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O'Brien's Bistro, Pensacola, FL

O'Brien's Bistro

4.4
4.4
467 Reviews
$30 and under
Contemporary American

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 5 times today
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
Voted -Best Locally Owned & Best Casual Dining Restaurant in Pensacola by VIP Pensacola Magazine readers poll.

A small locally owned restaurant where great food is paired with great wine.
O’Brien's Bistro is one of the few restaurants in Pensacola truly owned and operated by the chef!

Our menu items are just some of the flavor combinations we have created. Our kitchen staff will try to accommodate menu changes or requests you may have. Our goal is if the ingredients are on the pages of our menu, we can cook it your way, well, of course, within reason!

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American, Bistro, Seafood
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Tue–Sat 11:00 am–3:00 pm Brunch Sun 11:00 am–2:00 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (850) 477-9120
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Neighborhood
    Pensacola
  • Cross street
    12th Ave and Bayou Blvd.
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Additional
    Beer, Cafe, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 467 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Northwest Florida

    Neighborhood gem

  • Pensacola

    Best Value

  • Pensacola

    Neighborhood gem

  • Pensacola

    Great for fine wines

  • Pensacola

    Romantic

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
O'Brien's Bistro offers "wonderful food and service" with a cozy atmosphere. Known for "consistently great" dining experiences, the menu features diverse options from seafood to steaks. Patrons praise the attentive staff, especially servers like Noah and Ty, ensuring a "fantastic" visit every time. Perfect for special occasions or casual dining.

467 Reviews
  1. Dennis

    Western KY2 reviews

    3.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Service was wonderful. Food was good. Had wonderful memories of a great meal there a couple of years ago. Memories were better than actual meal this time.

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    Tallahassee1 review

    5.0

    Dined on March 1, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was excellent! Loved the oyster Rockefeller and the French onion soup. The fillet mignon and the surf and turf were delicious.

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  3. Joshua

    Tampa3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 16, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great spot to try in Pensacola recommend a visit.

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  4. Denise

    Tallahassee8 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    I attended O Brien’s for my birthday the food was excellent and we received our food fast The service was ok our server was pleasant but left us unattended after taking our order. She did not return to check if we needed our beverage refilled. Had to ask management who came by to help us I ordered a coffee with dessert and when it came it was a mess overfilled dripping down the cup to the pint of not being able to even pick it up very sloppy again manager took care of the problem not our server Did not bring my husband’s coffee or dessert until well after it was ordered. I will say the manager was very helpful with fixing our issues Overall the manager did more for us than our server which was a good thing Perhaps she was having issues handling her tables. Overall a good meal

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  5. Traci

    Tallahassee10 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 14, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful food as always. Atmosphere is quiet and staff excellent.

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  6. Julia

    Lake of the Ozarks22 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on February 14, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    Extremely rude “hostess!” My friend arrived first and asked to be seated and was told “No, you must wait for the rest of your group.”(2 people) Ok, that’s fine. We came in after asking for a table near the middle or front of the restaurant we were seated in the dark booth near the bathrooms. When I asked for a different table I was told by the haughty hostess that the tables were assigned and we could not change. If they were “assigned,” why couldn’t our friend sit there when she arrived? The food was marginal & the decor was outdated. Never going back.

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  7. Anita

    Memphis/West TN23 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 14, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This is mine and my husband’s ‘go to’ Restaurant when we want to have a great lunch! He ordered the shrimp & andouille, sausage, pasta, and a cup of French onion soup. I ordered their special of the day which was grilled salmon, covered in crab meat sauce, rice pilaf and sautéed vegetables.  As always, the food was served very hot, and was of the utmost quality. Our waitress was so patient with us, and very attentive. We have eaten at this restaurant probably 8 to 10 times, and never had an average meal, they were always great!

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  8. Gregg

    Tallahassee1 review

    5.0

    Dined on January 24, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We hadn’t been in years after an extended absence. Food is still superb with fantastic service.

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  9. Kim

    Dallas5 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on January 19, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    It was not great. The fish was dry. We had the mahi and the Caribbean topping was something that look like and tasted like it came from Walmart. Very underwhelmed and disappointed. We won’t be back for a long time. Seems as if the servers don’t know what they’re doing or at least the one we had and didn’t know what customer service is like at O’Brien’s. So maybe some training needs to happen. Or it’s just a whole new staff and a whole new thought process. A gentleman was walking around like he was the manager, but he never checked with customers to see how they were doing nor filled up water glasses. That would’ve helped out the servers. What happened O’Briens?

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  10. Kenny

    Caribbean2 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on January 10, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Regular customer here and will continue to be. However, last Friday night was not the best as far as my filet and desert. Ordered the special which was a filet and asked for medium. It was covered in gravy and didn't really notice it til about half way through that it might have been medium rare at best. It was getting worse the more I was eating it. Then at the end we ordered the chocolate molten lava cake (think that's what they call it). It was very dry to the point that 1/4 of it was actually hard. Love this place and it was the only time out of all my visits that it was this way. Hopefully all the bad luck happened in one night and I look forward to coming back. One of my favorite places in town with great food for the price.

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FAQs

O'Brien's Bistro offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (850) 477-9120.

O'Brien's Bistro is rated 4.4 stars by 467 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 5 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for O'Brien's Bistro

4350 Bayou Blvd, Suite 8, Pensacola, FL 32503

Additional information

  • Cross street
    12th Ave and Bayou Blvd.
  • Neighborhood
    Pensacola
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Tue–Sat 11:00 am–3:00 pm Brunch Sun 11:00 am–2:00 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American, Bistro, Seafood
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, Cafe, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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