Fionn MacCool’s Irish Pub

Big fan of this place. My girlfriend and I were staying at the Sheraton and it was nice having an Irish pub in the hotel. She had a roti chicken wrap and I had the Avocado bacon burger. Both very good. Also they had Harp on tap which is one of my favorite beers. Service was good.

Yeah, I would say A-​OK. Corner of a hotel, with great service. Food is pretty darn good, though I would caution about getting really excited; their french onion soup is okay, at best. And, yet people go wild over it. Not sure why – fish and chips were, again, pretty good, the fish was well cooked but overbattered; everything that I say on others’ plates looked varying degrees of «above average bar-​food at restaurant prices.»
I was in the hotel, so I loved the convenience. Cannot imagine going out of my way to eat here. But still, you should not be terribly sad if you end up here.

Excellent Sangria the girlfriend says, I liked that there was beer on sale. :) Calamari was good to share as a snack. Nice Irish atmosphere pub.

Very enjoyable. Great beer selection and the food was very good. Perfect place to just sit and relax.

Solid little in hotel pub.
They handled our drink orders quickly (even though there were a bajilliion of us)
Nice selection.
Pros:
Inside a hotel
Good service
IF you get drunk you can go walk to your hotel room
If you get drunk and don’t have a hotel room you can maybe «share one» with a friendly stranger from a different city
Cons:
No parking
A little expensive for a pub, around right for a hotel pub.

Food and drinks were good. Service was a fail. Staff were unattentive and really not friendly. This is unlike most other restaurants in their chain. Disappointing. Won’t be returning. I don’t have this kind of time to wait for drinks or servers to pay attention.

Great food, great service, good selection of local and international beverages. Seasonal menu so there’s usually something new to try all the time. My favorites are the Cod and also the Lamb.

Good food.
Attentive staff.
Great location.
Dude, stop by for a drink and watch the city become alive or just drop in for a tasty lunch on your way to the park.
Very good.

I wanted to like Fionn MacCool’s more that I ended up liking it.
There menu looked very unique and a few of the items peaked my interest before deciding to visit it. It sealed the deal for me when I learned they SHOULD award scene points as part of of the Cara group’s enhanced partnership with Cineplex. However, to jump to the end of my experience and issue a spoiler, scene points aren’t available here because of their association with Sheraton.
On my visit, things were very quiet for a flames night and I had learned before hand that they position themselves as a Flames watching location. We went mainly for food and I had the beer cheese with bread and the ragout. The bread with beer cheese was delicious and the ragout was a little boring and probably a little light for an entrée sized meal. Overall I wouldn’t have been trilled but I wouldn’t have been disappointed if they took payment, issues scene points as expected and we left on our merry way.
Unfortunately it went downhill after eating. We were told they don’t take scene cards and we wished to pay with ultimate dining cards which turned this into a tailspin. I asked to use the balance of the smallest card first and then complete payment with the larger card and add my gratuity before it finalized. This should be simple enough… many resturants deal with gift cards with ease. Most at the table with the POS system. Here, our server had to find the manager and disappeared with my cards for well over half an hour. We did get checked back upon by our server to be told «one was definitely able to pay for the bill» (not my concern… I knew this when I gave them to you) and I figured they were hung up on being able to add the gratuity and it would be only another moment or so but not so. The cards returned and the bill was taken out of the fill gift card leaving me with two small balanced cards (not what I asked) and they didn’t let me add a gratuity after all. Why did we wait 15+ after the bill was settled? no printer tape. And after all that we didn’t want to leave without a gratuity and feel like jerks but we had to use a debit card which delayed us out of there even more.
So, maybe 2 stars is harsh as it was a solid 3 food experience but I’m pretty annoyed to almost be late for my next engagement when we shouldn’t have been, felt mislead by scene and added another frustrating experience to my recent memory with the Cara group using their own incentives and promotions.

Pretty much what you’d expect from a chain pub-​style restaurant attached to a hotel. Pretty average across the board, but good for a quick lunch or a few drinks in the evening.

I had the ruben which may seem odd, and you’re not wrong, but it was so good, it was right.
Marble rye, really moist pastrami, great sauerkraut, fantastic pickles.
But maybe what was most surprising was the Irish chips, fresh cut potato chips served with a sriacha-​mayo sauce… unreal.
They had a good selection of beers and the indoor seating was nice, as was the patio. A good find for a place in a hotel. I really liked it. The music was great 90s era stuff I knew which was a bonus.
Good staff, friendly and I would come back again for sure.

I highly recommend the fish and chips. I wasn’t really hungry but I devoured it. Pretty good atmosphere for a Tuesday night. I’ll be back to try the Guinness burger.

Who would’ve thought hotel pub food could be this good? Their menu has a wide selection of pub fare. I opted for a more standard dish, fish & chips. The fish & chips quite good. We had the stuffed mini Yorkies to start and they were great too.
Services was fast and friendly. When we mentioned we were in a hurry to catch a movie the food came out in no time.
Great drink selection and specials. We’ll be back!

Fun night out. Good crowd, excellent entertainer, surprisingly good prices on single malts. Nothing bad to say!

Excellent staff that makes this place tick!
Good beers and great food. Try the blarney chips and you wouldn’t want anything else !

I’m a big fan of Irish pubs, but totally the opposite when it comes to an Irish pub food.
We stayed at the Sheraton for Christmas, and decided to try this place for some drinks. After carefully looking at the food menu, we decided to try our luck and get something to eat. I had the Guinness Burger and a beer, and I was sold! It was one of the best burgers I’ve ever had!
Highly recommended when you’re in town. Also, the staff (Jennifer in specific) were very friendly.

French onion soup in the middle of July. Sure if it’s good. And the soup here sure was. My friend and I came over for lunch. It was a dreary day out and I was wanting something warm. We both had the French onion soup. It was baked in a bowl and filled with lots of onions, some bits of bread and covered with cheese. I think it was Gruyère cheese and it was really really yummy.
Thursdays they have craft addicts beer specials for $ 5.50. At first I thought the waiter said crack addicts.
The service was good, prompt and attentive. However, our waiter pulled a fast one when my friend went to pay. He was too nice to say anything but I wasn’t. I phoned the manger to bring this to his attention. Basically, the waiter charged us for something we didn’t ask for. We thought he brought us this special extra just to be nice. We had no choice since he just came on over and poured it in our soup. Let’s just say that it wasn’t cool to have to pay for something you thought was going to be free and we couldn’t have said no to. Anyways, the manager agree that wasn’t cool. So if you go and have a guy waiter who works the tables right across from the bar, beware. Or better yet, move to a different table.

When I think of a hotel pub, I have a common misconception of somewhere that sterile, lacking character and only visited by out of town guests. I think Fionn McCool’s does a good job of appealing to locals and travelers alike with its solid menu, daily specials and traditional Irish décor. Definitely not just a boring hotel pub!
Fionn McCools doesn’t seem to have the same crazy lunch time following as some of the other restaurants in Eau Claire, so this is a great place to dine when you are being told it will be a 45 minute wait for a table elsewhere! It has great salads, typical Irish pub food and if you are feeling a little treat, the waffle fries are to die for.
The best time to visit this pub, however, is after finishing a running race in Eau Claire! The beer has never tasted so good, and the big table in the back is perfect for an all day Sunday Funday with friends.
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I’ve had so many great times Fionn MacCool’s for so many years I almost don’t want to go any more for fear of ruining an awesome streak, I fear the law of averages!
Fionn’s has everything. Great Beer (though a bit of a commercial selection and less local), excellent food, competent service, a nice old pub look and great location. It’s a bit of an older crowd and filled with a healthy dose of corporate Calgary which might be off-​putting to some, but like any good pub the attitude is all casual. You wouldn’t feel out of place if you wore a T-​Shirt here.
It’s a bit noisy inside, but more from the numerous conversations going on and less from the music playing. Again perhaps what most would want from a pub. For a more intimate conversation experience you might want to try the patio.
I had a Seafood Pie ($ 13.99) which was a whole lot of awesome! Shrimp and chunks of fish in white wine sauce enveloped in a pastry textured bread bowl equals pub food heaven! Even the salad was impressive, with a healthy dose of greens including my favourite, arugula!
Over time Fionn’s has become one of my favourite place to hang out after a hard days work!

HAPPY CANADA DAY TO ALL MY FRIENDS IN THE GREAT WHITE NORTH. eh?
This Fionn MacCool’s is indeed the hotel bar for the Sheraton Suites Eau Claire. The prices are probably higher due to business traveller types like me, but I have always found it a comfortable and friendly place to hang out. That’s especially true during the Stanley Cup Playoffs or during the CFL season when an exciting sportscast goes well with a burger and few dark beers. There are probably better sports bars in greater Calgary, but I’m not usually city-​saavy enough to search too long for alternatives. What I like best is that after a full meal among friends, it’s great to head over to Princes Island Park, admire the Mighty Bow, and enjoy a decent walk in whatever season.