[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Aloha1

But the Guinness in the US IS brewed in Boston. It definitely has a different taste than the real thing in Ireland.

That doesn't sound right. Do you have a source for that?

I know Guinness has a brewery in Baltimore but according to them (when I visited and asked) they do not brew the "regular" Guinness, they import it.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by MrChip72

I can't defend what they're charging for the fries, but what should an order of 7 onion rings cost?

The food service companies like Sysco are charging around $12 for 2.5 lbs of large frozen beer battered onion rings where they would likely get 20 rings per bag, let's say enough for 3 servings, then the restaurant has to cook it in their own oil, plate it, and serve it with a "homemade" aoli and some other garnish. Stuff is pretty expensive now. I think it's hard for any restaurant to make much profit on any menu item that sells for only $7.

20 onion rings weigh 2.5 pounds? I'll bet it's closer to a half pound.

[SusanStCatherine]

Originally Posted by Dotneko

A friend posted on facebook. A $7.00 order of onion rings had 7 rings. A $7.00 order of fries had 10.

I was there yesterday and got 8 onion rings. They were delicious. Nice size. I will order them again.

[SusanStCatherine]

Originally Posted by billethkid

These days/hours are during their soft opening only.
In a couple of weeks they will go to regular daily schedule.

There is construction going on close by which ends at 3pm. When that is over they may open earlier.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by SusanStCatherine

I was there yesterday and got 8 onion rings. They were delicious. Nice size. I will order them again.

Please let me know when you get 9.

[Lottoguy]

Southern Oaks charges that price because their the only 18 hole course south of 44. Same for McGrady's.

[mgkw1]

I thought Brandon blamed Covid for the tea and Putin for the gas

[butlerperkins@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by Aloha1

But the Guinness in the US IS brewed in Boston. It definitely has a different taste than the real thing in Ireland.

Manager: Michelle Rigby (443) 575-6882

Guinness
5001 Washington Boulevard
Halethorpe, MD 21227
(443) 575-6893

Hours of operation:
Thu 3:00-10 pm
Fri 12:00-10 pm
Sun 11:00-9 pm

Dinner Saturday 11-10 pm

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by mgkw1

I thought Brandon blamed Covid for the tea and Putin for the gas

Cute cliche, took a lot of thought, right?

[SusanStCatherine]

Originally Posted by Aloha1

But the Guinness in the US IS brewed in Boston. It definitely has a different taste than the real thing in Ireland.

There is only currently one Guinness brewery in the USA and it is near Baltimore. The next one is opening in Chicago. They don't brew the famous Irish stout there which is what is served at McGrady's, thus it is an import. I had it there yesterday and it was awesome - you could tell it was freshly tapped on a clean tap line. They had run out of Scottish imported Tennents which they say won't always be available there since it's hard to get. Someone in line wanted the Tennents and I suggested the Guinness since they were out. They said no - that Guiness is too strong. The ABV on Guinness is only 4.2% which is below average and IBU 40 which is less bitter than most IPAs. Cheers!

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by mgkw1

I thought Brandon blamed Covid for the tea and Putin for the gas

Who will he blamed for the cost of the rings?

[twoplanekid]

While I didn’t eat there last night, McGardy’s seemed very crowed and the parking lots looked full. Even the lots at the near bye Ezell Rec Center were crowded. With that in mind, I hope parking isn’t going to be an issue when all of the other venues open in the future. The three town squares all seem to have sufficient parking but this Sawgrass Grove entertainment and dinning complex looks to me like it might be lacking in parking spaces. Has anyone else notice this? I guess the future will determine if my observation is correct.

[Bill14564]

Went there this afternoon and will be going back!

At 4:30 was told a 10 minute wait for a table. We didn't want to eat that early so we went to the bar. Had to wait a few minutes for seats to open up but soon had two.

Boston beers were happy hour price, Tennants was not. Tennants appears to be the Craft Beer of the Month so I'm glad I got there in time to have some. I hope they continue to have something comparable to Tennants going forward. Very good selection of other beers as well.

We were very happy with the food, service, and portion sizes. Had the chowder, fish and chips, halloumi, and sticky toffee pudding. Would order any of them again but want to try the salmon or steak & onion baguette too.

it was a little bit pricey, we probably would have spent $20 less somewhere outside the bubble. However, the atmosphere outside the bubble would not be the same and it would be hard to match the quality of the food. We definitely felt we got our money's worth.

We will be back. We live north of 44 so we'll probably not be there regularly but we definitely will be there often.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

While I didn’t eat there last night, McGardy’s seemed very crowed and the parking lots looked full. Even the lots at the near bye Ezell Rec Center were crowded. With that in mind, I hope parking isn’t going to be an issue when all of the other venues open in the future. The three town squares all seem to have sufficient parking but this Sawgrass Grove entertainment and dinning complex looks to me like it might be lacking in parking spaces. Has anyone else notice this? I guess the future will determine if my observation is correct.

Parking is going to be a huge problem.

[billethkid]

The restaurant is nicely decorated with pub like ambiance.
The place is quite large....impressively so.

Employees very responsive and helpful.

The area we were in was to the right of the entrance with tables only.....very/VERY noisy!!!!

Do Not waste your money on the $18 burger.