Ferguson's Irish Pub — Restaurant in Honolulu

The local lawyer's call Ferguson's Irish Pub = Conference Room F.

The old school wooden bar and leather padded bar stools create a comfy & cozy feeling without overwhelming the narrow room due to the spacious, cathedral high rafters.

Behind the bar, the dark door wood continues as a massive cabinet and then rises up to form two pillars cradling a mirror. The cabinet proudly displays a mesmerizing kakaleidoscope of beckoning booze bottles as an Irish-looking lad, Mr. Reed, welcomes you by name with a freshly poured pint, ready-in hand.

At lunchtime, Ferguson's Irish Pub reminds me of the sitcom "Cheers" except classier and without a jolly, plump man permanently perched on a corner stool (well... Ferguson's version of "Norm" isn't permanently perched on a corner bar stool but he is often found precariously perched on a Ferguson's stool).

By 4:30 p.m., the downtown Honolulu business women and men from the surrounding towers of concrete have snuck out of work early and are hammering back cocktails to erase the drudgery of office work. By 5 p.m., you'll be lucky to find an empty seat as the spirited crowd shares laughs and war stories while challenging a newly introduced chum to pound down a drink involving the merger of glassware, each containing an unsettling-colored fluid.

Some call Ferguson's an Irish Pub but I call Ferguson's a sanctuary for...

Grab a drink but don’t come for food. Just serving Guinness doesn’t an Irish pub make. Very limited food menu with no traditional Irish dishes, and then they were out of multiple items. The food was very basic, for example, “peel off lid” plastic cups of guac. It isn’t bad, it just isn’t it’s purpose. If you get hungry while having a couple pints, it’ll...

Ferguson’s is a great spot to cool off and grab a snack. We spent a few hours here enjoying the air conditioning and friendly conversation with another Detroit sports fan as we watched the Tigers game on one of their TVs. If you’re looking for a chill spot to relax and kill some time, Ferguson’s is a...