Finn Mccool's Fortitude Valley

Not an irish but this pub is the best one in the valley with the best drinks and food :D All the staff are very friendly and professional. I’m a regular and I’ve always been looked after so I felt the need to leave this review! My personal favourite dishes are the rib fillet, carbonara and meat lovers! Please also put the pulled pork burger back on the menu! Ps. They also have the best guinness in the world!

Firstly, beers are $16 for a pint. My meal was inedible, as in I literally couldn’t eat more than a bite. The vegetables were so over overcooked they were grey, with absolutely no salt or pepper (none on the table, either, so I couldn’t add my own), and they were dripping with water? The mash potatoes were very hard. There appeared to be no butter or fat in the entire dish to add creaminess or flavour. I ordered a side order of gravy, which was $4 for a tiny ramiken. The meal was grey and ugly, textural mush. Honestly, this was the worst meal I’ve ever been served at a restaurant. My partner ordered the loaded wedges and he was pretty happy with it, although he commented they were sloppy from the amount of sauces added. We were going to order dessert their, but ended up retreating to the dumpling place down the road so that I could get dinner. I always love a good Irish pub, but this place needs a new chef stat.

Got told to come in by door staff because "the bar up to strip doesnt have TVs or the footy on". Guess what, they did, and on a big screen.... Entered, approached the bar and requested to view a bottle of higher shelf whiskey before purchasing a nip. The bar tender was lovely and brought it over. I tried to turn it to read info before another bartender rudely approached and said "don't touch the bottle".... so I purchased something cheaper that I was more familiar with... I asked for my drink neat 3x with the bartender not understanding what I meant, before explaining I wanted the shot in a glass by itself. I then sat down to enjoy my drink and the footy on a regular 40 inch flat screen before feeling the need to relieve my bladder. I hopped up and rushed to the bathroom to return to my table not 2 minutes later with my drink gone, three quarters full but cleared from the table by waiting staff.... Credit where it is due, i went to the bar and asked for a jug of water for our table which they were capable of pouring. Now spending the night and money at RG's, watching the footy on a much bigger screen, and enjoying the whiskey on offer.

Welcoming place and great good ‘ol banter from the friendly manager who looks like he should really be a model and funny bartender yesterday afternoon. Came in with my nephew for his birthday and right after the manager checked his ID he burst into a Happy Birthday and a hug which made our day after receiving bad and slow service elsewhere. Good happy hour prices too.

After 12months of loyal patronage - we were rudely told the daily special had finished (post paying for my meal and drink – no refund offered) my colleague was told gluten free buns only available when in stock (despite being listed on the menu) and then to top it off we were charged $1 when we asked for tomato sauce! (At a pub - sacrilege!!) Sorry Finn McCool’s our weekly tradition is over.