Simply gets better every time. This time we were blown away with the wing quality and the staff. Thank you Kelly! Amazing food. Amazing bar scene and atmosphere. So much fun and a great value. read more

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Great selection of local beers. Food was average at best but the staff and beers made up for it. McKenzie (not sure) at the bar was awesome. She helped us pick good beers and chatted with us for awhile. Staff always made sure we had whatever we needed for food to beverages. If you're in the area looking for a beer selection stop over. read more

MacGregor's Grill & Tap Room - Southern IPA - Beer Bar Near Me - Rochester, New York

So we went to MacGregor's in Gates on Sunday afternoon for a late lunch . It was pretty busy due to Match Madness so we were seated in a booth to the left of the hostess station. Our waitress came over after a few minutes and she took our drink orders which were 2 ice waters with lemon and 2 decaf coffees. She came back to the table with our coffees and the coffee wasn't warm I suspected it was there for a while. Much to her credit she didn't complain and she took the coffee cups back with her and brewed a fresh pot so when she came back we had fresh coffee. And it was good and hot. Then we ordered I ordered a veggie burger and a Caesar salad the Caesar salad was really big but it was fresh and very good. My veggie burger was also good. He got the boneless wings with honey bbq sauce on them and tater tots. He wasn't happy with the wings he didn't realize they'd be so crispy but he ate them anyway. He's got issues with his teeth. So anyway we ended up bringing the leftovers home. My food was good and I had no complaints and the waitress was nice and she was pleasant too. read more

In Rochester on business with the boss, and we stumbled into MacGregor's Grill which turned out to be a hidden gem despite some of the so-so reviews online. Let's start with the beer: 80+ on tap and another 20+ in bottles. If you can't find something you like, you just might be the problem. I went with a mead (sweet and smooth), while my boss played a round of beer roulette pointed, ordered, hoped for the best. He won. Food was solid: the Carolina-style loaded potato skins were a sleeper hit, my chicken sandwich was juicy and flavorful, and the boss enjoyed his salad (a sentence I never thought I'd write). Staff was friendly, service was on point, and the vibe was easygoing. Definitely worth checking out especially if you like your menus with a beer scroll bar. read more

Stopped in for hot wings and a beer with a friend. Sat right away. Place was clean' and lots to choose from on the menu. Wings came right out. They were well portioned size drummies and wings. Garlic parm sauce was good. Skimpy on three tiny celery pieces and no carrots at all. Service was good. But $19.00 for 10 wings is a bit steep. read more

called ahead specifically to make sure they had what I wanted to order. they said yes we have plenty. got there and when they brought my food to the table it was missing half of what I wanted. I wouldn't have went if they didn't have it or ordered something else if I had known. she only took half off the bill. I won't be going back. read more

I've been coming here as long as I can remember and Monday I met a friend here for lunch at the bar. Christine was our bartender/ server and was outstanding! I had the Philly Cheesesteak Hoagie with Sweet Potato Fries. Everything came out in a timely manner and was delicious. This is one of my favorite go to spots for lunch. read more

MacGregor's Grill & Tap Room - Philly Streak and Cheese Hoagie with Sweet Potato Fries. - Beer Bar Near Me - Rochester, New York

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Dez is the BEST!! She is fabulous! She is friendly, aware of our beer preferences, always attentive and respectful. She makes sure we are comfortable and that the ambiance is pleasant and the bar is always clean and ready for her patrons. She's a golden gem!! read more

For a family birthday party, we had the most accommodating server and food to satisfy the children as well as adults. We had wings, potato skins, fries, and pretzels for appetizers while we decided on entrees. Salads, pizza, burgers, and sandwiches we all prepared well. We finished with our own carrot cake. Ice cream for the kids. Being in the back room with another party, it was still quieter than the bar area. Very pleased overall! The beer selection is always good too. read more

MacGregor's Grill & Tap Room - No attempt to enforce social distancing at the bar. - Beer Bar Near Me - Rochester, New York

We w et there after an event at the high school. There was going to be 6-10 of us. They said they couldn't serve 10 but they could serve 6 but if another person sat with us "there would be an issue." The hostess, a head waitress, and some worker were all real rude. We will never be back. Don't give your money to these jerks. read more

Came in to cool off and enjoy a drink , the bar area was at least eighty degrees. Very disappointed !!

I have been to this location many times and four stars is about the average. We went today and it was the worst service we've ever had here but they did warn us ahead of time that they were running short staffed. read more

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Obviously, the beer selection is top notch. What I really love about this place though is the chill atmosphere and tons of bar space. I love the fish and chips but my new addiction is the margarita pizza. It is incredible. read more

Let me start with this. It wasn't my choice to go and eat here but the place we planned to go to the parking lot was overfilled . The place looks like a sports bar inside tv showing sports games, not my cup of tea. But the food was out of this world . Large portions I couldn't finish it. The server was extremely friendly and very attentive to our needs as a customer, so A+ for service read more

Not to sound like an old fart, but I feel horrible for the younger generation. They will grow up thinking that subpar service and mediocre food is the "norm". I do feel for the staff of any restaurants these day because they have little to no training. The place was understaffed, untrained, and to add to to the disturbing vibe...the bartender was having his meal behind the bar as he was serving. Just tacky to me. The food was edible, but just barely. Wouldn't come back. read more

I have to say I have been coming to this restaurant for about 2 years and I have had by far the best service I have had in a long time anywhere. She was very attentive to not only myself but everyone that was at and around the bar. In addition to that she had no trouble helping her co workers consistently. She is obviously a natural team leader and this is coming from a man who has had 15 plus yrs in the service industry. She has us laughing, she was great at up selling and suggesting drinks to customers, and getting people to spend their money and be happy doing it! Great bartender. I hope this is her forever home because she's the reason I still frequently come here. Ty again Shelby for showing me that there are still ppl that truly care about their job and give the best experience possible! read more

Food is the BEST!! Chicken wings #1, Beef on weck is so tender! Love their onion rings! Our server was top notch!! Going outside regular dining times is worth it for quicker service. Kinda pricey if using credit card, do try to use cash to avoid up charge. read more

Good location greater immediately, Friendly staff. They have daily specials and soups. Besides the specials the menue is comfort food pub style. Very good wings with multiple sauce choices. Clean restrooms, background rock music over speakers. Multiple TV with sports and game shows. read more

MacGregor's Grill & Tap Room - The bar and 1/2 the dinning area - Beer Bar Near Me - Rochester, New York

Went to watch the Bills game this past Saturday. It was really busy but we got seated right away. We ordered wings (Buffalo Mild ) that were really good. We also got the beef nachos which was good and extremely large but for such a large portion of nachos the sides (salsa, guacamole and sour cream ) were really small. Next time I would definitely choose a different meat like pork or chicken. Our waitress was nice but when she asked if we were done and we said, "yes". She took our nachos ( which was still over half a plate left) and never bagged them up to go. She just assumed we weren't taking what we didn't finish. That was frustrating because we only ate a quarter of them. Also the liquor drinks are kinda pricey. Other than that I would definitely go back for the wings. read more

MacGregor's Grill & Tap Room - Beef Macho Nacho Platter - Beer Bar Near Me - Rochester, New York

I enjoy going to MacGregor's and seeing a new location open up I figured it would not disappoint. Nice large bar eight in the middle of the place, with so many cold beers on draft here you can't go wrong. I was happy to see Brooklyn summer ale being one of them. I went with chicken fingers and onion rings for lunch..with a side of honey mustard dipping sauce. The chicken fingers were great, nice and tender. The onion rings were good, crispy coating. I also tried the loaded tater tots, lots of cheese in these bad boys. Very good but it was a lot of fried foods... I better get a side salad next time :) read more

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Not a bad bar and grill, two in rochester. A couple weeks ago I stopped in a d got a rum and coke, noticed the shot glass they pured from was 5/8 oz not a full oz or 1 1/2. Total rip off, my double basically had onE shot. Told by staff the owners switched out shot glasses with s a maller one a couple weeks ago. I WONT GO BACK, RIP OFF BY OWNERS LOOKING FOR MORE PROFIT. guy ne t ro me couldnt tast the vodka i. His doublr read more

MacGregor's Grill & Tap Room - 5 /8 oz shot glass, no they didnt use the other side which is 1 1/4 oz - Beer Bar Near Me - Rochester, New York

Came in to watch football. Only choices are the same games I can watch on tv at home. No football packages I have been here many times before the pandemic and food was great. But Sunday is for football. Maybe baseball season will be better. PS: I left and went across the street. read more

I used to like MacGregor's when it was on Coldwater Road by the railroad tracks. They since moved to the old Quaker Steak location - and it's huge. The Bar is amazing... big! lots of seating. One complaint I have is it's usually very loud (music) at the bar. Food is ok. Nothing really spectacular but they do have some interesting and different items - like Scotch Eggs! You don't see those too often. Little pricey. Service varies. I'll still go back and try it again. read more

My mom and I came here his past Thursday night at 7:30 PM. The bar was pretty packed but we were just coming for dinner so it didn't really matter. There were a lot of open tables yet we were told there would be a 10 minute wait. After about 5 minutes we were seated by the host who pointed to the table to sit at rather than actually seating us. When we sat down we were quickly greeted by our waitress (Shannon, I think) who was very nice and brought out our drinks we ordered very quickly. We then ordered right away our meals - no differentiation from the menu - A cuban a sandwich and a Turkey wrap. Then came the problem - We waited for 50 minutes to then be seen again, which was when we were then given our meals. Our nice waitress then came over to check on the order to make sure it was accurate (which it was) and when she saw we were finished quickly brought us our bill. The food was pretty tasty for sure but not worth an hour wait to get. This was the second time my mother has dined here where she has had beyond acceptable slow service. So all in all the waitstaff is alright, the food is good, prices are fair and the speed is beyond slow. So if you have the time and are willing to wait I say give them a try otherwise pass. read more

This place is a joke. Management allows customers to disrespect staff, by telling another bartender to smile and be nice to this customer. Poor management skills. Bar "manager" was awful. Literally I don't think she even knew today was Saturday. They pulled a poor server who had zero clue and allowed her to sink. Just disappointed and disgusted. Get your shit together, Maybe 1/2 of your customers won't leave the next time your bartender leaves. read more

MacGregor's is my favorite bar because they have tons of beers to choose from and pretty solid food. I loved the old Coldwater location in Gates but they're now on Buffalo Rd. The new spot is much bigger but I don't like how the bar is in the center, it makes everything seem a bit too crowded. Anyway, the food is really good. The Tater Totchos are the greatest thing ever invented and I always order them. The fried pickles and pretzels are also very good. Tonight I ordered the Ricky C's Homemade Meatballs and was disappointed in the food for the first time. The Meatballs seemed overcooked and were too hard. I was hoping for a nice soft meatball that kind of fell apart in your mouth. These were just okay. That being said, usually this place has solid food and a really great beer list. There are also plenty of TVs to watch whatever event you want. read more

MacGregor's Grill & Tap Room - Ricky C's Homemade Meatballs - Beer Bar Near Me - Rochester, New York

Long wait time. Waitress said it was only 25 minutes. Seemed excessive to me for a chicken tender and a burger . Paid $15.99 for a single chicken tender on a bun - that is apparently a chicken sandwich. read more

MacGregor's Grill & Tap Room - a hand holding a half eaten sandwich - Beer Bar Near Me - Rochester, New York

Starting to see a bad pattern. A week or two ago we arrived only to be told they wouldn't be seating for at least an hour since the kitchen was backed up. Seemed like an odd thing to say vs the kitchen is backed up and if you're willing to wait come on in and have a beer or if you can't wait we understand. Tonight we were told 20 minutes for a table. We were seated around 20 minutes later (great) and server took our app order. 30 minutes later, since she never stopped by, we flagged her down. Response was the hostess should have told you food would be 45-60 minutes. We said we were never told that and she began to say it was basically not her fault since we should have been told. I said yeah but, your our server and good service is good service. She then said app should be coming out soon but mains would be another hour so we got the check and bounced. I don't know where the poor management is but if the kitchen can't handle the tables you have there's a problem in need of fixing. We've been going to MacGregor's for at least 20 years and have given up on Jefferson completely and now this one is showing the same problems. Such a shame. read more

Cassandra was absolutely amazing! We enjoy a weekly stop at the bar and always being served by Deseri. These girls are excellent!

Came here for a friends engagement party last weekend! The food was delicious as always, definitely up to par with the other MacGregor locations in the Rochester area. I had the chipotle boneless wings and Tator tots, and hubby tried a few different beers! The service was definitely not up to standard though. Our newly engaged friends advised of 50 guests or so, but upon arrival they only had set up about 30 chairs in the back area for our group. As to be expected, there was about 20 of us standing in the back room, which isn't really made for that kind of party. We were standing around other people's tables, and it was awkward. It took over a half hour to get our check from the time we asked for it. Our drinks took a long time to get. Definitely understaffed and I probably wouldn't host a party there. read more

I love the food and the atmosphere, I have a good time and the bartenders are amazing especially Sonia. Make her your friend asap. My biggest issue is the TouchTunes box. I literally can't play any r&b or hip hop. I get you don't want to invite a certain crowd but jeez outside of that you're in for a good time read more

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This restaurant may have been busy tonight, but their staff's "service" sucked from soup to nuts. Our server brought our drinks 10 minutes before she brought out my toddlers' drinks. She brought our food nearly 15 minutes before she brought theirs. We could find her to pay our bill. I asked another server to get ours and that server bitched to our server about my complaint. Right in front of us. I asked for a manager and she couldn't have cared less that we had a terrible experience. The food was alright, but wasn't worth all that garbage from their staff read more

I had the sweetest waitress and hostess coming into this establishment today. It was a rough day at work for me. They didn't know. But their empathy as a solo patron of their restaurant, they showed compassion. I of course ordered too much food for myself along with 3 tall brews... the waitress made kind conversation as she said she wished she could do what I was doing... well ma'am.. I hope you do and can in the near future! Tip your bill! I hope you're night was a little brighter, because you made my night brighter! read more

So this place used to be me and my boyfriends place to eat and drink. One evening we were leaving and my boyfriend fell. He has multiple sclerosis and falls without having anything to drink. We were banned and the bartender pleaded for us to stay. We were able to but with a two drink limit. We went to the macgregors off of Jefferson and we were served a few beers. When my bf ordered another the bar tender said you are slurring your speech and I won't serve you another. I got up and was like he has MS. I then went to speak to a manager who ignored anything I said. So I'll never return there. I mean I was literally in tears! read more

I've been here several times for happy hour with my co-workers. The place is huge, so a great place to get together with a bunch of people. It gets really loud in here after work hours, so don't expect to have any real conversation without screaming on the top of your lungs. This review is mainly for the food. Though I do have to mention that one time my drink came with a cup that had a weird yellow sticky substance on it....very disturbing. Anyways, I've tried the macho nacho (with pulled pork), the tater tots, and the meatballs here. The macho nacho is huge! You can't see the rim of the gigantic plate it came on, and was piled high with chips and plenty of pork. The pork was tender and actually had great bbq flavor. I was surprised considering how colorless it was when it came out. It's definitely a great value dish, especially for big parties. The tater tots were your standard taters, if you love potatoes go for it. The meatballs are disappointing though. It was plated pretty nicely, but you only get 2 big meatballs, not a great sharing dish for big parties. There was very little meaty flavor to the balls, and the sauce it came with wasn't anything exciting either. Overall, I'd come back for the nachos because of the great value. read more

MacGregor's Grill & Tap Room - Meatballs - Beer Bar Near Me - Rochester, New York

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terrible service, we have been waiting over an hour for our food. my beer was warm and our server hasn't checked in with us once.

This by far was the absolute worst panini Cuban I have ever had. It consisted of very spicy pulled pork & a very small piece of overcooked shriveled up ham & a very small piece of some kind of white cheese with wedges of pickles on flatbread that tasted like paper. Very dry. The steak fries were over cooked, cold & dry. A Cuban consist of a piece of roasted pork & ham not fried ham! And melted Swiss cheese! I will never order from this place again. They charged me $15 for a pulled pork sandwich with overcooked fries that had been sitting for quite some time. They need an experienced cook to start off. I will never eat there again! read more

The server greeted our table by letting us know she had zero fucks left to give for the night. Then proceeded to bring out a lemon with her bare hands and try to put it in my sisters drink repeatedly when it clearly wasn't cut properly to sit on the edge of a cup. When my sister became grossed out, the server called her a bitch and said she would be getting her manager. At that point we did not want to order any food or stay any longer. The manager proceeded to call my sister the "pack leader" because she stated that our group would like the check so we could all leave. It was just a bizarre and unprofessional situation. After all was said and done, they still charged us for the drink too (which btw was a Diet Coke). What a joke... We understand restaurants being understaffed and overwhelmed but we did nothing wrong to be treated that way. We went to Jeremiah's across the street and had a wonderful time anyways. Definitely won't be back... read more

Brought a rather large party here for drinks and appetizers. There were probably over 20 of us. We didn't sit at a table, we were sitting the bar. There were a good number of bartenders on and they did a good job. The down side. the appetizers are really small (and pricy) in my opinion. They are barely shareable except the nachos. The nachos were the best thing we ordered and the price is decent. My Issues are with the homemade chips, guac, salsa, cheese sauce. For 8.99 the size of the guac is puny compared to the other sauces and you don't get enough chips. For 7.99, you only get 5 mozzarella sticks... the quesadilla is rather small... smallest I've ever gotten (but delicious). I asked the bartender which appetizers to get to share and she said the only one shareable was the nachos. I will be taking my large parties elsewhere from now on where I know I can get large appetizers. Also if you're not a beer drinker you are limited to what you can drink because there is no cocktail menu. No mojitos etc. And they don't have real bottles of wine they have pre-packaged wine cups. No thanks. The good parts. The bar is humungous so there's plenty of seating. they did a really great job with it. They have lots of bar tables too. The pepperoni pizza was awesome! They have hoeggarden! One of my favorite beers. They have fun beer flights. If I'm ever in the mood for beer this is a place I would go. Check it out for yourself! read more

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Good food and portion sizes! We have always had a great experience with the servers and everyone is friendly!