"2014-03-07T00:00:00"^^ . . "My review is based on two, back-to-back visits to Fionn MacCool's. Our first night was stellar. We had terrific service and had such a hard time deciding on what to eat! We settled on a small order of poutine, a bowl of seafood chowder and a beet salad - all to share. I have to say that seafood chowder was probably the best I've ever had. Rich, creamy, packed full of sweet seafood - yummy to the last drop. It was so good, we had to go back the second night for a re-match. We opted to not only chow down on the chowder but also sample the seafood pie. This is where it all went downhill. The chowder was okay, but the seafood pie was not at all what I expected. The seafood was bland; the sauce was liquid and runny with no flavor at all and the pastry was tough. I sent it back and while the management comped the meal, I was really surprised that no one - the server or the manager - asked if they could bring me something else! I thought that strange. And I was a little tiffed, too, because I was hungry. So I guess my final decision on MacCool's is it's just okay. You may get lucky with what you order or you may end up leaving hungry like I did. Have a pint of Guinness, though, and it won't bug you as much."^^ . . "2"^^ . "2"^^ . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . .