I’m not usually a fan of chain restaurants and pubs, but walking into O’Neills on Sutton High Street was warm, welcome and definitely worth coming back for.
We came for a lunchtime feed and left with rather expanded waistlines after tucking into huge dishes that could have probably fed two.
The cuisine is typical Irish comfort-food, and head cook and manager Tom Finn, certainly serves up tasty and hearty portions.
We had Irish stew, steak and chips and Colcannon - the name of which was a mystery at the time, but I eventually discovered it was a delicious carb-tastic mashed potato and cabbage mix.
Sutton’s O’Neills is one of the oldest in London having been open since 1995.
It’s a member of Sutton Police and Sutton Council’s All Bar None scheme meaning it has to demonstrate how it manages the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, prevention of public nuisance and protection of children from harm.
Walking into the pub it certainly felt like a safe and friendly venue.
Staff Sarah Finn, Lee Linnane, Rob Garnett and Dave Jones, were all happy and efficient and the atmosphere inside was relaxed.
The TV screens showing sport were not intrusive and the music was cheerfully cheesy.
Overall O’Neills delivers what you would expect - a relaxed place to meet with friends for a wholesome and reasonably dinner and drink and maybe a dance later in the evening.
