McFadden's

07/29/09

Great MUSIC, Great STAFF

by VannaFL

I was in Mcfaddens on my last night in Nashville. The bouncers at the front were very interesting, friendly and hilarious! The music was just great! It's not just a typical bar where you drink and socialize. It is definitely a great place to have a great time! The night I was there, The bartenders were giving out free shots to the gals who danced on top of the bar! I'm not sure if they do this all the time, but it was great!

• Pros: free shots for women who dance on the bar
• Cons: Nunya

06/24/09

Best bar in Nashville

by CSMobileUser2

As far as Nashville goes, McFaddens is the best bar by far. Like the perfect Irish pub throughout the weekdays it is the perfect place for great food, good company, and drink deals that will leave your wallet looking about the same on the way out as it did walking in. At night on the weekends the lights are dimmed, the music is cranked and the dance floor comes to life. With some of the best bartenders in town, lowest drink prices and different atmospheres to suit what ur particularly looking for in a night or day. McFaddens takes the cake.

06/09/09

lOOKING FOR ENTERTAINMENT

by WKUlovesNashville

Looking for fun, energy, and entertainment.

Only look for the # 1 DJ in Nashville.

Our own talent. DJ CLIFFY D

He fills the room with electricty and with his personality then you end up dancing all night. Until closing.

ROCK ON CLIFFY D.

• Pros: Great fun with DJ Cliffy D
• Cons: Just not the same without Cliffy

06/04/09

Best party I've been to

by itzsaga

The only place in town doing a lot of the things that they are. I always have fun at McFadden's. With some of the best DJs Nashville has to offer the party is always fun and the music is always great. I definitely make a point to check out McFadden's a couple times a week.

• Pros: Killer DJs, Unique Party, Fun
• Cons: Parking, Graham's Line

12/09/08

Very disappointed from a Nashville first-timer

by SusanitaLee

Oh boy, I really wanted to like this place. I was in a group of 7 people from all over the US and one Brit; it was our first visit to Nashville. I found several places to eat on this site and enjoyed them all a lot, except for this one. The food was below average. The ambiance was dead, the band was uninspired and the bathroom...God help us! It was gross! I don't know when they cleaned it last, but it appears to be sometime in the 80's. Dirty, plus no toilet paper in one of the stalls. Then there's the sink faucet. OMG the thing sprays right at you! It was crazy. I wouldn't recommend this place to eat and listen to music. Bombed on both in my opinion.

• Pros: the tvs were nice and big
• Cons: food, below average music and nasty bathroom

11/27/08

They are "out of everything"

by paradoxzap

What an odd experience... we placed our drink order and then perused their menu for a few minutes. We tried to place an order and the server very apologetically advised us they were "out of the white chili"... we reconsidered our order and settled on the ribs only to learn they were "out of ribs" too....the server then proceeded to tell us what else they were out of...which was practically everything listed on their menu! We paid for our drinks and opted to go eat at Jack's instead.... Don't go to McFadden's if you are looking to eat anything other than a hotdog

• Pros: The hot dogs are ok
• Cons: They are out of everything on their menu, quality of service is marginal

09/04/08

Worst place to eat downtown! Bad service, bad food and crazy high prices!

by gracefully

As someone who works downtown, I eat on 2nd ave a lot. Every time I visit McFaddens I am disappointed. They are usually out of half the items on their menu, the waitresses (are cute) but that doesn't make up for the very poor service (I ended up walking to the bar for refills every time), and the food is comparable to AppleBee's on a good day but extremely overpriced. The one dish that was OK was the fried pickles. Don't waste your time or money at this place!

• Pros: Good Fried Pickles, nice TV's and cool ceiling fans
• Cons: Bad food, bad service and extremely expensive!

08/19/08

Very fun place!

by kayddid17

We were in town this past weekend for my sister and her friend's 21st birthdays. We had about 13 people with us and were just walking down 2nd Avenue when a guy from Mcfadden's told us to come in there for their birthdays. We told them we had 13 people with us, and they still let us all in in front of the line. And I'm not sure if there's ever a cover charge, but they didnt charge any of us. On top of that, we get in and the guy who pulled us in gets on the microphone and wishes both of them a happy birthday, and then the bartender gave all 13 of us a shot. That really made our night a good one, and gave them an awesome memory for their 21st birthdays! We stayed there longer than anywhere else. It is a really fun place to hang out and I will definitely stop back in there the next time I am in Nashville. You are guaranteed to have a really great time here.

• Pros: very nice staff, really fun atmosphere
• Cons: The only con i can think of is the lady in the bathroom who grabs your hands and puts soap in them and then tells you to "help her out" b/c she "works for tips only". She is a little rude about it.

08/01/08

NOT an irish pub

by Nashvegas1976

This is NOT, and I repeat NOT, an irish pub. Mcfadden's is basically Coyote Ugly with some shamrocks thrown around. if that's what you're into, then go for it. But, the fact that the place advertises as a pub, or even Irish, is baffling.

07/21/08

I'll never go back - not Irish, cold food and about the worst service I've ever had

by skrudrvr

Upon entering we were told we would have to wait 15 minutes for a table. This was no problem especially when every place else in the area had at least a 45 minute wait. The interesting thing is that once seated there were tons of open tables in our area of the restaurant. We then had to wait 20 minutes before anyone came to take our drink order, even though the few tables around us were being served. I could see the beer taps but couldn't tell what they had from the distance so I asked what they had on draught and the waitress said just about everything, just name it. Well I could only see about 7 taps and when bars around the corner in both directions have over 80 beers on tap each, then "about everything" is quite a claim. When I ordered a dark beer I was served Coors Lite. Then it took another half hour to get the beer I ordered. On the next round I switched to Sam Adams in a bottle (didn't have it on tap). I was served the Summer Ale. The waitress didn't tell me that it wouldn't be the Boston Lager which is a bar standard. She said they only had the season beers which I guess means you shouldn't expect to go there repeatedly and get your favorite beer each time. I drank it because I didn't want to be too picky or wait until the next morning to get another beer. After a very long wait our food finally came and it was barely warm. They offered to take it back but we were starving by that time. The waitress did get the manager to take the Shepard's Pie off our check but the whole experience was so bad there's no way I'll give them another chance. Oh and they suddenly changed the music in the middle of a song and cranked it up instantly over twice the volume it had been. It really seemed like no one there had ever worked in a bar or restauranct before. But if you want to go to a bar where some of the waitresses dress like strippers then this may be the place for you. The 15 year old girl we had with us was offended and so was I.

• Pros: no pros
• Cons: all cons