O'Brien's Irish Pub & Grill

Obviously one of my favorite places ever.  You never know what you are going to get - beer brewing club, pirate krewes, even a church meets here.  

I feel comfortable bringing my son during the day and letting loose at night.  Food is always awesome.  They do a lot of charity events here, as the owners are great community partners.  

All in all, a great Irish pub through and through!

Why three stars? Food, beer and music

We went with friends for free Friday, $10 all you can drink from 7-9 oh but yes there was a catch, no craft beers and no ciders. The beer they offer is a good variety but my friend wanted cider and wasn't then happiest with their policy. The staff was very helpful and extremely nice.
We also had some grub. I ate the jerk boneless buffalo wings, very tasty, but they only gave me five tiny pieces of chicken. They had some other pub food was ok, nothing to ride home about.
The music was way too loud. The band played a couple sets but even in the back we were struggling to have a conversation. Just wasn't pleasant and our ears were all ringing by the end of the night.
All in all it was ok

O'Brien's in Brandon is a big old college bar without the college. It's where the local glory days crowd meets and greets and drinks and gets jiggly to local bands. If that is your scene ... then more power to you. Otherwise I'd give the place a pass. The food is akin to a chain such as Beef's or TGIFridays ... it's edible but nothing special or worth going out of your way for. Worst of all is the lack of a decent beer menu. The place hi-lites a "Celtic Craft Beer Corner" which is filled with big brewery wannabe's and a couple of local brews that deserve better company.