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What is Finnegan’s Bar & Grill?
A local favorite, Finnegan’s Irish character overflows like its drinks. Finnegan’s Bar & Grill serves up tons of hearty Irish fare with a menu full of unique (and many beer-battered) selections, while the friendly staff and the occasional live performers give the venue a great atmosphere. By the way, may we recommend the beer sampler?
Separate from the full-service dining that (usually) requires reservations, Finn’s has a full bar that any ol’ theme-park guest can walk right up to (you must be 21 or older to order alcohol, of course). For those looking for a cocktail, there’s truly no better place at Universal Studios Florida. This location is popular during seasonal event nights, like Mardi Gras and Halloween Horror Nights, because it serves real-deal mixed drinks from its full-service bar – that’s why we believe it’s the best bang-for-your-buck place for a drink at Universal. The regular bartenders are awesome, too!
Where is Finnegan’s Bar & Grill located?
In New York, which is in Universal Studios Florida. The restaurant has entrances across from Revenge of the Mummy and on Delancey Street, where the Blues Brothers Show calls home. You’ll enter the Mummy side to head straight to the bar.
Finnegan’s Bar and Grill – hours and reservations
Finnegan’s is open from 11:00 am until park close.
For reservations, book online (though this isn’t necessary for the bar).
Finnegan’s Bar and Grill – OI tip
If you’re looking for a free cup of water, consider stopping into Finnegan’s bar (if it’s not too busy) rather than waiting in a long quick-service line. The Finn’s bartenders are pros, used to slinging drinks quickly, and will usually be happy to hook you up.
What’s on the menu at Finnegan’s Bar & Grill?
Starters
Shamrock Meat & Cheese Board – $18.95
Tender corned beef, Irish Banger, English bleu Stilton cheese, Leicester cheese, apple beet salad, cornichons, scotch egg, soda bread, tangy mustard sauce
Finnegan’s Potato & Onion Webb – $10.95
Thinly sliced potatoes and onions, hand-dipped in beer batter, crisply fried golden brown, and served with malt vinegar
Irish Loaded Chips – $13.95
Seasoned wedge fries topped with corned beef, Leicester cheese, bacon, caramelized onions, and Guinness cheese sauce
Reilly’s Chicken Wings – $15.95
Tossed in mild or spicy Buffalo sauce, served with celery sticks and blue cheese dressing
Chicken Stingers – $14.95
Crispy chicken tenders tossed in mild or spicy Buffalo sauce with celery sticks and blue cheese dressing
Guinness Warm 3-Cheese Dip – $11.95
Fresh baked soft pretzel sticks served with Guinness cheese dip
Soups and salads
Homemade Misty Isle Potato & Leek Soup – $7.95
Creamy puréed potato, onion, and leeks
Split Pea & Ham Soup – $7.95
Puréed split pea and smoked country ham
Harvest Salad – $20.95
Grilled chicken breast, baby mixed lettuce, grape tomatoes, red apples, cucumbers, English Bleu Stilton Cheese, dried cranberries, candied walnuts, pomegranate vinaigrette
Irish Cobb Salad – $21.95
Diced corned beef, turkey, bacon, diced tomatoes, apple beet salad, blue cheese crumbles, and Finnegan’s Scotch eggs served over mixed baby greens
The Leprechaun’s Rainbow Salad – $15.95
A colorful array of fresh fruits served with strawberry sorbet
Finnegan’s Favorites
Grilled NY Strip Steak – $35.95
Char-grilled with asparagus, colcannon potatoes, roasted carrots, crisp fried leeks, Bordelaise sauce
Bronzed Flounder – $31.95
Pan-seared with vegetable hash, crispy capers, and a lemon butter sauce
Shepherd’s Pie – $23.95
Seasoned ground beef and mushrooms with a crust of potatoes and cheddar cheese served with root cellar vegetables
Grilled Bone-in Pork Chop – $31.95
Marinated in fresh herbs, served with corned beef hash, haricot vert, whiskey mushroom cream sauce
Portacarron Salmon – $25.95
Char-grilled salmon, mixed greens, quinoa with asparagus tips, feta cheese, apple beet salad, marinated grape tomatoes, mustard ale vinaigrette
Vegan Shepherd Pie – $23.95
Seasoned Beyond meat, mushrooms, peas, and carrots, topped with vegan mashed potatoes
Irish Fish & Chips – $23.95
North Atlantic fresh cod fish in ale batter with wedge fries. Served with a side of malt vinegar and tartar sauce
Guinness Beef Stew – $21.95
Country fare stew brimming with beef, carrots, and pearl onions, colcannon mashed potatoes, savory Guinness gravy
Grilled Filet of Salmon – $25.95
Lightly seasoned, topped with fresh dill butter and fried leeks, on a bed of garlic mashed potatoes. Served with steamed broccoli and a Parmesan-crusted baked tomato
Newcastle Irish Chicken – $24.95
Herb soda bread and Dubliner cheese-coated chicken breast, colcannon mashed potatoes, corn & tomato succotash, creamy apple butter
Shrimp Boxty – $19.95
Pan-seared Gulf shrimp, crispy bacon and leek Boxty potato, sauteed summer corn, asparagus tips, grape tomatoes, citrus butter sauce
Bangers & Mash – $21.95
Grilled beef and pork sausage, roasted root vegetables, colcannon mashed potatoes, caramelized onions and cabbage, with horseradish mustard sauce
Handhelds
Served with your choice of wedge fries or side salad
Webb Burger – $21.95
Half pound all beef burger with tender corned beef and Swiss cheese on a warm pretzel bun, topped with crispy potato onion webb, lettuce, tomato, and pickle
Grand Ole Burger – $19.95
Half pound all beef burger on a toasted bun with bacon, lettuce, tomato, pickle, with your choice of cheddar, Swiss or American cheese
Reuben – $18.95
Tender corned beef, fresh shaved cabbage, pickle, Thousand Island dressing, Swiss cheese grilled on fresh marble rye
Dublin Chicken Sandwich – $18.95
Marinated grilled chicken breast with aged cheddar cheese and applewood smoked bacon on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, and pickle
Grilled Salmon BLT – $22.95
Char-grilled filet of salmon, lemon herb mayonnaise, baby lettuces, sliced tomatoes, and savory bacon jam served on a house-made brioche bun
Kids Menu
Entrées
Grilled Salmon – $10.95
Char-grilled filet of salmon with choice of steamed broccoli, grapes, or applesauce
Finnegan’s Burger – $10.95
Grilled burger on a sesame seed bun served with a choice of wedge fries, grapes, or applesauce
Fruit Plate with Sorbet – $10.95
Fresh medley of watermelon, pineapple, grapefruit, cantaloupe, and honeydew melon, served with fruit sorbet
Chicken Tenders – $10.95
Tender chicken fingers lightly breaded and golden fried. Served with a choice of wedge fries, grapes, or apple sauce
Kids Drinks
Juice – $3.50
Orange, apple, cranberry
Milk – $3.50
2% white or 1% chocolate
Fountain Soda – $3.25
Coke, Diet Coke, Root Beer, Sprite, Lemonade
Desserts
Apple Caramel Bread Pudding – $10.95
Warm cinnamon apple bread pudding served with Magners apple cider, caramel, and vanilla ice cream
Irish Chocolate Cheesecake – $9.95
Dark chocolate cheesecake, Baileys Irish cream sauce, chocolate crumble
Ice Cream – $7.95
Scoop of your choice of strawberry sorbet, vanilla, or chocolate ice cream
Featured Drinks
Finnegan’s G&T – $15.50
New Amsterdam Gin, Chambord Liqueur, tonic water, simple syrup with a fresh sprig of rosemary
Prize Fighter – $15.50
John L. Sullivan Irish Whiskey, cucumber and sour
Signature Cocktails
Finnegan’s G&T – $18.00
New Amsterdam Gin, Chambord Liqueur, tonic water, simple syrup with a fresh sprig of rosemary
Green Tea Clover – $18.00
Jameson Irish whiskey, Midori liqueur, peach schnapps, sour mix
Lucky Mulberry – $18.00
Tanqueray gin, Bols Blackberry liqueur, orange and lemon juice
Irish Summer Winds – $18.00
Jameson whiskey, St. Germaine Liqueur, lemon juice, simple syrup
Prize Fighter – $16.25
John L. Sullivan Irish whiskey, cucumber and sour mix
Cranberry Margarita – $18.00
Patrón Silver tequila, Cointreau, cranberry and lime juice, garnished with cranberries
Ring of Kerry – $18.00
Patrón Silver tequila, watermelon pucker, sour mix, lime juice, club soda
Mixed Draughts
Half and Half
Guinness and Harp
Black Velvet
Guinness and Magner’s
Snake Bite
Harp and Magner’s
Blacksmith
Guinness and Smithwick’s
Black & Blue
Guinness and Blue Moon
Irish Shandy
Harp and Sprite
Whiskey, Scotch, Bourbon
Irish Whiskey
Jameson
Tullamore Dew
John L. Sullivan
Proper 12
Jameson Caskmate Stout
Jameson Caskmate IPA
Teeling
Red Breast 12yr
Bushmills
Bushmills 10yr
Bushmills 16yr
Middleton’s Very Rare
Whiskey
Fireball
Canadian Club
Jack Daniels
Jack Daniels Honey
Southern Comfort
Crown Royal
Crown Royal Apple
Scotch
Johnnie Walker
Glenlivet 12yr
Glenlivet 18yr
Dewars
Chivas
Bourbon
Jim Beam
4 Roses
Maker’s Mark
Beer
Draft
Strongbow Cider
Harp Lager
Miller Lite
Crooked Can High Stepper IPA
Crooked Can Seasonal
Guinness
Smithwick’s Ale
Blue Moon
Stella Artois
Bottled
Coors Light
Budweiser
Bud Light
Heineken
Cigar City Jai Alai
High Noon
Miller Lite
Clausthaler
Corona
Yuengling
Michelob Ultra
NÜTRL
Wines
Sparkling
Prosecco Brut – $12.00 Glass
Veneto, Italy
Champ Mumm Brut – $44.00 Bottle
Napa Valley, California
White
Honig Sauv Blanc – $14.00 Glass | $53.00 Bottle
Napa Valley, California
Fess Parker Riesling – $12.00 Glass | $45.00 Bottle
Santa Barbara County, California
Caposaldo Pinot Grigio – $12.00 Glass | $45.00 Bottle
Italy
William Hill Chardonnay – $12.00 Glass | $45.00 Bottle
Napa Valley, California
Red
Acrobat Pinot Noir – $14.00 Glass | $53.00 Bottle
Eugene, Oregon
Kaiken Reserva Malbec – $13.00 Glass | $49.00 Bottle
Mendoza, Argentina
Heavyweight Cab Sauv – $12.00 Glass | $45.00 Bottle
California
Apothic Red – $11.00 Glass | $45.00 Bottle
Modesto, California
Sparkling
Prosecco Brut – $13.00 Glass
Veneto, Italy
Champ Mumm Brut – $68.00 Bottle
Napa Valley, California
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This was our first time at Finnegan's . The food was good, the service was good, and I would return. We had the potato and onion basket, shepherd's pie, fish and chips, potato and leek soup, and a hamburger. All were good to great except the burger....it was lacking in taste.
I recommend visiting this restaurant.
When visiting a new restaurant, I often opt to order many small plates like appetizers instead of full meals to sample more things. A shrimp scargo, a potato and onion webb, wings, and a Scotch egg later, we decided we were full (especially given that we were heading to Revenge of the Mummy right after and didn't want to lose our lunch on the guest sitting next to us!). The shrimp scargo was an interesting take on one of my favorites, escargot. The buttery garlic sauce was fragrant and warm and was AMAZING to dip bread into! The Scotch egg and wings were good, but nothing to write home about.
My favorite, though, was the potato and onion webb. It was balanced well between the two flavors and wasn't greasy (something that I find hard to achieve when frying potatoes). Throw in a few draft beer samplers (with souvenir cup!) and I'd say this is a solid choice for a meal at Universal Studios.
I love this place...well until this past visit when the bar tender totally under poured our drinks then gave us a huge attitude about it. We are regulars there since we have annual passes and love this bar. Its very unfortunate that they would hire someone that doesn't know her job or have people skills. The other workers however are fantastic and I would definitely go back to one of them.
We were in the park with a Stay and Scream ticket for HHN so I made a 4:15 dinner reservation to take advantage of early entry for the evening. We were seated immediately on arrival. Our server was friendly and knowledgeable. We had the Pot Pie and Newcastle Chicken. And drinks of course. The food was pleasantly presented and very tasty and the service was excellent from start to finish. The drinks were good and not "watered down." While we were dining orange shirted staff came in handed our wrist bands to those who had tickets to the NNH. It was a lively place with live entertainment and people coming in from the "holding pen" for drinks while they waited. It was a very enjoyable to pass the time. Will make it "must" on future USF visits.
What can I say that everybody hasn't said already, its amazing.
Once you walk in you'll feel like your not even in a theme park anymore. Since having the annual pass and living in Miami I try to at least once a month drive up to Orlando to spend some time away. Its one of the best places to beat the heat, sit down and relax, maybe have a drink or 2. Bartenders are great, very friendly and fun to talk to.
Mixed drinks are made to perfection, you have to at least once a trip try them out. Mummys revenge is so goood. Nice pours on the vodka & chambord with just a hint of the sweet & sour. Just as exciting as the ride. Lots of good beers on tap even a nice Sierra Nevada IPA on there. One of the few full bars that has happy hour. One thing I wish they would bring back is Palm beer they used to have.
Now when it comes to food I haven't found anything on the menu that I don't like yet, but I did say yet. You need to start off with the Scotch Eggs, boiled eggs wrapped in sausage with a nice mustard sauce to dip in its so good. My favorite thing is the shepherds pie. So stop by and check it out, tell them Pepe (the muppet) sent you, hes always at the bar..
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