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    MacKenzie Pub

    3.7 (26 reviews)
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    Closed 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    Coconut shrimp, Irish nachos, calamari
    Lisa V.

    Good venue for live music and to watch sports. The food is ok; not great or terrible, just ok. Your average pub food. Service was friendly and checked in with us at appropriate intervals. Lots of free parking.

    Caesar Salad
    Kevin B.

    Easy Sunday Lunch, For 2, great list of options . Kid friendly menu with activities menu page kept the boy busy, while his hotdog was prepared . Good Beer on tap , with a family atmosphere, with friendly wait staff. We will be back.

    Daily chef specials
    Darby C.

    Our first visit at this pub located close to downtown Ajax. It's located in a strip mall beside McD's. When we entered the place was quite empty. Most diners were on the patio. We chose for the air conditioning indoors. It took some time for a server to come by and take our order. Another server who was handling the patio came by to check on us and took our order. My wife ordered pork souvlaki dinner and I ordered the daily special which was any pasta entree for $13.95. I ordered the seafood curry pasta which came with lobster, black tiger shrimps and scallops. Two slices of Garlic bread were served with the pasta. The bread was foccacia and could have been toasted more. It was a big soggy. The fettuccine was cooked al dente and had enough of the curry coconut cream sauce. There were quite a few pieces of lobster and scallops and 3 tiger shrimps. I thoroughly enjoyed my pasta and cleaned the plate. My wife's order was entered incorrectly as the other server miscommunicated our order and gave his chicken souvlaki. We didn't say anything as it wasn't a deal breaker or anything. The chicken was not souvlaki grilled skewers. It was basically marinated chicken breast chopped into pieces to make it seem like souvlaki chunks. Not an authentic greek dish but for a pub we shouldn't have such high expectations . The rice pilaf was bland and dry with some frozen carrots bits on top. The greek salad could have had more dressing, feta and red onions. My wife didn't enjoy her as much. We did end up finishing the meal. Overall, not the greatest first impression for us. Maybe it's an off day here. It's long weekend and staff were not motivated to work. Service was barely adequate. When we got the bill we paid cash and the server stayed by the table while we were giving the tip. Not proper etiquette. We still tipped well as we know servers depend on the tips to supplement their income. We probably won't come back due to wife's order was underwhelming.

    Fish and Chips - 2pc
    Liz H.

    Service was great, affordable, fish and chips were delicious, nice big patio and tons of TVs screens inside

    Tvs everywhere :)
    Annie C.

    First time here and I was told by others it was too stale environment. Not our impression. I loved it - still quiet because it is new. My hubby and I were impressed the portions are huge, everything tasted fresh, everything was cooked to perfection. We both ordered fish and chips and a nice red bottle of wine. The fish was perfectly cooked the fries were a perfect golden colour. The tarter sauce was extremely tasty with more then mayo and relish. The fish was great! The plate was big enough if we had ordered one plate and added an extra piece of fish it would have been enough. There are tvs everywhere so if there is a sports even you would like to watch its there. I found it to be extremely clean and hospitable. We are going to try it again tonight. If they keep this up it will definitely be our new go to place!

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    Amazing pub in Ajax. Great food, owner is very friendly. Will be a repeating customer.

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    Went with our " supper club " last Saturday . Great food , great value and attentive service . 28 happy diners ! Well done MacKenzie Pub !

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    Review Highlights - MacKenzie Pub

    I had the beef pot roast with Yorkshire pudding and WoW this is by far the best I have ever had.

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    Updated review April 2026 We came here on a Saturday night…read more The place was packed and loud. We got seat on the bar tables. We ordered the chicken souvlaki and lamb souvlaki dinners. Both dinners were decent portions and filling. The rice has improved as well. The chicken and rib combo was realy good. Kudos on the kitchen staff for making our dinner enjoyable. I increased my rating from 3 to 4 stars. I recommend this restaurant for delicous pub and bar food. Their menu is diverse and most of the items are a hit.

    If I could give a zero, I would!...For starters I ordered an over priced salad ...I didn't think…read moretoo much could go wrong with a salad ...but apparently I was wrong!...The walnuts in the salad were RANCID...I asked for no onions, but somehow ended up with what seemed like EXTRA onion and spent the next 10 minutes picking out all the onion !...The chicken, that I paid an extra $9 extra for, was so dry and overcooked it was pretty much PETRIFIED... .the other parts of our meal were equally as bad....While there I witnesses a server "Tori" (who reminds me of Roz from Monster Inc) SCREAM from across the restaurant at another server while holding 2 glasses of chocolate milk for children above her head (not the only thing we witnessed from her this visit) ... She was completely unhinged and miserable!!! ....So glad she wasn't our server!... We nicknamed her Tyrant Tori, attempting to make light of the situation ...but to be honest, this is NOT the type of atmosphere I want to be in when paying to enjoy a meal out... Unfortunately, we could feel the tension and TOXIC work environment that exists here....I really hope the owners do something about this...but maybe they created the environment.....In summary DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY at this place...McDonald's across the street would be a huge step up!...and that's saying a lot!...

    Fionn MacCool's Irish Pub - Dessert Menu

    Fionn MacCool's Irish Pub

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    Nice patio, good service and food presentation. I ordered the fish tacos which come with a side of…read moreguacamole and tortilla chips. Tacos were average 6.5/10. The ratio of tortilla chips to guacamole was insane, like ten million chips to one tiny thing of guacamole. Good otherwise

    When I lived in Cambridge, I would drive by Fionn MacCool's in Kitchener and wondered what it was…read more I assumed it was just a pub, but the outside looked so classy with rich colours and clean lines, I wasn't really sure what to expect. I've long since moved back to Durham, so I set my eyes on the Ajax location. We headed over for lunch on a Saturday. The sun was shining and the patio was calling us! After a look at the menus, we were delighted to see that they had brunch until 3pm! That sealed the deal. My man ordered Our Original Benny and I chose Brekky Pie. Even though we hadn't eaten breakfast yet, we couldn't resist ordering a pint. The been menu was impressive and diverse. I tried Shock Top and he tried Red Stripe. He LOVED the eggs benedict. He used all of his homefries to eat ALL of the sauce. His plate was clean in record time....and then he started eating MY homefries. GRR! My Brekky Pie was delicious. The pastry was flaky and tasty. The scrambled egg inside was full of fresh veggies an Guinness bratwurst...holy crap. I'd like to try those brats alone, because they were DAMN good. The service was great and did not hesitate to offer suggestions when we were unsure. I really liked this place. It had a great vibe. I'd like to try more of their food and beer selection! It's nice to see that pub food doesn't only consist of nachos and wings!

    MacKenzie Pub - pubs - Updated May 2026

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