I went here for a business dinner. The restaurant was busy but they were able to seat us even though we did not have a reservation.We started with the M&S signature cocktail. A nice detail about this cocktail was that it came with a monogram on the foam. It was sophisticated and delicious.We had calamari to start. It has a lovely sauce and was cooked nicely. It was not rubbery or overcooked.For the main meal I chose the fish and chips. It came with three pieces of fish and rustic fries. The side of Cole slaw was fresh and not too tangy.The apple pie dessert had great flavor and was not too sweet.The service was good and the server was polite.I enjoyed my meal here and I would go back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fish
J Alarcon
Awesome place to eat in Philadelphia. Our waiter Eli was phenomenal and the food and drinks were really good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Subhankar Aich
Everything was great except for the food. Food was ok. We asked for the side of roasted vegetables which only had green beans in it. Expected a bit more variety.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
jerome elion
I had very good meals at their Baltimore location. What is going with this one?The food was below average.The stuffed salmon was too cooked (almost dry) and super salty. Same for the green beans. Good taste and flavor but too much salt.The "parmesan crusted Flounder" tasted like chicken parmesan. No kidding and too salty.The service was average and the waiter was awful. Someone from the kitchen brought the entree and asked us to move our appetizer plates to the side so he could put the entree on the table. The entrée were served on different colored and shaped plates. The waiter came with the desert menu while we werr still eating the entree. We kindly asked him to wait and he never returned.On the positive side the $20 crab cake appetizer was good.We were excited about the opportunity to have a nice seafood dinner at Mc Comick. What a disapointment, especially when you spend $100 per person.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Kamea Freedman
Ordered Dolce sangria, rosscato sweet red wine bottle for the table, lobster bisque, beer battered fish and chips, and truffle Mac ‘n cheese. My bestie ordered the Thai calamari, spinach, truffle Mac, and fried shrimp entree. For dessert we ordered apple pie, a scoop of cinnamon ice cream, and the butter cake. Everything was tasty, well cooked, and presented nicely. The butter cake was so goey and sweet! Next time I’ll actually get a steak or a fish dish, we just felt like having fried foods with sodium and cake after a long work week. Portions were pretty big for me.Servers were very attentive and decent, although one spilled our wine a bit but that’s okay. The other wait staff were also nice and courteous; they greeted and said goodbye. Came for 6:30 reservation with my bestie on an early Spring Friday and vibe in the dining room was pretty dead but I prefer that over screaming. Maybe next time we’ll suggest a high table by the bar for more of a vibe. That’s on us though.Overall, lovely experience. I was absolutely stuffed by the end of it. I’ll probably return again just for comfort of the food and decent ambience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Maine Lobster Bisque, Cake, Fish, Calamari
Sherlin Beckham
The happy hour is worth checking
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
CD Williams
We waited about 20 minutes before waitress came to table. Food was not hot when arrived. Salmon very
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Liz Meador
We were a party of 8 who had great food—seafood and steak—superb service from Eli, and altogether an excellent experience! The lobster bisque was creamy, my steak perfectly medium rare, and the asparagus a real treat, tender with a piquant little sauce. We appreciated Eli for being a caring server and photographer to mark a special family get together.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Side of Lobster Mashed Potatoes, Steak
Brianna Morrone
apps were sent out wrong, steak was undercooked, they were out of dr pepper. BUT the wine was delicious our server miguel was amazing and turned our dinner around in the best way, and the manager carl rectified the situation kindly and professionally. we willbe returning based on carl and miguel’s service. thanks gentleman!
Today we wanted exceptional service with a semi private atmosphere and we were greeted with a smile and quickly brought to our table. The server we have was not very helpful and told us some things that should have remained to the kitchen staff... and it appeared there were some preexisting assumptions of what type of customer we were. Karl, the host and bartender went out of his way to show A1 outstanding customer service because if the server was our impression of this restaurant we would have left. Karl managed to give us exceptional service even though he was not our server. Thanks for a much more pleasant experience... sometimes food taste better when the service is exceptional.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
StuartB
The oyster starter was lousy .. the size and quality of the oysters (MA) were not acceptable. Two of our diners ordered one type of steak, only to be told later that none were available. When one diner selected another type of steak, she was told that, too, was not available. WHY weren't the wait staff informed of what was and was not available so that this situation would not occur. I seriously doubt we will make another visit to the restaurant in the future.
CarolynY
The food was overpriced and not well prepared. The sea bass was thinly cut and overcooked. The ahi tuna had a thick fat string running through the meat. The bok choy side dish was tasty but not worth the cost.
mitch valentin
Very impressed with the oysters and the clam chowder. The service was excellent. It was a beautiful dinner for two.. drinks were outstanding.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oysters on Half Shell, Chocolate Bag, New England Clam Chowder
Good seafood and nice service
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
I went here for a business dinner. The restaurant was busy but they were able to seat us even though we did not have a reservation.We started with the M&S signature cocktail. A nice detail about this cocktail was that it came with a monogram on the foam. It was sophisticated and delicious.We had calamari to start. It has a lovely sauce and was cooked nicely. It was not rubbery or overcooked.For the main meal I chose the fish and chips. It came with three pieces of fish and rustic fries. The side of Cole slaw was fresh and not too tangy.The apple pie dessert had great flavor and was not too sweet.The service was good and the server was polite.I enjoyed my meal here and I would go back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fish
Awesome place to eat in Philadelphia. Our waiter Eli was phenomenal and the food and drinks were really good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was great except for the food. Food was ok. We asked for the side of roasted vegetables which only had green beans in it. Expected a bit more variety.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
I had very good meals at their Baltimore location. What is going with this one?The food was below average.The stuffed salmon was too cooked (almost dry) and super salty. Same for the green beans. Good taste and flavor but too much salt.The "parmesan crusted Flounder" tasted like chicken parmesan. No kidding and too salty.The service was average and the waiter was awful. Someone from the kitchen brought the entree and asked us to move our appetizer plates to the side so he could put the entree on the table. The entrée were served on different colored and shaped plates. The waiter came with the desert menu while we werr still eating the entree. We kindly asked him to wait and he never returned.On the positive side the $20 crab cake appetizer was good.We were excited about the opportunity to have a nice seafood dinner at Mc Comick. What a disapointment, especially when you spend $100 per person.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Ordered Dolce sangria, rosscato sweet red wine bottle for the table, lobster bisque, beer battered fish and chips, and truffle Mac ‘n cheese. My bestie ordered the Thai calamari, spinach, truffle Mac, and fried shrimp entree. For dessert we ordered apple pie, a scoop of cinnamon ice cream, and the butter cake. Everything was tasty, well cooked, and presented nicely. The butter cake was so goey and sweet! Next time I’ll actually get a steak or a fish dish, we just felt like having fried foods with sodium and cake after a long work week. Portions were pretty big for me.Servers were very attentive and decent, although one spilled our wine a bit but that’s okay. The other wait staff were also nice and courteous; they greeted and said goodbye. Came for 6:30 reservation with my bestie on an early Spring Friday and vibe in the dining room was pretty dead but I prefer that over screaming. Maybe next time we’ll suggest a high table by the bar for more of a vibe. That’s on us though.Overall, lovely experience. I was absolutely stuffed by the end of it. I’ll probably return again just for comfort of the food and decent ambience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Maine Lobster Bisque, Cake, Fish, Calamari
The happy hour is worth checking
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
We waited about 20 minutes before waitress came to table. Food was not hot when arrived. Salmon very
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
We were a party of 8 who had great food—seafood and steak—superb service from Eli, and altogether an excellent experience! The lobster bisque was creamy, my steak perfectly medium rare, and the asparagus a real treat, tender with a piquant little sauce. We appreciated Eli for being a caring server and photographer to mark a special family get together.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Side of Lobster Mashed Potatoes, Steak
apps were sent out wrong, steak was undercooked, they were out of dr pepper. BUT the wine was delicious our server miguel was amazing and turned our dinner around in the best way, and the manager carl rectified the situation kindly and professionally. we willbe returning based on carl and miguel’s service. thanks gentleman!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Food was very good. The service was excellent.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish
Today we wanted exceptional service with a semi private atmosphere and we were greeted with a smile and quickly brought to our table. The server we have was not very helpful and told us some things that should have remained to the kitchen staff... and it appeared there were some preexisting assumptions of what type of customer we were. Karl, the host and bartender went out of his way to show A1 outstanding customer service because if the server was our impression of this restaurant we would have left. Karl managed to give us exceptional service even though he was not our server. Thanks for a much more pleasant experience... sometimes food taste better when the service is exceptional.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
The oyster starter was lousy .. the size and quality of the oysters (MA) were not acceptable. Two of our diners ordered one type of steak, only to be told later that none were available. When one diner selected another type of steak, she was told that, too, was not available. WHY weren't the wait staff informed of what was and was not available so that this situation would not occur. I seriously doubt we will make another visit to the restaurant in the future.
The food was overpriced and not well prepared. The sea bass was thinly cut and overcooked. The ahi tuna had a thick fat string running through the meat. The bok choy side dish was tasty but not worth the cost.
Very impressed with the oysters and the clam chowder. The service was excellent. It was a beautiful dinner for two.. drinks were outstanding.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oysters on Half Shell, Chocolate Bag, New England Clam Chowder