McGillicuddy’s — Restaurant in Waterbury

Went there on the last night of our vacation and it was an awful experience. The problems start with the menu. I was going there expecting to get some good Irish cuisine like you’d expect from an Irish pub. Well unfortunately the restaurant had other plans. The food is all just diner food thats had their names changed to sound Irish. Serving a Philly Cheesesteak and calling it a “McPhilly Cheesesteak” doesn’t make it Irish. I ordered the clam chowder (big mistake) and the two other people in my party ordered a salad and the shepherds pie. The restaurant wasn’t at all busy and somehow we ended up waiting AN HOUR AND A HALF for our food even though the Shepard’s pie was the only thing we ordered that had to actually be cooked. After all that time we got our food and it was awful. Soup was both cold and very clearly from a can. The other person in my group said that the Shepard’s pie was both bland and cold as well and used ground beef. The poor people in the table over weren’t even allowed to order because of how backed up the kitchen was. We saw them sit there for an hour before we left and they never got to order in that time. In the end of it, all three of us ended up sick to our stomachs. However I will give props to this place on one thing; never before have I seen someone get sick FROM A SALAD. That takes real talent (or more accurately the lack there of). TLDR; Only one or two actual Irish dishes on menu, ridiculous wait time, cold, prepackaged, and bland food,...

Quite the quaint experience, which matches the low-key vibe Vermont is known for. The primarily dark-wood interior and giant spirits dispenser behind the bar were harbingers of a cozy experience. I have yet to take an inclination to PGA matches, but what they did do was add cordiality to a box of wonders. The customer service had an air of magnanimity that ensured our visit was not an afterthought, but a labor of love. The wait for our food didn't discourage us because we knew in our hearts that food quality was the restaurant's lifeblood. As soon as my eye caught the Crispy Maple VT Chicken Sandwich, my priorities were set in stone. The maple drizzle carried just as much decadent weight as I anticipated, accenting the chicken in a "chicken & waffles" manner that almost makes me think they'd be the candidates for Deep South culinary impersonators (that's no complaint), while never once straying from the appeal of state specialties. Even though the breading was slightly too thick and the tomatoes chunkier than I felt would suit the dish, my adventure was gold on a plate. The beef in the tacos was also a high point of my visit. When my mother took it upon herself to share these beauts with me, I was grateful. Beneath a bed of lettuce and other stuffers, every bite of the meat melted on my tongue. If there's one thing I enjoy about a faraway trip, it's walking away with a memory steeped in appetizing delights. Give McGillicuddy's my...

Absolutely rude. We ordered and waited for a long time and never were given a second chance to order beer. Then, after being told twice "just a second" by our two waitresses, our food came out right after our appetizer. At this point I really wanted a beer to wash down all this salty food and was getting frustrated by the dismissiveness of the wait staff. Being that my husband is half black we are used to this shady, racist behavior in many parts of Vermont but didn't expect Waterbury to be the same. So my husband tried to order at the bar at which point He was informed that they decided not to serve us because we looked like we had already indulged. I was furious. Indulged in what?? We were on our way back to MA from Burlington for our 10th anniversary. Not indulging, just looking for a last lunch and brew on the way out. We should not have even paid since we were forced into the food. If we had been told before we would have just left. Absolutely horrible behavior, no reason to think we were drunk or high only racist reaction to a half black man....