Galway Tribes Pub and Ale House

7/13/2008 12:46:17 PM, sunday, july 13, 2008
if you can ignore the piped in irsh music long enough, you’ll find a nice selection of beers, and a nice place to drink them in. they even have a very enjoyable beer garden outside, even though you are surrounded by shopping strips and parking lots. the wait staff have always been exrtremely friendly and beer-knowledgable.

5/10/2007 8:47:49 AM, thursday, may 10, 2007
With barely a year in business, this has become one of the best beer-geek restaurants in the south suburbs. Yep, decor is a little TOO Irish, and makes you realize how very few actual Irish beers come into the US: just the Canadian-brewed Guinness and O’Hara’s. Check the other tap brews the previous raters have listed, and I had a Lagunitas Brown Suggah on my last visit. The bottle menu is in place and just as impressive as the tap list. So far, I’ve only had appetizers and a grilled tuna sandwich, but they were all right. And who can igmore the appeal of waitresses in plaid schoolgirl skirts?

4/20/2007 4:29:21 PM, friday, april 20, 2007 [ Updated monday, july 02, 2007 ]
Nice cozy layout, at least by the bar where I had some beers with RAYBOY01 and jackson220. A particularly nice touch for this old fart was the shortly kilted waiting staff... although I could have done without seeing their male counterparts in similar garb. All I ate were some oysters (Blue Star) that were cleanly shucked, juicy and tasty. The other fellows food looked and smelled good. But of couse we me it is all about the beer, and they had a dandy & diverse selection on tap and in bottles. Anytime I can get a DFH 90-Minute IIPA on tap, I’m happy. Follow that up with some Skullsplitter and a few other good brews and I’m very happy. Definitely worth a return. I may actually waste some good stomach space on some of their food next time.

9/25/2006 5:19:28 AM, monday, september 25, 2006 [ Updated monday, september 25, 2006 ]
This place is so Irish it’s almost TOO Irish and nearly made my head spin. Decor finds a pallete of sage and gold complemented by natural stone and oak treetrunks carved into chairs & faux support beams. Waitresses wearing pleated teal tartan skirts above white knee socks and Mary Janes present tooled leather menus & both contribute to an extra point for ambiance.

Food menu is fairly diverse with a focus on Irish and pub fare. Appetizers were hit-or-miss. An entree of Hangar Steak Frites was tough yet edible and thick-cut Corned Beef came slathered in a mustard sauce that should have been presented to the side. Waitstaff was attentive, although bus service was slow to non-existent.

In addition to the draught beers mentioned below, you’ll find Lindemann’s Framboise and the Duchess de Bourgogne, plus Bell’s Two Hearted... which is always great to find on tap.

On a Saturday night, they decided to cram a band into a far corner of the dining room. Personally, when I’m going out to eat (or simply out to enjoy a few pints), I don’t want to be accosted by two-bit entertainment in an acoustically-challenged venue. I don’t know why restauranteers fail to understand this. Ambiance point removed. Maybe showing up on a Mon. or Tues. (as suggested below by Galway management) might not be a bad idea. Plus you may not have to fight as big a crowd.

7/11/2006 12:37:03 PM, tuesday, july 11, 2006 [ Updated thursday, may 03, 2007 ]
In reference to the previous review, the botlles selection is very good and is now in place! But the draught beer list is actually a beer geeks dream. They have since added DFH 90min witha cask product in mind for the very near future! And for those price conscious, Mon & Tues they feature $3 Pints of all your favorite selections!

7/1/2006 11:36:23 PM, saturday, july 01, 2006 [ Updated wednesday, february 21, 2007 ]
This place is near Lincoln-Way East and BW3, across the street from United Liquors. Mainly Irish food on the menu, which I thought was excellent both times I ate there, and close to what is offered in Ireland. The wait staff is not very knowledgeable in beer, but the tap selection is very good. Alpha King, Robert the Bruce, DFH 60min, Delerium Tremens, Founder’s DB, 2 Rogue beers, 2 Great Lakes, a Bell’s beer, and typical imports. The web-site has the current taplist. A better bottle selection is coming in the future, at least that’s what the beer menu claims.