Had a big group here on a Sunday. It was a good time! The Snake Bite wrap was good, drinks were flowing, it's pretty affordable, and the server was fast and helpful. This place is really big and had lots of pool tables that people were playing at. A great spot for a casual night out :) read more

Riley's Olde Town Pub - Snake bite wrap with fries added - Pubs Near Me - Oshawa, Ontario

Can't believe this place is rated this low. It's conveniently located near the hotel I'm staying at in Oshawa while I'm in town for work. I have sat at the bar twice and had SUPER GOOD SERVICE both times. The food comes out super quick. DECENT draft beer selection. The fish and chips were out of this world. read more

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One of my favourite places to go! Good ambiance, prices are a little on the higher end but the food is really good. Staff are friendly. Downstairs is the restaurant and bar and upstairs they have a billiards lounge with tons of pool tables. Definitely recommend! read more

Been here once before and the food and service were fantastic. Today was awful though. I ordered a beer and it wasn't the beer I order, the. At tender said they poured it from the right tap. Ok? Is it at the end of a keg? Did you mix up the kegs, like something happened to make this beer taste wrong. Then I got another beer and I'm sure they were just messing with me at that point. I just accepted it. I didn't want to argue with this lady. The food was Less than mediocre, our nachos were burnt. Had this weird long wire thing in it and random lettuce pieces. The atmosphere was annoying, the server kept arguing with the boys behind us and they were both obnoxiously loud. Sucks because I brought my one friend her telling her how great it was. When it really wasn't. read more

It's been a while since I have been to this pub/ restaurant, due to the covid restrictions. The service was just ok, seeing that it was game night prior to the OHL Oshawa generals game. They served our food, and we did not have any cutlery, it took at least 5 minutes for them to come back and they only had enough for half our table(6). They said they were trying to find more. I got to say I had the fish and chips, the fries were cold, and the fish was under cooked. I've had numerous fish and chip meals over my years. This meal was absolutely gross, worst fish and chips I have ever had!!! I will never be back. read more

We were looking for a cool place to hang out, have a drink and get some food on a Saturday night. The place was pretty empty but the food and service was good. Our waitress was lovely and made a recommendation of where to go afterwards. We shared two wraps - the Greek wrap and the souvlaki wrap. The chicken souvlaki was very good but the pork in the Greek wrap was pretty dry. The side Greek salad was tasty with lots of dressing. The meal was very reasonably priced. My $7.50 glass of wine was filled very generously and my friend had the $5 beer of the day. The vibe was quite what we were looking for so after our meal we left to find another more lively scene. An overall pleasant experience for a meal though. read more

Riley's Olde Town Pub - a plate of salad and a burrito - Pubs Near Me - Oshawa, Ontario

Three 5 " hairs in my chicken ceaser wrap, Also the 6 Oz steak on a bun was uncooked completely, there's rare and then there's uncooked it was discusting, not that it mattered anyway when my brother saw me pulling hair from my mouth he lost his appetite as I would think anyone would, we also ordered a cesar salad but received a half a handful of lettuce instead, no croutons no bacon bits nothing but lettuce which I wouldn't have normally brought up but since the rest of this $50, order was garbage I may Aswell bring it up,, last but not least the order of gravy for my saugy fries. well I didnt even received gravy at all... so there's review next time why don't you just shit in my mouth read more

2 friends and I made reservations at Riley's the night of Bryan Adams concert in Oshawa. We arrived at 5:35 and we were told by the server that it would be approx 45mins to an hour for food to come out of the kitchen. We ordered right away at 5:40 I checked the time. After numerous inquiries after the hour wait we were told our food would be out shortly. The time kept going by still no food. At 7:30 the server again said soon. So almost 2 hours later. As concert time was approaching I asked to speak to manager. He was so arrogant and condesening. Almost accusing us of lying on our order time. We left the place with not having any food at all. Oh and one of my friends is type 1 diabetic and needed to eat. We will never go back and I urge everyone not to go as well. read more

My wife and I decided to eat at Riley's Oshawa and now we wish we had gone somewhere else. After a normal waiting period we got our food but when the server came back we had to ask her where my wife's beer was. She replied that she got it and then walked off. About 5 minutes later she brought it back. I then had to ask her for salt & pepper because for some reason these were not on the table. I asked her to refill my water and she just didn't bring it back. Thankfully my wife had a glass of water that she hadn't been drinking and I drank that. The food was reasonably priced but the quality was not there. The pulled pork had next to no sauce on it, the fries were soggy and the food was luke warm at most. All in all not a good experience and we will not go back. read more

went there 3 times now , townies is right , ppl just seem way to at home , makes ya feel like an outsider , everytime I walked by the group of ppl I felt like I should leave . Had the steak and it was fat and grizzle and thin as paper , wont go back . read more

I had trouble with this one. I genuinely like the staff, (door staff, bartenders, servers) they are good people. I've eaten there a few times and when I go for lunch it always goes well. If I'm in a large group....forget it. You'll be watching everyone else get their food and you'll get nothing. I really don't know why that is. So, for me....I'll go back in a second. But not in a large group. No way! read more

Been here thrice on weekends. Primarily visit rileys for pool. The food is good. I've tried poutine, chicken fingers and one of their burgers. Not too expensive either . First visit-the waiter handed the menus and never came back to our table. Left us hanging for quite a while until one of the other waiters came by. Second visit was fine. Most recent visit- too much checking/security at entrance. Body searched , asked to empty pockets and some other questions as well. It wasn't a busy night. Also, the staff near the pool table never dropped by to ask if we needed any drinks or food ( they did ask us on previous two visits). Overall, very poor experience and I don't feel like going back. read more

We were looking for a date night restaurant/pub to go before a night of great music. We arrived and it was fairly empty due to the time of night (before the rush) and it took so long for the food to arrive and when it did it was cold, yes cold. Once it came back it was hot and when I went to use the condiments they were COVERED IN MUSTARD AND KETCHUP. It was not a good experience at all and I would not recommend it to anyone. read more

Excellent food! Excellent service and staff! The club is amazing on Fridays and Saturdays and a really great place to just hang out and have a drunk, smoke and get a nite to eat. The menu has a nice wide range so you can eat cheap of indulge into a more expensive appetizing meal that just has you floating on a cloud. The bar attending is excellent, the security are especially good as well in the few fights I have seen. Overall- I highly rate this place with a 5out of 5 easily. read more

Waitresses were extremely RUDE. Said I made them feel "leary". The bar was very huge and empty. For younger people. I was not welcome there. read more

The service here is absolutely terrible! Upon my second bite of my chicken caesar wrap, I found a white rippled hair! I contacted the server and her only question was regarding the colour of the hair. I told her I did not wish to finish eating it, nor was I going to pay for it. I had only taken 2 small bites out of it, so I think im justified in not paying for it. When she returned to give my friends their bills, she turned to me and said "just so you know, both the people working in the kitchen are flaming gingers and I have black hair so the hair obviously did not come from here, but we took it off of your bill anyway" and walked away. I mentioned this to the manager as well, and he simply replied with "ill speak to her" I did not receive one apology or any sympathy from anyone. Rather, I received accusations! This type of service is completely unacceptable. I have never felt more disrespected. read more

This place was markedly worse than we had in the past couple years. Despite being told no reservations before a Generals game, we arrived to find that indeed others did have reservations. So I'd love the secret password! We then got put upstairs where to no fault of there own, 2 servers for the whole floor. We waited 20 minutes between our drink orders and dinner orders because they were just too busy to check in us.. We had to beg to get our orders in! The experience was a fail, and we will find another place before going a game next time. Will never return! read more

Stopped at this local pub before a concert. The food was great, our server was friendly and funny... But.... We were a party of 7 ladies, none of whom ordered anything different or complicated. (Chicken Caesar wrap, souvlaki...French onion soup, motzerella sticks, garlic bread nachos)... no special orders, straight off the menu. It took an hour from placing the order to get the food to the table. When we placed our order, we were advised that they COULD put the appetizers in as appetizers but it would slow the rest of our orders. (Huh?). It was NOT busy. I took a spin downstairs to see and there were a half a dozen tables down there. The server mentioned "you should come back after the show for some cocktails!" I asked if we should order them Now.... As mentioned, the food was great, but nothing we ordered should have taken that length of time. Luckily we were not in a hurry. read more

I don't mind this bar and grill. Every time I've eaten the food here it's always been fantastic. It's one of the best places for Caesar salad. Also, their lattice fries are amazing. Also the night life upstairs is pretty good for Durham region since nothing is going on, especially in Oshawa. Over all, I think this one of the best places to go for night life if you like a pub like atmosphere. Also, almost forgot to mention that on the weekend, a lovely blind gentleman plays the piano. Older music, usually the same (so it gets kind of old) however really good time and experience first time round. read more

Absolutely love Rileys! We don't have a negative thing to say! We go at least once a week! From appetizers to burgers delish!! Love half priced apps and of course Happy hour!! Great staff!! read more

Ordered takeout. They took my order and my money then after 20 minutes decided they were too busy to make my one burger and fries. Very disappointed. read more

The service was terrible. Waited 20 mins to order, waited 20 for food and we even had to wait 10 mins for our lousy waitress to get the cash. They also have the "no debit but have onsite ATM with additional service charges" scam. The food was at best meh. Hit a drive through and buy a case of beer before ever going here. No one is hungry enough to put themselves through the horrible experience that is Riley's Pub. read more

Probably wouldn't come here again. Food is okay, bar is full of townies. Better to go to Whitby if you're looking for a good time.

Not a bad spot. Great service and food is good. Typical pub type food and if you enjoy pool it's a win win

Went here before seeing the Gens play. This place is awesome! My friends and I were seated right away, and waited on hand and foot. Our server was so funny, and easy to get along with which made the experience even better! I ordered the south west wrap and fries. Holy, I could not even finish my plate, I was so full. The price, the best! With my drink and meal I paid $15.00 (not including tip) I already want to go back! read more

Love the food but they don't take debit and charge you to take cash out of the machine. They also makes the servers pay for the visa fees out of their tips. Total rip off to staff and customers. read more

I took my family to this pub style restaurant after reading some good reviews on a third party website. Although quite loud the atmosphere was quite nice. The food however, was not. My wife's 'Chicken Souvlaki Dinner' was a bland, dry, grilled chicken breast. Not a skewer of succulent white meat chicken cubes as you would expect. My daughter's lattice fries poutine was covered in Trio Gravy mix and a smattering of cheese globules - it didn't look edible and she refused to eat it. My own meal was the 'philly cheese steak' sandwich. My radar went off the moment I ordered it when I was asked if I wanted it on a Kaiser or a pretzel bun. What I ended up with was a roast beef sandwich with some grilled vegetables and some cheese on the aforementioned Kaiser bun. The roast beef was clearly the same that was being offered on the roast beef dinner special. A Philly should start with raw, thinly sliced roast beef, grilled to just about medium then topped with cheese and freshly grilled peppers, onions and mushrooms - and served on a Hoagie Bun. My son ordered the Swiss Bacon burger - and his meal was okay - the mushy sweet potato fries left a bit to be desired. I will say that my side Greek Salad was quite good, the dressing very tasty. Our server understood our concerns. The poutine was dropped from the bill, and we got a 20% discount on the souvlaki dinner. We won't be back. The items on the menu just don't match what's on the plate. read more

Love this place! Has become a local favourite for my wife and I for several years! No better place to get great food and portions are huge!!

Referring to the Oshawa Junction Club that is connected to this pub.. I went with a group of friends for New Years , pre purchased tickets and all.. They would not let me in because they could not recognize a Pennsylvania ID from the U.S. I don't think the bouncers in front of the club were educated enough to go inside and check my ID against their book of ID's from other countries. I was carded at the LCBO and they had no problem looking up what a US drivers license looks like. Luckily the bouncer in front of Rileys checked and said it was legit... but once I tried to get in again through the club (to scan our tickets) I was told the head of security said it was fake. I'm extremely offended that they did not except my state issued ID! And only because they weren't educated enough to know it was real. Someone should have taken it inside the first time there was any doubt instead of letting me wait outside and freeze for half an hour. It completely ruined my night as all my other friends were inside except my boyfriend and I. We won't EVER be returning here. read more

I mean the food sucks, the security suck except Ryan he's pretty cool. But its pretty killer when they let you in, gotta meet the blind piano man he's a bro. 10\10 reccomend read more

In town for my cousins wedding and stumbled upon this place. Started off downstairs where the bartender was amazing. She was very attentive and even went along with our crazy antics. Ventured upstairs to the piano bar. Was not disappointed there either. read more