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McFaddens Pub

Expert Reviews of McFaddens Pub

Citysearch | Irish pub chain establishes local roots around the corner from Faneuil Hall.

With a handful of tables that contain personal TVs and several other screens scattered about, McFadden's maintains a modern sports bar atmosphere. Once the big game ends, patrons head downstairs towards the...
citysearch.com - expert review - 11/22/2005
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User Reviews of McFaddens Pub

Yelp.com Review - by Lisa l.

3 of 5 stars. Crowd: After work, yuppy types. Ocassionally I see popped collars and start squirming. However, most of the guys there (and I say MOST) are tall and good-looking. My friends and I often joke that…
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeffrey H.

2 of 5 stars. I came to McFadden's recently for an alumni event and I was disappointed in the space as a venue. So keep in mind, I'm reviewing the space for a function, more so than a place to get drunk on a…
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by John R.

2 of 5 stars. My mama always told me that bars are dark and lonely. That the talk is often cheap and filled with air. Sure sometimes they thrill me, and I thought nothing could ever chill me, like the way…
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Matt M.

2 of 5 stars. On my first trip in to Boston, I went here, of all places, with some friends. I don't know much about the downtown scene, but I know there's got to be better places than this. McFadden's is your run…
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Misha L.

3 of 5 stars. I'm giving this place 3 stars because it really has been hit or miss for me depending on the context. As far as going out on the town, it'd probably not much be my kind of place. I've had to wait in…
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Shaina G.

2 of 5 stars. One time I saw a line out the door around the block in the middle of the winter with skinny gals wearing their short skirts and fancy heals and I continue to ask myself why? Late at night you're…
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2008
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boooo

They gave my bill to someone else to sign, so when I retrieved my card they said it had no charges on it, but the next day I had a hefty charge on my card that someone else had signed for. They gave this other...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by mary ann c.

1 of 5 stars. absolutely terrible....... they were serving in plastic and it wasnt st. patricks day (was the Friday before but???)
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeremy K.

3 of 5 stars. Despite the fact that McFadden's has it's famous vault in the lower level of the bar which is available by reservation for groups, the setup of the place is pretty bad. When it's crowded which is…
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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Comfy port in a storm!

Just stopped in for a drink in the middle of a snowstorm, great comfortable atmosphere, attentive service at the bar.
citysearch.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jaclyn N.

1 of 5 stars. I can't stand this bar. Downstairs isn't as bad as the rest of the place, but it's only been open once in the two dozen times I've been here. It is set up terribly, and there is no saving it now. The…
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rebecca H.

1 of 5 stars. Ok, I know a lot of people who have had a really decent time here-- and I'm not one to judge them. But seriously, people, if I could be reincarnated as a health inspector in my next lifetime-- my…
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jen T.

2 of 5 stars. Probably my least favorite place in town. The setup is AWFUL! There is nowhere to even move, the bathrooms are always disgusting... seriously, go somewhere else.
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Amanda G.

1 of 5 stars. Are you looking for some meat tonight? Come to the meat market! Wanna get laid, have a one night stand? Make sure if you're a girl - you wear your skimpiest clothes and boys a tight T or button down -…
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2008
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Bouncers play favorites to their own friends....

Here I am born and raised on the East Coast, however live in SF. I went there a few weeks back to meet up with some friends. One of my friends happens to be a good looking female. I arrived with one other...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Melissa D.

2 of 5 stars. Conveniently located in the Faneuil Hall area, McFadden's gets the ehhh review. Drinks are convenient to get, the downstairs is pretty cool with some of the bank accents still entact (safety deposit…
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Keith C.

2 of 5 stars. Reasons why this avoids a 1-star rating: 1) Despite how crowded it gets, you never seem to wait too long for a drink
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Greg S.

1 of 5 stars. This place is awful and I never got through the door. We had just come from the Harpoon Brewery and we were to meet some friends that were already inside. However, upon seeing one of the brewery wrist…
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mel V.

2 of 5 stars. This place is kind of lame! Every 10 or so minutes one of two announcements will be made: that you have to stand on the left side of the red line. Or "yo yo yo coat check! check your coats upstairs!"…
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Liz D.

4 of 5 stars. The predictable route would be for me to be smarmy and rag on this place concerning, a.)prior lame experience with Tweedledum bouncer b.) Abundance of Desperados c.) Trail of Tears of D-List…
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Geoff F.

1 of 5 stars. All in all the worst bar in Boston. Only go here if you enjoy standing in line, waiting forever for a beer, getting grinded up on by random greeseballs in pink polos (if you're a girl), having…
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy C.

2 of 5 stars. This place was pretty lame. It reminded me of my friend's basement bar, dirty and a bad selection of beers. We were there on a sunday and it was pretty dead. We only stayed because they had a…
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Cesca B.

2 of 5 stars. McFadden's is only enjoyable on a Tuesday at 6 when there's nobody there. If you can take over the place with your own friends then the bartenders are nice and the food service is good. But don't ever…
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mihir S.

2 of 5 stars. I didn't like McFadden's in DC and like it even less in Boston. We went there last night to watch the game - they have a good amount of screens. The place was dead but no big deal. The bartender was…
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Julia F.

4 of 5 stars. One of my friends won a $3 drink happy hour here (from 5-8p?) which is honestly the only reason I would go in-town to drink. My stand is, why cross the river if everything is in the 'Bridge? That…
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Tarah H.

2 of 5 stars. (this is a dramatization. the following conversation was not overheard by the narrator) White-hat-guy answers razr phone: "Yo.... yeah dude, we're totally going to McFadden's tonight.... Noh, bro...you…
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Damien S.

3 of 5 stars. okay here's the situation McFaddens gets a bad rep.
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Becky B.

4 of 5 stars. This place gets 4 stars because one of my friends from work won a party here and from 6-8pm on Friday it was $3 drinks for anything you wanted. You want Jack and Coke? $3. You want Grey Goose and…
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by jenny p.

1 of 5 stars. there's always a huge line to get in & it is always WAY too crowded not worth it at all.
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kyle S.

5 of 5 stars. this is one of my favorite bars in boston there is always a good crowd. i thought the drinks were expensive but no bar in boston has cheap drinks...atleast that i have been able to find. the music…
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Erin G.

2 of 5 stars. maybe 2.5. sadly, this was the highlight bar on our route. the ground floor near the door is safe enough. my friends and i hung out on a sort of impromptu stage while we were here, after exploring and…
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Christina Y.

3 of 5 stars. Pros - Good dance music, two different floors with different music, decent crowd (not so meat market), typical Boston prices, 'nicer' atmosphere Cons - Smells like vomit in the back, downstairs gets…
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2007
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don't leave your drink unattended

someone preying on MEN at this bar. I have reliable knowledge of a hetero man being drugged etc.at this bar. It's a crazy world. Stay safe
citysearch.com - user review - 06/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by chase w.

2 of 5 stars. I really, really, really detest this place. How is it possible for a chain bar with absolutely zero destinguishing characteristics become so popular? I mean, what makes this any different than the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Arnab M.

3 of 5 stars. My friend won some sort of drawing, which entitled her to bring up to 50 people for $3 drinks and a free appetizer for every 10 people that came, which was pretty sweet. There were about 40 of us…
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by MICHELLE C.

1 of 5 stars. this place smells like puke! i'm not kidding u! every single time i've gone here- and at the back of the bar where the dj sits, reeks of vomit!
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jake M.

4 of 5 stars. Pretty sick bar. Every girl I saw there was gorgeous and the music the D.J. played was all pretty good. Each table has it's own T.V. built into it and is usually playing ESPN or something like…
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Allix T.

2 of 5 stars. I was always amused that a bar/restaurant this gross would actually be one of the places with the audacity to turn people away for wearing sneakers. ugh. and people wonder why I so hate the…
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2006
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I would say "just okay"

I had never heard of this bar until this past weekend when I met some of my friends in town after work for drinks. My first thought when I entered was that the bar looked just like a frat house. There was not...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/12/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Katia M.

2 of 5 stars. Owner of some of the grossest bathrooms in the city, this bar is one of those places where someone wants to go for their birthday, and when you get there, you can't imagine why. There's not really a…
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Carol P.

2 of 5 stars. Eghhh there's better. The bartenders were very rude to me, I think it was because the person who served me didn't know what a washington apple was.
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2006
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Advertised Halloween Costume Contest Didn't Happen

I was at the McFadden's Halloween Party last night (Tuesday 31st) hoping to win the advertised $1000 costume contest prize. There were some good costumes there which people had spent a lot of time making, it...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/01/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Stuart M.

1 of 5 stars. I was at the McFadden's Halloween Party last night (Tuesday 31st) hoping to win the advertised $1000 costume contest prize. There were some good costumes there which people had spent a lot of time…
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Tanya L.

2 of 5 stars. Overpriced drinks, rude barkeep, uppity atmosphere and beefy doormen. It's brand new appeal makes it popular and i notice that lots of business people go here.
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Kirby M.

3 of 5 stars. I have only been here once and perhaps if I lived closer, I would be there more routinely. But, that does leave me with a few things I did not like: wall to wall people. I am not kidding. While…
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2006
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Crowded, Trendy, Long Lines, Cover Charge,

I'm not to fond of Downtown anyways. McFadden's is too popular. Takes forever to get a drink upstairs. Downstairs is hot and smells like dudes. Not a cheap night on the town. However, if your looking to get...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/26/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Tedd L.

1 of 5 stars. ever paid for an overpriced gin and tonic before? I have, here.. i think it came out to be like 8 dollars.. i go out to have a good time and dont really watch my cash but this was totally nuts..…
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2006
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What a crappy bar

Place wasn't crowded when i arrived around 9 and it took 25 min to get a drink and i was sitting at the bar. Halfway into the night, the men's bathroom upstairs was flooded and no one fixed it. Plus the one...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/06/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by michael m.

3 of 5 stars. Holy crowded lines, Batman. Don't show up any later than 9 or so on a weekend if you want to get in easily. The physical setup of the bar is nice, with a vault downstairs that gets used for parties…
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jackie G.

4 of 5 stars. It is nearly always impossible to get into, the line is usually down the street and around the corner. There was no line by chance one night and my friends and I went. I was immediately overwhelmed by…
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2006
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What a place!!!!!!!!!

This place is great! Went there with a bunch of friends and they all loved it. The drinks were strong and reasonably priced. It gets crowded so get there early if you want a good spot. And the woman, oh the...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Dylan C.

3 of 5 stars. Observe the progression of my rating. I walked in here around last call on a Thursday. First thing I see are a bunch of girls dancing on the bar. 5 Stars. Next thing I see is... people... lots of…
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2006
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The worst place

I went to McFaddens with a group of my girlfriends and we had an aweful experience. We waited about 45 minutes in the rain to get in...and when we got in the place was not even at capacity. They held the line...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/12/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Shannon C.

1 of 5 stars. You only get one star, McFadden's. Where do I begin? Food: terrible - don't put your taste buds through that kind of torture.
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jen J.

5 of 5 stars. Ok I take it back....McFadden's s the best bar in BOSTON. I am infatuated with this place. Best on Thursdays and Saturdays I have found from my experience, there are always laid back but classy people…
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2006
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Don't waste your time.

On my first trip to Boston, I met with friends at McFaddens. Not only were the drinks overpriced and the wait staff completely inattentive, the DJ was awful. Along with the terrible music he played, he called...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/15/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Lynda B.

1 of 5 stars. I also agree it is convenient for an after work drink, but the food is awful, the waitresses are more interested in how they look, and the bathroom smells like sewage. I would much rather go across…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2006
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AWFUL

This place is awful! The service is slow, the drinks are over priced, and the dj's suck. Don't go here unless you want to pay to get verbally abused. I recently went here and the DJ was a complete jerk. He...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/07/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jess K.

3 of 5 stars. Considering that I work in the same building as McFadden's, it is really easy to go here for company lunches. I must say the food is pretty unappetizing and I try to protest this choice as much as I…
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2006
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Great Place - I love it!

I have never seen so many good looking people in one place ever! They play great music, you can be upstairs and a part of the huge party or go downstairs and relax in the Blue Room and talk and drink with...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/15/2005
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Better than the last place...

This location has gone through so many changes...Finally a better crowd, better music but still poor management. I have to say, this is definitely a good place for a single gal to go. There are alot of young...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/10/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Charlene C.

3 of 5 stars. Since it is a new bar, the crowd is fresh and the atmosphere has a good vibe to it. However, it is nearly impossible to get through the crowd. When you do make it to the back room, it has a small…
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Rebecca O.

2 of 5 stars. This took over the spot where the Exchange vacated. It still has all the space, but they over packed the bar and we were sweating standing still. The music was so loud, even early, this isn't going…
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2005
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Great Place - enjoyed it

Wonderful new pub in boston. Lines are long but worth the wait. THe clientele is nice, bouncers are polite...and the bartenders? Well, can't get prettier then one of them...and she can pour a MEAN drink.....
citysearch.com - user review - 07/07/2005
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Horribly Managed, but fun

First, the line was extremelly long, the door men let in whom they pleased. Once inside, you could not move, but that was allright because there was women dancing on the tables and people going crazy, it was...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/17/2005
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User Review

Our experience (and you can be rest assured it will be our ONLY experience @ McFaddens) was horrendous. Service was AWFUL and the manager with the attitude/power trip needs to go if McFaddens wants to be more...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/10/2005
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Needs a lesson in customer service

Horrendous service. The bouncers managing the line let everyone in who "knows someone" with absolutely no regard to the people who are actually waiting in line. They are rude and arrogant. Management is poor...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/05/2005
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