I really like to go to Hugh O'Neill's after a long and stressful day of work. The music acts aren't really top notch but with no cover I have to admit it is great to get some live entertainment on a Wednesday night. Service at the bar is as excellent as their tap selection (I recommend 312 or Kona Brown) and they have a bar menu until midnight. I can not say I have tried the bar menu yet.
Review Source:Very nice selection of beers, both bottled and on tap.
Their yummy brunch menu goes nice and late. Â Mmm, eggs and alcohol.
The cheap and tasty grilled cheese, with tomato and maybe a side salad instead of fries, is a great meal to soak up a few beers and not feel too terrible about later. Â
I do wish the veggie burger could be a less doughy experience, maybe toast the bun or grill the burger longer to get some crispy going? Â It's not terrible by any means though.
On the regular rotation!
Who doesn't crave good pub food every once in a while? Â This has started to become a go-to place for my family and me when we want some good comfort food at a REALLY good price.
The food isn't outstanding in any way, but it is totally fine for what it purports to be. Â They also give HUGE pours of wine.
The only downside is is that if you go for a meal at an off time, it is still incredibly loud because of the many tvs scattered about.
Street parking is really bad at peak hours so you have to drive around quite a bit .
My sister and I saw this on a certain TV show involving a purple food critic and decided to go there when we wanted to watch the Patriots deal some righteous damage to whatever team showed up that week.
It was crowded for the game, but we were escorted to the back and had a nice time. The beer was off the wall amazing, but the food was kind of standard pub grub: good and warm, but nothing to write home about.
They also served some free pizza and wings at half-time, so that was awesome.
This is a cheap and low key spot to grab lunch in the Malden Sq. area. Ordered lunch today and got a BLT with chips for $4.99 plus tax. That's cheaper than a value meal at McDonalds! And it was certainly higher quality.
BLT was good, and not skimpy on the bacon. The chips are delicious. They must make their own, because these were thick cut and crispy.
I will definitely return.
Its usually ok going here, but fri night.i think ive never seen such ridiculous actions on the bouncers part in my life.A black gentlman dressed average tryed to come in and was turned away because it was REGULARS ONLY NIGHT". thats what they said to him. my mouth dropped. i said somthing and was informed by the door man."owners orders.this poor kid working at the door actually has to turn people away and say that. i was shocked and disgusted by it.he was alone, not looking like a hood.i dont get it. what decade are we in!.is this 1962 mississippi.i know they have a right to refuse anyone, but lord..get a better excuse,by the way im not a regular.i was let in.i give up on this place and so does anyone i talk to when i tell them this one.i pop into almost and know everyone in half the bars in malden.i never seen this kind of thing in the 23 years ive lived here.sad.very sad.
Review Source:We came to Malden to see the street performers last Friday and while there thought we would grab a bite at Hugh O'Neil's and sit outside since it was a beautiful night. A pleasant evening all around! We were there early with the kids and took advantage of their happy hour apps and was surprised that they were full sized. We ordered 4 thinking they would be more tapas sized but we were stuffed before our food arrived. The food was good, the server pleasant and we really enjoyed the casual atmosphere. Standard pub fare, good selection of beverages and I'm told they have an amazing Sunday brunch.
Review Source:The bar itself is dark and noisy. Large and beautiful woodwork but often hard to see people and such.
The beers are always tasty and the bar tenders always know what they are talking about.
My boyfriend and i got a cert for food and tried it out. It was great. The nachos and wings and burgers.
They usually have trivia or live music or something going on.
They do good work here. Â The things they get right here balance well the shortcomings they have.
Options for evening and weekend funtime in Malden are somewhat few and far between. Â Hugh O'Neill's has a nightly lineup of fun events like trivia, videogame nights, acoustic music and the like, which can be a lot of fun. Â Their weekend brunch is pretty nice, and with outdoor seating and a very decent Irish breakfast, it's a nice choice if you're in the area.
The beer selection is excellent, with some traditional offerings (Guinness, Anheuser-Busch Extruded Product, etc.) balanced well with more niche brews (Widmer seaosonal, TANK Farmhouse Ale, etc.). Â They are obsessive about cleaning their lines, and do so on a weekly basis, regardless of volume.
The minus one star:
The bartenders and waitresses can, on occasion, be neglectful. I've experienced it on more than one occasion, making it more than just a one- or two-off. Â The place turns into insane bro-town on Saturday nights (and most Fridays, unfortunately) making it almost completely intolerable.
Disclaimer: Â This is a "homer" review. Â I live nearby and am a semi-regular, so I felt it was high time to give Hugh's some love.
I'll start with the little known fact that Hugh's has a great breakfast on Sundays...it starts at 10am or so... This time of year you can sit outside and get great Irish breakfast, breakfast burritos, omlettes, you name it. I've always had a great time on Sunday mornings here, and it's nice not to have to stand in line for 40 minutes to get some coffee and eggs.
The rest of the food is usually really good. Â The steak tips are reliably delicious and tender, the chowder is just right, and there are always interesting specials. Service can be hit or miss, depending on who you get, but overall the staff is great. Good beer menu, perfect pours, and just the right amount of wood paneling and live music to give that homey feeling. Â It's also a good size joint, so it's never cramped except on...
...Friday and Saturday nights. Â From the other reviews it sounds like a hit or miss proposition, but what nightspot isn't? Â I can (mostly) recall having a blast there with my brother one Saturday evening, drinking a from fresh keg of Paulaner and making the inexplicably wise decision to abandon the car and reach home on foot. We concluded based on this research that Hugh's is not a bad spot for a mini-bender.
Taking it all into account, I'm very glad for Hugh O'Neill's...it's one spot that makes Malden feel more like home.
In response to the Shane the owner... If you want to be on my list of a GO TO places then Heineken Light is a MUST HAVE! I don't drink bourbon, scotch or whiskey and I don't drink drinks that have fruit or umbrella's in them. It's fine if Heineken Light wasn't a top seller at your establishment and you fazed it out. That is my drink of choice and I will go to those establishments that carry it like across the street at All Seasons Table. YUM!
Trivia night was very difficult to hear and understand. The man's deep voice did not carry over well to the front of the bar where we and many other trivia patrons were. There was also a trivia question he asked that he did not know the answer to and gave everyone the points. Wth? My team knew the answer so we missed out gaining points ahead of other teams.
Asking for water I know can be a pain for busy waitstaff. But having to go up to the bar and ask for water because the server never brought it then having the bartender give you a hard time just adds to the problem. The waitress was pleasant but not able to keep up with the demand of the "strong elbowed" people I was with. They in turn acted somewhat ignorant not getting their libations as fast as they wanted. So the waitress gets a pass for this one. I don't believe in mistreating any service oriented employee. It's a tough enough job already...
I went here maybe 2 times in the last few years. I did not know anything about this place or what kinds of people frequented it because I am not from the area.
I have to say the drinks, yes; they were good/ strong like other posters mentioned. The servers/ Bartenders are very nice.
The people are pure townie trash- As in; I tell others to not set foot in this place unless they want to listen to the worst/ overzealous Boston accents around.
Pretty much all the Everett, Malden and Revere stereotypical people hang out here.
On one out of the two occasions I went there was a musical group called Party Train performing. It was the strangest thing I have ever witnessed in a bar- They had this screen where some townie girl danced seductively behind, the singer was dressed in the latest stripper gear as she squawked her way through a set list which included Kesha severely out of tune.
Gaggles of guys hang in small groups eyeballing anything that walks into the bar with breasts.
The females wear things to show off their beer guts, orange tans, muffin tops and outdated acrylic nails/ chunky highlights- Most often they are heard shouting something at someone for no reason or attempting to start a fight.
I don't know what it is with this place but I don't think I will be returning any time soon.
Very nice neighborhood bar with decent food.
My favorite thing about O;Neils is that they do not have many taps but they are very well balanced. There's always some imported beer, stout, brown ales, lagers, local beers  and not just freaking IPAs and crap .. ups sorry craft beers. I go there for a pint of Guinness or  Palm and for irish breakfast.
Most of the bartenders are very pleasant and attentive. There's a girl bartender with an irish ? accent she is very very nice and quick. (Sorry didn't catch her name)
The only two bad experiences we had there where when we sat down for a meal. In both cases we had the same server Danielle who is absolutely pays no attention to anybody. I ordered salmon omelette with a side of fruit salad, they didn't have salmon ( not a big deal) so I changed my order to a ham and cheese omelette clearly specifying that I will need a toast and not the fruit salad with it. Well guess what?
She came over to check how the food was (good) and my husband made a joke
here's the dialog
- How is the food?
- Terrible :)
- Great! Do you need anything else?
I almost peed my pants!!! She just does not give a heck.
But she sure was quick on picking up her tip.
I always recommend this bar and we will always go back there, but will try to avoid Danielle. Sorry honey.
Despite my check in status, I've actually been here a few times now.
I will say that for an Irish bar, it's not too shabby. The food is pretty good and the drinks are just as they should be (plentiful and cheap). They may not have every beer in the world, but they definitely keep a good selection of draught beers.
The wings are pretty tasty, as is the clam chowder. I had the black pastrami sandwich the other day. The sandwich was pretty tasty, but it was lacking in a plentifully amount of pastrami. If I'm getting a bulky roll with pastrami, the top bun should be falling over. Overall, I was full and happy with it. Â I will say that the sweet potato fries are some of the best I have ever had.
The cooks didn't seem to pay good attention to my buddies black angus burger around lunchtime either. They missed the bacon, extra blue cheese, and didn't cook it correctly, let alone remember to put cheese on it. He said it was very good anyway, but when there are only 4 people in the entire bar at lunch on a Saturday, it shouldn't be that hard to get the job right.
I'm keeping this place at 3 stars as it's not exactly a place I would go out of my way to head over to, but if I was in the area I would stop in for a bite and a few beers.
In an awesome twist, the owner of Hugh O'Neill's messaged me to talk more about my experience.
I really appreciate people who understand the power of customer service. His reaching out alone merits another trip to Hugh O'Neill's. There will certainly be a review of something else there in the near future.
I often find my myself in Malden, more now since my office moved here. O'Neill's is my favorite after work place.
Good food and good drinks. The perfect place for an after work bitch session (not that the co-workers and I EVER do such a thing).
Lucky for me I am usually here on a weekday night (too late) since it seems that the weekend crowd is made of all the things I hate.
And the last thing I want is to hate this place.
You know you're a townie when....
If you don't want to see everyone you went to high school with, dont go here. If you dont want to see everyone that graduated from your high school 4 years your senior, don't go here. However, if you really don't care and just want to get real drunk and dance with questionable people, definitely come here!
All joking aside, O'Neill's is a good time for what it is. My friends and I all agree that you're pretty much destined to be blackout/borderline blackout by the time you leave for the night. And on the plus side, they have a space heater outside which is tremendous when it's blizzarding outside and you're craving nicotine like no other.
This is a gem hidden in Malden!! (mind you it's 2 blocks from the T stop).
Hugh O'Neills is a fantastic Irish Pub and Restaurant with authentic Irish food, an Irish owner and Irish staff!! Every night they have something fun going on, their bar is fully stocked with the best selection of alcohol and the beer selection is more than decent. Their food is excellent and their brunch is pretty amazing. They throw great parties (St. Patty's Day!) and somehow the bathrooms are always clean!!
On weekends it gets a little packed, but it's completely tolerable.
I love Hugh O'Neills!! Stop by for a Guiness and a bite sometime...you won't regret it!
I think I came here once before in a mostly-forgotten memory fogged over by a $120.00 tab at Bukowski's with the inevitable "fighting off a blackout stumble" in a my step and an inexplicable song for more beer in my heart.
I vaguely remember enjoying myself, though God knows I could have actually been in a cow pasture swiggin suds in a haystack with Farmer John's cow. . Â . who knows.
Point is that I soberly ambled on in today and sat myself at the bar in some 0ddly familiar surroundings. Â The bartender was prompt, the smithwick's was tasty and the burger was deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelish (*burp* Â excuse me!)
Now, this wasn't a $25.00 burger with a white truffle aioli and diamond-encrusted fries. Â It was a soft, chewy, nicely seasons black angus burger with sauteed (but not droopy and watery) mushrooms. Â You know, Â good quality beef between two pieces of bread to make you lean back on your barstool and and want to burp the alphabet.
What's more, I found the blue collar clientele around me to be charming, and friendly. Â I even struck up a conversation with a stranger!
STRANGER DANGER BE DAMNED! Â This guy was awesome, and not once did we talk about the red sox. Â Topics of conversation: good burger, soccer is lame, NFL players are overpaid, Baseball players are worse, Tom Brady needs to shut the fuck up, Tmobile sucks, and you can save your cell phone from drowning by immediately pulling out the battery and covering it in white rice for a few hours.
Who knew?
So when you're kickin around Malden and think "I want a burger, a beer, and to hang out in a cool atmosphere" think Hugh O'Neill's. Â I know I do!
The waitress was not good... she spilled a drink on me and didn't even apologize. Â Messed up the drink orders.
Response to Shane: I've actually been busy and the mobile version of the Yelp app does not allow for responses to be posted so therefore I have not been able to response to your message.
I do not recall her name. Â It was later in the night (maybe 10-10:30 or so... it was after I had dinner across the street). Â I can't remember the day but it was a weekday (I'm trying to find when I 'checked-in' to get the date). Â I'm sure she didn't mean to spill the drink and it was an accident... I doubt anyone would knowingly spill a drink. Â I'm sure the drink was full and it a bit spilled over the top when she was transferring it from the tray to the table. Â But the fact is she didn't apologize and when I asked for a napkin I didn't get it until she brought out the drinks for the adjacent table a few minutes later.
I've actually forgotten about the incident now since I do not go to that area much. Â Hopefully this was just a one-time accident.
Best,
M.
This restaurant is walking distance from my husband's office, so we've stopped by a few times for dinner.
The food is normal bar fare, but I miss the healthy options section of their menu.
Monday - Saturday from 4:30 - 7 PM, all appetizers are $3.50.
They have different specials on their menu each night.
I tried the fried goat cheese salad (on the specials menu) last time I was there, but I do not recommend it and would not order it again.
If you like trivia (Stump! Trivia) get your ass in here.
Sunday & Monday I believe. Â Prizes for 1st & 2nd place (usually a gift certificate) Â And my friends...gift certificates = free beer. Â
You probably won't find me here on a Friday or Saturday night though. Â Friggin' DANCE PARTY. Â There's more bumpin' & grindin' going on in here than in an R. Kelly video.
It's pretty much a traditional Irish bar. Â They have bangers and mash, which I'm going to check out next time. Â
They also have Rock Band nights, which I am DYING to check out.
Welcome to the Bush League.
I may have frequented places like this when I was first started to go out, but now that I can tell when a bartender is good or bad, and actually pay attention to who and what is around me... I hate these places.
Thankfully there was no cover to get in here, the bouncers were deep in conversation, and less than welcoming.
Once inside, we found the group of friends huddled infront of the bar. Two female bartenders stood behind moving around at a fairly fast pace. A few barbacks (perhaps?) slid around the bartenders cleaning things up behind them. With that much activity behind the bar it took a while to grab a beer (of which they had a surprisingly nice selection of beers on tap). It is, apparently the kind of bar that people go up and do shots at the bar, then wait, order another round, then order a drink and walk away. Ahh, grasshopper, you have so much to learn!
The DJ sucked. Saturday night is usually a busy night, I'm amazed that they had such a bad dj! I could have done a better job! Better yet, my baby sister with her iPod would have been a better option. This dj had no idea how to mix anything.
After a drink each, my boyfriend and I took off. I don't think I've been more glad to leave a bar... This year. This might be somewhere I'd enjoy on a non-holiday Monday night, but the weekend? At 25, I felt waaaaay too old to be there.
Dude, let's do shots bro!
You see Jersey Shore last week?
Naw, I was wasted
Its set up like  a traditional irish pub, in that there are separate areas for seating for various size groups, and when it's not packed full, it's easy to sit, drink and converse with friends.
It seems like Hugh O'Neills is two different places; slow and quiet during the dinnertime, loud and almost intolerable on weekend nights. It's mostly filled with post-high schoolers who would have been frat boys had they had gone to college and lip glossed gals dressed in black to hide the 25 extra pounds they've put on since turning 21 a month ago.
It's not a bad place to go at night if you really really really just want a drink or something because hey, they're open.
Went Tuesday for Trivia Night. Â My first time. Â I had a club soda with lime followed by a hot coffee (both superb). Â My friend ordered the onion rings which came in a HUGE, generous basket. Â They were some of the best onion rings I have ever had. Â Total YUM.
The people playing trivia, the regulars, were friendly and fun. Â Had an awesome time. Â
Had a taste of a strawberry daquari which was out of this world GOOD. Â Gotta have me one of those next time...
Our waitress was attentive and really nice.
Can't wait to go back!
Oh Michael m! FIVE stars?!
OK listen- if you are heading over to O'Neills- you need to know what you are getting into. This is people watching at its ABSOLUTE finest. I walked in last Friday- pleased to be at an old school joint.
Suddenly I heard the battle cry of "THAT'S MYJAAAAM" and was bombarded by a herd of screaming 21 year olds because "single ladies" came on. Apparently there is a new school in town.
About an hour later (and some beers)- I got to witness a girl fight near the smoking section, a chick that weighed in over 3 bills telling some guy she knew she was hot, and a drunky mcstumbles asking if this place was called "Paddy's"- where was Paddy's? Can we help her find Paddy's? Are we sure this is not Paddy's? Awesome.
The music is loud, the wait for a drink is endless, there is a meat market dance floor in the back, and the clientele is hilarious at best, terrifying at most. I particularly enjoyed some of the wardrobe choices of the young ladies (FYI- if I can see nipple- I'm not sure if its a cry for attention as much as a cry for help).
Having said all of that- i was there with some of the best people ever (Michael m included) and had an excellent time.
The place is an experience- you will laugh here, you will see hilarious things, you will probably only want to stay 90 minutes tops. It is a gem of malden....whatever that means! :)
I am on the same page with Rigaudono on the pork strog. Mine wasn't rotten meat, but there was something wrong with the sauce I think. In all fairness, I wasn't feeling great that day to begin with.
I have been back since that and have eaten (wouldn't ever order that dish again though) . I had a very good tuna melt two weeks ago. Friends have had good burgers, and Guinness beef stew that is great apparently. Prices are not bad for food or drinks. One friend says there specialty cocktails are good, and I had a vodka soda one night that was nice and boozy, so I got my money's worth definitely Service has been awesome, and it has been lousy. Depends on the waitress. They have trivia Wednesday's and it's all sports and entertainment (8 PM Stump trivia).
I don't think I'd go there to get drunk and hit on women, nor would I go out of my way (save for trivia), but if you're in the area with some friends, it's definitely not a bad choice.
Update: The Guinness beef stew is actually really good. If you want a snack or a decent app that is different from the usual chicken fingers, wings, etc. go for the stew.
I feel like I can't write a fair review for a place I've only been to on a weekend night. Â The crowds are much more annoying, so I'll rate this place solely based on location and service.
The bar is a pretty decent size. Â It has plenty of seats, even when it's crowded so that's a plus because I don't like standing the whole night. Â The bartenders are friendly and they have a few good beers on tap. Â Overall, it's a nice alternative to going into Boston.
Having lived in Malden since the autumn of 2006, I'll preface this review by saying that the ~ $20 cab fare into the city is a small price to pay for the multitudinous options therein. Â If you're a young person living in Malden and are looking to tip 'em close to home, O'Neill's is, effectively, the only choice. Â Not a good one, either.
I've seen both the Jekyll and the Hyde of O'Neill's. Â The sedate weeknights -- frequented on Wednesdays for Stump! trivia -- and the wild weekends amount to two entirely different scenes and experiences.
Trivia nights allow me to appreciate well-placed plasma screens and comely waitresses. Â On the other side, they also expose the sinister menu and dreadful service. Â Whereas the positives are self-explanatory, I'll carry on about the negatives. Â I've sampled all about the menu at O'Neill's and can tell you, friends, that there's not one decent eat on the menu. Â Not even the traditional Irish fare that one would expect to be (at least) serviceable at a pub. Â I mean, how do you mess up a grilled cheese? Â As for the service, the waitresses are eye-pleasing (by Malden standards) but dreadfully inattentive and discernibly daft. Â Expect a long wait before you're offered that refill you so desperately need to wash the fecal taste of beef stew off your palate.
Then there's Hyde. Â Wall-to-wall townies. Â The dudes continue to work hard to maintain the guns they grew playing high school football and wear two-size-too-small shirts to magnify the results of their labor. Â The dames get skanked out in their Marshall's-bought finest. Â I've heard snooty (proper) Bostonians refer to this set as 'bridge and tunnel trash'. Â That's awfully harsh and terribly impolite but ...
I digress. Â While the place is packed on weekend nights, the bartenders do an admirable job of keeping things moving. Â An undersized dance floor promotes the undulating of fat Mediterranean girls and uncoordinated white boys. Â If you think of it as a mating call -- the precursor to intercourse and dystopia-perpetuating reproduction -- it can be riveting to watch. Â Like watching the National Geographic channel in stunning high-definition.
While it remains the most attractive option and features a better crowd than the Dockside or Avenue C (among others), I'll reiterate my introductory advice and beg y'all to cough up the cab fare and to get thee to civilization.
I have to give this place credit for putting on a decent trivia night, as well as decent service.
That being said though, I wasn't too impressed with the food: Â my quesadilla was a little on the dry side, particularly the bread (which felt more crunchy and chewy). Â Yes, it's not a Mexican place, but it was still a little weird.
RIIIIINNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG!
That is the sound of the bell that rings when your school day is over. Apparently (all these years later) many peeps in the Everett/Malden and surrounding areas comes to O'Neils. Â The only thing that is missing is the 'actual" school building. Everything else is there:
-drinking-very strong drinks, like when you make them yourself
-cat fights
-peroxide
-skanky dancing
-slew of Abercrombie and Arden B.
- Uggs in the summer
-Tube tops in the winter
-The very old principal you had to see every once in  a while...ooops, I mean DJ
-the cool kids- but they are only really cool right then and there. Not when they walk out the door
-bathroom passes or, should I say, frequent bathroom trips
-homework-you will be quizzed by your friends on every single thing about that chick  you hated all those years back or that guy you had crush on
-class clown-bartender
-Me...I used to go there a lot, until I realized I was completely over it and would "skip" going -even  when all my friends did.
-My friends..they don't go there anymore either. They have "graduated" on to bigger and better.
-High School reunion: Every Friday night if you are interested
Great People watching!
Hugh O'Neil is a great bar that's 1 part dive, one part Irish pub, one part dance club. An excellent combination. When its busy, (its hit or miss) its a great time. You can see everything from blowouts...to pink corduroy suit jackets.
Its pretty cheap and parking is pretty easy. Go for the cheap booze and awesomely bad dressed people. Don't go if your looking to pick someone up, I mean I had to get anti-fungal cream for my hand for leaning on the bar.
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