Finn McCool's is a dive bar in Ambler, adjust your expectations accordingly. Â
It tends to not be crowded, even on the weekends. Â If you're in Ambler and looking for a place to hang out with friends and drink a couple beers, this would be an A-OK place to go.
On the plus side, it's a really cool old building.
This place used to be the spot but after a bunch of events that supposedly went down, it declined to a dive bar. Â Their beer selection is decent and their food is alright, it's just that the place never fully recovered in my eyes. The place is usually dead when most others are crowded. It's a shame to see a semi decent pub like this. I hope it can make a comeback.
Review Source:Finn McCools is located in one of the coolest buildings in Ambler. Â It occupies the first floor of a multi story stone building that was formally the Wyndam. Â There's a large patio out front that sits on Butler Ave which is great for people watching during the summer. Â The parking lot is very small so look for a spot on the street or in one of the public lots.
Finn's has a huge bar that is in my opinion too big. Â It takes up so much space inside there isn't much room around it to hang out. Â The beer selection is pretty good and they have a decent amount of beers on tap. Â
I have only eaten here a few times and the food was average and priced to match. Â With so many options in Ambler I don't find myself at Finn's often.
What's with the hate?
This lovely building seemed to carry a bit of a curse within it's old brick walls. First renovation, then an eatery, then back to the Wyndam and Ambler just wasn't ready.
Perhaps the curse has been lifted now that Ambler's had its face-lift.
I went there for dinner with the gent twice now and had a genuinely nice experience. The waitress (Jess-Shoutout!) was attentive and polite, the food was really very good and the seating was comfortable and homey. We had a rather huge and delicious plate of cheese fries and I had the chicken parm (So good). Gent went with the drunken wings. Little wings smothers in Jack Daniels BBQ sauce and absolutely delicious.
You're getting bar food, sure. But you're getting good bar food. If you're looking for a homey "Cheers" feel complete with really solidly good american pub staples, you'll really enjoy Finn's.
I went here twice before deciding to review it due to the scathing Yelp reviews, but I dug it both times.
Kinda makes you think twice before trusting some random internet moron's opi-
er. *Shifty*
Counterproductive.
Anyway, try this place.
Went out to Philly to watch my Braves play. My friend lives in Horsham which is not to far from Ambler so we hit Finn's up to meet with some other people. Cool looking spot with outside seating. This place would do really well in NYC.
The service was great. The waitress was really attentive of us. Cheap beer, outside seating and cool people make it a good time. I had better things to say I guess maybe because I'm not from the area. Being the only place open in the area I think people should have better things to say.
We tend to end up here on an occasional random weeknight (and one fateful Friday). I enjoy my friends and the drinks when we go there, but the atmosphere is just lacking. We're usually the only people there, even on the Friday night. So then we are in a huge bar that is desolate except for the regulars and us. Just not very inviting and usually not a lot of fun. The beers are okay, the service is okay, and I haven't tried the food, except for a wing-eating contest against two other girls.
Review Source:I was in hostile territory...the pulse was up, yet hope was nowhere to be found. It was supposed to be safe. But as the time passed it became clear that it was my worst nightmare. The plan was simple...my buzz left me w two choices:
Take things to the next level w no apology in the city or find a safe place to mellow out while sanity and reason eased its way back into my whiskey soaked cerebral cortex in the burbs. Being the responsible adult that I be in the now, the latter seemed the most prudent path.
Until, after several jamesons n coffee to counteract the caffeine-less reality my brain wallowed inside, the jolt of half sobriety snapped into my third eye...motherfucking soberness!!! Christ Brahma Buddha Jesus...
I was in a cop bar!!!
Oh shit. I'm trapped. Cops to the right of me, republicans to the left. (as an aside, the republcans were playing beer Pong in a bar...like I said...lord sweet Jesus protect me) Help! Help! Help! Red alert! Sirens! Save me from the mess that I inserted myself in...forgive me for my badgood judgement.
All I wanted was to find a safe place to mellow off my buzz. Didn't wanna get more tore up. Just wanted to hide. But the 8pm film never came! It was 935! I was TOO EARLY, now I was here...How to escape without handcuffs and bad memories? We shall see if it is possible...Beer Pong? In a bar? Aren't we adults? Drunk cops looking for hippies to beat down....
Like me...can I still pretend to be a ex football playing dude?
Can I escape??? It is now 909 pm on 11 26 10. can I get home without getting busted and still have a good/safe time???
919 pm...just get the check. Cash out. Pretend to be normal...its ok. No drama. Just sign n give a HUGE tip. The bartender understands...she knows you don't belong. She knows...she gets "it"...she grasps the concept that you are good people...even if you're not a cop...
Could she be a cop groupie? Aroused at the thought of helping to bust this mess that was me at the bar? No time to think...Just act. Survival of the fittest. Ain't no such thing as half way crooks, etc...
10:38 pm - home safe and sound...now to be clear...there was no drinking and driving involved in this yelp. in a world of crotch grabbing security and casual fascism, all writing is hyperbole. freedom and fun are dead in this nation...
the point here is that, if you enjoy drinking w cops...this is your spot. if you don't....well...go to the movie theater up the street or make a discreet, sober, getaways...
g'night. good luck, from deep in the belly of ronald reagan's america...keep your heads down and stand up, any way you can...namaste.
I've eaten here a few times. Every time I eat here it takes a while to be seated even though no ones really in there and it takes quite a while to be served and checked out.
The first time I got the mussels in red they were awesome! The sauce was great. The second time the mussels smelled fishy and I couldn't eat them.
Also, when they first opened up I ordered a martini. It sounded really good and sweet but when I got it it came in a very dusty martini glass and it tasted awful. I sent it back and was charged for it anyway.
I went there today for my lunch break and wanted something fresh and light cause I wasn't very hungry. I ordered the bruchetta. Again it look forever to come out and when it did I was so disappointed. For 6.50 I thought I'd get more than 4 little pieces of soggy bread covered in tomatoes drenched in white vinegar (not even balsamic) and covered in slices of processed American cheese singles.
I've been disappointed in this place more than anything and today was my last time there.
I was excited to check out the new renovation of the old hole in the wall known as the Wyndham Hotel. The exterior renovations are very appealing and I figured I couldn't go wrong with a Philly icon placed out in the burbs. I walked through the door and was suprised that the inside was just as appealing with a huge circle bar, flat screens, and a pool table to top it all off. This place screams sports bar although it is branded as an Irish pub. We sat down at the table looking forward to a great experience but were denied in the end.
The menu looked appealing and we ordered a few different things. We recieved a turkey sandwich which tasted funny and the meat didn't seem fresh. We told the waiter and he took it back to the kitchen only to have the manager come out and tell us that it is freshly sliced everyday. I hardly ever return food and I'm not the type to try and get something for free so I decided to give the manager my two cents. Is is not the managements responsibility to ensure that the customer is happy? I live by the motto that "My money is green everywhere" and definitely won't go back. (For food at least)
I can see this place being an awesome spot to watch a Flyers, Eagles, Sixers, or Phillies game with some of your buddies. My advice would be to grab something to eat before you get there because pouring beer is pretty hard to screw up.
The 5 best restaurants in the 2015 Denver Restaurant Week
3,611 Views | Category: Denver
The complete list of 2015 Denver Restaurant Week businesses
1,972 Views | Category: Denver
The tourists' guide to Portillos: 5 must have dishes
3,318 Views | Category: Chicago
Pho = Pronounced "fuh" not "foe" for pho-king sake
2,915 Views | Category: Denver
Indulgery selected to exhibit at Collision Conference
2,987 Views | Category: Press Releases
Not Logged In
BUSINESSES
Local Businesses
Near Me
My Favorites
SOCIAL
Blog & News
MY ACCOUNT
Login
Register
Contact Us
Add Your Business
