McCarthy's Restaurant & Pub

Karla Trout

I asked you young woman working at my hotel for a dinner recommendation, and she recommended this place. I arrived, and there was an event going on outside with the street closed, and a live band with lots of people. Not wanting to party, I decided to go inside. It wasn’t super busy with maybe half of the tables full. A young woman carrying a bundle of wrapped silverware seated me, but before I sat down I saw that the table hadn’t been wiped off, so I asked someone to do that. Even after it was wiped off, it wasn’t in the best condition. The finish was coming off, and the surface was still a little sticky. I found the atmosphere to be loud, but I suppose it wasn’t inappropriate for an Irish pub. My server came by and told me that he would be back after he took care of the large table that was nearby, and then if you want. It seemed a long time till he came back, but I think he may have been the only person serving tables. There was another young man milling around, but I think he was the bus boy. I found the menu a little pricey. What isn’t these days? The local perch dinner was $33, but it looks like the best option on the menu. It was served with their homemade potato chips and coleslaw, but I traded out the chips for tater tots. I can’t say I was super impressed. The fish still had the skin on, and it was kind of tough along edges, and everything seemed greasy. The tater tots were the frozen variety, and nothing to write home about. I’ve had far better better perch before. I was hungry and tired, so I ate it. By the time my server made it back to me I was ready for my check. I don’t think I would go back here personally, but I wouldn’t say the place was terrible.

Laurie Smith

5/5/22 went to dinner at 6pm this Friday night. I was hoping for a menu that had some healthy options other than salad. Same ole bar food. My husband ordered a perch sandwich with coleslaw. (Being 100 yards from Lake Erie) Fries came with it as well. The waitress delivered the food, no ketchup, no salt or pepper. My husband got up and went to find ketchup. When the waitress returned, much later, he asked for salt and pepper for his coleslaw. She went to get it and never returned with it. He asked another waitress and she got it immediately. My husband looked at his fish and said "this is not perch" he took a bite and there was no flavor. He told the waitress, it was a white fish. She left and returned well after we were done eating only to say "it's Canidian perch" My husband absolutely knows his fish , especially perch. They were not serving perch. They passed off some unflavored white fish as perch. Just be aware if you go.

Tony West

Real nice Pub. Great food. The best burgers in northern Ohio. Great selection of beer. Guinness and Smithwick's on tap.

Kevin DeLargy

I love the location of MCcarthys. Our second time there. We had the Madison Salad, Irish Nachos and a Ruben Sandwich with the big winner going to the Irish Nachos. The Ruben failed to impress me with the wrong style of rye bread and it wasn't grilled properly and way to many chips and no pickle anywhere. The Madison Salad was good but would taste better with a different salad mix.... mesculine is over used. Overall a very clean place and friendly service. My overall rating is a 8.1