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| - On the first night of the Orleans staycation, I hung out in Brendan's Irish Pub for a couple hours. It was on a Thursday evening.
Brendan's Irish Pub in my eyes is a hybrid of an Irish pub and cocktail lounge. It is across a bank of slot machines from the buffet. The room is large with dim lighting and a casual atmosphere. To the left are TV's and a stage. In the center are round tables. And to the right is the L-shaped bar.
Because Brendan's is a pub, it is a to-go to place for a pint of beer in the Orleans. However, I was on vacation and ordered two Blue Hawaiins. $7.75 was a fair price to pay for my favorite adult beverage. Disparate from some bars, the bartender knew how to make a Blue Hawaiin that is delicious.
Table service was nonexistent up to 9 pm when the band went on. Before 9 pm, I walked to the nearly empty bar for the Blue Hawaiin. After 9 pm, a server brought the drink to the table in the now happening room.
There was a drastic change in the environment of Brendan's Irish Pub before and after the band went on. Before the band went on we were one of the few patrons here. The noise level was low. When the band took the stage, the room was filling up. The noise level was above average.
Smokey Smitty led the band that took to the stage at 9 pm. The music started off as jazz then went toward Earth, Wind & Fire, and Gloria Gaynor style songs. Smokey encouraged audience participation. It is my understanding that this is also a karaoke bar. Anyways, we were getting bored, and I spent as much time looking up at the college basketball on the TVs as I did watching the band. We left around thirty minutes into the set.
Brendan's Irish Pub is okay. In my opinion it shines as a quiet place for an adult beverage when the stage is dark. In this entertainment palace that is called the Orlean's there are more entertaining bars to enjoy an adult beverage than Brendan's Irish Pub.
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