Waste of time! 1st beer price not the best and not a big section. 2nd i ordered a long island ice tea which is supposed to have 5 different types of liquor and she only placed 3...at the end of the night the rush us out.. Than i noticed the dumb waitress gave me the wrong card. I go back to get my card they manger just tells me that they don't have my card... So that means someone else has my card.... And he doesn't even apologize... Like really it was your staff that messed up and i have to order a new card and don't even get a free drink for it?? staff is dumb and drinks not worth it... Never going back!
Review Source:Really its Zero Stars but you cant not put a star. Â Ok we get there ordered drinks which came out in a reasonable amount of time. Â Ordered; Spinach Dip first, and said "we are going to start with..." My daughter and I split the Chicken Wrap and FF's. Hubby and son get burgers. And we are waiting, and waiting, and waiting nothing we didn't even see our server anywhere. Finally we see her and she claims its coming out NOW, which it did our dinner with the Appetizer. What the hell????
Ok so here how it go's I take half of the wrap and some fries my daughter takes the other half.  Keep in mind its a CHICKEN WRAP!! There's NO chicken in the chicken wrap.  WHAT the hell?? It was bits of bacon (which I knew was in there, BBQ sauce, a very small piece of tomato.) THATS it. I couldn't eat it because I really dont  eat pork product's just because I skeeve the animal. So my hubby gave me part of his burger , I had to spit it in a napkin why?? I'll tell ya, it was pure grease and fatty tasting. The Spinach Dip was cold so it had been sitting in the kitchen waiting to come out as a appetizer. Again NO IDEA were the sever is and my kids were begging me not to complain. So I didn't.  Finally got the bill, paid and ran out of there.  My revenge I saw some people around my age and said it was by far THE WORSE MEAL EVER... DONT DO IT.
PS. The tables are grossly sticky. What the hell?
This is the place to go when you arrive at citifield early without a ticket. Â Decent bar/grill restaurant. Â The drink service is much better than for the food. Â Friendly bartenders and decent mixed drinks. Â
Bathrooms are a step up from the outdoor port-o-potties - but there are bathroom attendants to make you feel uncomfortable while you do your business. Â Does anybody actually like bathroom attendants?
Decent place to grab a few drinks before a Met game. Â Drinks are decently priced and food is ok...it's just a hot or miss in terms of portions. Â I would suggest the nachos, if you're really hungry. Â Definitely a decent alternative to stadium food. Â Service is decent as well.
Overall nothing spectacular but decent.
I have had mixed experiences here, but I think I would still come back. There have been times when the staff is super friendly and helpful and other times where there has been a complete lack of communication. Their bar food is pretty good, but a bit pricey for certain serving sizes. I would definitely recommend the nachos which are plentiful, but the boneless wings are hit and miss. Mozzarella sticks are pricey for some pre-frozen apps, so you can skip that as well. Other than that though, this place is a good spot to pregame before a Mets game and way cheaper in that respect! I'll most likely be back to pregame next time as well!
Review Source:Listen, the Mets suck, so I could be really negative about this place, but I will not. Â McFaddens opened when the new Citi Field opened in 2009. Â Is it the best bar, no. Â Is it a great place before seeing another Mets loss, no. Â But it is something that long time Mets fans who went to Shea never had, a bar to hit before the game at the stadium. Â
Sure, you could have hit Woodside or Sunnyside then hop on the 7 train in the 70's and 80's before the game, Â But at least here you are at the park and feel like you are actually at a baseball game. Â A big plus is that there is a smoking area connected to the bar. Â I've met a number of nice, genuine people there, and it was fun hanging out. Â Count the number of planes heading into LaGuardia, it's fun!
The staff is nice, especially the young hotties they have serving beers. Â It's nice to scam on a nice rack or a butt pre game, we all know we do, and they gals are super friendly.
I do not eat at bars, neither should you, so I will not comment on food. Â Go to a bar to drink, go to a restaurant to eat.
Stop in if you want. Â If not, do a tailgate in the lot, or, if adventurous, hit a few local Jackson Heights places pre, or post game. Â You may not like what you find, unless you're into skiing:)
Such a great place with room to improve. 1st let's start with the beer selection. Small selection of beers. No craft beers available that will blow your mind. 2nd the DJ. Throws very out dated music very annoying always talking over the music. 3rd food service was horrible at the bar. Ordered sliders with fries they had a tooth pick in the sliders with a pickle and a cherry tomato on top of the bun instead of inside the burger. Also had some Chicken Quesadilla and Guacamole was dark green and looked like poop. I brought it to the bartenders attention and all she did was toss it in the trash. I think I'll stay away from McFaddens for now. Hopefully they will improve on my next visit.
Review Source:When I think of McFaddens in Manhattan I cringe. All the Lexington, 3rd Avenue, 2nd Avenue, Murray Hill and Sutton Place bars suck. I despise them. One day I'll write a review for all of them, describing how awful they are. Though I'm pretty sure I can just copy and paste each one. I was skeptical of a place with the same name, though this place ain't that bad. Â
First off, when you check in you get a free beer. Unfortunately it's a Bud or Bud Light, but hey it's free! There are not many options to drink before you head into the stadium, this is your best option. The bar is nice. It's large. Serves good food, has music and seating for those wanting to have a sit down meal. It can get packed by the bar but you can find some space near the back.
Good place to hit up before or after a game.
A waste of time. Go to a better restaurant in any other part of the city before coming to the game, or set up a tailgate and grill your own food.
First I ordered a Guinness and thought it tasted wrong - that was confirmed when a group of 6+ people came over to send back all their pints. I switched to a Sam Adams draft which also tasted funky. My wife ordered a Bud Light draft, and it tasted terrible too (besides the fact that it's Bud Light). We switched to bottles.
The food is your typical cheap, fried bar food. Order some if you're having a few drinks and get hungry, but if you're looking to dine well this is not the place to go.
I liked it more when I first went. There isn't much around Citi Field, so for many fans this is the only place they know. It's big. The place is not bad, not great, but sometimes fun and lively. Â Its right at the stadium. Worth a visit at least once. They have a DJ spin music, decent mix; and I even caught a band once, which was pretty decent actually. I've only had the beer so can't comment on the food. Beer list is slightly above average. Craft beer lovers will be disappointed. I usually go after a game for a beer before subway ride home.
Review Source:Biggest drawback is the 10 minute walk from the train. Â Other than that, this place is perfect for some pre-game drinks, haven from weather (cold, rain, heat). Â Beer is reasonably priced (shots always seem a bit too much) and the food is good. Â It can get crowded for the "bigger" games.
Review Source:Food and grog is OK. Service was good.
But the noise  level was actually borderline painful, which ruined the experience. Â
The loser DJ wouldn't STFU. Why was he there?
Oh, and there is a attendant in the mens room - a creepy feature in a pub, and one more hand in your pocket  too.
Very ordinary at best.
Since my friend and I couldn't get into the CitiField Stadium to eat unless we had a ticket, we found McFadden's while walking around the neighborhood.
The two hostess were very friendly and we were escorted to a table where we met our waitress within a couple minutes. I wish I had gotten her name so I could credit her in this review because she was exceptionally nice and really funny. She took our drink order right away, just sodas for us, and we settled into the menu to figure out what to eat.
My friend got two appetizers (Mac & Cheese Bites and Pretzel Bites) and I ordered two main meals (Caesar Salad w/Chicken and The Classic Cheeseburger). We watched the Olympics on all the TVs around the place and yes it was loud but it's a sports bar; sports bars are normally loud - but this place wasn't loud where I had to scream across the table for my friend to hear me.
The decor is very industrial which explains why the noise level can get out of control since there's nothing to absorb the sound bouncing off the concrete, steel and wood that makes up this restaurant.
I watched the crowd and everyone seemed very content. There were no visible complainers, drunks, or rowdy fans; and there was a game that day that was starting while we were there.
The food came and my burger was ROCKIN' my world! I should have ordered a second one because I wolfed that burger down like it was nothing. It was seriously one of the best burgers I have had in ages; and it came with streak fries which are my favorite. The chicken in the salad was BBQ'd and it was so juicy that it just totally made the salad even better. My friend said his two appetizers were delicious.
The waitress checked in on us a couple times and we so friendly and when I told her how great the burger was, she said it was her favorite too since everything is made fresh at the restaurant.
I noticed a DJ in the middle raised bar area who played decent sports bar music and it wasn't too loud and it wasn't too quiet. Very fitting.
When we left I asked one of the hostesses where the bus stand was for the airport, and she was nice enough to walk outside with us and point us in the right direction.
Overall I thought the place was fun and the food was excellent. I have read through a lot or the reviews and it's interesting to read some of the really negative reviews. My first thought is, were these people drunk and that's why their service was terrible? It is a sports bar after all and people tend to drink more, especially when there's a game on the TVs. Or maybe they were a difficult customer and the staff just ignored them. Who knows really. All I know is that my experience was positive and I would actually take the 7 train out there again, from Manhattan, to eat there; and that says a lot since I rarely leave Manhattan to begin with.
McFadden's is definitely worth a try.
Did the VIP package with a bunch of friends and had a great time. The bartender was very nice, very quick and not cheap with the booze. The food was basic bar fare.
The bar itself is a nice place to stop before a game or to drown your Met caused sorrows after one. Â Place is staffed by attractive young ladies, just like the Long Island location and they have a good beer selection.
It's a sports bar. Â I got the VIP package which is awesome, you get tickets to the game and an hour open bar before the game. Â You also get free apps and a drink after the 7th inning. Â All that alcohol made the Mets tolerable for me. Â
You have to get there early to get a space at the bar, but the bartender were pretty good at coming by and taking my order even though I had an open bar tag. Â (A lot of bartenders try to ignore you for paying customers).
The wings, chips are the usual bar food. Â I haven't eating a meal there but don't expect much.
Got here really early before a game and this was the only shade/AC around the stadium. Had a beer and ribeye nachos. We had to send the first plate back because the steak was cold. The one they brought out after was fine. They used processed cheese on the nachos instead of grated cheese. Tasted pretty ok though. Waitress was professional and helpful.
The best thing this place has going for it based on my experience is that it's a place to hang before the game when the gates aren't opened. When they clear out the chop shops and develop the area across the street over the next several years these guys will have real competition. Until then I recommend stopping in before the game, but don't expect anything too outstanding.
TWO STRIKES, YER OUT!!!
Last night, June 15, 2012 Tony and I went to McFaddens @Citifield.
They say history repeats itself and that theory was proved again last night.
I met Tony and guests at the restaurant. They had been there for about 20 minutes ant the drink order which was placed when they first arrived got to the table the same time I did.
Now this place is loud, ridiculously loud! We place our dinner order @ 5:40 PM.
@ 6:45 I finally tracked down a server; (our server was dealing with a malfunctioning printer which supposedly was the reason for our food to be delayed). We waited an hour for our food.
When our food finally it was cold; the burgers were moo-ing and the salads were limp. Silly me; I only asked for our food. I had forgotten to ask for utensils.
You are better off going into the Stadium or getting food from a vendor on the street than eating or drinking here.
This is just ANOTHER reason why I am not a Mets fan.
Boo McFadden's!! You s@#k!!!
Lots of bad reviews , but i have been here several times and had some great times.  a True mets fan bar.  i only have been here before and after mets games.  and  if you decide to go after the game,  go after a win !!!  Its like a nightclub after the game but that makes it all the more fun.  girls dance on the bar, and pour free shots directly from the bottle into your mouth.  Before the game you will get the sports bar feeling.. after the game  nightclub..
Review Source:"sports bar"
I don't think so. Â Went after a Mets game and while they have tons of TV's, they all had the exact same game on. Â Oh, and you can't hear the game, because some short, white DJ was blasting hip-hop music for the ugly bartenders to dance to on the bar. Â What a joke!
If you're gonna dance on a bar, don't look like a dog.
Giant sports bar right next to the stadium?  This place COULD be a goldmine if their staff  was properly instructed- the place gets packed after the game, and, I would imagine, if the Mets were doing better, it could attract a large crowd during the games.  They offer $3 beer specials - a perk for those of us who just paid $8bucks at the ballpark.  However, and this is a giant "however," their bouncers ought to be instructed to treat their guests with some courtesy.  My friends and I were sitting at an outside table.  No one was drunk, loud or unruly in any way.  An hour or so after the game, we were told that we had to go inside because the outside was closing.  We milled about for about 5 minutes, gathering up our stuff etc., and the big 'ol bouncer was very rude.  Not the way to handle a crowd of 8 who were quietly sitting.  So we moved inside where the music was too loud for the now-present crowd.  $3 beers, so we stuck around.  Then closing time came (7:30pm???) and the bouncers were once again pushy, rude and aggressive with our quiet group.  Took away beers that were still being consumed, accused our group of harassing the DJ...
Bottom line - eventually Citi Field will draw a crowd. Â Management at this place needs to instruct their bouncers to treat potential future customers with some respect, courtesy and professionalism. Â I went to another game 3 days later and did not return to McFadden's - nor will I. Â
Oh - my first cocktail came equipped with a Trident gum wrapper suspended inside and my friend's water came with a buggy floater. Â Ew...
This is a great spot for drinks before or after a game at Citi Field, it's huge, gets a good crowd of enthusiastic Mets fans, plays some fun party music with lively DJs and the prices are reasonable. Two big problems: the service and the food. I've been hear about five times and there has been a dispute or question about the bill twice and unbelievably slow service every time. That's just for drinks. Today, with the Mets playing the Yankees, me and two friends arrived early, were seated in back by the employees' changing room and ordered burgers and sandwiches from the pub-style menu, my first time trying the food. It was probably a good 30 minute wait, during which the waiter never checked our drinks and when asked, a busboy told us he was not our waiter. I had a Budweiser bottle, but the waiter brought a plastic cup of tap Bud for the second, mumbling something about the bar being out of bottles. If that was even true, it was certainly bad timing with the Subway Series going on at the ballpark. Note to McFadden's: Budweiser is a somewhat popular beer. Â The food was below average pub fare, and my burger was cold. With tip, our bill came out to $130 (with three rounds of drinks staggered over varying arrival times.) At least there was no dispute about the bill this time.
Review Source:The drinks were expensive and the waitress service was pretty lousy. It wasn't crowded at all so there shouldn't have been any reason to be so lax on the service. The staff was friendly enough, it just shouldn't take anyone 20 minutes to drop off the check. The food was a let down too. I had a turkey club, which consisted of bread and bland turkey. No cheese or condiments of any kind, for 12 bucks? Nope, never again. They at least have a huge bar and the place is pretty clean so I guess there's that.
Review Source:I had been here a few times last season for a quick beer before or after the game and thought it was ok enough. Went last week and had a terrible experience. I witnessed the Bouncers being overly aggressive and physical with a guy who they claimed "wasn't dressed properly"?? your a sports bar outside a baseball stadium???? I also witnessed "manager's" being rude to both patrons and staff. One gentlemen in particular, Shawn or Steve was especially unprofessional and dismissive which is completely unacceptable. If you can't act like a courteous professional you should not be in the hospitality industry. As a former restaurateur and a met's season ticket holder, I can assure you I nor any of my friends will ever set foot in this place again. There are way more professional and friendly environments that I can buy overpriced beers and generic bar food at. Always a shame when the employees are the downfall of what could be a good establishment.
Review Source:NEVER coming here again.
I purchased a Mets ticket deal with my friends. It was $35 for an hour open bar before the game, one appetizer each, a ticket to the game, and a free drink once the game was over. Our waitress (Jennifer), seeing our bracelets, took our order and (eventually) brought us our food.
As we were leaving, the waitress came over to us and said that we owed money for the appetizers, informing us that the only app that qualified for this promotion were the buffalo wings. WHAT? We told her that the promotion on the website, the confirmation email, and the free app card said no such thing. She claimed that the promotions manager (Stephanie) told us about the wings when we walked in. Nope.
We asked her to get Stephanie so we could settle the matter. Not surprisingly, Stephanie would not come out of her office. Such a professional! After arguing with the waitress (who also claimed to be a manager), she cut our bill in half. Not good enough. We made it clear that we were not paying a cent, and she eventually backed down. (Only after calling Stephanie "retarded" three times.)
Needless to say, we were all appalled with the lack of professionalism (and decency) of the staff at McFaddens. I'll be sure to forward my complaints to ALL of the necessary people at Citifield and McFaddens.
This place absolutely sucks. Â They treat their customers like paychecks and their employees seem disinterested and upset with the establishment. Â I actually witness a manager named Sean disrespect a female employee. Â When I asked to speak to a manager about it I waited 45 minutes, left and then wrote this message. Â I love the Mets but I think i'll tailgate on Bell and then train it in. Place suuuuuucks.
Review Source:Went there for the first time today. Arrived about 12:10 pm for a 1:10 pm game. The bartender came over quick enough and we ordered our first round. After that it was all downhill. The bar was not near half capacity, never mind full. I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich. And waited. And waited. Asked the bartender, since we were seated at the bar, "What's up with my sandwich". He said "They're working on it". My sandwich didn't arrive until 1:00pm. The bartender placed it in front of me and walked away. No place mat. No napkins. No utensils. No salt, pepper or ketchup. The hero sandwich was not even cut in half. And it was COLD. We paid for the beer and left. No tip. NEVER AGAIN.....But it has a great view of the junk yards across the street. ....Don't bother going here. The beer and food is the same price as if you were inside the stadium.
Review Source:awesome here!burgers r huge and tasty!good wings although  lil salty..sandwich's r all fantastic!lotta taps and specials like open bar along w ticket specials to game....ova 40 crystal clear  flats all over,clean and greAT LOOKIN FRIENDLY FEMALE BARTENDERS THAT DANCE!lol!love after mets game w DJ,always a great time here w a great crowd!wish they were open year round and yes free pkng in lot...eyesore chop shops accross street but nothings prfect!
Review Source:In my personal opinion, you can go to the best top notch hardest clubs to get into in Manhattan but when it comes down to just having a fun time this is the place to go. All of 2nd Ave has good bars and this is one of my favorites. I love the scene, the crowd, the music, the bartenders, the drinks, everything. there is literally nothing bad to say about McFadden's I always have a great time and if you feel like bar hopping theres a great bar on every block.
Review Source:I went to about a dozen Mets games this year and did not know this place was even here. Â Went on a whim last night to watch the Jets Wild Card game. Â The specials were good, tons of TVs, and not over crowded in the off-season. Â Huge Bar!!!, probably one of the largest in the NY area, nothing like the one in the city.
My comments;
1. Wings could have been cooked more, I should have ordered them well done, however, @ .20 cents they were ok, but not equal to Croxley's.
2. In the off-season call to make sure the kitchen is open, it looks like the place is only used as a night club and forSunday Football. Â
Finally, I would not go here during the off-season unless there was a football game on or you want to fist pump at a night club. Â I guess the place turns into a club at night
Located behind Citi Field. Â Good for beers before or after a Mets game and to watch Sunday football. Â Sunday football specials include 10 cent wings, $6 pitchers of Bud and Coors Lite and $1 sliders. Â Wings are quality. Â Sliders are a little questionable, but ok to order a couple. Â They aren't much different than a White Castle belly bomber.
Packed during baseball season, but easy to find a seat in the off season. Â Don't have to worry about trying to find a parking spot either when you can park in the Citi Field lot. Â Nice alternative when you want to change things up. Â When are they going to knock down the chop shops?!?!?!?
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