Great food and atmosphere! This is our go to spot to catch up with friends over food and drinks.

Ok, LOVE this place!! I rarely do reviews, but this place is worth it. First, the location is great and the atmosphere is fresh with a genuine, traditional Irish decor. Wait staff was quick and attentive. The menu reflected dishes from Ireland including an authentic Shepherd's Pie. We had the lamb shank and Reuben sandwich and shared. Delicious! All handmade. We"re trying brunch next. Bon Appetit!!! read more

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Visited with a group of 7 on December 26th. Were told the wait for our size of group would be an hour. It was only about 30 minutes. That was nice. Ordered Killians Red and a couple cocktails to drink. Our waitress was friendly and sweet. She was busy and her areas were not close to each other which kept her from coming to check on us as often as we would have liked. But it was fine. Nothing major. My husband and daughter ordered the Hangover burger. Both of them loved it. Daughter had their delicious fries. Husband had cole slaw which he said was just "ok". I had the Goat Cheese Burger with a cup of Irish Stew. The stew was amazing. I'm coming back for a full bowl. Served with some Irish soda bread that I just had a bite of (lowering carb intake). Get the stew. Trust me. The Goat Cheese Burger came with a pretzel bun (I ordered it without the bun, but just took it off the bun), roasted mushrooms, greens and I added bacon. Very good burger. We did not order desserts but they looked perfect for sharing and delicious. I'll be back soon. We all were happy with the food and drinks. Great addition to Prairie Trail. Great idea Andy and Dawn! read more

I'm so happy I experienced Magee's Irish pub, the drinks were so good it's as if they were poured in heaven. The food was so delicious I almost fainted in the booth from sheer ecstasy! read more

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We tried Magee's on a Friday evening and there were approx. 20 customers at 4:30 pm. That was first indication this was a good place to eat and enjoy some good Irish beer. They have Happy Hour until 6 pm with $1 off on beer, wine and cocktails. We ordered Fish and Chips with fries and cole slaw, and my wife had salmon that was grilled with nice tasty coating, sweet potato fries and asparagus for $15. Portions are average in size, but salads cost extra. We shared a delicious piece of Irish ice cream chocolate cake made with Baileys and served frozen. Service was quick and efficient with friendly bartender and waitress. It was pleasant but noise level is loud and decor is above average and clean. There is an impressive long bar that seats 20 and behind it are 5 shelves stocked with plenty of Irish whiskey, Scotch and usual spirits. You do not need to be Irish to enjoy Magee's and we plan to go back soon. read more

the food was great, wonderful and friendly service, the ambiance was nice a great place to meet friends, a little music playing but still quiet enough to chat. read more

Last night was my Family's 4th time going to Magee's in the last month! It has become one of our favorite places to go for a great meal or just drinks and apps at the bar!! The staff is very welcoming and offers great service!! read more

Magee's Irish Pub & Eatery - Some of our favorites are Bangers and Mash, ALL of the burgers and shepherds pie!! - Irish Pub Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

In town for business and tried out this little gem. Awesome Shepherd's pie, best I've ever had!!! I also had the firetrucker Mollie maggee beer which was full of complex flavors and just a great drink. Go and enjoy read more

Legit place. Great bar food and pretty cool atmosphere. Bartender was very knowledgeable. Place is privately owned so they work for your business. Had the salmon and the grilled salad. Top notch read more

Frozen, pre-battered fish and chips, one small piece. Absolutely horrid. I don't know how Eli Irish pub conserve frozen pre-battered fish. The only highlight, if you wanna call it that, where the "chips." They were actually pretty good, the ones that weren't overcooked a masticated to the point of being an edible. Probably won't Be back, much better choices for dinner within the district. read more

PS - Andy, thank you for reaching out. I sent you an email a week ago yesterday - but never heard back. Kind of feels like waiting for my food order all over again. Lol. Best of luck to you guys read more

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Stopped in on a Monday afternoon for lunch for our first visit. I had heard good things about the fish and chips and it did not disappoint! Wait staff was friendly and welcoming, polite and on task. Fully stocked bar, great menu choices. Looking forward to getting back there soon for brunch and caramel French toast. read more

We tried McGee's tonight for the first time. I started off with a Dublin Donkey, their version of a Moscow Mule. It was excellent. When it came to the menu, I have to be gluten free. The waitress was very nice and asked the chef if everything I ordered was indeed gluten free and she stopped back to reassure me it was. I had salmon which came grilled very nicely. It was served with awesome mashed potatoes with garlic and dill and tender asparagus. I cleaned my plate. For a real treat, there were some young Irish dance students that performed for us 3 numbers. That was super fun! We'll definitely be going back! read more

Came up to Ankeny for the car show,great car show and lots of people, stopped in to Magee's for some eats They were packed they had a couple little tables out on the patio it was really nice out good breeze we ordered fish bites and wings our server Courtney did an excellent job she was busy all the time watching her go to table to table taken care of people we had a enjoyable time our food didn't take long she was always on her drinks the food was good we will be back.Thank you to Courtney and the staff at Magee's you all made our day! read more

I loved the ambience and decor in Magees. The food was awesome. We had Shepard's pie, fish and chips and a burger. Everything was really good. We started with the fried Bri and that was soooo good. This is a great place to eat in Ankeny. read more

I want to up date my last review for this establishment. After receiving really poor service in a situation that I felt was racially motivated, the owner reached out to me to have a face to face conversation. He took seriously the perception and assured me that he would not tolerate such behavior. He also let me know that my perception had been discussed. Yes, the service was still really off and he assures me that is being addressed. We left our conversation reconciled and having addressed an important cultural problem with integrity, I believe. We will be back to give Magee's another opportunity. read more

We were so excited about this new place coming. The layout is awful. You can only sit in a booth if you have a large group. Otherwise, you're stuck out in the crowded middle of the room. There are tiny tables crammed by the door and bar area. We were stuck at a table by the door and froze the entire time. People walking into the restaurant, bringing extremely cold air in with them. We were literally eating only 4 feet from the front door. The food is all fried, like fast food. Even the chicken wings were fried so bad that it made KFC look good. We waited 20 minutes for our first drink. The hostess was extremely snotty. The service is slow and horrible. Also, there's something about the noise level in there. I'm not sure if it's the architecture or what, but you cannot hear people at your own table. read more

Nice atmosphere. Food is decent, but not a knockout. Several Irish beers were unavailable...tap not working or they were out of the beer.

Stopped in around 4:00 on a Friday afternoon. Was seated right away, but then drinks took forever to get. Food came out very slow and some of the "hot" food was like right out of the refrigerator, I would of said something, but our waiter (who apparently was the manager) NEVER came back to check on us. Finished our meal and after waiting 15 minutes to get our check, I went to the bar to pay. The bartender was pretty snotty and said they're short staffed and she's got 13 drinks to pour. I asked (nicely) to pay and she rolled he eyes. I understand you may be short staffed, but without customers, the whole staff will be looking for a new place to work. In conclusion, the food was meh, service was poor, and attitude abounds at this place. Not going back.... read more

Nothing but great things to say about my visit here last night. Very good food and service. I had the fish & chips; delicious and large portions. Manager stopped by twice to see if we needed anything. I went with two friends and they enjoyed their meals too. I will be back... want to try other things on the menu. read more

Amazing service!! Liza was amazing and crushed every aspect of service. From recommendations to an amazing attitude. Awesome atmosphere and great selection. Keep up the great work. read more

I've come to appreciate Magee's more by sticking to what they do well. Their Irish specialities (Irish stew, shepherds pie, bangers and mash, etc) are really quite good. The drink menu is really varied but on theme and the beer menu is just what you'd want from an Irish pub. read more

Picked up dinner to go while staying at the Residence Inn nearby. I'm so glad I did! Fish and Chips were recommended and for good reason. Even as a takeout order (gotta love dinner with email on the side) the fish was perfect and the "chips" were delicious thick sidewinder fries. It was a great way to end my day. read more

Went to Magees for the first time during the Albaugh classic car show. We showed up and were told it would be a35 minute wait. We expected This given the car show, so we put our names in and went and had a glass of wine at Winestyles. They texted near the 30 minute mark that our table was ready. We went back and they seated us at a table inside....after ten minutes we had to flag down one of the hostess' to get a server to our table. She brought us water and maybe 5 minutes later a server came and took our drink order. We surveyed the menu and had planned to order the bangers and mash, and the scotch eggs nest when we heard our server tell the table Next to us that they were out of Irish gravy !! At 6:45 on Saturday night! So back to the menu....when our server came back we ordered a bowl of the seafood chowder, the shepherds pie and the corned beef and cabbage. After 30 minutes our server came and told us the kitchen was very backed up and it would be another 35 minutes for our food and indicated that he would likely give us a free dessert for the long wait. Keep in mind none of our food was stuff that needed to be fresh prepared....mashed potatoes And corned beef are already prepared as well as the chowder, and the shepherds pie only needed to be topped with potatoes and broiled. But wait we did....finally after an hour and a half they brought all our food. First, the "seafood" chowder. While tasty was 95% potatoes and carrots. Fine if it was labeled and billed as such but for $11 I expect to be able to see an taste the Lobster and crab the menu says is in there. My corned beef and cabbage was very tasty. My husbands shepherds pie maybe had an ounce of lamb meat in it...otherwise was just mashed potatoes and corn. Finally, our server just brought us our ticket with no apology for the time Wait or offer of the dessert he offered earlier! When we first got there the restaurant was busy but halfway through our time There it died down and the long wait was mystifying. And why would you say you're going to give us a free dessert and then not follow through? Won't be back...there are too many other places to try and others we know and love. read more

Fish bites for an appetizer, Reuben with fries for the main course, and Snakebites for the drink. I have now been to Magee's twice and twice ordered the same thing. The homemade tartar sauce with the crisp, not greasy fish bites are wonderful! Eclipsed only by the Best-Reuben-That-I-Have-Ever-Had sandwich! Our #1 choice for an Irish pub and eatery in Des Moines. We are looking forward to our next trip! read more

Ordered takeout which has been subpar from some other restaurants. All of ours was great today - lamb shank was tender with a good sauce I had on the side to try lamb without it, plenty of mash, tender baby carrots. Fried Brie is a great starter and I recommend. Burgers came on pretzel buns which were soft and not dense. Kid breaded chicken was the frozen variety instead of fresh as everything else, and shepherd pie had more heat then expected and not indicated on menu; these were only improvements. Wide menu especially on weekends, will try again and something next time. read more

Good food with portions on the smaller side for a he price but quality is pretty good. Only issue is ordered fish and was barely warm and obviously frozen fish but other than that other menu items are good. read more

Great place! Excellent food, great service and a warm, inviting atmosphere too. Staff has always been wonderful and accommodating to boot. We are regulars now! read more

sat here for 20 mins and waiters and waitresses have walked past no less than 15 times. No greeting no "can I get you something to drink" very disappointing..asked waitress who had table and she pointed waiter to my table. He had walked by at least 5 times and said he didn't see me sitting.. read more

Could be a five star except...do you know the definition of entrapment? Why doesn't the Irish bar put pepper in the food?

We went to opening night of Magee's! The food was excellent, the mixed drinks were delicious, and the staff were friendly and engaging! Beautiful environment, lots of Irish items wherever you look! Attention to detail in this pub is clear. We will definitely be going back! read more

I ordered Galway seafood chowder and it came with soda bread. I was a bit disappointed that the chowder came lukewarm and butter already on the heel end of a dry piece of soda bread. The veggies in the chowder were very crunchy and hard, again not what I expected. My husband had the fish and chips. He said the breading on the fish was very hard and tough. The fish inside was good, however. His food came nice and hot. We'll probably try coming here again to give it a second chance and order something different. read more

This place prioritizes parties of 4. If you're trying to go on a date here, expect a longer wait. We left after 4 groups who came in after us were sat before us. Poor form, I will not be back. read more

I'm from the UK and have visited Ireland a lot. I was skeptical before going to the bar but after my visit I was surprised at how great the service was and how great the food was. The menu was definitely Americanized slightly but the food was delicious. The wait staff was amazing and everyone had a smile on their face. I think Hailey was our waitress and if I could request her as our waitress every visit I would, she was amazing. read more