McKibbin’s Irish Pub - Montreal, Quebec

I ordered the homemade Irish stew. I really hated it. Maybe it's just not to my tastes, but it was not what I was expecting at all. I've had the Irish stew at Ye Olde Orchard and it's amazing, I've even posted about it before. Theirs was creamy and had a ... rich savory flavor of Guinness. By contrast this Irish stew at McKibbins was very tangy and sour, almost like there was vinegar in it. It made it taste like the soup was rotten or spoiled. I tried tasting individual pieces (carrot, potato, meat) to see if there was something I could avoid, but everything was saturated with it, especially the meat. The only thing that tasted good to me was the dollop of mashed potatoes on top and the bun that came with it. The bun was very moist and delicious with a subtle sweet flavor. It was a shame because it was pretty expensive, $23 before tip and I had to throw out the rest because I just couldn't finish it. Perhaps this type of Irish stew is more authentic and I just made a regrettable decision for my taste buds. I just wanted to warn others if they were similarly expecting something akin to Ye Olde Orchard. I will say that the pub had a nice atmosphere and the staff seemed very friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. Maybe they have other things that would appeal to my palate. The decor was charming, with a little matching door for "leprechauns". Read more

Great Irish pub! Service is fast and accurate. The band was very entertaining. Nice ambiance and atmosphere.

We came here for saint patrick’s day celebration and it was FUN!!!!!! Good breakfast, excellent band! Make me wanna go to ireland

We came here for some good music. But the band would not play until 10.15pm. The bar tender kept pushing drinks. I would not recommend for anyone to come on a Saturday. Very disappointed

The Bushmill's Whiskey Chicken was not worth more than $2 and certainly not the $28 it is. The chicken meat was dry and tough, the tiniest of portion of both chicken and mashed potatoes, mostly was sauce which was over salt, however the topping of onion wings was good. ... The best part of what I ordered was the Salad Greens which was not bad and certainly a lot better than the chicken. Read more