He is not involved in this at all.

Will definitely have to try O'Shea's when I return to TV next month. Thanks for the information about it.

Went for lunch yesterday and loved it. Saw old friend servers from TV and unexpectedly met friends there. Great place, packed for lunch. Go there, you will love it!

Some of the people that were mistreated at Cody's and other people from many other local restaurants are here. I don't think employees or customers will be mistreated.

lunch yesterday -- burger and reuben/ burger with coleslaw = burger roll excellent (pretzel roll)- burger done the way we asked - slaw cut course not fine, but maybe some people like it that way (not me) = reuben good - could use more dressing but thats my opinion (not a big deal) = fries good what there was of them = freshly made from potatoes (not frozen I think) - a lot of ends not cut from chef potatoes (min of 3" dia) used a cheaper grade === waitress came to table at least 8 times to ask if everything was ok === over kill ????? overall would definitely return

What does this mean?

Four of us ate at O'Shea's yesterday for lunch. The Reuben was the best we've had anywhere in The Villages and the fries were fresh, homemade, and fried to perfection. The fish sandwich was also good. No complaints about our service and our food was brought to us within 10 minutes of ordering, We'll be returning for sure.

Was the Reuben open-faced? That's the way we had them in NJ and they are wonderful that way. The only place I've found locally that has them that way is Palmer CC.

John

If they don't prepare it open-faced, I see not reason why they should refuse if you request it prepared that way if they care about satisfying their customers!

potatoes have grades, a chef is at least 2 3/4" in diameter and at least 8 ozs - it goes down from there to A1 etc. have you ever had the large cut fries that were made from fresh potatoes and deep fried - the larger the diameter the less ends or sides of the potato go into the fryer - you can also pick out the sides but most restaurants prefer a large portion so they leave them in. Most restaurants if making FF from fresh potatoes pre-boil the fresh potatoes as the water in a fresh potato beats up the oil, so how if partially cooked it is easier on the frying oil (last longer). dont know why but that is what i have been told

Mikie is Mike Miller and was long gone before the managers and owner started getting testy with employees and guests.

Had lunch there Sunday around 1:30. Not crowded. Went to the restroom because it was taking so long to get our food and saw that no one on our side of the room had food either. Sorry to say that our food was not good when we finally got it. Beer was good and cold, though.

Went Saturday there was agreat crowd . We were looking for a sports bar and they do have TVs but the set up was difficult to watch the games. The bar area had lots of TVs and they had Smithwicks on tap. So I was happy!

Went there about 8 months ago. Met my sister from Orlando and my niece there. Had a wonderful meal, lots of laughs and watched 3 baby alligators and their Moms (?) for awhile afterward. Had such a good time. Love being on the water like that!!!
:mmmm:

I went last night. The place was very busy. The food and drinks were very good. I saw lots of familiar faces.

Had a very positive experience at O'Shays. Can't beat the price of a pitcher of beer, food was good and hot and thoroughly enjoyed it. Waitress was a little shaky, but it ll worked out. Will definitely return.

Four Thumbs up!
 

My husband and I went on Saturday evening about 5:00 p.m. It was full but we had about a 25 min. wait. Loved the remodeling...does not look like the same place at all! Food was great. We had Fried Oysters, Black and Tan Onion Rings, O'Shea's Cheeseburger, and the Meatloaf. Loved the presentation and our waiter (O'Matt)! Going back this Friday with some friends. Four thumbs up from us. :coolsmiley:

ok I HAVE not TRIED it so can't speak for myself, but we were out to dinner with friends the other night who did just try it and said it was awful. Was sorry to hear that. Was looking forward to some nice new restaurants.

We went there tonight after the. Parrotheads and were seated right away, drinks were good, service was good and food was good. We told the manager how pleased we were. This is a nice place and we will be there often. Oh, and the prices are very reasonable, gee, what's not to like?

My mom use to say "taste or preference we cannot measure, one man's junk is another man's treasure". So goes it in the restaurant in TV world.

At the end of Powell, right past Brownwood. I know a few people who work in there, and they are so excited and all experienced! My wife works for TV Sales Center in Brownwood and talks all about how people flood in with nothing but the best things to say about it!!! ;)

Went past it last Saturday night, and it was packed. Looked like a good time was had by all.

Several of us went after our Parrot Head meeting tonight. Good food & good drinks !!

He was there
 

[quote=jrheydt;654623]From past posts there were a lot of negative comments about the manager at Cody's regarding "mistreatment" of employees. I hope he's not involved with O'Sheas.

Gotta give it a chance

If you went there eight months ago and it was on the water, you were at a different place...maybe O'Keefe's in Tavares.

Yes, it's (Hurricanes) on the water. There's a dock right outside where you may take a cruise on the Dead River which connects Lake Harris and Lake Dora. It's my fault. I corrupted the thread!

dumb question?
 

I was under the impression that there was to be an Irish Restaurant actually in Brownwood square. Is O'Shea's what they were talking about or is another one coming?

O'Sheas is the only one I know of. Never heard of another one.

Where did you get that impression?

Not impressed
 

Went to O'Shea's last evening about 7:00 p.m. We were meeting another couple. When we came in, we told the hostess that we were waiting for another couple, who also had let them know we were coming. Hostess said she would seat us and let the other couple know... About 15 minutes later, we discovered that our friends had already been seated. Hostess didn't seem concerned that she never told either couple that the other was there. Service was just horrible. waitress only wanted to tell you her life's story, food took FOREVER! So obviously, if she is telling every table her life's story (we heard her...) then she wasn't too busy getting our orders or food.
Bangers and mash were only okay. For the price, i could have made enough for all of us. Only good part was that the beer was VERY cold !! if we ever go back, it will be a long time from now... maybe they are still working out the kinks after a few weeks.

Sounds like a pretty good place - especially if they have ice-cold beer. Do they have a Happy Hour with good prices?

I could be tempted to make the trek from North of 466 all the way down South - even though I have to get visas on my passport; have the proper shots, and go through passport control.

In today's Daily Sun, Evans Prairie\Bonifay ran an ad announcing expansion of their happy hour from 11-5. Since the snowbirds have flown North, there's certainly no shortage of good cold beer South of 466A.

Just don't speed when you venture down there.

Been to the speckled bean for their catfish twice I rated the place so/so. they did have good desserts.

My neighbor did go to O'Shea's Irish Pub and was quite impressed. Soooo I want to go and get some irish beef/lamb stew and a cold one

We went tonight. they were very busy. we got seated fast and our waitress came right over. they write there names upside down. very cute. our girl was very attractive and her smile was welcoming. she told us about the drink of the night. a white sangria. and about the new irish flights. my husband got one. he enjoyed it. next we had the Haddock fingers. we also had the Irish Stew. And the Irish pasta. it was very good. Our service was excellent. Best we have had since being in the villages. and we will be back. if you go ask for our girl. Kay. she wore glasses and was very sweet and has a beautiful smile. the whole atmosphere was enjoyable and they seen to be doing well. they hardly had room to park.

We went there last night with a party of six. Everyone got something different and we all were satisfied with our choices. I think it's a nice addition to The Villages restaurants, even it's not quite within The Villages.

The Irish stew might be cold too. All my friends that ordered it, had to send it back. The kitchen is pretty slow too.

Skip

Split a pitcher of Yuengling Yuengling with a neighbor and it was on $6. Same for domestics, but they went the extra mile and including Y/Y. We
thoroughly enjoyed our dinner - meat loaf, chicken pot pie, reuben, and a burger! Boy was I full!!!

First negative post.............................after 77 positive posts. They will most likely stay open!

Cold Stew Too
 

Four us went Monday night for dinner. Our first time there. It was OK but would go elsewhere if I had a choice. My stew was cold and I did not like the look of a shamrock piped in sour cream on my stew (sent back to be nuked). That said, it did taste good. One person's fired haddock was so breaded and fried really dark and hard that she took the breading off and the fries looked overcooked. The potpie looked good and my friend said it was good. Hubby said the meatloaf was passable but would not order again. Can't comment on the beer as we had other drinks. Didn't notice if the kitchen was slow but it was pretty crowded at 6:30. We were seated with a reasonable wait and the food came out in a reasonable time. The print on the menu is very small. I wear glasses and it was hard for all of us at the table to read clearly. I think lighting has a lot to do with it as the place where we sat was a bit dark. The staff was very friendly and attentive. I hope the business does well and stays around and I am glad so many others like and return to the business. Just our first impressions.