This is an awesome Irish Restaurant/bar. Awesome bar tenders, awesome people, good food, and pretty cool contest/event. Â I was introduced to this place by a friend and I've been here quite a lot since then. I truly love the old atmosphere of this place and their beer selection. The reason I can't give this 5 stars is because the service I've received a few times. It honestly depends on certain days and who's working. However, I love Theresa (i hope I spelled your name right!) the bartender/waitress. She's quick, knowledgeable, and very friendly. I highly recommend this place if anyone is ever in the area that wants some good beers, good food, awesome atmosphere, and amazing people.
Review Source:I was amazed by burgers they have. I ordered Irish B.L.T $9. That was AMAZING. Staffs were nice too. I went there during the daytime on Saturday, so nobody was inside and it was very easy to find the parking lot but I bet you will have hard time finding a parking lot if you visit here at night. They have coin-only operated parking meters around this restaurant but if you park on Windsor Ave, you don't need to pay for parking, although you need to walk little bit.
Review Source:Came here last night for Quizzo with colleagues. It's a standard, divey neighborhood bar in most respects, but with a decent menu. I ordered pork tenderloin and it was well-flavored, though a tad overcooked.
Our waitress was friendly and checked back on us often to make sure we had everything we needed.
Quizzo was a blast--especially since my team won. :) I would definitely come back here for a low-key drink in the neighborhood.
I love my dive bars and I'm lucky enough to be able to seek them out all over the country. Â Based on Yelp reviews McShea's has been on my list for a while. Â So I stopped in on Monday around 3 PM. Â It was an odd time and I was the fifth patron in the place.
The atmosphere meets all the dive bar standards. Â It's a little beat up. It's a little dark. Â It's a little cluttered. Â The employees I spotted were a little scruffy. Â It is definitely a divey place.
My scruffy bartender was cute and quickly served me an Avery White Rascal draft. Â It came from one of about ten taps. Â The beer list is impressive, especially the bottle selection. Â Beer aficionados will be delighted.
Unfortunately cute was the bartender's best trait. Â Part of a bartender's job, especially when it's slow, is to engage the customers. Â At this she failed miserably and I hate that! Â Maybe it was because I was not a regular. Â She did a nice job of keeping me from becoming one.
It seemed that my fellow Yelpers liked the Chicken Quesadillas ($10) so I gave one a try. Â It was huge, hot and excellent. Â It was packed with big chunks of chicken. Â The side of BBQ sauce was unusual but tasty. Â It's a good thing it was great because the bartender never bothered to ask. Â
I liked the atmosphere, liked the beer and loved the food. Â The bartender turned me off so I'm going three stars instead of what should have been a four star experience.
Great fries (make sure you ask for the bourbon mayo dip!!)
Good beer selection.... also have some tripels and dubbels (bottled).
It's usually kind of crowded, but I kind of like it-- gives it a homey feel!
Definitely my favorite bar in Narberth! Although, to be honest, I haven't checked out the bar right across from McShea's (that's connected to the place that sells craft beer) but it sounds really rowdy in there when I stop by that craft beer place sometimes!
Good food, good beer, what more could you ask for?
I love McShea's. This is definitely my favorite bar in the area around SJU's campus. It's so much closer than Manayunk and it's an easy train ride away (no cab needed). That being said, it's not really a college bar-- it's Narberth, I'm not surprised, but the crowd tends to be more middle-agers than young professionals. The bar has a great cozy vibe and the back room is great to bring a group of people. However, I find the wait service tends to be a little slow for larger parties-- I tend to go early and start my own tab at the bar, because that's much faster. Some of the bartenders are really quite friendly as well.
The beer selection is really quite good and varied; there is a beer card called the "Full Fifty" or something-- if you finish the list, you get a pint glass with your name on it. It's a great incentive to try new beers. But the prices tend to be more "city" prices than what you would expect to find in a small town. Again, I'm not surprised-- a lot of the beer is imported (you'll find Chimay, La Fin du Monde, various Troegs etc). But remember this or you'll be extremely put out when your check comes.
A final note about the food: get the fries! They're well-battered and come with their own special mayo dip. I really don't like mayo on my fries, but I do love salty fries that are crunchy on the outside and softer on the inside. These are the fries for me.
Overall, McShea's is an enjoyable trip, especially with a group of friends. It has a great local vibe and a great selection of beer. Quizzo is not a must (it tends to vary, depending on the week).
This is not a good place to eat. Â The service is terrible. Â The bartender spends most of her time looking at her text messages and the food, while ample, is greasy and tasteless. Â The tables are sticky and unclean. Â It is very expensive for what you get. Â I don't understand why anyone would want to eat here. Â This place has enormous potential and has a great location. Â If they spent a bit more time on their menu and on customer service, they could be a great local.
Review Source:But for service issues, would have rated higher. The place is very cozy pub atmosphere and the food was better than expected. Beer menu is very good too. Only complaints regarding food from our party were: corned beef VERY fatty & far too much pepper in clam chowder. Specials looked interesting but we ordered from regular menu. our waitress was very friendly & seemed to be making an effort but failed miserably. Â i got the impression she had been urged by management to turn tables quickly. Â she forgot our apps then when reminded brought everything out at once. she then seemed to be rushing us to finish. I'm an out- of- towner, not a regular, so they score no points for familiarity. That said, if I was a local I'd give it another shot. Â One last observation: bathroom was filthy & that's never a good sign.
Review Source:McShea's used to have some of the best pub food in Narberth. Unfortunately the service has been so bad the last few times we went for lunch that we didn't get to enjoy our food. After waiting for over an hour with hungry kids we found out that the order still hadn't been started and left.
Review Source:This place has a great local vibe and everyone is always really nice. Â I fun place to catch a drink, watch a game, and the food is good. Â The lunch stuff is all solid like chicken cheese steak, the burger, or crab cake sandwhich. Â At dinner I have had salmon and tuna and loved them both.
Review Source:I really like the atmosphere here; it's very laid back. Â The food is pretty good and staff is very nice. Â The cheese fries are good. Â The black bean burger is odd (not necessarily bad) - it's like loose black beans held together with what seems like refried bean paste or something. Â I'm making it sound gross, but it's actually alright, although I will probably try something else on the menu next time. Â My friend got a huge Irish coffee that I could smell from across the table (and it smelled great). Â The location in downtown Narberth right around the corner from the movie theater and down the street from the train station is great too. Â I will definitely be making this my pub-of-choice in the Main Line.
Review Source:I absolutely love McShea's-mostly because I can walk here lol. Â But the owners and staff are very nice and attentive. Â The guests are young but not too young and there is a nice diversity of types of people that go here. Â There are tvs but not too many. Â Cozy bathroom but it is well kept. Â The drinks are affordable and bartenders are amazing. Â It has a nice, welcoming atmosphere that invites you in and makes you feel like you are in a bar similar to Cheers. Â No one rushes you or makes you feel uncomfortable, and it is so nice and laid back. Â Super great beer selection, too!!!!!
Review Source:This is my go-to place for dinner and drinks in the neighborhood. Â Great vibe. Â Friendly staff who know their vast beer selection. Â Always something on the menu I want to eat. Â Always something tasty and new on tap.
What can be improved? The service is so-so -- friendly but the food can be slow and sometimes the tables are not bussed quickly. Â I get the feeling management runs things with a tight crew that can get behind when busy (or tired). Â Given all of the pros, I am OK with that. Â I don't expect the Four Seasons.
What else? Â Try their Supper Club. Â It is a great deal. Â It's the last Thursday of every Month, you pay a flat fee ($40 ish, not including drinks), and you get a four course dinner. Â I had a lobster dinner last summer that rocked. Â And just missed the crab feast last week.
I have to say reading the other reviews I thought...what? Â So, the first time I went with a friend it was wintertime and it was bloody cold. The heat wasn't working properly. Â Not easy to eat with your gloves on and I'd have to say that it may have colored my experience. Â So, we decided to go back on a warmer day.
Headed there for lunch.  Found a nice booth in the rear by the window...with a torn screen AND a dead fly.  Not good.  Our server came quickly enough. Lunch menu not elaborate but decent selection for pub food.  We ordered - burgers & a turkey club.  Our drinks came.  Then we waited. And waited.  And  waited.  It was not particularly busy.  Our server made sure our drinks were filled but offered nothing in the way of food updates. Â
Finally, 30 minutes later, our food arrives. Fries are those typical batter-coated food service type. Â Burgers were OK. Â Turkey club was served on half-burnt toast. Â
The food was decent and the service moderately attentive however the kitchen was way slow and the quality of the food just didn't warrant any kind of raves. Â Combine that with one freezing experience and one dead fly experience and I'd say we probably won't bother with a trip back.
McShea's is an awesome find in a small town like Narberth. The service is wonderful and very welcoming, and the food is great too! I go there at least once a week and enjoy the local bartenders, great selection of beer, and their menu. Usually on Friday and Saturday nights they also have some really great specials, ranging from Tuna steak to seared Sirloin to more casual fare. McShea's has casual menu options, and full meal traditional staples for a great price.
Review Source:Place is a great local watering hole with good food and service. In fact I'd say the service is great... Another restaurant in town lost our reservation for 18 one sat night and Mcsheas accomodated us very quickly and with great service. Ive also been there a few times with my teen who loves the quesadilla's. If  you have only one choice in what to order there on a cold , winter's night--- go with their HOT TODDY. Irish whiskey and water with a little bit of sugar and clove-studded lemon slices. It was to die for and I've told at least 25 people about this drink. Enjoy.!
Review Source:This really is my go-to pub on the Main Line. Â When I first moved into the area about 2 years ago, I made it my goal to find a local pub with a cozy, personable feel, and of course; a great beer selection. Â
The first time I ate at McShea's was during a day Villanova basketball game (which, by the way- this is a great place to watch sports/meet people) and it had a complete Cheers feel to it. Â I remember some people singing along to some song that was playing while watching the game.
Everyone is always so nice here, the food is great (my favorite- the surprisingly flavorful veggie panini), the bartenders are knowledgeable about beer and approachable, and they've always got something fun going on. Â They also have this great bourbon mayo dip that they serve with fries, and they serve a FANTASTIC horseradish-crabby dip with bread to accompany dinner. Â Yum!
Wandered in McShea's, never having been there, and not sure what I was getting myself into. Â What a great surprise. Â Had just taken my mom to a movie at the Narberth Theater and was looking for a place to grab a bite to eat and some coffe for her, maybe a beer for me. Â We ordered soup, a chicken quesadilla, and some fries. Â The soup was amazing, the quesadilla was huge and probably the best I'd ever had. Â And the fries were a huge portion as well. Â They had schmiticks on tap whic was nice and coffee for me. Â It was a wednesday so I don't how it is on the weekend but it seemed like a throwback. Â Like a old traditional local bar that hadn't changed in 60 years. Â It definitely seems like a bar that may have that "Cheers" atmosphere for the locals.
Review Source:It had been years since I set foot in McShea's and, fortunately, it is just as great today as I recalled it to be.
The oversized chicken cheesesteak makes for a filling, enjoyable lunch. McShea's uses thick cuts of chicken and the cooks know how to properly season it. So many places overuse black pepper like it's a weapon to protect the meat from your menacing mouth but the conservative approach here is much more inviting.
The prices are reasonable, the staff is friendly, and both the food and drink are plentiful. As far as neighborhood bars go, McShea' is Narberth's shining star.
I've only been here once (so far) but I was far and away impressed. The SO and I came for lunch one day during World Cup (quite possibly the best day to come ever) and enjoyed the atmosphere, the game, and the food. I had a veggie wrap, and it was quite excellent. I'll definitely be back!
Review Source:Erin M and I went for dinner there 11/20/09. Her review has great details.
Let me add: The guys behind the bar where very friendly and patient. Erin and I were very deliberative about our beer selections. We asked plenty of questions and the bartender was happy to talk to us.
I had the crab cake sandwich. I highly recommend. A very, very full crab cake. And not deep fried at all. I would have it again in a heartbeat and not even consider the other options. The roll it and my wife's cheeseburger came on was fantastic.
My wife let me finish her cheeseburger and that bite or two was very tasty. Very nice job on the burger. My wife's friend cut me a large piece of her fish and chips. Decent but not anything to kvell about. And it cost twice what they charge for burgers and crab cake sandwiches.
To sum up: nice beer selection, get there a little early to beat the rush and order the crab cake sandwich or burger and you'll be happy.
Last Friday, I was planning to reconnect with a friend from junior high, who lives in Media, and we decided the Main line was probably the best spot because it was about equidistant from Media and Glenside. I did some searching on Yelp for a pub in the area, and discovered McShea's which had a near perfect 5 star record.
My husband and I got there a little early and sat at the bar with a couple of bottles of beer. My coffee porter was tasty and my husband preferred it to his Christmas ale, so we traded. My friend came in with her husband just as we were finishing at around 7pm. They beat the rush by about two seconds and we grabbed the last available booth in the front. Our waitress was harried and she plopped down a basket of bread and crackers and ambled away. I grabbed her attention and asked her about the crab dip, which I've read so much about, and she apologized and brought a small dish of the hot dip to our table. It was very tasty!
We all ordered,: two of us got the crab cake sandwich, which my husband said was quite good, I got a cheeseburger and my friend got the fish and chips. The fish and chips was a ginormous dish and was said to be quite good. My cheeseburger was fantastic - perfectly cooked to my request, and on the tastiest roll I've had in a long time. It was a soft roll with a tasty egg wash that made it sort of taste like a soft pretzel with a much softer texture. It was heavenly. The fries that came with the burger were not that plentiful, but in my opinion the perfect amount, so you didn't feel like you were ready to burst by the end of the meal. There's not much going on in little sleepy Narberth, but I could easily see coming out again for the crab dip, some beer and a sandwich.
IF YOU DESIRE POOR SERVICE, THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU...
This place is the pits when it comes to service. We stood for almost 5 minutes while two servers kept walking by us. They said not a word to us. No welcome, no anything. It was not like they were busy - maybe 6 people were in the entire place.
I finally asked one of the servers who conveniently kept her back to me whether they were serving. She said rather abruptly, "Seat yourself."
We sat almost another 5 minutes without a single word of acknowledgement. Then someone dropped two menus on the table and walked away.
After another 5 minutes of no contact (we were not asked whether we wanted a drink of water or anything), we got up and left. STILL no one even acknowledged we were even there!
This has to be THE WORST establishment I have EVER been in. Not sure how they stay in business with such poor service!
Ah, McShea's. Â It's the best pub in Narberth (and there are four, which is a lot for a small town). Â McShea's is welcoming, has really good food (although I'm not so sure about their "Irish sushi"), and a decent beer selection on tap and in bottles. Â The servers and bartenders are friendly, and if you're a local, you'll probably know most of the clientele already. Â And if you're Irish like me, you'll love the decor. Â McShea's is just an all-around good local watering hole. Â
My favorite part about McShea's (aside from the fact that I can walk there) is its involvement in the community. Â During the fall and spring Narberth music fests, when Haverford Ave. is closed to vehicles, they open their doors wide to sell seasonal drinks and beer that you can take outside to enjoy the music. Â They also hold seasonal events like a pumpkin carving contest, and they started a dinner of the month club, which has a rotating seasonal fixed price special menu one night a month. Â This last month's dinner of the month special was a three course meal using pumpkin as the main ingredient. Â How cool is that?
McShea's is bar-none the most welcoming pub I've ever been to. Â If you live within 5 square miles of Narberth you should make this your local watering hole. Â Teresa's great--if in doubt, let her be your menu navigator because she won't disappoint. Â The Spooner wrap is incredible, although they won't tell you what's in it....
Great food, good beer on tap (Bell's Pale?!), and friendly people. Â What more can you ask for???
This is the bar I go to when ever I visit friends and family back home. It's not a very big town, but places like this instantly make you feel welcome. the bartenders are always very friendly, the drink selection ranges from inexpensive to moderately priced. It's also not every day that you find a beer selection that provides you with PBR, Chimay, and everything in between, especially for the suburbs. It also has an exceptional menu. I recommend the crab cakes.
McShea's also has a fun open mic night every Thursday evening. it also has a quizzo night, and the occasional music performance.
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