R-Macs Publick House

This is my first time here from when this place was the Grog. The food was just so-​so then. I was hoping for an improvement in the food department but I have to say I was disappointed. The sandwiches were just ok. The wings were soaked in sauce and huge. But large wings doesn’t make them great! The fries were good. The inside is still nice.

We went in for the first time tonight. We drive past often since we live near by. I was hoping it would be the same as the old R Macs. So disappointed! I get its bar food and a «bar» in general but… We ordered 2 cheese steaks which were ok, also nachos a rueben and chicken parm. The food came out sporadically. The chicken parm looked like slop on a plate, the rueben was on toast not grilled with no flavor at all. The nachos came out last with brown guacamole. I’ve been in the food business my whole life. We have been in every restaurant that’s been opened in the spot and none of them make it. It’s a shame cause it could be something great. Little advise if you have a menu like that make sure who ever cooks the food actually knows how to cook it.

Great open mic on Wednesday @ 7:00 … With Dave Kelly & Fran Smith as hosts.
(Would have been more enjoyable with out the rude and disrespectful heckling from the adolescent ‘newborn’ drinkers at the bar.)

Saw the negative reviews and figured I’d leave a positive one since I go to this bar regularly and really feel it’s getting a bad rap here. The staff here is great and very friendly. The bar tenders are there when you need a new drink and make you feel like they want you to be there, I’ve been in some other bars where I might as well be getting my drink from a vending machine. The drink prices are reasonable, and some of the higher end alcohols are much less expensive than other bars in the area. The beer selection is one of the better in the area, I’m not sure how someone can have a problem with too many beers to choose from, since you can always just order a miller light or whatever you usually get. If you’re a sports fan, there’s tv’s pretty much every where so you can catch any game that’s on from wherever you are sitting and there’s often live music on the weekends.
As for the food, it is just standard bar food. I do wish they would do something there to make themselves stand out.
And yeah there are a lot of colorful people in the place, but anyone who I’d call a crack head has gotten thrown out pretty fast any time I’ve seen them walk in.

Not a dive bar, not a family restaurant, sort of a sport’s bar that proudly lists crafts beers that the local crackhead customers won’t drink. Food is about on par with Denny’s or Applebee’s, but that’s being generous. Burger was definitely a poor quality frozen patty. The hot wings were under-​cooked and slimy. The R Mac sampler is an example of everything wrong in the world. The free appetizer of fake Italian bread with plate of canned olives and pickled peppers was confusing. Bathroom is so cold you think you’re using an outhouse. I’ll give it 2 stars because they are trying, plus the bartender and waitress were pretty good. I never had to ask for a beer, they were right on queue. The pool table and shuffle board game is a huge plus also.
Pros — games, cheap beer specials, decent wait staff
Cons — food, unnecessarily huge list of craft beers (5 would be more than enough), some crackhead customers, and by all means don’t let any of the regulars put money in the jute box. You’ll want to ask the bartender for an ice pick to poke your ear drums out. This place should NOT allow customers to choose music. Just let the bartender put on a decent Pandora station and leave it alone.