O'Hara's Bar & Grill Reviews Summary

Category: Bar & grill Jersey City, New Jersey

Address: 172 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA

Phone: +12012397373

Rating: 4.3
based on 138 reviews.

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "The staff is really helpful."
  • "The staff is super friendly, they have a great variety of drinks and the food is really good!"
  • "Great service, great vibe."
  • "Staff was very attentive during my visit."
  • "The staff here are amazingly friendly and always make us want to come back again."
  • "Attentive, friendly and unobtrusive service."
  • "Staff was very friendly."

Cons:

  • "Poor, poor, poor service. πŸ‘ŽπŸΎ"
  • "It took 30 mins just to find a waiter, no water or anything just sitting for 30 mins."
  • "Our service was laughably bad with the waiter only coming by when we got up to flag him down."
  • "I ended up getting a watered down drink and waited over 15 mins for a server to come back and take our order."
  • "I had to stop and ask a waitress if someone was going to wait on the table."
  • "Me and my wife went into O’Hara’s and waited a legit, 16mins and were not serviced."
  • "Service was sadly beyond slow."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "I only order one thing here...not because anything is wrong with the other meals but because the one thing I order is so outstanding that to me...its a destination dish."
  • "The food here is unreal. We’ve never even been inside (we order delivery) and felt compelled to leave this review."
  • "The food here is top notch bar food."
  • "The quality of the food is incredible with respect to the price."
  • "Everything was really good with my favorite being the mango habanero wings.. so delicious."
  • "Some of the best food I've had in a while and at a pub."
  • "The food was delicious!!! Especially for a bar, they have their food on point!"

Cons:

  • "Boneless wings with a sauce on the side were so fried and flavorless, just like eating cardboard."
  • "Food is generally good, nothing really special over other bar menus."
  • "The food didn't taste bad, it didn't taste good, it truly tasted like nothing."
  • "Steak too tough to chew."
  • "Salad was OK, nachos were lame."
  • "The sliders were dried up and felt like mostly bread."
  • "The pork and steak were so dry on the tacos."

Atmosphere and Location

Pros:

  • "It's only a few blocks from the Grove Street PATH, so also convenient for most people."
  • "The space is surprisingly large and well laid out, the bar was full but not crowded and there was a whole second floor that we never even went up to."
  • "It's a good sized place and always has games on."
  • "This is one of my favorite spots in Jersey City."
  • "The ambience is beautiful!!!"
  • "Very cozy place showing you all american sports."
  • "The ambience was on point with nice rustic and beautiful lighting."

Cons:

  • "No respect for the safety of the local community. Go away!!!"
  • "There was a private event going on upstairs which had very loud music."
  • "This place is very racist so be aware."
  • "These two entitled guys that think they can say whatever they want to the customers."
  • "Parking is a little challenging specially later in the evening."
  • "The bar is not the best vibe."
  • "This place is trash. They attract trash. The trash spills out on the street."

Price and Value

Pros:

  • "Prices are more competitive than a lot of the surrounding area as well."
  • "Pricing was extremely reasonable as well."
  • "After 3 hours and plenty of drinks in, we split a cheap $70 tab."
  • "But the food is actually terrific and a reasonable value."
  • "Great value and atmosphere."
  • "Great food and drinks at really affordable prices."
  • "Prices are good for what you get."

Cons:

  • "Also their drinks are very pricey."
  • "The wings and pasta are... over priced."
  • "The food/drinks were a little pricy but I think it was worth it."
  • "This is the place you go if you want watered down drinks."
  • "I've never had any issues until this visit and as a loyal customer this is how they treat you if you are black."
  • "The security has even confirmed that this place does not want black people here."
  • "I cannot recommend this locations wings the sauce tastes homemade and not in a good way."

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