O'Fiach's Irish Pub & Restaurant — Restaurant in Mechelen

Rude obnoxious barman. I am a foreigner and this was my first visit (arrived that day) to Belguim/Mechelen/O'Fiach's. Well so much for Irish hospitality and warmth. I ordered my beer and sat at the bar ready to watch the football. I took a sip of beer and barman returned with EFTPOS machine for payment. I replied that i only had cash. My credit card was safely and securely locked away in my hotel room. Barman looked at me as though i was mad or was trying it on (to get free beer). After some unpleasant exchanges the beer was taken away and i was shown the door. Disgraceful and so unwelcoming. I was made to feel i was in the wrong. I have visited literally thousands of bars in my lifetime and this is the first to refuse cash. Maybe its common in Belgium but not in any of the other 70 countries i have visited. Bottom line (which i only thought about afterwards) was the barman or friendly regular could have used their card and i could have given them cash. Am sure that this is not the first or last time that this has happened. The beer was poured down the drain. Unfriendly idiots (definitely not Irish). Further, payment by means of cash (banknotes and coins, denominated in euro) cannot be refused in Belgium on the basis of the status of cash as legal tender (Art. 10 and 11 Council Resolution No 974/98 of 3 May 1998 on the introduction...

Might be a personal experience, but slow service for food. The burger I had was not good (personal taste) with very exotic seasoning which don't go well in a burger, but the bad part was moist fries. Beer is great and atmosphere is pub like, but food is not. Gets a bit packed, but normal for place that shows football. If you want to grab a beer and watch football no better place, for food not...

My favoutite irish bar in mechelen. It is what you would expect from an irish pub. Brown interieur whisky and guiness and in the weekend pub food. The burgers and fish and chips are good. Lots of screens with sports on it. The heated terras so that even in winter you can sit enjoy the view of the grand place of mechelen, with...