O’Callaghan’s is one of those pubs that on the outside you think might be a rough one. When its busy there are bouncers and after going there many times, there has never been trouble.
If your under 60, its the best pub in St Austell, by a long shot – unless your under 20 in which case “The Station” might be more your bag.
Thursday night is a good night. Its open mic which means that the same people (Notably Patrick "The Friendly Busker" and some local bands get up and do there stuff. Occasionally there may be the odd troubadour who has managed hitch hike from the cultural hub of Grampound, but for the main, its the same people. Don’t get me wrong, that’s a good thing.
It is a nice friendly atmosphere that, for brief moments just before closing, can have the air of a place where something great is happening. Like CBGEEBIES in '78 or Ronnie Scotts . Moments when music and culture are entangling actively and astoundingly. Of course this isn’t really happening at O’Callaghan’s on a Thursday Night, but it is a nice illusion.
I am in no way associated with the pub. In fact, I was banned from there a couple of years ago and I think the landlord is surly. But its a great pub for Snozzle.
O’Callaghan’s, 01726 72758
C K Chesterton
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