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    Finnigan's Pub

    3.3 (28 reviews)
    InexpensiveIrish Pub
    Closed 4:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    Dale B.

    As a tour bus drive, I try to seek out bars that I can recommend to others. What a sad experience I had at Finnigan's Pub in Burlington, VT! The bar tender and customers looked like fun loving people. Man was I wrong!! Bear in mind, I travel all across the USA with various artists, but this is a first. It is actually laughable! I noticed that the pub had a TouchTunes juke box, so I played an Eric Clapton blues tune, "Called Stormy Monday." The bar tender said, "What's' happening here! "Did someone put this on??" I apologized for playing a blues tune. Then asked, "What do you like?" He said, "He just listened to a bluegrass tune." Keep in mind that we are in the far north. So I figured a good ole Chicago Blues tune would be appropriate. A couple of the regulars expressed disapproval of my selection as well. I then felt compelled to bumped my blues tune and play something that they might enjoy. I chose a Black Keys tune. At this point, the bar tender had the audacity to pause my song, then played his own elevator musIc. My response to his actions, "I'll cash out!" Needless to say, "I will not be back...

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    this place sucks!!!! the workers are so rude and it was full of underaged kids!!!! would not recommend!! unsafe!!!!

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    Except for the new club music DJ on Thursday's it's a rad bar; usually they play metal. Great bartenders and a nice divey atmosphere.

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    I travel a lot for work, so often end up out by myself. Mike at The Whiskey Room made me feel like…read moreI had made a new friend while I enjoyed delicious drinks and food. It also seemed like a place to enjoy with friends. I would definitely go back!

    I was a little hesitant coming here because great food is just as important to me as great drinks,…read moreand the menu was very limited. The menu listed only two mains: a "Charred Oat Burger" and a "Short Rib Toastie" in addition to two salads and four "shareables". I believe there were one or two specials that day as well, one being Steak Frites. But the food reviews were good and the drink reviews were great so I decided to go. Even if I had second thoughts the welcome from Bob the bartender when I entered (first customer when I arrived at 5:00 opening time) seemed so sincere that not staying was out of the question. I took my seat at the bar (supposedly rebuilt with materials from a bar in Ireland that closed). Bob was great, with an enthusiasm for great whiskey that he couldn't hide if he tried, and didn't seem to mind that I'm not enough of a connoisseur to have many opinions of my own. Between other customers that soon filled the place he kept me talking and I'm not much of a talker. About whiskey, where I'm from, Burlington in general, and he gave me some tips on some lesser-known Vermont attractions I didn't know about. Their whiskey collection was large and from many lands. Having just returned from Ireland I was pleased to see several I remember from my visit - not just the usual Jamesons here! I prefer a cocktail to straight whiskey though, so it was Sazeracs tonight. Two specialties. First the Rosemary's Sazerac: Bulleit Rye, rosemary syrup, Peychauds bitters, rinse of Laphroaig, torched rosemary sprig. My second was also a Sazerac: their Irish Sazerac, made with an Irish whiskey and other ingredients which I've forgotten. Both drinks were fantastic, generous with the alcohol, and made with attention to details like properly-sized ice cubes (large) and pre-chilled glasses. For food I got the "Charred Oak Burger." I don't know where the "oak" comes in. The only burger on the menu, it was made with two thin patties, a great quantity of whiskey & honey-glazed pork belly in large pieces, kimchi mayo, and a brioche bun. One of the most interesting burgers I've had in a long time. Even though it was a bit overstuffed more due to the pork belly than the patties I managed to eat it without it falling apart, a common problem with burgers. Instead of the fries it came with I elected to get the roasted Brussels sprouts instead, a special shareable of the day. I don't think I was charged extra even though it was a rather large portion. These were excellent too, sweet and bacony with no bitterness. As it got busier the noise level increased but only moderately. I liked the music playing, a mix of blues and energetic classic rock. Overhearing other conversations I could tell that these were discerning customers who took their whiskey seriously and asked detailed questions before settling on their choice of libation. Just two things on the dessert menu: Chocolate Overload and Caramel Sea Salt Cheesecake. I got the Overload: chocolate cake with Bailey's Irish Cream sauce. Nothing special but I enjoyed it; a nice way to finish the meal. It was big enough that I took about half home, along with half the Brussels sprouts. This is definitely a place I want to come back to. I wish the food menu was more extensive but that burger and sprouts were so good I could see repeating the same menu again, trying new specialty cocktails next time.

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