When you need a spot to eat some pub food and enjoy a night of live music and don't want to travel downtown, then you've got to try this place in New Market. This is a fun, casual eatery of Irish influences ..hence the Gaelic name "Fionn Mac Cools" - the menu has all your pub favourites from various pot pies, pub grub, even curries and my favourite braised lamb shank served with veg and mashed potatoes. On this night I had the melt in your mouth lamb shank(it's one of the more expensive items on there menu at $24 )the gravy was nice and dark and not too salty. I washed it down with a few Guinness stout ..,hey doing it the Irish way. We went with a large crowd of 12 and our server was most accommodating to do separate bills (we were in couples but all the ladies & men separated). We tried the "blarney chips" which were crisp, hot and delicious - these are basically waffle chips with cheese sauce drizzled over them and served with "nacho" condiments.
After our meal we stayed and drank while the live band played. The server told me people sometimes dance in front of the band - I clearly didn't get drunk enough or else I would have - I know cut the Blarney! A lil Irish humour.
Overall I would go back and drink more too.