What's with Crystal City and excellent happy hours? O'Malley's happy hour deals are amazing in both price and quality. Ridiculously good.So the pub is located inside the Holiday Inn, and you can access it almost straight from the lobby, although you don't need to be a hotel guest to partake. The decor is Prohibition-era retro, and suits the place quite well.I went late into the happy hour and got two apps: the spicy tots and the chicken tacos, $5 each. To my surprise, both portions were huge, each a meal into itself (although I wouldn't advise eating just tots for a meal, you do you). Coupled with their happy hour $5 drink, an Old Fashioned, it really hit the spot.Service at the bar was quick and polite, and the patrons are pretty cool peeps too. Honestly, worth visiting even if you're not a guest at the hotel, but it's a must for happy hour if you are.
We stayed at the hotel that has this restaurant. It is more of a lounge with styled meals. The first two nights we ate here the service and food was pleasing and the price was below what you would expect not just for the area but for a hotel lounge in general. The third night was less pleasing on both food and service compared to equal time and patronage of the first two nights. The first two was one person that managed to balance being a bar tender, host, waiter, and server and he did an outstanding job with five tables and a few bar patrons by visiting the tables frequently to ensure proper service. The third had three people walk around with about the same amount of patrons. Or waitress/server only came self-attending twice, once to take the order and then to bring the food. She did not come back to check on experience, drinks, etc. I had to get her attention to come back to bring steak knives and sauce. The other persons, one apparently on bus person, was only walking around to clean and the last was the manager who stepped out of the back for a minute. Overall, still a pretty decent place to eat for convenience, but if you want a selection you can walk to 23rd street where there is an entire block of restaurants.
Fantastic food and great service! The bartender was awesome, wish that I had got his name. Will definitely be back!
There was nothing bad about my experience. Half baked chicken, baked macaroni and potatoes. Price I think was fine for the area we are in.
Nice people at the bar:) a little pricy $$$
We are here twice during our stay and both times the food and service was amazing. We had Philly cheesesteak, half chicken, tacos, and fish & chips. Everything was very tasty and the bartender/waiter was very friendly and quick!
Definitely a place to avoid. Service and food were at best average, but when you are in the service industry never overcharge patrons. Their happy hour doesn’t apply to weekends but is conveniently not noted anywhere. Even the waitress checked her watch and said yep its before 6, and gave us the happy hour menus.
Hands down the best service in a hotel restaurant. Ask for Carmen. I'm writing this as I'm eating at the bar. The place is empty but I'll come back here anytime just because of the service. It's located inside the Hoiday Inn Crystal City.
Great service and food. Cozy atmosphere Carmen C. was our server and very nice.
Foods good. Over priced for the amount. But tastes great.