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McGrath's Irish Pub

4.2 (83 reviews)
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chicken pot pie & guinness stew
Alexa F.

Warm, cozy, comfort food - Not to mention the coolest setting. This was the perfect place to grab a hot meal after a cold day on the mountain. Would definitely go back just for the Guinness stew & Irish soda bread. The apple crisp a la mode was the icing on the cake. Shout out to Tom, he was hustling tonight being the sole waiter aside from the owner taking care of almost every table while still managing to be attentive. This was the perfect ending to a perfect day.

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Bo S.

It's hard to overstate how great, wonderful, and perfect this place is. First, you enter and are immediately embraced by the warm ambience. There are mountain-themed seats ready for you, either at the cozy bar, at a cozy table, or near the window with a magnificent view of the mountain pass and, if you're lucky, a sunset. But you MUST try the Vermont half. That's like a black and tan, except with Long Trail Ale on the bottom and Guinness on top. There is a good beer selection, a great whiskey selection, a friendly bartender, and, if you're lucky, love Irish music on the stage. The food menu is exactly what a hungry hiker, trail runner, or Vermont vacationer needs. The ribs (an appetizer) are a perennial favorite. The chicken pot pie is what you need, though, after 17 miles over the Appalachian Trail. The burger, too, cannot be beat. Same goes for the pulled pork sandwich. And same goes for pretty much everything else on the menu. If Yelp allowed an hour long video to be posted to a review, I would post "McGrath's pub ambience - 1 hour." To listen, you'll have to go yourself!

Sherry C.

I'm stingy at giving 5-stars, so when I do, it must be a great place. For me, McGarth's is a MUST visit if you are in Killington area. It's located inside the Inn at Long Trail with a awesome bar that has live Irish music. They pour the most amazing Guinness and have rustic decor with boulder built in with the seating at the bar. You can order typically bar food at the bar, but they also have a dinning room (Rosemary) that serves amazing food (entree price range $25-$35). We had our toddler with us at dinner and the nice waitress welcomed us to bring toys from the lobby to keep him occupied. We've always find Irish establishments are kid-friendly, this is no exception. We've been coming to McGarth's for years. Our fav is the French onion soup, probably the best from what we remember...thought this time we ordered, it was slightly burnt. But the maple glazed duck did not disappoint. If you are not into crowded bar, or have little ones with you, you can order your drink and enjoy them at the lobby by a warm fire while the kids play at a play area in the lobby or in the game room with lots of old-school games. So cozy and welcoming...my husband has been wanting to stay here forever. It's a 2-night minimal stay on weekends, not cheap but price includes breakfast and dinner. One of these days we might just do it! FYI, it's located next to a hiking trail, so in any non-winter months, you can reward yourself after the hike (or before or both)!

Our French onion soup
Nancy M.

So truly Irish. I described my limited beer drinking and I was hooked up with a lovely Irish dark ale that isn't IPA and is smooth. We ordered the French onion soup and I ordered the Guinness stew and Cherie ordered the shepherds pie. There are several dessert options available but the bread pudding made from Irish soda bread will probably have my name on it.

Banger and Boxty
Lauren W.

Very nice bar set inside a very cute mountain cabin style lodge! (Although I cannot actually comment on the entirety of the lodge. All I saw was the entrance and it looked very cute and cabiny.) There was live music playing when we arrived and so every seat was already taken when we arrived for a late dinner. An employee came up and found us near the front quickly. It turns out once you get past the bar area, there are at least two huge dining rooms! So as long as they are staffed enough, you should find a table easily. The aforementioned employee was a super nice older man, said he was playing host and also helping take care of us in the dining room while everyone else was in the bar. He was chill and took lots of time and care to tell us about favorites and give tips on what items were great to share, etc etc. We didn't take any of his advice, lol, and kinda wish we had! Everything that we ordered was cooked very well and was yummy, but that we just wouldn't order again. but I definitely can't wait to try things they are actually known for. We started with soup of the day, a sweet potato and sausage soup. While it tasted good, the sweet potato was puréed and thick, and I was hoping for a brothy soup. they have a French onion on the menu that I hear is really good though! The soup is served with their homemade Irish soda bread and it was my favorite thing I ate!! It was SO SO good and I literally hate soda bread. I've always thought it was dry and gross, but this is amazing. Can I buy it by the loaf?? Next I ordered off appetizer menu for entree. The boxty and bangers. The boxty is a potato pancake, and this was very pancakey (yummm, but in my head I thought it would be more potatoey and savory). Sausage was cooked well done and juicy and crispy! My husband got the corned beef hash and enjoyed it. We saw tons of burgers and sandwiches coming out of kitchen so I'd imagine those are great. For sure next time I'll take recs, and try the nachos, pot pie, shepherds pie, etc. The ambience was cool and everyone seemed really nice. We will definitely be back.

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