mcgrath's fish house

mediocre but friendly. we always get very friendlyservicehere. you can tell slowserviceis usually an issue in the kitchen and the servers really do work hard to earn your business (and tips!). the food is hit and miss. sometimes it is fantastic and sometimes it is a little lackluster, but i keep going back! the area does not have much in the way of restaurants so i think they can get away with mediocre food.

milwaukie oregon mcgrath location. would not refer others to this restaurant. poor quality service, little if any manager in charge, and no oversight on quality ofserviceor food going out. sad, as it could have amazing potential if prioritzed by corporate.

great food, good prices, very slow service. while traveling for business, this was reccommended by a local as a great place for seafood. we called ahead (since we had a party of 9) and when we walked in the place was very busy. however, it seemed to be all elderly clientele for the "early dinner" rush. they were able to seat us in ~15 min. which seemed very reasonable.
they have a vary wide menu selection and all of the prices were pretty reasonable.

once we all finally received our food, everything tasted great and was cooked well. they did mess up some substitutions that were requested but the waitress addressed them immediately.

the biggest issue was that from the time we ordered to the time the main course was delivered was nearly an hour! by that time, the restaurant was mostly empty (which was only ~7:30 pm). also, the bar was very slow with drinks and we had to remind the waitress on multiple occasions we were waiting on drinks.

overall if i were back in the area, i would go back but only after i've tried some other places first. i would also probably not take a large group there as that seemed to slow down theservicetremendously.