South City Publick House - Binghamton, New York

Robin F.

Sweet waitress. I was actually shocked when my friend ordered chicken and biscuits, and it came with no potatoes. She didn't realize you had to "add" them, but who would?

Joe

A cozy sit down experience with good food and some missed marks, ending with some discrepancies on the check.

We visited South City Publick House on a weekend evening between 6 and 8pm. The establishment was slightly busy.
We opted for a bar seat on this visit and were promptly greeted by staff. South City has a quaint, cozy feel to it when not packed to the brim for live gigs, and our entire sit-down experience at the bar was very comfortable. The bartender was prompt to take our orders and very attentive to our needs. On this visit we ordered a basket of fries with the sweet spicy chile seasoning and the pepper jack egg rolls, and for an entree we went with the Baja burger and the South City chicken sandwich.

The appetizers came out quick! The fries with the sweet spicy chile seasoning were hot and crispy and the seasoning really added a unique flavor that I enjoyed. The pepper jack egg rolls were... interesting. Not bad, by any means, but I found myself just wishing they were regularly breaded instead of wrapped like an egg roll as the egg roll didn't deliver as much flavor as I would have hoped.

The entrees came out with perfect timing, but we had some issues here. The chicken sandwich and potato chips came out dark, very crispy, and tasting somewhat burnt. My initial thought was old cooking oil but since we didn't have those issues with the appetizers I assume they were kept in the fryer a bit too long. It's really too bad, because otherwise the South City Chicken Sandwich was very juicy. The Baja Burger, however, was cooked to perfect temperature, was very juicy and had great flavor.

My last (minor) gripe was when the check came. It turns out the current prices for South City's menu items do not match the prices found in the menus, with every dish we purchased being on average 30-60 cents higher than the advertised price. I Thought I may have missed a notification about this hanging somewhere so I checked around the bar and on the walls and couldn't find any explanation.

Look, a couple extra dollars on what turned out to be a near $80 check isn't going to break the bank, but I really don't think it's too much to ask to have the menus updated to reflect the new pricing, or at least a posted notification stating the prices are now above menu cost. With the prices of everything skyrocketing nowadays and the sticker shock of the already inflated menu costs, having even higher prices than expected on your receipt feels like a bit of a gut punch.

Overall our experience with South City Publick House was a positive one and we will likely dine here again. I would like to give the South City chicken sandwich another shot when it's not overcooked and we did enjoy our time here.

Gayle L.

This place is great. Good prices, great quality and the burgers are always cooked perfectly!

Justin W.

Walked in with my wife and daughter, and were immediately greeted by numerous staff. It was warm and inviting, and showed the history of the area on the walls. The Italian wedding soup was the best I’ve ever had by far, and everything else was simply amazing. Will be back again.

David G.

We started with the Irish nachos. They were something different but good. I got the prime rib French dip with fries and it was good and fries were cooked correctly. My wife got the chicken spiedie cheesesteak and she liked that. Place was clean and staff was friendly.

Thomas J. S.

Took a long time to get food even though it wasn't busy. No water served with meals. Asked for some, got it later. The amount of aujus
they give you with the prime rib is miniscule. Not disappointed though it's a nice place to have dinner.

Tara W.

We have visited this restaurant several times and each time is better than the last. It's clean inside, there's a beautiful brick wall, and the food is delicious. The service was good and the ambience is nice. You can go to just grab a drink or go to eat a meal. The fish with macaroni and cheese was amazing.

Brian L.

The burger I had was warm..not hot and juicy. Which tells me it was pre-cooked. Probably a way to get food out faster. Tasty.. But..unacceptable. service was great! Cheesecake was awesome. Overall..the food is usually great!