O'Neill's Bristol Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff were friendly enough."
• "Busy night but had excellent service from bartender Callum."
• "Great space, friendly, knowledgeable staff."
• "Kelly, Tom and Grace are genuinely the greatest humans I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting."
• "Very friendly staff and nice decor."
• "Came in for drinks and food before a gig in Bristol, was greeted at the bar by Brandon who was friendly and welcoming."
• "Lisa and Kelly were fantastic, great vibes, loves a chat and more than happy to accommodate of our, and more importantly fantastic people who are happy to help out of what you need."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately the server (who also appeared to be the manager) was unhelpful and rude."
• "Aggressive confrontational doormen who picked out one of our friends for some unknown reason, poor atmosphere, won't ever return."
• "It was very packed and i did get frustrated that the shots girls were trying to sell shots to people instead of helping behind the bar."
• "Don't order spirits. One particular bar tender massively under pours every shot, watched him do it all night."
• "Staff were happy although did get a bit stressed by the size of our party but were (mostly) professional throughout."
• "Staff just ever so slightly annoying/rude."
• "Service was hostile? The young man behind the bar seemed unhappy to see and serve us."

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "Live music on weekends too."
• "Really good atmosphere... would definitely visit again and would recommend!"
• "Band were amazing and created a great atmosphere."
• "Great little venue, went on a Saturday night where a DJ played old skool dance etc. Super atmosphere."
• "The numerous crudely drawn dinosaurs posted up behind the bar brought a smile to my face."
• "Nice chilled atmosphere, good range of drinks."
• "The atmosphere at O'Neill's is absolutely wonderful."

Cons:

• "Another soulless chain pub. As an Irish bar I was really hoping for some actual Irish beer, but there was only Guinness and one ipa."
• "Feels a bit sterile, the selection of drinks is poor."
• "May have been the venue where I got covid from before Christmas."
• "Not the cleanest, but a nice place to listen to some good music and have an affordable pint. Addition of a football table and comfortable sofas is a plus."
• "The was also a large leak through the ceiling which forced the pub to close early."
• "Not the nicest place to drink at in town, in my opinion."
• "Quite dirty inside and the day I visited the entrance was just crowded by smokers."

Food and Drinks

Pros:

• "During the day you can pop in for some casual drinks and a spot of lunch where they have adopted a great value american diner approach with a range of burgers, sandwiches and comfort food."
• "Very good pricing for Central Bristol."
• "They had plenty of drinks to choose from and they were reasonably priced."
• "Lovely place. Lots of options on drinks."
• "Start the bus is a fantastic venue/ bar/ restaurant. The food they serve is continually getting better, last time i visited i enjoyed a wonderful mac and cheese with huge chunks of chorizo as well as a wonderful bottle of beavertown IPA."
• "Food was delicious, drinks good (u could still feel buzz) and nice and fast service."
• "Great selection of beers, cider, and liquor. Bar staff are talkative and friendly."

Cons:

• "A bit pricey."
• "Heineken a bit iffy in my opinion. Didn't taste very good compared to most places I've had it - UK and abroad."
• "Food was expensive and not very good. The boneless chicken had bones and gristle in them."
• "Fish finger wrap wasn’t good, I think the fish had been left in the fryer too long."
• "The triple cooked chips, had barely kissed the fryer."
• "Food was tasty and quick to order."
• "Food was absolutely atrocious. Ordered burgers, waited an hour against a 30 minute wait and they were stone cold."