So bad... we waited for over 1 hour for food, finally get food couldn't even eat it without about getting sick because it was SO HOT, outside was cooler than inside-it's so hot inside that the gum balls in the machine had melted their colors off. Then when check came, we tried to pay up front and they denied us and sent back to the table - waited another 20 mins for waiter to come get our card and then disappeared for 15 mins we had to go find the waiter to get our card back (fishy). We were so over it and the experience- food wasn't terrible but service absolutely sucked. Do not recommend if you don't wanna wait over 1h30ms. If it was possible I would give this a 1/2 star. read more

Says order will be ready in 15/20. an hour later food was ready. Both sandwiches were wrong. Two sandwiches. Over an hour And they're wrong? We mention they're wrong and the food was brought to the back where the wrong items were scrapped off and removed and brought right back up. Gross. Spend your $40 and hour of your life somewhere else. the Correct order was printed in the ticket and food was still wrong. read more

The food is awful. I ate a burger and my stomach has been hurting for a week. I think I got stomach poisoning. The food grade tasted equal to a prison. The management is rude and abrupt and has no knowledge of how to run a kitchen. The servers whine all the time and are entirely way to slow at bringing out food. My burger was as well cold. Unbelievable this place is still even open. The ambiance is clunky. Way to much stuff everywhere and feel as if I'm always being watched. If I could leave a negative review I would, this place is a joke. read more

We knew someone I. The area that recommended it so want there when visited Radford. We found the subs to be really good. I had a turkey and avocado sub with macaroni and finished everything. Everyone at the table had a similar experience. Will be back. read more

Matthew has got to be the best waiter we have ever had. He made our lunch so fantastic. The food was delicious. 10/10 recommend ask to sit in his section. read more

I run for Doordash and I came back for the monster cheesecake for myself. The young man at the front was wonderful and even though there was a bit of a wait, I didn't mind. The cheesecake was absolutely worth it and I will be back to try the French Onion soup. I got my food to go but the decor was lots of fun to look at. I even want to try the claw game. read more

slowest service i've ever experienced. Employees are just walking around without a care in the world. Bartender has her hair down, walking around, and NOT attending the bar. Food is hit or miss, when it's good it's good. Don't expect to be in and out, drinks alone took 20 mins. read more

So let's start with the service. Our waitress was "new" according to what she told us but you would never have guessed. She was attentive and had no issues with our orders. She was also quick since we were in a bit of a rush. The place wasn't very crowded but seemed to be clean. The both we had was in a quiet corner allowing us to chat. We both had sandwiches. I had the club which was excellent and the wife really liked the "build your own" sandwich option. The cider / beer menu seemed a bit limited. Other than that it was a nice meal. read more

Food took abnormally long, and there was very little attention given by waitress. Order took almost an hour to come out .

Been coming to this establishment since the late 1900's and I have to say this was the biggest disappointment where in an ever changing world you expect ONE constant - and that didn't happen. Where do I start? Oh - no A/C in July. No chz on French Onion soup, and bar lights kept blinking on and off - and I only had one beer. New mgmt? Maybe NEEDS new management! Come on Do's get it together. Oh! And they were "running low on salt and pepper.....". Is that even a thing? read more

I'm not sure if they are understaffed, but the Cburg location messed up multiple orders and the Radford location had a line of 6 people with nobody at the front. After about 5 minutes I called and let them know there was a line. A customer there was also waiting for help as the sauces she ordered were incorrect. Would not recommend this place unless you are looking to waste time. It's a shame...I want to like them as the vibe is cool but so many bad reviews. read more

Bartender was very friendly. Had the special on Tuesday - the Blues burger. Fabulous burger cooked to perfection. First time we had waffle sweet potato fries and they were excellent. Driving through so not sure if we'll be back but if we lived here it would be a regular stop! Date visited June 17, 2025. read more

Macados - Radford has been going downhill for some time now, but visit this past week (9/5/25) probably marked the end for us. Restaurant itself is filthy - floorss, wall, restrooms (health inspectors should take a look), plates/glasses served dirty, and to top it off, the food is mediocre at best. Have been a customer for many years, and while a resident of Radford, no one in my family will be going back - too bad. read more

Male hostess is always rude whenever I come in to pick up order. I understand it's busy sometimes!! Service could be better and so could the attitude. read more

We ordered two salads which we had delivered by door dash. We placed the order, and it was here within 30 minutes. Door Dash did their job properly. We opened the containers and were greeted with old moldy Cucumbers and old rubbery chicken. People don't spend their hard earned money with a business that does not care about the health and safety of it's customers. Over $32 to end up with rotten expired food. read more

The service was horrible. We waited nearly 30 mins for 3 sandwiches and a kids' hotdog and fries. The sandwiches were disgusting. My husband's Reuben was missing the saurkraut, and my sandwich bread was burnt. My son's hotdog was cold, and his fries were burnt. The whole section we sat in was very dark in the middle of the day. Our server had a very nonchalant attitude like she could have cared less about us. There was one other table in her section that actually had other people sitting at it. And she took forever waiting on either table. It was a horrible experience, and we definitely won't be going back. read more

Food was O.K. Service was TERRIBLE!!! Kitchen was backed up, but LOTS of empty tables, not crowded at all! We didn't find our kitchen was backed up until we asked! read more

Service was fine until the apps came out. Came in for the Sunday wing special was told I had to order in increments of 5 so I ordered 25 they send out 14. I ask to be adjusted for the amount I ordered. I was told my order was in fact 25 pieces and the manager Silas made it himself and the waitress asked if I'd like to speak to him I did. The manager then repeated he made the 25 piece until he looked at my order. Then noticed he mixed up the order and offered to fix it only after telling him it's fine I'll pay for what I didn't receive and still tip since the waitress was just the messenger for the poor treatment of paying customers read more

Went there for lunch, nice day and we wanted to sit on the patio, no problem, a nice server sat us and told us the bartender will be there shortly. Not busy at all. After a short wait she came and got our drink orders. The place was very dirty! The table was clean but everything else looked like it hadn't been cleaned since last season, dirt, cobwebs, bird crap and the floor hasn't been swept. I ordered a "The Ragtime " a rare roast beef sandwich. It was well done, no pink at all or it would have been better. The server didn't come back until I was 3/4 done and since the wait was long to start with I didn't complain since I was almost finished. read more

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We use to love Macado's. We were there twice a week for three years. We have slowly been going back after the pandemic. The service is terrible. It's not the servers fault, they are always short handed. Always. We were there Friday and it took almost two hours for our sandwiches to come. They were nothing special, ordered straight from the menu. I asked the waitress for the Manager to come out and talk to me and he didn't even do that. I asked her if she spoke to him and she did. Can you believe that is how this place is being run? No wonder it sucks. We won't go back. We can spend our $150 somewhere else. read more

I have been ordering Hindenburg from this restaurant for the last 30 years. I just got one and it by far is the worst sandwich I have had in 30 years. The meat was sliced thick and it was tough to eat. Usually the meat is shaved and for it to cost $45 this was not ok. It may be the last Hindenburg I am going to have. Saddens me to know how far backwards this restaurant has gone. read more

Second visit: 8/15/21 Can't remember what we ordered I will have to check my photos and update. :/. Gotta get on the road back to NC! Second Visit: 9/26/21 Wonderful- as was last time: Victoria - who is amazing- was also who waited on us the first time we came here in August!! We both thought we looked familiar- but didn't realize until we started talking about the military backgrounds of she, our family and my kiddo! As a former RU graduate, this place is like a second home to me...LOVE this place, the menu, the old pictures of Halloween and other RU students on the walls. I remember having green beer and green dyed bagels for the sandwiches on St. Patty's Day ! My kiddo goes to Va Tech now, so always have to hit up my old stomping grounds before leaving Va! It is seriously, for me, like walking into a time warp..so surreal!! :) This visit I had the chips and French onion Dip - don't remember this being on the menu years ago...but maybe I am mistaken! I ordered the 'Custer's Last Stand' - which was one if my favorites back in the day (Chicken Salad, Melted Munster Cheese, Bacon and Mayo and tomato on a toasted Croissant. It was pretty good- I wish I had gotten the Grilled Chicken Ranch Taco.... Because -- read on.... I also ordered the Diablo Quesadilla (Grilled Chicken, Bacon, 3 Cheeses, and pico de gallo- except sans Pico), for my daughter's friend who, unfortunately, wasn't able to join me for lunch today due to not feeling very well). It looked really good and I had to cut off a little piece to just try it- ;). It tasted DELICIOUS- I will DEFINITELY get something Mexicanish here next visit! They did add the Pico on the side and it was SUPER yummy!! Victoria was amazing - The other two folks who were in service were also amazing and so very nice, just forgot to ask their names! :/ (One is in school to get their PA degree- working on Paramedic degree after achieving their EMT). I will SURELY return next time I am in the area. THANK YOU Victoria and thanks to Macado's!! :). read more

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I was in town for my daughter's college orientation at Radford University. Lucky me, a friend of mine, who is a graduate of Radford was in town, too, since her son will also be attending Radford. She and I attended sessions together, but there are only so many PowerPoint presentations you can watch, so we decided to grab dinner instead of more sessions. It's clear this place is an institution in the area. It has a kind of patina of a well-loved local establishment. The decor is a little too dark for my taste, but it is cute, with memorabilia on the walls. The weather was good, so we decided to sit outside. They must've had a busy lunch crowd because every table had dishes still on them. A couple of tables were taken, so we sat on a patio set until one of the servers cleaned the table closest to us. Sandwiches seem to be the thing here, and they have a ton of them. They also have a decent beer list, which makes sense since Virginia is for beer lovers. We each ordered a beer and the ordered a couple of sandwiches to share...a French dip and muffuletta. The French dip was pretty good, although the au jus was just French onion soup. The muffuletta was just okay...don't think I'd order it again. My daughter and her future roommate joined us and ordered the quesadilla and chicken Caesar salad. The quesadilla was ginormous! My daughter said it was really good. We'll be in Radford a lot over the next four years, so I'm sure we will be eating here again. read more

Macado's - Sandwiches Near Me - Radford, Virginia

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Macado's in Radford gets five stars, love this place!! This was my second visit to this location and both times we had excellent service and the food is delicious!! We were told that the restaurant only had two servers at the time but we couldn't tell; pleasant server (just ask that long hair be tied back next time or wear headband, hands should never touch our hair or face when working with food), hot food, and they even gave a complimentary dessert and sung happy birthday to my son and dad. Peach Sangria is great, the bang bang cheese burger quesadilla is delicious, love the homemade chips and onion dip, and of course wings are always great. And they make cinnamon rolls there; smelled amazing but will have to try that next time. read more

Food is good but facility is dirty. Radford location is filthy. All the memorabilia above dining space is coated in dust. Christiansburg location restrooms needed serious attention the day I was there - a restaurant employee came out as I was going in so knew it was in serious need of attention. Won't return. read more

Ordered food, they substituted without asking or alerting and what they sent was so overcooked it was not edible. Didn't send the correct sandwich I ordered either. Just really bad. read more

The last couple of times I have been here, we have had problems getting served. Once the waiters realize we've been sitting for so long watching them bring food to folks who came in after us, they wait on us. This weekend, I actually had to go to the bar and get my own drinks before happy hour closed. The service, once they realize we have been waiting for a long time is good. The food and drinks are good. If the service could ever get straightened out, it might earn 4 or 5 stars. This place has had problems with service over the last few months. read more

Came here on 9/24/2018 around 3pm, and grabbed 2 seats at the bar with my boyfriend. We were grabbing a quick beer before we met up with my parents. I use to come here all the time when I went to Radford and wanted to show my boyfriend my old stomping grounds. The beer selection s spectacular, I say this and I live in Colorado now! Get the french onion dip, it will blow your mind! I didn't catch the male bartender's name that day but he was beyond kind and gave great service. As we left I got a really bad taste in my mouth.... as I said I am an alumni try Sigma from Radford and my boyfriend from Oregon, he was wearing a Virginia Tech sweatshirt my father lent him since it was cold, and as we were exiting the building a young, long dark-brown haired hostess asked if we like Tech, and I said yep thats why we have the sweatshirt (jokingly) and she rudely and mockingly scoffed at us saying, "yeah well you know they lost yesterday to ODU right?!" Anyone with a TV or phone could have figure that one out girlfriend. What a bad representation of southern hospitality and even more so a reflection of the staff there. I don't care who you do or do not cheer for when it comes to football, but don't come at me with your ignorant remarks at YOUR place of employment. read more

Worst service of all time. Sat there for a good 15-20 minutes without even being approached. After a trip to the front someone came for our drinks. That's the only positive we did get a drink at least. 1 hour 15 minutes later at a sandwich shop that wasn't busy still no food. Dirty tables everywhere, servers up front doing nothing. Abysmal and I worked there 20 years ago. Management needs to be retrained or something. If there was a negative star rating I'd give it that. Hostess even said they had a server who didn't want to do anything today. I don't know but myself as a manager that would not be allowed. Go anywhere else in town. read more

Used to be the place to go here in town, unfortunately, not the case anymore. Hope that changes!

Family stopped by the restaurant after moving our youngest in to her apartment. Hopefully, the last move! The wait to be seated was going to be "at least 20 minutes." Although the restaurant was not busy, it has become more and more common just about everywhere that in order to provide good service, the restaurants only sit enough diners that the limited staff can take care of. I wonder where all these workers have gone since the pandemic but it is what it is. We decided to sit at the bar while we waited. After about 5 minutes, the bartender finally shows up and instead of asking what we would like to drink, she explains that "it will be a while since she had to get drinks for two tables in the restaurant, take an order for one, and cash out a table." It was then I noticed that most of those at the bar either had no drinks or empty drinks in front of them. Now the family started to debate...do we try another restaurant in town or stay here? We decided to stay (big mistake). After about 10 more minutes and before the bartender returned, we were seated. It was a trick. We just sat there. No waitress to be seen. For that matter, the few tables that had diners were also now empty. We started to think that perhaps we had been forgotten and just then, the waitress arrived. Scared to prolong this experience, we ordered drinks, apps, and lunch all at the same time. Drinks took about 10 minutes, apps another 10 minutes and lunch another 15 minutes. We are starting to approach the time I would expect for a fine dining experience. Well, not really. Anyway... food was slightly below average. Burgers were overcooked, club sandwich was practically all bread, and the apps were room temp. I will say that the "big beer" was the best deal. It definitely was a "big beer" and for only $10. Yes, it was domestic and not a craft brew but it hit the spot. I should have gotten my hands on one of these when I first arrived so that the rest of the experience would have been more tolerable. Well, needless to say, we will not be coming back here for a meal any time soon. A "big beer" ... probably. read more

Waited over a hour for 4 sandwiches, 1 of which was so tough you could not chew through. The place is also SO dirty, sticky floors, dust over everything & bathrooms are gross. Our waitress was sweet and said she would discount our check, the manager took of $2... 0/10 would not recommend read more

This was our first time at the Radford location but we're veterans at the Blacksburg location. I'm pretty sure I paid the tuition for a few servers to go through VT there. Always a favorite and I still want them to come to Richmond. If we go too long without Macados we start to go through withdrawl and scheme a way to get out there. read more

Local restaurant and have been going for years. Very good sandwiches and opt for the fries instead of chips. Normally I stick with my favorites but tried a new one, Babe Ruth. The Brooklyn Bridge, Packard and their hamburgers are really good too. Try the nachos or potato skins for a good appetizer. Sometimes the service could be better but that is during really busy times or if staff is new. Definitely a good place to try if in the mood for pub food or a sandwich full of meat, cheeses and toppings! read more

Macado's - Babe Ruth sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - Radford, Virginia

We ate there today party of ten and everyone is sick. Terrible service and now everyone is sick from lunch.... Shake my head- never going again read more

We were not terribly impressed with this experience. My family stopped here for a quick lunch on our way further north. We'd heard about good sandwiches, so we decided to check it out. It seems pretty clear that Macado's is something of a traditional hangout in this college town. And I can see why: it's kitschy and comfortable. My Big Daddy sandwich was good. This was a double portion of sliced steak, grilled portabello mushrooms, lettuce, tomato, mayo, onions with swiss and american cheese on french bread. I asked for them to slip some chicken into the mix. The whole thing was delicious. And my fiancée said her burger was also satisfying. But here's where things started to fall down: the milkshake was terribly disappointing. It was mostly ice, surrounded by some sweet milk. Awful. And service was lackadaisical. Almost noncommittal. For instance, when one cup came back from the kitchen covered in some kind of schmutz, the waitress couldn't even squeeze out an apology. read more

Service was good, but the chicken in my Crazy Chris Wrap was cold as well as the cheese dip with the pretzel appetizer.

NO, NO, NO.... If there was a star system for servers only, this would be a five! We were traveling through and came across this place. Exterior looked like a good place. Walked in, floors were so slippery. Ordered two easy dishes; Irish nachos and a large basket of fries. Everything went down from the moment the fries hit the table we realized this place not edible. The fries were COLD, not mild cold, like freezer sit on the counter thaw cold. Oh let me mention how big the basket of fires is; BIG! I sent them back and what returned was a small basket of WARM fires "SMALL." The nachos... they had three small pieces of lettuce, not sure what kind of cheese it was but looked like it came from the 7eleven machine. The portion according to the manager wasn't even half.. we expressed our dissatisfaction with the Manager and was told he would bring something out better or comp the meal. The problem is, I already sent back the cold fries and got nothing better and the person trying hard to please us was the server "Rachel" who really wanted to satisfy us but she doesn't have the support to do anything about it. As we were leaving we met with some angry locals who shared their same experience and said they keep trying to give this place another chance, however this is it and the quality has not improved but rather worsen. read more

Dawg Macados is so good point blank, I was greeted by the sweetest girl she had lovely hair it was orange with a touch of blonde she did such a wonderful job as a hostess (: food was great I got the Hindenburg sandwich it was fire I will be returning read more

When we arrived it was 6:15 on a Friday. That's supposed to be prime time for dinner. The place was not even a quarter full. We went to the bar for a drink and an app, and when we asked the bartender how long it would take the kitchen to make one batch of wings he was wishy-washy and said that it would take longer than normal because it was backed up. The bartender also did not know what a simple drink was, and said he did have the juice for it, and took 10 minutes to tell us he looked in the basement and couldn't find it. So I got a beer. Also he used the half ounce for a shot when a shot is one ounce. The floor was terribly greasy throughout the restaurant. The lights in the counter weren't working, and I felt like some 10 year olds were running the show. I'm glad we didn't order any food. Not going back. read more