Pat O’Briens

My daughter and I had a lovely time eating there. We had a meal-​and-​mini-​golf ticket, and all staff were extremely attentive and courteous. We sat on the back patio after the hostess was nice enough to tell us the piano bar table available was in a corner, so we’d not see much — thanks for the tip! It was nice and toasty with the warmers going outside, and we could still hear the music, so it was a good call. We had the mac-​n-​cheese and a chicken sandwich — came out fast and hot. Overall, a nice experience and (unlike our experience at Margaritaville) we were treated no differently than patrons without meal tickets. We enjoyed it so much that we tried to go again the next night, but they were closed for a private event.

It’s a gimmicky restaurant, but it’s also in Orlando studios so that is to be expected. Came here with my husband after a fun filled day and was pleasantly surprised by the fun atmosphere.
Inside they have two pianos where musicians will duel or just play whatever song people request. Of course, they will play piano man. I think it’s in the rule book that every pianist must know this song.
For food, we ordered the wings, po’ boy, and the Mac and cheese. The wings were REALLY good. They were tossed in a delicious vinegar sauce. I only wish there was more meat on them, or there were more wing in the order.
The po’ it was good, but slacking in terms of flavor. I asked the waitress to bring me some of that wing sauce and added to the po’boy. Instant success.
The Mac and cheese was really good, but a bit on the small size. If it wasn’t for the wings my husband would probably be a sad panda.
All and all. Excellent place in Orlando studios to grab a bite late at night.

Amber the bar tender was the best we will be back just to come see her and we can not wate

Okay so were giving this place a solid 4 stars for the entertainment alone. We didn’t eat the food because we had eaten dinner just prior. We stopped in tonight (Tuesday) and got a few seats at the bar with no problem. The guys were doing the dueling piano, pretty cool! They were great, doing an all request night. My
wife really enjoyed this so that makes me happy. We only had a beer each there. The weird thing is we’ve never seen tax on draft beer? I guess there is a first for everything. We would defiantly go back.
The décor is a bit weird and outdated, an Irish bar with German steins, that’s different. Out on the patio was packed but also pretty cool.

Adrian saved the day and took excellent care of us. Wtg and thank you! Still the best piano bar ever!

I was very disappointed with this restaurant. Let me begin by explaining, the atmosphere is a very folk, almost Irish like however that’s not the problem. The acts performing are so loud that you can’t understand what the person next to you is saying making it almost impossible to order. Which leads me to ours server, our server was a total stud even though he thought multiple members of the party were middle schoolers. However he failed to mention that they had a special until he decided to take our order. This takes me to the food. I ordered applesauce as a side with my shrimp only to receive fries! I was out raged, which leads up to me writing this review. Overall all I’ll give it 2 stars.

The food was good but the portions were very small. This restaurant is expensive but the food is decent. Another complaint is the service at this restaurant my food was the last to come out. I don’t think it is hard to make a chicken sandwich. My friend also ordered applesauce and received fries instead, he was very upset and almost cried.

An awesome place to take visitors. I enjoy their hurricanes and their piano bar. You can request just about any song, and the amazing pianist are able to play it. Its very entertaining especially with a big group of friends. Only drawback is when it gets packed, its hard to request songs.

We stopped in here on a Friday night with a bachelorette party. I had been to dueling pianos before and knew that it would be a great atmosphere for our group. I ordered the Rum Runner based on the signs saying it was the signature drink. It was really strong and hit the spot just right (not too sweet). We parked up front and really enjoyed the dueling pianos. They were playing old favorites and also taking requests. The only reason for 3 stars instead of 4 is the SMELL. It smelled like raw sewage and it was so bad that we had to leave. Fix your sewage problems and this could easily be a very happening spot!

Great experience. Fast service, nice and spacious. The classic dueling piano bar concept was a huge success on date night.
I’m sure you’re wondering why it didn’t get a full 5 stars. I tipped the Piano Player closest to me and included a song title for them to play, as is the custom at a place like this. After a minute or two, the musician shook his head, slid the title and tip to the other pianist and expected him to play it instead. I was fine with it, but I waited 45 minutes after we’d finished our food and it still hadn’t been played. We finally left nearly an hour after we’d finished eating when we realized they were playing requests that were given significantly later than mine.

Not checking Unilocal before eating here was a huge mistake. We were seated right up against the stage even though there were plenty of other available tables without reserved signs on them. The music was sub-​par. The place itself has a schizophrenic theme with the waitstaff dressed as leprechauns, interior looks like a tavern, cajun/​creole menu, and piano bar. The Hurricane was not good, mine tasted like a bad college night outing and my date who ordered the same thing had a watered down version. My burger was overcooked and overall the food was overpriced. The crowd seemed to mostly comprised of older folks who seemed to be regulars. With so many other restaurants on the same strip, I would reconsider before choosing this one.

I couldn’t believe that this restaurant averaged three stars on Unilocal.It is my favorite restaurant at Universal. The food is great. Their famous Hurricanes will knock you on your backside, but the entertainment is the best!
I’ve been there several times. The talent changes. The place has two grand pianos. Sometimes there is one person singing and playing, sometimes there are two. The talent varies. I’ve only been disappointed once. Most of the time they are great.
I was there on Sept. 29, 2015 with my husband and friends. The place rocked. It wasn’t crowded so even though we got there around six, we didn’t leave until eleven. They played any request and we had a blast singing along.
It is a great place to have fun and unwind.

The good was that the outside seating area was gorgeous. The bad? Everything else. The chicken nachos were horrible. Almost a step below ballpark nachos with the canned cheese, etc. Restaurant: Try pulled chicken rather than the dry unseasoned cubes. The steak was horribly over priced and overdone. Obviously I knew the pricing when I ordered it, but the cost did not match up to the sub par dish that was served. The waitress was painfully slow, and the service lacked major components such as serving us an appetizer for four to share without plates, utensils, or napkins. To make matters worse, waitress (who admittedly was very nice) didn’t know what «Bacardi» was. Ordered a Bacardi & Coke, which baffled her and somehow came out tasting like gasoline –she assumed we meant 151? Wow! Definitely a first & last for this joint. Very pretty restaurant though.

If it wasn’t for the fact that we enjoyed the musicians.
Literally sat at a table about an hour and a half with no attention.

Drinking while reviewing
That’s how I roll. Place has great hurricanes. Ofcourse! More syrupy than in nawlins but still smooth and stout none the less. Cannot comment on food just drankin

Wish i could give them ZERO STARS!!!
Our server was just plain terrible. Inattentive. Almost non-​attentive. And very slow. Even after you would track him down and ask him for something it would take 2 or 3 more requests and over 15 minutes to get it.
Don’t think that asking the manager for help will actually help, because it didn’t. He just looked at me when I complained, but never said a word. He also spent a lot of time bussing empty tables, but never bothered with the occupied ones. Hello — wait on the customers who are present, or soon there won’t be any.
The final straw was when I asked the server for the check. I waited 20 more minutes for him to NOT bring it before having to get the manager (again) and wait another 10 minutes. The rest of my group had left me there alone 25 minutes before.
I absolutely despise restaurants that give a bad experience and fail or refuse to react when it is brought to their attention. Stay away from this one.

Great bar at Universal City Walk serving good cocktails and decent New Orleans food. Ate in the Courtyard on a lovely Orlando evening. I had the shrimp po’boy followed by their bag of beignets for dessert. Turns out they’re not pronounced bayonets
Also came here just for cocktails and crawfish nachos after a long day at Universal.
Every evening they have duelling pianos… Decent music, good food and cocktails. You will definitely have fun here!

Do Not eat at this restaurant. My family was treated horribly. Arrived at 9:01PM and were turned away as they said they have just turned to 21and over. This was not posted any where. As we left another family with younger children was let in. I guess our family didn’t look right.
If Universal Orlando CityWalk wants to be family friendly they should ask Pat O’Brien”s to leave.

Piano bar all the way!
Man does that piano bar get packed! Friday at about 9 p.m. there are no more tables and we have to stand in the back. Of course there are tons of tables in the non piano area, but who wants that?
My fiancé got the Hurricane and I got the Tropical Depression. If you want to get hammered, order the Hurricane. It comes in a tall glass and you can down it quickly. The Tropical Depression was good. I always love a hint of coconut.
If you want a fun way to start the night, come here and sing along to famous songs!

Hurricane, hurricane, hurricane. Mercy, something about those drinks will sneak up some good ol fun in you. Be prepared. Haha. This is a fun place and every time I come here it’s just as good as the first time I came to visit. It’s loud and as long as you have a good group of friends you are for sure going to have a good time.
The dueling pianos are great! I love me live entertainment and they did not disappoint. Write your song request on the napkin, along with a $ 1, and then sing your drunk heart out. Haha. Sit yourself and gather the table yourself if you plan on staying together. Their service isn’t bad, pretty good actually, even when it’s crowded. Also, if you have a group of 6 and more, order the HUGE hurricane. Man oh man, it was a struggle to fInish, but worth it. The effects afterwards is another story. Haha. Drink responsibly!!!
I’ve never had their food, but it looks good. But let’s be honest, the drinks are what everyone is after. They have two bars, and an open space outside that usually plays some oontz oontz music. But the pianos are great, don’t miss them! This is one of my favorite places in city walk and probably the only the place I would go to. Fun fun fun!

I was in Orlando for Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights, so as is the case with the event, I spent the afternoon in Universal Studios, until they kicked everyone out at 5 pm to prepare for the evening’s event. As has become a tradition with my friends and I, we usually take the time in between the events to go find food somewhere in Universal City Walk. This year’s visit took us to Pat O’Brien’s.
Frankly, I have a hard time believing that most of the places in City Walk do great business on their own, considering the $ 17 general parking to do things like watch a movie or eat at what’s essentially big-​name chain restaurants. Regardless, such is merely an opinion, and not any reflection towards Pat O’Brien’s itself.
The restaurant itself is kind of tucked away towards the back part of City Walk almost furthest away from the Universal park entrances. In a way, I think this works to the benefit of those who might want a not-​as crowded place to relax, dine and drink, as it wasn’t nearly the loud, bustling crowded joint as Hard Rock or the NBA restaurant were in prior visits.
Service was just okay, as it was sometimes difficult to get our waitress’s attention, and I was frankly a little turned off by the fact that A BAR would ostensibly run out of my beer choice A as well as beer choice B, leaving my options to be Bud or Miller products or the vastly more expensive Stella Artois. I was kind of hoping for a little bit of good will towards compromising would bring my $ 7 bottles of Stella down on account of the inconvenience, but alas no go. All the booze in general is a little overpriced IMO, even if it is in the heart of a tourist zone.
As for the food, I got a Bayou Burger, in spite of the fact that I was eyeing the jambalaya, because the description sounded so tempting. As described, it’s a big messy burger that’s filled with Andoullie sausage, bacon and cheese, and frankly, I really enjoyed it. Based on other reviewers, I can’t say if I could recall if the burger itself was a premade patty or not, because the flavors from the sauce, cheese and pork products kind of do a good job of muddling up the overall taste. Everyone else in my party appeared to really enjoy their entrees too.
Overall, I thought Pat O’Brien’s was an okay experience. Granted, the person I was paying for as well as myself were drinking, but including a 20% tip, I still managed to hit $ 100, which kind of makes me wonder if gratuity was added to the bill and it wasn’t mentioned, and if that were the case, I’d be kind of peeved, but still $ 100 for a burger, cajun mac ‘n cheese and a (crap)load of booze might be a tad high for future reference. The food was good and filling, the service was barely adequate, and the atmosphere was relaxed and enjoyable. It’s a shame that piano dueling wasn’t happening while I was there, I’d probably have enjoyed that.
Would I come back? Maybe. It’s up in the air, and really depends on in future HHN visits, just how crowded everywhere else may or may not be when the time to eat and booze comes up.

Located in the Universal City Walk.
Came in for a meal after the Universal Studios Parks closed. This place carries Southern, Cajun, and Creole dishes.
Service was okay. Prompt and slow throughout the meal. Seated shortly after arrival. There was live dueling pianos for the day we stopped in which set a nice mood. Little dark for a meal.
We ordered Louisiana Blackened Redfish (Lightly blackened Filet of Fish served over Seasoned Mashed Potatoes with a Vegetable Medley and a sourdough roll) and a Bourbon Street Blackened Chicken Sandwich (Lettuce, Tomato, Onions and Swiss Cheese with a Chipotle BBQ Sauce on a fresh baked Kaiser roll. Served with Seasoned Fries and a Pickle). The chicken sandwich was appropriately cooked and flavored. The fish was tender and moist next to the vegetables. Neither dish was stellar nor bad. Okay.
We also ordered was a hurricane and a daquari. Neither drink was particularly stiff or overly sweet. We wanted to ordered beignets for dessert (saw it on several tables next to ours). Order was taken and found out they just ran out after going to back. (Supplied by a cart in the city walk area)
Overall nice experience nothing remarkable about food or service. Good ambience for music. Would be higher with dessert or something stellar. Three stars for alright. I would try again.