McGillin's Olde Ale House Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were friendly and attentive."
• "Great service which is particularly impressive since they're usually very busy."
• "Service is quick and prompt even on a crowded weekend afternoon."
• "I loved their quick service to find seating for us in a crowded room knowing my sister is blind."
• "The service is excellent, the local beers are outstanding."
• "Our server, Kay, was outstanding."
• "The wait staff and bartenders are always kind and very good at their jobs."

Cons:

• "The food tasted good, but most of my meatloaf was cold."
• "The service was kind of slow for a bit so busy Monday night."
• "Both my ID and my friend’s ID were denied at McGillin’s as the manager rudely told us that our ID’s 'looked really flimsy and fake'."
• "The waitress didn't even wait until we finish eating and took our dishes and beer."
• "However, our enthusiasm dwindled as we encountered unexpected and quite intense ID and bag checks, unfamiliar to us from Australia."
• "But no server was found in sight. We had to politely ask someone for assistance but the service was still abysmal."
• "Came into the bar, never was greeted by the bartender, just a blank stare, very weird."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Highly recommend if you want a lively place to hang out for a couple hours with friends."
• "Great service and a cool old school pub vibe."
• "Fun pub atmosphere."
• "A nice atmosphere though and they had cool Christmas decorations."
• "From the moment you round the corner onto Drury st and see the bar exterior you know you have found a real gem."
• "Absolutely LOVED this restaurant and everything about it!!!"
• "Cool hidden bar. The atmosphere was great."

Cons:

• "Gets incredibly packed late at night; went from a cool old-timey pub to an over-crowded college bar really quickly."
• "The overall experience was terrible and not welcoming."
• "The atmosphere didn't remind us of an Irish pub."
• "It’s loud, not super crowded, but be warned - for an Irish pub, they have the decor but not the beer."
• "Too full of college kids and dj music on Saturday night. Was looking forward to an easy going historic pub environment."
• "Very, very loud. Like can't talk to the person beside you loud."
• "One minus - the music was a bit too loud by the end of our time, making it way too hard to talk."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "The food tasted good, but most of my meatloaf was cold."
• "I had the fish and chips and it was amazing."
• "Always a great spot for beers and wings."
• "Food and beer were great and I got outta there for $20."
• "The wings were great."
• "The meals were delicious (the sausage platter and shepherd's pie)"
• "Beer tasting was perfect, and the fish and chips are the unsung hero here."