The Irish Pub

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  I love this bar. Only 2 stars because the food. Food was amazing now is so Bad. I guess the cook they had here left. I'll miss the food.

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  Posted on 12.05.12 Sheryl S.

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  Read the menu... shepherd's pie... bangers and mashed... you would think that you are in UK/Irish food heaven.  Uhhhh... but, like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz it is all down hill from there.  The only quality product in the place is Bud; wine is junk and the Magners cider comes in a bottle.
  1st try:  I had the shepherd's pie one evening after reading the mouth watering menu... but, this mess was a combination of something like sloppy joe mix with beef with a couple of ice cream scoops of mashed on top.  This was NOT a shepherd's pie; more like shepherd's poop.  The reward for ordering this culinary masterpiece was chomping on something resembling a fingernail half way through... stopped there.  2nd try:  I had bangers and mashed.  I have eaten bangers and mashed a lot of times on my 13 trips to the UK and Europe.  Nowhere in the UK did I get midget scoops of mashed, Jimmy Dean sausages and Shaws store brand style beans with that dish.
  Service:  barf-bar and Keno oriented.  If you want to eat at the table, they toss placemat, 'silverware' and napkin on the bar for you to bring to the table.
  Clientele: heavy drinkers... mostly racist zenophobes with a very few good natured old geezers like me mixed in.
  Bottom line:  If every Chinese, Indian, Thai, family, other pubs and pizza places in Quincy go out of business... go to Boston or another close-by locale for your phoney Irish fare.  Ahh... but Murphy''s Twin Balls (Shamrocks)  is 1/2 star worse, so forget that one  (see my review there).
  Note:  I knew the now deceased former owner and wanted to give this place a good review... he was a 5 star guy!

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  Posted on 03.06.12 Freddy C.

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  I love this bar, its like the ones my Irish grandfather took me to in the 1970's....p.s. I was only 7! Its a total dive, but the atmoshere is cozy and the patrons are colorful. Food is way above average. Always get a different price for my usual vodka gimlet....sometimes $4, other times $7, always strong!  Great place to grab a drink while waiting for your Chinese food order at the excellent Quincy Dynasty.

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  Posted on 02.05.12 Tim S.

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  This is a great little bar with decent food.  I think it might be the only bar in Massachusetts open at 8 am!  I actually went in here around 10:30 am and the bar was crowded!  If you;re in the area give it a shot.  It looks rough from the outside but it's a good spot!

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  Posted on 11.26.11 John W.

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  I like this place but it definitely would be considered a dive bar. They have a really good pastrami sandwich for cheap and the drafts are cheap too. There are usually a bunch of old guys in there drinking their days away. Its always good for a spirited talk about the sox or any other Boston team. The service has always been good as well. Oh the bar pizza is awesome too and they do cheap deals on game days for the pats and sox i believe.

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  Posted on 06.01.08 Ross K.

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  I know you go to bars to drink but the food here is amazing! It's a little authentic to Ireland and definitely not your average bar menu, although fried cheese is available =) The bar is fully stocked and is wider than my drunk smile.
  It's a small bar right off of Hancock St. on Billings Rd. (near Murphys Twin Shamrocks) and is a great comfortable bar where you always feel welcome. (Don't let the exterior full you, good drinks, good people and great prices are right behind the green door!!!!)

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  Posted on 03.25.08 Kristin N.

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