McFadden’s Restaurant and Saloon

I always have a great time at this place. Although it is a full functioning restaurant I have never attended during the day. Which leads to me throwing out that I have never tried the food… What I like about it is the great music and constant promotions that go on.

I always find myself going back to this place… Maybe it’s because it’s right upstairs from my favorite restaurant Yard House or maybe because it’s just really close by but the thing is this bar is horrible it has horrible music which the DJ doesn’t stay on a fucking song and then like the bartenders you always have to like flash your tits at them. Do not go to this place!

Worst Service EVER!!! Stood in at the front for 10 minutes cause of the «dinner rush». The restaurant barely had 7 full tables. Waitress walked pass us three times until finally saying «I’ll be right with you». 5 minutes later a highly intoxicated lady introduced herself «Sam» and ask for our drink order. Drinks came out with no time issues, just the cups had wrappers still in 3 out of 4 in them. She apologized quickly, but took her time to replace them (about another 5 minutes). During that time she walked pass again with drink orders of another table.
Alright, now it’s time to order all our food as we had PLENTY of time to look over the menu multiple times. She doesn’t anything down and amazingly forgets our appetizers and blames another waitress for taking them. During our barely mediocre meal, the table behind us is getting cleaned by a pair of highly trained McFadden staff, and they so how manage to throw water in the air spilling over onto my family. These ladies it hilarious by their laughter until I told them to apologize for spilling on my mother-​in-​law. So our meals over and now Sam tells us that she apologizes for forgetting our appetizers. Wait, didn’t another waitress take them?!? So the bill finally made it over and she apologized again for such a «busy night». That place wasn’t even close to busy by any stretch of the word.
We went there to celebrate a 21^st birthday and would’ve had a better experience sneaking in a flask to Chuck-​e-​Cheese! Save your money and go elsewhere!!!

If I could give zero stars, I would. I won «open bar» and my friends got ½ drinks. But I’m a retired military veteran with BRAIN DAMAGE. So one of my friends took my wristband to monitor how many drinks I was having and I went to the bar with her every time just in case someone asked why she was getting my drinks. And the bartender followed us back to our table and took the drink out of my hand because my friend had my bracelet instead of me and I was drinking it. When the bartenders inside could vouch that my friend was actually paying for her own drinks. THE BARTENDERS NAME WAS JOHN and told me not to go back to his bar. Instead of actually finding out the real reason or asking the bartenders inside, he was SO incredibly rude especially when I had my retired military ID to prove it. I don’t ever want to come back because of how rude John was.

Do NOT order the poutine. I repeat: DO NOT ORDER THE POUTINE. This crap is horrible. The French fries are bleh. The gravy has no flavor. The only flavor comes from the jalapeños.
Not to mention, the service is some of the worst I’ve experienced. Not one bartender was nice. They all seemed annoyed that they had to be at work.
Btw — be prepared to pay Strip prices for drinks. $ 13 for Jack Daniels on the rocks. In a small shot glass, not even in a rocks glass.

Well, I have been here over 15 minutes, not that busy and no service. I noticed other people sit down, and they got service right away. Not great.

If I could give the service a Negative 5stars I would.
My friend and I went there for Happy Hour and we ordered a few wings and a couple of well drinks and shots. My total was $ 21.50 plus tip of $ 5. I was charged on my card $ 55 straight disrespectful!
Loved the food! Hater the girl bartender! She sucked! And ripped me off to boot!
Will never refer anyone there for happy hour!

My boyfriend and I went here last night with a Groupon. We will never ever ever return. The prices are not exactly dirt cheap for starters. $ 14 for potato skins is pretty damn high. Not only that, even though my boyfriend went to the effort of ordering those separately before we ordered our main course just to make sure we had time to eat, no sooner were we tucking in, they were bringing out our main courses. There’s nothing more annoying than when a restaurant brings out your second course while you’re on the first because then you’re in this rush to try to eat quickly so your next meal doesn’t go cold. When the runner came out with our meals, we sent him packing quickly. And then the server came out a few minutes later also trying to force the main courses on us. No!!! We are not done with the first course give us a break!!! Finally the second I got my last bite of potato skin in my mouth, the runner appeared again without meals and this time I was like fine just give them to us. Needless to say I enjoyed warm fish and cold french fries.
Here’s where it gets worse. I am from Australia and I’m very familiar with meat pies and such. I am here to tell you that the pie my boyfriend ordered literally tasted like dirt. I took a bite and I was like, oh my god what the hell is that. So I took another bite to make sure and I am not exaggerating when I tell you that if I put my face in the dirt and opened my mouth, it would’ve tasted exactly the same. It was truly horrific and that bad. No lie. If you’re going to go there, stick with drinks because the food is God awful and they don’t give you time to enjoy each course anyway. Rather then let them know how God awful it was because we had a Groupon anyway, we just paid the bill, left a five dollar tip and got the hell out of there. Never again, sweet Jesus it was bad. Wow.

The worst food I have had in a very long time, now I understand why the place is empty, would only come here for a drink of that

DISCRINATION
Nobody drunk … All over 21yo, 5 girls 1 man (lucky guy), everybody dressed properly and behaved good and we are all polite with ID at the door entrance. When We were told the bar is full … Ok … We waited on the side, lot of people coming out, we still waiting, they told us no a second time it’s full when they keep entering new people in (with no wrist band) obviously they don’t want us !!!
I keep wondering how smart is the guy at the door when he let enter group of men … And another group !!
Well we are locals and won’t come back anymore + we are taking care of their advertising from now on !!!
SHAME \ DISCRIMINaTION /​NO JUSTIFICATION
Do lawyer have group pricing ???
6 people we should get a good deal !
Avoid that place … No regrets because from the entrance of the door it looks pretty ghetto in there !

The bar was completely dead, the bartender was rude and the drinks were just so-​so.
We walked in and there were no customers at all, almost thought they were closed. We sat at the bar and asked for a food menu. The bartender rudely responded that the kitchen was closed. So we decided to grab a drink first and then head to yard house for some food. The bartender was not at all friendly. He seemed annoyed that we came in even though the bar was open and not closing anytime soon. We asked what was in the margaritas as in what kind of tequila and the bartender responded «everything is tequila based like every margarita». Okay, thanks for the sarcastic remark bartender. I always say, if you don’t want to interact with patrons then don’t be a server or a bartender. Don’t be a jerk because you don’t like your job. The drinks were okay but nothing spectacular maybe because it was served with a bad attitude.
I won’t come back, nor would I recommend this place to anyone.

The bartender with the septum piercing and sleeve tattoos was very friendly and entertaining during my game of heads up. Really enjoyed my four drinks and chips and dip!

McFadden’s was completely desolate when me and my friends arrived on a Thursday evening around 9PM. Is that too early to expect a crowd? We had just left Blue Martini next door, which had quite the crowd going. Going from Blue Martini to McFadden’s was a definite downgrade and to put it bluntly, killed our vibe and put us into sleep mode. Even as we left around 10:30PM, McFadden’s was still really slow.
My group decided to sit outside to escape the depressive state inside. The waitress promptly brought out menus and took our orders. She was actually the saving grace of this establishment. She was on top of everything during our short stay and checked on us often. I upped my review to three stars instead of two just because of her.
The Mister ordered bottled Heinekens ($ 6 – 7) and mozzarella sticks ($ 10). The mozzarella sticks were disappointingly lackluster and served room temperature. The side of marinara tasted off as well. For $ 10, it was kind of a rip off. :(
I remember years ago, McFadden was always crowded and seemed like the place to be. Now I know to avoid this place if I’m looking for a good time at Town Square. If you want to be where the action’s at, stick with Blue Martini or Stoney’s instead.
Unilocal 100 CHALLENGE 2015: #263

Recently McFadden’s has corrected their signature scent that was mentioned in a previous review. I come here because I get a discount. They’re pretty fast on to go orders and their Appletini’s are pretty good.
If you get their chicken pot pie be sure to bring your kids, your neighbor’s kids and your softball team. This thing is huge and I looked at it with awe when the bartender hefted it in front of me. I took the leftovers to work and fed 2 other people.
Besides an over abundance of peas it was quite pleasant. I’m just not a person that likes a lot of peas. The flaky puff pastry crust was pretty awesome.
I once order the fish and chips and received an entire fish. I feel like the cook is trying to compensate for something, just kidding.

Came here on a Monday night before an Improv Show at the Baobab Stage. A friend and I were waiting to be served. We were clearly waiting, just hanging out by the bar. There was one bartender who was slowly making a drink for someone else. There was also this guy in a blue jacket and hat who was standing behind the bar. All he was doing was standing and talking.
He was just chatting up this woman who appeared to be having a rough day. From what I could overhear (not like it was that hard), she had been divorced multiple times and has kids. I don’t know who blue shirt was, I hope he wasn’t a manager but I think he was. He was more interested in either consoling or trying to get with this woman than actually serving customers. I only wanted a Black and Tan, it’s not that hard to make and he could have gone back to macking on some depressed broad after serving me.
We came back after the show, the man with the blue jacket still not doing anything until nearly midnight. At that time, he forced everyone out saying they were closing. He wasn’t courteous about it. He didn’t announce last call. He just kind of forced everyone to up and leave.
I can’t wait for this place to close. How this place stays open is beyond me.

«I don’t memorize the draft list. Look at the menu.»
The exact line my waitress said to me when I asked what was on tap.
My friend and I had gone to McFadden’s as Yard House was swamped, and we were looking for something similar. The inside is a dive. There’s no authentic Irish pub feel here.
We were unfortunately seated in the bar area which was insanely loud. There was Guinness on tap, but the rest was domestic. If it’s an «Irish pub,» I would expect to see a few more things on tap from Ireland… just saying. I ended up ordering a Sam Adams seasonal.
We ordered two orders of the poutine on the happy hour menu. About 20 minutes, the food arrived. It wasn’t the greatest, but it wasn’t the worse. I would describe it as a cross between McDonalds fries with some cheese on top of them. Branding as an Irish pub should generally come with good pub-​style food.
Overall, I would never go back to McFadden’s. I would keep walking and go get a sub at Caprottis.

I love this place! It’s huge and dark on the inside with a patio. Good music! We were reliving the 90’s all over again singing out loud to blink 182 waiting for our food! Yes, it was just us 4 girls enjoying wine and beer singing our hearts out waiting for our food.
Our server totally cute little Asian girl dressed all slutty. And such a little hottie. Actually all the girls were eye candy.
The food is yummy! Get the Irish nachos!!! Delicious tater tots covered in cheese and bacon and onions and sour cream. It’s a huge plate so if you aren’t sharing don’t order anything else unless you plan on a doggie bag! Onion rings mmmm beer battered… Says it all! The sliders are sooo good too!!! Big portions and tons of delicious carbs lol!!!

I was there last week but didn’t Write a Review at the time, well because I put my phone in a cup of water and apparently phones don’t like that!
My sister and her son are in from Costa Rica and I was concerned that they might not like it [or more like looking for this type of food]. but after being the driver for a couple of days, it was time to give myself a treat.
The wife and I shared the fish and chips which was not quite big enough to share but it allowed us to share the bread pudding which is what we wanted to do anyways. My brother got the same thing and my sis got the Sheppard’s Pie. It looked a little on the small side compared to the rest of the plates but it is heavy and so it made sense. She was really happy with the taste. My nephew got the best looking and very tasty dish; the chicken pot pie. It is huge, although it does cover the 2″ lip of the plate. Still, the crust was encrusted with Parmesan and the flavor was awesome!
We went on a Sunday and got to enjoy the ½ price Mojitos. The wife got a Coconut and my brother got a Watermelon-​something, both were really tasty! Should have planned for a designated driver!

I usually only drink here and only when it is convenient, like being close to the improv show I am going to.
But this time recently, I decided to utilize the Unilocal deal and get something to eat. The waitress had never seen the Unilocal deal and had to take my phone to check it out with her manager. Luckily they honored it but really, the food that we ordered was way over-​priced for what we paid for, even with a deal.
I ordered the pickle back burger and my fiancé ordered the reuben burger. They are both about $ 15 each, and that is just the burger. I repeat, just the burger. I am not one that feels like I need to have a mound of fries and a big old burger. If I wanted quantity, I could just eat fast food. I really prefer quality and these burgers do not have any sort of extra fancy ingredients that justify the price. no foie gras or kobe beef, or the tears of a fashion model or something. My burger was standard with a couple of «fun» ingredients like a jameson glaze but it was really greasy as hell.
The entire time, the service was perplexingly slow. The staff is always nice at least when I do interact with them. Like this time, there were only a handful of people in there and at least 3 people were working. The bathroom is always really weird to me. Half of the doors are closed but with no-​one in there and it makes me think that they have plumbing problems and just don’t care to get around to fixing them.
I mean, this is kind of a chain, so I am not sure why I am complaining. I should really just stick to getting black and tans here occasionally.

I’m giving this review based off my last experience, which was honestly pretty good.
I had come here to meet up with a friend to catch up and grab a few drinks. Granted, we had met up before their happy hour for the ladies. Anyway…
The boyfriend and I were greeted and seated right away. Once at the booth, our server Andrea also came over to greet us. She was honestly very nice the entire time there — checked up on us multiple times, and never made us feel pressured to order more than we wanted.
Their mixed drinks are always yummy, and the establishment has a decent variety of beer, so I’ve got no complaints.