Maguire’s Pub

Friendly super hot 1^st time bar tender girl on a monday. She knows who she is, cool patrons, awesome bouncer — he has vast knowledge. Great prices. Good times.

Bouncers are on a power trip, if you want people to enjoy the bar the first thing you see shouldn’t be a douche bouncer. Not inviting. I was accused of being «high» and having never smoked I found that to be somewhat strange. Anyways. Once that was settled I actually enjoyed the place.

I went here the other night, excited to get a whiskey sour cause those things are my shit. The beautiful bartender told me I was going to love it! Well, i fucking hated it. It tasted like a glass of ice water with 7 drops of whiskey. She was nice though. And poured my Guinness like a pro. I should’ve had her remake the drink, but I didn’t want to be a dickwad.
The atmosphere was laid back, which surprised me, as it was a Saturday night. It was like 9pm however. Maybe it gets more cracking later on.
Décor was cute and irish. Yippie.
Bathroom was scary as fuck but no one goes to a bar for the lavish bathrooms anyways.

This pub has become my favorite in Petaluma. Over the past few months there have been some personnel changes that have added a higher level of service and quality, which was really good evenbefore. Craig is the new barkeep/​mixologist and he’ll make you smile. The weekend drink specials will keep you coming back, like the 99 cent mimosas, or the $ 6 Bloody Mary’s.
The appy’s really satisfy, their burgers rock, and the entrees are just what you’d want in an Irish pub. The brunch menu is simple and includes a bloody Mary, Screwdriver or «Sunkist». Stop by, but leave the rest of your day open in case you stay for a while.

I was having a couple of beers one friday evening while I was waiting for an appointment a few doors down. The first bartender was very polite and friendly. She suggests her favorite beer and I liked it. A new bartender with long curly hair dressed very provocatively started her shift and the first one left. I used the restroom and when I returned a man was in my seat. I politely let him know he had taken my seat and the bartender immediately came over and told me «no, honey, you were sitting over there» pointing to the opposite end of the bar, where they had moved my purse! Now it was stupid of me to leave my purse while I used the restroom but it was an empty bar almost and I felt comfortable. I noticed when I left that $ 200 cash was missing from my purse. I couldnt prove who took it but my assumption is that it was whoever moved my purse. Either the extremely rude bartender or the regular customer who took my seat. They seemed to think something was very funny at my expense. Perhaps it was moving my posessions and trying to convince me I did not know where I was sitting, or maybe it was just stealing $ 200 out of my purse. Probably both. I will not be returning to relive this experience.

Dude. Worst food ever. The service was DELIGHTFUL and sweet — seriously, our server was a total sweetheart so no complaints there! — but the food was just. oh my god… almost indescribably bad. This sucks because this is a fun place. What’s up with the food?
Being that this proclaims to be an Irish pub and one that we’ve attended for drinks and private parties several times in the past, we felt pretty confident getting a bite to eat here. We were hopelessly wrong. My husband ordered the bangers and mash and I ordered the shepherd’s pie, two standard Irish pub fares.
When our plates arrived, they didn’t even look right. My shepherd’s pie was merely a casserole dish filled with piping hot, brownish-​beige ‘food.’ A proper shepherd’s pie has an abundance of fluffy, slightly crispy potatoes atop a delicious, (not too wet, not too dry) blend of peas, carrots and lamb, a layering of goodness that merges in each bite. Um, sadly, no. This was merely a plate full of slop. Prison food? Ground beef in a nearly inedibly salty gravy topped with silken (overly mashed?) potatoes and some white cheese? Cheese: why? What? There was a scant cube of carrot to be found here and there but not a pea in sight and certainly no layering of any kind. Did I mention the where’s-my-water saltiness? Oh, and there was a heaping side of green beans that were visibly overly seasoned with thick kosher salt. And that was it. Was I supposed to cut those down into tiny pieces and mix them in? I didn’t know. The dish was absolutely bizarre and resembled NOTHING of a proper shepherd’s pie I’ve ever seen unless said shepherd was recently dumped by the love of his life, drunk, stoned or a mix of all three.
Let’s now discuss the bangers and mash. While I wasn’t interested in sampling my husband’s equally unappetizing looking ‘food’ I can only say that he said it was so overly salted, he only forced it down because he was hungry.
Come here for the booze, the friendly people, the fun vibe and pleasant service but avoid the food at all costs. Their chef needs to go order up the shepherd’s pie from McNear’s around the corner. They know what they’re doing. It’s down the proper IRISH way (with lamb, too).
Hope you guys get this figured out.

It’s 2:30pm on a Saturday. There are only 6 other patrons. We are a party of 3. We ordered 3 salads and have waited 45 minutes. This place has changed their menu and gone way down hill. We haven’t even received our good yet and I already know I’m never coming back. In fact, thinking about just leaving. This is ridiculous.

Went in here for lunch today. Really delicious meal — bangers and mash with fresh sautéed veggies. Yum! Very attentive service. Great pub feel without making me feel like I was in the right place at the wrong time. If

Staff is pleasant. Not so attentive. But the real review would be about the loud ‘kids’ that are there. The young adults were swearing, loud, wrestling & flirting. That’s okay for some, who enjoy that type of display.
On the other hand, there was no other business!
So I ask McQuire’s Pub; What do you want? Youngin’s that need socialization skills? Or customers?

It’s okay nothing special it’s always really hot in this place even during the winter when it’s empty. And if you are a guy and have to use the restroom. Have fun waiting in a 20 min line.

I wish i could give this place 0 stars. This bar is such a dive! From the minute i walked in the bouncers were rude and classless. The place itself looked old and rundown. I ordered a few drinks that tasted like water. They only have one restroom for the entire bar, the line was not worth the wait. I much preferred the bar across the street, the vibe was WAY better and worth the 5 stars.

Your above response is extremely unprofessional as a bar owner. Unfortunately your self proclaimed «bouncers» didn’t do a very good job that night seeing as how we all managed to get let in that night. Why would you allow such «horrible people» in such a classy establishment?!

In response to JOE from Maguire’s Pub that my review is bogus; The photo I posted shows the bouncer violently attacking a guy in front of the establishment. This lack of professionalism is bound to be acknowledged. My review is not to be a battle, yet an honest experience that future customers need to be informed of before considering visiting.

This Irish pub has it all. Definitely great place to check out for Traditional Irish entrees and happy hour specials. Also, a lively weekend scene with dancing and great Dj’s. Saturday’s and Sunday’s have brunch and mimosas. I come here for lunch a lot and the bar tenders are a pleasure to sit at the bar with. Check it out!

I really wanted to get this public good review. The food is good. And the service isn’t bad.
But $ 8.50 for a side of french fries? I know pubs in San Francisco that are cheaper.
The idea of a pub is that it has cheap drinks and cheap food. McGuire’s is fine… but not all that great. So where do they get off charging like they are in Marin? And who really wants that anyway?

The pub quiz on Wednesday nights is great! Hosted by Chris, he’s funny, very knowledgeable about all genres of music, and the questions range from history, geography, sports, literature to true trivia. The best pub quiz around. Maguire’s staff is friendly, excellent selection of beers, a fabulous cheeseburger and sweet potato fries, best I’ve ever eaten.

Just went for lunch and it was really really good! I had a cheeseburger with steak fries and it was awesome. The server was great and very fast. I’ve been here for lunch and dinner on a few occasions and will definitely be returning.

I like quaint bars that have grit and a squeak to their seats and wood tables. Throw in a large bar and sports on the TVs, and I can spend an easy meal with friends at such a place. The only area this place lacks is in the food quality. If all I went here for was a cocktail or beer, it’d suffice. Unfortunately, when I ate here the food not only was bland (this from a salt sensitive individual!!), but it also delivered a not so lovely stomach ache and lethargic reaction for both my husband and I. Can’t say I am too thrilled or in a hurry to return.

Excellent burgers, fries and onion rings. So much food! You will not go away empty feeling, if anything, you feel like waddling out the door.

Went around noon on Sunday looking for a decent brunch. Other places looked full or didn’t have cocktails, so we opted for Maguire’s.
Food was just not very exciting. French toast was soggy. Shepard’s Pie was okay (although the meat was a tad to saucy for my flavor). My girlfriend got the Corned Beef Hash that had us questioning afterwards if the menu actually read Corned Beef MASH, as there were beef nuggets between a flavorless mashed potato patty.
If I were in the area, I would go in for happy hour and drinks alone. Not for food or the dry waitress.