Stopped by for a pint after dinner and before a show. It's what you would expect from an Irish Pub in a college town. A splash of Irish and college. They did have Icicle beer Dark Persuasion. That is a find outside of Leavenworth. Also Ski Patril from Dru Bru. Bartender was friendly and service was good. Holiday break so very quite. Ambiance is again, equal parts Irish Pub, dive and sports bar. 4th star for the beer selection. read more

Finn MacCool's Irish Public House - Icicle Brewing Dark Persuasion! - Irish Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Worst pizza ever way too much cheese and dough was raw because if it lol... beer selection wasn't very large either. The employees were very kind though read more

Finn MacCool's Irish Public House - Pizza - Irish Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Great music and great vibe! Happy Dad seltzers made our night. 10/10 would come here again. read more

Finn MacCool's Irish Public House - Happy Dad connoisseur's - Irish Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Finns is an awesome spot for a post gameday drink and they sell happy dad! Best of all worlds. read more

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Karoke night was a blast! They also carried my favorite flavors of Happy Dads. The bartenders were very friendly as well. read more

Finn MacCool's Irish Public House - Irish Near Me - Seattle, Washington

If you're seeking an authentic dive bar experience near the college campus, look no further than Finn MacCools. Here's why you should belly up at Finn MacCools: For Guinness lovers, Finn MacCools is a haven. The taps flow with the dark elixir, and the pints are poured with care. Whether you're nursing a pint solo or clinking glasses with friends, the Guinness here is as authentic as it gets. There is always something happening here for events so check out their website to see what is happening. Watch all the UW games here. Don't expect gourmet dishes; Finn MacCools keeps it simple. Sandwiches, fried food, and pints of beer are the order of the day. It's comfort food that pairs perfectly with your pint. We got the quesadilla to share, and it was plenty. They have daily specials and happy hour so it's a great spot for cheap bar food. The service was good too and the employee was extremely nice. We went on a Saturday afternoon, so it wasn't very busy. On game days and events, it's usually packed! read more

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Pretty decent fish and chips with cheap domestic beer options, as well as a decent draft list, make this place a worthwhile visit. You can tell a lot of drinking happens here on nights as the place kind of smells like alcohol. Service was standard but friendly enough. The rest of the food looks reasonably priced as well. read more

Note that Finn's is temporarily CLOSED due to COVID. This review is for before COVID regulations were enforced. My college experience wouldn't have been the same without Finn's. My friends and I would come here almost every Wednesdays for cheap Wells drinks (Wells Wednesday). The prices would alternate between $1 & $2 depending on the hour, so we would come here at 11pm for peak hour and $1 drinks. Their Wells selection includes rum, tequila, vodka, (and I think gin?) with a choice of orange juice, soda, cranberry juice, pineapple juice, or ginger beer (+$2) for mix-in. Our main go-tos were vodka cranberries and tequila sunrises. The bartenders are all pretty heavy handed, so make sure to mix the drinks well! Out of all of the bars on The Ave, Finn's is the darkest, loudest, and probably the most crowded. Make sure to arrive early to grab a table. If you want to have a conversation with your friend sitting next to you, you're either going to have to shout or just pretend and smile and nod haha. Finn's is also the only bar with a dance floor so there's usually a lot of action going on. Service is okay. It can be difficult to get the bartender's attention because people just crowd around the bar so you have to be patient. In summary, Finn's is a place for quality over quantity, so don't expect anything too fancy for $1; come here just to get tipsy with friends and mingle with the college crowd. Hopefully Finn's will open up again once corona subsides. Overall: 3/5 for drinks, 3/5 for service, 3/5 for atmosphere read more

Finn MacCool's Irish Public House - Irish Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Game day for the Apple Cup and Earl's was too-blocked with fans of both teams, so we went looking for an alternative for a pre-game funk. We were headed for the College Inn, however, as we passed Maccool's we checked it out for capacity and found it had plenty. We were served the worst Bloody Marys that I've ever tried to drink. The breakfast sandwiches were better and the service was pretty good. This is an Irish Bar...by name only. No Smithwick's beer and no Guinness glasses. Weak Sauce I would say. We should have gone to the College Inn. read more

My friends and I were looking for a place to play pool and have a good time last Friday night. We came across this place that was seemingly pretty empty, and now I can see why. I'm not from the area, so I got held up by the bouncer due to my ID, which was issued in Iowa. I can understand the confusion. The bouncer at first was nice and said, "I trust you, I just have to check," to which I said was no problem, because I am of the legal age to drink at a bar and have been for four years now. However, he switched up when he believed my ID to be a fake after looking through a book he got from the back. He gave it back to me and told me to leave, to which I asked him why he thought that. He took it back and said he'd "show me" in a snappy tone, then proceeded to shine a black light on the back. According to his book, which didn't appear to be updated recently, my face and name should have been showing through on the back with a blacklight. Then he said I was "stupid enough to give it back" to him and that he'd have to call the police. I asked how long it'd be until they got there because we could wait, and he said it'd be a while and to get out of the way because a couple of other people were trying to get in. After letting them in, he still had my ID and showed no signs of calling anyone, so my friend started getting the non-emergency police on the line so we could resolve this. He said if I had some other ID on me, he could let me go, so I showed him my school ID (which didn't help my case in hindsight). He said, "Your birth date's not on it so that won't work sweetheart." I told him I didn't like the way he was talking to me. Eventually he gave my ID back to me, presumably when he saw my friend was calling the police, and kicked us out. Now I understand you have to be stern with people as part of the job, but there's no reason to be a dick about it. This was my first experience here and certainly my last. read more

I came here often for karaoke night on Wednesday during my time in UW. The bathroom is always crowded and gross lol, which is fine. The bouncer is cool. The things that I dislike is that the bartender adds more tips to herself..... I'm too lazy to call the bank but yay that shouldn't happen. read more

Finn MacCool's Irish Public House - At Finn's with friends - Irish Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Waited in line for over 10 minutes to get to the front and there was no visible barrier or anyone with a badge to show they were the bouncer so we walked forward to enter the bar to wait to get our ids checked. We looked around to try to find the bouncer WITH OUR IDS ALREADY OUT and both my friend and I were grabbed from behind aggressively and told to get the fuck out and we were both shoved outside and told to not come back. We both had our ids out and ready and we're treated so disrespectfully just because of the bars lack of organization. Do not recommend. Edit: just saw many other reviews complaining about the same bouncer about 5'6" white guy. Horrible service. Should be fired read more

It's awesome and cool music and great food and they show football and also soccer and mariners

For starters if I could give 0 stars, I would. My friends and I were just looking for a place to shoot pool, all the other bars were jammed packed so we came across this place, it wasn't busy at all and I can see why after the experience I we encountered. I was the first to enter and the moment we entered Mr. "Get bad" security was quick to approach us saying "I need ID's now" then he was overly observing my ID as if there was something wrong with it, which clearly there wasn't because it's a state issued ID. Off the bat I can tell this man was in his high security horse and just wanted to give us a hard time. He lets a few of us go in with ease until my other friend who's from out of state presented her ID. Since I was already in the bar, I didn't see the commotion from the beginning but as I approached my friend, she stated that the bouncer wasn't giving back her ID because he thought it was "fake" Again she's not from Washington so yeah her ID is gonna look different. He then pulls out a book of all state ID's and kept saying hers doesn't match the one in the book. She has a newer ID from that state so his book was probably out of date. So basically their was a lot of back forth but then he tries to confiscate her ID, telling her that the only way she was getting back was if called the cops. At this point we don't want to enter bar anymore, we want to leave but not without my friends ID. Dude had the biggest ego trip I've ever seen, my other friend is on the line with the cops, then it finally got to the point to where he finally gave it back stating "I'll give it back but you guys have to leave" We we're already trying to do that Mr. Ego. I would not recommend going here unless you like being harassed and miss treated by the bouncer, not sure what the bartender will do to you. read more

I was on vacation in Seattle and we found this place listed as an Irish pub. The only thing Irish about it is they serve Guinness. This place was absolute trash. The tables were sticky, the booths were sticky, and my friend had someone else's lipstick stain on the pint glass they gave her beer in. The bathrooms weren't any better. I would never go back, and would never recommend this place to anyone. read more

U District Street Fair. Busy but not overwhelming. Staff welcomed people in and slow to check on them because distracted by other things like phones. Food came out. Fish and chips tasted good . Two pieces of fish and small fries. Might have been frozen before. Took forever to get napkins from anyone. read more

Finn MacCool's Irish Public House - Fish and Chips - Irish Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Their food is nowhere near as good as it used to be plus they cut out most their menu, the part that made it any way like an Irish pub, now it is just a collage bar on the Ave that over serves like every other bar on the Ave. I wish they would bring back their good food read more

Not sure where the less-than-5-star reviews are coming from?! Perfect bar for the college experience... visiting from out of town? Come here. They are super lax about your *real* ID. Never have had their food, but their drinks are exquisite. Check out the nightly deals. My personal fav is Wednesday night karaoke mixed with their $3 wells deal. Best nights belong to Finns or Pizza Mart. read more

Their food is SOLID here. And SERIOUSLY, how can you beat a CORNED BEEF Quesadilla!??! The employees are friendly, too. But if you're a dick, don't expect to walk all over them. Sooooo yeah, don't be a dick. read more

Cool Irish pub in the heart of the "Ave" in the University district. The smell of spilled beer set me back when I walked in. I don't believe this place has ever seen hot water and bleach. It would have been enough to make me turn around except for the fact that it was the U district. I wanted a beer and some food. Choices for that combo are fairly slim on the Ave. I will have to hunt around for a better smelling place next time. Good service and the Ruben was fantastic. read more

Finn MacCool's Irish Public House - Mac & Jack with a Ruben on the way! - Irish Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Great if you're a minor. It's either empty or full of blacked out college sophomores with fake ids. Bouncers are terrible and drinks taste worse. read more

Went here got harassed by several patrons who attempted to rip off my belongings and was allowed by staff destini and alleyah

This is for your Sunday night happy hour. And only for drinks. I had forgotten all about food by the time I got to Finn MacCools. $12.50 for three jaegerbombs and two cocktails. That's unheard of in SF! Made us wonder how much more we'd drink if we went to U Dub instead. Giant space filled with college kids. CUTE bartender. 'nough said. Well, almost. The girls' restroom smelled of yack when I walked in. Not a good way to end the night, but I guess some people can't get over the price of the drinks and go overboard. read more

Finn MacCool's Irish Public House - Countdown to St. Patrick's Day - Irish Near Me - Seattle, Washington

My best friend and I waited in line for about 30 minutes and there was absolutely no visible barrier between when you got in line and the bouncer/entrance to the bar, so my friend and I continued in line. Only to get shoved out by the unmarked "bouncer" being extremely handsy with us, pushing us out the door, leaving little handprints on our arms. We are both over the age of 21 and had our ID's out to show. The bouncer simply would not listen. I will not be returning, and I do NOT recommend due to their lack of organization and respect to their customers. read more

My thursday night love!! This is a hidden gem but well known to most of the UW students. Us Huskies hang out here every thursday night- take jager bombs, sing Michael Jackson..or Britney Spears if you are drunk enough. And let the night run wild. Many memories here-love the bartenders. Just fun fun fun!! Oh and it really helps that they have drink specials on Thursdays-$3-$5. Oh yea, I always buy shots for everyone that I go with. 10 shots of jager you say ? No biggie. $30 bucks!! I'm a big spender, what can I cay ;) read more

This is probably my go-to bar on the Ave when I'm not feelin' fancy. Half-off Sunday nights are the best - you can get a filling meal and a double or a couple of pints for under $10. Can't beat that. The salads are good and enormous and the burgers are quite tasty as well. I've come here so many times on Sundays that the bartenders have warmed up enough to joke with me and half the time I don't even get carded at the door. I guess I'm a regular? I'm cool with that. read more

i often come here for their $1 well drinks on wednesday nights. venue - not enough tables for large groups. place is not very clean either. bartender - nice and they often remember your orders if you visit frequently. lots of college students! read more

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Finn's is a UW staple. Seriously, if you went to UW and never went to Finn's, that's just wrong and criminal. I'm pretty sure I went to 95% of Well Wednesdays during my Senior year, and there ain't no shame in that (Um, can you pass up $1 well drinks? Didn't think so). If you go for Well Wednesdays, go early around 7:45 ish, grab a table, have someone in your group hold the fort down then get yourself a dollar drink. Or three. On Thursdays there's some really entertaining Karaoke thanks to your local inebriated undergrads, and I'm pretty sure that's also "Ladies' Night" so girls get $2 well drinks til 10 or something like that. Their tacos on Taco Tuesdays are also only $2 and surprisingly decent. read more

Came on a Saturday night to check out the bar scene. It was pretty empty and plenty of space to walk around and order drinks. Some kids were playing beer pong in the backroom. We bought a round, realized it was more expensive than the first place we went, and left to check out the rest of what the street had to offer. read more

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This place is in business solely because of their ability to profit off of college kids who don't care if they're treated horribly while getting a pitcher of beer. Have received extremely rude service on multiple occasions. This last occasion Included the server calling my friends bag "trash" shouting at us to throw away water bottles that "could be filled with vodka" despite not bringing out waters... and literally throwing our cards in our face when it was time to leave. I can't make this stuff up. We are grad students who come here every Thursday for school events, but now, we will be telling all our friends to avoid this place like the plague. If you want to be treated like trash, Finn's is your place! read more

If you're coming here, you're probably coming here for Wells Wednesday. It's the extremely chaotic, ever-popular, entirely packed night of the week where Finn MacCool's offers all of their well cocktails for $1 and $2's, during different portions of the night. The lines for this place can sometimes stretch down the block, especially if it's the first or last week of a quarter. Getting in can take what feels like an eternity, and once you get in it's hard to actually make your way to either the bar or the dance floor because the bar is over flowing with college students. The price of admission is free, and the drinks are dirt cheap, so it's worth it in some senses. But Finn MacCool's is more akin to a club on Wednesday nights than a pub (which is in the name), and you should be prepared for that. Tip: Spare a few extra bucks for your bartender, college students. Especially on Wednesday nights, they are overworked and easily deserve more. read more

One of the homework assignments I have for this week involves observing people for at least one hour, so I ended up going to Finn McCools to take care of both the hunger I was feeling and to get the notes done for my homework. It was about 4pm on a Sunday. Almost everybody in there appeared to be a regular, focused on the (football) game, looked to be about 30+ years of age, and pretty much everyone (except me) chose to sit at or next to the bar. Only one person seemed to be a little intoxicated. The staff (both females) seemed to be nice. They didn't really check in with me much, but that didn't really matter after they took my order. Plus they were surrounded by customers and I was sitting in a corner at least 4 tables away from everyone else. I'm a new beer drinker so I wasn't sure what to get. She ended up recommending I try the Kokanee, which I ended up enjoying. As for food, I had the fish and chips. Now... I really don't like places that charge about $10 for the dish but only have 2-3 tiny pieces of fish. This place? They had four large pieces of fish and I was happy. I couldn't actually finish all that, though, so now two of those are sitting in my fridge. It tasted pretty good, but I recently had fish & chips served on a bed of lettuce (somewhere?) and I actually liked having those greens to munch on. Oh, well. The women's bathroom is decent and doesn't make me cringe like so many of the U-District restaurant bathrooms. This is good. Over-all I had a pretty good experience here. I could definitely see this place being horrible when it's super busy, though, so I'll make sure any future visits happen when it's pretty slow and chill. read more

I used to live right behind Finns. I could literally see their back windows from the front window of my apartment. I've spent a lot of time there and it feels very much like someplace I belong except on Friday and Saturday nights when it's usually packed with frat boys. Just to be clear, this is a dive bar. One of my favorite dive bars, but a dive bar nonetheless. The floor is covered with absorbent, durable rugs and clean isn't a word I'd use to describe it. You're not likely to find any fancy beers on tap or fancy drinks. That being said, you can get a pint of Guinness or whatever other simple and common beer you want with no problem. There are a lot of big, comfy booths which you can get a good group of people into and relax and have fun. The pub grub is much better than average here. They have a salmon caesar salad that's really good, a club sandwich that hits the spot and a blue cheese burger that while not the best in Seattle is damn tasty. Finn's is also a great breakfast or lunch spot. It opens early, the waitstaff are friendly and the place is a lot less crowded than it is at night. I wind up here for lunch once a month or so while I'm at UW and I never regret it. If you're looking for a fancy bar, this is not it. If you're looking for a friendly pub that's a bit of a dive, but has surprisingly good food and decent enough beer (assuming you like Guinness), this is your place. read more

I come here on and off and always have a good time. The bartenders work hard and are always nice. The guy working last night was very attentive even while busy. Wanted to post because I got food here that was sooo good. Sunday night is 1/2 off pizza and drinks. The barbeque pizza was gooey cheesy goodness. It also packed incredible flavor. Hats off to the chef. read more

Finn MacCool's Irish Public House - Barbeque Chicken Pizza. Deserves a better photo. Gooey cheesy goodness that packs flavor. - Irish Near Me - Seattle, Washington

We stopped in after a UW football game for a drink. It is definitely the fun place to be on the Ave. It was packed, loud but we were able to easily get drinks. read more

this place is actually amazing. Everyday has a new deal and the staff is fantastic. You can tell that they enjoy working together and love getting to know who they're serving! awesome daytime and nighttime vibes read more

just had the best slice of cheese pizza. tucker and destiny are great bartenders!!! good vibes and even better servers

If you really enjoy faux "Irish" pubs staffed with rude bartenders and annoying clientele that look like your uncle put up tons of BS Euro schwag in his garage to attract 21 year olds then welcome home. The beer pong tables are warm, the roofie-coladas ready and plenty of screeching Trixies to make any popped collar male salivate. I love asking "what do you have on tap?!?" and being met with "everything you see here". Don't work too hard. You might herniate a disk. If you're over 23 and have self respect you shouldn't be drinking here. read more

This place is alright, usually end up here when the line for Earl's is a mile long and I'm not sober enough to drive to Dante's. The front area of this bar is super tight, on a packed night it's really hard to maneuver and you often have to 'power through' as my friends call it to actually move around. On Thursday nights they have free karaoke which is really cool. It's always cool having the whole bar singing along with whoever is on stage when they pick a well known song. Note that seating can be hard to find on a crowded night. The drinks here are meh and I feel like they hold back a lot on the amount of liquor they pour in your drinks. So if you're looking to get drunk you should probably prefunk and save some money. Like most bars in the udist this place is super casual, you don't often see that many people dressing up to come to Finns. If you're planning a trip to the Ave this bar is decent. I would say karaoke night is the best night to give Finns a try. Hope you enjoy :) read more

They run their business in a way I don't respect. After seeing their "wells wednesdays" drink special was $1 wells and certain beers until 9pm, I arrived at the bar at 8:35. I ordered a well drink at 8:42, and was charged $2.25. When I asked why, I was told "bar time says it's 9:10." I took my phone out of my pocket, showed the bartender that the time was indeed 8:42. I then referenced the television program, which had the time in the corner at 8:43. It was not 9:10, but because they had set up an arbitrary analog clock on the wall with an incorrect time, they claimed "we go by bar time". Personally, I think this is an incredibly unethical business practice. You're lying to your customers. You're falsely advertising. You're being an asshole. Finn MacCool's does not decide what time it is on pacific standard time. That's not how things work. I will not be back. read more