O'Toole's Restaurant & Pub Review

It's been about 40 years since I was last here and it has not changed a bit since then. And that's a good thing.

This is one of the last great family-owned neighborhood restaurants and watering hole.

The food is generous, excellent and reasonably priced.

The service is exceptional, friendly and down home.

Don't expect fancy. This place doesn't know the meaning.

Do expect to enjoy the break from chains.

(Originally posted to Yelp 06-23-2014)

The food was good, plenty of food on my plate. Good waitress. Just very loud.

Active weekend crowd and usually has live music. Foods been good and the bartenders are attentive

Great service. Great food. Great atmosphere for large groups.

The best dining experience that have ever had in my life!- got picked up by a girl during dinner and got lucky !!!!

Great locally family owned family buisness. My friends parents actually own it. good people & good food.

Very nice place to eat. Great food & great prices!!

Great food, plentifully servings and reasonable prices. Have gone th O'Tooles for 27 years.

Okay food and pricing. The place is xenophobic; it's staff is all caucasian.

Let's just say my experience was not exactly enjoyable like it used to be my London Broil was mainly fat felt like I was chewing the pig. I might as well head had had bacon. Not quite like how it used to be back in the days however well I used to drink so maybe I never tasted the food probably

Extensive menu and quality service. Nice quiet place.

Best restaurant you've never been to. Large menu paired with a pub atmosphere. Go now.

Great atmosphere. Food is always on point. Wonderful service. Love this place!

Great traditional Irish pub, a Richmond institution

Had lunch here. Nice place, good food, and beer selection. I would go back if I were in the neighborhood.

I loved the food and the atmosphere.Service with a smile always keep me coming back! Excellent staff, please don't change!

good beer selection, great food that's reasonable $, very friendly staff, clean, big bar for drinks, food and sports on 8 TVs, family oriented in the restaurant too.

This might be an alright place if you are a local. I heard the bartenders call a couple of people by name. I however was basically ignored. I did manage to order a beer and a meal. The patty melt was good, however the onion rings were cold. I was going to sample a couple of whiskies they had, but like I said, the bartenders spent more time talking to the two or three customers they seemed to know real well. So I finished my beer, paid and left. I guess I'll look for another place when I visit Richmond next time. Good luck.

Haven't been there in years and happy to say the food was great...from the wings, generous pours, and fantastic sandwiches!

There is not enough room to go on about O'Toole's! Great food, great people, THE PLACE TO BE for ST. PATRICK'S DAY! I've love their O'Burger, it's so juicy and flavorful! I love their onion rings! My kids love the chicken tenders and mac-n-cheese!

Friendly people, solid service, good burger, generous onion rings!

i went here on a friday
we waited a hour and a half for our food
the band was too loud
i almost went deaf
don't go here

Attentive staff, great menu, cool spot. Have had cold food twice in my one week visit from out of town, obviously due to understaffing. They quickly remedied the problem, and the food was great. I'll try again on the next visit and hopefully give that extra star. Stopping in to watch football had a great bar experience two days after the dinner that wasn't what I hoped for. My opinion, well worth a try. Nice atmosphere, nice staff, tasty food. Parking looked limited until I saw the signs allowing parking behind the bank next door. Plenty of room. Looking forward to next visit.

Did a search of restaurants near here after leaving McGuire Hospital.O Toole s popped up. We had a great lunch. My husband had the liver and onions and I had the French Dip. Both were awesome. Thank you google search for recommending this place!!!!!

Excellent food, reasonably priced and friendly staff.

Parking is usually never an issue. Wait staff are on top of it. We usually hit this place after at work. Decent prices for food and drink. Good draft list including some local breweries. Only 4 stars for the neighborhood. Not exactly the best.

Tuesdays they have a half off burger night. The staff is awesome and accommodating. We usually have a large group and they always take good care of us. Definitely a place to get a good burger at a reasonable price

Outstanding neighbor hood restaurant, good food and drinks. Staff that is on point and knows their stuff.

Cool atmosphere, awesome bar food (beer cheese ) and Rebecca kept us well hydrated!!!!

The food was really good and the drinks were awesome!!

I enjoy eating at O'Toole's restaurant I have been there a minute times and will always keep coming back they give you your money's worth.

Used to live within walking distance of this pub years ago so decided to see if it was still as good as I remembered. It is still awesome! Prices are reasonable and food is great. No other bar offers a flight of four 4oz pours for $6!

Definitely going back. There pastrami sandwiches to die for

Food was delicious. Friendly staff & guests. Great live music

I went on a a Saturday, and late afternoon. Customer traffic was steady. I had the Prime Rib sandwich, with a side of pickled beets. And to drink, I had a dark beer that just right hint of the taste of gingerbread. Everything was great! The waitress that served me was friendly and efficient. However, the host that greeted me could have been a little more friendly. It seemed like he was not happy to be there.

Food was ok when it finally came out to us. Half of our party didnt get food until after the ither half was done. Might be nice if it's only two people but not more than four

Great appetizers, wonderful sandwiches, great prices. Saturday entertainment was Patchwork (occasionally same lead there as Whiskey Bizness) and was outstanding. Add it to your MUST VISIT list for Saturday evenings.

Half price burger night (Tuesday) pretty slammin! Quality ingredients at competitive prices.

Loved it! Get the top shelf Long Island Ice Tea. You will enjoy.

I had a salad.....it was great ...very nice service as well..

Reliable standby. Lots of good memories from O'Toole's.

Always a great place for lunch. We have had dinner there once. Lunch much more often. On Sunday the menu includes both breakfast and lunch. The lunch menu runs the gambit from salads to great burgers, sandwiches to casidas. Save room for the peanut butter pie or the carrot cake. The service is always friendly and very helpful. For us it is not on our usual path; but always worth the trip.

Great local pub. Nice place to grab a bite and catch some awesome live music.

Everything was great; no complaints! Fish and chips were tasty and so were the shepherd's pie and hummus. Highly recommended!

I've recently started coming here a lot and now a friend and I have declared this our favorite meeting spot. The bartenders are fast, always on point, and kind. The food is good but could work on the biscuits and gravy for brunch. All in all this is a 5 star spot for sure!

My Love and I enjoyed our lunch date at O'Toole's. I also enjoyed the place.

Great place to watch the horse racing and meet friendly locals!

Great service, atmosphere, yummy generous portions on all dishes.

This was my first visit and the turkey burger was very good. Definitely worth a repeat visit.

Homey feel in this classic irish pub. Great food, awesome staff, I will always come back, and definitely grab a Reuben or my ither fav, the patty melt.

Always my go to spot. Love holding family events there. I enjoy dining there.