O’Connell’s Irish Pub & Grill

Food: ⁴⁄₅
Service: ³⁄₅
Cleanliness: ³⁄₅
Décor & Style: ²⁄₅
This is a great place to get the night started, however not a place you close down or come here for great food. The queso (with sausage mix) was amazing though! That alone will get me to come here for «beer» food before heading off somewhere to «close down». I like the variety of drinks, it is an Irish bar, afterall.

Got the fish and chips and it was good but only got two pieces? The steak fries were good but just felt like it wasn’t that much food for the cost. Service was standard and we sat around for a while talking with our group of friends. The server didn’t rush us to cash out our checks which was nice.

The food is okay. The service, not so great. I haven’t heard or seen my waitress in over a good 25 minutes. Wouldn’t recommend coming here.

Huge disappointment. We were excited to try this local spot for lunch, but unfortunately waited for more than 45 minutes and never received our food. The waitress told us our food was coming 20 minutes after taking our order and then never came back to the table. I had to get up and ask her about the status, in which I was told that the kitchen was short staffed. The restaurant was practically empty, not sure what took so long. Had she communicated the challenges they were having or checked on our table to refill our drinks, perhaps we wouldn’t have been so disappointed. I do not recommend for dining, service is poor and can’t even tell you what the food is like since we never got it.

Ranch hand burger tops any burger I’ve ever had! And the Irish medallions are to die for. I would love to give a 5 star, but sometimes the burgers are a hit or miss. Sometimes over cooked or lacking toppings. I guess it depends on the cook.

Great atmosphere, fast service and friendly staff. Large portions of food, you won’t leave hungry. Go during happy hour! I don’t understand the low rating of this place. Should easily be 4 stars instead of 3. The beer list, the prices, food and the service are something you want at any place you go too and this place has it!!!

Awesome people and awesome food! Love this place! Come here often! Love all of their burgers and fries! Love the variety of food they have!

Tried to go on a Sunday afternoon a couple of weeks ago. Got there around 1:30, doors were locked. I had checked their website before I had left to make sure they were open on Sundays. No sign on the door, nothing posted on Facebook or Twitter saying there were closed. Finally got someone’s attention at the door, he said they were closed. He just shrugged his shoulders when I asked why, and why nothing was posted anywhere.
I’ll be upfront, I had a Groupon that was going to expire in the next couple of weeks. I reached out to Groupon to get a refund, they said first they’d have to contact the restaurant, and emailed me back and said someone from O’Connell’s should be calling me within three days. Well almost a week later, and still nothing. Luckily I did get a refund from Groupon. I had never been here before, but don’t think I’ll ever visit again. Their customer communication skills leave a lot to be desired.

Had a great time with friends last night. Drinks were great and atmosphere was good. They make a mean gin and tonic.
I like coming here and chilling with friends and I like the location.

Great place, great food, can be noisy in the evenings but hey, it’s a bar. Every night of the week has a theme. My favorite night is Wednesday because they have 4 dollar burgers! I believe it’s between 7 and 11pm. They’re ½ pound charbroiled awesomeness and you can add extra toppings like bacon, cheese, jalapeños, ect, for 65 cents each. It’s an awesome deal and if you’re a Sooner fan it’s right next to campus. And Wednesdays also have karaōke around 11pm. The staff are very friendly and MY experiences with the service have been good, but you know how one person can praise a staff and another condemn them. The 2 down sides to this place are the noise if you go late in the evening and the parking is slim. Other than that it’s a great eat and drink.

I went with a small group on a Friday and it was fairly busy. We didn’t have to wait for a table. I had the bacon cheeseburger and curly fries. Both items were really good. I loved the curly fries because they weren’t overdone. I tried several shots from the shots menu and liked all of them. My favorites were pineapple upside down cake, chocolate cake and white gummy bear. Our waitress was great and very attentive. The meal and drinks were affordable. Fun place to go with friends!

Not a fan of the location, I’m sure they suffer on game days not being on the corner of the stadium! But good was still pretty good and waitress staff is extremely pleasurable.

They should have never moved.
The parking on Campus Corner is absolutely worthless no matter what establishment you are trying to get to.
The food is about the same as it was, but it seems to take twice as long to arrive. Something about me just can’t leave this place alone. Maybe it’s the Sooner in me, and it’s just a part of who I am… but I keep coming back, regardless of the complaints. And you will too.

Venerable Campus Corner restaurant. When I was in college, it was at the old location on Lindsey. It is now on Asp in the heart of Campus Corner. This location is larger, and cleaner, than the old location. As I have many fond memories of the old location, the new one will take some getting used to.
That being said, the quality of the food hasn’t changed. A buddy and I took our kids to O’Connell’s after going to the Medieval Fair. The kids’ chicken strip basket is large, and the strips were well above average. All white meat, and the breading wasn’t too thick. All of the kids at our table liked them, as did the adults that stole bites.
The group tried the chips, salsa, and queso to start. I was disappointed by all. The queso is served in a tortilla bowl, which I think gives the illusion that you are getting more queso than you think you are. But, eating the bowl was tasty, so there’s that. The queso is Velveeta (or processed cheese) based, which I don’t prefer. I didn’t hate it, but I certainly didn’t love it either. The chips are not warm, but we were given a couple of refills, which we appreciated.
For lunch, I had my old standby: the ranch burger. Served with ranch, shredded cheddar cheese, and crumbled bacon, you can choose a third pound or half pound patty. I went with the third, which is plenty large enough. The beef was overcooked, but still had good flavor. I really like O’Connell’s ranch, always have. There are plenty of toppings, you get everything in every bite. I went with the curly fries, which are standard. They needed more seasoning, but were fine.
There is a decent selection of beers on tap, and good prices on pitchers. We got a solid local microbrew pitcher for $ 12. Service was great, but the place wasn’t busy on a Sunday afternoon. But, we never had to wait on refills and got our check timely. As much as I miss my college days at the old spot, none of the quality is from O’Connell’s. I’ll return.

Irish pub

I have eaten here before and it wasn’t a bad burger. Tonight, the service was spot on but the burger and fries were soggy. The onion ring coating was like pancake batter. Frankly, it was awful. I won’t be back anytime soon.

Burger raw and cold in the middle. My son ordered cheddar cheese on his burger and got American. When we informed the waitress her reply was «no he didn’t he ordered American» what kind of waitress says that?

Cleanest bathrooms on Campus Corner, for real.
But seriously on the bathrooms. This is a very historical bar for Norman (even though the original O’Connell’s is now dorm rooms). It’s on the top of the list for pre– and post– home game fun for the Sooners. They also have Trivia nights, Karaōke, Bingo, there’s always something to do here, and the bar has a killer view of the TVs for watching games.
While I am obsessed with the fried pickles (and somehow their ranch tastes better than any other ranch), there aren’t a lot of healthy options or options for vegeterians, vegans, which might be wise for them, as that’s the growing trend, especially in a college town. Their (now) $ 4 burger nights are always fun. You can get a lot of good deals on alcohol, especially if you don’t mind the 3.2 game — pitchers are what, $ 5? Steal! The food prices have gone up significantly in the past year or so, but still affordable, meals under $ 10.

I didn’t have the best experience here. The restaurant was full so we had to go sit in the upstairs smoking room. Considering that the other places we tried around campus corner were equally as full that night, we decided to go ahead and eat here. The food wasn’t that great and sitting in the smoking room was awful. I probably wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone. Too much trouble for meager quality food.

I know it’s game day. I know that most college youth are wasteful. But dear god, please give me more than one napkin. And are you serious about the little plastic cups for drinks? I wanted a Coke before I started my drinking binge and they bring out this little yellow plastic cup that won’t even hold a whole can of soda.
I enjoy O’connell’s food, atmosphere and drinks. I don’t mind the crowds on game-​days. But once I do finally manage to get a table I want to enjoy my time sitting there eating my sandwich like a big boy.