McCrossen's Tavern — Restaurant in Philadelphia

I came to the tavern on Sunday around 3pm on a recommendation from a friend. When we first walked in, it was so loud I got an instant headache and my ears were ringing. The music was like “Friday night loud” not “Sunday afternoon loud”. I couldn’t even hear my partner speak. (We had to yell over the music and the constant clanking of dishes. (We moved outside). Finally, our server brought us the menu and told us that we were to choose from the “mid-day menu”. I did not recognize these options at all since I’m the type of person that looks up the menu before arriving and usually decides what to eat before even sitting down. The website only shows, lunch, dinner & brunch. When we got to the restaurant, there were actually 7 different dining times! Lunch: Mon-Fri 12-5 Dinner: every day 4-10 Late night: everyday 10- midnight Happy hour: mon - fri 5-7 Brunch: sat-sun 11-3 Mid day: sat-sun 3-4 *also there was a chefs menu THIS IS ABSOLUTELY ASININE! When I went to order, they didn’t have anything I wanted. They kept saying “we don’t have that” as I pointed to several things on the menu. The menus are printed…. Re-print the menus without the items that are out! That’s common sense. We got drinks and shared an appetizer and left. That place was a disorganized mess and I will not be returning. DO...

As some of the other reviewers have mentioned, this place is cozy. It's very small, the lights are dim, and the walls are either brick or painted in dark green. The front door opens right into the bar and if you go to the right, there's a small dining room. I'm not sure if the menu is different over on that side or not, but the bar menu is pub food only. They probably have about 15 beers on tap as well.

For my entree this evening I had a bacon cheeseburger for dinner and let me tell you it's a very thick burger with all the toppings and cheese slice of your choice (cheddar) melted on top. If you don't like pink in the middle you may want to ask for Well Done instead of Medium Well here.

My companion shared my burger and she had the 5 Alarm Chili Cheese Fries. This was a huge plate of fries smothered in chili that had black beans in it. She said while it was really good, they were more like a false alarm when it came to the promised heat. The CCF was so big it had to be boxed up.

This is a nice little cozy neighborhood pub. I wish we had places like this back home in Va. Beach. If I lived in Philly I would definitely be a...

After a full day of tourist activities, we were looking for a place to eat dinner. The online menu looked pretty good so we decided to go. Best decision ever! We got there and it was pretty lively inside. Seemed like lots of locals. Every one happy & chuckling. We sat at a high top inside but there was some outside seating available. Our server (David) was absolutely amazing. He gave us a run down of the menu & when I ordered a glass of Sauvignon blanc he recommended a blend which I was hesitant but OMG he was right!! We ordered the mushroom toasty to start and it was perfect. For dinner we got the shrimp & braised rib tacos also the braised rib diner with mashed & asparagus. It’s going to sound funny but the asparagus was cooked perfectly, the potatoes were great, the braised rib meat was out of this world. The tacos were just as great. In all my life this meal is in my top 5. I’ll be coming back to Philly just to eat here & hopefully have the pleasure of David being our server...