O'malley's On The Green - GIRDWOOD

O’Malley’s is finally getting the menu and food quality to match the beauty of the view. Chef Elizabeth is doing a great job of leveraging the small kitchen in this golf course restaurant/bar to be able to keep it open and active through our cold winters. I’ve had the Migas Bowl (rice, black beans and chorizo on a bed of tortilla chips, with two eggs on top) on one trip; Hash Eggs on the second, where the hash is house made corned beef very good. Great place for Sunday brunch.

Went on a Friday for dinner with a friend. The live music was extremely loud and it was very difficult to hear conversation across our small table. The drinks were good. The shrimp salad was ok except the shrimp were raw and had a bad taste to them. Overall, I enjoyed the experience, but would order something different, and not go on a live music night unless I was there specifically for the music. Seafood chowder was the best I've had in town!

Was so surprised to find that there was only one other occupied table in the restaurant when we arrived, and basically had the place to ourselves after they left. It’s a very lovely place to eat, with nice views even in a winter evening. My sister-in-law enjoyed her salmon, brother had a great burger, my pasta was nice but nothing special. Anyway, it’s a very nice out of the way place in south Anchorage that should probably deserves more clientele.

We booked for Sunday brunch thinking it would be a special type service and meal. It was merely a smaller menu and nothing particularly special. But we knew the food was good so we were fine with ordering from the one page menu. Two burgers, a bowl, and an omelette were ordered at our table and I ordered the entree spring mix salad with chicken added. What arrived was a medium sized bowl of spring salad mix identical to what Costco sells plus a small sliced chicken breast with a few croutons and a couple added veggies. Fair enough. Not fantastic looking but ok. Until I started eating it and happened upon the slimed leaves of older greens inside the salad itself. I tried picking them out and continuing but there was too much. And to pay that much for a salad dining out it should be much better. So we sent it back and I got a burger instead. It was delicious. No complaints except my replacement meal showed up after everyone else was done so that is always awkward. And the waitress did let us know they put a discount on my burger. It was $2 off. I mean thanks? But seemed super minimal for a discount. I would have been fine with no discount. I think if you’re making a statement go half price or comp the entree. So overall everything but the salad was great. Waitress very friendly and attentive. But I don’t think it was a true brunch experience. Fine for a Sunday small menu meal. And great views when the weather cooperates.

Everything was great, the service, ambiance, noise level, scenery and food. My only slight disappointment was that the food didn’t come out quite as warm as I like but it was delicious nonetheless.