McArdle's Restaurant — Restaurant in Town of Perinton

We wanted to go to an Irish pub and the one we wanted to go to was over booked. We chose this since we had heard it was pretty good. Unfortunately, my beef tenderloin tips in gravy were supposed to be medium rare and I had to search to find any pink in any of the pieces. And the gravy was so salty I couldn't even finish it. And I love salt! The mashed potatoes were cold. The Guinness that I and my dinner mate ordered was stale and bitter. I couldn't even drink mine . I know I can compare that because I just had the most wonderful Guinness on tap four days prior in Utica at Five Points Pub. The fish fry, other than the cold mashed potatoes was good. The brownie dessert had a stiff and dry brownie. The Irish bread pudding came out as a lump that I think was muffin shaped and was very dry and we couldn't finish. And the "Irish" apple pie came out in a tiny thin dish and was significantly dry and overcooked.

In addition, for an Irish pub they were playing either no music or classical music. Being that this is the week prior to St. Patrick's Day, I would have thought that they would "have their Irish on"!

And they have these little robots to bring the food to us, which I'd seen at Disney world 20 years ago and was not impressed. I would have hoped they spent more time checking their Guinness tap to see that it's not drinkable and/or on making food that was more palatable.

Overall, I was very disappointed. And the prices were quite high for the lack of...

This was our first time trying Mc Ardle's. We went in early on a Saturday night (5:30). I was happy we did because the crowd steadily grew, from that point till we left around 6:30, at which time parking would have been an issue if it weren't for the overflow parking they offer. Apparently, this is a popular place. We were seated quickly, and all the staff treated us well. Our server, Ashley was delightful, knew the menu well, and was able to answer our questions. Our food didn't arrive as quickly as one might expect from, say a Chili's, but this ain't Chili's. The quality is well worth the wait. I ordered the prime rib burger with fries; my wife had the cod cakes with broccoli and mashed potatoes. Everything was very good. It's easy to ruin broccoli, but my wife's was done to perfection. Her cod reminded me of seafood I'd eaten while living on the gulf coast. Very tasty; perfect spices. She mentioned she liked the potatoes weren't over whipped. The burger and prime rib on my sandwich were also grilled exactly as I ordered. The spices they used on the Angus beef complimented one another well and none were overpowering. Even the horseradish. The atmosphere was nice and although the restaurant was crowded it was still quiet enough we could enjoy our conversation at a reasonable volume. Ashley checked in on us just enough we felt cared for but not bothered. We loved it here. We'll definitely be...

Must have been an off night for McArdle's. Restaurant and Bar area were full and staffing appeared ample to handle it. App's that we ordered consisted of a brand new menu item (Mozzarella Sticks) that came with two (2) sticks and a small cup of marinara sauce for $12.00. We questioned the amount vs cost and were told it was a new item on the menu. Manager would not remove from our bill - we told waitress we'd never order it again. French onion soup was second app - tasty but not piping hot. Cost was appropriate. Entree's included chicken fingers which were very ample in size and had good flavor. The other entree's were a Haddock Fish Fry and a Cod Fish Fry. The Cod was a special on the menu and had a good flavor. The Haddock was not as good as previously enjoyed there. The root vegetable side was awesome and definitely a keeper. Serve staff was great as always. I give this visit a 3 at best purely on food. Disappointing as they usually hover in the 4.5-5 range. Will give them another shot after the holidays as we usually go there once every 4-5...