Mary Margaret's Olde Irish Tavern

This place is simply the best Irish pub we’ve been to in Tampa, it’s very cozy and reminds me a lot of Ireland. We came here for an Irish breakfast which did not disappoint, we absolutely loved it. Great place for a Guinness with the lads!

A truly authentic Irish bar with fantastic food, drinks, and staff. The atmosphere is wonderful and has so much history on its walls. It's enjoyable talking to the locals and tourists alike. Can't recommend this place enough! If you are in town it's a must see!

This place is wonderful. Truly an Irish pub. The food was delicious. The Irish coffee was excellent. The atmosphere is so cozy you will want to stay all day. Highly recommend!

Service was great, food was amazing! Only 2 bartenders that we could see but very quick and attentive to us. Can't wait to come back again

Last time I was here was in October of 2023. It was the first time I was there and I really was impressed. I'm not sure if the sandwich I had was a special or something cuz it had the sweet pickled onions that I liked so much I asked the chef the name of them so I could buy some which it was hard at first but finally found them at Walmart and I buy four bottles at a time. When I came in that time I was greeted and sat down. It was near the door so I can actually read the menu. The place is really dark. What a difference a year makes once again I come after I've gone to a play at American stage. This time I walk in and I stand in the entrance for about 10 minutes waiting for someone to seat me or ask me if I want to drink cuz I'm close to the bar. there are at least five workers that I see during this time and they never look at the door. In fact it looks like there are trying to avoid looking at you. I finally get someone's attention and tell him I want to eat there and can I eat outside and they say the person waitress outside won't be in for a while so I go inside to eat but I'm not happy. Later on I saw someone eating outside at the bar what if I had known was available I would have totally done that. I didn't like being inside because it was cold it was very loud with the customers and the music I don't think there was much more than 20 people there but it was loud. And I expect a bar to be that way but usually it's in a big room and this is a smaller room and so it was more condensed. I'm not usually that picky but I have anxiety disorder. And it was nice out so I really would have preferred outdoors. So finally I order the shepherd's pie cuz I've been wanting to try that since the time I was there in 23. What a disappointment it was so small you could hardly see the peas and carrots in their. Also it was very bland. And it was expensive at $16 it wasn't like the one I used to get at Moon underwater in downtown St Pete they had lots of peas and carrots in the peas where the color of Kelly Green and it was bigger. This one didn't seem to have any kind of spices. Honestly I like the shepherd's pie that I get at Aldi for $9.99 and you get twice as much. So I decided to get a Reuben to go. When I eventually ate it there was no sauerkraut on one side I can vaguely see a very thin piece of cheese. On the other side I finally saw the sauerkraut I did not taste any Thousand Island dressing. Maybe the person is new and needs to be taught how to make that particular sandwich. I had ordered the coleslaw but of course they didn't have it so they gave me French fries which the good part was I guess that was supposed to cost more but since it was their problem they gave it to me for free so good on them for that you're still getting one Stars. I forgot to mention also on the menu special drinks I guess they were for winter that they were supposed to take out of the menu but they didn't and I had ordered a whiskey cider that was warm because I was cold but they didn't have it of course. And the waitress said we need to take that out of the menus. I did not see anybody doing that while I was there they were folding napkins though. Is there going to be an Irish tavern they really need to work on their food. The guy with the beard was busy and he looked like he was in charge and he's the one who told me about the coleslaw and I suppose I could have told him my unhappiness but he seemed very busy doing the stuff that should probably be delegated to other people. There were other Irish foods that I might have wanted to try there after going to a play but now I don't think so. Last but not least there was no ketchup for the f6ries. There was no thousand island dressing on it. Well they got back to me and offered me a gift certificate and I went back and the meal I had was good and they took care of me and it was a much better experience. I gave a better rating because of this.

Such a fun joint! Every time I've been here at various times of day and various days of the week, the place has been filled with the sounds of live Irish music. Service is great, the beer is just the right temperature. Fun place to stop by if you're in St. Pete!

This is a quaint little Irish bar with good food, plenty of choices on beer and drinks and an exceptional atmosphere. A group of us stopped by for dinner and all the food was good waiter took good care of us and the beer was cold! All you can ask for in an Irish Bar.

One of the best Irish Pubs I've been to in the area! Nothing else comes even close. The decor and general ambiance is impressive for a US-based Irish Pub. The service was top-notch, friendly, and not at all pushy. The place was clean, and the food options were delicious with a great variety of bites to choose from. Highly recommended! 🍻