The Publican

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   Devin

   Singapore9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great value set lunch. The quality of the food was excellent and the service was well executed.
   

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   Michelle VIP

   Washington DC5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fabulous happy hour. We loved every bite from the oysters to the burger and the fries
   

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   Steven VIP

   Chicago21 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Publican consistently delivers quality food and excellent service. We always enjoy our time with the Publican Team. Thank you!
   

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   Joseph VIP

   Hawaii40 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great as always. Glad to come back to Chicago and eat there again.
   

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   Flo

   Chicago4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   From the start of seating to the ease of ordering through a very considerate and communicative server, Blake was such a pleasure and fun staff member to host my birthday dinner. He led us through an amazing culinary journey and represented the chefs’ and restaurant’s vision very well. The manager, Emily, checked in with our table multiple times and was very pleasant and welcoming! The space was lively and very family oriented with communal tables throughout, yet also had high tops that lent a more private dining experience. I would highly recommended Publican as they are very thoughtful with respects to detail in service and menu offerings.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Chicago2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 16, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Publican is never a disappointment. We had guests in from out of town and this was the first place we wanted to bring them just because we knew it would impress. Food is always incredible and interesting and the service (Gio in particular) is phenomenal! 🤍
   

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   ShawnEh VIP

   Chicago4 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on March 15, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   It took 45 mins for us to get ONE very mediocre corned beef sandwich at $17. The sandwich was comped (we didn’t ask, they acknowledged the delay). But even if not comped it wasn’t worth it. The rest of the food and drink however was 9/10!
   

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   Karen VIP

   London5 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on March 15, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Food tasted great, but was incredibly slow and our group of four’s entrees came out 20 minutes apart and irregularly cooked (my “runny eggs” were hard cooked). The server did his best to rectify the situation and the staff took a salad and pastry off our table but the experience overall was disappointing.
   

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   Kathy VIP

   Chicago18 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 11, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The Publican never disappoints - a lovely dinner filled with fresh and hearty ingredients!
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago1 review

    2.0

    Dined on March 9, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5

    Hot tea was low quality. Most of the food options were too sweet. Buckwheat crepes were not made with buckwheat, were cold, too sweet and ultimately very disappointing for anyone who likes buckwheat crepes. Salad was boring and not rescued by a few sprigs of fresh dill.
    

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