Old Town Public House {OTPH} — Restaurant in Cornelius

Tiny little place in Cornelius that's within walking distance to lots of other places. It's kinda on the main drag. My friend really likes it. I just thought it was ok. No liquor drinks. Just beer and wine. A lot of the beers were in cans in a refrigerated case and you just grab one out of the box and bring it to the bartender who....wait for it...opens it and pours it into a glass for you. (I mean, honestly, I can do that at home and not have to pay someone to do it for me.) I had a glass of Chardonnay (mehh quality, if you catch my drift) which was definitely overpriced ($10). Supposed to be oak barrel aged but I definitely didn't get the taste notes. The night we went they had a jazz band playing. I'm not a fan of jazz but a lot of people are so I definitely can't fault a place for that kind of thing. I had one beer - a sour - that was ok. Overall, it wasn't a terrible place to go. It's just a little dive bar. The only hang up I have about the place is that so many beers are in that fridge that the customer has to grab themselves. I dunno. Maybe it's their schtick but at the end of the night almost $30 seemed a bit steep for 4 beverages - 2 of which were basically self-serve. I might go back. Not a place I'd make a go-to hang...

Do you remember the old motto of the show Cheers? "The place where everyone knows your name"? In today's bar scene that is almost unheard of. People hop between three or four bars a night, while the bars themselves do little to discourage this, and take their customers like a frat boy takes shots: in small doses that you won't remember later. Old Town Public House isn't like that. It has all of the energy, fun, good vibes, and most especially FANTASTIC BEER of any quality bottle shop. What makes it different is that it also feels like the place where the staff will remember who you are, and what you like to drink, and will do their best to help put good beer in the hands of their great customers. It's the kind of place where you feel like you can keep coming back night after night, with something new always on draft, and someone familiar on the stool next to you. Old Town Public House is the new school of bottle shop, taking the best aspects of ye olde neighborhood local, and the high energy and high variety the craft beer scene demands. Definitely...

Bleached blonde red lipped female bartender. Could not handle a crowd. Have been going here since it opened. Bartender was extremely flustered, annoyed, rude, and unable to handle a minimum crowd on a Saturday night. My very first negative experience at this establishment. I asked for a glass of wine. I was given a plastic cup of wine. Their outdoor garden was closed, so no need for plastic, or a sticker so I can walk around. I’m sorry, I’ve always been asked and given a glass, by the other bartenders, unless I was going out to the garden. She was more than happy to serve my husband with a … wait for it… pint GLASS of beer without question!🙄. I was kicked out bc she didn’t want to serve me...