O’Neals
O’Neals
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
6 reviews
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O’Neals
Wtf story….
Stopped in to be seated, there's about 6 tables occupied, about 25 tables empty. I ask the host/waiter if I could be seated in a specific table in the back…..he says no and points somewhere else. OK, bad enough. I say that's ok and start to walk away…..I hear him say behind my back as I walk away, 'that's OK we don't need you anyway'. Really? you're going to pull an attitude?
Don't even bother with this place. Walked 100 feet to the food court and got better service from guys behind assembly line at the pizza place. Go there and feel more appreciated.
I am not a huge fan of airport food, and when I saw O'Neal's, I was actually a bit excited because it looked like they were going to offer a bit of variety – with a name like that, it seemed like it was an Irish pub or something. In an airport? That's some sort of awesome. if only there was some soccer on – break out the hooligans (and yes, I know it's horribly stereotypical – deal with it).
Unfortunately, the atmosphere of the place is about all there is to get excited about at O'Neal's, and though it's a nice place to look at, the service is just not good. It is slow. It is not particularly friendly, and not in that New York-sort of unfriendly that you can brush off as worth seeing because you're visiting ("hey, I'm walking here!"). No, they just don't really seem to care that you're interested in a drink or some food – you might as well be seated in an entirely different terminal.
Should you happen to get a menu, it doesn't even fit the place. You might as well look for an Applebees.
I read the reviews and they were not good. I agree with the others…this is an Irish Bar…where are the beers on tap? I really did not care because I was not having beer.
When I first walked in…I sat at the bar and someone brought me over a menu. I then sat and waited. I looked around and there were only 3 other people sitting at two tables. Hmmm…so far the other reviews were right.
Then she came back and asked me for my order. I ordered a scotch, a salad and some soup. First the Johnny Walker Black Bottle was completely empty. I then ordered a Chivas and she could not find the bottle. I pointed out the bottle to her. Okay here comes my drink…oh wait she is going to the computer to punch in my order…okay now my drink is going to come…oh wait she is leaving now…ten minutes goes by and no drink…so frustrating. Shouldn't she have poured my drink before disappearing? You would think.
She then comes back and tells me that she will get my drink soon…I am afraid to ask what soon is…I finally do get the drink and then my salad and soup show up at the same time. I had asked for my soup first…I guess I am not going to get anything I want. The soup was very good. I ordered the French Onion. The salad was also nice too…the lettuce was very fresh and not wilted.
Then while I was sitting there the real bartender showed up and she did not seem happy that I was sitting there in her area. The woman who was taking care of me was not the bartender, which makes sense why it took me so long to get my drink. She probably had to place it in the computer and then she waited until she got it on her screen…just kidding…i am being sarcastic.
The new bartender then had to stock the bar completely…she was busting her ass…I could not believe that the bar was not stocked the night before. I wanted a beer but I had to order it from the waitress who then had to walk around the bar to get it. Only to find out that the bottles were just stocked and they were warm. Yum…nothing like some warm beer to wash a meal down.
This place is definitely slow and not fully stocked (at least for my habits). The food was good but the service was definitely slow. But this is an airport and the choices are not vast, so suck it up and stop in here. Trust me the reviews of the other places in the JFK American Terminal are not any better then this place.
I don't recall ever enjoying a meal at an airport. Food is always overpriced and tastes like something that came from the freezer section. O'Neals is absolutely no exception. I came here because the other deli-styled eateries had crazy lines and were somewhat far-away from my gate.
I got pancakes and a side of bacon (crucial part of a balanced diet). I wish the waitress told me how much food to expect. I got three dinner-sized pancakes and only managed to eat half of one. As for the bacon, my guess is, this was the cheaper version of the Oscar Meyer microwaveable bacon. It was beyond dry, brittle, and barely edible.
My bill came up to $20. Clearly money well spent. This was a business trip so my company picked up the tab. Which makes me only slightly bitter.
The best thing about eating at O'Neals is that you'll hopefully be catching a flight to a destination…where you can get better food.
Ok, ok, it's not really all that bad. There are few sit down, non food court options excluding a Bobby Van's (of all restaurants!) in this area of JFK. And if you have time to kill before a flight, O'Neals provides a comfortable enough area to wait. You should be able to hear any announcement regarding flights from inside.
Considering that we were one of the first batch of early morning customers, I was surprised to discover that their plate of fruit wasn't available. Healthy eating, be gone so I opted instead for an egg sandwich.
Meh. I've experienced better. I can't really improve upon that highly accurate description. You'll find other standard breakfast items (assuming they are in stock) and delivery time from order to plate arrival was fast.
They seemed slightly confused when I asked for tea instead of coffee, so confused as to not even bring me tea.
Of course, I won't mind going back to O'Neals as it likely indicates I'm en route to a vacation destination. As a destination in and of itself, you can do better than O'Neals.
Bartender didn't know how to make drinks. Not even the one on the menu. "I can do shots and stuff."
I think the place was understaffed because there was a long wait to take my order and I saw no one in sight.
I finally settled on chips and guacamole because I didn't want to wait too long for food (the kitchen was backed up too). The guac was good but the chips looked like they were the last bit of tortilla chips in a bag and they just dumped them on the plate. Okay cool. Not worth the $12.
And a shot of liquor is $15, double is $18.