Irish Times

08/26/10

Can be great

by Picante310

Depending what night and time you go. I've seen great cover bands there on the weekends. Trivia night can get scary packed. Wished it smelled better and that beers were cheaper.

12/20/09

Been there lately?

by Down2000

I take it that many of these reviews are from a few years back when the IT was a good pub. But if you have been there in 2009 you will see that it is a shell of what it once was. In what appears to be "cost-cutting moves" gone are favorite menu items like the half-chicken and Guiness Pie as well as live music. Plus $5 for a domestic draft? This place is now the ulitamte dive but charges trendy gastro pub prices. Oh and popular bartenders were let go. Oh and don't forget their lamest St. Paddy's Day ever, they didn't open till 4pm! I guess Mr. McGuerrin is trying to turn a bigger profit.

• Pros: Very few
• Cons: More divery & overpriced

07/14/09

I suppose this sounds more like a question....

by FiadhaichCat

Where is the true Irish/ English/ Scotish place in this area? With European beers, true European foods and snack (well, not just 2-3 common things, or by the way, "would you like combo meal?????"), Irish music and European interior and at last- clearly English speaking personnel. I've been looking around for quite sometime. South Orange County where I live is totally terrible: all you can find is never ending depressing huge shopping malls built by national standards to make sure an average citizen is familiar with the names and is not troubled to read and think, places filled with low qiality chain food joints with so mysteriously same menus that it looks like they have a strict partnering agreement to avoid quality and anything unique. Or else- you are offered domestic beer, chinese and mexican food... in the Pub????? Hello, that's not what I am here for, so as others. Want ethnic foods? Go to the relevant places. This rediculous trend to serve everything for everyone's taste in he same place is a s stupid as it gets.

Service wise? Don't expect Soho House, London, level of service in the Pub!

Well, here is another clue: I figured if I see Harley-Davidson stockpile parked in front of the joint, this place must be a toss, I will go elsewhere....

• Pros: Irish, good beers
• Cons: Not Irish enough:is this just another BudLight/burger shack?

03/19/09

NOT THE GREATEST PLACE

by daviddunn

I was very excited to celebrate Saint Patrick days at this location because city search had so many great reviews. I REGRET IT!

When I first arrived at the front door I was instructed to enter through the back way. Probably because they were in violation of a fire hazard.

This place was extremely crowded and there food was ok but there service let me tell you, worst service ever!!! I ordered fish and chips and corned beef & cabbage. The food did not arrive until 1and a half hour later and when I asked about my food everyone minus one harry potter looking guy had an attitude. Very unprofessional people working there. I could have been better of going to the Olive Garden and would have had a much better meal with much better service. Maybe even less people. With paying $10 for entrance and $15 each plate and bad service, It was not worth it. This was my first and my last time going there, I was not impress.

I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE.

• Pros: Great Guinness
• Cons: In need of better attitudes and better service

07/26/07

Best All Around Pub in West LA

by makersontherocks

The Irish Times is by far the best all around pub in West LA. I've been living in the area for 4 years now and I've pretty much been everywhere. The 'Times' is a nice quiet spot tucked away from the madness of Los Angeles. Parking is a breeze, there's never any cover nor is it ever crowded, and the drinks are priced right.

The food is well basically bar food but good and cheap. If you want to have a night out with friends or just a quiet night and a couple of drinks this is the place to be. The golf game they have isn't all abused and sticky like the Golden Tees at most bars. The best part is there's no Karaoke night at this place. The pub around the corner has full volume Karaoke every night and after 10 seconds of walking in there you want to stab yourself in the eye with a pool cue. The 'Times' is where it's at.

• Pros: Cheap drinks, good food, great atmosphere, and good service
• Cons: Sometimes the bar surface is a little bit sticky