McNamara's

Upon arrival the interior of this incredibly welcoming bar was a buzz with well dressed clients. We of course sat down and ordered the usual, the champagne of beer and a sidecar of Fernet Branca. After asking for a menu we were delivered a bag of half consumed cheddar popcorn, albeit delicious, a bit off putting. (We ate it anyway because it was delicious...see above) The service by, I believe caylee, was quite above average. The beer was cold and the Fernet Branca was gross as always. After playing Pearl Jam at max volume on the touch tunes jukebox we had the entire bar singing along. This truly became the time of our life, a true 10/10 experience. Pro tip: become friends with all the bartenders and you're life will magically change for the immediate better.

Can't believe I am just now finding this Gem of an Irish Pub. I have been passing it daily on way to and from work. Finally noticed it. This is a place you come to chill with friends over drinks and conversation. Unfortunately they do not serve food here, but don't let that bother you. Stop in before or after dinner. This is quite the spot. The Irish Bartender Ashley is very friendly. So happy to have noticed this place. I will definitely now call this a hometown bar in the great city of Cleveland. I would say that trying to make it more eye popping from the street would be a good idea. Maybe hang an Irish Flag outside? Anyways.... Awesome Pub! Check it out.

This is my most favorite bar in lakewood! So casual great service and cheap drinks. What more could you possibly ask for?! Don't go here though cuse I don't want it to be some lame crowded bar everyone goes to! On second thought I would never come here alone....

Been wanting to stop in here for awhile and so glad I finally did last night with some friends. Incredibly cozy spot, definitely a bar I could see myself at regularly. They had a dj spinning old records from soul to surf rock. Solid beer selection for a small bar and a pretty sweet patio with a fire going. Can't wait to go back!

I love this bar. It's one of the best kept secrets in Cleveland -- and as queer and cliched as that sounds, it's TRUE. As far as Mick bars in Cleveland go this has got to be one of the greatest. (Sorry, no offense -- I'm Italian. You can call me a dago or any other ethnic slur you can think of, deal?) It looks kinda sketch from the outside but I assure you, it's NOT on the inside! All of the other patrons are super friendly as well as the bartenders.

McNamara's is the dive that keeps on diving. The drinks are CHEAP! $5 for two cocktails cheap. It's always happy hour at McNamara's.BUT BEWARE! If your timing is bad and McNamara's is swarming with regulars, you will likely bring the average age of the bar down by 15 years. Lots of drunken Irish Clevelanders your parents' age, not a very hip crowd!

I just moved into my new apartment in the neighborhood. I found out that my friends live over by 100th and Detroit. So we went to a few different places on Saturday. They told me to meet up at McNamara's. I have passed the place a ton of times and always was intrigued. I am glad that we did go in. This bar is a nice, well-kept secret. I don't want to get into all of the details. Stop in and check it out next time you are around W 65th or Edgewater area. I am noticing that I am being more reclusive as the days pass. This bar will definitely be a place to go and get away from the weekend crowds.

Within the patio, faces rise, glowing otherworldly against twisting columns of trash-fueled flame. Their eyes are watery kaleidoscopes from their many draughts of rich black rum and all their delicate pilsners. They're busy cackling at acerbic remarks, and breathing smoke from the curling lettuce boxes, divorced from technology, from the city's diurnal drudgery. The wooden walls are slatted and curve up to the low, low ceiling--giving one the impression of traveling down via oaken cask into eternal perdition. Welcome, dear reader, to McNamara's, an off-the-grid dive where one can perch and grin out back like a figure out of Dante (or a conjurer's fable by way of Charles Burns), and/or bask inside while the bartender, sage-like and striking, administers shots of Buillet for a mere $4.00. The regulars run the gamut from affable oddball attorneys to ancient vodka-mute ruffians raising fists in protest against crude shadow-things the rest of us won't have the pleasure of seeing for decades. There's always a chance you'll find yourself on the edge of a mystery here, pulling at the curtain's hem, or else fumbling toward the abyss on fumes. So it goes in this mini carnivalesque utopia. Take a look inside. I dare you.

Fun local place. Friendly people and bar tenders have always been excellent. Message to the owner. You have improved with your stereotyping (type of hat or the way it is worn). Realize that has nothing to do with the character of the person.

Welcoming neighborhood bar with friendly staff. Bartender Nettle is witty, intelligent, great conversationalist and greets everyone with a smile. Always a good experience when she is working.