Finn McCool's

Readers' ratings:
    food: 2.75     scene: 2.78     service: 2.33

Scott SLO, CA

This place is really expensive and the service is even worse. Beer is not cheap at all but they do serve legal 20oz pints and not cheap 16oz milk glasses. The place looks nice, it is well done far as the look inside, just that everything is so so expensive.

Forrest Venice, CA

Good: Friendly staff. Irish music night. Good drinks. Bad: Hit-or-miss food. hard to find a seat. horrible on trivia night.

Desmo Venice, CA

Good Guiness, really pretty place. That's it for the plusses. Minus? Poor service and unbelievably bad food.

NDB Malibu, CA

Best pub in SM - reminds you of pubs in NYC, Boston, or D.C.

FG McCarthy Los Angeles, CA

Simply brilliant --the best place for a proper pint.

Monica Venice, CA

The food is pretty Irish, but it's done well--especially the bangers and mash, shepherd's pie and usually top-rate fish and chips. Friends of mine love the boxty. Service can be slow; this isn't a place you're going to pop in and out of quickly. But it's a great place for a cider on tap and the Guinness usually has a good pour. Only pet peeve: they won't take reservations. Ever. Even if you have a party of 10 or 12, which means we won't be going there for any group celebrations. Boo.

Monica Venice, CA

The food is pretty Irish, but it's done well--especially the bangers and mash, shepherd's pie and usually top-rate fish and chips. Friends of mine love the boxty. Service can be slow; this isn't a place you're going to pop in and out of quickly. But it's a great place for a cider on tap and the Guinness usually has a good pour. Only pet peeve: they won't take reservations. Ever. Even if you have a party of 10 or 12, which means we won't be going there for any group celebrations. Boo.

Scott Santa Monica, CA

Great Harp and a relaxed Irish atmosphere make this a great place. Plus, the chicken fingers rock!

Rose Santa Monica, CA

Everytime we go in, we try to sit at a table because there is no room at the bar, the tables are empty, but we are asked to leave if we aren't ordering food, even late at night. The first time we walked out. The second time we had a party of 6 and we told them either let us sit here or we'll leave. We told our wiater we're going to run up a bar tab that exceeds anything they will make off of food anyway, so leave us alone. It's annoying and rude! The other patrons are not really a fun crowd.