Service was excellent and atmosphere was relaxing. The food was generally okay, delicious gravy and fries. The ham and Swiss sandwich was slightly plain , but this was expected at a bar-restaurant like O'briens. Great karaoke on the weekends :)
Best wings in Ottawa. If you like your wings crispy, but moist and with no extra breaking, then these are the ones for you! For those who remember Hurley's, these are the next best thing. In fact, rumor has it tat it's the same recipe.
New exterior, friendly patio for locals and teams. And, yes, their burgers and zucchini are great too.
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Very nice neighborhood pub. I had a nice vegetarian pizza at O'Brien's as a solo diner at the bar on a Friday night arriving around 9:00pm. The bartender was quite the entertainer pouring, drawing, mixing, shaking and performing sleigh-of-hand with a butterfly-bottle-opener!
There was a Sens game in progress and the spirit of the crowd was high and infectious.
It was too loud to talk and i conducted my whole visit in gestures as i have a quiet voice.
Service was good, and buses there and back on the 112 went smoothly.
I am happy to have discovered a weekend spot in my own neighborhood. There was no sign of karaoke, tho. I guess there's none on game nights.
The only thing that discouraged me from staying later was the music which was awful disco or dance music which seemed inappropriate for a sports bar / pub. I have a very low tolerance for that type of music and i left before i was ready to, just to get away from it.
How about some nice rock music, O'Brien's, or even newer alt rock -- something with some robust guitar and feelings to it instead of that annoying saccharine disco???
I'll go back -- i'm glad i didn't let the humble exterior discourage me, it's actually quite nice inside. Perhaps an earlier visit during the dinner hour would be better for a solo experience. With soda, tax, and tip it was a very reasonable $15. Well worth the trip!!!.
Happy pubbing!
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