O'Donovan's Irish Pub

We stopped by here after a Timberwolves game for a couple of drinks on a Saturday night. It was relatively empty when we entered, but the place soon filled up after people left the game. We had a few beers and the service was attentive and speedy. this place does have a patio, but unfortunately it is winter so we were not able to take advantage.The drink prices are very fair for a downtown bar. The atmosphere was a little bit rowdy, however. Nothing crazy, but definitely some louder tables, so know that that may be the case after sporting events, as would likely be the case at any surrounding bars.

This was a very fun stop on a recent trip to Minneapolis. I truly enjoyed the vibe and delicious orange mule drinks. The atmosphere is peaceful and charming. Our server was attentive and upbeat.

Honestly, I was a little nervous stopping in before heading to the target center for the gold over America tour cause of the reviews but I was pleasantly surprised. It was extremely busy because of the twins game and the tour at the target center. We got a table right away on the patio but it did take a little while for a server to come to our table which I totally understand with how busy it was. Our food came out 5-10 minutes after we ordered which was awesome and surprising with how busy it was. The food was awesome. It was probably one of the best Ruebens I have had in a long time. High recommend checking it out but just be patient on game days cause the staff doing a great job.

Here tonight before a Timberwolves game. Our waiter was on it!! And the fish and chips were fantastic. Great beginning to our night!

REVIEW IS FOR TINSELTOWN POPUP 2023I was extremely disappointed and frustrated with the TinselTown Popup. I'm not sure if the company putting on the Popup is to blame for not training the pub staff well, or if the pub was cutting corners, feel free to decide yourself - but overall based on my experience I would say to save your $20 and go to a different Popup in Minneapolis, since there are many more worth your money. Online you have to reserve your time in advance and purchase a ticket - with fees it was just shy of $20. We were fine with the fee since it included a free drink, making it more like $10 for a drink and $10 for admission in our mind. As reserved the 5pm slot, which was the first one for the night. When we arrived they had the curtain closed since we were 5 minutes early - the issue is the pub isn't really big enough to be closing it off so it got crowded inside fast with no method to stand in line to get in. Once the curtains opened a festive employee gave us the worlds smallest scraps of paper and said they were our "drink tickets" (picture) - this was really odd since it was obvious the employee did this about 5 minutes ago. It was a madhouse to get in but luckily we were second in line where they checked out IDs and didn't even check our tickets.We walked into a beautifully decorated room that would no way hold the amount of people they booked. There wasn't even seating for more than two groups of 4, and we saw quite a few groups of 6 in line. The 4 of us in my group were able to grab 4 stools at the bar, and the group of 4 in front of us grabbed the other large area. As people filed in it was unbearable how crowded it was. I literally had people standing and breathing down my neck since there was no room and they had to just stand. There was no way for anyone to get to the bar and get drinks unless they were sitting there like us. The worst part is the drink experience. We got to the bar and asked for the holiday menu - bombshell dropped that THERE ISNT ONE! At a holiday bar? That's the whole point of going. We were off to a rough start. Instead the bartender rattled off what we could get as a free drink - chocolate martini, Baileys and coffee or an Irish coffee. There was no indication on the website that your free drink had to come from a set list, another disappointment. I ordered a chocolate martini with 2 of my friends, my boyfriend got the Irish coffee. Our drinks came half full and I overheard the bartenders SAYING to make them half's. Not to mention not even in festive glassware or a candy cane hanging from the edge. the chocolate martini was fine, my boyfriend's Irish coffee was UNDRINKABLE - watered down coffee with cheap whisky. At this point we're upset, and we can tell a lot of others are too. Once everyone finally got filed in an actress came on and started giving a holiday spiel about playing games together, etc. We were pretty over the experience at this point.After this we were absolutely done, our money had been wasted and we weren't about to spend more on just regular/non holiday drinks. I could tell the staff was surprised to see us go before our allotted time was up but we couldn't take it. Saw a note on an influencer post today that they might be making more space for the Popup and tweaking some things - I hope they do because I wish I could get my $20 back.

The potato soup was ice cold. So let's start with I'm in hospitality, I never want and even told the waitress we didn't want anything removed from our check we just wanted them to know the food was cold. The owner told her that he's not removing the soup and if she wants she can eat that part of the check. The owner is a joke never in my 40 years of being in the business would I say that. I tipped the waitress 20% and said tell the owner to check Yelp. Stay away from this dump. waitress A+ the Owner is an F complete jerk and just lost business.

Stopped by after Twins game. Staff looked like they had a hard day. Most tables needed bussed. Almost needed to serve ourselves. Food was good but service lacking.

Perfectly fine Irish Pub. I only sat outside but the interior looked cool. Got the corned beef poutine.

Surprisingly empty and quiet on a Friday evening. Unless there is a sports or music event it pretty much stays that was. Since it was a proper Irish pin I sure did have a tasty Magnum Cidre. Large fresh crisp just the right temperature. Craving a salad the bar tender suggested the Fraser salad since it was large. The salad part was delicious. The chicken eh.I actually didn't mind that it was quiet bc I wasn't in a very talkative mood. Just some refreshment.

Yeah lets not delete reviews because they show what really goes down. Went to the bar was served last when arriving before people. The miserable old bald bartender proceeded to not card the people next to us, a guy maybe late 20's and his date who looked barely older than 18. Asks us for our ID and gets dumbfounded because i asked why he didnt card them. Its a bar, you talk. can't answer a simple question what are you doing behind the counter? Terrible service overall. Not worth even if its in a convenient spot