Let's be honest. Â Finnigan's is a shithole. Â It's dirty and worn out, none of the taps work (they don't even have handles), and the clientele is a sad mix of alcoholics who bowl, and alcoholics who don't. Â But they do make a tasty burger, and the bartenders are nice, if not particularly attentive. Â It's right behind my work, though, making it very convenient. Â I wish they opened earlier than four during the week, because my coworkers often make me need a drink before then. Â Oh well. Â Life goes on, though you might not know it if you watched it from this vantage point. Â Everything looks and feels dead from here.
Review Source:What a dump this place is. Horrible service, food is ok at best. They have over 20 taps available for draft beer and have none available. The bartender/a$$hole behind the bar is totally worthless. My friends met me and my girlfriend here on a Saturday afternoon and there were about 10 people in the place. They waited over 20 minutes to put in a food order. She just walks around bullshitting w the regulars, who are all great examples of inbreeding. Avoid this place at all costs.
Review Source:WOW. WHAT CAN I SAY..... Â When my children were younger we use to have a Saturday dinner night out. So the four of us, my husband, my 2 daughters, and myself, would take turns every Saturday night picking somewhere to eat. My youngest always picked Finnigans. So once a month we knew we would be eating at Finnigans.
We all knew the menu by heart. It was not the best food ever, but we enjoyed it. The menu had many various selections such as....Mexican skins, burritos, steaks, many chicken dishes. A large selection of comfort food.
My kids grew and Saturday night dinners came to a halt. We had not been to Finnigans as much as we use to. Then my husband and a few friends joined a bowling league and we started going to eat dinner there again.
What once was a joy to go to a family night dinner spot turned terribly wrong.
From what I have been told, it has changed hands, also changed the menu, the service, AND NOT FOR THE BETTER.
Going on a Friday night, when my husband starts bowling at 6pm, we had the worst service imaginable, and the food was not much better.
So, it starts off with the miserable waitress coming to take our drink order..."do you want drinks?" with no, "how are you?" No, " my name is, I'll be your server this evening".....just plain rudeness. After she takes our drink order, she asks for my daughters ID, comes back 10 minutes later, with no drinks. Maybe another 5 minutes we wait.
Now comes our dinner order. Which we were in a little bit of a rush so my husband and his friend wouldn't be late for bowling, which by the way, the bowling alley is attached to Finnigans. We start giving her our order when my husband and his friend had  questions about the menu, and we get a big sigh and a EYE ROLL from the LITTLE MISS RUDE waitress. AN EYE ROLL!. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? DO YOU NOT WORK FOR TIPS?
He asks Little  Miss Rudeness about the potato skins. He just wants chili and cheese on them, that's all. Not hard to understand, right? She makes a big deal, goes to the kitchen, comes back,  and very rudely says to us the kitchen can't do it. WHAT? My daughter then tells her...."You have potato skins, chili, and cheese, this is not rocket science, what is the problem?"
Little Miss Rudeness then slams our check down on out table and says "I will get someone else to wait on you!"
Again, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I have never been treated so rudely in my life. Â The manager then lingered around out table,staring in our direction, not even coming over and asking what the problem was.
Not only did the menu go down hill, like a avalanche, so did the service.
However, we did get a much better waitress, who was not only very fast, but very personable, and my husband got his potato skins with chili and cheese. NO PROBLEM.
Needless to say we left her a very hefty tip, and hoping she went back to tell Little Miss Rudeness what she missed.
Sorry Finnigans, but if I could I would give you a minus star!!!!!!!!!!!
Even as a kid, I knew you never came here for the food. It's like saying you go to your local pub to get a gourmet meal. Let's be honest. You come here because it's a local joint with friendly service, you can bowl (for cheap), eat some wings (or pizza), drink some beers and have fun.
Finnigan's recently changed hands, changed the menu and not for the better. On a visit with my family, we were given the rudest service I'd encountered in a long time, anywhere. Our waitress, Kathy, couldn't be bothered with us from the start. Without a hello or even a smile, she asked if we wanted drinks. She took our order and left, even though we had a few questions about the food orders we wanted to place.
After returning  (ten minutes later), we began to place our food order. My dad simply wanted an order of potato skins, with chili and cheese. That's it. Asking the waitress about this, she said (with a big sigh) she wasn't sure if the kitchen could substitute it and then she was off without another word. She returned saying they couldn't do it...with no apology...no reasoning...just a "what else do you want?" Now, they have chili on the menu and they have cheese, and they certainly have potato skins, so what was the problem? I asked her about this and she then started talking over me, asking "what about sour cream and guacamole." Again, we specified JUST the chili and cheese. The waitress then slammed down the menu on our table and yelled, "I am going to get someone else to take care of you now!" And stormed away.  Seriously?
After waiting another 10 minutes, we got a new waitress. Her name was Leah and she had no problem taking our order, being polite and saying please and thank you. Needless to say, we left her a really big tip.
For the rest of the meal, the manager hovered near our table, staring in our direction, but never once coming over and asking if everything was alright.
It's truly disappointing to see a local neighborhood favorite go down hill like this!
Well, let me tell you! There is nothing worse then going to eat at a place you have been going to for YEARS and having is completely suck! For the longest time, my family, friends, co-workers, and many others have been enjoying the nicely sized bar and grill located with the Brunswick bowling alley.
Recently the restaurant has changed their menu and prices, to what allot of people assume is to the "Brunswick Standards". To help you get a better understanding... the restaurant has cut their menu in half, and increased the prices to be just a 'bar food' locale. And let me tell you, they failed miserably, because the food it absolutely terrible! Of the  twelve people who have been there  in the past three weeks that I know, eleven of them say the change is for the worse!
Reviews from friends and family, who have been patrons of Finnigans for years...
----------------"Needs to change back or at least better!"
----------------"Absolutely the worst change the business could have made. Business will reflect it... I know from me it will.
----------------"Drink prices are not worth the new crappy food!"
----------------"I've bowled and eaten here for fifteen years, and I can tell you, I won't be doing both anymore!"
SERVICE: The staff is pretty much the same, and with no complaints. Service is always friendly, but could be faster. Bar staff is helpful, and friendly.
Overall, it needs to change! It was a classic popular bar and grill for years, and I honestly believe the business is going to negatively reflect the change. FINNIGANS... PLEASE DO SOMETHING!!!
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