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    McLean Corner Cafe

    2.5 (62 reviews)
    InexpensiveIrish, Diners
    Open • 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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

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    Bob S.

    I've passed this place many times, this was my first time. They must have new owners or staff. It was a Friday morning and the place was pretty empty. We ordered a Spanish omelet with no mushrooms in it and bacon and eggs with rye toast. For some reason it took quite a long time for the food to come out. The Spanish omelet had mushrooms in the sauce on top. My friend gave them to me. The toast seemed very dry and barely buttered. I don't recall if it came with juice. But it didn't come with the meal. So when we could catch the lone waiter's attention we asked for more butter. The portions were sufficient and for the two of us it came to $16. Most waitstaff usually come around asking how the meal is? Or if the customer wants their coffee, topped off. We were almost finished when the waiter asked if we wanted more coffee. Too late, now. The place is clean, even the bathroom.

    Not what I ordered

    People do yourself a favor don't order from this dump, the girl on the phone hung up on me at first so I had to call back, so the I ordered a "toasted sandwich" with bacon white pudding and an egg over easy, this is what was delivered, 2 slices of cold bread, 4 pieces of pudding and 2 eggs, I don't even think I need to say anything else.

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    place used to be good. they got new owners and it went downhill. service is very slow. food is mediocre at best.

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    “They do Irish breakfast which is delicious as long as you don't ask what the meat is.”

    $14.25 Irish Breakfast

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    4.0(177 reviews)
    0.1 mi
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    Really fun place, great service. Brian and Sam got bangers and mash and loved it. I got the Mexican…read moresmash burgers - chose poorly. Fries were ok, burger was a bit much and kind of soggy.

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    4.3(9 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    Elaine was wonderful in helping me selecting the menu for my uncle's party. The food was prepared…read morebeautifully, and it was absolutely delicious authentic Irish food. Very reasonably priced for such great tasting food. Every person at my party of 110 people were raving about the great food and service. I am so very grateful to the three lovely ladies that served my guests; Bernadette, Chrissy, and Leona. they were attentive, polite, professional and could not have worked any harder. There was also still plenty of food to take home which left me guests feeling very happy to have another day of delicious food. To everyone at Hearty and Healthy, thank you all so much from the food preparation, exceptional service, and all of the take home containers you prepared. I cannot thank you all enough!

    Cute spot to pick up some take away lunch or dinner for home or to take to work, or to pick up a…read morefew groceries and/or (of course in this neighborhood) some Irish specialties. I grabbed a tin of Shepard's pie for $7 (they had a hot option, but I wanted it for work the next day). It was quite tasty and a very good size for the price. In addition to the prepackaged reheatables and salads, they also have a hot food bar where you can get a fresh plate--small around $9, large around $12. It was post-Thanksgiving and they had roast turkey and sides--pretty decent as well--again, good portion for the price--I might have been a little turkeyed out at that point, though. They also have a sampling of sweets and pastries and a coffee/tea bar up front. A couple of stools if you want to eat in, but really seems best suited for grabbing something hearty and, well--not unhealthy, at any rate--for lunch or dinner when you don't have time to cook.

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    This is not five star cuisine. However, this is, without a shadow of a doubt, a five star…read moreestablishment. The oldest Irish pub on the "Emerald Mile" does not disappoint. Beautiful wood interior, & the regulars at lunch on a weekday (who appear to have known each other for decades) may not exactly be warmly welcoming, but are certainly courteous and accommodating. Good Guinness pours (of course!), & on a freezing day, most people were having the shepherd's pie & really enjoying it. (I had soup, salad, & wings.) Overheard conversations: "I remember what I was doing during the blackout of '77 - I was down the block at the old theatre seeing 'Black Sunday'." "How the hell were you seeing a movie? It was a blackout?"

    So we were told this place has amazing steaks and it was hard to be in a Irish pub and not get…read moretraditional Irish food but we got the steaks as recommended I got the 16oz and my wife got the filet and shrimp special the food was good, not going to say it was the best I ever had or the the worst, we will leave it as it was good . One of my frustrations was that the peppercorn sauce was an additional, based on other places this is something that is normally included or at least can be added, $6 for a cup of sauce was pretty higher, on the other note the sauce was very good The service was good, waitress was attentive as much as needed and not overwhelming or absent. The ambiance is an Irish bar, on one note I would have preferred some Irish music playing vs the 80s music that they had going or on the tvs the news and something bloody. Overall a great experience!

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    3.2(92 reviews)
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    I had a really bad experience with one of the newest waiters there last week. He was extremely…read morerude. Arguing with me. He's the Latino young man with tattoos. He Ignored me several times while looking at photos on customers phones. I waited a while after he took my order but noticed he wasn't bringing the salad so I tried to get his attention. He looked at me three times and chose to ignore me while he stood there just talking to other customers and looking at photos. He finally walks by and goes directly to a register and then says loudly from the register that he's busy and has a lot to do. He'll be right with me. Mind you, he's not at my table saying this he's saying this loudly from the register and everyone hears him. I say nicely, I just wanted to remind you to bring the salad before the entree. I had already told him to do this when he took the order. Don't know if he said the following to make up for being loud and rude but then he says, Well he's the one that has to make it so it will take some time but just know that he is going to get it. I said ok and wondered why he's giving me all this information. Don't Also When he takes the order he doesn't even greet me elderly mom. We wait a long time again as he's walking all the diner. Goes in the kitchen several times and still no salad and then I remember about the parasite stomach virus so I rush toward the counter where the kitchen is to cancel or change the salad by then he's walking out and says loudly you were coming over here to complain right. I'm in shock like what is going on. I tell him the reason and then when I sit he starts debating with me and saying nothing is wrong with the salad, it's a good batch of lettuce. He then says and he cannot return it to the kitchen. He will pack it for me to go. I tell him I'm not going to go back and forth with him about this and then I hear two men at another table saying, "now the waiter is arguing with her". Suddenly the waiter changes his attitude and says, would you like me to remove the lettuce and change the salad and rearrange it. I say yes. By then I'm just so upset. I just wanted to have a nice brunch with my mom. Another worker who knows me from eating there often came over to ask how I and my mom were doing. I said not so good. I just want a different waiter. I then call over the manager and explained to him what was happening after the waiter brought out the smaller salad. As I'm explaining to him the waiter comes over to that same register as though he's eavesdropping and then he walks over and loudly says so What's happening? What's happening? Talk to me. Talk to me. By then, I'm so frustrated I tell him to back away from the table. My mom is just sitting there like what is going on. I would have gotten up and moved to another table to have a different waiter or waitress, but my mother uses a cane and she moves very slowly. I received no apology from the waiter or the manager but the manager did go over to the waiter and say something to him and then he started speaking in Spanish from there on the waiter was polite as we were getting ready to exit because I did tell him to back away. I did not want to speak to him. I just wanted to finish my meal and enjoy my time with my mom and get out of there. The only reason I rated a 4 star because I truly love going to this diner and have never had this happen before. It's such a family/community diner but that waiter needs serious customer service training or he needs to lose his job because if he stays there they're definitely going to lose more customers. I don't know what his problem was. I remember him waiting on me and my mom several months ago. Maybe he didn't get the tip he wanted. Maybe if you don't tip this guy 30%, he's going to treat you like trash. Concerned customer.

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