Restaurant & Drinking Establishment
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Difficult place for wheelchair users as the restaurant is downstairs, though it is possible to eat in the bar, to which there is wheelchair access. |
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Yes, it's cheesy and synthetic, and they were playing Christmas music on the first of December, but if you're looking for a quick pre- or post-theatre drink in George Street, you could do worse. We nipped in there with 10 minutes to go till curtain up and asked the bartender what was the quickest cocktail she could mix. Far from glazedly muttering at us like a conventional chain employee, she advised us sensibly and provided two cheap and cheerful Cosmopolitans for £5.75 the pair. The interior is so tacky it's rather fun - lots of suspiciously shiny veneered wood and hotel carpeting. It's like being inside something you might have won in a cracker. But it's reasonably spacious and the design of any individual item isn't actually offensive. The ambience is definitely plasticky but no one item is to blame for that. It's going to be rammed on a Friday and Saturday, and it's probably not a good choice if you're looking to impress a date with your discernment and financial standing, but it doesn't pretend to be what it's not, and we found the service excellent. Minnie the Muncher, 03/12/08 Old Orleans has had yet another re-fit recently but is still the same as it always was inside. By that I mean it's still a hang-over from the 90's serving bog-standard drinks and average cocktails to a largely lads and lasses type crowd. Food is best described as filling and generous and at worst uninspiring and lardy. You know what you're gonna get here so in that respect you'll never be too disappointed, but there are far more interesting and frankly better places to hang out than this. Joe B, 05/04/08 We wanted to eat here but one of us is coeliac and can't have gluten, and there wasn't a single meal on the menu they could guarantee was safe... :( J.C., 11/03/08 An ever popular choice, offering a very reasonable cocktail bar (complete with live music on some nights), as well as a slightly less reasonable Tex-Mex style restaurant. You can't fault Old Orleans for the choice it offers - Nachos, Burritos, salads, southern style chicken and steaks, the list is long and attractive. Perhaps more suited to large groups and parties than romantic dinners for two, the atmosphere is incredibly lively, especially on a Friday and Saturday evening. Food is good, albeit in a slightly pub-grub style, and perhaps not deserving of the price tag - a meal for two can easily set you back £40. C.R., 20/10/05
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