Daniel O’Connell’s

Alexandria, United States

3.5

20 reviews

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Specialties

O’Connell’s Restaurant and Bar specializes in combining a true to life Irish atmosphere with modern Irish cuisine while maintaining the timeless hospitality that our patrons have come to know and love.

Our chef uses only the highest quality ingredients –many from local sources– in his quest to bring unique and distinct flavors to our guests. Our menus bring the very best of modern Irish cuisine to the DC area by combining the finest quality meats, seafood, and game with the very best flavors that Ireland has to offer.

Our extensive, but not overwhelming, lists of beers, wines, and whiskeys will allow you to choose the perfect complement to your meal or to simply enjoy with your friends at one of our four historic bars.

Whether you choose to come in for a real Imperial Pint of your favorite ale or lager, or to sample our varied menu from lamb burger to elk chops, we know that your experience at O’Connell’s will show you what a true Irish experience is all about.

History

Established in 2006.

In 2005, owners John Brennan, and Billy O’Sullivan decided to bring the experience of a modern Irish pub and restaurant to Alexandria. Over the next year, they labored to create a restaurant which would reflect what patrons would find if they ventured to Ireland, the country which had the fastest growing economy in all of the European Union at that time.

They brought in Irish carpenters and stonemasons to completely rebuild the restaurant at 112 King Street and install the ancient woodwork which was imported from various castles and monasteries throughout the Irish nation. They also understood the need to bring a modern understanding of Irish food and culture to the ancient Irish setting that they had recreated here in Alexandria. O’Connell’s simply could not be another stereotypical Irish pub, but must showcase the amazing leaps that the country has made not only in economic success, but in their culinary endeavors as well.