Had lunch at McCray's in Lawrenceville for the second time yesterday. The food was great (both my sister and I had one of the brunch selections, the breakfast bowl), and our server, Graham, was excellent. McCray's is a solid choice for atmosphere, service, and reasonably priced food with good variety in the menu. read more

Crystal was a great server to my boyfriend and I who dined in for brunch. It was our first time and right off the bat we're off to a great start. we were greeted kindly and seated immediately. Very comforting environment in our opinion as well. The menu was very nice and simple, reasonably priced food and portions in my opinion! We enjoyed our French toast and chicken N' waffles, would definitely eat again. read more

McCray's Tavern - Lawrenceville If you're looking for a place in Lawrenceville that delivers excellent service, great food, and an overall amazing dining experience, McCray's Tavern is absolutely worth the visit. From the moment I walked in, the atmosphere felt welcoming and relaxed -- but what truly set the tone for the entire visit was the service. Service That Makes the Experience The service at McCray's was impeccable, and that's not a word I use lightly. Our server, Whit, was the highlight of the entire experience. Whit was: Attentive without being overwhelming Friendly without being intrusive Knowledgeable about the menu Quick with refills and requests Genuinely invested in making sure we enjoyed our meal It's rare to find service that elevates the entire dining experience, but Whit did exactly that. Food That Hits the Spot The food itself was good -- fresh, flavorful, and well‑prepared. But here's the truth: The service made the food taste even better. Good food + exceptional service = an unforgettable experience. Final Thoughts McCray's in Lawrenceville is the kind of place where the service makes the meal, and Whit is the kind of server who turns a simple dinner into a memorable moment. If you're in the area and want a great dining experience, this spot is absolutely worth stopping by. read more

Loved the rooftop vibe and the incredible view of the town. The summer spritz and burger were great, though the food was a little slow to come out. Still a fantastic place for brunch and drinks with a view. read more

McCray's Tavern - American Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

Warning! May 2026 , they failed their health inspection (61) Miss handling, raw chicken ,eggs and produce . slime and mold in the ice machine! read more

McCray's Tavern - So tacky, charging for a credit card really? - American Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

It was all great AGAIN! Had James wait on us in his first week working there and he was perfect. Food was great and we just happened to catch a great weather night upstairs with a jazzy musician on guitar who sang very well. We will of course be back! read more

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I forgot to make reservations on Friday the day after Thanksgiving and they were super busy but we waited no more than 10 mins and were sat. Our server Crystal came over immediately and greeted us. I've been to the Smyrna and Midtown locations so I knew what I wanted. I ordered the buffalo chicken egg rolls with ranch. My friend and I enjoyed them. They were hot and fresh and the perfect balance of spicy and savory. For our entrees my friend ordered a patty melt and I ordered the chicken nachos. His patty melt honestly didn't look that appealing to me. He ate it but it didn't give patty melt vibes. The burger looked dry and the toast wasn't buttery at all. My nachos however were Delicious! I could honestly say the grilled chicken nachos were the best I've had this year. The flavors were all there. Even a few hours later when I reheated my leftovers the nachos were still good. For dessert I ordered the brownie sundae. I normally order brownies wherever I go if they serve them. This was one of my least favorite. Our server said it's served warm but I couldn't tell. The top layer is very hard and crunchy but under is gooey and smooth. I barely got a full scoop of ice cream. More like a sliver of ice cream. Whoever they get the brownies from they should prob find a new vendor. Overall we had a good visit and I would def return for some of my favs. read more

McCray's Tavern - Brownie Sundae - American Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

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Enjoyed another meal at this tavern. They have a great selection of draft beers and full bar. Food is always on point. Service was good and we made it to the show by 8. Live music on the weekend is a plus. read more

McCray's Tavern - Smash burger. Double patty delight. - American Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

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Graham is the best! Attentive and one step ahead when you all him for something. We always request him, and we are doordash when he isn't there! The food is usually good, but it isn't always consistent. read more

It surprises me that these people think it is enjoyable to sit in a booth and have to yell at someone two feet away to be heard. We asked at the door to have someone turn down the music. The guy said he would but didn't. We asked the waitress and she said she would but didn't. Finally enough people complained and someone turned down the music. read more

This is our go to place after corn hole on Mondays. They have half off wings on Mondays. The size of the wings have shrunk over time on those half off nights. This week I ordered the special which was a chorizo burger. It was really good, messy, but good. Have they a monthly beer special $7 for a 20oz. Service is always great. Have an awesome upstairs patio when the weathers nice. read more

McCray's Tavern - Chorizo burger with fries. - American Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

I've been here few times before but this time I came for 2025 burger week. The burger was good but fell apart soon as I picked it up. I had to eat it with a fork and knife. Not judging based off one burger because this place has a lot of great options on the menu. Service at the bar was excellent! The bartender kept my glass of water full and she made one heck of a margarita (I ordered it bartender's choice). Overall, it was a good experience! read more

McCray's Tavern - Burger week 2025 - American Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

It was our first time at this location and we sat on the rooftop. Graham was absolutely amazing!! He was very personable and caring with his service. He brought us drink refills and napkins without being asked which was very appreciated. We love a mind reader! Food was amazing as well - we got the S&S burger and the 10-pc wings (which were half off on Mondays) and no complaints about that either. He even treated us to an ice cream. 10000% recommend :) read more

1 star. TL;DR - Food is mid. Ambiance on the roof is decent, but service and restrooms are not readily available. We dropped in to enjoy a birthday lunch with my aunt. Party of 4. We had to wait forever for a table, then the table was outside on the sidewalk with bees flying everywhere. We asked to move and had to wait again for a table on the roof. Ordered a spinach dip for appetizers... it was liquid with whole spinach leaves. No cap! It was awful. Even the server said he'd never seen it looking like that. Our food took a really long time to come. When it finally arrived, it was cold. Dessert was decent. We shared a brownie sundae. I'd come back to sit on the roof and enjoy a brownie sundae or a beer, but nothing more. read more

The roof top is a vibe! The food is nothing too crazy just the basics! I got the smoked turkey club, I didn't really like the bread maybe in a wrap it would be better! My friend got the salmon BLT which was also pretty mid The sweet potato fries were my fav!!!! I wouldn't come back! Only because it doesn't feel worth it to me The view is super cute though and service is always good! I feel for the servers having to walk all those stairs ): talk about leg day everyday Also my cup was dirty which isn't completely their fault! I know how dishwashers run the cups read more

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Nice day out in Lawrenceville so we took a spot at McCray's patio for lunch. They didn't have the rooftop open at this time. The service was great. Justin, our server, took great care of us. The food was good, but the sides were over-seasoned IMHO. Other than that, we enjoyed our meal and the nice weather. read more

McCray's Tavern - American Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

Great little spot in downtown Lawrenceville. We attended the ugly sweater party and I must say, we had a great time. The DJ/hostess was everything her energy was perfect. And what can I say about the food? It was very good.. I'm pretty glad my girlfriend dragged me out the house for this. lol. read more

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We come to McCray's Tavern in Lawrenceville about once or twice a month and usually have a great experience, so tonight was really disappointing. We went with our kids to celebrate the kickoff of flag football and our daughter's win at Central Gwinnett High School. The school's only six minutes away, so we love keeping it local -- and we even chose McCray's over other restaurants on the square to support them. We were seated and ordered drinks and food at 9:26 pm. Our server, Tiffany, was amazing -- super friendly, quick with our drinks, and stayed on top of everything. The issue was the bar. It took 20 minutes to get our beer because the bartender, Chelsea, was busy hanging out with her friends at the corner of the bar instead of working. We actually got our food before the beer came out. When the beers finally arrived, they were rushed and had way too much foam. I politely asked Tiffany if she could have them repoured, which she did, but we could hear Chelsea complaining loudly about it from across the restaurant. Her friends at the bar were rowdy, making comments, and at one point a male friend of hers made a loud remark about how "perfect" his beer looked -- clearly directed at us. We asked to speak with the manager, Justin, who was understanding and apologized. We told him we didn't want anything comped -- we just wanted to let him know because it made our family's night uncomfortable. He comped the beers anyway, which was kind of him, but the bartender continued to glare at us and was passive-aggressive as we left, even telling us "have a good night" in a tone that didn't feel genuine. The food was great, and Tiffany truly went above and beyond despite being caught in the middle. But the bartender's behavior really hurt the experience -- not just for us, but likely for other customers too since drinks were delayed. My daughter also noticed some of the bartender's friends vaping at the bar, and one even had a dog there. We love McCray's and hope management addresses this. We'd like to keep coming back, but the bar service tonight was unacceptable and took away from what should've been a fun family celebration. read more

Went for Brunch on Saturday, February 7, 2026 and its was THE WORST experience I have ever had at a restaurant. After my friends and I were seated it took longer than 5 minutes for server to greet us and take drink orders. We gave him grace since it was busy at noon. 10 minutes after seating he finally came to greet us and took our drink orders. We each wanted a mimosa so he recommended the Mimosa pitcher. We agreed. It took another 15 minutes for us to get the pitcher. When it finally came it was a large carafe of champagne and a mini carafe of juice. We immediately asked for more juice and also asked him why did it take so long and he informed us that "He forgot" to put in our drink orders but assured us that he did put the food order in. Needless to say we determined that what he said was "A LIE" as 40 minutes later we decided to walk out after never receiving the 2 omelets with breakfast potatoes and a Breakfast bowl with grits. One of my friends informed the hostess on duty about tue situation and she was extremely "blase" about it saying to my friend "Well you haven't been here waiting 2 hours" We didn't like what she said but told her we didn't feel we should pay for the incomplete mimosa bucket and she reluctantly agreed. There is an abundance of restaurants in Gwinnett County that we could have selected from but we chose here and each one of us are long time Lawrenceville/Grayson residents. read more

We arrived at the restaurant to eat dinner and the hostess asked if we wanted to sit at the rough top eating area. We declined and stated that we thought it was going to be too cold. The hostess insisted that she thought the restaurant was colder. We had an average dinner only to me bet with a Mandatory 20 percent tip that was written on a sign and not the menu on a side wall to the side at the roof top. When we complaining to each other on the way out the restaurant quickly took a sign laying flat on the hostess stand and looked away. This sign announced that this section had a mandatory tip. Hostess was not worried about our comfort just wanted to herd us to a mandatory tip area on an extremely cold evening. Felt it was deceptive. Left a bad impression. Our waiter Nick was pleasant and got our orders correct read more

Our out of state friends enjoyed our evening at your establishment. Attentive service and great food.

Great food, great staff, great ambiance and an all around great time. I've never been here before so I'm glad that my first time was enjoyable and I do plan on going back soon. read more

Nice bar atmosphere in Downtown Lawrenceville. Friendly service albeit slowish. Hamburger n Fries were delicious and I am not a French -fry guy. read more

Impressed with food and service. Located in historic district of town. Good bar food and drinks. Warm inviting atmosphere. Enjoyed my be in cheeseburger in pretzel bread. Soup was hot and good. read more

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From walking in, I liked how big the inside was and how clean & decorated (for Halloween) it was. What I don't like is the amount of stairs it takes to get to the rooftop. The service was fine and welcoming. The Paloma tasted great. The Buffalo chicken rolls were just okay. It was stuffed with chicken (I know, who complains about that) but to mean this creates a more dry taste. I would've like the filling to have more cheese. Additionally, I hated the ranch. I was expecting housemade ranch, which I'm sure would've made the rolls 100 times better, but the ranch tasted like cheap Kraft ranch and to me, not enjoyable. read more

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Solid spot in Lawrenceville square for good food but can be wildly inconsistent. Rooftop dining is brilliant - nice view of the square but can get crowded so I recommend stopping by on a weekday evening. If the weather is nice and it looks empty up there, you will hate yourself for not going. Service is slow no matter how busy it is and they will forget to bring you silverware, water, etc. They will forget completely forget you are at the table but that seems normal around here. Seriously. Drinks are ok - nothing spectacular. I can't recommend the old fashioned, it was no bueno. Perry Street Paloma is great, refreshing nice for summer time when the weather reminds you that you live in Georgia. Pineapple Jalepeno Margarita is good - not too spicy or sweet, very well balanced. Does not taste like a margarita and that is a complement - it was a proper cocktail Food - the food is generally ok. nothing special and probably find the same any other place. Sometime mediocre is good. The tacos are ok - nothing special but good enough. The salmon was good as well - a little dry and not as much flavor but passable. Here is the kicker - the best dish I've had is the chili rubbed pork tenderloin with chipolte mashed potatoes. The first time, mashed potatoes were smooth creamy and slightly spicy with that chipolte heat so it was nice and mellow lingering spicy. The pork was perfectly cooked and seasoned just right, the whole plate worked with the pineapple pico. It was so good I came BACK for it and greatly disappointed the second time. Second time, it was a different dish. Mashed Potatoes (the star of the previous show) was bland and uninspiring. No heat. Chunky this time not smooth mashed potato. The pineapple pico was more like apple pico - missing something. The pork came out pre-cut this time and portion seemed smaller, and taste was bland compared to last time. There was additional garnish - definitely not cilantro - didn't do anything but make it all weird. read more

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Food was good. Service aweful.over 1 hr wait for food. We had to remind the server. Never filled our drinks. Had to get a mgr. Truly messed up. Barely an apology read more

Came for brunch Sunday around 1pm. Our server Graham/Gramme? was nice enough but dismissive and seemed very busy. Food was ok. Problem came when it was time to pay. He had charged us extra for side dishes that were substituted for other sides on the original dishes. Not sure if this was intentional but I work in restaurants and know that servers will up charge and try to get away with it when people don't double check. Also, the tips were already part of the total which he did not make us aware of so we almost double tipped him. We were with a young teen girl paying cash with her younger sisters and she gave him cash expecting change and he assumed the remainder was a tip. It is not ok to assume tips. At least ask if they need change. read more

Stopped by on Memorial Day for a quick bite to eat since we had no real big plans and ended up getting a nice view . We stoped by McCray's with the kids and tried the roof top seating which was nice not to hot or bad the weather was nice and so was the view . The restaurant was pretty chill and the service was decent. We tried a few different meal options before calling it a night. We had the chicken pasta i can't remember the actual name but it was chicken pasta that i give a 5/10. Then we Moved onto the buffalo chicken bites which was a 7-10 . The drinks were pretty cool as well read more

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Everytime I've been to McCrays, the atmosphere, ambiance, food and drinks have been near perfect! But the customer service has always been a 10 for 10 when I have Crystal as my waitress. She makes you feel welcome, make sure you have more than enough water and always checking to make sure food and drinks are good. She goes out of her way to make sure everything is perfect for you just so you can have a excellent continuation of you day or a wonderful end to your night! I'm always happy and satisfied whenever Crystal is on shift! read more

Unfortunately we had a terrible experience here last night after our friends wedding . About 30 of us walked over hoping to end the night on a great note. That did not happen thanks to the staff at McCray's. We were OBVIOUSLY dressed to the 9's including a bride in her gown and a groom In a tux and they treated us like major annoyances. News Flash you work in a bar... people want to Eat and Drink. I know it's hard to grasp that concept so none of us will bother you with our business again, ever!! Our group spent well upwards of $1500 - (watch your bill carefully) we also called the next day to see if any of our missing items were in the lost and found which no surprise were not. Not sure if any management was present last night as it definitely was not reflected in the service. Just thought the owner and future customers should be aware of our experience. read more

We had a big party, so we had to wait. But once we got in, it was okay. We actually have to wait quite some time cuz I guess there was some stuff going on in the kitchen. But the way staff was very nice to us. The manager even came over to apologize for any weight that we had to endure. The wings are half off on Mondays. Had the lemon pepper and Thai chili. Both were okay. Not great. But not bad. Lemon pepper was the best of the bunch. Fried Brussel sprouts were decent. They could have used some extra sauce or something on them to make them a little more flavorful. Also got the matador burger was pretty good. He had a light kick to it. When I go back, yes. It wasn't the greatest experience as far as the food was concerned, but the way staff is so pleasant that I had no issue with it. And I like the area. It's right in the middle of lawrenceville, there's plenty of places to go and it's very walkable. So I would go on the strength of I like where it is located. read more

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Tammie S. was absolutely amazing!! her customer service is excellent. She is very friendly and kind and we absolutely enjoyed her service! Sunshine read more

Good food, but very poor service. Our server spent a lot of time hanging out with another table. Our water glasses were empty and never refilled. We placed our empty water glasses at the end of the table, so it was obvious. We had to go to the table, where our server was hanging out, and ask for our check. read more

Oof! The food was meh. The service was the WORST! She checked on us once and spent the majority of the time talking at the computer right behind the glass that we were right next to or in the back. She took my drink and never brought one back, then she short changed us. We paid cash and they didn't mention that they don't give change. When we brought it up she said that they just round up, but in that case we were shorted that whole dollar. It wasn't that good, and that whole situation will be keeping me away. Moral of the story: If you go, don't pay cash. read more

Food average. Service incredibly poor. Our server was nice but the hostess seemed like she hated her job. We finished our food before we even received the drinks. Christmas decoration nice .... But not over the top as described. Would not recommend. read more

So my husband and I came here to celebrate his birthday about 4 years ago and every since this has become our to go place for a delicious burger made to perfection! Love the service, everyone there is great! Price of food is very reasonable! And last but not least the indoor and outdoor plus rooftop space is great! read more

The food is ok and priced ok. The view was really pretty and we went on a good day where sitting outside was really enjoyable. The staff is always really nice. read more

McCray's Tavern - Chicken Tenders & Smash Burger - American Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

If I could give less than one star, I would. I arrived near the end of brunch when the restaurant wasn't busy and sat on the rooftop. After 35 minutes with only one menu 6 people water, no one ever returned to take our order. I got up to leave and asked for a manager, but the service didn't improve. I'm tired of establishments that don't value paying customers read more

Our server forgot about us after she took our drink order, she was cleaning the table behind us after about 5 minutes of waiting she came over and apologized. After some time passed she finally brought out drinks, that were incorrect and in a STYROFOAM CUPS. Confused why some tables had regular glassware and why we were given the "to-go"option with no explanation. We then decide to order as we knew we might not see her again, only for her to write our order down walk away and come back after 5 minutes asking if we had an appetizer, which we did. Food was thankfully warm, pretty much the only thing that saved the experience. After a bit of eating she came back around asking if we needed refills on our drink, we went ahead and said yes, only to never get them. While waiting on the drink refills and check she was unbothered talking with other people not even thinking about her table that was still waiting on items. Safe to say will not be returning read more