worst service I've ever had anywhere, the food wasn't even good. burgers were awful, how do you screw up a burger? don't waste your time or money in this rat shack read more

Best Bar in Maplewood/ Roseville /Little Canada area !! The food is what drives the place creative menu with home cooking natural ingredients. The staff is incredible fun to talk to and share life experiences. Special shout out to Al , Sherriff and George read more

We went for brunch and we were blown away by house Bloody Mary's, which were only $5. The star of the show was the parmesan hash browns. They were delicious! Everything was very good. read more

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Food and staff always exceed my expectations, game day specials for all Minnesota sports teams are awesome also... Not Many MOM and POP small neighborhood pubs anymore... McCarrons is a must go if your In the area!!! read more

Visiting when in the area on business. Food was just average at best, service was poor and staff seems to think they were entitled. Thought it would be a good choice walking into the place but I was wrong. ent for food, service, and a relaxing meal. Did not go or want political indoctrination. Sorry it was a fail. read more

I've heard this was the place to go to for amazing Italian fries and was excited to try this place. I used to frequent the Wild Onion and I still dream of those Italian fries. I am not sure if it was true or not, but I heard the cooks from the Wild Onion work here. Unfortunately, it is not the same. Although big in size, not big in flavor. The onion rings weren't anything special either. If it wasn't for the food alone, the cold shoulder experience at the bar definitely sealed the deal for me. I'll keep trying to find top notch Italian fries elsewhere. read more

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This is your neighborhood dive bar with a handful of regulars enjoying their Saturday night. Walked in around 9:00pm with a friend for a late dinner. You seat yourself. We decided to sit at the bar. We ordered two N/A beverages, onion rings, and Italian fries with sausage and jalapeños. Order came out quickly which was nice, but food was nothing special. Onion rings were fine. Italian fries were undercooked and really just lacked flavor. Bartender helping us was okay. I will say you can definitely tell and feel when you are not a regular in a bar establishment because all the staff stay down at the one end of the bar and attend to the folks that come in often. I wanted to enjoy this place more as I've heard such great reviews, but you cannot win them all. Personally, not impressed and won't be back. read more

The place is still neat, clean and tidy. The staff is still friendly and attentive. The regular crowd still there. In spite of this they seem to be missing their kitchen wizards and that's why I deducted a star. First, the menu has been reduced to less than half of what it once was. This is understandable- the menu used to be pages long with unique options that were unable to accommodate economies of scale. Now, you'll find a compact list where every dish is a variation on a burger and the usual pub standards. It's all very appropriate for a neighborhood tavern. Sadly, as a result everything on offer is very middle of the road (with the exception of their tater tots-they are still pretty fantastic). The saddest offering was their Ruben. In the before times, the homemade corned beef was astonishingly delicious juicy, tender and with a hint of cinnamon. The current version was dry and the sandwich just didn't live up to its glory days. I wouldn't be so harsh if their former sandwich wasn't so good. If I were the owners I would put some time into hunting down the old cooks and relearn how to make that corned beef. All in all it's still a really good neighborhood spot and worth a place on anyone's short list of favorite places. read more

Local neighborhood spot that serves good pub grub. It may qualify as a dive if you look only on the outside. Our lone server, Rachel rocked! She kept the entire after-happy hour bar & grill going. A TALL craft tap Finnegans was $6 (non-happy hour price). Inferno Burger ($13.99) was outstanding & plenty of hot! I had the Chop Steak ($13.99) was delicious. There is a non-cash service charge added to the bill ($1.36 on a $36.04 bill) so maybe better if you have cash (luckily we had cash for the tip). Home made mashed potatoes on my Chopped Steak plate! The potatoes & gravy were perfect! read more

We go here quite often for brunch, it's filled with regulars most of the time, but we haven't gone as often as we would like to be regulars, but we're getting up there. The breakfast burritos are phenomenal. Pretty much everything we have had here is as well. You can't go wrong. It's definitely our favorite breakfast spot on a Sunday. They also have gardens in back and a little koi pond as well that we like to check out after we eat. read more

Food is average to low bar food. Great if you're a drinker. Bingo on Monday is the attraction , while it's fun to play, the place is packed. Servers are very friendly. read more

I always enjoy this spot. Although we usually have breakfast here, we went for supper about a month ago. The food was super good, and even though it was packed because of a meat raffle, our service was very good. (We won a huge tray of pork chops to boot ) Definitely going back at supper time. read more

Just moved to the area and absolutely love this place! Gives a nice small town friendly feel with amazing food and drinks as well! They're wings are definitely not one to skip either! Will definitely be making this a regular spot for us not to mention the friendly staff and customers ! read more

Like the atmosphere and great prices. Great parking and patio.

For the past few years I've driven by this place and always wondered what is going on inside. It looks like the kind of place I'd expect to see more outside the cities. Like one of those roadside bars you see dotting small towns. Well finally went in a while back and couldn't be happier that I did. It is a local dive bar in every sense of the word. The inside pretty much matches the outside. Slightly run down, but in a way that feels loved and cherished, like it is full of great memories. It is also surprisingly large. We came on a bingo morning recently and while it was packed to the gills, we had no problem finding a table. You also have to know what you are getting into when you come in. Service is friendly, but very casual. We've never waited long for anything, but the wait staff will treat you more like a long time friend or family member. The patrons can be lively, so if you hear some language you don't like, take a look where you are. I've never felt uncomfortable or unsafe, but I have had a good laugh at how spirited people can get. The drinks are strong and cheap here. Somehow my bloody marys were cheaper than my husband's beers. They are good bloodys too. Lots of flavor and kick to them, without being watery and diluted. The food is the big standout for us. It is really simple bar food, but it is made so well. Everything we've had has been great. On those days when you are a bit hungover or just need something comforting, it really hits the spot. I was not expecting the food to be this good, but it blows me away each time. 35/100 read more

Wonderful great local pub with good food and drinks. The service is friendly and they offer great game day specials in a family friendly environment. read more

When we go out we hope a bartender will say something if a customer is using the F-bomb, interrupting everyone, burbing loudly continuously, and just in general being obnoxious at the bar. Just a nice warning to "tone it down" and no more F-bombs. But not when TJ is working. Not a peep was said to this overly served female that had been at the bar from noon to 9 pm. A half dozen of us at the bar were disgusted. Only I finally blew up. I couldn't help it. I knew I'd never come back if TJ was working. She was more upset with me complaining, than by this obnoxious customer. She even asked me NOT to "POST" it on Yelp Trust me, it was intolerable for the 5 hours I was there playing bingo and for the 6 customers in the same vicinity. TJ dropped the ball. This drunk learned nothing. Beware. It didn't bother TJ. The older crowd was nauseated however. read more

We had a pretty good breakfast. They serve American fries. No pancakes on menu. Cooked perfect and great ham read more

McCarron's Pub & Grill - American Near Me - Maplewood, Minnesota

Good Friday. A night I was thinking we would avoid the All-You-Can-Eat Friday Fish Fry. However, my Fish Fry levels were at an all time low. We've been taking a break from Friday Night Fish Fry's during Lent due to the high demand in them. When I mentioned to Alyssa if she was interested in one, she said she really wasn't. Good Friday. Busy. Pheona. Could be trouble. When I mentioned McCarron's, which is right around the block from us, she thought, maybe. We'll see how busy it is & go from there. McCarron's is the old Dean's Tavern. Dean's had the cheapest AYCE Friday Night Fish Fry known to humans. $7.95. Yep. Alyssa & I had that one at least a half dozen times. Basic. Nothing to write home about. Lightly battered Pollack. Fries. Slaw. When McCarron's opened, I stopped in a few times for a beer & a burger. However, no Friday Night Fish Fry's to be had. I asked in person about one. I wrote an e-mail to wonder about one in the future. Nothing. Then one day, I was shooting at some food, and up from the ground came a bubbling crude. Wait. No, no, no. One day, I noticed the sign out front claiming an All-You-Can-Eat Friday Night Fish Fry. This was before Lent. Maybe it'll be served year round? Pulling into the parking lot, we knew we had a good shot at eating a Fish Fry. Maybe a dozen cars? We walked into the front entrance which brings you right into the bar. To the left, you could seat at one of 10 high top tables. To the right is the "dining room". A row of High Tops along the wall, with the rest of the void filled in with regular 4 top tables. The 4 tops were all taken but one. We snagged that one. We got there just after 6 o'clock & the "dining room" side was all AARP card carrying members. Oh boy, did they perk up when they saw Pheona. Lot of waves & smiles coming her way. Right by the table was a stack of high chairs. I took one to get Pheona set up. Threw a few Cheerios in front of her and we got her occupied for 3 minutes. In those 3 minutes. I saw a couple of servers, but nobody stopped by to greet us. I saw a stack of menus so I got up & grabbed a couple. After that, the bartender came by. He asked us what we were drinking. Alyssa asked about Happy Hour, but it ended at 6. No luck there. I ordered a bottle of the High Life. Alyssa, a vodka Red Bull. After he got our order a server stopped by. We told her we gave our drink order to the bartender. When he brought them, we inquired about the Fish Fry. He explained it as Beer Battered Fish, Fries or Baked Potato, & Slaw. He told us that our server will be by to take that order. That server never came by. After 5-10 minutes, he must have noticed this and came by to take our order. Two AYCE Friday Night Fish Fry's. He never asked what potato choice we wanted. The High Life I got was super cold. Wonderful! Pheona was getting restless, so I took her out and had her walk around. There is a stage in the back corner which Pheona gravitated to. She climbed up on that thing & started rocking out. At least that what all the AARP card carrying members thought. They couldn't stop watching her. Commenting on her. All that. She was a Rock Star. A couple of dart boards also kept her interested. Buttons to push. Noises. Lights. Perfect for a 17 month old. I kept an eye on our table & noticed when our food arrived. I gobbled up Pheona & brought us back. I got her strapped into the highchair & Alyssa got a bit of food cut up for her. My plate had two golden fried pieces of Fish, a tin foiled wrapped Baked Potato, a large plastic ramekin of colorful coleslaw, & a small plastic ramekin of tartar. No lemon included. But Sour Cream was included for the Baked Potato. I asked for lemon when the bartender stopped by to ask how things were & if we wanted more Fish. We both ordered reorders. The Fish was good, bordering on great. Smallish pieces/strips, but perfectly battered and fried. I would guess it's Cod, but I really don't know. I'm sure it wasn't Pollack. The pieces were nice & pearly white inside. Flaked away beautifully. The Baked Potato was a surprise & average. No butter for it. The Slaw was disappointing. Looked stellar. Tasted bland. The tartar was average. Seemed store bought. Reorders come in two pieces. They came out hot, fresh & with lemon. I even asked for one more reorder after this. When we were finishing up & Alyssa was in the bathroom, I took Pheona over to the video game area. This is right by the kitchen. I was able to get a really good look into it. Closet sized? Super small fryer, which is why we weren't given a choice of potato. It seemed like they were pumping out the Fish & that things might come to a halt if fries were ordered. One other thing I noticed was that the cook took pride in what he was serving. He took his time because he cared. He drained that Fish out fully in the fryer. Then put it onto a flat top grill to make sure that all the little flakes of batter and grease aren't being served to you. High Five, cook! The price? $9.95. read more

McCarron's Pub & Grill - American Near Me - Maplewood, Minnesota

Dive? Dump? Both? Maybe so. This is one of those places where you stare long and hard and wonder "should I really trust food from this place?" I seen "best cheese curds" and "good burgers" in some reviews with 4 stars, what could go wrong? Pop a squat near the bar and order up the curds right away while we wait for the menus. Very limited selection (one sheet, front and back). I opt for the black and blue burger - burger with melted blue cheese and bacon, while she goes for the hangover burger - fried egg + bacon. Curds arrive shortly after with ranch. Curds were in fact pretty damn good. Best? Not by a long shot. But, the batter had a seasoning in it which was really good and made the trip kind of worth it. Apparently the server didn't think we needed napkins or anything, so I got up and tracked down the mystery basket which had all those luxury items. Apparently the empty water glasses couldn't stop our server from taking selfies of herself to do her job and get them refilled. No biggie. If you think I'm joking, I'm really not. The wonders of snap chat in the workplace I tell ya. At least be a little more discreet about it though. Burgers hit the window with a ding from the cook. Bartender snags them while our server tended to another table and brings them out while refilling our waters (what a guy). First and foremost, holy grease bomb. Inspecting these burgers, I actually had to wonder if this was going to be worth it or not. But, we were starving, crunched for time, and had already ordered. After a couple bites, we could literally feel our pores starting to close up from the grease. I know, I know, "how'd the burgers taste?" Hell if I know, I could only taste a faint hint of blue cheese and nothing but grease. Ashley threw in the towel half way through as the stomach ache got her from the grease. Being that I haven't had a good grease induced slide out style bowel movement in quite some time I soldiered on and demolished hers too. Yup, just as greasy as mine. If you're gonna serve burgers, serve beef that is a bit higher quality than this. Or better yet, server it from a grill and not a flat top where the patties wallow in their own grease. My tots were nothing special. Her fries were so greasy, she touched one and said no more. I ate one, and said no thanks. We wait for the server to get out of this place, because, well, we both need a bathroom, and kind of bad. Good place to drink away some sorrow? Yeah, I can see that. Great place to get a burger? Hahahaha no. Great place to get a stomach grease bomb that will test your ability to not drop a load in your pants? Oh you better believe it! Curds are the only reason this isn't a one. read more

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We were visiting from out-of-town and found McCarron's Pub thru Yelp. The food was great and the people were very nice. I would definitely recommend this place. read more

Great local bar, excellent food and great service. The Shepard's Pies amazing!!! That staff keeps your drinks full and make you smile read more

I have not been here in a long time. It was Dean's Tavern then. There have been a couple of ownership changes since that visit. I won't go into details on that visit, other then to say it was a very poor experience. This visit, I got the Reuben. I go in and as usual it is a seat your self place. Very well lighted. Not very busy at this mid afternoon hour. I sat at a table. The bartender serves as bartender and waiter. He brings me the menu and takes my beverage order. Beverage is served quickly. i wanted time to look over the menu. After a few minutes, I decided on the Reuben. It is prepared and served to me quickly. It came with a handful of chips that appear to be homemade. I was a little disappointed in the corn beef being shredded, instead of thinly sliced. It was a tasty sandwich. I did try a shredded piece of corned beef alone. It was tasty, but seemed a little light on the flavor. All in all though, it was a good sandwich. I just wish it was sliced instead of shredded. The value is what one would expect. Sandwich with chips, beverage and tax came to $13.70. The chips can be substituted for other sides, frys, cheese curds, etc. for additional charge. read more

McCarron's Pub & Grill - Reuben with half sandwich consumed - American Near Me - Maplewood, Minnesota

Food is delicious, especially the new menu items. This place is like a modern day Cheers. Come to McCarron's enough, and everyone will know your name. read more

Cigarette butts littered the ground outside the entrance (gross). Almost made me turn back right there. Lots of bogus charges on the bill. Server added on a "non-cash payment fee" to the check without bothering to ask if I was paying cash (I was). Server tacked on another $1 for Smirnoff and .50 for adding peppers to a quesadilla. They nickel and dime you to death. Bloody Mary mix tasted off. Server was very inattentive even though there was only one other table occupied. Waited forever for just about everything. Bottom line is that the service is poor, food is average, place is dirty and drinks are overpriced. Avoid. read more

Had a fun experience here. Tacos were delicious, they had a limited number of beers in tap but a very nice variety of options within that number. Someone put some thought in there. I don't live in the area but I'd happily go back. Recommend. read more

Favorite bar around. Wonderful, delicious food, great staff, and great drink specials during all MN sports' games.

McCarron's is my boyfriend's home away from home and second "office." He is there several nights a week and has been going there after work for more than a decade. He still calls it Dean's, so I call it that as well. I only go to Dean's once every couple months, and it's not really my usual sort of bar, but I always have a good time when I am there. Main draw for me is that they serve Alaskan Amber on tap, which I love and isn't super easy to find in the Midwest. Plus we always get great service since my boyfriend's a regular. We ate dinner at McCarron's last night and I was pleasantly surprised by how good my chicken wrap was, and the side of "potato medley" was downright delicious. My boyfriend gets takeout regularly and usually gets tater tots as a side, and they are always yummy. It's obviously not fine dining (and I wish they wouldn't use Styrofoam for to go containers), but I'd say this is a step above usual bar food. Yes you can get burgers and wings and lots of fried stuff, but there are other options as well. Dean's has live local bands a few times a month. There is also a pool table, pull tabs, and Golden Tee (the #1 draw for my boyfriend, aside from proximity to his office). My boyfriend says it's busiest during happy hour during the week, but it's pretty chill at night. Sometimes some kids roll in but the crowd is usually a little on the middle aged to older side. Fine by me since I'm gettin old. McCarron's is a Rice Street standard/friendly neighborhood watering hole and most customers live or work in the area. They have their own parking lot. read more

So you drive up and think "wow dive bar" but give it a try. The food is good and offer a bit more than usual bar food. Great selection of beer on tap. People, staff and patrons, are friendly. It's clean but the one important thing that the pub fails on is the restroom. This point is not related to what people usually care about on Yelp but the restroom stunk. The tap water to wash your hands with smelled like pond water. read more

McCarron's Pub & Grill - Nice pub feel. - American Near Me - Maplewood, Minnesota

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Decent little neighborhood joint. Hadn't been since it was Dean's, but a friend of my husband's was playing in a band and wanted to check it out a couple weeks ahead of time. We met on a Sunday night around 6 and the kitchen was not open. No biggie, so he ordered a pizza. I've been back a couple other times and service has been fine and the beer cold. It is quieter than the joint down the road. They claim to have a the Coldest Coors Light on Rice Street, but when a friend and i ordered one and used the tag line the bartender looked at us like I was nuts. Apparently we think we are funnier than we really are? read more

Stopped in on a Saturday after some errands. Was really craving cheese curds and the menu on the website said they had Ellsworth cheese curds. The place was pretty busy for 12:45pm on a Saturday...turns out they had a meet raffle. We grabbed a seat in the bar area. Our server came over right away. We ordered beers and a basket of cheese curds. We asked to see the menus (breakfast and lunch/dinner). Our server chatted us up, asked if we had ever stopped in before. We hadn't been there since it was Dean's. She told,is she had been a patron but was so hooked on the sliders that she became an employee. Pretty cool and a great recommendation. The cheese curds arrived. They were great. The batter was almost closer to tempura than normal beer batter. It was great. And the Sriracha sauce was a great accompaniment. Played a couple of rounds in the meat raffle. No luck. No worries. We'll be back. Great service and decent food. read more

My first impressions of this place were not good. We walked in and stood there awkwardly for a minute trying to determine if we should seat ourselves or be seated by a waiter. Don't make people figure this out for themselves. We ended up sitting in the wide open area that was cold and dark. And dirty. The lights were off for the first ten minutes, so I ended up walking around the room trying to find a light switch. They had a patio door wide open as well that let in a really cold breeze. So, I walked over myself and closed the door. I would've asked our waiter, but after seating ourselves we saw no sign of him for at least ten minutes. When he showed, we ordered drinks then waited another 10-15 min for the waiter to return to order our food. After ordering our food (4 burger and fry combos, and a plate of mac and cheese), we waited a ridiculously long time for our food. 45 minutes we waited. All of this waiting, and I do not understand why. I could count the number of people inside this place on two hands: 4 people at the bar, and us. But hey, if the food is spectacular who cares? Only, it wasn't. The food was just fine. Passable. Nothing interesting. I can't even say good. Just ok. And I'm not generally picky about my burgers. The buns were a bit drenched in grease, and too small for the burger patties. The fries were fine. All in all, if you've got a hankering for burgers, go somewhere else. In fact, just go somewhere else. Unless you're looking for a cold, dark, dirty and uninviting atmosphere. And average food. This place has work to do. The two stars are for the nice waiter. And that's all. read more

You can not go wrong heading to this place looking for some great home cooked meals. Their food just makes me keep coming back. And for those worried about the price, the flavor in the food justifies the little amount you spent for something better than fast food. read more

This is close to home for me so I've stopped in a few times for lunch. Both times I've loved my food! I've had the fish and chips off the appetizer menu (portion was HUGE!- so much bigger than I was expecting) but it was delicious. I've also had the French Dip a few times. Which was a good portion and they have really good classic Pub fries. This place isn't super fancy. But if you're looking for a greasy burger, in a small pub- McCarron's is a great place! read more

My husband and I stopped here this evening for date night, drawn in by the $10 bucket of beer special advertised outside the building. When we first walked in, we had the same experience as other reviewers where we weren't sure whether to seat ourselves or wait to be seated. We didn't see anyone coming towards us to seat us, so we chose a table and sat waiting for a server. We waited for over 10 minutes before anyone acknowledged us, although I saw at least 4 people working and it wasn't a busy night. I finally made eye contact with the girl who eventually brought us menus, and she came over to take our drink order. My husband asked if there were any drink specials that evening, and our server said no, not until happy hour starts again. I asked her about the $10 bucket of beer special, and she said "well yeah, there's that". So, that's what we ordered. She said it was domestic beer only, and we asked what domestics beers they had since there was no list anywhere. She said "all the normal domestic beers you'd find anywhere...". Ok then. We ordered Coors Light, not knowing what all our options were. The whole reason we chose this place was because their website advertised these awesome looking loaded hot dogs. When our server came back with our beer, I asked her about them because I didn't see them listed on the menu. She said they got rid of them a month ago, and "the website technology hadn't caught up with the menu change yet". I was disappointed, but things like this happen. I told her we'd need another minute to look at the menu, and she left us to make our decision. Next thing we know, we have another server come to take our order. She says the other server is done for the night, and she'd be taking over for us. That's fine, I know things like that happen. Except the other server WASNT done for the night, since I saw her take other tables. To me it seems like she didn't want to deal with us, and pawned us off to someone else. We weren't rude to her at all, we just wanted the drink special we saw advertised that she didn't tell us about. It worked out better in the end, because our second server was so awesome and nice, and the food we ordered was so good! I highly recommend the nachos, which are so fresh and delicious! Ultimately, I'm sure we'll be back since this place is within walking distance of our house. We will go out of our way to avoid our first server, however. If we hadn't had such a good experience with the second server, we wouldn't come back. read more

Service and food are great!! The bathroom is one of those bathrooms where everything is wet but the food was really good. Slight Midwest hole in the wall feel. read more

Local paper rated St. Paul area Reuben's and McCarron's got a good review. My wife is a Reuben's junkie so we went for a late lunch. We split a cranberry salad for a start, and that was quite good. The Reuben was as good as it's review. Tender meat and a great dressing. The bartender was also our server (titled "Sheriff" on the bill) and he did a efficient job juggling bar patrons and serving us. Altogether, a very good experience. read more

Great service every time from Sheriff, Taylor, and Heather. Cold beer. Great food. Go there every week to play darts. One of my favorite bars in the Saint Paul area. read more

Their fish tocos are the best fish tacos I have ever had and I have just heard that they took it off the menu. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING IT BACK. I don't think I'll be coming back until the put it back on the menu... if anyone goes there and fish tacos are in the menu you must get them, they are LIFE CHANGING. read more

Wonderful staff. Wonderful owners. Wonderful food and excellent selection of tap beers. Always a good time and such a great neighborhood bar. We really love it here but they desperately need bubble hockey. read more