Fionn MacCool’s Irish Pub

This is a nice little bar with good service and good food. They make the best Shepherd’s Pie in town!

Totally unimpressed. Although the reviews are decent, don’t be fooled. We dropped by for a quick drink last month and the service was terrible from start to finish, with a terrible attitude to go with it.
Having waited for 10 minutes to place our order, our drinks were delivered quickly but our waitress didn’t check in with us once afterwards. We had to hunt her down for the bill and when we finally got it, it was flung on the table without a word spoken.
I have a feeling that this place caters for the after work crowd and they weren’t too impressed that we were only having a drink and not ordering food. Other than that, I can’t think of any other reason for the downright rudeness. I have never refused to leave a tip at a bar before, but this place takes the biscuit. Never again!

This is a good place to chill after work and grab a drink or two. It’s usually packed and you would see familiar faces all the time since it’s super close to the offices nearby.
Although Fionn’s isn’t big, its still lively after office hours. Even with the taps and bar area around the middle, the seats are always tight here as it gradually becomes super packed. At certain tables, the chairs are also quite high and there’s minimal room for bags (note: more for the ladies). Several TVs surround the restaurant at all angles, so no matter where you seat, you can still see at least one screen.
P. S. There’s also an outdoor patio that’s super nice during the summer.
They have a lot of finger food as well as meals, but our group always orders the blarney chips. They are good! We asked to add bacon and I think it literally was like one bacon chopped up haha. Suggestion: they should also add more cheese! However, I think the other onions, peppers and tomato bits were all in good shape. The chips itself was tasty too, just wish there were more melted cheese on top: P
Their grilled bread with BBQ chicken was delicious as well. It was sliced into pieces imaging a pizza. Somewhat crusty at the bottom yet soft. The bread was piled with a lot of onions and coleslaw, and chicken bits on top.
I enjoy sweeter beer and my preference is usually Rickard’s White. Fionn’s doesn’t carry it but an equivalent alternative is the Belgium Shock Top.
The bar’s service is alright. When there are more customers, they get less efficient and don’t always notice new customers who enter the place and need to be served. Happened multiple times, but it’s no biggie:)

Atrocious service: never checked in on us, full of attitude, and threw the bill at us!
Located in a dodgy neighbourhood, east of Church and Bloor, this «Irish» pub is no lucky find.
Drinks were OK, nothing special. Clientele is after work crowd, mainly 30’s and 40’s.
Pub was half dead and TV was on loud. Perhaps the worst pub in a 10 mile radius. If you’re thirsty, head over to Spirits Bar and Grill instead.

Came here a while ago and I remember trying the roti which was pretty good.
Think it was on the expensive side, though. But seeing how it’s in a nice area and on bloor street I guess that’s expected.
very convenient for the people working at Manulife. I guess that’s where most of there customers come from

I prefer this place in the summer when the patio is open and there are plenty of places to sit and enjoy a drink. Unlike a lot of the other pubs in the area, this place actually has great seating out front and a decent view of Bloor Street to boot. The place in the winter however is a bit less to be desired as their food doesn’t really stand out much.
I’ve come here a few times for dinner and usually the food is decently priced, but not as delicious as some other places with authentic pub food. In fact there is some stiff competition with the Bishop and Belcher close by with a larger interior and better prices.
Their poutine with Guinness beer gravy is a good idea and I feel they need more dishes like this to help separate them from the other abundant Toronto pubs downtown. Overall a nice place to grab a beer after work, but not the best place to eat in the area if you’re looking for pub food.

Its in the lobby of my friends building so its a good place If I Have time to kill. It’s a chain so it loses some points there. It also seems like the red headed step child of the chain, with the place being pretty dead anytime except right after work on Fridays.

Saw a fly in their vinegar bottle. Fish and chips was blend. Chowder was blend and not thick enough. Over priced and bad quality food. Very disappointed.

I’ve had lunch here too many times for it to be acceptable because of the location is so close to my office. The patio is lovely, and the service is quite quick despite the lunchtime rush with everyone from the nearby office buildings flocking here for a midday pick-​me-​up.
The food has improved a lot since last year, but the quality of the dishes are still pretty inconsistent. The shepherd’s pie was the worst of the bunch, with the ground meat (beef? sheep?) swimming in a pool of grease and defrosted vegetable water. The Blarney Chips is also really strange tasting, and the only comparison I can draw is that the waffle fries taste a little bit like cleaning supplies (at least you know that the food is clean) This taste doesn’t apply to the other Fionn location on Front St., so the taste of bleach and Windex is exclusive to this location.
There are definite winners on the menu, however, and the tikki masala is quite filling and delicious. Definitely not authentic by any means, but it’s pretty tasty according to my unfamiliar-​with-​real-​Indian-​cuisine taste buds. The chicken pie is also really good: piping hot and fluffy crust. Mmmmm.
I know I’m going to come back for a cider and some pie again during lunch or a quick drink after work, so this place is a little more than A-​OK, but the inconsistent experiences does not make me want to be a fan.

Beer selection dreadful. Food, okish.
Had a terrible experience here where I made a reservation for 25 people two weeks in advance. When I showed up, the waitress claimed I was one minute late, and told me she’d given my table away. Ridiculous.
Don’t go here if you don’t have to.

Came here with a friend who absolutely loves the place. First thing I noticed is that this place is… like, really dark. This isn’t unheard of for pubs, but it was so dark that I could barely read the menu even though there were tea lights on the tables… Thankfully no glaring problems in service. We weren’t super hungry so we ordered two appetizers: blarney chips and a poutine with short ribs. The blarney chips were delicious, but the poutine left me wanting more. I expected more flavour from the Guinness gravy, but it didn’t really deliver.

Went here with a friend since the patio is open for the summer. I’ll give this 4 stars given that it is one of the few pubs around with a decent patio. Thursday night they have live music outside which is OK — some might like it.
Food was typical pub standard and service was decent, despite claims by others on the reviews that their service wasn’t up to snuff. Not sure I’d venture to this pub in the winter though — inside was a bit boring to be honest.

I had the misfortune of coming here on a busy day when they were severely understaffed. We waited 20 minutes just to get a menu. After we ordered they brought ketchup and mustard bottles to the table. The ketchup was empty, but with no server in sight, we didn’t bother waiting to eat our fries. The same scenario applied to extra napkins, refills, etc.
In spite of almost no service, the food (once it came) was reasonably good. It was pretty standard pub fare. On the day I was there, they had a brunch menu, as well as a lunch menu. Brunch included things like French toast, eggs Benedict, etc. Expect above average food at prices typical for this type of chain. Hopefully you will get served!

I do not like writing bad reviews unless I have several bad experiences.
I live just next door of this bar.
I enjoy the patio a lot but…
The servers (ladies three of them) clearly have emotional and attitude issues. They are rude, hardly smile and lets be honest they make the situation uncomfortable. Plus take years to get the drinks.
Plus they try to trick you with the bill.(happened twice)
One day I told one of them out of the blue: you should let him go…
She was in shock because yes I guessed she was pissed by his relationship and for instance giving me and other customers a crappy service.
I hope the owner and these waitresses read this review. I would fire these two girls I will not say names but you know who you are girls.
The other servers even the bartender males are such attentive and nice individuals, congratulations to them.
Peace

Rarely take issue with food service establishments as I have always worked in them and am aware of the challenges faced in doing so.
I live very close to this location and wish wish WISH I could have had just 1 good experience to keep me coming back. I walk past it every day and it’s usually busy with an awesome looking patio I could enjoy on a regular basis. Unfortunately I’ve given it probably 3 or 4 chances now and each time am increasingly more disappointed with the service and the general way the place runs.
The servers aren’t particularly rude as they are clueless, wait times are horrendous every single time, food is mediocre and the last and final time was so bad we asked for our bill and walked out before we could even order food.

Not all Fionn MacCool’s are created equal. This one is pretty dead on a Saturday night. It’s a small establishment. And the food seems to have gotten worse.

My brother and I ended up here twice during his visit to Toronto. We were looking for a laid back pub with a decent selection of food and beers.
The food was pretty decent but a bit heavy (which is to be expected for this sort of pub). The service was surprisingly kind and personalized. We had two different women and they were kind and amusing. The beer section is decent enough and the atmosphere is great.
There isn’t much else to say. This place is solid and has live music to boot! Definitely a great place to grab a casual beer at the end of a long week.

Live singing outside, decent patio, awesome food (wings & curry) and cute servers!
Nuff said right? :-)
Wings have a good sauce on them and shrimp and haddock in curry was very tasty. Apps also amazing!

This is a chain that gets four stars for one reason: it has good Indian food that tastes great with your pints. There’s nothing like good curry at a pub! Toronto doesn’t have enough of this.
Get the Tikka Masala chicken curry — it’s very good English-​style pub curry. It comes with a little bit of naan and rice.
The beer selection is decent and the rest of the menu is pretty average.
Another selling point for this pub is the large patio out front, which is great in the summer. The interior of the pub is pretty average.

Grrreat Lunch spot on Bloor street!
You must sit on the patio… weather permitting!
Lots of suits come here for drinks after work.
Had Lunch here with my sister. Our server was super nice and cheery. Actually all the staff here were very friendly.
The menu is simple but lots of goodies to choose from.
We were taking forever to order because we couldn’t decide but our server was really patient and gave us tons of time, no rush, and checked on us and even gave us suggestions.
For starters we had the potato and bacon grill bread. Smoky bacon, sliced potatos, melted cheese and sour cream. It was soOoOo delicious and a generous portion but we some how devoured the whole thing splitting the last slice. The suits beside us even commented on how delicious it smelled and looked. Our server recommened this and said next time we should try the smoked chicken one too.
For mains I had the steak sandwich grilled perfectly medium rare on top of a garlic cheese baguette with fried onions and mushrooms. Your average steak sandwich nothing out of the norm but still tasty. For side I chose the emerald green salad with strongbow cider-​citrus vingarette. Loved the dressing, you can taste the strongbow beer in the dressing but it was not overpowering just delicious.
My sister had the lobster sliders which were part of their summer menu. She said they were also really good and also enjoyed the salad.
Overall great meal, service, and location.
I will definately be back for to try the other grill breads!