McCabe's Irish Pub & Grill

44 King St S, Waterloo
(226) 647-5321

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Anna Miller

Me and my husband used to frequent this place so much before. This time we came with our toddler and this is not the McCabes we remember. From food to service it all went downhill. A kids pizza is 13.99 plus tax and is the saddest thing I've ever seen. No cutlery was brought and server came way too late to check in on us. All the food we had was overpowered with the taste of pepper. Won't be coming back again.

Pradeep gangireddy

Love the place and ambience. LIT’s here are amazing… Rudra (Rudy) was exceptionally welcoming and serving the best LITs.

Sandi Stugis

Here for University of Waterloo Engineers 50th Reunion .. Had the pleasure of being served by Rudra ❤️ This Young Man is going places, personable, witty, and fantastic Server .. Thank you Rudy !!!

Don & Sandi Vancouver BC
and All the Glory Seekers Waterloo Alumni

JINAY

The service was top notch and the server named rudra was specially nice and humble
He also treated me with respect and was welcoming !

Michel Brown

Consistently good food, and friendly, quick service. The open air booths in nice weather are a fantastic option to eating solely indoors

Namah

A group of us came here on a weekday and sat here starving for over an hour. Other groups that walked in after us got their burgers before us. There were only probably 5-6 tables including ours so it was not that busy, and the server most likely forgot to put our order in. Food was after rushed and 3/4 burgers were frozen in the middle and uncooked (pink on the inside). Horrible experience and we will never step foot into this place again.

Татьяна Флеминг

I really liked this place, it was nice to spend a Saturday evening here.

First of all, I would like to note the service - even if there is no free table, you can leave your phone number and they will call you back when a seat becomes available.
Also polite and attentive waiters.

The atmosphere is calm, comfortable, there are a variety of options where you can sit and have a good time.

On Saturday we got to see a wonderful band play and enjoyed Irish tunes, thank you!)

There is a large selection of food and drinks to suit any budget. I would like to share my impressions of the dish (steak, shrimp, mashed potatoes, asparagus).
I have never tried better shrimp, apparently they are grilled, the taste is amazing!!!
The steak was cooked deliciously, well done, just as I ordered.
Asparagus turned out to be a little bland in taste. I think adding a little soy sauce and garlic when cooking would improve its taste.
Mashed potatoes - it turned out to be not a classic taste, it was also poorly suppressed, there were whole pieces.

In general, the visit is full of positive emotions, I definitely want to come again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nick Pegg

Iconic joint

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Classic Burger

James Maguire

If you're looking for an authentic Irish experience, go to Ireland, you won't find it in KW. If you're looking for a few pints, some decent food and the chance at some live music though, this is a decent spot to check out.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Hannah Trub

great pizza, ice cream, and moscow mules

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Derek Lackenbauer

Food was great! Very filling. Restaurant was understaffed, but the young lady working did a fabulous job taking care of our party and the rest of the Restaurant. Wasnt even a manager present. A little disappointing to put it all on one person.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Shepherd's Pie

Laura Bannon

Food was great, service was very slow and very level. Order taking, ran out of drinks in two occasions. Even asking for the bill took too long. Eventually it had to walk up to the bar and ask for it. I am sharing so hopefully get an opportunity to improve the service (perhaps a restaurant manager to be oversee the servers).

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Sherrie Buchner

Great looking place, music was good.
A bit pricey for me - The bill for the half-priced medium-sized plate of wings + one standard cocktail, with a bit of a tip was over $40.
The place wasn't busy, yet we kind of felt ignored.

McJive

Didn't get any mushrooms or vegetables on the side with my steak and fries. Apparently they were out of mushrooms, and "the menu was wrong." Probably waited about 30+ minutes for food, and was asked to pay full price before mentioning the issues. Was then only offered a 15% discount. Enjoyed coming here on several occasions, but will not return.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Carlos Alarcon

Amazing place to hang out with friends and family. First time here, food was amazing, drinks made with love, the service was fast. But the most incredible thing was the live music. (@itsbomusic)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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