I've been to O'Riley's a couple times & had decent experiences. However, after being called a B*t*ch by a female bartender I will never return to this establishment! We sat at a table, the bartender/waitress came over, took our drink & app. order, asked us if we were ready to order our main meal. We told her were weren't sure just yet & to give us a couple more minutes. App came out in a timely manner, someone else dropped it off at our table. 45 minutes later, she still hadn't come back to ask for our order or get us more drinks. During this time, 2 other tables had come in & were never approached by any bartenders/waitresses. We watched 1 table leave & the other grow more aggravated. Finally my friend went up to the bar & asked our original waitress if we could order & also let her know that there was another table waiting for service. There was zero attitude in our request b/c both of us have worked in service industry & stuff happens. However, She proceeded to throw a hissy fit & then called us B*t*hes! Not only did we hear it but she also said this in front of customers sitting at the bar. We got up, I went up to her and asked for our check, she said I got it & walked away from me. We left. We will not be returning & will make sure that people know about the extremely rude & unwarranted behavior from a staff member. Its a shame that one person can ruin business.
Review Source:When it comes to little hole-in-the-wall type places, you usually sacrifice something. Either the food is really awesome, but the service is rude and short. Or the place is classic, but dirty. None of those things describe O'Reilly's Pub. The bartender was our server. He came out and was extremely friendly. He took care of us as if we were in a fine dining restaurant, actually. The burgers are some of the best hand-packed 1/2 pounders I've ever had. They're served on a soft, perfectly buttery-toasted bun. I got mine with American cheese and ate it with mustard, pickles, and onions (pretty much the way I always get my first one). They don't ask how you want it done, because they don't have to: they cook it perfectly. Served with a kosher pickle and some pub chips, and washed it down with a PBR. What a great lunch.
The conversation around the bar had to do with the recent bombing at the Boston Marathon. Not to generalize, but often in places like this you might get a bunch of small minded people who jump to racially biased conclusions. Not at O'Reilly's. It was all intelligent and well-thought out opinions. Nice.