O'Donnell's Cafe & Pub

What an amazing place we accidentally run into. Fresh delicious food and excellent service . We are definitely coming back here for dinner. Such a pleasant experience. Highly recommend!

My first time in, and I'm sold 100% on this place. I get bored with new buildings with no heart and soul. If you like places that have walls that probably could tell volumes of stories, this is a place for you. I almost don't want to tell everybody how cool this place is in order to save a seat for myself. Before you even set foot inside the doors, you get a tingly feeling in your tummy that says, "we've been waiting for you". But do step inside, that's when you see the beauty that they've brought out in this majestic location. I started out light and had a bowl of the chicken lemon rosemary soup. I then decided to have this particular night's special, which was the off-the-beaten path for an Irish pub----spaghetti and meatballs, as dessert. Call my thinking what you will, but it was the best dessert I've had in awhile. In fact, some of the best meatballs and gravy...capeesh? Probably shouldn't have mentioned that because it isn't available most of the time. You can blame my amazing server Tee-Jay for letting me slip on that one. Anyway, my wife had the O'Donnell which I sneaked a bite of, and wow! Yeah, good. I forgot to take pics, but I will be back in about a week and update this. Plenty of beers of all styles on draught and bottles/cans. Full liquor bar with great staff to make what your palette desires. They also have live music. Check events on the website. Some great acts play here. Every downtown needs this place, but they only have it in Lockhart. So come and get ya some!

The Rueben was delicious! It was pretty overpriced for just chips as a side from a bag though. Cute place and love the environment.

⭐☆☆☆☆ – An Irish Pub… Without the Irish? As someone who is 3/4 Irish, it pains me deeply (ancestrally, even) to write this. An establishment branding itself as an Irish pub should, at the bare minimum, possess the two pillars of modern Irish diplomacy: Guinness and Baileys. On multiple occasions, O’Donnells has been out of one… or both. And no, before anyone suggests it, it wasn’t because they were “so busy they sold out.” The place was calm. Serene. Almost contemplative. One could hear the ghosts of Dublin whispering, “Where is the stout?” Running out of Guinness at an Irish pub isn’t a quirky supply chain mishap. It’s like a French café running out of coffee. Or a Texas steakhouse running out of beef. It’s existential. As for Baileys? That’s not a specialty request. That’s Sunday afternoon basic training. I truly want to root for local establishments. I love a cozy pub atmosphere. But if you’re going to fly the Irish flag, at least stock the national exports. Sláinte… hopefully next time to something actually Irish.

We went on a cold day and ordered grilled cheese sandwiches and the tomato soup. My goodness flavors were bursting everywhere. The grilled cheese had different cheeses on brioche and a touch of aioli. The soup was rich with herbs and so perfect on this cold day. They had hot buttered rum for us but we choose chocolate mousse instead. I’m hooked on this place. Service is always swift and nice. The chef is very accommodating l hope he never leaves.

The place has charm sadly I walked in at 9pm and I so wanted to try the grilled chz everyone talks about but nope sat at the bar and looked at the dirty mirrors 😂 thinking about that sandwich I could not have maybe next time I come through

The building is old and interesting. There were 3 of us and we were greeted and sat quickly. Nothing was pushed, no specials, nothing. We ordered the Chicken Little, East Coast Club and a West Coast Club. My sandwich came out dry so I had to ask for mayo, sandwiches only come with chips as the side. Everything was good except the waitress could have been a little more attentive.

This PLACE IS AMAZING, the blended whiskey n lemonade! The soup n sandwiches are so delicious 😋

Such a little gem for Lockhart! Lots of seating, our server was great, and the food was good. The only downside is that it's a little pricey. Other than that, great spot for lunch or dinner.

When in Lockhart eat BBQ, well not always! O'Donnell's needs to be on your go to list if you haven't already been. Great old renovated beautiful building on the square, with a great view of the courthouse. I had the Lunch choose two. Everything sounded good, but went with the Big Apple salad along with the Tony Soprano sandwich. Excellent is what comes to mind! Portions are great and the food good and fresh. Our waitress was excellent! She kept our glasses full on a HOT Texas day! You have several choices in Lockhart to have lunch, but I highly recommend O'Donnell's. Go get Full

Right on the Lockhart square, plenty of free parking in the square. Restaurant large enough to host a party. Full bar and open kitchen. Cocktails were great but the mocktails and adding liquor were better. Great place if you don't want bbq. They were out of quite a few items when we ordered. Soups were room temp so they could have been warmer. I really like the rosemary chicken soup. Sandwich's were hearty and loaded with meat. Arugula salad was also light and zesty

Service is wonderful. I've never entered without being greeted immediately. I've only tried their Reuben and soups so far but everything was fresh and delicious. Stopped by on St. Patty's Day and they had corned beef specials and live music. Great addition to the square.

Quiche was served refrigerated. I'd never had cold quiche before. The chef said it was supposed to be cold. Learn something new every day! I'd appreciate them getting over their fixation with arugula.

So happy this place is finally open! Although it will be even better with a full menu. Cause one of my favorite meals is corned beef and cabbage. This baked potato off the limited menu will do too! It was stuffed with corned beef. We also enjoyed the spinach artichoke dip as a starter. Highly recommend this new Irish Pub! Service was fantastic too.

The service here is amazing! They are patient when you have questions and are waiting on other people to join you. There was live Irish music and dancing while you eat, which added to the overall experience. I had the Mother's Arugala Salad with half a To y Soprano. The salad paired well with the meat of the sandwich. I want to come back here.

Vibes. The owner of Sagebrush in Austin capturing the vibe that many went to Austin to get and one of the few places that pour a proper Guinness!

The food and service were great. We were greeted and seated immediately. Atmosphere was easy going laid back. Our server Mikayla, was awesome and ensured we had everything, and we even placed a second order for a baked potato soup which was very delicious . We had questions about the alcoholic drinks and she did not hesitate to get answers for us very quickly. We will definitely be returning and we do recommend.

Wonderful staff, ambiance, menu and beer! Fantastic location for a comfortable lunch/dinner and within walking distance from some amazing stores. Looking forward to future visits and live bands!

Wow. Delicious and so flavorful soups and sandwiches. Friendly fast service and cool, relaxed ambience. Place has character. Full Bar. Nice.

The server was so fun. Great food and value. We got the O'Donnell's sandwich, the Ben Franklin sandwich, and the lentil soup. Will definitely return

Great Service and great food. Almost shed a tear when I found out they had Guinness on draft. Plus the bartender Chris was awesome!!

The inside is much larger than I would have thought. Very nice bar and lounge area. Had the corned beef sandwich and was pretty good. Also recommend the cheddar broccoli soup. They make with fresh cut broccoli! Would come back.

I truly do love this little area that they have as a restaurant me and my girlfriend and my grandparents went there. The grilled cheese was pretty good, but the pasta wasn't that good service was amazing, but to be honest the food there is not that good

TJ was our server and he was amazing. We went in and didn't realize they were closing soon! We had great food and great service!