Mickey’s Irish Pub

Amazing environment and the Friday night band played the 4^th best version of the Star-​Spangled Banner that I’ve ever heard, first being Celine Dion during the 2001ALCS (obviously), second Bruno Mars at a Philippines relief concert and third Motley Crew at a concert in Indianapolis during summer of 1998. Did someone say smoke show? Plenty of does at Mickey’s. But be careful of Steph, she’s there every night and is incredibly clingy. Good beer, better band and amazing fireworks. 4.1 stars.

Went on a Saturday for my bachelorette party, needless to say the bartenders are a little on the rude side, probably because they were getting their butts kicked. Maybe more staff behind the bar would help. I would return to try it again, maybe they were just having a bad night.

Great outdoor patio area, EXTREMELY inviting for an out-​of-​towner like me. Great, fun bartenders… especially Logan. Feels like I’m home here. Wednesdays are 3-​for-​1 nights. Figure it out! :)

Can’t say I am much of a fan.
Besides the large patio in the summer, it is always overly crowded and the inside is small. If you are going out for late night drinks downtown, I would pass on Mickey’s.

Mickey’s is a place I don’t frequent to often but have been a few times for a drink before! I dig the outdoor seating in the summer! They have one of the better patio area’s downtown. Plenty of room to hang and sports always on the tv’s, yes they got tv’s outside!
They sometimes have bands playing outside too, during the Farmer’s Market’s and or special events! I once came to a Party here that my friend DJ’d and it was kinda the perfect outdoor environment for hanging.
Now the inside is nothing special, a typical –trying to be an Irish bar!
They sell lots of Jamison and a few Irish brews.
Now the crowd can get a little rowdy at night so beware, but the times I have been here during the day and or afternoon were great!

A little douchey in the evenings. Nonetheless, if you’re with your own crew making your own party, then don’t worry, the doucheyness shouldn’t bother you. The outdoor area is the place to be. Inside is too small, but in the winter, if you end up here it’s not the worst.

Came to mickeys on a one day trip to des moines. you will not be disappointed. Band played breakfast at Tiffany’s just like the real thing. Private fire work show! Only bummer was the port a pottys.

A Tale of Two Mickeys.
Afternoon Mickey’s: Awesome
Nighttime Mickey’s: Everything I loathe in one convenient location
Mickey’s is the best place to day drink in the city. The patio is fantastic, (if it isn’t a holiday) the place is only moderately busy. They have comfortable bench/​tables that fit groups, free peanuts and tolerable prices on everything. They also take credit.
When it gets dark out, abort your beer mission. Mickey’s is a two headed dragon that only rears its ugly head once nighttime hits. The music changes, the crowd thickens to an uncomfortable type of crowded (no dancing) and they stop taking credit. Seriously. Cash only at night. Time warp to 1992. They even have port-​o-​potties permanently on the patio because they understand how awful and ridiculous the bathrooms inside are (2 tiny stalls, 2 broken locks, 1 sink and 0 additional people that can fit inside it).
However, the patio isn’t covered. The inside is awful, covered in peanut shells and dark, so if it isn’t a nice day, just skip it.

Mickey’s hasHasan excellent outdoor bar seating area which attracts all walks of life. The staff have been friendly and the drinks reasonably priced for the area. The inside is starkly different, definitely more of a pub vibe that you can take your friends inside to if you want to avoid the swarm of yuppies.
I would definitely add this place to your stop while boozing downtown.

we stopped in here on their newly built outdoor patio to have a drink and do some people watching during the des moines farmers market.
great patio with lots of seating and/​or standing options. our waitress was friendly and funny and didn’t rush us off the table even though we sat there for some time nursing a couple of beers. later that evening, we saw the place packed to the nines so i guess it’s a very popular spot.

I have been to the new Mickey’s downtown patio a couple of times since it has opened. Both times, it was a Friday night. It gets packed rather quickly and you can end up waiting in line on a nice night. My suggestion is to get there early and stake your spot. Tables are really hard to come by too (unless you get there early enough).
The first Friday I was there, it was a brief stop in after attending WineFest. I swear half the people moved to this patio after WineFest so it was really busy.
The second Friday, we started our night downtown here so we eventually got a table! There was also a good band playing. It did get really packed and was hard to get through the crowd to leave. We had a little bit of a sketchy waitress who asked one time about getting paid before the drink came… not so sure what that was all about.
The mixed drinks are small but the atmosphere is good. Very happy to have a nice patio in downtown.