Review Fionn Maccool's - Edmonton

I came to a paint night for my birthday here in the summer. I had a blast. It seems like a good family atmosphere. It's a bit inconvenient that is connected to the hotel for bathroom use. When I was there it was someones wedding party in the hotel so the bathrooms were pretty busy. The bar was very brightly lit and not somewhere I would go for more than an hour or two. The location is easy go get to. Their servers and bartenders definitely did their job. It was a good time.

The beet salad is so yummy! The calamari makes for great finger food and while I was here I saw a paint night unfolding with a lead artist guiding people who are painting the picture the artist is leading! How cool. Prices are fair and the barking squirrel tastes super fresh. Also, in great company so I can't complain but the servers are lovely and on top of it!

We had our wedding reception in the up stairs area. Shauna, the manager, was amazing at helping us get things planned and having appetizers/drinks there when we arrived. They were absolutely fine with us coming the morning of the reception to fix the area up and make it "weddingy." Our server, Brooke, was so competent and efficient. I highly, HIGHLY recommend this pub-- for special events and for fun nights out!

Nice pub atmosphere. Quiet. Not to busy and good food. A great place to catch up with a couple friends.

Had a few meals here found both burgers to be dry, the lamb burger was really overcooked and solid so we sent it back, waited about 45 minutes before getting another back it was still dry but much better. The Yorkshire pudding starter was quite good and the server was friendly but didn't make it back around to our table for quite some time. Overall not an awful experience but not amazing either, might try it one more time and see if it was a once off

Great food, well stocked bar, Jamie, Kristen, Chelsey, Shawna, Katie and all the rest of the girls are very attentive and easy to talk to and who doesn’t like a classic Irish bar set up? Will definitely continue eating here during my stay. Loved the all day skillet and the burger especially.

I wasn't going to review my recent visit to Fionn MacCool's (February 19, 2020) but Google keeps notifying me to do so. Well, here goes... Service here was terrible, at least to the table where we were seated. Do NOT sit at the northernmost table (hotel end). If they take you there, ask for another table even if it means waiting. Things seemed fine until we gave our initial food order. Eventually, a different server brought our appetizers followed a number of minutes later by our server bringing another, shocked to see they had already been delivered. When she returned to take away the appetizers, I asked for the leftovers to be boxed, to which she agreed happily, then never saw them again. Our server never came to see how we were doing, only attended us when she had to. When she cleared away the meal, she asked if I would like another beer. I said yes but, again, she forgot about us. Tables just feet away were serviced normally but it was like a wall separated the server's view of our table. My friend even had trouble getting her attention; she would walk to tables nearby then turn the other way, not even acknowledging us. When she finally realized we'd been "overlooked" for so long, she apologized profusely, offering to comp the second beer and any further beer I may order (I didn't). Despite the service, my friend and I each left normal tips, considering a single server's failure wasn't the fault of the rest of the staff, back and front. I was going to ask again for my leftover appetizer but decided it wasn't worth the hassle or the wait for them to make another, because the one I had paid for certainly went into the trash. To top things off, the Scene reward points weren't applied by this location because their "Scene system is down and has been for a while." Getting those missing points from Scene has been a challenge also, ongoing 10 days later. The only reason for not giving a one-star rating is simply because the food was decent. I will not be returning to this location.

The good selection of tasty, well prepared food is almost outweighed by the consistently mediocre and slow service. I've avoided reviewing this location for several years now hoping they'd improve and because I don't like giving negative reviews based on a small sampling of visits to a business, but the problem consistently persists at this location. I don't know why because the other location we regularly patronize has excellent service and the same quality food. If I had to guess I'd say there's a management problem here but that's purely speculation. Albeit based on business experience. Anyway, as long as you're not in a hurry or looking to be pampered, it's a nice place with good food and often decent live music.

Great evening, drinks & food, thanks to our awesome server Christina..who is a room service server..she should be a permanent server in Fionn MacCool's & we would ask for her every time!! She was gracious & oh so helpful....checking up on us constantly to see if we were ok. It was like having our own private server! We love you Christina!!

So disappointing. We went to Fionn's before heading downtown for a hockey game. We had been to a Fionn's in Ontario and really excited to enjoy Irish pubfare again. I ordered the steak and mushroom pie and my husband ordered the shepherd's pie. We were then informed that there was no pie for the steak and mushroom. So I ordered the boxty and it came out in a tortilla wrap-type thing. It was very salty and the meat was tough. So I asked if I could at least have some mashed potatoes and, after a 10-minute wait, the waitress brought fries! I corrected her again and she finally brought mashed potatoes. Unfortunately, because our food took so long, we were rushed to leave so I ended up having to pack up my food and go without dinner. My husband's meal was heavily salted and bland in flavour. Had we more time, I would have asked for the manager and expressed my incredible displeasure. We won't go back. What a waste of $60.

Delicious food, good service, comfortable environment. There’s lots of variety on the menu as well, lots to choose from, and everything we ordered tasted amazing.

I went there several times and honestly, the service for the most part was crap. One good server, the rest just stood around at the end of the bar texting their boyfriends. Food was ok, but no better than anywhere else. Bit overpriced. I haven't been there in maybe two years or more. Only reason I am writing this? Fionn MacCool's keeps popping up on my timeline. I wont go there again. Want a good pub, great food? Go to Local Public Eatery, Canadian Brewhouse, O'Byrne's and many more.

Monthly partner meeting, Jill Armstrong Theriault, Lou Theriault, and Randy Saueracker with Angelika Marie. Wrap up of our Kickstarter. The Hotel Room Server, Christina, stepped up and became our server because our bartender was super busy. That girl needs to be a full server. She did an awesome job!

Great food. Our server was very knowledgeable and helpful. My wife has certain food concerns and our server addressed them all. The live music was great and everything came together to make a very enjoyable evening.

Turned away from here on St Patrick’s Day because I had my daughter with me. I’ll be boycotting this place forever. Terrible.

Our server Catherine was amazing at the new West Edmonton location. Super attentive and intuitive. The food was also great. Will be back over and over. Great addition to the west end.

Delicious food, really nice beer and good service.

Cool spot. Great live music. Food was excellent. Beer was cold. Can't really ask for more in a pub. :)

The food was great, a busy night being St Paddy's day but that was expected

Erdinger on tap, all that matters Food is decent

The food was not good ,they got my husband's order wrong after she asked twice ,we had a coupon for 25 times scene point but she said they don't have the machine for that so we lost out on them. There is one coming to our home town I can't say I will going back anytime soon

Loved it had a great time with the wife good food good drink great live music

Awesome food and great staff. Had lunch and dinner here for 4 days while on business in Edmonton.

Had a great time last night celebrating a bridal shower. The staff was awesome and so accommodating... could not have asked for better service. Thank you to all who made our night out/paint night a success!