Great selection of food. Wings were cooked to perfection. The potatoes were a great idea and tasty! The soup was heavy on salt but would be excellent if they used a little less. Service was fast and the girls were busy keeping tables and outdoor cornhole customers orders as well. Super casual great bar. Menu prices are average. read more

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Just had a great gathering of ~75 friends of our foundation watching the World Cup. Manager Chet made the planning easy and the front room with all the TV's tuned to the game was perfect for our group. Food was great and they did kept everything re-stocked. Amy & Marissa were awesome and really hustled taking care of everyone, never letting anyone's glass run out. Bar staff led by Carrie also great. Recommend MicGinny's for your casual gathering. read more

The place was busy but not enough staff to seat upstairs so we had a short wait. Food and service was good, so we will go back for typical bar food and beer. Very casual, with lots of regulars, but welcoming to all type's especially us seniors! read more

This is the most friendly place I've ever been. The only thing that is better than the food is the bartenders. Especially Gina! She is awesome and make a great Blue Long Island. So make it a point to go on a Friday and ask for her. read more

Our organization had an event at McGinnys on the river. Amy and Marissa were our servers and could not have been more accommodating! They were fast, friendly and their communication was excellent! we had pizza, wings and various appetizers as well as open bar which Amy and Marissa hustled to serve! Everything was great and we could not be more pleased! read more

Held a bachelor's party there. Everything was great, the music and the food. Amy and crew were amazing

Love this place!!! Great staff and relaxed atmosphere. All classic American style food and never had a bad dish. My favorite bar for drinks with friends. read more

usually love the chicken wings I've always gotten at Micginnys in person. got takeout today so I could watch the game at home with some great wings, extremely sub-par. not crispy, borderline rubbery, and sauce was supposed to be hot buffalo but was mild at best. it felt like they just didn't give a sh@$ about my $35 order because I wasn't dining in. very disappointed. read more

Food is okay, they have decent drink specials and often run fun events. It's a decent place to socialize with friends

Went to celebrate my son in laws birthday-gone attractive feature is that the birthday boy or girl, on their birthday, get 20 free bone in or boneless wings anyway you like them. That in itself is a great feature(beats getting a cupcake with one candle). The fish fry was outstanding (Friday only)-my daughter's chicken French sandwich was a game changer for her-loved it. They accommodated a party of 6 on a Friday night with no problem. Excellent service, without trying to rush you thru. This is a hidden gem, especially if you like wings-must go there. read more

We have enjoyed dining here for countless years! I came in for my birthday on 12/23, as promised to Sal. I always try to send business his way from the University of Rochester Athletics. He's super friendly and great to work with. We enjoyed the macaroni and cheese, Garlic Parmesan Wings and Jimmy the Greek Salad as well. The service was phenomenal and we look forward to returning. read more

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So August 13, 2023 was my cousin birthday and we decided to go to MicGinny's on the River for the free wings and other food. So we ordered our food and when it came my onions rings were burnt. I'm like why won't the waitress serve food they will eat. When I told her, excuse me ma'am my onion rings way to cooked. They burnt. I cant eat these. She looked at me and said yea and left the table. I'm thinking she going to get me more onion rings. Nope. I didnt wanna make a scene about it cause it was my cousin birthday but that wasnt fair to me i had to pay for three chicken fingers and some burnt onion rings i didnt eat. 10 dollars it was. Thats crazy. Then we ask for a to go box to take the nachos we order. Only three nachos was eaten from it. We were goin to go home smoke and eat the nachos and relaxing. The waitress came and took our to go box full of nachos and threw them away. She did it so smooth we didn't even see her take it from the table. Then we asked her did she take our to go nachos and she was like oh it's down stairs. So we decided to follow her cause we like why would she take it? When we got downstairs she turned around to us and said I'll just take it off the bill. Why would you take our nachos and throw them away im still asking? No answer. Im shaking my head cause I wanted them nachos. That was crazy. Wasn't feeling her service. She really wasn't a good waitress. We had to wait for drinks, and refills. We needed napkins and other sauces. She acted really nerves and was forgetting things. It was weird. The wings we had were 10 hot sweet and 10 bourbon molasses and they were so good. read more

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Our large kickball team came here for drinks and laughs. They accommodated our large group with skill and speed. There is a charming outside patio perfect for visiting with friends. read more

Off the normal routes and an excellent find! Amazing food, attentive service and friendly atmosphere. Definitely recommend visiting when in the region. read more

MicGinny's on the River - Plate Skins - Sports Bars Near Me - Rochester, New York

Listen before you guys go throwing some bad reviews try and take into consideration sometimes shit happens and you are at the end of the stick but this place has good service if something happened that made you feel sour say something respectfully these folks will make it right great place overall around Monroe county read more

I don't understand why this place isn't more crowded. This bar has everything. Pool. Darts. Cheap drinks.* [What I hear is] Good food. Tons of flatscreens. Tons of room. A nice back patio. Legit leather couches that I would gladly sleep (read: pass out) on. A staff that rocks: the bartenders are sweethearts, and the bouncer is one of the nicest guys around. I know this not only because he kept wanting to talk about sports with us, but also because of how nice he was to some dude who clearly gets plastered there on the regular. When we walked in, I witnessed the following exchange. Lady Bartender: What can I get you? Dude: Baby, you know what I need... *tries to climb over bar* The bouncer came over, pulled him off the bar and assured us Dude was harmless. (We were not concerned.) About an hour later, the bouncer half-heartedly kicked Dude out of the bar. He came back in about 10 minutes afterward, and rocked out to Avril Lavigne (being played entirely too loudly for the number of patrons), Elaine-style, and fell to the floor in slow motion during one of the kicks. The other seven people in the bar pulled out camera phones. I like this place. _________ *$1.50 pounders of Busch and PBR. If you're a fancy boy who's too good for those, you can spring for the $2 pounders of LaBatt Blue. read more

MicGinny's on the River - Sports Bars Near Me - Rochester, New York

We typically only go here for the free wings on your birthday promo. The bar area is small, but there is plenty of seating. We went there on my birthday in December. It's also my younger daughter's birthday (same day!) so we were prepared to eat MANY wings haha. Unfortunately, it was a Sunday night and MicGinny's is a huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan bar. There was only one table upstairs and the 6 of us had to squeeze around it. It was loud as people were cheering for the game. But... the wings were fantastic. You can only choose 2 types of sauce but that was ok. You order in 20's so our server brought out 60 to start. I'd like to give a shout out to our server, Emerson. He was great! Even with the crowd he was very attentive and friendly. Can't speak to the other food offerings but can't hurt to try them out! read more

They wouldn't honor our coupon, which is the only reason we went there. Of course, didn't tell us until check out.

Best Fish Fry around! The battered fish, crispy fries and coleslaw were perfection. The kids also loved their meals and had huge portions. Great service too. read more

Go elsewhere, this place doe NOT have good food! I heard about MicGinny's by word of mouth so I thought we'd give them a try for the first time. It was a disappointing experience on multiple levels. First, I called ahead about 3:30pm and ordered two fish frys and an order of the Mac & Cheese to be picked up at 5pm. I arrived at 5pm and had to ask a couple employees, stood in the lobby and finally received our order at 5:20pm. It was not unusually busy so I'm not certain why there was a delay when I called well in advance and placed a basic order. The fish frys are small compared to other restaurants as pictured. The flavor of the fish was ok but nothing special. Also, the tartar sauce had a bit of a sour cream flavor and there were only about 5 onion rings per dinner. This dinner differed from the feedback I received from a couple of friends as well as some of the positive reviews posted on Yelp. The Mac & Cheese was a decent size portion and I thought my kids could share it. It was shockingly bland, cost $11 and my kids did not eat it. If you cooked up a box of Kraft Mac & Cheese at home and sprinkled some bread crumbs on top it would actually taste a bit better and definitely more cheesy. Their Mac & Cheese is certainly nothing like real Orzo Mac & Cheese like you'd get at Black & Blue, which only costs a couple bucks more. For $35, there are other choices available and staying at home making a fresh cooked meal makes more sense than spending the time and money on a meal like this. I should have looked at the other reviews on Yelp, most of which are negative and scathing. Clearly, the owner & leadership at MicGinnys does not care and had given up!! We won't be back to MicGinny's anytime soon. read more

MicGinny's on the River - Sports Bars Near Me - Rochester, New York

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This is the first time I was there so this view is just from one visit. My family and I went there for my 43rd birthday for the chicken wings in the early afternoon. We did this for 2 reasons, one we heard they are good. Two they are free on yor birthday. This place does a special, on the day of your birthday, you bring in your ID showing your DOB you get free chicken wings. I thought maybe they give you a dozen or so. Nope! Whatever age you are turning that is how many you get for free. My family got 43 for free. There are a lot of rules when it comes with this but they are understandable for why they have to have the rules. When we showed up the dinning area was empty but the bar area was packed. I am not a drinker so I have no clue if they were having drink specials or if this is just a hang out on Friday afternoon. We were greated and seaed right away with no wait. The dinning area was very nice and clean. A lot of natural light coming in. The waitress was very nice and took our order right away. It took a little bit for us to get our drinks but I am guessing that is because of how busy the bar was. We were allowed to order 2 different kinds of suace for the wings. We got Country Sweet and BBQ, which both were very good. For my first time there I really have no complants on anything. Ihad my oe year old son there and they made sure he alwys had something water and made sure our drinks were always full. The food was good and seemed fresh. I have no complaints and will go back and try it again. read more

Some good food options, but portions are small, sides are all upcharged and you barely get any of the side. Your best bet is wings, sauce choices are excellent and the wings are big and juicy. They used to have a Birthday special where'd you'd get as many wings as your age, but they unfortunately did away with it and now you only get $20 with a beer purchase. Service is sporadic, could be excellent, could be awful, it's luck of the draw. read more

It's a sports pub. We braved the middling Yelp rating and stopped in...and loved it. TVs everywhere, ample seating, burgers, fries, good apps. Our server was very friendly, especially when we explained being from out of town and wanted to know about the famous Rochester garbage plate. He proudly explained the dish and even talked bout how other restaurants have their own take on it. Always a sucker for local fare, I ordered it and loved it. Others at our table had great burgers and a very good chicken quesadilla. I'm utterly at a loss on the negative reviews for this place. If you like a good sports pub, you'll like MicGinny's just fine. read more

Decent atmosphere good food good service great place to watch a game and toss back a few drinks.

Now this is the place you want to be for Sunday football, especially if you're a Steelers fan! The whole back room is filled with fans and it was an incredible atmosphere. There is a core group of fans that seem to run the show. Through-out the game they do fun things to collect money for fundraisers and the day I went they did a 50/50 raffle as well as sold cool MicGinnys/Steelers shirts. It's clear they have a passion for what they're doing and it made me feel good to be a part of it. The room is also filled with TV's in every corner, so no matter where you look, you can watch the game. Now for the food... the reuben... WOW, talk about delicious. It had huge chunks of tender corned beef and was well put together. Definitely up there with one of the best I've had. Service through-out the whole game was impressive too. They really stayed on top of every patron, making sure everyone had what they wanted and it was all done with a smile too. I came from out of town but I wish I could come here every Sunday! read more

I sent alot of time and money there when it used to be Jox. The owner of Mcginnys is doing it right though. The food is decent, not too overpriced, the bartenders are really cool and the clientele is much like you'd expect at any neighborhood bar. A little bit of everything..the place is clean too. You have to try the loaded nachos and blue balls. The wings are really good too. read more

My wife and I walked in and waited awhile to be noticed by the bar tender. We were never noticed and walked out. Small bar area and overly loud and obnoxious patrons. The place looked nice and it looks like you can rent out the upstairs for parties We will probably give it a another chance but maybe only for lunch untill they get in our good graces. read more

Was here only a 10 minutes before I walked out. Literally was just standing at the bar being ignored. The customers were all drunk and pushy and the bar area is SO small. It was seriously only 9:30pm. Couldn't get anyone to make us a drink so we could leave the room and go to the game room, so we left. read more

I love everything about this place. The food, drinks, staff are the best. It's a party atmosphere from the time you enter until you leave. It's a diverse crowd with people of all ages, races, ethnicity which makes it all the more appealing. Chet the bartender is one of the greatest bartenders we know; he should teach bartending. He never misses a beat and scans the bar constantly looking for empty glasses and offering refills. Make sure you tip him well, he deserves it! read more

MicGinny's customer service is terrible. We went there 11/30/19 for my birthday. The waitress was nice in an flighty kind of way. We received ALL of our food without utensils and napkins. When it was time to settle the bill, we were told they would not separate the bill. They did not have time. AND told us, "YOU HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF"! The really sad part about it is, 97% of all the customers were Black. This is how you treat the people who pay your salaries? read more

Great appetizers! The fries with peppers onions and steak were outstanding! Lou's Blue balls also two thumbs up! We really enjoyed all the appetizers! Should never have ordered main meals, too full! read more

I used to hang out in this place many moons ago, when it was Jox. It looks the same, but updated. Clean interior, with plenty of TV's and some couches scattered about. I thought it was pretty chilly inside, but that probably had something to do with it being -4 degrees outside. They had a decent beer selection. I had their version of a reuben which, for some reason, wasn't called a reuben. It was excellent!! It definitely wasn't made with deli meat, this was the real deal! My wife got a turkey club wrap and loved it. One of our group got some monstrosity of a pile of tots, cheese, peppers... heart attack on a plate, and not one shred of regret have I for diving in!!! Check out their daily specials, like $3 Southern Tier IPA on Fridays. Oh, if only they weren't a Steelers bar... boooooooo read more

MicGinny's on the River - Corned beef and swiss on rye!!! Dayum good!!!!! - Sports Bars Near Me - Rochester, New York

Okay, I am just going to copy part of Peter D.'s review because he is spot on: "Pool. Darts. Cheap drinks. Good food. Tons of flatscreens. Tons of room. A nice back patio. Legit leather couches that I would gladly sleep (read: pass out) on." You can get 24oz punders for $2 or less (Busch, PBR, Labatts). Hell yea, I'll have 12. The wings are delicious and were $0.50 last time I was there. It is seems to be a town favorite and there were clearly a lot of regulars. However, we were attended quickly and had an awesome time. Peter d., great review, compliment on the way. read more

Ordered as we are in quarantine. They told us that their delivery person was not available for another hour and that they'd call us back when they were back. They called us back about 45 minutes later to see if we wanted to order. We ordered sandwiches and they we delicious! Will definitely order again! Highly recommend micginny's! read more

They have really fixed this place up well. If you were a fan of Calabria's, you can still have the delectable food. Seriously, this is amazing food. You definitely don't feel like you're eating in a bar. There's plenty of tables and a friendly wait staff. I've never had to wait long to eat, although Friday and Saturday nights do get really busy. TV's all around, the staff is really friendly, the owners are very cool, lots of room, plenty of bar games and if you're lucky, you'll see Bill. Bill is a local who sings, dances and air-guitars his face off. If you like posting viral videos, get some footage of this dude. read more

Great atmosphere, excellent, fast service and the food is a awesome for pub food! I would definitely come here again with a group of friends for a fun night out. read more

MicGinny's on the River - Say hello to the sampler, mmmm - Sports Bars Near Me - Rochester, New York

If I could give no stars I would. Walked out. Went there for my dad's birthday because he wanted to get their wing promotion (one free wing for every year, so say you're 60 you'd get 60 wings). I called and the person on the phone was rude. Shouldn't have bothered even wasting the time to go there but figured it's his bday. We got there and waited 5 min for someone to finally acknowledge us and seat us. Another 10 min after that and no one came to ask about drinks or anything. We walked out. Never again. read more

Go when Dee is working the bar. She is so incredibly funny and wonderful with people. Very entertaining! Food is very good and priced very reasonably.y read more

We went there last night 4 my sister inlaws bday. The service was horrible the food took 4 ever. My daughter ordered the kid spaghetti with fries. The fries never came out till i asked for them 25 minutes later. I asked for morevwater that took 20 minutes. We will not be going back. The server Maryann was terrible and rude. read more

Owner and staff are excellent. Food good. They do have some assholes for customers at the bar.