The Local Eatery & Pub Review

The name says it all. The food is always great. You can come and have a burger and fries or beef tongue philly cheese steak. The menu changes all the time and includes items kids would love. It you pick well, you can feed a family of four for around $30. If you pick more exotic meals and have some libations, you can spend $50 plus for two. My only complaint is that it's very noisey. The open air space could really use some sound dampening. At the same time, not many would notice a screaming kid. If you enjoy some of the fast casual places around, you owe it to yourself to give The Local a shot.

First, the food WAS good. However, getting it was another matter.

Were seated at 6:30 ordered at 6:45. By 7:20 we had checked twice with our waitress & asked to see the manager. The food arrived and one (of 3) orders was cold (burger & tots). Manager arrived & apologized. Burger was reordered, but , did not appear until 7:40- on a redo!

Wrote off the cold food & offered dessert. None of us wanted to wait any more. Took another 25 minutes to get our bill and pay. Will not try again.

I Soo Way Beyond Love This Restaurant, Because I Soo Way Beyond Love The Food That They Have There!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good sandwiches, and the goat cheese appetizer is a must-try. Avoid the friese salad, though...absolutely the worst salad I've ever had.

If you love the taste of the south, then come on down to this place and enjoy some GREAT southern foods! The collard greens, grits and shrimp, pork/beef ribs, baked beans, and macaroni and cheese are so delicious. Oh, one more thing the meat loaf sandwich is to die for

Carmel needs more local eateries, so it pains me to give a bad review. We have eaten here three times, each time my husband has had the same meal and each time it has been different. The only thing that was consistent with our visits is that the service is slow- even when the place isn t busy. The drinks are crazily over priced, even for Carmel prices and the menu is pretty small.

Above average gastro pub with some fun twists on classic dishes..

Our waitress was not only friendly, but knowledgeable about the food offered. It was gourmet food in a relaxed atmosphere which we enjoyed. The food was great!

I am very conflicted about this place. Love the concept and the local offerings. Tastes are almost always amazing. Prices are a little high and portions sometimes a bit small for what you get. Servers were great.

I had a couple of comments for the owners and tried two different ways to communicate with them and did not hear back. Now if you have a website, update it. If you even spent the money/time to have an App, update it. If you say you are local, communicate with your locals through the social media/websites you have. Otherwise it might seem like you don't really care. Which makes me not wanna go back maybe.....but it is tasty...

Stopped in for lunch. Food was very good with a variety of options on the menu. I highly recommend the cauliflower wrap!

The food was very good, you can't beat their tater tots , our waitress was quite pleasant and attentive. Nice place for lunch and dinner.

Living
Close to the Local, we have been eating there ever since they opened. This was our most disappointing experience to date. One of our orders was wrong, and the quality of our food was not like it used to be. Service was sporadic. It feels as those management has changed. We order the same items each time and it felt like a totally different restaurant (not a compliment).

The food is awful. Look up at the dust on the rafters. Ends up on your food. Tour the kitchen. Soup cold. My parents 87 years old spent $125.00 On Saint Patrick's day. Went back later found out they quit serving it, because it tasted like ALPO. Great location since Craig left food is disturbing. Oh Derick gave us 1 cup cake to make up for BAD FOOD! The employees are Fantastic!

I have eaten lunch here for the past few years at least once a week. I really like what they offer and the consistency. Great food and fresh iced tea.

Food is usually good; process of changing menu. Service not up to par.

I love this place. They have a unique nashville chicken sandwich that you need to try (if you like them!), and they also have a great drink menu.

Ambiance, server and food were all great. Walking into the Local was deceiving....a lot larger than it looked on the outside, my friend and I were acknowledged when we walked in, the bison burger I had was cooked to order and you cannot go wrong with tater tots. Will go back in the future.

Food was tasty and reasonably priced. Check your silverware. My knife was disgusting as were all the knives at the table.

I've heard of this restaurant from a number of local friends. Finally made it there to celebrate my sisters birthday. Everyone was really happy with their meals. Unique, tasty and local. My nephew devoured the kids grilled cheese. And hey, there are crayons to color on the table for the kids and kids at heart.

Always great food and friendly staff. My kiddos love the tater tots!

Like many said, this place has potential. Absolutely the worst service and food. I have been here 5 times now. Same experience every time.

Carmel Bourgeois establishment. Food is good but these places aren't as special as the people who eat there think they are. Good if the company is paying. Small plates.

It was extremely disappointing. The menu looked amazing but sadly the food was not properly executed. At this price point i would of expected something of much higher quality.

My husband and I are huge fans! Its been one of our go to places for great food, drink and company. Haven't been as often lately..no time, but enjoy it when we do!

I have been going here for years. The food is great but finally fed up with the terrible service.

Meh. Doesn't have a pub atmosphere. Lots of kids, which wasn't bad as they were well behaved. Felt gloomy with shades of grayish blue and concrete floor. Tenderloin wasn't bad but the nachos looked like something you would get at a sporting event with its Cheese Wiz like topping. Seemed like diner food for upscale price.

Had a great lunch at The Local Eatery & Pub! Great food and service. Locally sourced food. Perhaps our new weekend eating spot!

Pleasantly suprised when walking in the door. Highly recommend ordering the hot wings for an appetizer - some of the best we've had in the area! The service was excellent and everyone was very friendly and helpful. The only downside is that our sandwiches were average and probably a bit overpriced. Overall though, good experience and we'll be back.

Not a bad place by any means. A little overpriced for some of the items, in my opinion. Lamb burger was pretty tasty. Not traditional beignets sadly.

Good food, service and ambiance...had the blue on bleu steak salad and beignets were all good

Lamb burger is awesome. And they always have some delicious seasonal specials to choose from. Check it out!

The food is outstanding. The atmosphere and employees are great. Our waitress was knowledge and helpful. The blackened salmon, mac and cheese, veggie burger, chicken gyro, and olive oil cake are all recommended eats. As an out of towner this makes my list of places to recommend.

Poor selection for vegetarians. The things that I wanted that I could have were unavailable. The ranch is good and so are the tator tots. The plant based burger tasted like charcoal, I guess to make it have some flavor? It made for an unappetizing meal.

Worth trying. Though they lacked the diverse menus items they've had in the past.

Superb! Food is always fresh and full of flavor. Very consistent each time we go. We were lucky enough yesterday to have a truly amazing server - Alyssa. We will be asking for her from now on.

Very good food with a nice atmosphere and fun staff

Great experience with the bartending staff; knowledgeable, friendly and fast. Decent prices and the ambiance is great.

The Salmon dish I had was really good . And always the Tater tots were great. But the place looked run down . But if that was what they were going for they achieved it. But the food is the most important part.

Service was good, food was meh. Expensive for what you get.

Great food and drinks here in a nice setting. My only critique is that the cavernous space lends itself to noisiness. Their desserts make up for it though :-)

Always something new. Everything is well prepared, and I have yet to be disappointed.

Pretty tasty, good service, great experience over all.

They were open and doing their best with Covid19. That s all I can ask for. And I could pick the food up and not be forced to use DoorDash or GrubHub (both services have been awful in my experiences). Kudos and good luck!

This is probably my favorite restaurant in town. I love their take on food. They are doing things not everyone is doing with fresh local ingredients when possible, and they aren't afraid of rarely used pieces of meat.

Horrible service. Basic, unappetizing food that isn t LOCAL. Manager said the food runner left, and that s the reason our dessert wasn t delivered... after we already paid.

Good food, large portions, reasonable prices and a great beer list.

Been here twice, both bad experiences. Dirty utensils once, undrinkable house cocktail the second trip and food both times was half-a**ed. Never going back.

Great spot to share a fantastic meal in a super chill environment. Been coming here for years and it never disappoints.

Probably partly my fault because we went in pretty late. Food took a long time to come out,. When it did, not great just ok. As other reviews have said, this place can be hit or miss. I'll go back because I've had great dinners here too.

The food is delish! Portions too small for my husband. Not a fan of the brown paper on top of the white table clothes. Food took forever to come out. But, as I mentioned before, it was delicious!! I had the seared salmon with succatash. Food is fresh and there are a lot of healthy options. Very quiet atmosphere. We had to switch to a table as there was no room between the table and the seat. We are NOT overweight people, either.

At there for the first time tonight and highly recommend it. The poutine appetizer was amazing- my teenager LOVED it- and the beignets for dessert were yummy. Great service too.

Food was very good and arrived quickly, service was great, solid kids menu, prices were very fair. As a side note, the tater tots with the kids menu side, were seriously the best tots I've ever had!

Waitress was nice cajun tots are good was kind of a long wait order to food and drinks but not terrible will try again

Best tater tots around! Always an excellent 'Plain Jane' burger too

We used to go to this place all the time and the food was great. About six months ago we had a bad experience and didn't go back until tonight. We believe in second chances but this was a huge disappointment. My halibut was dry. The steak wasn't seasoned. And the drinks were watery. $100 for two people is way too much to spend for mediocre food and watery drinks. Kinda sad when I think about how much we used to enjoy the local.

My honest opinion is that the menu is interesting with lots to try but I have only ever eaten two items there. The Bird on the Wire, and the Greek hummus plate. For the Greek plate, the Taziki sauce was slightly watered down and the sourcing of some of the produce was certainly not local right now. That was part of the taste, mostly processed. But it was a decent appetizer. One issue I had on my second most recent visit were the 5 fruit flies that interrupted my meal towards the end. For the higher end pricing, This venue should get a handle on the bugs in the air around a table such as the one I sat at. The service was average. Kona Grill down the street will wow you.

Good quality food and conversation... Good for business dinners as well

They have a really good cod fish fry on Friday nights! There wait time and speed was awesome. Just wish it wasn't so noisey.

I'm a Vegatarian, and found great options for me to eat here. Their Veggie burger is so, so, so delicious. It's quite big in size, especially since it comes with a side. I normally share it with my sister and it is filling enough for the both of us.

Great joint