O'neills Irish Pub - San Mateo

Typical Irish Pub I'm more like a sports bar lot of big TVs I didn't like that the bar counter was very short could barely fit 10 people I got a beer it was nice and cold Hoppy I ordered a sour whiskey I just didn't like how the guy made it I'm used to them just pouring the whiskey right over the ice and then fill in the rest with the sour mix but this partner decided to put it in one of those cocktail mixers and shake it which is fine but I don't like a water down drink and yes when you cool it down that way it does get water down slightly so it's already watered down then he gets a fresh glass filled it up with ice and adds his mixture into it which obviously afterward is going to taste more water down for 10.50$ the drink was very weak. All in all nothing very how going about this Irish Pub I've been to other ones where it's more fun are the only good thing is it's right next to the train station so you can buy your ticket have a couple drinks and then hop on your train to your house

Fairly cheap drinks considering the area, but terrible mixology experience. I ordered an old fashioned with well whiskey and the bartender refused to make my request. The bartender Gabby said she 's not going to go out of her way to make an old fashioned with cheap whiskey and let me and the other bar patrons know that what I just did was a faux pas (Gabby literally said this to everyone at the bar). So I said ok, let 's do bourbon then . Long story short(er), the drink was pure sugar and I couldn 't taste the nicer bourbon at all (so I might as well have gone with the well whiskey). I ordered another and asked for her to make it less sweet. She poured the drink in the same glass on top of the partially melted ice cube and orange rind and gave me a cheap cherry this time instead of the nice maraschino cherry. I asked if she used the same glass for the 2nd drink and she said is that a problem? Will not be going here again.

I've been here a couple of times to spin a set and another time to check out my homie DJ Garcia Grande on the 1's and 2's. One of my friends from out of town likes this spot too!! The bar staff and the security are real cool peoples. They make sure you're well taken care of and help in any way they can. The customers come looking to party and have a good time! The vibe has been cool when I would visit. It's not often I come here but when I do it's always been lit!

We have been there while Quiz Night and it was quite crouded. The Service was excelent, as we never run out of beer. Together with the Quiz night it was an excelent experience. I can suggest everyone around San Mateo to visit that place and Take a Beer and attend the quiznight.

I ordered an Irish car bomb and the bartender said it was a deal breaker if I wanted to drop it in the glasses. So no bomb, he apologized but you know, it still was weird to have to deny that. The best part was the roaches!! I saw 4 crawling on the bar, I wasn’t quick enough to take a picture but there where all over the top of the bar and god know where else. This is a huge skip. I drank my Irish car “bomb” and left. Hopefully the new owner can turn this place around because I was grossed out with the roaches and probably should’ve have had to pay for my drink.. but whatever