Great service, great atmosphere and the food was Amazing. Thanks for making our stay memorable.

I literally JUST left this establishment because I was so livid. I work on the Island and love to support the local restaurants. I decided to meet my brother and his friends for lunch and thought this would be the PERFECT place since it's gorgeous out and they have outdoor seating. First off we show up and it takes 15 minutes to get 3 waters with a diet coke, and my brother who had specifically asked for lemons, had to ask 3 times after finally receiving our drinks. Next, we all order food and 30 minutes later we receive everyone's food but of course....mine. SO, when I ask where it is he replies "Refresh my memory what was it again?" "The chicken salad" "Uh, the chicken salad sandwich? That is the only chicken salad we have." "Errr, NO the salad with chicken on it" He then goes to GRAB A MENU and asks me to point it out. "The grilled chicken salad." "Ohhhh" 15 minutes later still no salad and since I have to return to work I get up to leave....as I am leaving he walks out with the salad. "Oh are you leaving do you want me to box this up for you?" "No." He then TURNS AROUND AND RESPONDS.... "Oh ok, I will eat it then." I have never been so mad. I am sure there are better waiters but I will never be going back here just because of this experience. I really hope the owner takes the time to check the reviews and helps coach the staff because that was absolutely ridiculous. read more

This place is pretty good!. It's very patriotic since It's a SEAL spot and has a SEAL owner. I'm a Marine, so everytime I had to go to Coronado, me and my buds would hit that spot. We mainly go just to bar hop and get our drink on, all we've eaten there are the sampler and hot wings, so I'm not familiar with the menu since we reject them. It gets funny sometimes there, some dudes just go and hit at chicks and me and my buds watch them fail. My buddies and I somehow change to British accents and narrate the whole gig when we see dude going for it. This pub has pretty good live music in the evenings, makes it a chill spot, until you see someone making an ass out of themselves. If you like the funny atmosphere and like getting hit on by cougars, then that's the place. I'll be going there there when I'm in Coronado again for sure! read more

The service is horrible. No refills .. No attention to us ... More worried About closing down. I would tell you our waitress name but we only saw her twice and she never told us. You know you have a staffing problem when the bus boy gives you attitude. Bar food. Glad we got to sit outside. Wish it was outside somewhere else. PS. I am writing this while still sitting at the restaurant and if someone who is working here is reading this .... I would love another ice tea. read more

Read below or just trust a Navy wife. This place is disrespectful, caddy, and dirty. Don't go. Wednesday my family and I were on the island and needed a late night dinner. Having frequented this establishment it was a go to decision. What a joke! We were promptly seated with menus and awaited our server. In lies the problem. All four of us waited for almost 15 min and not one server approached out table. To top it off several servers walked by our table to assist current customers and never even made eye contact with us. All the while a male server stood and watched us looking and waiting but never budged from his standing spot. Frustrated we all stood up menus in hand and proceeded to walk out and what do u know... A female server rushes to us and says "we were waiting for the late night menu to start, sorry". She tried to "fix" her statement but how rude could she be? We dropped our menus one by one and left hungry. How unfortunate for this company because as a Navy wife i have just as much pull with their customer base and will make every effort to have sailors and their families avoid this restaurant. Don't bother. This place sucks. Period. read more

Had an interesting time at this Irish pub last night. The patio was packed but we got squeezed in. We had to move our table once we sat down to make room for servers who were trying to get between tables. Drinks took forever, I would recommend ordering another round half way through your first. Food was just ok. Definitely had better shepherds pie. They brought the soup out WITH the entrees of the people I was with which is pretty stupid. Some of the food was cold as well. Not recommended for food, but for a couple drinks it would be ok. read more

McP's Irish Pub - Weird bathroom partition that gives you a great view of everyone's junk. LOL - Irish Pub Near Me - Coronado, California

So this place is great after going to the Coronado dawg beach. You can bring your dog here on the patio. The Black and Tans area Excellent, no Belvedere here... But I will forgive them. The staff is super cool and on Hawaiian time. The food not so much but the flow of Guiness makes up for it. I have never seen a Navy Seal here, are they incognito at the bar too? I feel so safe for some reason I know there are here *somewhere*. HOLLA! read more

Just got home from dinner... *having eaten someplace else*. Why? We get seated, but then NOBODY comes to our table. Zero service. Zero attention. Zero notice. Not even water for christ's sake. We waited, and waited, and waited, and waited... and f'n waited... and we even tried to get the attention of a staff member to wipe our sticky table, but to ZERO avail. So, forget it. We got up and left. And no, the place wasn't packed, and most definitely no, the place wasn't understaffed (there were plenty of staff members around), and no, we weren't hidden or tucked away in some easy to not-notice spot on the patio. Heading out, I handed the menus back to the hostess, telling her "Here's our menus, we're leaving, nobody came to serve us". And her bizarrely auto-pilot response? "Oh! (bubbly smiles) sorry! Bye! :) ". Nothing like "Oh! Wait, are you sure?" or "Apologies! Let me get your server!" or any other attempt to try to fix obvious screw-up. Just a strange "Oooh! Really? Tee-hee! later! :) " Just, whatever.... I've been there once before, and it was sort of OK. Not total garbage, but most definitely not nice or nice-ish. It's just a tired pub place with pub food and a pub vibe that feels like it was just trampled on by a frat party, and everything in the place generally appears sticky and grungy. I guess before this experience I teetered on the edge of high two-stars and maybe three-stars (maybe rounded up to a solid 3). But after this, forget it. I'm not a demanding by any stretch of the imagination. I mean, hell, I *chose* to eat here (or try to, as the case tonight was). But after this, done. Over. Off the list. The location is nice, sure, and the patio is quant with the fires and stringed lights on a busy intersection. But tonight this place earned official "turd" badge status in my book. read more

First of all... This is not a real Irish pub. They serve no Irish whisky that the bartender knew of and there was one cider and it wasn't Irish. It had pretty good decor but the prices were really high. I won't be going back when I visit. read more

My family of 6 and I were in town from Phoenix for the weekend and decided to stop by for lunch. We were thoroughly disappointed. The fries were cold, the server was less than enthusiastic about waiting on us, and the bathroom was dirty. Also, the ranch dressing tasted very odd, almost rancid, and since I was the only one from our group who ate it, and then later got sick, I am thinking it was bad. The worst part of the experience was that a table of 4 sat down outside right next to us and one of the men started smoking a cigar! My youngest daughter has asthma and allergies and immediately started to have problems breathing. Not to mention the fact that the smell was so disgusting we couldn't even finish our meal. We decided to leave early instead of finishing. I hope that you will take these criticisms to heart. I know we won't be back and I am disappointed that I spent so much on a meal that we couldn't finish. read more

Went to McP's while in town for my sister's wedding and needed some good bar food. This place has is it down. Chicken wings, check, Homestyle onion rings and fresh cut fries, check, calamari strips and potato skins, check and some damn good homemade clam chowder in a bread bowl! Went back on Sunday for breakfast and football and it was just as good! They know how to make a great Bloody Mary too! Great place to drink and eat and drink. The patio is nice and quiet if the inside is too loud for you. read more

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Truely a Meh, I've experience better. McP's isn't anything special, but it's over priced and conveient to tourism. It's only claim to anything is that it does have some local brews on tap that are pretty delicious. I had their "classic" Reuben. I guess no one in Ireland knows that the Reuben is from Nebraska, USA. And then there's the service. It's Ok. I've experience better. Again, hitting a solid 2 star level with not much to talk about,and not much to complain about. This plaice isn't terrible, but that shouldn't be considered a compliment. read more

This was my first time at this establishment. I had the Ruben with fries, which was amazing! I've lived in San Diego for two years and I personally think the service is San Diego can be terrible. Tonight I had one of the best experiences and servers who was attentive, sweet, and always smiling. Would come back just to see Casandra. read more

Came here on St' Patty's day- Great place! Very fun. Sat on the patio with a band playing cover songs. The food was authentic Irish food (not sure if it was just for the holiday or if they always have it). I'm a picky eater and I still liked it! The only complaint was that they stopped serving food at 8:00 and Coronado is basically closed by that time with no fast food places to go to. I'm couldn't fix my french fry craving. :( read more

I'm sorry for this review. I normally keep a positive attitude with food and beverage service. Not this visit, and first time here. Further, I'm a big believer in talking to a manager. However when leaving, there "wasn't one present". Walked up on a Sunday afternoon (almost 3pm), greeted happily by the hostess, offering outside seating (band playing) or inside seating ("you'll be served quicker"). We opted for inside, sat at table in the very back edge (table not cleaned, but they were getting over a rush). Looked over the menus, knew our beers to order, figured out our food, husband used the bathroom, and by the time he was back (20 mins) we "met" our server. And it goes like this: Waitress: can I get you something to drink? Customer: 2 pints of New Castle and 2 waters, and I think we can order too. W: ok. C: I'll have the Rueben on sour dough and he'll have the Shepard's pie. W: ok. A few minutes pass, waitress comes back, spilling the beers all over her hands. Places them down and then says (and this is the kicker) W: ok, I've got your beers and waters. I've put in your orders. Can I just give you the check now to pay, I need to catch a plane. Are you kidding me? Did you just ask me to pay a check for food and drink we haven't even tasted yet? What if we didn't like the food? What if I want another beer? What if I want desert? What if...anything?? They also stipulate a minimum $15 charge for a credit card; only paying with a credit card, I wouldn't be able to order another beer...not to mention it is not our problem that you have to catch a flight; this does NOT mandate our payment or lack of service. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. This behavior is UNACCEPTABLE. C: no, that's ok, you can transfer us to the next server... The manager (I believe) was also helping out at this time. She walked by and cleaned our table. She was the one to serve our food (she said they had a really busy lunch, very cordial, and asked if we needed anything). We did have a new waitstaff. He was friendly and greeted us. But this is where it really digressed. Food was served, we ate, and now we sit for 23 mins, just looking around. An anonymous man bussed the one plate, my husband opted to get our own to-go container himself, and so much for another beer... But it gets worse. We sit for another 15 minutes waiting for a check, or ANYONE...finally I say we should go. We walk towards the bar and stand (we don't dine and dash). We finally see our new waiter, stop him and ask for a check. He comes back and says, "I'll be your cashier" and walks away. My husband literally walks to the closest ATM and takes out money, comes back and places the money on the tray, and we leave. This was a horrible experience. The waitstaff should do better. The Service Industry is sad because of YOU today. You make US all look BAD. Certainly it was a busy day, but people spending their hard worked money should not suffer or be kicked to the curb, because: "we had a busy lunch", "there was a band", or even may favorite--you would be fired in my establishment for forcing someone to pay/tip--"I have a plane to catch". Not good guys. NOT GOOD! On a positive note, the food was great!! Kudos to the kitchen for the Rueben and Shepard's Pie!! Good job!! 1020 Steve Tbl 109/1 Chk 2539 Feb 21'16 03:18pm 03:58PM Due: $42.05 read more

Interesting looking menu and comfortable looking enough environment. My girlfriend and I stopped here after a romantic sunset onboard the air station and walk on the beach. Our treatment here 100% ruined the evening. Before being seated, we asked the maître d to if we could see a basketball game, the Clippers' first preseason game and NBA's first game overall. She said that would be fine and seated us in front of a TV no one was watching. When our waitress finally showed up, we asked her to check if we could watch the game before we order so we could go elsewhere if necessary and not miss the game. She insisted she'd take our order anyway, so I asked her not to put in our order until she'd first found out, stressing that we wouldn't be staying if they didn't have it. Ten minutes later, our drinks were brought out and we were told the game would be on shortly. We didn't touch the drinks, already becoming somewhat annoyed. We were then told 5 minutes later they didn't have the channel for the game. Now, despite the slow service at a time when they were at most at 30% capacity with only 2-3 tables per server, I was totally OK with all of this. If they wanted to gamble on wasting served drinks while I walk out, then fine with me. But, at this point I was missing the beginning of the game. Then, I informed one of the waitresses that we would be leaving (ours was nowhere to be found yet again) and what the problem was. We turned to go and she stopped us asking if we'd paid our bill, apparently not having listened. She then insisted we wait for her to grab our waitress to explain it to her, which took 5 minutes longer. In summary, we spent about 30-35min after being seated at a restaurant with relatively few patrons and plenty of staff, having given a pretty specific request and being answered in a highly untimely manner, acted on the condition of our request and were made to feel like we were walking out on a bill and were made to wait around to soothe the interests and feelings of our absent waitress. So, while items on their menu look interesting and their location is convenient on Coronado island, we will almost certainly never return. PS: I highly believe a waitress in a pub should have at least passing knowledge of the beers she serves. But, then again, I also believe that wait staff should interact with customers in a timely and respectful manner. read more

they allow Smoking in outdoor dining/patio area. How is this possible? Sitting next to a table of cigarette smokers while eating some lame shepherds pie equates to .5 star rating. Service was good though - waitress was super nice and took great care of us. Can't believe they allow smoking on their dining patio. never again. read more

Super amazing food and atmosphere!! Our waitress Lyndsay was super awesome And gave wonderful recommendations for food and drink choices. Will definitely be back 10/10 read more

I understand that it is Coronado. And because of that, prices will be higher than elsewhere. But...I still expect good food for the price. Tonight my son and I went to McP's Irish Pub. For someplace that professes to be an "Irish Pub", I would expect much better. The service was great. Can't complain there. The hostess promptly seated us, and brought out menus. Our server was at the table a minute or so later to get our drink order, beer and apple juice. She was even attentive enough to ask if I wanted the juice watered down for my son. Rarely does that happen, and it shows she is paying attention to what parents want. I ordered a ham & cheese sandwich with fruit and the shepard's pie. The shepards pie came recommended. Once the food arrived is when the review started to have stars removed. The ham & cheese sandwich had two thin slices of cheese and one extremely thin slice of ham. But that wasn't the worst part. Although the bread was crispy and brown, the cheese was not melted on the inside. Cold. I sent it back and a minute or so later it was brought back out. It was thrown in the microwave, hot on the inside, cheese melted, but now the bread was soft and no longer crispy. The shepards pie was a huge disappointment. Not sure where the owner has eaten shepards pie before, but this was among the worst attempts at shepards pie I have eaten. Served in a large bowl, it was seasoned hamburger in a gravy sauce, a few corn kernels and green onion, topped with mashed potatoes and cheese. A few pieces of french bread on the side with butter. The bowl was hot, the food barely warm. Imagine putting burger in a bowl, scooping some mashed potatoes on top and melting a little cheese. Thats it. And for the worst part. $31.05 for this. $6.70 for the ham and cheese and $13.95 for the shepards pie. I tipped well because the server was great, but the food was overpriced and not anywhere near "Irish" . McP's get two stars, but mostly for the service. If the meal had been priced about $10 cheaper it may earn 3 stars. Will I go back? No. Not unless someone really wants to go and only then will i go, and they have to be buying. read more

I was with a large group of people when we stopped in to the pub bar for some food. It's outside on a great street for starters which is nice. But the outdoor seating and chairs/tables where awfully dirty and wobbly to the point of our friends getting cranky. Waitress's was soo weird and funny, arms crossed no emotions at all, and ignoring my friends while serving and flirting the the table nearby. Too funny. Come here if you have no other options otherwise skip. read more

Slow, inattentive service. The food is way too greasy and I'm not usually too picky about that. Even the corn chip were literally dripping with grease. The fries were too greasy to eat. I had fish and chips, the fish wasn't bad. My wife's chicken sandwich looked good. I found a string in my fries that looked like it came off of someone's shirt. And I hate the dogs that people bring into the patio dining area. I know that this is California, but can we stop letting dogs into restaurants? Unlike another poster, I really like the artichoke appetizer, which I had on a previous occaision. read more

I've been hitting up McP's for well over 10 years now. The food is good pub grub and the crowds are definitely some of the coolest people you will meet. Though it is hard to be a dick when you call Coronado your home. At the very least, come here for wonderful, outdoor seating. I love that the same dudes have been running this place for years. Plus, they have live bands in there during the weekends. Ladies - if you love a man in uniform, come her to meet Navy Seals. And don't forget to buy them a drink for serving our country (unless they want....something else). read more

I dunno what's up with the so-so reviews but I personally thought McP's was phenomenal. We sat outside in the courtyard on a sunny, gorgeous San Diego afternoon. The waiters were sprinting by with other people's orders and the food looked great. Everyone had a hard time deciding what to choose b/c a lot of the entrees and sandwiches on the menu sounded tasty. We ultimately got a sampler appetizer platter for the table to start. Now let's be honest, bar food is bar food and it's pretty hard to fuck up: take various veggies or cheese products, bread, and fry. Throw in a few dipping sauces for good taste and you're money. McP's did not disappoint, the sampler platter hit...the...spot. It had jalapeno poppers, mozzarella sticks, wings, calamari, and potato skins. Good starter. I settled for the tuna melt, which was HUGE. I suggest splitting it with your friend if you can. It was really good though, the bread was buttered and toasted and then it had not one, but two slices of yummy melty cheddar cheese on each slice, and of course the tuna salad. The side of potato salad was good tooo. Some restaurants really mess up potato salads, but not McP's. Anyways, everyone else's entree looked equally appetizing as well. My friend got burger/fries which she liked. A BLT sandwich was also ordered and that's what I would try next time b/c it was loaded with goodness. The service was good, and for you Navy Seal fans out there (like myself, teehee :), this is a big Seal hangout on Coronado, so it's good for eye candy too. :) read more

Standard little dive bar, but filled my group's needs for a place to drink at around 11:30pm on a Thursday night. I asked the bartender how much a McCallan is, and he said like $18. What the hell? "It's like $30 at the Del." Yeah, we're not at the Del. I discovered they had a mispriced Lagavulin for $11.25, so we went with that. $7 drinks for my friends. Meh. They had the cool bar machine with the match up game, but no boobies. As a tribute, when I got the high score, I tried to name myself "Boobies." It said "Bad Name." Damn, Coronado, loosen up! read more

Currently here. Service is SO SLOW. Took 10 mins for our waiter to ask for our drinks (there were only 5 tables out here) I then asked what the Happy Hour Light Snacks were and he didn't know what they were. We proceeded to order drinks. Drinks were good (hence the 2 stars) but it took him 30 mins to come back and ask what food we wanted. Ridiculous. Decided to just ask for the check instead. -Evil eyed Asian read more

Great food!!! Great service! This was a really great place to go for lunch. We stopped in here on our last day on Coronado. The food was very good and the service was friendly and fast. We had the Philly Cheese Steak and the Reuben and both were great. If in the area we would definitely stop back in here for lunch. read more

The service here sucks...please dont come here if you are hungry. We got here and there is no one to greet you...we waited for about 4 min and someone finally showed up, took us to our table, and then we had to wait another 5 min just to be greeted by our server and he said "hello guys, I'll be right back." He showed up a couple of min later and got our drinks, we were ready to order food, but he didnt even give us time to order food...and again...it took another 5 min for him to come back and ask if we wanted to order food...by that time we looked at reviews and didnt feel like ordering food, apparently it sucks as bad as the service. read more

Stopped in for a first time visit with the boss and bellied up to the bar for a cool drink on a very warm day. The decor is not exactly what one would see in an Irish pub in Europe, but it's fine for central Coronado. I had a nicely refreshing Strongbow cider with a classically prepared and tasty shepherd's pie. The boss had an adapted version of a Philly cheese steak sandwich which was very flavorful and also well done. The tab was nominal for the area and for the quality of food and overall it was a positive experience. I would re-visit if in the area and maybe try the fish & chips as well as some of the beers on tap. Recommended. read more

This place has really great food. My wife and I were looking for a new place to eat, and we need to find a place that was kid friendly as far as the menu goes. We Browsed and looked at a few places on Yelp and Mc P's popped up. Being an Irish Pub, I was expecting a different experience, crazy, rowdy and loud, but it was a complete opposite. We went around 5pm on A Monday afternoon, and we sat on the patio where it was relaxing, peaceful and calm. The food is great, and the portions are reasonable. You definitely get more for what you pay for. I will definitely come back. read more

A jerk employee just came back to our area and changed the channel of our football game in the middle of a play. Along with slow service, thumbs down read more

After walking in the summer sun and getting all sun-tanned and worn out on Coronado (we're not from around there) we wandered into McP's at about 4PM. Great burgers, four or five Newky Brown's, good fries, relatively attentive staff (Thanks Mike) We don't need somebody to kiss our ass. We don't want somebody to serve us something we don't know how to eat. We wanted to be let alone and fed, and McP's staff did that just fine. No airs, no heirs, and no where's. McP's was just fine. read more

We were staying at Hotel del Coronado. The food was totally below average so we ventured out for my mom's 66th birthday dinner. We walked down Orange Street and on the right was McP's. they said they had the best shepherds pie and corn beef so we gave it a try with my 2 small kids. It was the BEST decision! Absolutely delicious and everything is freshly made. The apple pie à la mode was homemade too and devoured in under a minute. This blows any restaurants at the Del out of the water. Can't wait to come back. Bravo McPs!!!!! read more

Our favorite local San Diego band played often at McP's this summer, and this is what initially brought us to the restaurant. We knew the music would be great, but thought the food might be typical bar food. Wrong! The food is really good, and definitely worth going back for, which we have, many times. Our last visit, everything we ordered was excellent. We had clam chowder in a sourdough bowl, crab and shrimp stuffed avocado salad, and a burger. (We skipped the corned beef this time, and I'm kind of sorry we did, because it is always fabulous, whether in a sandwich or entree.) My table-mate, who loves Mai Tais, but is rarely happy with what he gets, liked it enough to order another. That in itself, is amazing. We've had nothing but good times and great food at McP's. The only reason I'm not giving it five stars is because smoking is allowed on the outdoor patio. I know it's legal, but yesterday, on a hot day with very little air movement, the table behind us smoked continuously, so we left our great table in front, by the band, and moved further away. Unfortunately, not long after, another couple came in and sat near us, and decided to smoke also. If my respiratory system wasn't irritated by smoke, it probably wouldn't bother me as much. It's not that difficult to go out in the parking lot to smoke... read more

We ordered bangers and mash and shepherds pie. They came in iron frying pans and the bangers and mash had onion rings. Neither of us could finish the dish because it was just not good and certainly not Irish read more

McP's was a great finish to a beautiful Sunday stroll on the beach... with four dogs. All the dogs were welcome on the patio and nobody complained when my yellow lab went on an unsactioned walk-about 'round the restaurant - pursued and caught quickly. For the food, I had a pretty boring chef's salad, but the steak & cheese and chicken & cheese sandwiches the others had were mighty tasty. Also, if you like the BK coating style of onion rings (which I do) you will love McP's onion rings. They have that same crispy coating but a real onion inside (not the BK onion mush). And the bloody mary's were excellent, though the second one tasted a little too salty. Generally really flavorful, with lots of hots, pepper, and horseradish. And it was garnished with olives and a spicy green bean, so it was like an appitizer. Perhaps my chef's salad seemed ho-hum since my bloody mary had such flavor? Definitely a great place to enjoy a sunny afternoon. And yes, we were with a retired SEAL. read more

My friend took me here the other day because I useto live in the United Kingdom and I am always looks for a good pub. They have a really nice patio and since it was a nice day, that is where we set. The only bad thing was that we set at a table directly under a tree and every couple of minutes the berries on the tree would fall and either hit us or hit the table and we kept find little ant like bugs on our arms. So if you sit outside I recommend not sitting near or under a tree. I am a huge fan of cider, but the waitress said that the only one they had was some sort of pear one so I gave it a try. It was ok, but not the best cider I have had. We were trying to decide what to get and the waitress kept coming to ask us what we wanted to eat like every 5 mins till we finally decided , which was a bit annoying because its hard enough making a decision without being pressured to make one. We had mozzarella sticks for a appetizer and they were really good and came out hot. I ordered the fish and chips which were a bit on the pricey side, but it was very yummy. The fish had a good flavor and was breaded but lightly so it didn't overpower the fish. The fries were good and had a nice seasoning. I really loved the tartar sauce! After we got our food, we never really saw the waitress. She dropped off the food and came back only once to check on us and seemed to have forgot about us which I thought was interesting since before we ordered like I mentioned she was pretty much rushing us. All in all I would go back here, I just hope that the service is better. read more

The atmosphere is what you come here for-and it did not disappoint! Been to many "Navy Bars" in different towns, so you know its going to be dive-y, NOT hipster, smelly, and slow service. But face it, you come for the loads of trophies and pictures on the walls that "tell the story" of the Navy Seals. The food was actually not bad, we had "Crumpies", chowder, pasta, and corned beef sandwich between us all. The drinks were good, large beer draft selection. The only complaint was the younger inconsiderate people smoking cigars on the patio during the lunch rush (not the late night crowd), and blowing it right at you to get you to leave. read more

Nevermind how charming their large patio looks all lit up with tall trees in the night, and nevermind how charming Irish pubs can be. This place is filthy, poorly managed, and rude. And I know it's not the employees fault, because it's been like this for about 10 years, and it just keeps getting worse. It's management, it's ownership. We sat for 20 mins without being greeted or our orders taken, then after the hostess yelled 5 times for someone to help us, our drink orders were taken and our server disappeared. We waited 15 minutes, and wondered when we would see our server again. Finally, we saw our server through the kitchen door, eating with a spoon out of cup. Our server did this for about 4 minutes, and that's when we gave up, got up, and left, nobody following us to apologize, nobody even noticing. read more

I would like to give McP's 3 1/2 stars, but I'll bump my rating up to 4 because of the cool patio and the excellent hot corned beef sandwich that I had for lunch. You can get the sandwich hot or cold. My hot sandwich had thick slices of grilled rye bread, very lean meat, sharp Swiss cheese and potato salad with bits of boiled egg whites. The sandwich was served with fresh horseradish on the side. I didn't eat the chips because they were glistening with grease but I sampled the salsa, which was good and spicy. I came here on a Friday night because I heard it was a Navy Seal hangout. While I'm more of a Marine groupie, there was some decent military eye candy. However, the patrons were either really young or geriatric card holders. The live band was great. Kevin, the wandering singer/bassist was friendly. At night the patio with a pit fire is a cool place to hang out. I would come back here for the corned beef sandwich but then head out to Islands to mingle with some fine Marines. 5/18/10 Oh man, editing this review has made me mega crave the corned beef sandwich now!!! read more

Blue skies and sunshine is reason enough to celebrate living in San Diego. Decided a lunch break mini-adventure out to Coronado was just the ticket. A light crowd on the patio with a gentle breeze and the smell of the ocean had me lost in the moment so the waitress had to come back to take our entrée order. Though, she was good natured, friendly and attentive. The menu had a pretty good variety of options, but standard fare for a pub. Ordered the turkey club which came with fries for $10. Order came out in a timely manner. The sandwich was prepared well and the fries hot and a little crisp, just the way I like it. People watching was good. The city tour bus has a stop just in front of the pub. Each bus seemed to be pretty full, so it's nice to know there are tourist dollars feeding the city coffers. Too bad I had to get back to work because a beer might have made it a 5-star review! read more