McCharacters Music Cafe & Sports Bar PERMANENTLY CLOSED

Little bit of a cold atmosphere unless you're known. We were a bit lost going in and ignored for a while until we just went and sat ourselves. A couple of "regulars" came in and were greeted much more warmly than we were. Would like to of seen more an Irish menu instead of regular items just being given Irish names, but overall the food was quite good.

I must say, Finally a place where Palm Coastians can have a good time in a great relaxing atmosphere. I had a hunger for some wings, so I took chance and won the lottery! The best wings I ever had, "Garlic Teriyaki". Drink prices are great and the food as well. Out of all the things I loved about McCharacters I must say the staff is the best. I have never felt so welcome in a restaurant. Got to love it and will definitely be back for more.

I frequent Character's often and I never have a problem with the prices. The bartenders are gorgeous and friendly, and they always have good specials on drinks. $3 or $4 shots, $4 or $5 drinks. The food is good also. I love the chicken strips, fried mushrooms and the curly fries. We have the burgers and the chicken wings often too. And now they offer a brownie sundae that is good but would be better with hot fudge instead of chocolate syrup, but it hits the spot if you are craving sweets.

The servers are also very friendly, even if they are not waiting on me. It's like our own Palm Coast Cheer's. So, if you haven't visited lately, or you have had a bad experience in the past, I say give it another try. At least you won't leave there smelling of cigarette smoke.

I had previously visited with a group of lunch ladies. I wanted to share my new adventure and different menu with my husband and his friend and traveled there for lunch.

I am so sorry I did. On first arriving, I noticed the floors had not been cleaned but thought maybe they had a short staff the night before. Upon getting my ice tea, I sent it back because of strange taste. (I think, not brewed tea) and requested water. We decided to get an order of Nacho while we waited for our friend. . This was not a good choice. Nacho's was soaked in a ,what I felt was a tasteless canned chili. (warmed would really made a great difference although would not have given flavor.) garnished with at least day old lettuce, tomatoes, untrained black olives and sprinkled with enough cold cheese to give a splash of color. The dish was topped with two slice of Jalapenos. After a few bites and adding salt and pepper, hoping of find some flavor, we phoned our friend to request meeting us at another place. When requesting the check, The server ask if we needed a box. I calmly informed her, I couldn't eat them the first time, while tilting the platter to show the colored water moving in the bottom of the plate. I would most certainly not be interested in the second attempt. Without further comment, the full amount requested was paid and the well educated decision not to return was made by both my husband and myself.

Went today for the first time for lunch. Service was very friendly and attentive. Although not super busy. I tried the Wed Mexican special (quesadilla) and husband had the Fish & Chips. The fish was definitely the best, even though the other dish was fine. They have such an extensive menu, we are definitely going back to try other items. They had the longest "salad" selections I've seen around.

I've been to Ireland and NYC and Irish Pubs are generally family restaurants by day and noisy and full of fun and laughter and live music at night. This is the thing I love so much about McCharacters. It is the only Irish Pub within a 25 mile area that serves Irish food. The bangers and mash are great and so is the stuffed potato. The St. Pattys Day dinner corned beef and cabbage was fabulous. If you were there on St. Pattys Day there was so much fun to be had, Irish Bands, Irish Dancers, bagpipers, and everyone dressed in their kilts. It was so much fun, I hope they continue this tradition every year. Their Jack Daniels burgers and onion straws are delicious. I've never tasted a burger like it. And if you haven't been there yet for Wednesdays Mexican night, the chicken quesadillas and chimichangas are excellent.

This place is so family friendly they cater to children. We take our grandsons their sometimes after their baseball or football or soccer games. Everyone meets there and it's a great time for all. But leave the kids home after 10:00 because that's when the adults party begins.
Thank you McCharacters for coming to town. Your food is great, you staff is friendly, and there is a great time to be had by all. If you haven't been there, you're missing out on lots of fun.

I don't think this place quite knows whether to be a restaurant or a bar. As a restaurant, it just doesn't have the atmosphere or comfort of an Irish Pub that it seems it's trying to be and it's food needs great improvement. It's also noisy and loud for a family to visit to eat. We hoped to have a fun Irish meal but with all the karaoke and bad language it's sure not family friendly. Plus servers seemed to be far more attentive towards about bar patrons than diners. I would love to see a true Irish pub in town but this is not it. Maybe one day!

Wings have got alot better since I had them last time. Give them a try.

Stood there waiting to be seen when entering but was just glared at by staff. We figured it was seat yourself so finally just went and found a table. The place was almost empty with some reggae guy playing music. After a long time a server finally came over. Service continued to be slow throughout. Food was just OK at best and atmosphere not very inviting. It seemed like the few locals sitting at the bar area were getting special attention whereas other paying guests like us felt like a burden.

Fun place, awesome service, very friendly staff, great food, the best local place around. Nice to finally have a local place to go. Good to have a variety of things to do. One side you can do Karaoke and the other side has a band, pool tables, darts, and arcade games.

I've only eaten there once and I enjoyed the food at time so I can't really make a fair judgment based on one meal. However, I'm very pleased to have a bar around the corner from my crib so I can stumble home at night which I have been known to do quite often. I'm even happier now that they have expanded and have pool tables, foosball and other drunken lush activities to take advantage of.

If I had to complain about one thing, it would be the live bands. Got to rock it out a little more especially with the younger crowds that attend on the weekends. 70's stuff just don't cut it. Let's compromise - 80's will do.

What a great place for an evening out. I have been to McCharacters many times and have always found it to be consistent. Great atmosphere, great food and great service. The wings, burgers and sweet potato fries are my favorites. I was especially impressed with the male bartender, Mike (the guy with the pony tail). He's super friendly and a lot of fun. He has a way about him that makes you feel special and like you were the only one there. This has become my favorite place to go for a fun night out in Palm Coast.

Not sure why last reviews were so poor, maybe it was a bad day. I have been to McCharacters several times and I have to say they have the absolute best burgers in town by a landslide. If you want a place to go to enjoy yourself with friends and family this is the place to go in Palm Coast. They have a nice entertainment room for parties and pool tables where it is also family friendly. Every time we have gone the food was fresh and excellent and the service has always been attentive.The evening entertainment is always top notch. I suggest we support this establishment considering we don't have many choices in Palm Coast. Each time I have been in the owners welcome us. If you haven't been there, the family are all musicians and the name of the band is The McCharacters. It is a neat concept with great people. We hope they do well, I would go see for yourself instead of listening to people who want to see establishments fail.

The total experience was lack lust to say the least......food was not that great and portions are small.......we had the Gyros and the lack of meat was so depressing and a true Gyro has Feta cheese........have Greek friends with us and they were so displeased! really a shame. The wings were fair and the Reuben was so small. Drinks seem to be watered down and the staff needs to show who they are and like what they do! This could be great with a lot of serious improvements! Charge extra for sauce.... too sad. Upside was you have 3 choice of fries!

It would be a good place if they actually knew how to make drinks. When I went there one night a girl was messing up everyone's drinks. It took her 4 times to make my friends drink correctly. Need better staff that knows what they're doing!

This is the nicest place for a night out with entertainment since Henry's was demolished with the Sheraton on the marina. The atmosphere was clean and pleasant as opposed to dingy. The food was excellent...especially the burger, sweet potato fries and crab stuffed mushrooms. Service could have been more attentive. We needed to flag down our server for refills, etc. The service did not out weigh the atmosphere and the fantastic entertainment. The Gailforce Band was performing and they are 2 very talented women. We haven't enjoyed that caliber of entertainment in this area ever and we've been here since 1986. The new addition and pool tables will really make McCharacter's the place to go for those looking for a night out in a great environment. I suggest that this community support this establishment so we continue to have the opportunity for a great night out with great entertainment.

Stopped by with my girlfriend for a Sunday evening meal. The atmosphere is very much like a bar with a mixture of sports and music memorabilia on the walls. The menu is quite typical of such a place with most dishes being names after rock stars and sports personalities. Food was actually quite good and the sweet potato fries were excellent. Although friendly, service was very slow. From placing our order to getting the check, every task seemed to take forever. This is probably a good place to go if you have plenty of time, but for a quick bite it's not recommended.

I have been to McCharacters many times and each time I have gone the food has been awesome and the service is great! The staff is so friendly and eager to please and the owner's were very hands on and personable. Actually came in for lunch today and ate a salad with their house balsamic dressing, it was to die for. Be sure and try the Jack Daniels Burger and the chili too, awesome! Also have been there several times for Friday night karaoke and had a great time. They seem to have something going on each night for everyone through out the week. I overheard that they will be expanding very shortly to include pool tables and a live stage next store, can't wait! There is nothing like this on the Parkway, definitely recommend anyone to try it out.

The service very very slow and they got our order wrong after 1 hour of waiting for food. The food was good but with only an hour for lunch we wont go back.

The wings were OK! Philly Steak On Old Rustic Bread was WOW the best. How about the Sweet Potato Fries? GREAT! Great Coffee, but needed more dessert choice... chocolate cake for my girlfriend would of been great.