Oldfield’s North Fourth Tavern

Was stopping through from NYC for a concert and was super impressed with the beer selection and food. All the host and even other costumers were all very humble and nice giving sudjestion and ideas for food and beer. A definite stop by and visit!!! Must stop by if Ur in the area

You should eat here and get drunk, at least tipsy. They have nothing but awesome OHIO beers on draft.

Where do I even begin with this bullshit. The owner doesn’t give a fuck. And by that I mean he doesn’t give a fuck if you’re humongous asshole who doesn’t like to have a good time. This place is one of the single greatest stops on campus and I would highly encourage you to stop in for a quick black out. Oldfields for life.
But really dan sucks

Oldfield’s, my home away from home. If you love all things Ohio, this is the place to be. Take advantage of the specials, food, trivia night, karaōke, and of course, any and all Ohio sports teams game days! The staff is super friendly and will definitely take care of you! Ask for Dan, tell him I sent you!

One of my favorite places off campus to go get a few drinks! Usually not very crowded and is a pretty small bar. Has a pool table and and touchtunes so you can hear whatever you want.
Bartenders are cool and will joke around with you. Great appetizer/​small order bar food, great bar!

You know, Oldfield’s doesn’t seem like it would be a hip little bar; but even though it’s right next to campus, it’s not full of douchey campus people, and that’s already a huge plus. You can go in on a Saturday night and they’re reasonably busy but not so jam-​packed you can’t find parking or get a drink. There’s a side patio, a kitchen that serves pretty decent and decently-​priced food (though the Irish nachos are kind of dreadful, don’t get those – the sandwiches are pretty good).
What really surprises me about Oldfield’s is the drink selections. It looks like the kind of place that would primarily serve Bud Light; while you can, of course, get PBR there, they also have a good selection of beer and local Ohio liquors – even more than just the standard Columbus stuff. Yay, drink local!
I’ve always had good service and they serve food after midnight, so that’s a big plus. My husband works second shift, it can be hard to find an intersection of decent food + drinking + not a huge hassle to get to if we want to go out on a weekend (cos he’s tired after work, yo).
So yeah. Oldfield’s. Funny – I used to live around the corner and almost never walked over, but I’ll drive from OTE for the chill atmosphere.

Met the bartender and owner! Great people.
I loved the color of the girls bathroom and the music player. Watched my friends play pool. Then my FAVORITE PART– the DELICIOUS pizza. The pepperonis were crispy, just like it is in the best pizzas. Ugh I’m getting hungry just thinking about it.

Do you know why you need to go here? Because it’s the local bar with great beer and amazing people who work there who care about their product and you deciding to spend your money there that you’ve been looking for by campus! The owner is an enthusiastic business owner who wants to know you. The server is a girl who loves her beers and tries them all and can talk about them. The food is good. They are an official Browns bar for the upcoming football season and they will treat you right on Sundays! Go, make them a success!

Oldfield’s is now under new management. Everytime I go in there, at least once a week, there is something new, and still plenty of new ideas to come. They also specialize in mostly Ohio beers.
The bar has a nice hometown feeling, which is great for you to meet up with some friends for happy hour, to hang out at for the night. Food is served late, perfect for grabbing a pizza while finish your last drink of the night.
The staff is extremely friendly, the longest I’ve waited for service is about 5 minutes, but that was during an OSU Basketball game where the place was packed with people. The average wait is about 2 minutes. The staff will at the very least acknowledge you to show they know you are waiting for service.

Wow. That is all I can say. What a difference a new owner can make.
If you read my last review of Oldfield’s, it is obvious that I had an awful experience and never went back. Recently, I heard that Oldfield’s was under new management, so I decided to try it out. I am so glad I did!
I went here on a Friday night around 5 PM to watch the OSU basketball game. Little did I know, Oldfield’s doesn’t have the Big Ten Network, so the game wasn’t playing. We decided to stay anyway. After about 20 minutes, the new owner, Dan, came in to the bar with his computer and actually streamed the OSU game through his laptop on to one of the TV’s! I was amazed that he took the extra time to please his customers. We ended up staying pretty late just talking to customers and the bartender. It was great. Around 10 PM, the place was getting really packed.
As of last week, there are two patio areas outside. One by the front door and one on the side of the building that you can access from inside. You can now take drinks outside in these designated areas! They also replaced the small box TV’s with 47 inch flat screens above the bar! How awesome is that?! The bathrooms are even decorated really nice and kept extremely clean. I am amazed with the improvements.
My overall experience was great! I can definitely see myself becoming a regular since I live so close. If you haven’t been to Oldfield’s in the last few months, try it out again! I am so glad that I gave them a second chance!

Folks, you heard it here first! Oldfield’s is BACK. Under new and much improved ownership, my old neighborhood bar is undergoing a much needed facelift after being bought from the previous owners who ran the place into the ground.
I’m posting this as a new business because the name has changed, the menu has changed, the format has changed, the ownership has changed, and even more changes are coming down the pike. The new owner should not be penalized for the bad business habits of the last owners. I hope Unilocal agrees.
So, while this was originally Oldfield’s Bar and Grill, and then became just Oldfield’s after being sold, it’s now Oldfield’s North Fourth Tavern. I honestly think the original owner, who probably still owns the building, must be requiring that Oldfield’s stay in the name, and good for him because this bar does have history. But that’s about the only thing that will remain from the old format. Well, maybe the pool table.
The new owner is stocking the bar with basically exclusively Ohio beers. Currently, every tap is Ohio brewed. To my understanding, this will not change. He told me there are 60 some spirits produced in Ohio, and he plans to carry all of those as well. Beyond the 12 or so drafts, there is a huge bottle selection. He’s currently got about 40 bottles with plans to expand to 70 different beers. Of these, 2/​3rds are Ohio-​brewed. (I’ll remind you that the previous owners REMOVED practically all the microbrews Jim, the original owner, carried.)
In addition to this, a new bar-​top is being put in soon (sorely needed), a patio out front is slated for spring, and a patio on the side is coming sometime not long after. This weird raised area that used to act as a semi-​stage in the bar corner has been removed, and a full stage put in to the left as you walk in, with a small dance floor in front of it. This is a much better layout, although it did come at the expense of a pool table. One table is probably sufficient though. The bathrooms have been somewhat redone with new floors and a paint job.
I went to check it out last night for an electronic event featuring drum and bass, breaks and some bangin’ hard house and techno. Apparently this night has been around a while, but I’d never heard of it… for shame. I guess that’s what happens when you have bar owners who don’t know how to promote. I was so psyched to see my old bar back under the reign of someone with business smarts and for the first time in three years, it looks like my old bar might be back. I will definitely return.