We ended up in McCloskey's as we took the scenic route to Valley Forge. Have to admit, I wanted to drive by Merion - it's as close to playing it as I'm ever gonna get, right! It was a cold, drizzly October day and could not have ended up in a better spot. Good beer, GREAT shepherd pie and service to boot. read more

The roast beef sandwich is incredible. Good burgers too. Service is great and beer list is robust.

One of the best places to eat and drink in the main line!!! The staff is the best and the food great!

love this place. Been here with our family of 5, met friends for a drink, or dinner with dad or inlaws and have never, and i mean never been disappointed. keep up the good work and take care of Woody as its the only decent meal he gets except for coming to my house. read more

I live very close and seem to always be ordering take-out. My favorites are the shrimp salad, the chicken parm entree and the chicken parm sandwich. The Italian sandwich is good too! There is a great beer selection and the staff is very friendly. Plus, there is live music and karoke during the week. read more

Went to dinner last night. Full house. We all got sandwiches with fries. The waitress was very nice and pleasant. The food was pretty horrible. My husband had chicken Parmesan sandwich. The roll was stale, the chicken tasted pre-processed. I had the turkey sandwich; very mediocre. Our third had a burger. It was over cooked. We will not be returning. We've been there before and have been very pleased. Not sure what has happened. read more

Found this on yelp and decided to try it based on the reviews. Food was excellent as was the service. Our server (I think her name was Karen) did a great job and had an excellent sense of humor. Dave the bartender came to check on us as well. Price was right and we'll be back!! read more

McCloskey's Tavern - Bars Near Me - Ardmore, Pennsylvania

This is a stellar Irish Pub in Ardmore. Walked in around 5 and took one of the few seats left at the bar. Some serious end of the day drinking seemed to be taking place by good patrons of the establishment. The bartender was friendly, especially after he saw my Eagles hat and what he mistook for a blue and grey Cowboys sweater (it was a film festival jacket). Had the happy hour buffalo wings which were excellent. For dinner I had a tremendous cheddar cheese and onion ring burger. The side of onion rings were a little overdone. The Paulander Octoberfest was delicious. The food was excellent. Great tapped beer list. This is a place I will return to. Highly recommended read more

Packed on a friday night with a hungry and thirsty Irish crowd (kidding but it was full for a reason) Mostly a middle aged crowd (including myself in that category). Typical beers, burgers, wings menu with an upscale touch. (apple Jamison chicken wings for example) They have a set of combo toppings (blue cheese, swiss and mushrooms, etc) that you can get on a burger or grilled chicken sandwich. Prices are low for the size of the sandwich including huge amounts of toppings. this is my favorite kind of place, good American pub food, big portions, reasonable prices, friendly staff and we will be back. read more

Truly a locals joint! Fun place to go have a cold one or sit and partake in some good grub, Irish specialties and regular pub food. Wait staff and bartenders are great! It's a go to place for us. But if you go on the weekend - prepare to wait for a table! It's a popular place. read more

The food was exceptional, however towards the end of our meal two mice ran right across the dining room. When I told the bar tender, she was not very accommodating and said that every business in the area has problem with mice since the construction. She seemed confused as to why this was a problem. It's a shame, I really like this spot! read more

Went here for the first time tonight (9/5/13). Service and food were both excellent. I had the shepherds pie and a salad and my wife had soup and Pancko breaded tomatoes everything was awesome. It's a bar/ restaurant where everyone feels very comfortable,young and old. Give it a shot you won't be disappointed. The waitress told us that Tuesday is wing night (.25 cents wings and they looked good ). See you on Tuesday for sure. read more

Excellent food. Nice size (sharable) portions. Great burger selection and execution! Very friendly service folks. Really like this place and stands out from so many similar places in the immediate area. read more

I live in Ardmore, and McCloskey's isn't perfect, but it's definitely a gem. Food, 5 stars, Beer list, 4 stars, Service, 4 stars, atmosphere, 3 stars. It can be tough to get a table, and sometimes you get a cramped/crowded one. I prefer to go on off nights, or after 9 PM to beat the crowd. Burgers/Chicken sandwiches (they have ~8 or so topping options that can be made with beef, chicken, or as a veggie burger) are all always awesome, apple/Jameson wings are bomb, and their entrees are really really good. I was pretty surprised at how good their pasta and seafood dishes are. Not the fanciest, but some of the best food on the Main Line. My only complaint is that they need to fix their JukeBox and could use a couple more TVs or at least a TV upgrade. Great place, overall, though. read more

I'm for sure a fan of this place. Took a while to find time to stop by, and now it's been twice in the last three weeks. I think I'll keep coming up here! 1. The place is as cramped on a Friday/Saturday night as described by others. It gets tight. To the staff's credit, they don't get frustrated over this. They accept it. It's a nice change for the client from other places here locally. 2. They do a traditional Happy Hour and Daily Dinner Specials. There are folks that come the same night at the same time every week. Top special is Prime Rib on Friday night. I mean it's big, gotta be a full 16oz.. It comes with a simple baked potato, and sauteed beans. Plain white plate. 3. I prefer the bar here as the preferred spot. While Martha and I can just chat for hours.......having a beverage, watching the game or news with a well made dinner is a nice treat. 4. The bartenders provide nice pours without being completely over the top. They seem to have been born in the bar as they know ABSOLUTELY everyone!! I've enjoyed every visit so far, and I'm sure I will in the future. You will too. read more

The atmosphere is great but the food is not. Get some of the old standards and you'll probably be fine but you're better off eating somewhere else and stopping here for a pint on the way home. read more

Timmy is the man, solid food good people and watch whatever you want. Oh and good pours of wild turkey 101. The steamers are legit, ask for bread. Great beer selection, go! read more

Have eaten lunch and dinner, as well as stopped by for a glass in the evening around 50 times over the years. Every meal I've ever eaten here has been great. Mushroom soup. Cajun Chicken fingers. Meat Loaf. Meatball sandwich. I've only had great servers. Every friend I've ever brought here loved it. read more

We have been looking for a spot to grab brunch on a weekend in the Ardmore area for a while, and we're rather partial to a Veggie Burger. Unfortunately this has gone from the menu, but there is a Portabella Mushroom burger, and a roast veggie sandwich, that did the trick. There is a great selection of craft beers, both on tap and by the bottle. Racer 5 IPA, on tap... yum. My only criticism of the food was that they went a bit heavy on the cream cheese in both dishes. The french fries however, were sublime. At 4pm on a Saturday it was fairly quiet, but I'm guessing that it gets pretty lively as the evening progresses. read more

their burgers are intense! perfectly cooked, super juicy & just overloaded with toppings. I also really liked the apple Jameson wings. they give you a huge portion too! only downside is the fries.. they were lackluster at best. read more

Great pub food. Booths are a little tight for four people, however.

This cramped little place can't decide if they are a restaurant or bar and tries to be both with claustrophobic results. The noise level makes conversation impossible and the tables are small and unsteady. The prime rib was overpriced, fatty and bland. read more

I like this local neighborhood bar/restaurant. It's one of the original Irish pubs on Cricket Avenue & one of the friendliest. I'm addicted to the Mushroom Boursin Hamburger. I think I've got a problem but hey, there could be worse things right? Decor could be updated but that shouldn't stop you from going in for food & drink. read more

Pretty small place but we were seated right away on a Saturday night around 6:30. Many different types of beers available which is always good to see. For an appetizer my party of 4 and I got the Cajun wings which were perfectly spiced and hot. In addition to the wings we also got the potatoes skins, which there were 4 very big skins, they were great. I ordered the classic bacon cheeseburger at medium. It is a big burger and was a bit overdone, but overall wasn't that bad. Id say if you are in the area definitely check this place out if for food or just appetizer/drinks. read more

As good as it gets for neighborhood pubs on the main line. Some seriously good burgers. Wings are also very good. Can't go wrong with any of the daily specials and the chicken parm is also fabulous. Good beer selection, friendly service. Highly recommend. read more

This is my neighborhood go-to place.... always great food and friendly service. Lunches are wonderful and they make absolutely the BEST BLT sandwich ever~!!!! Ardmore ROCKS~!!! Nancy Gold read more

Solid burgers, roast beef, and motz stix. A good pub to have in your rotation

I'm not sure if it's true, but I heard a bartender here has won the Philly.com cutest bartender in Philadelphia area award for 2015. I believe it to be Paddy. read more

I've been here a few times already, and I really love this place. It's a great neighborhood pub and has such a homey atmosphere. The draft beer selection is always rotating and there seem's to be something for everyone. We've sat at the bar, in the bar area and in the dining room and have had great service in all spots. Everything we've ordered for food (burgers, pasta, fish, salads) so far has tasted great, My only complaint is that it gets a little crowded on Friday and Saturday nights! read more

Love the place..have not been there for 13 years, martie, linda , marie.hope they are all there..the wings at half time , the mushroom burgers,,clam chowder..mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..can not wait to go back..i am currently in san diego..ca,,i'll go back within 3 months.............am sure i will again post my review.....Mccloskey's rule......... read more

I dinned at this restaurant in September and had a fabulous dinning experience. The food was excellent, the service superb and the restaurant was extremely clean. I would highly recommend this restaurant and will return if I am in the area again. Sue read more

BEER. CHEESESTEAK SPRING ROLLS. GREAT SERVICE. Those are just a few of the things you will experience when you walk into McCloskey's in Ardmore. Whether you are looking for a sitdown dining experience, or more of a local bar atmostphere, this bar can do it all. Among the standouts for me are the waitress who will put Mariah Carey Christmas songs on the jukebox no matter the time of year, and the straight-talking bar regulars who provide you with the "real DelCo experience," even in Montgomery County. And even though the menu is bursting with delicious options, definitely try the Cajun Chicken Tenders. They are bursting with flavor, and are grilled, so even though the smooth taste of Breckenridge Vanilla Porter led to you having 3 more than you planned and forced you to take the convenient regional rail home, you can keep healthy and fit! "Baby all I want for Christmas, is chipotle ranch"* *Some artistic license taken. read more

McCloskey's is a place where you're free to let your inhibitions run wild. They don't cast judgment for walking in their doors before your 9:00 AM shift starts for a quick drink to wet yer whistle...they'll happily pour you a shot of their fine Irish rye knowing your about to protect the neighborhood they call home. Its a quiet place to slip in for a quick pint or two before heading home to deal with the headache that I affectionetly refer to as my wife and kids. Its also a quaint spot to spend sometime away from the nagging of your wife after she goes off tedious little things like paying the bills, her mom, the delinquent kids that live in and around Havertown and all that other stuff women yap on and on about. Its also a safe spot where you know at the end of a long night they'll be sure to call you a cab after 2AM and send you on your merry way. Just don't ever order the soup at McCloskey's. Never. Seriously, I mean it....don't ever order the soup. Even if you're on the verge of starvation just order a pint of Guinness and eat your napkin or coaster or something else instead. McCloskeys!!!!!!!!!!! read more

This place is great! The service is top notch and everyone is so welcoming I will definately be back! My dinner was so delicious and afterward we moved over to the bar area where there was a fantastic acoustic guitar player. read more

I've been going to McCloskey's for years and always enjoyed the food and the service. The manager and staff are always friendly but John the bartender could be a little rude at times but most of the time he was always nice. He is no longer there but the staff is still friendly. The bar is great and you can always strike up a good conversation. I recommend go to McCloskey's when in Ardmore. read more

I've eaten at McCloskys a few times, with good food and great service. Tonight, the whole experience was BAD. I ordered a roast beef sandwich. It came to the table cold, dried out,, super well done old roast beef, with cold fries, unmelted rubbery cheese. I told my server, who literally took the plate and came back one minute later, obviously and unapologetically having popped it in the microwave for sixty seconds. Everything still cold, but drier. Wow! My sister ordered a burger medium well with blue cheese. It was welll well well well done. Seriously overcooked. Disgusting amount of blue cheese. Bacon that was more like beef jerkey. Horrible. cold, stale fries as well. We told our server, who said she would let "them" know, and came back with our check. No apology, nothing! Asked for a manager, who gave us his cell phone number and told us to call him next time we were coming in!(?). I think he was the food runner. Don't know what happened to the great servers and great food, but this was all around terrible. read more

Oh boy, such a bummer. My husband and I live in a nearby town and had read some decent reviews of this place, so we decided to try it. We went on a Friday night at 8:30, hoping for a nice place to end the week with a good beer and decent dinner. We couldn't have been more off the mark. When we entered the place, we saw an empty booth by the front window and motioned to the hostess that we would like to sit there. She came towards us with a nasty look on her face and said, " nope. I need to save that in case I get a larger group". We pointed out that she had four open tables and that it was late at night. She refused to honor our request and was not very kind about it. We were seated at a small table that was about 4 inches away from the next table. Ugh. The place was very loud and it was more than a little uncomfortable. We were greeted?? By a waitress who simply asked us, " what do you want". We really were considering getting up and leaving but decided to stay. Mistake. The food was average at best and the service was horrendous. My husband did end up heading to the back of the house to talk to the manager and let him know how disappointed we were. He could have cared less. Oh, and the booth we requested... Was filled in ten minutes, with TWO customers, who were obviously very friendly with the hostess As for us, we will never be back. read more

Was there the other night and the handsome bartender was working again. He's so cute, short and stocky. I just wanna eat him up. Food was also top notch read more

Terrific little spot just off of Lancaster Ave. in Ardmore. Food was great. I used my "How Well Do They Do A Normal Burger?" test and they passed with flying colors. I love those shiny and soft burger rolls (wish I knew the name). Fries were thick cut and seasoned perfectly. Ample bottle and tap beer selection. Service was excellent. Well done, McCloskey's. read more

Always a great atmosphere, the food is top notch and the beer selection is great. Should be 4.5 stars, but sometimes the service is inconsistent. When it gets really busy it is easy to tell the bartenders just want you to eat then leave. Great Ardmore bar! read more