National Post
October 27, 2006

We do have one pub of enjoyable quality called P.J. O’Brien

We have no gastro-pubs of the quality one witnesses in London or New York (say, the Michelin-starred Spotted Pig) but amid our foul-smelling sea of mock-Irish pubs with corny names and sawdusty cheeseburgers, we do have one pub of enjoyable quality called P.J. O'Briens which does pub things right. The decor is handsome, from its hardwood floor to its copper bar, and the food is always reliable. The curries are sound, the duck confit is bang on; so, too, the fish and chips, and there is almost always a good daily fish on the menu, like pan-roasted sea bass with orange-infused beurre blanc.