Fantastic at its price point. Got a pound of wings for ten bucks, came with fries. Tasty and hot. Service was fun and friendly. Even reminded me I left my jacket on the chair. Food was hot, drinks were cold. Not a cocktail bar, but they'll mix you a drink or pour a cold beer. Ambiance, it's located in an old central Bloomington building so you get the high tin ceiling and open floor layout. Wide open space. But for the price of one and a half cocktails at a fancy place, I got away with three drinks and a meal. Wow. Definitely a workhorse establishment. read more

vibes alr down when walking in. Server lowkey had an attitude. We were then told that anyone under 21 couldn't be there cause it was gonna be busy so we had to leave. mind you it was 5:30 and it was a ghost town in there. They said 21 up at 10 pm, that's why we went there. read more

Pretty cool place! Good place to watch a game! Large and plenty of TVs. The prices were actually great. Didn't order food but looked good. The service just took forever. There about an hour and only 2 drinks. Now that's not for lack of effort, the servers were working quick, but the only had 3 working for what I can see for a packed place. Poor managing kept us waiting way too long. Would prob give another chance! read more

Great food and atmosphere and service eat here quite often also a great spot to watch any sports also a great bar for St.Pattys Day some other events include the chilli cook off and biscuits and gravy cook off they also have gaming and buzz time trivia come enjoy a burger or wings and a 22.oz frosty beer! read more

Maguire's Bar & Grill - 22.oz frosty Michelob Ultra - Irish Near Me - Bloomington, Illinois

I was visiting from out of town over the weekend and love a lil pub with some TouchTunes so this place was perfect but the bartender that was working Saturday? Awful. It was packed and she was alone at first, been there so I was patient, tried relentlessly to be nice to her bc everyone else seemed to be drunk and shitty, and she was still a straight bitch everytime I spoke to her. If you're a dude, you should be good though. Obviously I'm not familiar with the area and its other options but I wish I would've tried going somewhere else and actually enjoyed the money I was spending. read more

The server was extremely rude to me. I left immediately afterwards. I understand it might be a hard atmosphere to work but i would rather go other places nearby and be treated better read more

Great service and amazing food! Would return to try other delicious sounding menu items!

Went in there today as I've been going here for years,sat at the bar for about five minutes alone,I'm 6ft1 289 "not hard to miss" bartender guy is talking with other customers,making drinks, looks right up at me and continues to overlook me,white couple comes in right after me and he immediately greats them and makes drinks.....when people truly show you who they are believe them read more

Nice place but !!!! Very Unaccommodating. Girls national basketball championship was on. Twenty people in bar wanting to watch and listen to the basketball game. But the Cubs game was on two small TV's. Owners rule, these TV's had to stay on the cubs game ( even though it was in a rain delay) and these TV's were the only ones with the ability to project volume thoughout bar. They wouldn't change over. Service was good. Food average bar food. Prices average. Many other choices in the area. I'd find another one. read more

I like Maguire's, especially since it expanded back around 2006. They have 22 ounce draft beer (usually $2.75) and some good specials from time to time. They've added some projection screens and large flat screens, so it'd be an okay place to watch a game. The bathroom here is shameful. There are two urinals and one toilet with no door and only half a wall. Also, the door opens so that you see right in. Call me a prude but I don't expect to see people peeing out of my peripheral vision every few minutes. There are typically 1-2 waitresses working the room and that's not really enough but they work hard, so it's not too bad. I've tried some of the food here but not enough to judge it. Lastly, they have live music here from time to time and that's always good. read more

Maguire's is somewhat on the dark and dingy side for my taste- but this seems to be the typical Midwest interpretation of an Irish Pub with Sports Bar aspirations. We tried the $1 burger special and found it OK, just this side of "good". The best part of the sandwich was that there was no up charge for onion, tomato, pickle and lettuce unlike some places that I have been to. The extra cost cheese was nothing to write home about but not horrible either. We shared an order of fries and felt that they were good if somewhat bland. I seldom dunk my fries in ketchup but these fries were crying out for some tomatoey help. Maguire's has lots of TV's, darts and Golden Tee to keep any and all patrons entertained. Street parking can be a bit of a challenge but there is a public parking ramp a short 2 blocks away. read more

A fantastic place to go and grab a drink with your buds (or alone, whatever). My friend asked the bartender to put on a college football game on one of the TVs, and he was told that they didn't have the right television package to get the game. No worries, we had frozen mugs of beer and place to sit. There was one server for the whole place, but she was super nice and attentive. The bartender did some investigating and discovered that he actually could put on the game we wanted to watch. We probably stayed for an extra 45 minutes because of that, I will be coming back next time I'm in the area. read more

I had heard that Maguire's had great chicken wings and burgers . . . unfortunately, I ordered the steak sandwich. I order steak sandwiches a couple of times a year and this was probably the worst one that I've ever had. The steak was so tough and chewy that I had to actually pull chewed up food out of my mouth several times because I couldn't chew it enough to swallow it! The only reason that I'm giving them 2 stars is that my girlfriend enjoyed her meal (sorry this was a few weeks ago and I don't rememeber what she had). Luckily, we've been dating for a long time so she could handle me pulling chewed up food out of my mouth!! :-) read more

I enjoyed my time there, but that had little to do with the bar itself and more to do with the people I was there with. The place had a great look and feel to it and had plenty of "regulars" at the bar that you know spend every night there, but the selection of liquor was terribly disappointing and the beer menu was even worse. They served nothing but Busch products, so when I went to get my usual Miller, I was let down. Maquires also makes the claim of being an "Irish Pub," which I thought was a little unsettling. The only Irish drink they had on tap was Guinness and the only other Irish (or English, for that matter) beer was Harp, while the only Irish Whisky was Jameson. The menu didn't reflect the "Irish Pub" mentality and neither did the look and feel. A few Guinness posters and shamrocks an Irish Pub does not make. Another issue that I had was the price. I wasn't ordering top shelf drinks all night, I was drinking tap Bud Light plus a couple mixed drinks, and I couldn't have had more than 4 or 5 beers, but at the end of the night my tab was $50. It just didn't make sense, I was apparently paying far more for my beer than anyone really should or they overcharged. I don't know for sure about that, but what I do know is that I will not be going back. read more

This is my favorite bar in Bloomington, hands down. Great service, ALWAYS. Tremendous beer prices. AND TRIVIA. You stole my heart. My fiance and I love the trivia and it's way better here than BWW's for sure. There are tvs everywhere for the avid sports fan. The Cheers crowd midday are super nice and really welcoming and they play trivia too :) The food is great. I can't say a bad thing about Maguire's. Love it. Recommend it. :) read more

I ate at Maguire's for the first time this weekend. I had the turkey burger. The goods- the coleslaw is AWESOME. really good. The pickle was good. It's not super expensive. The bads- the burger was overdone :( The service was POKEY, It's RC products....just yuck. read more

Yesssssss... Great service at the bar. Are you kidding me, pizza for $5 and a tall draft for $2.75 ! Music jammin and happy people. Thanks a bunch Maguire's crew... read more

Maguire's Bar & Grill - Pizza and a brew $7.75 !!!! - Irish Near Me - Bloomington, Illinois

I am only giving this two stars because the service was good and the beer was cold.... Other than that... I won't be going back. Had a cheeseburger and fries that tasted like fish... Had cheeseballs that tasted like greasy dough balls that barely had any cheese in it. Nasty! I will stick to Joe's from now on! read more

Maguire's is my absolute favorite bar in Bloomington. They run drink specials almost everyday and the food is great. Maguire's has a lunch special every day and runs the following drink specials: $2.50 domestic aluminum pint bottles; Tuesday $1.50 domestic bottles; Wednesday $2.75 22oz. domestic droughts; Thursday $2.00 22oz. domestic droughts; Friday $2.50 Corona / Corona Lt. bottles; Saturday 10.50 for a bucket of 5 domestic bottles. There is no drink special on Sunday. For lunch there is a special every day...from pizza on Mondays to Shepard's Pie (my favorite) on Thursdays. They are all great! They have chili and a different soup every day. Lunch service is from 11:00 to 2:30 with dinner service starting around 5:00. There are lots of TVs usually showing sports, a couple arcade type games; dart boards, a pool table, and Buzztime Trivia. There are a great group of regulars here and it won't take you long to be considered one either! I can't say enough good about Maguires; however, the guys bathroom is a little different, they have only a half wall for the stall and one of the old style cloth towel rolls. Hope to see you there soon! read more

Who markets a bar as a place to watch sports and then plays music over Sunday night football! Pathetic!!!!!!! The service isn't bad, but slow as bartenders are more interested in their social scene over getting drinks for their wait staff. read more

Maguire's was always the best, and is now the only, place in town to play Buzztime. Be aware: they take it seriously as they are consistently near the top of the leaderboards. Friendly bartenders, cold beer, and a pretty good menu. This is where you want to go to watch "the game." read more

Nice bar pizza& wings good the friendly bartenders and waitress do a great job cooks seem very pleasant will be back

Perhaps the biggest and popular bar in downtown Bloomington. It was filled with young drunks who were obviously overserved and the hamburger perhaps one of the worse I have ever had outside of a fast food outlet. the place was dirty and beer sticky throughout the place as the young staff took more time for selfies or playing the juke box than cleaning the place. It only gets two stars because the big bar looked cool and is in a walkable location. read more

I have visited Maguire's many times in the last couple years and I keep coming back. I go there to eat their Mushroom and Swiss Burger, Spicy Onion Peels, and Fried Mushrooms and also to enjoy the nice selection of beers on tap that are always cheap given the oversized mugs. It also has buzztime trivia, pool, and huge tv screens all over the place with every sporting event imaginable on. Monday night football equals $1 hamburger night!!! Weekends equal bands and crowds but not till later. Kids are allowed until 9p or 10p due to food but I rarely see any. Lunch is also served fast and I've been there as early as 11am. Cheers! read more

Not a regular? Not a townie? Does this really matter when it comes to customer service? Don't tell me my satisfaction matters less to you because I'm not from Bloomington or because I do not frequent the establishment! Guess what... I'll never be back and when people ask your place will be the last place I recommend. You claimed to be the owner... You claimed by me playing I love Rock n Roll by Joan Jett that it chased patrons out of your establishment and you skipped that song and one or two more of mine because you and your friends didn't want to hear them. Don't run a public jukebox if you don't want to hear what the public wants to hear... I don't like rap and had to listen to 10 rap songs in a row to finally hear my song only to have it skipped. Honestly it wasn't a matter of the songs being skipped it was how you devalued me as a customer. Every customer makes a business... Every customer is valuable! read more

Went here because they have Buzztime Trivia, darts and billiards. Big, open floor plan here with lots more stools than tables. Bartenders were friendly and beers were standard. Saturday must have a late crowd since there were only 20 people when we left at 10:30. The music was playing much too loud given the minimal patron noise. Bathrooms had the old-school, continuous roll cloth towel contraptions. I didn't have any food so I cannot comment on it. read more

My husband and I were in for lunch today travelling from Pekin. The draw was Buzztime Trivia. A gal, who didn't give her name, was our bartender/server. Drink specials were pretty good, Buzztime was great, service? blah The menu listed wings and my husband asked about what was medium. Her response was "wild" and he ordered that. Unfortunately he did not like the "wild" thinking it was TOO hot. She never did ask how things were so we didn't tell her. We are writing this instead. Had to ask for sugar packets for my tea after asking once. She spent most of her time at the end of the bar talking&catering to the regulars. My food was just ok - a toasted tuna sandwich on cold toast. The soup was a cheeseburger chowder, interesting, and just ok. Maybe service was less than stellar because we were in about 2 and lunch was almost over. I don't know but do not think we'll return.McQuires Bar&Grill in Bloomington IL read more