If you're looking for a good reuben, try Thistle and Shamrock (3430 N. 84th St.), because this place is not it. We decided to try it after hearing great things, but it was beyond disappointing. Placed our order over the phone and was told order would be ready at a certain time. Was at the restaurant at that time and waited close to an hour for our food. Meanwhile, people came in, placed orders, and left with their food. No communication from staff. Got home and order was wrong. Ordered a reuben with fries, but received a corned beef and cheese sandwich with cold mashed potatoes instead. Meatloaf was burned. Everything was super salty and just not good. I suggest trying somewhere else. Edited to add that we visited today, 3/18.

The food was great as Usual. The customer service sucks. Stephanie the manager was very rude and nasty her customer service was terrible. Lack of professionalism. She should not be a manager. She messed up my order. I told her I wanted American fries she bought me chips. I didn’t think none of it so I’m enjoying my food. When she Acknowledged I didn’t tip because of her poor customer service. She makes a comment saying you’re not supposed to eat to go orders in the bar. Well you should’ve made that clear before I ordered my food. I sat there and ate my food in front of her, she didn’t say anything. Til after that fact. I think she’s borderline racist. When I first walked in the bar I said hello and all she said was “ what can I get for you” “ what can I get for you Instead of saying how are you doing. I will never go back to this restaurant again.

Came for fish fry yet half our table got corned beef. As others have said the corned beef was salty but tasty. We tried both the perch and walleye fish fry and liked the perch better between the two. I still think cod is better, but they didn't offer that. Portions were large. Service friendly but it took a long time to get our food and it seemed for a long time that nobody in the restaurant was getting food. Probably won't be back not because it was bad, but have preferred other places more. thanks Bob!

McBobs is an icon in the Washington Heights neighborhood near 49th and North. Inside is a ton of Irish goodness, with good Irish Whiskey and great sandwiches, like the Corned Beef sandwich that we grabbed on Our way back from the St Patrick's Day Parade. It had been a few years since I was there last. The place looked nice, we were seated within a few minutes for lunch. The servers were pleasant and the atmosphere was boisterous. I loved the decor! We will go again.

For us, being in MKE is only on occasion for family visits. Been waiting for years to try their famous corned beef (after hearing about it on Splendid Table guests Michael & Jane Stern). It was fantastic - the scotch egg (perfect), the best-flavored & perfectly textured corned beef. The mashed potatoes were great! Not a baby-food puree, but real potato lumps. The cooked spinach. The service was excellent. My only regret is that there was barely a tablespoon of sauerkraut on my corned beef sandwich. But thank you, McBob's!

I was a bit worried that I was not ordering a Kosher Corned Beef sandwich like I would do in a Jewish deli. However upon my first bite, I was very impressed. The flavor was EXCELLENT! The accomanied American Fries were also very tasty.

Zero stars. Waited over an hour for breakfast, closed out and left before ever getting our food. Were told we were the next ticket for food multiple times. People were served before us that arrived after us. Absolutely worst service I have ever seen. Live in the neighborhood and heard great things, only to be unbelievably disappointed. Wish I could review the food, but never got any. Avoid this place, so disappointing 😞

My favorite hidden gem... best corned beef I've ever had in my life, and the jalapeno bread is great! Love the Irish pub atmosphere and indoor fireplace too.

Went for a Friday Fish Fry and was disappointed on several different aspects of the visit. The Walleye, despite having a great deep-fried appearance, was kind of mushy and did not have very good flavor at all. The service was also very disappointing as we waited 50 minutes to get our food when the restaurant was not terribly busy after the dinner rush. TO make matters worst, the server only returned to drop off our food after bringing our drink orders-not a single check up. I gave two stars for the benefit of the doubt that we just got a bad service for the evening and that the fish was just not great that night. I would like to try again in a few months.

Had the full slab of ribs and they were delicious! The meat fell off the bone. I’ve been for breakfast as well and the corned beef hash was amazing Great place with a friendly staff and cozy atmosphere.

One of the best corned beefs in town. But you already knew that :) the rest of the menu is fantastic too, try it out! Unique, great atmosphere too. What else is there to say? Just go there!

Excellent, unpretentious, good-vibes experience. Our waitress, Stephanie, was super friendly and spot on for service. Place is old school so don't expect to be fawned over. We enjoyed the blues wafting through the joint and the staff was friendly and attentive. Bloodies were excellent and there is Guinness on tap. Mixed crowd was refreshing and felt like home. Then there was the food - I had the stuffed ruben hashbrowns, she had the McBob's benedict. They were both fantastic and hearty. A little steep on the price but postCOVID's gotta be tough on a place so we were not averse to paying a bit more. Would recommend this place for down-home friendly atmosphere and quality of food - beer selection is Irish-leaning and wonderful.

Best corn beef reuben ever! Great find in Milwaukee! Service from a gentleman named Mississippi was warm and welcoming! Highly recommend a visit!

Food was good, but the service was very slow. Looks like they are way understaffed. It took almost an hour to receive our order and it wasn’t busy. Looks like they have a lot of takeout orders. Corned beef is very good and so are the fries. They also add an automatic 18% to the bill. I don’t blame the waitress she was hustling.

Called ahead to schedule for takeout. When I arrived they hadn't even started making our order. I waited 25 minutes before our fish finally came out and when I asked if we could get a discounted price I was told that wasn't that long to wait. Best part was this nice little sign i stood next to the whole time... The food was good though so there is that.

Wish I could have ordered online to save on the wait time!! Anyhow, the food was delicious 🫡

EDIT: Thank you very much for your detailed and informative response to my review. It’s a rarity these days. We will absolutely give you another try and will update this review when we do. My wife and I both did customer service training professionally before we retired. Over-communicating is the key to addressing issues when they occur. Ava is a lovely young lady. She just needs to check on her customers frequently and keep them in the loop - especially when concerns arise. Cheers - and thanks again for taking the time to respond. This our first visit to McBob’s since the new management took over. We loved this place in the past. That said, we were clearly in the Twilight Zone compared to the visits for all of the 5-star recent reviews that appear here. We ordered an appetizer and 1 sandwich of the month to split for lunch. 45 minutes in, we received the app - which was average at best. No update on our sandwich order. We eventually asked our waitress to check on it. She immediately went back to the kitchen, came back out and worked on phone orders at the end of the bar. Not a word to us as to what was happening. When she walked past us again, we said if our order wasn’t started, we would just cancel it and pay for our app and drinks. She said it was being worked on and brought it out shortly thereafter, accompanied by “Sorry about that.” All the time we were there, to-go orders were flying out the doors, nobody ever checked on us, asked us how our food was or asked us whether we wanted another drink. This experience also merited a *mandatory* 18% tip added to our bill so they could continue to “hire the best people,” per the sign pasted on the front of each menu. Really? WOW. We obviously differ greatly in terms of what a “best” experience should be. We’re glad that so many other people evidently love this place - but sorry, this was definitely a one and done for us.

Great place. The give veterans free Thanksgiving dinner. Come buy a corned beef sandwich. You will never stop it so good.

First visit here. I ordered steak Taco. It was more like a burrito. I didn't ask for anything extra. I wanted to see if I would like it just as it was. I do feel it was pretty pricey. For 2 steak tacos it was 23 bucks. It was filling. I did enjoy the taste of it. I cam say that I would come again and try something else.

McBob's is one of a kind establishment ! They have a long standing history of serving up some very delicious food. On this visit we ordered the ,Ruben and the Irish meatloaf dinner. Both meals were exceptional ; and the servers were awesome ! There are flat screens to enjoy the games .As with everything nowadays the prices are up but still a good value .

I Just Love Thee Settings Inside Of This Location. Thee Food Is Very Excellent And They Serve You In A Very Timely Manner.. My Specialty Is Thee Huge Burrito On Taco Tuesdays. I Would Recommend Everyone To Stop By And Try These Guys Out In Milwaukee!

Who ever is responsible for the corned beef deserves a Nobel Prize. Genuinely the best I’ve had in years. And I’m pretty sure the bacon bread could settle most international conflicts. The staff is just wonderful, and patrons are friendly and welcoming. Just such a wonderful place.

We went specifically for breakfast at 10 a.m. and we're they don't serve breakfast on Monday's. We were form out of state and had already ordered our breakfast beverages. Ended up ordering off the lunch menu. Very heavy meal for that time of day. But it was good food. Wish we would have known about the breakfast situation as we would have gone to a breakfast restaurant. Will eat there again.

Food was ok, but service was completely horrible. Had to go to bar to request a server (after waiting 20 minutes). She came over and took food and drink order. Went to bar 20 minutes later asking where drinks were. She said she forgot them. Took additional 10 minutes to get drinks. Waited almost 40 more minutes for food. Went up to bar twice asking where food was. Then she added an 18% tip on each receipt since there were 7 of us. Completely horrible. Will never go there again.

This has to be one of the best places for corned beef I have ever tried. Delicious. Wife and I went there Friday night for dinner and were told to seat ourselves. We did. Then no one acknowledged is for the next 15+ minutes. Once that delay was past, everything went well. I had the Farmers Dinner with potato pancakes. The corned beef was scrumptious, the potato pancakes were light and fluffy and tasty. Highly recommend. My wife had the cheesy potatoes with corned beef. Only gripe was that the cheese was of the fluorescent orange type you get at taco bell. Not ideal, but tasty. Recommend McBobs if your looking for a divey bar with excellent food.

Karen and Nina were awesome - best Reuben in town. We’ve been here multiple times when we come up to visit our friend Todd and it is reliably delicious. If you’re there on a Wed or Fri, do the fish fry - you’re welcome.

Pub wasn't full. From the time we got our beverages until we got the bill we didn't see our waitress! We had to ask another lady for our bill. When she brought the bill, she had the nerve to tell us that a 18% tip was automatically added to the bill! VERY NERVY! Should tell you that BEFORE you order or have it on the menu! Ordered the Perch Walleye dinner. Perch were cooked like potato chips. Walleye were cooked better. Potato pancakes were good and the American fries were really good except for the burnt ones. I had wanted another beer with my fish, but never got the chance to order one! I won't be going back here!!

great food! great food! oh yeah did I say great food? felt like no-one wanted to take care of our party until we warmed up with them. great concept to have auto gratuity (18%) to keep the staff happy.