Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Henry McCarty Irish Pub has opened in the West 7th Entertainment District.
There’s no sticky floors or rotten wood smell. It may just be the nicest Irish pub Fort Worth has ever seen. It’s dressed with snazzy checker flooring, a dark oak bar (in classic Irish fashion) and leather seating. Even the bathrooms are nice.
Previous Irish pubs in the area just felt like watering holes that served Guinness (and most bars serve Guinness nowadays anyway). But the Irish theme at Henry McCarty’s is evident, from the classic dark wood pub interior, to the full Irish food menu and variety of Irish beer served in a tulip glass.
In my opinion, the new pub is just as much a restaurant as it is a bar. While you can order wings and a soft pretzel, there’s also complex dishes like corned beef and cabbage rolls or shepherd’s pie. On St. Patrick’s Day, there will be live music, a live bagpiper and shot specials.
It’s hard to miss at 2869 Crockett St. with a large, wrap-around front patio. When you walk in, you are greeted with a “Billy the Kid Wanted” poster, since the bar is named after the American outlaw, whose parents were of Irish descent.
What can you eat at Henry McCarty Irish Pub?
Before you down an Irish car bomb, it’s probably best to have a bite of something to eat.
The menu is very accessible to anyone, whether you want to adventure into traditional European fare or if you just want a good burger or wings.
Menu highlights include:
- Scotch Eggs: soft-boiled eggs and herb sausage in panko breadcrumbs, fried, served with mustard.
- Galway Bay Mussels: half pound of mussels in beer sauce served with crustinis.
- Corned Beef and Cabbage Rolls: corned beef and cabbage with cheese, fried and served with thousand island sauce.
- Traditional Irish Breakfast: two eggs, Irish bacon, bangers (sausage), black and white pudding (blood sausages), tomatoes, mushroom, beans, hash brown and brown bread.
- Gaelic Mac and Cheese: Irish cheeses with Guinness Stout cheese, bangers, bacon and cherry tomatoes.
- Irish Nachos: potato chips, ground beef and lamb, Guinness stout cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo.
- Fish and Chips: light, crispy beer-battered fish served with steak fries and condiments.
- Shepherd’s Pie: lamb, beef, carrots, onions, mashed potatoes, mustard and cream sauce.
- Jameson Burger: beef patty, Irish cheddar, fried onions, lettuce, tomato and Jameson barbecue sauce on a bun.
Henry McCarty’s also serves chicken sandwiches, wings, soups, salads, burgers and steak frites for those who want something more “American.”
For libations, the pub serves draft Guinness (non-alcoholic Guinness bottles are available too), Irish ales, wine and other staple beers. They also offer a full bar with Irish whiskeys and cocktails, like a Jameson mule.
How casual is Henry McCarty Irish Pub?
Henry McCarty Irish Pub is somewhere you can wear your jeans and boots.
While the inside is polished, it’s not somewhere you need to wear a suit. It’s the perfect place to kick back, enjoy a quality meal and good pint of stout.
More about Henry McCarty Irish Pub
Henry McCarty’s Irish Pub is located at 2869 Crockett St. in Artisan Circle.
Their happy hour is weekdays from 3 to 6 p.m. During happy hours, they offer Irish street tacos for $5 a piece as well as $7 appetizers and $5 beers. There will not be a happy hour on St. Patrick’s Day.
VP of Operations Robin Vaughn said the pub plans to block off the majority of Crockett Street for an all-day St. Patrick’s Day celebration in the future. Since they just opened this year, they don’t have enough staff to do so quite yet.
Henry McCarty’s is open daily, Monday to Wednesday from 11 a.m. to midnight, Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to midnight. The kitchen is open Sunday through Wednesday until 11 p.m. and Thursday to Saturday until 1 a.m.
As the classic Irish toast states, “May your glass ever be full.”
Ella Gonzales
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