Hey, it's a bar. Â Close to a friends house, which makes it the destination of choice when in the area.
It's one of those bars that has peanut shells all over the ground. Â I actually find this sort of gross, especially if they get all wet from spillage or rain being tracked about.
Foods ok. Â I had a burger and fries once and they were average. Â A group of friends ordered the gut busting Large Nachos and managed to finish it. Â If you do order this particular platter, make sure there are at least 4 in your party to share.
I've only ordered a beer here once, and that's probably my last time. Â The order was taken at a table and then the waiter promptly forgot about it. Â It wasn't until about a half hour later when a friend asked "Hey, didn't you order a beer?" and I realized he was right. . .my beer was MIA. Â (Since I'm not a big drinker, I hadn't even noticed). Â My dear friend then went up to the bar and asked said waiter where my beer had gone. Â He was able to get my beer, but the waiter never showed with an apology for me.
Oh well, since it's the spot all my friends love to play pool at, I will be back, but it doesn't mean I have to like it.
My husband and I have been going to McKenzie Pub for several years now since we moved into the area. Â We go back time and time again for breakfast and dinner. Â The prices are reasonable and the atmosphere is half-typical bar and half-woodsy hometown restaurant. Â I've seen the signs that say kids can eat there until 9:00 pm, which I think is a pretty cool feature.
For breakfast we always order the country combo which runs around $7 and it comes with 2 eggs, a generous helping of your choice of a meat, hashbrowns or diced potatoes AND biscuits and gravy. Â I usually can't eat the whole plate, but it is good and well worth the price! Â There is nowhere else in town that I know of where you can get that much food for that kind of a price.
Dinners I switch between the typical dinner choice (steak, etc.) and their sandwiches. Â The BBQ pulled pork sandwich is on the larger side and has just the right amount of sauce. Â My husband always orders the McKenzie steak with is a steak with grilled peppers and onions on top with a baked potato, salad and garlic bread. Â My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
We don't drink much, so I can't comment on the alcohol selection very well. Â Have had a margarita once in a while which was good. Â They also have a lot of TVs around the room and one of them usually has something interesting to watch - not always the sports or NASCAR.
The only downsides are some nights when you are there and it is poker night or karaoke night and it gets a bit crowded. Â We always have good and prompt service, even on the busy nights.
It seems like this is the second choice for a lot of people in this area. It was our second choice too. I mean c'mon, who is going to seek out a pub in a strip mall? Well we didn't seek it out, but will probably do so in a future and you should too.
Their menu was pretty big for a pub with lots of variations on salads, burgers and sandwiches, they even do pasta and some steak. The breakfast menu looks appealing and they serve breakfast until 1 on weekends. We split the bbq pork sandwich with a side of potato salad. I was a little nervous when bf ordered it as I thought it was going to be a nasty glop of Reser's, but it was actually home made and pretty delicious. I also loved the bbq sauce and I'm guessing (hoping) that was their own recipe too. And did I mention we split this? We didn't leave hungry either! Our sandwich and two of the beers on special came to $11.
And then there's the beer. They offer a lot of specials, but it doesn't seem to be on the good stuff. I'd add them to my beer list, but their biggest local offerings were Deschutes, Widmer and Ninkasi, all solid choices and I'm happy with that, but would probably seek them out more if there was a bit more local flavor.
The vibe was relaxed and there were plenty of tvs to view the games. Our server was friendly and quick and she took good care of our large group.
So that's what I get for judging a place in a strip mall before trying it. A delicious meal, some decent beer and great service. Well played strip mall pub. Well played.....
I've lived in Sherwood about 5 years, I've never ventured into the McKenzie pub before this. Something about it struck me as not the kinda place I felt like visiting. It's a strip mall bar, which always seems a bit off to me. Well, after a very crappy time at the McMenamins in Sherwood the wife and I just wanted a quick, strong drink...it was between McKenzie Pub and Clancy's (another bar in Sherwood -- don't even suggest Capt. Ron's, I won't give my business to them for entirely different reasons).
Anyway, having been to Clancy's before we figured we'd check out this place.
Tell you what. If you like the typical bar experience, this place is for you. It's got music, pool tables, and the ubiquitous video poker machines. It was actually pretty hoppin' for a weeknight too. The drinks were fairly priced, the liquor flowed strong, and the bartender was nice and quick. We didn't sample the food so I'll have to save that for a later follow-up (my guess is that's it's standard bar fare). The best part of the whole thing? It's not Sherwood McMenamins.
Being denied at two places previous to the McKenzie Pub looking for Happy Hour selections; we settled on McKenzie.
I was not terribly impressed with micro brews being on sale during HH for $3.75 and they only being 14oz. The HH menu was very stereotypical; fried cheese, nachos, potato skins, tater tots, and taquitos. Plus, of course, the typical peanut barrel welcoming shells to the floor. There was nothing special about McKenzie's Pub.
The dining room was slightly unique, well at least I mean to say they put a lot of effort trying to make you feel like you were in a western town. That's what I always think of when I hear the name McKenzie; logs, shake roofs, saddles, horse shoes, and peanuts. Maybe they should have had a barrel of potatoes, roofs of peat, some shovels, and at least one hand wheel barrel with a wooden wheel; ah, that's me ol lad McKenzie's place.
They were understaffed. I don't hold that against any place on a Monday night. I know the restaurant business very well and staff is the largest expense along with the need being the hardest to predict.
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