Message from Brian O'Neill's

Irish pub with live entertaiment in university area
  • Drink specials
  • Live bands
  • Wine and Beer list

We strive to provide you with a fun atmosphere, great-tasting food & drinks, and fast, friendly service. Brian O'Neill's restaurant & nightclub is an entertainment hotspot in the University area, so you can spend the night dining on exquisite food, drinking cocktails, listening to fantastic live music, meeting new friends, and dancing the night away. Look no further than Brian O'Neill's! We are a full liquor bar with awesome live entertainment Wednesday - Saturday. When you are looking to have a nice lunch, dinner or a drink, make Brian O'Neill's Irish Pub and Restaurant your destination. It's a cool place to be to when you want to have a great time. Don't know anyone here. That's okay, "Come as a stranger and leave as a friend".

MarkerBrian O'Neill's Restaurant

(713) 522-2603

5555 Morningside Dr
Houston, TX 77005

Editorial Description by Citysearch
An Irish heart beats proudly within this Rice Village pub.
Rated 9.3 out of 10 by Citysearch.

1 Review of Brian O'Neill's Restaurant in Houston

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Good atmosphere and place to hang out  4 Star Rating - Very good

Brian Oneill's is a very fun place to go for an evening out with friends and for happy hour. Occasionally, on Friday and Saturday nights, there are bands that play inside. During these nights, Brian Oneills usually charges cover (but this is quite minimal, usually $1-5 per person). There are a variety of drinks that can be ordered along with a rather diverse menu to order food from.

PROS: food, drinks, good atmosphere
CONS: occaional cover when bands play

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5 Reviews by Citysearch: (read all 57 reviews on Citysearch)

terrible layout, non-cover live music 3 Star Rating - Satisfactory

Equally loud (but better) music than the Baker's St. Pub across the street. Haphazard seating and terrible flow/layout make any place an akward place, even the bar. The staff seems unconcerned that you exist, not that I would expect much better out of the joint. They have drinks, there's always that. All in all, a very average place surrounded by equal-or-better joints.

Posted 09/06/08 at 2:12pm

WORST BAR IN THE VILLAGE! 1 Star Rating - Unsatisfactory

This is hands down the worst bar in the village! Don't even think of ordering food here! You will wait for ever for a server to come to your table, only to order food that never arrives or is incorrect or unacceptable to eat. The service is HORRIBLE from the servers down to the managers! They don't even care that they are delivering horrible food and service!!!!Almost any bar in the village is better than this place!!! AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

Posted 08/20/08 at 10:43pm

Chair pulling!!! 4 Star Rating - Very good

You got your chair pulled from underneath you? Wow that is really really rude but your a dumbazz cause i was there and you deserved it. Next time the bouncers tell you to finish your drink and start heading out,not once,not twice,but 3 times,i suggest you do just that! Lucky you only got your chair pulled,cause if you come to the bar i work at in the village,it will be alot worse! Houstonjoe your a f'ing moron that simple! Oh my god,you know the bartenders names,dude you are my role model,i want to be just like you besides eatting the deck and breaking my glass. Brian O'Neills ya'll are great,from the bartenders and esp the bouncers!

Posted 08/20/08 at 4:05pm

Do not go here, there are other great bars in the village 1 Star Rating - Unsatisfactory

I am a regular to the Rice Village bar scene, first name basis with most bartenders and owners, but I was treated in a very disrespectful manner at O'Neills. My chair was pulled out from under me and I dropped to the floor with glass shattered around me. Can you believe that????!!!!!!! This action was innappropriate and I knew I needed to talk to the manager to reprimand this insolence, so nothing was taken to the next level. Do not go to this bar, there are other bars in the same area that will give you better service and similar drink specials. Do not take the chance and have this happen to you. Very poorly run business, do not waste your time. Please just hear my experience and do what you want with it. Just wanted others to know how they treat someone who tips well, knows the bartenders well, and is a regular. So if you are new to the area, do not go there, treated even worse. I feel really bad for you. Thank you for reading this post, I really appreciate your time. Thank you.

Posted 08/04/08 at 3:28am

Good place for happy hour; slow service 3 Star Rating - Satisfactory

This is my regular bar in the village because of the happy hour specials (really cheap food until 7:00 pm; cheap drinks until 9:00 pm), and the food is pretty good - especially the margarita pizza. On the negative side, the service is spotty - lots of new staff, all the time. I've been going there for happy hour at least 1-2 times a week, and I still don't feel like a regular. I was also unceremoniously booted off my table when they cleared out the left side of the patio to check IDs. No new table, no transfered bill - the waitress just brought the check when we hadn't asked for it and closed us out. I'd go to Shay's downtown for better service, but you can't beat the prices at O'Neill's.

Posted 06/24/08 at 11:24am