John D. McGurk's Irish Pub and Garden

Jörn Lobsien

Nice choice of beers and good food in a garden environment. I enjoyed a Cesars salad with a local IPA. Nice and friendly waitress and quick service. Recommend

Holly Allen

Love the environment and live Irish music was great. Food was okay - bangers and mash are kind of bland, but sauce is what makes it. I don't like mustard, but the sauce was pretty good. Wait staff was great. Prices are a little high, but unique cuisine that is a must try.

Matthew Laurin

Great place to eat and drink with friends. We went here for our company team building dinner. It looks deceivingly small from the outside but there is a ton of indoor and outdoor seating. In the back of the building is a big area that is rented and heated with a cool coy pond water feature. I ordered the pretzel bite, bacon wrapped shrimp, and onion ring appetizers as well as the herb salmon. All the food was really good. Much better than I’d expect from a place with “pub” in the name. Would definitely return again.

Brie Miller

I've been coming to McGurk's since the 80's. It's a St. Louis landmark. Gorgeous patio & inside has beautiful craftsman style historic woodwork. I would recommend only coming here for drinks & music though. The food used to be really good, but it seems to have gone downhill unfortunately. I understand the labor shortage & have been in the industry for almost 30 years, so I know how hard it is to find good help. But you really need to change your fryer oil more often. Maybe it gets changed on Mondays & we just happened to be there on Sunday after a busy weekend, but the fish & chips & chicken tenders were inedible. My daughter ordered the filet medium rare, it came out medium well & it was not the texture of quality meat. My other daughter said her turkey sandwich was good. Potato skins were ok, potato soup was not. Our server was wonderful & attentive as were the hosts & I still love the vibe at McGurk's. We didn't complain about our meal to our server because honestly, anything that came out of that fryer was going to be gross & I'm not looking to get anything comped.