Fionn MacCool’s

So we came to watch the end of the Champions League final and to stay for a birthday celebration. Honestly, service is a little slow when waiting for a beer to watch the game. Guinness was good — duh.
Dinner was pretty good, food was timely and warm. One of our meals was ‘incomplete’, but addressed quickly once brought to Veronica’s attention.
Kids very much enjoyed their meals, they didn’t have the hot dogs .
Not bad.

Came here with my family for a birthday for our 88 year old Nana looking for pub food. Choose here, big mistake. We arrived at 5:30, not busy after we ordered our drinks the music was turned up to an uncomfortable level for conversation by the manager. We asked the waitress to turn it down she said she did was not. Asked another who turned it down only to be turned up again by the same manager. My father eventually went up to the manager asking him to please turn it down, he did. I could understand if it was busy but it wasn’t and we were with a 88 year old. Food… meh… Ordered chicken tikka with rice. Bahaha three tiny pieces of chicken for $ 15. I will not be back.

We stopped into this location today around 11:30, even though I could think of many other places in Brampton I would rather go.
Given that we were totally starving, we ordered an appetizer with lunch… not a normal occurrence. We got the bread with beer cheese. Which was actually quite delicious and made me want to try making something similar at home. My issue with that dish was dirty plating with the cheese. It looked a total mess.
We both got the Guinness steak and mushroom pies. The pies came out looking delicious and were fresh and piping hot. The accompanying mashed potatoes were lukewarm and the Guinness gravy was cold. All together the dish was truly delicious. I just wish it had been a consistent temperature all the way through. Another noticeable issue was the lack of mushrooms in the steak and mushroom pie. I’m not talking not enough mushrooms, I’m talking NONE.
I do, however, like Fionn MacCools so I know that I will be returning. With slightly adjusted expectations.

We had originally wanted to watch the Jays at the Kort House but it was closed so we came here as it is across the road.
The place isn’t really known as a sports bar but they had multiple TVs and a projection screen. For a place like this at 8:30 pm we got great seats in front of the projection screen.
The servers were dressed much like the Titled Kilt. Low cut dresses and high mini shirts. Eye Candy.
Anyway, the crowd here is under 30. So five guys over 40, it was not a place for our demo.
But the game was on and they had the TV audio on so we stayed.
But the service was crappy. We sat down and no one came to take our order for 10 mins. While we did not have anything off the menu the selection of beer was decent. For all you Molsons and Sleemans fans they don’t serve either on tap or in the bottle.
Given that the bar had seating for 10 customers — they did at least have three attentive servers. I am not sure how the rest of the place was mapped out but we rarely saw our server during the game (about 2 hours). And even when she took a refill order she’d come back 20 minutes later and apologise that she had forgotten our order.
One her second reorder, she came back with 1 of two beers and said she had had an issue with the ordering system. Plus she had to cash out a group of people behind us. I have no idea what that meant but for the four hours we were there we saw her three times before settling the bill. My friend joked that the people at the bar had no issues.
Any way at the bottom of the 9^th inning the big projection screen kaks out but they got it back for the last three minutes of the game.
Immediately after the game the music pumps up and drowns out any conversation. The place becomes a dance bar later and I think the music was a hint for us to leave.
So we had to wait another 15 minutes just to find our server and ask for the bill.
The parking lot is a bit tight. And as we leave there are these kids showing off with their friends. A few were clearly drunk and they scooted around trying to find a place.
However, given the fire codes in Brampton the place had maxed out so thankfully many of the inebriated patrons were turned away. The odd thing is the place has a patio but is was not open. They used it as a smoking area instead. Too bad.

Great bar, great atmosphere. They were amazing when I booked a table for the night of ten people and only three showed up. They treated me really well. The only thing I didn’t like was that I was in the far front of the bar and the music was very loud to a point where I couldn’t even hear the person in front of me. We left right after that happened. Wasn’t impressed with that

I had been to this restaurant 2x in the past year and both times the food was good and the service was fast. This time I took 5 other adults along with my daughter for Father’s Day dinner and it was a complete disaster. We made a reservation thinking that it would be busy on Father’s Day but when we showed up the waitress said she didn’t know about our reservation (but also didn’t look in the reservation book). It wasn’t an issue because the restaurant was pretty empty. We waiting about 40min for our appetizers which was pretty painful entertaining a toddler for that amount of time with no food. When I tried to find our waitress she was missing but our food was sitting under the lights. I ask 3 people (including the manager) if we could have our food they said they’d look into it but nothing happened. Eventually we got the appetizers and sure enough it was the food under the lights which was cold. We were starving by this point so we ate it. 1.5 hours after sitting down we still didn’t have our entrees. Finally when they came I had to clear the table myself of the appetizer dishes and of course, all of the 6 adult entrees didn’t come at one time. We had to eat at separate times. When we talked to the manager he apologized and said that we were the only people that day that complained. So I guess that’s a good thing, right? and we should be satisfied? Anyways, we ended up paying full price, no coupons or offers to come back (not that we would anyways), and we would NOT recommend going there. Not worth spending your hard earned $$.

Super slow service. Cold food. Friday night in the summer not busy.hmmm.
First three months it opened several years ago food was great… looks like they had a change iof ownership and chefs.
Disappointed. Only good thing is location.

As a regular restaurant goer (10 – 12 x Month)…I’ve come to anticipate a certain level of food/​service from Toronto area restaurants. This restaurant delivered neither! This Fionn MacCools Rest was terrible. Our waitress argued with us over the food quality & stated that « Unilocal means nothing»! We had the Blarney Fries which were cold & undercooked the 1^st time around & not nearly hot enough the 2^nd time. Also ordered the Warm Mushroom salad w Chicken. This was tasteless & bland. My wife had the Beet Salad which had only a trace of Beets. This was a totally unimpressive restaurant that does not deserve to have us spend our hard earned dollars at! Avoid… avoid…avoid!

Went on a Saturday and I bought drinks throughout the night. Good atmosphere, with good music. However, the middle bartender was a bi***. My buddy and I tipped her throughout the night, and we got enough change together to buy one more drink, so it was a 2 5’s, 2 toonies and 2 quarters (two drinks) and she said «I’m not taking exact change» and walked away and refused to serve us. That’s completely unprofessional. It’s not a CLUB, it’s a restaurant, and I already generously tipped her a few times before. If anyone goes there and decides to tip, just remember this review. she was an older blond lady, sorta tall and just wasn’t easy on the eyes to be a club bartender. There’s also no where to put in a complaint, so I decided to just write a review. 4 stars for the place, but minus one for the shitty unappreciative bartender. I will ensure anytime I go there, she won’t get a single penny from me.

This was my first time at an irish pub/​restaurant. I’m sad to say it was a pretty crappy experience.
We ordered the Blarney fries ($ 14) and the Rover Bites ($ 10). Blarney fries were like still white (not fried long enough). And for some reason they were kinda warm rather than hot. We were the only people in the restaurant at like 3pm, so I’m not sure how they managed to pull off the «kind of warm» food.
The cheese they put on top is like Cheez Whiz… very low quality stuff that comes out of your fridge. Then it was loaded with a buncha crap they chopped up and threw on top. You can make the stuff at home (and a better well prepared version) but then again you wouldn’t want to.
The rover bites were interesting. At least I would recommend this one.
The waitress took forever to come take our order and then for us to pay when we were literally the only customers in the restaurant.

I’m not really a fan of chain restaurants for the most part, but my colleagues wanted to come here. I did not have high expectations. At all. I can honestly say I was very pleasantly surprised.
The décor was pretty nice. Definitely a cleaner, newer, more attractive version of a classic pub. The waitstaff was very nice. Our server was super friendly and didn’t blink an eye at a couple modifications my table made to our entrees.
The prices are a bit on the higher end for a pub. And the portions are a bit on the smaller side for a chain restaurant. This is good for those who don’t want to come out feeling stuffed or those who prefer to order apps, entrees, and dessert. Not great, I suppose, for those who love to feel stuffed after one entrée.
The food was good. I had the lamb shank (mmm, I love lamb) and it was yummy. Tender and flavourful and obviously cooked low and slow as all shanks should be.

You know an establishment is bad when a security guard repeatedly calls you a bitch and management does nothing about it. Horrible customer service and horrible money hungry management style. Not acceptable. I would never go here again.

Have visited four or five times. Noticed the same thing each time. Waitresses are more attentive to bar and patio guests then dining room. Have to flag waitress down to get a pop refill or order.
After tonight am not going back. Waitress screwed up my order and my replacement meal did not show up till my husband had finished his meal. No refills offered on drink. No manager came by. And had to ask for a comp on missed meal. Was offered 25% off my meal only!

Classy and expensive, served well and most of the time it is empty so great place to enjoy with friends.

I’ve been here a couple times now. This was the first time eating, so hence my first review. Food was OK but the service was atrocious. The place is empty and the waitress had no idea what she was doing. The other 2 only started helping when everyone started getting their drinks and food themselves. Not sure what their hiring standards are, but it doesn’t involve knowing how to serve. Would be a good place if service wasn’t so bad. Food showed up cold, shot showed up without my beer, had to get my beer myself. So don’t bother.

So far… off to a poor start. Asked hostess if there were any Friday Specials… she said «I don’t know, ask your server». Yet the daily specials are posted on a menu board in the Washroom! You’d think that being a hostess, she would at least know that!
Waitress comes to take drink order and had zero personality — she couldn’t get away from the table fast enough. It’s been 5 mins and there are only 5 tables in the dining area, but no sign of our drinks or our waitress… HMMM.
8 mins… drinks here and food order taken. Food arrived 12 mins later. Ordered typical «pub fare» fish n chips. Coleslaw was exceptional. Fries average, fish — decent portion. Nothing beyond average to the taste. Table check came AFTER I was finished eating. Made hint that I was looking for the bill… but still waiting for her to come back.
Finally came back — antiquated system for paying.
Overall — not the best and certainly not the type of service and food quality you’d expect with the amount of competition around them. I’d go back for beers and wings maybe… but not for a sit down dinner.

The food is really good but it is pretty expensive compared to other similar restaurants.
For example the waffle fries are amazing but they cost $ 14.
I’d recommend trying it but personally I won’t be going back too frequently based on the cost.

Yeah, I’ll agree with the review on everything else about the alright décor, and friendly environment, but…
The staff get skimpy with mixed drinks. When I dropped the shot into my beer cocktail, the full shot glass was still above the level of beer in the glass. On another occassion, there was too much ice in a rum & coke. Prices are not cheap.

I have a co-​worker who works here so I decided to give it a try last night with the bf. Décor looks great, nice spacious bar area, which was packed, for their nightly events. Dining room also nice, lots of booths but only a few tables present. They also have an awesome selection of beer and whiskey, obviously. About 15 beers on tap!
They have a very simple menu including: soups and salads, sandwiches, burgers, meat pies and a selection of seasonal specials — including a bison burger, sounded interesting but didn’t try.
We started with the Blarney chips to start — basically lattice fries dressed like nachos, not bad but definitely not enough for $ 12.99! Very small portions of salsa and sour cream also.
I had a small crock of their shepherd’s pie ($ 9.99) with veggies on the side. I’ve never tried shepherd’s pie before, but I’m pretty sure theirs didn’t do it justice. I was imagining chunks of potatoes and meat but all I got was small bits of ground beef, so that threw me off.
Bf got the prime rib burger ($ 10.99). Not bad, but not spectacular. He was it was a bit dry. Also only received a small portion of fries. Personally I would’ve liked lattice fries better as the side.
Service was par.
Definitely would only come back to hangout at the bar for drinks and munchies. Ideally not my kind of sit down restaurant.

So far, so good!
Beautifully decorated, British-​style pub. Plenty of parking. Friendly staff. Very clean, well kept. Near nightly specials. Vast menu!
I haven’t tried any food there yet but I will soon! The menu itself looks great and the items that I saw and smelled coming out of the kitchen way surpassed any expectations I have for pub-​grub. Next time I’m heading there hungry!