The Harp Inn

I love seeing bands here - I love the indoor/outdoor space and especially seeing Flashback Heart Attack here!

STEPH JUDGEMENT: Great place to whoop it up on St Paddy's Day. I've only ever been here on St. Paddy's day to meet up with some OC friends, and it's becoming a tradition. As such, it's a great place to hang on that holiday--they really do it up right: friendly servers, music, special food, and merriment all around. We get there early and leave early, but even so it gets very crowded, so I'm not sure how sloppy/ugly it gets later--your mileage may vary. Sláinte!

The food was good, not a huge selection but they do some staple items really well. Nice side salad instead of fries. Early dinner/late lunch nearly empty so easy for seating. Have out door seating so May be dog friendly on the outside patio area. Every bit of an Irish pub and they have bands on the weekends. Comfy booths and round top tables. Average table is a 4 top or 6 top. Staff was very nice, she was friendly and her service was great. She checked in on us a few times. I would recommend if you want some traditional Irish Pub dishes.

The Harp Inn is seriously the BEST Irish Pub in Southern California...The pint of Guinness here, is consistently as good as the fresh Guinness I've had at the Guinness Brewery in Dublin, Ireland...While traveling in Ireland, in a conversation with a local, I asked if he'd ever been to the States..He told me he'd been to the Southern California area on business...that lead to me asking what he considered to be the most authentic Irish pub in SoCal....He thought for a bit, then said a pub called The Harp in Orange County...Besides the Guinness being tops, the food is excellent! Unique dishes, such as the corned beef tacos, or Irish potato nachos are most tasty, especially with a pint or three... ;)I think a big part of the Harp's success is the owner, John Joe. An Irishman hailing from County Mayo, Ireland, he's turned The Harp into one of the premier pubs in the Costa Mesa/Newport Beach area, even with nightly entertainment/local bands....We drive from the San Diego area, and are always greeted with the best Irish hospitality by John Joe, as he opens the pub daily...Highly, Highly Recommend! Slan....

I've been coming here for years, mostly to hear live music. It's a Irish bar with a decent sized dance floor. They have a large array of live music, Friday and Saturday nights. Depending on the band, it can get packed. They do charge cover for certain bands.It's a great place to hear budding bands- ( Tijuana Dogs used to play here many years ago before they became super popular.)Their food is bar food. Most of the food is 3 stars, it's served hot and with decent portions. I come here to listen to live music. I know they have a large turn out for soccer and football games. It's a local place, like Cheers, everyone knows your name.

Fries barely warm and corned beef sandwich had no corned beef taste and was burned. For $17

Great Costa Mesa Tavern providing live music and tasty Pub fair. Our bartender was fun and gave great service. The pub was very busy this Sunday evening with very good live music and a fun friendly crowd. Plenty of outdoor seating as well. Our fish & chips was light & crunchy English pub style.

I really hope what happened tonight is NOT something new... Been coming here off and on for 20+ years. Has always been a cool spot with some decent entertainment. Service has always been great. And tonight the service of my server was great, especially given the fact that she was put in a very tough situation.But to my greater point... my corned beef sandwich was nothing more than a wad of rubber bands between two slices of rye bread. This thing was close to inedible and was absolutely un-chewable. Please change your menu to read "Tendons and Sinew Sandwich." It would really alleviate a lot of confusion and disappointment. Along these same lines, please reduce the price from $17 to something around $1.25 as you are serving parts of the cow that usually end up ground up by heavy machinery to be put into off-brand hotdogs and tire tread. At least hotdogs can be chewed.

If you're a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, this is the only place you should go on game days. The staff is AMAZING and the atmosphere is fun! They've also got Surf Sides (iced tea+vodka drinks), which I've only ever been able to find in Philly/south jersey!!! Not to mention they've got some good food! 5/5 would absolutely recommend! Swing by and see for yourself!

One of my favorite spots because I love Danny and Paul! I come here almost every week and bring people with me to enjoy the live music on the weekends with amazing staff! Would give this more stars if possible.