Molly Malone's Irish Pub and Eatery — Restaurant in Florida

Good spot but hadn't been since last summer, having gone through 2 knee replacement surgeries. But wow, food has gone way downhill in a very short window of time. Bartender was very friendly and service was good. I had 4 Shock Top beers. The beer was a little bit cold but really should be a lot colder , one of the orange slices that the bartender put in was bitter, not fresh, that was not great. Ordered the Friday Fish and Chips special. Having worked in the bar and restaurant industry many decades it was obvious when the fish came out that it was cooked in old , unchanged oil. It came out very dark and the batter had absorbed quite a bit of oil. .not being a complainer I ate it, mistake #1. The cole slaw was warm, it was likely being kept out of the cooler/ fridge on a counter and not in a cooling unit., mistake #2. The chips were ok. I had gone early because it used to be very busy after 3-4 o'clock on Fridays and getting a seat at the bar was always difficult. However, it was slow, very slow. I arrived at 3:15 and stayed until 5:30, it never got busy, the bar was 1/2 empty and almost all of the tables were empty. Keep in mind, this is the Friday after Weds lent when most restaurants are packed, particularly for people wanting fish or seafood. So to not have a busy restaurant on a day you offer all you can eat fish and chips was odd. I can only assume that the public has become aware of the slide in quality of the food. Too bad, used to be a good place if you like fish and chips. My bill was $46 and change for the food and drinks. That amount did not include the tip. I didn't think the price was worth the quality of the food and beer. Too bad, I used to...

I typically give a lot of grace to bars/restaurants and staff, especially during busy days. This was my first time trying it out and I am so bummed by the experience. The TVs are great, they're huge and thankfully had the Bucs game on today. I ordered the chicken sandwich, fried with Buffalo sauce and tots. The chicken was SO dry and flavorless. The bun had been left on the flat top WAY too long and was black around the edges and tasted so incredibly burnt. I don't mean slightly burnt, I mean black burnt. Yes I ate it because I had been running around all day and really what good would come out of bringing it up. The waitresses came once or twice so that was good, but suddenly the Bills fans started setting their things on my table and even sitting down in the seats at my table. This part is in no way the pub's fault, but is part of the disappointing experience I had. Truly I wouldn't even care if they were Bucs fans, it would have felt the same. I'm 46 and have never in all my bar/pub visits had random people just setting their purses down on my table while I'm eating AND sitting down at the seats where I'm sitting trying to finish my food. And no, it wasn't one of the long tables - it was a 4-top I had been sitting at for about an hour at this point by myself.

Just because I believe any place can have a one-off bad day I might try it again at some point, but today was definitely not what I...

What's the value of a new customer to a bar/restaurant? Over the past six weeks we've TRIED to love this place. And we definitely love their top server, Danielle, who flies around the place ensuring everyone is happy. We so loved one of their weekly food specials that we invited three different groups to join us over the last three weeks. The first week went OK, but the last two weeks were an absolute nightmare! Tonight, Danielle meticulously took our burger orders and later brought our four burgers and declared the cook decided to put everything on each burger, in spite of our individual wishes and requests. The look on her face made it clear she didn't want to challenge the cook by asking him to prepare what we ordered. How pathetic that in today's world the customer has to take it or leave it because the restaurant is just thrilled that a cook actually showed up for work. That's two weeks in a row we were embarrassed after bragging up the food. Instead of referring new people to this place we will warn them about it. Instead of eating there, we will eat elsewhere and then stop and order drinks from Danielle. She's doing everything she can, but she can't do it alone! Our rating would have been lower if it weren't for...