Edward’s Bar

O’Neills is a fairly new addition to Northampton town centre, so was keen to visit as I haven’t been to one of these Irish themed restaurants for years.
And I was very pleasantly surprised too; the venue is brighter and airier than other branches of the chain that I have been in. There is a good range of beers and spirits available, including some hard to find Irish brews like Caffreys and Guinness Red.
We went to eat there, and have since been back. The first time was ‘grill night’ and the rib-​eye steak was superb. In a country where it’s so hard to get a steak correctly cooked (I’m a medium rare kind of person) this (apparently 28 day aged Irish beef) was perfectly cooked to my order, succulent and full of flavour.
Last week, visited again and had one of their two-for-£8 deals — this was a BBQ Burger, and for the money was very good value. The burger was tasty, however could have benefited from a little garnish on the side — but for four quid, it’s a very minor thing!
The little caddy of sauces etc is a great touch; it comes with a couple of ketchup bottles, which are genuine Irish sauces… you must try the Ballymaloe Country Relish… it’s just fantastic! They should sell bottles of the stuff in there in fact — I’d have bought some!
They seem to have found an excellent staff at this branch; everyone seems to go the extra mile to be friendly and chatty, the manager always seems to be doing the rounds to check everyone is enjoying their food and they all seem very happy to be there. This makes the whole visit much more enjoyable and makes me far more likely to be back regularly — they really should be congratulated.
In a town full of mediocre service and food to match, this is a welcome addition to Northampton town centre.

Not great in here at night, always have to wait for ages and ages for a drink and the toliets are horrible.
I would recommend for nights out as they have never got enough staff on to serve which means you have to wait for ages and by the time you get served you just want to leave.
Not a great night out and never normally head there!

Part of the chain of Edwards bars, what you see is what you get here. It’s an unoffensive place to go for a drink or snack during the day of for a few drinks at night. The décor is cool and trendy and prices more than suitable. My only complaint would be the waiting times for food. Myself and my housemate went there on a Saturday and had to wait nearly an hour for our food when the place wasn’t even that full. Needless to say we didn’t receive so much as an apology!