Brasserie O'Neil, Parisback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
rolled up on a late sesh - never really took the place in but remember it being very busy - ok. If you want a decent beer in Paris head off to L'Express de Lyon on the Rue de Lyon near the Gare du Lyon...cracking beer.
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Visited on 20th November - place was empty(ish) but had enjoyable steak & chips lunch and a sampler containing their 4 current brews in 150ml glasses - handy if you want to try all the beers and come out reasonably sober. Regarding "steppedup" comment of 16/7 yes they did seem to be placing dining customers at the back of the venue, but on this visit because the place was so empty they offered a choice of seats. On the way out I noticed tables in a set-in bay for drinkers and smokers.
Beers were better than average, and BLONDE was by far the best of the 4 on. Couldn't spend an entire evening here either, but nice to spend an hour or so over a meal and some beers.
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This used to be more of a pub than a restaurant. Since the smoking ban it has, through necessity, become more of a restaurant. Snacky, brasserie fayre. Beers are better than the standard French lagers.
Don't bother if you want to linger over a drink. When you near the door, aggressive meet and greet staff lead you to a table over which you have no choice. Like a bad Chinese restaurant or a car ferry they start filling the space from the back so you can expect to be stuck next to another full table even if the place is empty. If you don't want to eat you will be stuck at the bar.
Overall, brisk, and not in a good way.
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A wonderfuly little place to have lunch and a couple of beers. I don't think you could sit here all day long and discuss the true meaning of life. But highly recommend as a must see in Paris
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The pub IS part of a chain; Les Trois Brasseurs, based in Lille. It is more expensive than the branches outside Paris.
slash - 29 Jul 2006 18:35 |
This is not a pub, it is a restuarant with a bar in the American manner. The blonde unpasteurized beer is very good as are the flammekeuche snacks. Not a place to linger though.
anonymous - 29 Jul 2006 18:34 |
An additional note:
This pub is not part of any "chain" with a similar name.
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Established in 1991, this is easily Paris' best brew pub. Set in a back street of the plush St. Sulpice district, this pub brews four beers on the premises. O'Neil is woodpannelled throughout, and one bar at the front of the pub serves three distinct drinking areas. A small mezzanine area at the rear has bare brickwork. The dark ale is and exquisite balance of caramel and smoke, and the brown is lighter and hoppier. My visit didn't give me time to taste the blonde and white beers. Superb food available, the steak and fries were a masterpiece. A good choice of adult-orientated background music creates a perfect atmosphere.
The staff are friendly and speak some English, but being conversant in French gave me a distinct advantage.
This is a gem, and I recommend a visit.
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