome place to hang out with friend of family. The cowboys burger was fantastic, should have gotten a picture!

Jim Plunkett

I am a local and this is my favorite place to go...Monday nights $1.50 PBR pounders and $5 Quesadillas and as always $5 Martinis and the service is outstanding.

James Kelley

This place is great for everything from a quick lunch to an extended dinner or even just for drinks. The cranberry walnut salad with salmon is my go-to meal, and if I still lived in Portland I'd be here several times a week.

Pamela Brock

Great staff and reliably good pub food!

amber lackey

Great food great drinks $5 martinis all day every day amazing service

Laurie Best

Good food. Nice atmosphere. Great city location.

Robyn Hatten

Awesome local gem. Great food and great drink selection.

Jack Porter

When I get drinks or eat at Shay's, I expect to look out the window and see the base of the ski mountain right out the door. Friendly bartenders, great drink specials, and well prepared bar fare. A great lunch break spot to head to with co-workers. Personally a huge fan of the Sweet and Spicy chicken sandwich.

erika kissack

We were in town for the night, and just found this place. We had a ball, the bartender was great, and the food was amazing. Try the lamb burger, you won't regret it.

Karen Stanford

Didn't know what to expect. Food and service was great. Definitely a place to go back to.

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Kathy Woodman

My friends and I go here about every 2 months. You can smell the burgers cooking as you approach the building - so good!

Payson Welch

Shay's is amazing, great food, great drinks and prices,, best burger in town (no joke, they are magical). I have known the staff for years as well as the regulars which should tell you that it is a great place to check out if you are from Portland or just visiting.

Chad Silva

A really surprisingly wide menu, excellent atmosphere, and delicious food. It was particularly nice to see a variety of vegetarian friendly dishes here, which is notably lacking from many of the fancier options in the area.

Megan O'Donnell

We love this place.... NEVER a disappointment....

2020 Truth

Much better options steps away. Staff was rude and condescending. I wish there was an option for zero stars. Solid F.

Erika Patterson

Gerald Averill

We had a awesome meal, Service was excellent,Meal was great,sat outside on a beautiful day... Recommend Shay's for a great meal, Service, an Price

Kathy Allen

Great casual spot for great burgers and other casual fare. Great cocktails too

Eric Deerwester

Frank Hopkins

Stellar atmosphere, not a bad call on the whole menu, and always the best service.

Rick Yabor

Great place for a quick lunch

J Barnes

Proper adult drinks in a pint glass versus a pile of ice in a plastic cup like a lot of old port bars try and pull. Friendly staff too.

Lauren Keen Aumond

It's hard to explain why I'm not giving this place 4 stars. We just weren't feeling it. We each had a drink and a soup because somehow nothing on the menu seemed appealing. The server was fine. The bathroom was miniscule though. The place was pretty empty at 7 on a Friday.

Matt Herbert

This place is pretty sweet. It's a no frills pub with a good beer selection and good food. I reccomend their burgers and fries, but I haven't had any bad things there.

Jason Hollinger

The burger and fries here are amazing. Especially the fries. I believe they are batter fried which adds a special tastiness to them. Though I cannot be sure. I've never seen them actually be prepared, but they are probably the best fry on Congress St or in the downtown area. Not much seating during the winter but during the summer months they open an outdoor seating area too.

Christopher Pelonzi

I love the pulled pork plate. It is huge and delicious. I have also tried their burgers and other pieces, but thier pulled pork is outstanding. It is not a huge place so the food is really top quality, and the prices are very respectful. In the middle of Monument Square, too!

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Bob Lear

We both loved our meal. The wait staff was very good and friendly.

Barbi Tindell

Very good food

Michelle Walton

Great food and reasonably priced drinks. The staff is on top of things.

Brittany Rogers

Pierce Hodges

Ethan Remillard

Yes.

Carl Stohlberg

Good deals on big beer

Terry Clancy

Great food and great staff

Shannon Mollohan

Great food great atmosphere.

Mercedes Guillen

Dont bother going. Okay food - AWFUL service. If I could give this NO STARS I would. The food is okay but the service is AWFUL! I called an hour and a half ahead and ordered two wraps (one for me & a friend) and our plan was to take it to go. Once we got there, the food wasn't ready and since there were a couple booths opened, we decided to just dine in. The waitress comes over (average blond haired woman - cant remember her name at the moment) and sets down our meals and comes out and says in a NASTY tone that "you really shouldn't do that - order something and then sit down to eat. We are closing" - (mind you it wasn't closing time .. we had an hour and people were still coming in). I asked if I could have a cup of ice (bad habit of me chewing on ice) and she came out her face and said 'your not allowed to bring drinks from outside' and walked away with a face. Mind you, my snapple was in my bag, unopened. I had no intention of opening it (brought it along for a movie I was watching later). I was a regular customer and always ordered the same thing but this time, I felt like I lost my appetite. Once we finished, she came with the check and another waiter came over to collect. I gave him the tip and regretted it afterwards because as i was leaving, I walked up to the woman and told her how rude she was. She AGAIN came out her face and told me ' go take your Snapple somewhere else!' ... & the other waiter just laughed. Never have I ever had such TERRIBLE service! I will NEVER again return to this restarant/pub - no matter how good the fries are. Why would I want to waste my money on a place like that? NO THANKS!

Dorie B

Mark Mujica

Tyler Johnson

Great chill place with tasty grill pub food and dank beers!

Brian Eng

Alan Platner

Going to the Nickelodeon for a movie and want to grab a beer first? Shay's! Finished a long day of work where you don't make enough and want a great price on drink specials? Shay's! Hungry? Shay's! In the heart of downtown it is the place to grab some food and drinks with no fuss.

Elliott Chamberlain

Sean Taylor

Great food, drink, vibe

Jesse Fand

Great deals, awesome food and drinks, and extremely friendly staff.

Alex Fuller

Great casual lunch or dinner place. Good burgers, killer fries, tasty pub fare and five dollar martinis.

Kristi Zolman

Tasty food and great staff!

Tammy Buck

Loved the atmosphere and had the best salads I've had in a long time!!

Spooky Zukey

Solid Pub Food. Great Specials. Highly reccomended. Cozy local spot.

Cindylou Fearis

Decent food and drink prices

Amanda Montgomery

Very odd experience. Huge amount of unknown floaties in our waters. Fly in my husband's cocktail. Extremely cold sauce on our chicken tenders. Such dry mashed potatoes. Would not give another try.

Sarah Keith

Nice staff. Drinks were ok, the nachos were not. It was the special that was worth the visit.

julian Butler

Amazing sweet and spicy chicken!

Kayleigh Moore

Jaime W

Nikki Beane

Went here today with with my Grandfather for a lunch date. We both loved it! I got the Pulled Pork Sandwich and he got the Turkey Burger. We both couldn't stop talking about how good it was while we were still eating. I am not the biggest fan of pulled pork but I got it because I was not in the mood for really anything else but I was glad that I did. The portion was so big that I had to take half of the sandwich home with me. As for my grandfather, there was not a crumb left on his plate. The waitress was great, I did not even ask for a refill but she brought one when she saw my cup getting low. The price was not bad at all either with the check only coming to about $25! We plan to go back in a few days for another lunch date!!

Ian Cravatt

They have peppercini martini, enough said.

Mike Leighton

Fred Bopp

James Guerra

Good food and caring service.

Charlotte Cruce

Fan-flippin-tastic! Great atmosphere, drinks, food and service! Love, love, love!!

Amanda Leach

Kristen Hodak

Dawn Finniss

OMGOSH delicious! We ate the steak bomb w/a fried egg and the sweet & sour chicken sammiches...too bad we weren't closer, we'd be regulars!

Candice Brooks

Food was great. But service was awful

Dakota Culp

Jared Reid

Great mixed drinks and local beer. What could be better? Great location too.

Jenna Fowler

Great Service, great specials. One of my favorite places to frequent :-)

Mike Oregan

Great place

yoshua montague

I got the blue cheese barbecue bacon burger it literally was the best burger I ever had and burgers are my favorite food

Karen Klockson

Great food.

Brian Hartnett

Went to Shays Grille to eat and watch Pats - KC game Sat. Was amazed at the quality, atmosphere and service. It was like going back in time. The Burgers were large, juicy and flavorful. The big deal to my son and I were their French fries. I have not had fries this tasty and properly cooked in thirty years. They have a small bar, two T.V.'s and friendly and very courteous wait staff. The Grille is a bit small but this makes it all the more enjoyable when watching a Pats game; it was like sitting with the whole family. All in all five stars across the board. Had a great time. Brian and Travis Hartnett

Katherine Rock

The food here is amazing!

adam kiernan

Great food great drinks try the Mediterranean appetizers

David Boudreau

Excellent lunch!

Deirdre Heggie

very good food!

Matt Newton

Nice little bar in central Portland. It is across the promenade from my works office. Big statue out the front. The food looked great. I had Beef tips salad. It included blue cheese crumbles, fried onion rings and chunks of beef steak cooked o med/rare(your choice). Perhaps the dressing could have had more punch/flavour? Otherwise it was really good. No Coke Zero, only comparison was Diet Coke. Prices were reasonable too. Salads ranged from $10-15 (USD)

Jake Moore

Marko Miroslav Petrovic

Great service. Special thanks for Mike.

Karen Ouellette

Friendly, great staff and service!

Peter Driscoll

Good beer selection

Cameron Fritz Fernald

It's nothing special and that's why I like it

Paul Dixon

Troy Warren

Cool spot to hang out and enjoy a martini and the best nachos ever!! The pulled pork is fantastic!!

Mark whitehouse

Quaint local bar with lots to look at

Dale Atwater

This place couldn't be better. We eat here every time we attend an event in Portland. Pineapple martini is a must. Never disappointed in the food (normal pub fare but always what you expect and consistent.). Friendly staff all around. If I had anything to nitpick it would be that it's smallish ... So stay away on nights I'm here so I don't have to wait too long for a seat :)

Dave Smilie

Duane Downer

Tyler Guertin

Linnell Hilton

Marck Footer

Excellent food, friendly staff, will definitely return soon!

Andrew Trueworthy

Most beautiful portobello sandwich I have ever seen. I would eat that.

John Beob

Jeff Sherman

Best burgers in Portland

Joe M

Antony Côté

Best fries in the world!

Jenna Carlson

Great food, fun decor.

Vetty TV

Good drink specials. Loved the Mediterranean nachos!

Shelby Baker

Jeff Hagan

Food is always amazing and the staff is always friendly! If there is ever a time that things take a minute longer than they should, the staff is on top of it and makes the wait not even noticeable. That being said, I’ve eaten there well over 25 times and I may have only had that happen once when they were slammed so it’s understandbable

Ambar Tapia

Diane Leavitt

Shay's is one of my favorite places to eat in Portland! Staff treat you like family to assure you have a great experience!!! Well done!

Julie C

Staff was friendly, decent atmosphere, $5 martinis (not just during happy hour) and the food was good, Mediterranean nachos are the bomb!

Devon Medeiros

The menu is great and the staff are very friendly. My staff and I frequent this place for dinner. They always manage to get us in and out quickly during our din er break. Killer burgers!

Business Hours of Shays Grill Pub in Maine

SUNDAY
12–8PM
MONDAY
11:30AM–9PM
TUESDAY
11:30AM–9PM
WEDNESDAY
11:30AM–9PM
THURSDAY
11:30AM–9PM
FRIDAY
11:30AM–10PM
SATURDAY
11:30AM–10PM

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