O'Tooles

The Post-Run Headquarters RFB on Mondays BLUF: The ultimate Royal Oak "local" for high-energy social gatherings and post-workout recovery. The Vibe: Authentic, unpretentious, and lively. It’s the consistent choice for our run club meetups because it handles a crowd with ease. Post-Run Fuel: Solid pub fare and a good draft selection. The atmosphere is perfect for transitioning from "athlete mode" to "social mode." Key Features: Plenty of screens for sports fans. The Verdict: If you want a place where the service is efficient and the community feel is real, O’Tooles is the standard in RO.

I don’t go out that much, so take that into consideration, but this is the most unethical bar I’ve been to. While we were sitting at our table a man came up and asked us to spin a wheel to get money if we downloaded a gambling app. Maybe this is normal but I’ve never been to a bar where people walk around making advertisements. Later a woman came up to our table and handed us shots, which I assumed were complimentary, but charged us for them afterwards. Again, never been to a bar that has done this. The service was really slow, but they still charged me a 20% automatic gratuity (1 Guiness and 1 green tea shot which came out to 22.35), AND left a line for me to add an additional gratuity, which I felt was sneaky. Overall I just felt like this bar’s tactic is to prey on drunk people.. The DJ who was there was good though he played a lot of EDM

Good selection of drinks, and lots of seating. Music was decent as well. I was quite thrown off that the tip was already added to the total, and the normal tip line on the receipt is asking for an additional tip. First time I have seen this in the area, so make sure you carefully check your receipt.

The bouncers are extremely rude and unprofessional. Charged me a $20 cover fee and held my id hostage. He refused to give me my property back until I brought him $40 CASH, which I had to locate an atm for. I’m pretty sure this is illegal. Also… I won’t even mention the amount of underage drinking that has gone on here over the years. Overall very unprofessional and unpleasant experiences all around. It’s usually empty and dead inside the main crowd being teenagers… Save your money go somewhere else.

So I came to O’Toole’s to pick up a girl that worked there after her shift at 2 AM, When I did a O’Toole security member attacked me and my vehicle while I was still inside of it when I said something to the manager, Heather, I was told I wasn’t allowed back and he was fired and barred when I talked to the other manager that was actually on shift when this took place, he told me that the man “PJ” would not be working there anymore and he was not allowed back and I was fine to return anytime, since then over the holiday weekend for Halloween. I couldn’t help but notice that he was working the door. Yet to mind you, I never said anything or even approached this guy for him to come after me and he was otooles security with his work attire still on and on otooles property, I even took it as far as reaching out to Robin the owner and haven’t gotten any reply or anything I would not recommend going too otooles at all. It is not a safe environment for you or your property the security there clearly has no respect for human life.

I was in town with friends and wanted one last beer for the night. We walked into this joint and had the great pleasure of interacting with Sofia who was behind the bar. She was amazing. Even stayed open past closing making us laugh.

THE FOOD WAS BOMB! I peeked in the back and saw who was back there in that kitchen!!!!!!! It made sense. The food was a 10/10. I got fish/chips. I give the bar 0stars. The bartender didn't even look our way as we stood there at the bar for about 2 minutes before I noticed a server walk past and got her attention. That bothered me but I realized she didn't want to move away from the high tipping white men she was planted in front of. I'm not excusing her behavior at all though. I was very hungry so I said whatever and kept it pushing. The fish and chips was the best food I had in Michigan for that short period of time that I was there. Servers were attentive and during the snowstorm, the food alone, made my night out worthwhile!

Service was fine, but they need to knock it off with sending sales people to pressure you into signing up for sports betting. Went in for a couple beers with an old friend and had to deal with aggressive sports betting pitches for like 10 minutes despite trying to politely decline the offer multiple times. When that was done, some dude came out and started criticizing the girl about not getting us to sign up. I feel for the girl because it's just her job, but I couldn't wait to get out of there. Take the grift somewhere else; it's bad for your business.

Went to watch Lions game Dec 13 - waitress had attitude from beginning- purposely ignored us when needed more drinks. We cashed out and left. Her name was Dani. Obviously did not want to be working.

Great place to watch the Lions games! Enjoying a glass of wine! Plus, they have a drawing each game for a team jersey

Do not support this business! They add additional tips to your card without your approval....

A cool spot in the summer when they can open the sliding glass windows. Fun place to get drinks with friends. Don't know if I would eat here but I know they have a weekend brunch and a decent menu for a pub/bar. The shot girls in the evening are so annoying and sort of make you want to leave. Still a fun night time pregame bar.

Place felt run down, menus were dirty, and I just didn't have the best feeling sitting at the table. Server was friendly.

Very good pizza. Wings above average. Good vibes. The service very attentive. But the music was a little too loud for conversation and it isn't a dance bar.

the service here is top tier....you have to remember this is a VERY busy bar....everyone is almost always trying to get a drink and they kick ass no matter what is thrown at them. The service for the environment is on point. Autumn is hands down the best bartender I've ever had in my life....though I will say I've got no complaints about everyone else. I've been coming here for about a month now and I was treated like royalty it was truly incredible. You will not regret the experience here.

This used to be a fun spot, less big in size than some neighboring bars. Food is average. Drinks are standard. Most of the bars here have their regular crowds. It seems this and many others have lost the bulk of their crowds. I remember coming here and having to wait outside. I don't see the lines as much anymore. The last get times I have been here, the place was barely half full on a late week night. Where did all of the bar crowds go? Used to come here more often but then we all got too busy with life, it happens.

Went to Rock n Rides to go see some live music and enjoy a maskless beautiful day. The band I went to see was the Corktown Popes(great band). So we decided to sit at O'Tooles outside seating and have some beer and a burger. We started with the pretzel sticks. Nice soft inside solid crust and salted perfectly. The cheese sauce was very good. I had three different beers all craft two really good one was ok. Great Lakes lemon Hefeweizen was really good and so was the North Coast Scrimshaw. The ok beer was One Well state of bean. The burger was good cooked to order with the usual condiments with it. The fries were steak fries nice and crisp. Our server Brooklyn was fantastic very patient with us sitting there for a couple of hours watching the bands and drinking some beers.

Terrible don't even go to this place, this place sucks. It didn't let us in even thought we paid for the Halloween bar crawl

I would say it's a toss up writing this review! You have to know the kinda place you are going to before you are going! There are a ton of bad reviews here and I don't think it's a bad bar! But if you think you are having a nice sit down dinner and drink and show up here you are obviously going to be very disappointed! This place is solely made to drink lots and get drunk, take shots from the shot girls, get bumped into and be in a party crowd of young people! If you are looking for or expecting anything nicer keep moving on down the street! This is a loud bar with a very busy crowd! Bouncers always walking through clearing paths for the drink girls! I've truthfully never even sat down while being here! So that being said it is hard to sometimes get a drink unless you push yourself to the bar. There is sometimes a cover to get in being it's such a packed bar! But that also means it can be a very fun bar depending on your vibe and the night you are looking to have!

This is a fun bar but definitely gets packed anytime there is an event in Royal Oak. The food is good, they did a menu revamp not too long ago. The steak bites are always a good go to! On the weekends they have shot girls walking around as well. There isn't anything particular exciting or anything major to set this place apart from any other typical bar but it's a fun night out with friends nonetheless

Don't come on a Monday! There's a running club that meets at this place and when they're done, they bring their sweaty, smelly selves into the bar and stand in a line at the bar talking so loudly you can't hear yourself think. The management doesn't make them take a seat so they block the entrance/exit which could be a hazard.

Don't come here on a Monday night. They have some awful running club that is obnoxious and rude that comes every week. The management doesn't care and doesn't try to control these runners.

I've had some of the best nights at this bar ! Me and my friends come here after work all the time. Always get served right away ! Lauren is amazing ! She was my server last time and she didn't miss a beat ! This is a great Irish bar for holidays it's always going to be packed but again know what you're looking for. Don't expect to be a fancy bar this place is really a great time for people who love karaoke and great Beer !

The waitstaff is the reason I come to this fine establishment. The beers selection is great but the staff is where the action is

We went in for a Late lunch today and very disappointed with the manager. I have been a long time customer but will not go back after the way she treated us! Bad move on her part.

Lousy unfriendly garbage blonde female bartender 11/25/22. 1:30PM Poor service after that as well. The location is better than the staff. Overcharged me as well

How do I begin to review O'Tooles? You have to appreciate O'Toole's for not pretending to be more than what it is. It's an Irish pub in Royal Oak, but it's known less for low key hanging out and enjoying a few beers, and more for cheap alcohol and getting trashed with a combination of everyone you've met in Michigan and total strangers. Their SoCo lime shot is the cheapest shot (under $3 or $4 if I remember correctly) and it's a fan favorite here. They also tend to make drinks on the strong side, so be careful! O'Toole's has become a staple part of a standard night of going out in Royal Oak. Because of the cheap prices on drinks, it's a solid place to meet up with friends and knock back a few before heading out to other bars/ clubs. Though it's a good place to meet up with your friends, if you arrive around peak hours, you'll have a bad time finding a table. If you do find a table, you'll most likely have groups of people trying to poach it every time you get up for whatever reason. Thursday night is $2 mug night at O'Toole's, which means you can get a $2 pour of Lebatt or Labatt Blue or Labatt Blue Light in a mug of your choice. They do have a requirement that the mug has to have a handle, and that the mug cannot have a spout (like a blender). If you don't feel like bringing a mug from home, O'Toole's will sell you a plastic O'Toole's branded one for $5. Overall, I'd say the O'Toole's experience is something that you have to try if you're going out in Royal Oak. It's not for everyone, but going to O'Toole's is always an adventure!

Staff is a bunch of pricks. Awful service. Won't be coming back since there is far better options in RO

Gross, gross, gross. I remembered this place from years ago. We were in town and were hungry and needed a drink, so we figured why not. We stopped in and the place smelled of old stale grease. Bad sign. We could not get a wait person to come over to our table. We were totally ignored. The vibe was weird and the more I looked around, the more unkempt and dirty the bar looked. It needs a major upgrade and the employees were either rude or just absent minded. Again, the pungent smell of old grease permeated the building. The floors were sticky (dry spilled beer, I think) and there was food under a table nearby. We got up and left. I doubt the absent minded staff noticed. They really do need to do a deeper cleaning of this place and retrain the staff.

Treated HORRIBLY... will NEVER go back Mean bartenders Security was disrespectful Over crowded and shouldn't even allow that many people PACKED into one place Nasty comments from staff.. ASSAULTED AND VERY disturbed from how we were treated

This establishment is very poorly ran we made reservations to watch the Lions game came all the way from Plymouth upon getting here our reservations were not met we were told that people got here at 6:30 and don't leave I will never come back here again me and my girlfriend and our party we're not called or informed in fact or number was even taken dow giant waste of time very poor establishment. We will not be back

Beers taste like they are watered down. And overpriced and $5 to get in Easy way to make money

Great food. Great drinks. Great service. Always great music here and drinks are at the best prices. Drinks are never watered down here. The low ratings are likely due to the bar scene and people getting thrown out.

They wanted to charge $10 just to get in!! No live music was even playing. To charge money to walk in and pay more money to buy a drink is ridiculous. The atmosphere is not amazing enough to charge just to walk into the place.

Went out with some friends last night. Paid everyone's cover to get in. Ordered and paid for first round of drinks and next thing I know there is bouncers in our face yelling you got to go taking our freshly poored and paid for drinks. The bouncers, the staff, the tenders, and especially the management are the least ethical, reasonable and kind people in likely all of royal oak. Stay far away from OTooles unless you are prepared to lose your cover, your drinks, your fun, and have your night ruined. Literally, 5th Ave (way better food, service and staff) and HopCat are around the corner or next door. Go there, you'll be most thankful you did.

I only gave them one star because I don't have an option to give them nothing. I am SO upset about the situation that happened to us. I will never ever return to their bar. Their service is shitty and it's overrated. I'd rather go ANY WHERE ELSE and drink a little cheaper with less JUDGE MENTAL PEOPLE. Fucking losers.

It's not good. I wish that I could say that it is, but it most certainly isn't. My server, Ashley, was just fine, and did a good job getting my order right and getting my food to me. The second star is completely due to her good service level. Otherwise? Yeah, the place is a loss in my opinion. The food is *all* from-frozen junk that doesn't even try to act fresh and yummy. It'll feed you, yes, and it shouldn't make you sick, but of the three things I ordered tonight, the very best thing was the side salad, and it was, indeed, actually made of fresh, good ingredients. The burger? The onion rings that came on the burger? The wings? All from frozen, and they taste that way. It's really pretty sad, considering that it isn't all that hard to do bar basics well. As for cleanliness, it's definitely a miss. The floor in that place is far, far stickier than most crappy movie theaters I've been to, and it's just plain gross. You really can't ignore it, either. I will say that their bathroom was definitely up to snuff, stocked with paper, and everything worked correctly. Look: it's a *bar*, and it's a pretty poor excuse for one. It's not trying to be anything else, I guess, and I suppose that this type of joint appeals to a certain "doesn't give a crap" crowd. Folks: this place is for you...it's all yours. My food was paid for and I wouldn't go back. Please tip the server who works hard for you. I did, and don't regret that a bit. Otherwise? Unless you *really* want to play a pinball machine that you will never be able to hear, I believe that HopCat is directly across the street.

This place is a 5/5 for what it is. It's downtown Royal Oak's signature whole in the wall bar. Beers, food, darts....with a really nice setting in my opinion. The cocktails are great too! It was less than $8 for at least a 20oz drink! Everything looked priced nicely. I unfortunately havent had a chance to try the food, but I plan to soon. The service has been real good both times Ive been here.

If your looking for a quick bite and a drink during the afternoon its a perfect place. Unfortunately they don't pay patronage to their regular guests. Tried to go in on a Thursday night around 10pm and they tried collecting a $10 cover for a dead bar. I thought to myself two things, Im not 21 years old and Im not paying to go have a drink. Maybe if you had live entertainment, maybe $5. I guess they need to pay for their security team. Unfortunately for them I didn't pay the cover text my friend to meet me at Oak City Grille. Free, live entertainment, and busy!!!! Okay

Be aware of roofied drinks here. Please party responsibly at this place. Make sure to have someone in your group that stays sober and can protect if you anything happens. My friend was roofied at this bar last night and ended up in the hospital. She had two shots directly from the bartender at the bar and one shot from a shot girl that was walking around with test tube shots. Be careful if you buy one of the test tube shots because they are making their way uncovered around the bar before they get to you.

We wandered into O'Toole's as it was on the Harry Potter bar crawl we did recently. The music was so loud that we could not hear each other speak, even when we leaned over and spoke into each other's ear. We also didn't get service- we had to stop a young lady who was friendly and apologetic as the server that had our section was no where to be found. She brought us our first round and cashed us out, but it seemed only parties of four or more were getting any attention from the staff. Really annoying and frustrating- if you don't want to serve people doing a bar crawl, then opt out.

Terrible service, forgets about appetiziers, over an hour to wait, people that showed up a half hour after I did got their food before I did. When I finally did get my food it was cold. Never coming here again.

Came here over the past weekend for my friends birthday and we all had a blast!!! It was packed so getting drinks was kinda difficult because the amount of people but we didn't mind. They bathroom was okay and the line wasn't long everytime I went. The best part of JEFF the bouncer. He was so nice and was always looking out for me and my friend the entire night. He even got me a water because I was so drunk but I really appreciated it!!!! He needs a raise!!!! Really nice guy

This place is a lot of fun! Reasonable drink prices and an energetic crowd complimented with excellent service. I'm personally a HUGE fan!

Bar has lots of seating and open area, good for groups. Stopped in just for drinks. Went to get a beer, paid, my other friends got their beers, asked the bartender where mine was after a minute and was told they were exchanging the tap which is fine. Didn't want to be bothering her as it was a busy night. Stood waiting for another 10 minutes before she realized I was still there and then served my beer. So not great service but expected at this packed bar on a Saturday night.

It's OTooles. Everyone knows the drill here. Good spot to watch a game, gets packed on the weekends. Plenty of people having a good time...some too good of a time. But hey..it's a bar in Royal Oak. Thursday night is mug night here. I will say the chicken wings here are pretty good. Can't say I'd be willing to try much else here, but I would recommend those.

Went up to the bar and asked for two drinks. Blonde bartender with glasses as braided hair ask for my Credit card. I asked her what's the total She said give me your credit card. Once again i asked what's the total. And she once again told me Give me your credit card without telling me what i owed. . I was asking. Because i was going to pay in cash. But she was was rude and had bad hospitality towards customers. I manage a bar. And if i has a bartender that treated customers like that. She wouldn't be working for me. Cool place. But. I wouldn't be back from the rude bartender. Bad customer service. But a cool young bar

Highly disappointed with the hostile female bartender and managerial staff who seemed to condone the bartender's inappropriate behavior while serving customers. We were asked to leave purely because the bartender didn't want us there. Why? No plausible real reason from our side. However, the very professional owner was able to address our concerns today and educate us on what the cameras actually revealed. This helped clarify any initial concerns. The response from the owner was satisfactory, especially because she was receptive to our customer feedback also. We have been informed that any inappropriate customer service behavior has been addressed and that this establishment can guarantee only top notch service moving forward. Thank you O'Tooles for taking the time to address this issue.

If you are over the age of 21 not worth going...if underage they love you -- if less than 21 they will let you in and treat you like royalty. They up charge you like crazy/-- so If you care, ask what you are being charged before handing over your card and it is likely they will charge you MUCH more. They will tell you this is an "accident" but has happened on two separate occasions. Numerous shitty bartenders who think they are are shit but they are literally shit. LOL. Poor girls. Double check EVERYTHING. Don't trust anything here. Manager is a squarely young boy too so best to pay cash if you're trying to drink. Food is NOT worth it. GFS And freezer burned. Literally the only reason to come here is to watch a b-ball game (they do play sound- only reason for 1 Star) and do not order drinks or food. Just use them for sound. All they are good for.

The service was mediocre the crowd was trash and the bartender didn't even tell us the drinks deals she had us pay the highest priced drinks it wasn't until another bartender asked if we wanted the drink deal

Amanda is thee best, she most definitely understands customer service. I will only be back because of her

This place has great food and great drinks. Staff was pretty attentive to if you need anything. Awesome place to get together with friends, however not a great place to talk. Music was kind of loud though that should be expected of a bar when you're going out. All in all it was a good experience and I'll definitely be coming here again.

Love this spot for lunch, dinner, or drinks at night! They have a Full bar and food menu. Overall- Great food! Great service! Very reasonable prices! ($20-$25 drinks&dinner per person on average) Full bar w/large beer selection! Attractive friendly staff! OTooles is the SPOT for a weekend turn up w/friends but also family friendly for dinner or lunch anytime before 9pm. Gorgeous ladies restroom, very clean w/no line which is a huge plus in my book. Enjoy!

O'Tooles seems to be for tools as the name of the bar so accurately suggests. O'Tooles attracts a crowd of mainly douches and hos, which seems consistent with most Royal Oak bars. If you're 21-25 and are into scantily clad baby prostitutes and the typical "bros" type of dudes, then definitely stop in on a Thursday night for their mug night. Bring a mug or purchase one of theirs and have it filled with cheap beer for just $2 all night, with shot specials going on as well. I unfortunately knew a guy who had dozens of their mugs from mug night lining his kitchen of his Royal Oak apartment. Most people don't remember to bring back their mug to refill it so you can easily purchase a new one. It gets super busy and packed like a sardine can on Thursday nights and thus extremely loud. Also expect a line out the door and a long line at the bar, and a struggle to find a seat. I've been here for mug night before and it's not really my scene but we did have a good time when we stopped in O'Tooles for the Saint Practice Day Pub Crawl. It was well decorated for St. Patty's Day and had green beer, Guinness, green JELLO shots, and a green tea shot special. Most bars on the St Practice Day Pub crawl surprisingly didn't really have any St Patty's Day themed drinks or anything special for the occasion so it was nice that O'Tooles offered that. I imagine it's a good stop for St. Patty's Day but otherwise, I don't see myself rushing back. It's more like one to two stars for me but I realize if you're college aged and looking for an obnoxious loud drunken night out, this place might be exactly what you're looking for.

Went here on Halloween - $20 cover charge. Decent crowd but there was no designated area for dancing - you literally couldn't have a conversation without constantly being run into. Won't be back

I am soo angry right now.... my son ate lunch there last week and his server added a lot of extra money into the tip on his debit card. His bill with the tip was less than $30 and he was charged around $80. The manager said the lady that can handle that wasn't in and call back... now they say the owner is the only one to fix it and they only come in on Mondays....to dispute through the bank takes weeks and a new debit card etc..... that extra $50 that the server pocketed is really screwing up my sons finances! .... DISHONEST PLACE!!!

We waited for over 30 minutes for a server to come over. When the server did come, she wasn't pleasant or welcoming or even apologetic for the long wait. We proceeded to order and the server informed us that the kitchen closed early because "it wasn't busy..." again this was after waiting over 30 minutes to be served or even acknowledged. DO NOT COME HERE!