Honestly, the $5 beer and burger lunch special just about makes my life. That's really all you need. It doesn't hurt that it's pretty spacious and has a genuine feel to it. It's not like your typical prefabricated Irish pub (I'm looking at you Kinsale). It strikes me as the real deal which is fine by me. read more

I went to McGann's on Tuesday night before the Bruins game. I am very disappointed in my experience while there. There we're 3 bartenders and the women were phenomenal, especially Amy (I believe that was her name). The male bartender was horrendous! Completely disrespectful to his fellow coworkers. Degraded and swore profusely at the bartender Amy. I felt terrible for her, even tried to tip her extra because she shouldn't have to deal with that kind of behavior at work. She refused my extra tip and informed me that she would have to split it with him regardless. I hope that he gets reprimanded for his behavior. I will no longer go to this establishment if he is present. read more

I was there last night with some friends to see a great band we have been following for 20 years. Unfortunately, the manager decided my friend who ordered water was "too drunk" because she didn't order a drink. Not the case! I didnt realize that because you are in a bar you are required to drink. Their loss. We were a party of 10 who will NEVER step foot in there again. We felt belittled and disrespected. read more

$5 Guiness Drafts and $6 Ketel Ones and soda. Didn't have any food but bar service was attentive and fast.

Went here the other night before a Celts game after initially trying the over-packed bars on Canal where my bro wanted to eat. After trying to get into a few bars with a wait, I suggested my old standby, McGann's. As per usual, McGann's does not disappoint. Arrived approximately 75 minutes before the game with the plan of eating a burger and drinking a beer. Success! Waitress was attentive and quick! She got both my burger and my bro's order correct and I should note that I am quite particular with red meat. I was also impressed with the other staff that were accommodating in getting my card run and getting me out the door with plenty of time to spare. good work, although I didn't expect much less. It's always a good experience whether its food at the bar or a few beers before the game. read more

For some reason they think if you crank it to 11 people will come. Wrong. Everyone around us left. I'm here to socialize with my friends. Not listen to your radio. read more

I love this place. If there is an event at the Garden this is the place to be. This is a real popular spot to warm up before and after a game. It is also a good place to catch soccer and rugby matches. The food is delicious. I love the Shepard's Pie. It is amazing. The real reason to keep going back is the staff. There is a charming Irish girl named Anna that is fun to talk to. Also Mike and Jason do a fantastic job of remembering people's names and drinks. Shaun cracks me up. This guy will have you laughing your ass off. With a staff like this it really has that "Cheers" vibe of everybody knowing your name and you always feeling welcome. read more

I work near here, so we decided to try it out. I hear they're not often open for lunch, so I guess we were lucky to get in? Anyway, they sat four of us at a huge table which was kinda awk, and my friends ordered beer and burgers, on some sort of deal for pretty cheap. I ordered the buffalo chicken salad, which, when it came, was more chicken then salad. Like, way more chicken. Like, I made my friends eat it. You're probably asking why I didn't get a burger and beer, but seriously, I wanted a salad. The last straw was that it took about twenty minutes to get the bill, and we were one of two groups there. All in all, not a good lunch experience at all. read more

Love this place! Its super cute on the outside, and on the inside PACKED w Boston fans! Its super close to the Garden, so we headed over after the game. The bar is nice and long and not too difficult to get to on a busy night. We didnt get any food (as we filled up on junk at the game) but next time Im in the city, Ill definitely hit it up! read more

Steps away from the Garden, this place is a prime landing spot before a big show. It was raining and frigid, so we dove into McGann's for some drinks and apps. The place was crowded with people who looked just like us, cold, drenched and ready to do some damage ... let's do this. We were sat at one of the tables (keep is mind that this is an Irish Pub so you will be sat at a table with such oddly short chairs that you feel like the waitress is about to bring you a small pink teacup of air to enjoy) and perused the menu. It had the typical bar/pub/Americanized-Irish fare. Rather than just dive in, I took precaution and started with an order of curry chips. When they came, I was immediately glad I asked for the curry sauce on the side. It was sweet, bland and was probably the perfect accompaniment for the limp fries that had obviously been sitting in the warmer for wayyyyy to long. How that even happens when they were this busy I am not sure. Worse than the food was the fact that I realized that Dirty Water TV was doing some filming there. THE WORST. So now we had the Red Stag girls walking around asking if we wanted a sample of their "new" (it's not new) flavor. I was not annoyed because these girls were in faded pajama shorts and bad heels, but because as they talked to people they kept sitting on the tables next to them. Such a pet peeve! Hey ladies no one wants your ass rubbing on their table (well maybe that man at the corner table does), especially since by the look of the wear and tear of those PINK knock-off cheer shorts, you have been carting them around since H.S. If I can't ignore it even for a free shot, you know it is pretty bad. Overall my recommendation would be to go for drinks, skip the food, oh and always bring a wet-nap for your table. read more

Love the guy who works during the day and the girl who works on Tuesdays ) they are always extra nice, the beer is cold the service is great and the food portions are huge!! I wish I could give this place 6 stars read more

What a shame and what happened to Tommy McGann's pub? I have been coming to this pub since it opened over 20 years ago and knew the original owner from Doolin, County Clare. What's the problem? The bartenders are MISERABLE. I visited there today, 3/15/2019 at 6 pm. The 1st bartender Melissa did not greet me, ignored me, and walked away from a full bar. After 15 minutes, I sought her out and asked for a drink. I ordered a Guinness and waited another 15 minutes then saw her serving other customers. I reminded her that I ordered a Gunness and she went back to the tap and topped it off after it had been sitting there for too long. The next bartender, Chris just grunted and seemed to lack basic social skills. He was slow, inattentive and was just plain boring. I miss the Irish people that used to work here and knew how to have a laugh and a bit of craic. Hire new bartenders. The current bartenders are making what was once a fine pub UNWELCOMING and are RUDE read more

Great pint of Guinness. High quality and at $5, $1.50 cheaper than the Harp. Good food, good crowd - nothing pretentious.

First night in Boston ever. Went to the Celtics game and everyone we've encountered has been very nice and friendly. Until we talked to the bartender at McGann's. I asked if they had a beer list and he said yea we got one right here pointing to the taps. Then i proceeded to order a new beer I'd never heard of before just to try something new and he told me it was trash. I asked for his recommendation and he offered a beer i can get anywhere i go in the country. Then when he wasn't happy with my face he was like fine I'll get you the original beer. And i was so offended i just got his recommendation but this is the last beer i will ever have in this establishment. I have worked in the industry almost my whole life and i can't imagine ever treating someone like that. read more

Just not to impressed. It's a bar. I went in on a Thursday night and there was no kitchen open. Bar was quiet, nice bartender but a bunch of punks (also the bartenders friends) and foul mouth yutes of the working area. Not impressed with kids trying to flex their mouths with screaming profanity to impress the drunk girls with them. I moved on. read more

Had an hour before our train would leave North Station so headed out for a quick drink and meal. Great selections, prices and delicious! Atmosphere is great and quite nice combination of Irish Pub and Boston Sports Bar. read more

This bar is pretty solid. It's quiet almost all the time, for better or for worse; it's authentically Irish (I think it's a replica of a bar in the owner's home town); and it serves decent food and has a medium-sized selection of reasonably priced beer on tap. Basically, it doesn't stand out, but it's a nice place to go if you're in the area. I went here a few times to watch the 2006 World Cup and 2008 Euro soccer tournament. It's a nice change of pace from some of the other soccer-friendly bars in Boston, as it's definitely dedicated to the sport (all thee big games are on big-screen TVs w/ sound on), but it's much quieter and less crowded than places like the Banshee or the Phoenix Landing, so it's a nice place to actually hear the commentary and relax to watch a game, maybe one where you're neutral about who wins. (I'd imagine that's not the case if Ireland is ever playing in a big game though.) read more

McGann's was exactly what I have been looking for before a game! We sat down, ordered our food, an appetizer, with 2 drinks each! We were in the door at 6:50 and out at 7:20! I would recommend this place to anyone who wants a quick bite before a game. read more

The $10 cover sucked, but it was St. Patty's day. The atmosphere made up for it. Great sliders.

The one Boston pub that we always love to stop at! The atmosphere is great and the prices are reasonable. Appetizers are delicious especially the nachos. One of our favorite places to grab a drink before a Bs game. read more

I have visited this pub twice and both times had a great time! I haven't had the food yet, but the staff and atmosphere have been awesome! Really fun and engaging everything an Irish pub should be. read more

Really great place to go to if you want a reasonably priced pint before you hit either the garden to catch an event or North station to catch a train out of the city. Highly authentic with the bartenders themselves being Irish. Very cool and friendly people. This is usually my go to stop for a pint of Magners before I head out of the city. Overall I highly recommend this place. read more

No frills small menu but great location near the TD Garden. Offers good lunch prices.

We go here before bruins games. The service is fast and it's never too cramped. The food is typical and not a bad option for the price. A great place to swing in before paying garden prices even if there's only 20 mins til puck drop. read more

I went here for lunch and I enjoyed it. I ordered the barbecue chicken salad, which was not chicken salad but a salad with barbecue chicken on it, and it was very large and had lots of vegetables in it, and I am pretty sure the lettuce had some sort of of dressing coated on it but I don't know what it was but it was good. I went with the salad because it was the one of the few things on the lunch menu that didn't come with fries. I can understand a pub lunch menu not having a lot of variety, the salad was the most creative thing on menu, but something in the sides would have been nice. It was nearly empty when I went there which might have explained the prompt service, but I will say it was very prompt. So you know, not the most exciting place to go, but decent for a bite. read more

Chris is dreamy. He looks like a "Brian", but he's really named Chris. I know, it's confusing. Anna and Devyn are delightful as well. Get the Mac n Cheese bites on game night. I promise, they're worth it. Hi Chris! *swoon* read more

This has to be the worst bar in Boston. Servers sucked, pricey drinks, and how can they not show the Red Sox game going into Extras!? Won't be spending my time or money there anymore. read more

Beer was ok but the white wine served was undrinkable. If you're ordering food stick to something thats fried. I was a little worried when our food came out within minutes of placing the order. It was very bland to say the least. Service was below par also. Wont be back. read more

We dropped in for a quick beer on our mini pub crawl around Boston - good selection (I really loved the Bantams cider). The barman was pretty friendly, told us a couple of stories and showed off his juggling skills. It was very quiet as it was like 1pm on a Monday, they serve food which smelt good but we didn't order anything. I'd certainly return if I go back to Boston read more

Had pretty high hopes for McGann's. I had been here previously prior to a concert at TD Garden, and it seemed like a good place. We were looking for a place to watch the Celtics playoff game, have some drinks, and some appetizers. There was a pretty big crowd in there pre-game, since it was a home game at the Garden. No biggie, we wanted to watch the game anyways so we figured we could wait for the game crowd to clear out and then get a table as the game was starting. Nope. The hostess was extremely rude from the get-go, as if we were inconveniencing her by trying to give her restaurant business. A rude hostess alone doesn't ruin a restaurant, though. As the game got started, we had a large group of us - about 8 or 9 people wanting to sit, watch the game, and order a bunch of food and drinks. At this point, the place was virtually EMPTY - but when we wanted to combine two tables so that we could all sit together, the hostess told us we couldn't do that. To boot, they stopped serving food! At 8pm on a Thursday night, as Game 6 of a Celtics playoff game was tipping off! They also kept their bar music on, rather than use the game audio. Safe to say, we left on the first commercial break and went to another sports bar near the Garden. I think this bar is a nice place for pregame drinks before GOING to the game, but do not make the mistake of trying to come here for food and beer to watch the game. read more

The Mac and Cheese was Amazing!! Another person with us said the Shepherd Pie was really good too. However, though our server was polite, she spent most of the time sitting at a back table talking and hanging out with the other servers. Apparently management doesn't mind them doing more socializing and less attending to their tables. Had to get her attention a couple times to get refills. read more

Cool pub. Some great food, including delicious burgers and onion rings. The staff is always nice and the atmosphere is very chill and great when you want to hang out with friends. read more

If you are looking for a place to watch the World Cup rugby this weekend, think twice!! We found this irish pub online and decided to go with a bunch of friends. We absolutely love Irish pubs and always support them wherever we are in the world! We were each asked cover charge....$10 per game (which apparently is normal in Boston). I arrived at the end of a rugby game to watch the next one so initially the door lady said don't worry about it. Then when our team started playing (about to score a try) she came up to me insisting I pay $20 ($10 per game). Since half of the group of people had ordered food and drinks by that time, I decided not to kick up a fuss and agreed to pay (plus, I was more interested at this stage in the game than trying to argue with a door lady). I did not have cash at the time and said I would go draw money during half time. The door lady got quite agitated and insisted I go draw money at that exact moment or I cannot stay in the pub and watch the game. I could not believe it! There I was, being forced to pay $20 (!!) to watch one full game, right there and then! How embarrassing, for the sake of Irish pubs who are normally super friendly, understanding and accommodating. We were all seriously shocked! One more point...During the game we noted that in total about 15 other people were interested in watching the game but eventually went to find another pub since they felt a cover charge of $10 was ridiculous. It's tragic to see that a business cannot see the benefit of people coming to watch a game of rugby at their pub...so much money can be made with serving drinks and food. Please also note that between 4 people, we ended up spending $200 on drinks and food. Hoping to find a friendlier more vibrant pub for this coming weekend! read more

We came here thinking we could use our entertainment coupon and they declined the coupon so disappointed the food was good the waitress was nice but very disappointed that we walked all the way here and we could not use our coupon read more

Came into the Pub at end of Celtics game. The pub was empty. There were like 5 people at the.bar and one bartender. She totally went over us and didn't take our order until we asked her specifically if she was going to serve us or if we were too dark. She was drowning in her own glass of water. She could not handle a bar with 10 peoples and said over and over - hey I'm all alone. Really my best friend is a bartender and she handles twice as many people. She actually had to call for extra help. Then she never told us that the kitchen was closing and when we went to ask foe some wings she said the kitchen was closed. Tip to the manager - when there is a game don't leave a girl who can't handle the crowd and to top it off is rude. But maybe that is what happens when you're a Latina in Boston. Funny that all my friends are Irish. If I had been with one of them maybe none of this would've happened. Will not be back here. Bad service. No food. Not happy. read more

Only had one bartender working for just about the entire USA vs England world cup match which resulted in very long waits for drinks. considering the bar was jam packed you would think the management would be more considerate. another bartender finally shows up with about 5 minutes left in the match and me and my friends are ready to close our tab. we all throw it on one card and considered our service to be quite terrible considering we had to wait upwards of 20 mintues for drinks at some points and considering we were sitting at the bar we thought that such poor service deserved a poor tip. this new bartender has the audacity to look at our receipt and bring it back over and try to call us out on it. they seriously need to teach their workers some respect, maybe if they put actual effort into their work they'd get better rewarded. she was lucky we didn't just tear up the slip and give her no tip for such a rude action. will most certainly no go back nor recommend this bar to friends just because of this one Rude female bartender. Beers were way to expensive and Service was slow read more

Unfortunately this place, which had the potential for more stars, earned a paltry 1 star because of the service. I was greeted with a fake hello, as well as when asked if there was a tap menu to coincide with their 45000 taps was simply told 'NO." I was going to order food as well as appetizers, however was never offered the opportunity as the waitress was in left field. She was more concerned with the guy in the corner whom she appeared to want to date desperately. I had to ask for a menu, and selected the Irish poutine and fried pickles. The pickles were average at best, and the poutine came out with a strong curry flavor to the gravy. Soggy steak fries and curried gravy? It appears as if the bitter bartender added some extra flavor to my food for her own miserable amusement. The only word to describe this dish would be inedible. We were not offered the opportunity for additional drinks as it seemed like the waitresses personal friends were taking over their pre claimed side of the bar. I will not return, and strongly advise others to avoid. read more

Went here to grab dinner. Sat for 10 minutes waiting for a server. When a server never came we got up and left. I've heard good things about the food but because of the service I will never try it out again. read more

I 've been going for years, the owner from ireland owns a few joints, I go there to see Anna shes the senior bartender and de facto manager, She is a lovely lady ,She recently got married hope she doesnt leave ,if she does no reason to go there ,food and atmosphere decent, I guess you know why I go , go visit her if your interesting she'll be a great hostess read more

Probably the best spot to grab a beer and food before games at the garden. Surprisingly never a big crowd and always a good drink selection. Food is average but atmosphere and crowd are always on point. read more