O'Briens Irish Pub

O'Briens was only ok. Good selection (Probably the best in Temple) of beverages, but food was just ok. Frozen steak fries and 2 small pieces of fish were nothing to get excited about. I met some interesting people, but the servers weren't friendly or motivated to have a paying patron. I'd have left a better tip if the bartender would not have been worried about his phone so much. When I entered, I waited about 5 minutes before anyone said anything to me. I sat at a table then eventually moved to the bar because I thought there were no servers working. After ordering, I saw two servers come out from the back area. None of whom engaged anyone in conversation or smiled in the least. Sitting at the bar was frustrating too. The bar sits probably 16 people and there were people spread out every three seats so there were no real available seats. I stuck my self at the end of the bar and waited for service. It was very smoky but I guess smokers gonna smoke. The physical atmosphere was comfortable with classic mahogany/cherry colored wood everywhere two TV's at each end of the bar and one large projection screen. There was a stage that provided a cool venue to possibly listen to some live music. they could have had more comfortable bar stools instead of backless unpadded wood seats. If I go back, I'll have to have a really good reason.

Typical Irish pub. Decent menu and pub fare. We went there to watch a K-State game. The bar tender was nice and changed the TV so we could watch the game but did not turn the audio on because it 'wasn't a big game', understandable if the bar was packed-- but there were 5 of us total.

Main reason why the 2 rating is that it is a smoking bar! GROSS! Having lived in major cities that have banned smoking-- it seems archaic and unhealthy to have smoking in public places.

Great place to have a beer and listen to live music.  Love the selection of beer.