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McCarthys Irish Pub in Cazenovia
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Cazenovia, Madison County, New York, US
Service options
Dine-in
Yes
Health and safety
Staff required to disinfect surfaces between visits
Yes
Highlights
Fast service
Yes
Great bar food
Yes
Great beer selection
Yes
Great cocktails
Yes
Live music
Yes
Quiz night
Yes
Sport
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible seating
Yes
Offerings
Food at bar
Yes
Atmosphere
Casual
Yes
Cosy
Yes
Crowd
Groups
Yes
Tourists
Yes
Phone: +1 315-815-4085
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Opening hours
- Monday:Closed
- Tuesday:11:30AM–11PM
- Wednesday:11:30AM–11PM
- Thursday:11:30AM–11PM
- Friday:11:30AM–1AM
- Saturday:11:30AM–1AM
- Sunday:11:30AM–11PM
Comments (178)
We love this place. Great little Irish bar to get a pint and lunch or dinner. Wings are delicious!! Great food! Friendly staff. Great atmosphere.
I dont know what to say except to go here. Sullivan on tap? Heaven.
Slow service and mediocre food. Avoid like the plague. Ordered a Guinness and it was a chisler 12-oz glass, not a pint.
The waitress that helped us was very kind and helpful! Laid back atmosphere and she had a great attitude :)
Went for the first time today on a little day out trip. Absolutely loved it. Great prices! Amazing Philly, tenders, fries, and potato salad!! Service was great and personable. Will definitely eat here again and try the bar next time!
McCarthys is a quaint pub on the Main street. Excellent lunch with french onion soup, beef on wick, and fries. The service was also very good. Would recommend even for families.
Great atmosphere with a great beer selection. I ordered a burger with cheddar cheese and bacon. Probably the best burger Ive had in a while.
They cook a perfect burger. Every.Single.Time.I love it here.
Great Little Pub, although lunch bartender very inattentive.
Excellent quality/price ratio. Good food, good drinks, good service, excellent price. Live music and lively crowd.
Decent draft beer selection for the non IPA crowd. Tables arent really set up for eating with a group. Only one table was suitable for a family of four. Fish was not well prepared, beef a jus served without jus, burger looked pretty good though.
So-So....its an Irish pub in Cazenovia...
Pleasant staff and great food, personal favorite is the French Onion soup and the Ruben sandwich
The food was very good! Came quickly and the server/bartender was polite and attentive. The mixed drinks were generous and I enjoyed the Irish music through muzak. It wasnt too loud.
Delicious food!
Best Dinner decision in Caz thus far.The Beer was fresh and perfectly poured. The menu has some great Irish choices and the quality of the food for the price was absolutely astonishing. The service was quick, courteous and impressive. 5 stars isnt nearly enough in my book. We will definitely be returning. Well done McCarthys!
Little gem in Cazenovia. Great food. Owner came out to check on orders.
Good folks working there. They were shutting down early but still got me a meal and were happy to do so. Burger was cooked perfectly. Do not miss out on the Irish poutine either.
Stopped in for fish n chips to go on way to Toggenburg. Excellent pub fries 👌🏽 Atmosphere inside charming character. Recommend.
Great food!
Great family atmosphere
We happened to be staying at the Hampton inn and drove by this pub and decided to have dinner there. Food was amazing atmosphere matched. The place got extremely busy and still managed to treat us as we were the only ones in there. Definitely a place to wat again
Good service and food at reasonable prices
Great food and fun atmosphere. One of my favorite places in Caz!
Great place, great service! I will be going back!
Waitress very polite and savvy about the drinks and food. Food tasted delicious. The only thing the could improve is the waiting time to be served. Place is recommended.
Ive been to this bar few times. This is a descent size Irish pub. They have a decent selection of dishes and I tried their fish and chips. Unfortunately, it wasnt the best fish and chips I have ever had but it was alright. Fries are good actually. Good choices of beer and the couple behind the bar were extremely nice. I liked it.
Great food and service.
Thoroughly enjoyed having lunch here! The staff was very polite and fun to talk to. The food was cooked perfectly and didn’t forage you wanting more. The interior decor is classic and gives you that Irish Pub feeling everyone enjoys so much! This will be my new regular!
Guinness was excellent, our food was very good, onion soup was tasty, stout flavor bold. Service prompt, very responsive to out needs.Will return.
Outstanding establishment! Greeted with open arms by the owners in a truly authentic Irish pub. Drinks and food more than reasonably priced and the ambience makes you feel like you are in Ireland. This is truly a Irish pub and not an Irish restaurant like the other establishments that call themselves pubs. I highly recommend McCarthys Irish Pub, it is my home away from home.
Do not trust the listing. Restaurant does not participate in delivery services, as we learned the hard way after every place else closed and our order was canceled at the last second.
Busy night. Server was very nice despite being overtaxed. Food was good. Irish poutine was neat.
I was really impressed by the fast service and the delicious food that was cooked to perfection. The atmosphere is so cute and comfortable, with a real Irish feel. Ill definitely go back.
Great authentic Irish bar atmosphere. Even makes a lot of NYC Irish bars seem like imposters. The food is tavern style. Nothing special but it is done right. I highly recommend the Angus burger. It has large beer selection.Owner is very friendly. The play all the traditional sporting events but it also one of the most soccer/rugby friendly sports bars you find the Syracuse area.Surround for sports and an additional TV would be a nice bonus....
Quaint Irish pub. Burger was great. Solid beer selection. Good ambiance in general.
Sadly, it isnt what it used to be. All the Irish charm is gone. It seems a little rundown and lost. We are so disappointed as this was our favorite place to come while in town!
Stopped here for the champions league final. The bar was mobbed so I stayed outside -- they have a cool sidewalk bar. The bartender was attentive and friendly. The Guinness was double poured and the fish and chips was lovely.
First time at McCarthys pub. Atmosphere was excellent. Drinks were great. Food was average. The fish I ordered was bland and no tartar sauce or lemon were offered. Noted customers jacket was on floor. Waitresses walked by three times without offering to pick it up. Another person sitting nearby picked it up. Overall music was great, atmosphere great.
Great service. Cold beer.
Enjoyed my first visit to the pub and definitely look forward to the next. Enjoyed the Irish beer on tap and the appetizers. People at the bar were friendly, the owner congenial and definitely Irish. The barmaid pleasant and efficient.
Not a bad place to grab a bite to eat and a beer.Not very Irish though!
McCarthys Irish Pub is an authentic Irish pub, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The owners are great people. The food is diverse and delicious. Great spot for some real craic. (Fun in Irish)
Great pub atmosphere, very well decorated, decent beer selection (Guinness is always a great choice)Friendly wait staff. The food is better than your average irish pub, and the prices are great. I recommend the Beef and Blue.A lot of bars have come and gone at this spot. I hope this one stays.@Brad French, that sounds like a frustrating experience. I recommend always calling ahead if youre traveling for late night drinks.Everyone else - dont worry about an Irish Pub review from someone with the last name French. Try this place!:p
It had great food and clean, also had good service
Great food!! Nice people😊
Dinner. Been there many times and love it. I gave only 4 stars because Haddock was pretty poor. Very thin thus chewy. Probably worst ive ever had. Im sure they would have taken it back but was with family and had to leave fairly quickly.
Weve been a couple of times. Cozy little pub in a great location in the Village of Cazenovia. Both times we went, the food was great and so were the servers! Everyone there really seemed to be enjoying themselves. However, any time we went to the bar to order drinks, the bartender was very dismissive of us (at one time, completely ignored my husband for several minutes as he stood there awkwardly while the bartender was chatting with about four regulars. This could have been forgiven if it had been really busy, but it definitely wasnt.) The first time we chalked up to an off night, the second to rudeness. It made us feel unwelcome, so we wont be back.
Great place, good food, amazing service.
Fantastic atmosphere... awesome people.... delicious food. Thats the whole story
First time there. Atmosphere was good. I was there with a group. All of the food including mine was great. Portions were more than adequate.
Nice place, a bit small. Food was great, waitress was a bit snippy. She tried taking our order with her to get another tables order instead of putting it in first. When called out on it, she got an attitude instead of apologizing for the oversight. Having worked 5 star dining I wasnt thrilled with her.
Great service and cold beer. Billy the bartender was very knowledgable on the beer they serve. I
Food is awesome, the atmosphere is comfortable and the seats are really cute! Servers are really nice too! This place makes date night special!
Stopped in for a bite to eat and a few pints! We had great meals and wonderful service before we moved on up to the bar to chat with the owner and the locals while watching Hurling on TV. We had a great Saturday afternoon and will definitely be back! ♡
Good food, Goid atmosphere.
This is a great pub!! It is not a fine dining establishment. Great pub food and beer. Live music .
Apparently a Comhaltas get together (Irish musicians, for the fun of it) every first Sunday of the month. My wife surprised me with a visit this evening. And good, inexpensive food.
New owners of a long time main St restaurant. Cool Irish pub. 3rd time there. Good food and vibe.
Great food and awesome ambiance. Had steak sandwich, and completely recommend it.Mac and cheese is also amazing and should be a must-have.
Got the Reuben at an Irish Pub you would expect a real one, I should of asked. Deli meat, dry and bland. The pasta salad was good, Reuben 2 thumbs down.
I’ve passed this place numerous times and finally decided to give it a go for take-out thanks to COVID-19. My husband and I both had the wicked beef sandwich and fries. The shaved beef was good, the au jus was spot on (not overly salty) and horseradish sauce, while mild, was very flavorful. Great food, decent price. Can’t wait to go back after COVID and eat there and enjoy a beer!
Excellent burger, cooked to perfection. Cheeseburger soup was awesome. Good selection of beers on tap.
Great place for a nice meal, great atmosphere, great service
Delicious food, excellent service
Great prices. Great food. And an amazing staff.
Great place with Irish vibe. Great bartenders. Great food.
Was excited for an Irish pub that was touted in the paper to have some great authentic Irish food. Not the case here. Odd menu, atmosphere was mixed and not what I would expect of an Irish pub. Food was ok. Overall I was a little disappointed. Not sure that I will go again.
Friendly helpful staff great delicious food wonderful drinking wonderful atmosphere perfect for the family young and old. If you are having dinner with someone elderly or who has difficulty walking stairs, the bathrooms may be an issue as they are located down a flight of narrow stairs, both mens room and ladies room.
Nice pub! Food was wonderful as was service at the bar. Ill be back!
Love their Atmosphere and food Staff awrsome
Great pub. Food good. Service good. Very crowded. Tends to be very warm.
Great environment! We have not dined here yet but the drinks were good and the conversation excellent. The bartender was on top of things and we were not left waiting to be served.
My family and I went on a Saturday night to see our cousin Josh Southwick perform and were delighted to find a nice pint of Guinness and great food .what could be better family and food in a comfortable pub that makes you feel welcome.
The food is fantastic. I drive up specifically to Cazenovia for the wings.
Enjoyed the atmosphere and my lunch
Everything I expect out of an Irish pub. They IDed everyone even the 70yr old which was weird but good beer and shots regardless
Classy Irish pub, great beer selection, and a solid menu to choose from. Highly recommend the Reuben
The owner threatened me. I believe he was intoxicated and confused. Sad that after years of going to that bar we cannot go back. We were always treated with respect. No longer the situation. So sad a grown man comes after a woman.
A wide variety of beers to compliment a tasty food selection at a great price. The staff are awesome along with the owner who is full of energy and very welcoming although his dance moves a questionable. Would highly recommend this place.
Quaint location in the village of Cazenovia. Good food and atmosphere, live music on occasion as well!
Good food, bar staff is good. Little pricy but worth the experience
Mac and cheese was creamy and delicious! Very affordable.
Nice, quaint - very crowded, due to st. Patricks day.
As always, a lovely experience!
Loved this place. Food was great!
We just stopped in for a drink on my birthday. Vibe didnt seem overly friendly from the locals.
Great Irish feel and excellent food at reasonable prices. I love it.
Good food. Good beer. Good atmosphere. Good live Irish music.
Food = ok...Music, Greg Hoober = very enjoyable....great variety!!!
Excellent craft beer menu. Good menu and the good we had was good.
Really like the ambience here! Reasonable prices and focused menu!
Wonderful Ireland atmosphere! Great food.
Very neat Irish pub....no irish food selection
$$. Busy little pub. Small selection of craft beers. Atmosphere is upbeat, casual, and usually noisy. Everything as expected in an Irish Pub. Street parking.
The food is excellent and the staff friendly and helpful. Will be back!
Great place to have a sit down meal and talk Great meeting Place
Great food, atmosphere, and staff.
Beat poutine any place. Food was excellent. Bartender, Jake, was the best!
Always great food, great service and comfortable village atmosphere. Dont forget to order a Guinness.
I was a guest. I Absolutely love the place, love the beer, love love Love the food. The worst, worst, worst help Ive about ever had. Unhelpful, unpleasant, acted put out at every request ( which we shouldnt have had to make) and I swear, our second request for water (with our beers) was filled with toilet water. We were afraid to make any other requests.
Great relaxing place owners are great people to chat with highly recommended
Great food! I loved the pretzel sticks!
Awesome place the owner is a great guy huge variety of beers and liquor great food awesome atmosphere must see you will not be disappointed
Great place, fantastic atmosphere, great food, Friendly staff
Love this place ...:) cant wait for St. Practice Day....lol
Definitely a great go-to !
Last winter, I visited Side Hill Farms in Manlius, the locally sourced grocery store with the butcher shop sure to please any carnivore.I overheard a family and entourage talking with the butcher about an Irish Pub planned for opening in a few months.I eavesdropped as the people talked food and made a mental note to visit the public house upon visiting Caz for the first time.My eyes could not believe the authenticity of the house.The floors might have been sanded, but the old wood looked worn out by a boots of a century of Irish rovers.The walls had been painted to Irish colors and adorned with banners and momentos that usually take a pub a decade to accumulate.The family of McCarthys must have collected items for years, dreaming of the decor.And as luck wuld have it, the Syracuse Irish Session filled a corner with harps and pennywhistles and violins.One can open an Irish Pub without a session, and yet a session defines the fullest flowering of a Celtic House.And McCarthys raised a session before a year of operation had passed them by.Although space had not been planned for a stage, the session musicians had driven all the way from Central Square and Elbridge.The leaders nodded permission to take pictures.And on the way out, the two ladies gave me instructions with a little Irish love on their proper posting.The session sat in a bit too much darkness and my camera compensated by keeping open the shutter too long, blurring the fingers on the harp strings and the violinists ministrations as he bowed a jig.The slow shutter click made me sure the camera had malfunctioned.In hind sight, I should have asked the crew to pose in front of the handsome facade, where the Irish tricolor waved in the breeze of a spring evening.Sadly, I had to await my ride share out at the nearby park because the pub still awaited a proper bench out front.Maybe an outdoor cafe awaits approval by the city council?The only test that this Irish Pub failed?I didnt meet a member of the McCarthy clan within ten minutes of my arrival.Nor during any point in my visit, but the staff greeted me as would lasses and lads on the Emerald Isle.
Great atmosphere and food...worth going, for sure.
Great food and service
Excellent food great friendly atmosphere a must go too we will be back!
Fun place.....great Irish atmosphere....great food!!
Great food, beer and atmosphere!
Delicious food would recommend
Excellent pub fare, friendly atmosphere, casual and reasonable prices.
Atmosphere was amazing,food was even better! Its a must go.
Great local pub with good service and ambiance, and the Reuben is delicious!
Good food, attentive servers, good prices, no complaints!
Great service, food, and atmosphere. First come, first serve seating.
Beyond amazing food, drinks, and service!!
Cant wait to go back!
Very good. Ambiance is great!
Nice atmosphere & friendly staff.
Great place in the village to go for food and drink
Good wings, good service
Good food and great atmosphere
Had the fish and chips. Very good.
Love the beer, food , and atmosphere!
Looked on the web at the hours and it said they were open until 2am. Got to the bar at 12:10 and they said “sorry called last call already” and wouldn’t serve us. I had taken a uber for $20.00 our there for nothing. Will never be back. Update your website idiots.
True Irish pub feel, great poutine
Cozy hometown bar, good food
Very good
Great food and a cool place!
This is exactly the same place as before. Menu and beer selection is not as good. I wish them luck, but no.
Best place in Caz. Period!
Excellent BLT and fries service
Great staff and atmosphere
First time there, ruben was good
Great atmosphere and friendly servers.
Great food and friendly staff
Great food and hospitality!
Not a bad place at all!
Friendly staff and great beer! Cant complain about McCarthys!
Great food and great people
Good food, great Guinness!
Very nice happy atmosphere
Never got service. Dont recommend.
Waited over 15 minutes at the bar and didnt even get acknowledged for a drink. It was by no means busy on a Saturday afternoon at 2!!!
Great customer service
Good experience.
Nice atmosphere.
Old fashion pub
Awesome authentic Irish pub
What a dump for a Irish Pub
Excellent lunch👍
The place to go for the Irish
Nice Irish Pub great service
Love this place!
Great food!
Always Great!!!
Fun atmosphere
Fun Irish pub
Great Local Pub
Awesome Pub!
Perfect
Bland
Yum
Can’t wait for it to open!!!!!!!!!
Total reviews rating 4.5
178 Reviews for McCarthys Irish Pub 2023:
Review №1
2022-04-09Awesome college bar. Cheap drinks amd great atmosphere. We werent the oldest in the bar but we were close.
Review №2
2021-10-12Irish fare as it was intended, including cashel and bleu! About ten beers on tap, and others bottled. Live music albeit mediocre. Attentive waitstaff. Friendly local crowd. Fair prices and historical décor. Bathrooms clean and parking streetside. Free and fast wi-fi.
Review №3
2022-07-09Pub food at its best. I had a burger and it had wonderful flavour
Review №4
2022-06-06Had a lovely Sunday lunch with the family. We ordered a few salads, soup and poutine. Salads were fresh and the perfect portion, poutine was delicious couldnt stop eating. Our server (Carly or Cassie is think her name) very sweet and attentive. Great atmosphere, will be back!
Review №5
2022-06-08Very comfortable atmosphere, very good food and generous portions. The prices are very reasonable. Highly recommend.
Review №6
2022-06-17A great find in Caz, superb pub menu options and delightful staff. Definitely worth a visit.
Review №7
2022-01-12This is a very cool place to hang out, drink some good beer & listen to great music. They have a little stage with great people playing live music there. The service was great and the food came out quick even on a busy night and was delicious. If your looking for a cool pub to hang out with friends I definitely recommend!
Review №8
2020-02-02Nice cozy atmosphere, Irish music playing, burgers are delicious, Mac & cheese is amazing. Great staff. Fun place!
Review №9
2018-12-12A good place to stop for drinks or food, McCarthy’s Irish Pub is located right in the downtown Cazenovia area. They serve food and drinks so it’s a cool place to satisfy your cravings for pub food, beer, and cocktails.I visited here with my wife one evening. We had already been exploring some of the sights and sounds in the Cazenovia area but we weren’t ready to slow down just yet. We checked our apps and discovered McCarthy’s Irish Pub, only about 2 miles from our hotel.McCarthy’s Irish Pub has an Irish theme, of course, so it is loaded with references to Ireland, the color green, and associated items/ideas. They serve a good number of Irish beers, but they also serve a good number of craft beers, many of them brewed in New York. I liked this, because it meant I could continue to sample different local beer.For entertainment, McCarthy’s Irish Pub has a jukebox and features live music on certain weekend days. I added several dollars to the jukebox when I was there and it added much to the experience. One of the issues I have with McCarthy’s Irish Pub, however, is its use of stools for seating, at the tables. Stools are not good for extended seating and I personally don’t like using stools when I eat. Hopefully, the management will change this in the future.Cazenovia is a small town located just a short drive south of Syracuse. It has limited options for entertainment and late night fun, but McCarthy’s Irish Pub is worth a visit for these purposes.
Review №10
2019-06-30We got a recommendation from an employee over at Kinneys and were not disappointed!I cant tell you how the alcohol was as I dont drink but the poutine was delicious just could have been a little warmer.We had a reuben and the macaroni and cheese they were delicious.I highly recommend the macaroni and cheese