Mac's A Proper Pub

Everything about this place is awesome Had the loaded tots for an appetizer. For my meal I had a build your own burger with ghost peppers cheese and mushrooms and a side of mashed potatoes. All the food was great Service was on point as well. They were here when we needed refills and took care of us without being overwhelming. Will definitely come back!

Mac’s is the best bar and restaurant in Short North! It is an Irish bar with what no other bar in Short North has - great food, great drinks, and great entertainment! It also has (drum roll please) the #1 burger in town! When you come here, you get great service, awesome food, great drinks, and entertainment. Let’s start at the top. It’s one of the biggest bars with spacious seating, pool table, jukebox, arcade games, front and back entrances, awesome people, and beer selection is endless. You can build your own burger!!! Which I love! It’s very reasonably priced for the quality and taste. This time around I got the burger with pepper jack cheese and jalapeños. All burgers comes standard with lettuce, tomato, pickle, and onion. They also come with a choice of a side (omg!). The make your own burger starts at $11.95 - very reasonable for this awesome burger. The best part - it comes with fries. Other restaurants charge separately for fries (shame on them). Mac’s is located smack dab in the middle of short north, making it convenient. It’s a place that should be more crowded everyday of the week, but its sheer size makes it look less filled.

My wife is from England and saw that this place was called a "proper pub" so she said we had to stop to see if it was truly a proper pub. We saw the menu and she was happy to see bangers and mash on the menu and ordered that, I was smart and tried the Guness Stew on an 85 degree day. Besides being overheated due to eating a stew on a hot day, the food was amazing and my wife was happy to have some food that reminded her of home.

One of my favorite spots in Columbus. Found this pub shortly after visiting Scotland for the first time. 1986, I spent a week in St Andrews. The pub has great Scottish beers on tap and a menu that does not dissappoint. Darts in the back. Just a comfortable Pub. I can't believe Mac's just popped up as a review choice. I left Columbus five years ago. But I bet, I'd still love Macs. Sorry, at this point no photos to add. However, I'm sure this is a second or third review from me. 😂

It is nice to see another Scottish pub like ours (Scottish Thistle in Piqua, Ohio). The good service goes hand-in-hand with the wonderful food and nice drink selection. We had salmon toast, sauerkraut and a salmon dinner. Everything we had was excellent including our hard cider and Scottish ale Can't wait to go back the next time we go through Columbus!