Malachy's Saloon — Restaurant in Quincy

Have you ever gone to a place that has not been what you expected, but in retrospect, you should have expected it? That's Malachy's. From the outside, it looked like a quaint, towny Irish Tavern that might serve traditional Irish-American comfort food. It's not. They actually don't serve food at all. They don't have waitstaff, and the bartender, though friendly, was definitely annoyed at us, having interrupted his television to ask for a beer. He informed us that if we wanted food, we could pick some up at the Thai place next door and bring it back and eat it at the bar. The aging clientele seemed only moments away from joining the numerous memorial cards pinned to the wall. My family's restaurant has been closed for over a decade but I imagine that this is what it would look like had we not locked the doors...

I have many warmly indelible & endearing memories of the thousands of times that I dropped a substantial portion of my weekly paycheck into Malachy's, as such amazing expenditures proved very much worth it (at least 97% of the time)😜👍 Invariably very inviting & welcoming, I've had more fantastic, juicy, in-depth, fascinating & intellectual conversations in that esteemed establishment alone than of all the times that I've spent in every other Quincy bar combined😳😳, as the general IQ in Malachy's is well above the regional average. They pour a superb pint of Guinness as well as prioritizing the importance of keeping Great Music oozing from their jukebox! Just a wonderful & friendly place to relax & savor a few pints. Will always cherish the times that I spent in there, Quincy's...

Used to go there a lot. The owner would cash my paychecks for me and the bartenders would buy me a beer or two every other visit. They loved having repeat customers and fun. So many people to talk to once you spent some time. Later on some odd late night bar tenders had attitude but the owner always took it to heart when I'd tell him about less than polite...