Maggie Smith's Irish Pub

I like this place, but it is nothing special - one of many of the same type of upscale "irish" bars - think katie mullins, landsdowne arms, etc.  

Good food, good beer. Good place to sit at the bar and watch some baseball and have a few cold ones.

My biggest problem is that they got rid of the 2 for 1 happy hour on select beers, which would have kept bringing me back. now it's just another bar with ok prices and is close to my work...

I have seen the restaurant for a whole now and kept meaning to try it.  My wife and I went today finally and I was impressed.  The service was good and the food was good.  My wife had the fish and chips and I had the bangers and mash.  Very good choices.  There aren't too many restaurants near here, but this would be a good one if there were. Will try it again and recommend it.

We came here last night for dinner and made sure to hit the happy hour, based on the fact that 90% of the below reviews talk about it. The parking lot is definitely tight for close spaces. Not spaces in general, just spaces right near the restaurant. There are plenty in the back parking lot and the lots to the side for the other restaurants. This is an excellent time to get some walking in before eating pub food.

We waited at the front desk for a few minutes before a server popped by and quickly showed us to a table. We were seated in the back in the hallway leading to the restroom. It was kind of quiet and there was plenty of light. Our server was over quickly, which was perfect so we could place a drink order. Turns out the 2 for 1 is only on wells and wine. Beer specials apply to select beer types. I ordered a pinto grigo and my husband had a beer. Our drinks arrived quickly and both were nice and cold. I got the signature 'ticket' for my free drink and confirmed that this could be brought back at any time during a happy hour, for my 2nd drink. Good thing as glasses of wine are $6.50.

Food wise, to start I ordered a cup of tomato artichoke soup and my husband had the french onion. We also ordered the southwest philly and the Guinness BBQ bacon burger. Our soup came out quickly and was nice and hot. My soup primarily tasted like a creamy tomato with a lot of acid. Little distinguished the presence of artichokes. But it was tasty and quite filling. My husband enjoyed his soup and it smelled good like sherry.

I had the philly and it was really good. The beef was super tender and it wasn't very spicy. It could do without the shredded lettuce as that just wilted due to the hot filling. The fries were well seasoned and nice and thin. They stayed hot until after I had finished my sandwich, which was impressive. My husband greatly enjoyed his burger and it was huge. He took half of his meal home, for example.

Overall the service is very good and prices are right for the menu items. The patio looks like a nice place to relax on a warm day and they have a fireplace going for colder times. Sure, go for the happy hour, but outside of that time, it would still be a good choice.