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    McCarold's

    3.5 (63 reviews)
    ModerateIrish Pub
    Open 11:30 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    The Oh Danny boy poutine
    Nic Q.

    This place seems to be always busy which is a good sign. We like the atmosphere and found the staff very friendly. The have lots of great beer choices and seemed to have decent menu. We went there for the Poutine Week and had The Oh Danny boy poutine which was so so and didn't look like what was advertised. The waitress told sorry and told us next time to try their regular poutine which she said was delicious

    Cheddar cheese sticks meh
    Amber H.

    After a long cold walk we decided to stop off here to grab a quick bite. Wasn't impressed with the food. Got cheese sticks with cheddar cheese. Really nothing special no cheese in them at all. Comes with sour cream and salsa very meh. Go to nickels if u want cheese sticks lol. Another thing now With the new law you have to get ur bill after each drink which is fine but then our waitress came up pressuring us to pay our bill now because she was leaving and wanted her tip. I understand how you have to leave but by doing so I didn't buy anything else. The inside is nice and cozzy and very dark and dingy in a great way.

    911 POUTINE with fried jalapeños!
    Risa D.

    I had such a nice first visit here today! I found the service super chill and friendly and helpful, and I liked the look and feel of the bar a lot. Lots of beautiful wood and nice layout with big communal tables, small private corners and lots of space for the gangs of students that I'm sure cram in here. We were there on a Saturday afternoon so there was a nice mix of people reading or working on laptops, couples hanging out, groups of friends, etc and it kept filling up over the 2 hours we were there. There was a nice collection of beers, though a few more smaller local brews would be fun additions. The poutine with deep fried jalapenos I tried was tasty, good fries, and the heat from the peppers cut the gravy nicely. Not amaaazing brown gravy, but totally tasty. I'll definitely come back, I liked the vibe, and the fish and chips at the other table looked like something I could sink my teeth into...

    Guinness poutine.
    Mike S.

    What dilemma I have here. How to review McCarold's! Argh... Cute place. Typical pub decor, which is perfectly fine... It's a pub. Tasty enough food. Great beer. But.... But the service! OMG the service. Is it still called service if you don't get any? And I'm not talking a Friday night here. I'm talking 3pm on a sunday. Our group of 7 was like invisible. "excuse me, can I place an order? Excuse me, water please. Excuse my, does a fork come with the poutine?" seriously, don't make us chase you for everything when the place isn't full. It's really my only knock on the place.

    Madita A.

    In an area full of students, close to Université de Montréal, McCarold offers great deals in beer and pub fare. Where else can you get a pint for 4 to 5$ ? They serve local brews and Irish classics. It is a great place to watch a game, with quite a few TVs. The ambiance is cosy with a lot of wood. Aside the usual pub food, the chicken wings and whiskey-flavored poutine stand out.

    Orsy F.

    We've been there many times. The cider is really good, the foods are amazing (exactly burgers and the Cesar's salads), the amount is perfect, the guys are kind. The price is good. The only "problem" you cannot pay by card, but there's an ATM inside.

    Nice local pilsner
    Daniel C.

    Came to this Pub to watch World Cup two days in a row great service staff is mostly French speaking . you work your way through it. Ordered the same beet salad special 2 days in a row day one was perfect great presentation right size plate day 2 look like a totally different dish smoked salmon beet salad and I had to ask l the staff at the give me cheese cuz it was no cheese on my salad which says in the ingredients but besides that all good consistency cleanliness and service is what we look for and we will go back to the same place over and over and over again.

    Chuck Norris poutine (small) - $9 tax incl
    TK L.

    The setting is pretty good, both inside with the Irish Pub feel and outside on the patio. I thought the Chuck Norris poutine was overrated out of scale though. There's something about the combination of too-strong green shallots and sesame flavour that made it feel like a poor attempt at creating Asian fusion poutine. The pieces of soft rubber that I later found to be philly steak added no value at all. I was not a fan. May there be a better poutine at McCarold's so that I can give a proper rating.

    Above is the poutine La Chix (chicken breast poutine) and below is the smoked meat poutine.
    Danny M.

    Such a great place to relax. The interior sends you to Ireland. It's a place where you feel really welcome. The menu will for sure have something for everyone. Poutines, burgers, sandwiches, fries, onions rings, name it! I got myself a large smoked meat poutine which was delicious. For the price I expected a bit more for my belly but it was preeeeetty good. It's near UdeM and Brebeuf and right outside the metro of Côte-des-Neiges!!! How awesome is that!!! You're tired after a day at school and there's a pub right there! RIGHT THERE!!!!!

    It is really disgusting! One piece of box in my poutine!! The more upset thing is when I told to the waiter, no one come to us!
    He L.

    There is a piece of box in my poutine! It is really disgusting. The most upset thing is when I try to talk to waiter, no one came!

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    This place gave my friends food poisoning!!! One of them was throwing up for 12 hours straight. Save your money folks!

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    Finally a bar with bartenders that know how to make great drinks properly! I had many pints of perfectly poured Guinness. Thank you!!!

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    Lovely atmosphere, great food, good music, lively, good drinks. Nothing bad to say. The lamb burger is to dieeee for. Yum.

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    Review Highlights - McCarold's

    I *have* been to their physical location and it's a lovely spot, right next to UdeM, and like many places now, their poutine sauce *is* vegetarian.

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    McKibbin's Irish Pub

    McKibbin's Irish Pub

    3.5(67 reviews)
    4.5 kmPlateau-Mont-Royal
    $$

    Review for their Quartier Dix30 location, 2025…read more.. Horrible ending to our night, false accusations by their staff... My friends and I went to this pub as a portion of our celebrating one of their birthdays this evening. For context I and my friends are in our late 30s to early 40s, and we had beforehand gone to another establishment but the temperature was unbearable as they did not have air conditioning so we sought out an alternative and chose Mckibbin's. Funnily enough, Mckibbin's didn't have AC either but we ended up staying for a few drinks regardless, mostly to appreciate the live music which was quite good. The waitress was good as well, quick and friendly, we had a minor snafu with a couple of the drinks which were not to our liking but the bar graceously replaced them which is yet another solid point in their favor. Why, you might ask in that case, would I be rating this establishment one star then? Well it all comes down to how we ultimately exited the establishment. We all paid our tab at the table, and finished up the rest of our drinks, still enjoying the music playing. It was a great band by the way, I just have to say. We all ended up leaving after 10-15 minutes and all seemed well, except it was only once we're outside that I found out that apparently one of our group who had gone to the bathroom had been victim of a rather apauling scenario. He had been in the stall for 10 or so minutes (he was doing what he had to do .. sometimes nature calls), and was interrupted by a knock on his stall only to hear the bouncer tell him he had to pay and get out of the bar immediately. The bouncer aparrently had heard him "sniffing" his nose in the stall, and found that to be appropriate reason enough to accuse him of doing cocaine in the stall, and to force him out of the bar. Of course it did not cross his mind to think that perhaps it had something to do with the bar being at approximately 29 degrees, perhaps my friend simply had a stuffy nose, or perhaps he had allergies, no he heard a few sniffles and that was all he needed to throw out allegations. Needless to say, I'm completely and utterly disgusted having learned this. Ultimately we left and let things be, we weren't about to bust back in there and cause disruption for no reason we were already on our way out anyway, but to think that this man, employed by this establishment, could be so outlandishly shortsighted is a true injustice. Suffice to say, my friend has never done cocaine in his life, we quite literally made jokes about this man's accusations the whole ride home. Still, I will never go back to this place, because I shudder to think of myself in his situation and what I might do, how it would make me feel to be on the bad end of this kind of person's shortsighted and unfounded accusations. That said, I urge anyone and everyone to beware of the types of people this establishment has working under its payroll. Most of their staff (everyone else in-fact) were excellent, but unfortunately it only takes one completely rotten apple to ruin the bunch.

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    Ye Olde Orchard Pub & Grill

    Ye Olde Orchard Pub & Grill

    4.0(15 reviews)
    60.6 km
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    MC is the best! Wonderful selection on tap, super comfortable and casual. Hope to visit again soon!read more

    Happened to pop in twice with two different types of crowds…read more First night came in with my younger cousins and sat at the bar. Rest of the family was home cooking dinner so we were really just grabbing a beverage and an app to split. There was live music, had a very difficult time understanding what he was singing even though we knew the songs. Bartender was very chill and did a great job. Place was busy so reservations would be ideal rather than popping in. Second night the other half of my family came for dinner. We had an appetizer of buffalo cauliflower which was good. I enjoyed my shepherds pie, grandfather liked his fish & chips (which I seen a lot of people order the night before). My uncle had chicken wings while my cousin had chicken sandwich, both were pleased with their meals as well. I imagine there is a lot of traffic from the hotel in the same plaza. Parking can be very difficult later in the evening. One thing that aggravated me was the lack of care to keep a clean sidewalk free if ice and snow. I say this because my girlfriend is disabled and where the handicap parking spot is the ramp and the sidewalk leading to the main entrance was covered in snow. Not only that anyone who is elderly would have difficulties walking as well.

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    Ye Olde Orchard Pub & Grill - Great poutines. Piping hot fries, excellent gravy and cheese curds.

    Great poutines. Piping hot fries, excellent gravy and cheese curds.

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    McKibbin's Irish Pub

    3.7(140 reviews)
    3.6 kmVille-Marie
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    I ended up going to this Irish pub twice in one weekend because my family ended up having a pretty…read moregreat time there! It's a fairly large space with seating out front as well as a downstairs bar area and an upstairs area that then opens up to a small backyard area! The music was pretty ok, nothing I wouldn't expect from a local bar. However, on the Sunday night I was there, there was a live singer/guitarist in the main area, which candidly I could have done without. Lots of TVs with sports on to watch. The staff was nice as well and I enjoyed wine, an espresso martini and a very large glass of cider. I'm writing this review mainly because this might have been some of the best poutine I've ever had, flavor wise. The curry was really something and we ate every last fry and piece of cheese. I would come back here just for their poutine.

    Irish eateries in M cities - 2 of 2…read more I have always wanted to eat Irish food in Montreal. Montreal has had a thriving Irish community centered mostly in Pointe-Charles but, like other European groups, they've disbanded little by little and moved further out or to exurbia. I have an acquaintance with immigrant Irish parents whose family moved from Montreal to Chateauguay on the Rive Sud, which is practically in New York state! I once found an Irish pub (that's still there) located on St.-Denis, practically across from Pizzeria dei Compari. Their menu has always seemed spotty because they appear more focused on the pub than on the eatery. (Sure, the mark-up is better on booze than on food they have to cook.) Thus, it was back to the drawing board. I did find a place on the west side, in the Financial District and near McGill. Its name is McKibbin's Irish Pub and it's on Rue Bishop. I was excited that they featured shepherd's pie (which I was looking for), but not expecting too much. I did order it, along with a cup of coffee. The shepherd's pie was good, but not up there with some of the memorable ones I've eaten. Shepherd's pie that is just good is where the meat is by far the dominant flavor. The ones that are excellent have a more cohesive flavor, where you seemingly taste all of the ingredients simultaneously. I don't know if those are big shoes to fill since some restaurants have delivered. The service was indeed amicable and I got zero attitude for ordering coffee in a pub. The price was fair in the context of being in the Financial District. While there's nothing wrong with it, McKibbin's is not my cup of tea, either. It's darker and parts of it are louder because of the music and/or karaoke. For the quiet I was seeking, I sat in another area. Note that, like many restaurants in this area and on nearby Rue Crescent, they are up a short flight of steps from the sidewalk. It had snowed some and there was some slush on the steps. So, whether you're 25, 55, or 85, hold on to the railing. If I'm craving Irish food, it's to eat. I'm probably better off going to an Irish restaurant during the lunch hour. Again, McKibbin's is perfectly fine if you like Irish and pub food together with libations and the general ambiance. Since I'm not a Montrealer (shucks), I doubt I'll be going back. There are foods and ambiances in which to eat that I prefer more ... and that list in Montreal might be limitless. McKibbin's on Rue Bishop has a solid following and it's shown by reviews and ratings that are good.

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    McKibbin's Irish Pub - It's all here:  a woodsy look, diamond pane glass, and reference to Guinness ("the Taste of Ireland") on that other wall.

    It's all here: a woodsy look, diamond pane glass, and reference to Guinness ("the Taste of Ireland") on that other wall.

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