O’Brien’s Pub

Pictures are so deceiving, they are not updated to the pubs current condition, which is bad. The layout bothered me due to only two pool tables that are placed very close together leaving not much room to enjoy a game without bumping into others around you. I ordered mozzarella sticks and waited an hour to be served cold mozzarella sticks. This place wasn’t for me, it was very dirty and made me uncomfortable.

This place was loud, chaotic, and felt like highschool. I am 21 but usually hang out with an older crowd. when I go out for drinks I like to socialize with my friends have a chill/​fun time communicate, try different things/​drinks and occasionally see some excitement. However this bar was so loud and crowded I couldn’t hear myself think! I couldn’t really talk unless I was screaming at my friends and I couldn’t even here my friends talk to me I had to keep getting closer saying Whaaatt!!! The service was horrible if you want something you need to be front and center at the bar and make yourself aware. They stop serving real food at a certain hour I got there at 11pm. and the only thing provided had to be something fatty and fried. The beer was just like any other bar and karaōke was annoying. I will never go back.

Tried to get a drink for 20 min bartender was a dick and when i called him out on not serving me he tried to fight me lol. Pathetic

Alright, let’s be real here. This place is a shitty dive bar and thus will be judged as such. And as a shitty dive bar it is great. The drinks are cheap, the staff is nice and the food is decent.
On one occasion I asked for a ice cream since I had a hankering for one and since they didn’t have any the bar tender served me a pineapple upside down shot. Not a bad subsitution for ice cream.
Is a good place to sit and chat for a few minutes or a couple hours, no one is gonna bug you.
Also happy hour nachos are the bomb.
Well done O’Briens.

Sean is an awesome bartender always good drinks and timely service.

Just left mcguffy’s across the the bartender said its just fried food only refused us fish and chips. The bartender at O’Briens Rae said same then agreed to make us fish and chips huh. Apparently nobody else has heard about customer service across the street. Will be giving more business to these folks. Kindness and willingness to help the customer goes a long way.

I was in the area and stopped in not knowing what to expect. I was looking for a place that served food, beer, and offered Oregon lottery. This fit the bill.
First impression is that it looked like a real dive with that stale smell of cigarettes… which reminds me of an error of long time ago (ah, nostalgia).
Friendly bar tender directed me to pick any seat in the house and she will be right over with a menu. She was very friendly that made me overlook the décor of the place.
Ordered my drink, a house salad, and home made clam chowder.
I was IMPRESSED by the freshness of the salad and the taste of the clam chowder. Both were VERY good.
Even though the bartender was also hostess and waitress (it looked like she had a good grasp of all the tables… not neglecting anyone).
I really wanted to give this place a higher rating, being that the food was surprisingly good and the service was excellent… but the smell was a HUGE turnoff for a place that serves food.
If you were wondering, I lost on the lottery. I think the term is ‘cleaned out’.

as a new guy on the area, i’m throwing myself out there and risk it. first thing that caught my eye were the comic books in the wall… as a geek, i felt at home. :)
i went on a monday with my friend from hillsboro, around 10pm (yeah, kinda late) there weren’t a whole lot of people… but the few locals who were there were great! shoutouts to Luke the bartender… i’m definitely coming back some busy night to see how it goes.

Went there for karaōke… bar staff is cool but the sound is tinny and too loud… and the karaōke host Josh was more interested in sitting at the bar than hosting karaōke, so he cranked some repetative music and watched tv… this is after 10pm mind you. It used to be awesome for karaōke here but sadly not anymore.

Love O’brien’s. Good food deals on happy hour, hot and fresh. Great staff, Sean, Luke and Sierra always make me feel at home and special. Oh and karaōke on Thur is great.

Save one, the staff is cool. Good drinks and good bar food. not a bad place for a lunchtime drink. Not my scene anymore, but if you’re a barfly or dig hole in the wall places, check it out.

O’Brien’s seems like it could be a cool place, but it’s definitely not.
My girlfriend and I sat in the restaurant side, after peeking into the bar. The bar side is bizarre to say the least — it’s sort of pseudo-​posh looking with fake black and red vinyl coverings on all the furniture. It looks like a cheap strip club except instead of strippers there are crusty old local dudes.
We sat at a very visible booth, and a friendly enough young lady brought us some beer. That was nice. Unfortunately that was it for our experience. We were abandoned by the wait staff. We sat for about half an hour — no service, nothing, not once did anyone come check on us. Which is a shame because we both wanted to order some food since it was dinner time. So we finished our beer, left a few bucks on the table (god forbid someone get off their ass and bring us a check), and left.

Under new management maybe, but at least the new manager should have made the old employees clean. The receipt in the window seal was dated for Dec of 12, and they had closed then reopened since then. Same old mess, with a new leader.

The first time I went to O’Brien’s, it definitely had that neighborhood dive bar feel. But I’ve been back a couple of times since the new ownership, and they have spruced the place up with modern furniture. Now it’s like a dive bar with modern furniture… hehe. But I had a lot of fun the last couple of times that I was here. I played darts, listened to good and bad karaōke, danced on the dance floor. There’s an air hockey table and one or two pool tables. Thursday night is ladies night, and they have $ 2 cosmos and lemon drops… yeah baby!

So, I used to frequent this dive of a joint out in Hillsboro for the past few years simply because it is about the only place on Washington County with a decent wall of rotating craft beer taps. The food was ok. The crowd was sketchy. And then they shut down several months ago.
Now, a couple months later they have re-​opened with new owners, a new menu, and still have the great wall of semi-​rotating taps. Seating has been cleaned up. The food quality has gone way up, in particular their $.50 wings M-​W. They come in BBQ, Teriyaki, and hot. I like them all, but the Teriyaki are seriously good.
Why am I writing this? Because Hillsboro is a near wasteland when it comes to finding anything good to eat, and I now feel good knowing there’s a decent place to get lunch while I work, and a place to grab a drinkable beer after work. I just want it to do well so it sticks around. Good jobs guys!

O’brien’s pub is closed :(
Jaime (our beloved waitress) informed me this past weekend (12÷17÷11)…
It WAS a major hangout for many years…

Great service, great beer, clean glasses, great food!

Good beers on tap, decent selection of pub food. We come here every week I hope that says something good about the food! It is not gourmet so don’t expect that. The onion rings are very tasty.

This place is a McMinnamins with a twist, the servers acually come to your table, give a shit, and the food s good. They claim that this was once one of the first McMinnamins but are no longer, but they still retain a very familiar buger menu… but they are much better. I had my favortie, the wilbur, and not only was it $ 6.25 for lunch with awesome fries, but was much bigger then expected. I will return soon and often

Just started hitting this place up for happy hour (2−6pm now i believe). Great service, cheap beer (w/​a good selection), loved the wings, wireless available (to wrap up the work day) w/​a relaxed atmosphere.
My new happy hour place.. . recommended.