Downtown Pensacola · E Gregory St · Irish pub & brewery
McGuire’s Irish Pub
A Pensacola landmark since 1977, with house-brewed ale, big steaks, 18-cent Senate bean soup and more than a million signed dollar bills on the walls.
Opens McGuire’s Pensacola page. Lunch and dinner daily, with Sunday brunch.
Details checked November 2026
Featured photo
McGuire’s double-decker bus (2023) · Photo: Bill Smith on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Type
Irish pub and brewery
Steaks, pub classics and house-brewed beer
Price range
$16.99–$64.99 dinner
Steak burgers $19.99; bean soup 18¢
Hours
Daily 11 am–2 am
Closes “usually 2 am”; Sunday brunch from 10 am
Time needed
About 1.5 hours
Our estimate; add time for the waitlist
Parking
Lots on both sides
Visit Pensacola lists bus parking
Since
1977
In the 1927 Old Firehouse since 1982
On the menu
Senate bean soup, big steaks and ale brewed in house
A huge menu of steaks, steak burgers and Irish pub classics such as corned beef and cabbage, shepherd’s pie and lamb stew, with ales and root beer brewed on site.
Photo: Jack Oughton on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Start here
Senate bean soup
The same recipe the U.S. Senate served for 18 cents in 1977, and McGuire’s still charges 18 cents a bowl ($18 if it’s the only thing you order). Yelp counts it in 124 reviews.
RV tip: Tanglewood Gardens RV Park is about 13 minutes away. Visit Pensacola lists bus parking, but call (850) 433-6789 before bringing a big rig.
Also worth ordering
- Hickory smoked prime ribA 16 oz cut for $54.99 on the Pensacola menu, and a Yelp favorite (134 reviews).
- Reuben egg rolls$17.99, and Google reviewers mention them 121 times.
- Fish and chipsThe most-mentioned dish on Yelp (141 reviews), $16.99 at dinner.
- Irish wakeThe house cocktail; Google’s review topics count it 150 times.
Why go
A 1977 Irish pub in Pensacola’s old firehouse
McGuire’s opened in 1977 as a small neighborhood pub and moved in 1982 into Pensacola’s original 1927 Old Firehouse on Gregory Street, where it has grown into a 615-seat restaurant with its own brewery.
It has 4.7 stars from more than 10,000 Google reviews and is a 2026 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice. Reviewers talk most about the large portions, the steaks, the Irish wake cocktail and the 18-cent bean soup; Yelp is a little cooler at 4.4.
Expect a wait at busy times. There are no reservations, but you can join the waitlist online before you drive over from Tanglewood Gardens, about 13 minutes away.
Photo: Matt Billings on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Why it made our list
- Open daily from 11 am, usually until 2 am
- In Pensacola’s 1927 Old Firehouse since 1982
- 18-cent Senate bean soup since 1977
- Ales and root beer brewed on site
- About 13 minutes from Tanglewood Gardens RV Park
For RVers
Taking the rig to McGuire’s
The practical stuff we wished someone had told us before we pulled in.
Leave the rig at camp
Visit Pensacola lists bus parking and there are lots on both sides of the pub, but nothing is posted about RVs. The tow vehicle is the easy choice.
Join the waitlist early
McGuire’s doesn’t take reservations. Get on the online waitlist before you leave camp, especially on weekends.
Bring a marker for your dollar
Signing a dollar bill and adding it to the walls is the tradition; the pub says it has more than a million of them.
Share the big plates
Reviewers say portions are large, so a steak or shepherd’s pie can feed two. The Leprechauns kids meals are $7.99.
What visitors say about McGuire’s
The visitor report card
We don’t copy other sites’ reviews, but the published scores are worth reading together. Scores checked November 2, 2026.
We are celebrated for our atmosphere boasting more than One Million signed dollar bills.
McGuire’s Irish Pub, 2026 · mcguiresirishpub.com
What visitors often mention
Recurring themes in Google’s review topics
Large portionsSteaksIrish wake
Google’s review topics put large portions on top (392 reviews), then steaks (359), the Irish wake cocktail (150), bean soup (123) and Reuben egg rolls (121). Checked November 2, 2026.
What a meal costs
Prices in dollars from McGuire’s Pensacola dinner menu on its website, checked November 2, 2026. They may have changed.
Good to know
Steak burgers$18.99–$21.99
Pub classics$20.99–$26.99
Kids meals$7.99
Good forBig groupsFamiliesLive music
Prices from McGuire’s Pensacola menus, checked November 2, 2026. Tripadvisor rates it $$–$$$.
Know before you go
Plan your visit
McGuire’s Irish Pub
- Address600 E Gregory St, Pensacola, FL 32502
- HoursDaily 11 am–2 am
Closes “usually 2 am”; Sunday brunch from 10 am - Phone(850) 433-6789
- ReservationsNo reservations; join the waitlist online or call ahead. Menus and events are on the restaurant’s website
- Getting thereMcGuire’s is on E Gregory Street (US-98) just east of the south end of I-110, about 13 minutes from Tanglewood Gardens RV Park.
- ParkingVisit Pensacola lists bus parking, and the pub has lots on both sides. Reviews and more parking notes are on Tripadvisor. No RV-specific parking is posted.
The website lists 11 am to close, “usually 2 am,” every day, with Sunday brunch from 10 am to 2 pm. It’s closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
Where to stay nearby
RV parks near McGuire’s
These are the Pensacola RV parks we have visited and written up. Drive times are from Google Maps at midday and run longer at rush hour.
Tanglewood Gardens RV Park
A family-run park on North Palafox with big full-hookup lots under oaks and magnolias, free cable and Wi-Fi, and mostly long-term stays.
Pensacola Beach RV Resort
The only full-hookup RV resort on Pensacola Beach, on Santa Rosa Sound with its own sound-side beach and pool, across the street from the Gulf.
Five Flags RV Park
A quirky, art-filled park a minute off I-10, with level concrete pads, full hookups and two big fenced dog parks.
Helpful answers
Frequently asked questions
The questions RVers ask most before pulling in.
Daily 11 am–2 am
Ready for a pint and a bowl of 18-cent soup?
Join the waitlist, sign a dollar for the wall, and save room for bread pudding with Irish whiskey sauce.
Thank you to the people behind these photos. Please support them by giving their work a look. Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Bill Smith (the double-decker bus; CC BY 2.0), Matt Billings (the dollar bills; CC BY 2.0) and Jack Oughton (ribeye; CC BY-SA 3.0); the images were resized. Food photos marked “not taken at” show the dish, not this restaurant’s plate. Area photos show the neighborhood, not the restaurant. Review-site logos are trademarks of their owners.
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