Review Ole' Tavern On George Street - Jackson

Ole tavern is a great place for 21+ to gather and socialize like the old days. They have lady's night on Thursday administration is $10. It is great to see friends and potential friends here. For a busy night I think they do great getting drinks out and there service. Keeping the bathrooms stocked with toilet paper and paper towels needs improvement. They keep the stage and dance area upstairs clean. The Dj is good and takes requests. Great club environment upstairs and calmer social environment down stairs.

Great location. Nice crowd. The bartenders however have difficulty seeing people who look like me. The outside space isn’t being used to it’s potential. There should be a bar outside, as well as a DJ especially during the summer months as it would benefit OT. This would be a big relief as the circulation is terrible upstairs making it unbearably, stifling hot.

Great casual, relaxed atmosphere to grab a burger & you must try their home fries! I also recommend the chicken salad or philly cheese steak on their huge croissants. So good! I greatly enjoyed the outdoor seating area too.

I’ve ate at this restaurant many times for lunch and have never had a bad experience. The food always comes out hot and fast and has fantastic flavor. It has daily lunch specials plus a full menu to appease a diverse palate. The bar is fully stocked and the staff are very helpful and courteous. I’ve never been here after work hours but if it’s anything like it is at lunch time, you won’t be disappointed.

Great place for lunch ! We sat at the bar and within 60 seconds we had a drink and a menu. We both ordered the lunch special of the day, which was the Chicken fried chicken with mashed potatoes and Green beans. Also came with a side salad which was pretty darn good. The food arrived hot and fresh in about 5 minutes and was delicious. Service was excellent, very friendly and attentive. I highly recommend this place and will definitely be back.

Had dinner here, love the atmosphere. A little dark, nice brick walls, good bar setup. I thought the drinks were reasonably priced and the food very good! I had fried catfish and my wife had the Monte Cristo sandwich, which she said was one of the best she ever had. We sat at a table and the bartender waited on us so it was a little slow but not bad enough to complain about. In fact considering how many people were sitting at the bar, he did a great job! People were friendly and I thought they had a very lively regular crowd. Had fun!

This is a really cool little tavern. I had been walking around downtown Jackson, exploring the city, on a hot July afternoon. As I was leaving the Greenwood Cemetery after paying my respects to General Barksdale, the moist heat of the Mississippi afternoon became too much to bear and I was overcome with thirst. Yonder beckoned the Ole Tavern, a lighthouse of refreshment in a hot humid world. I staggered through the door, parched and ornery, and was immediately assaulted by the wonderful scents of old polished mahogany, faint wafts of cigar smoke, beer, fine scotch, and leather. Brittany, the gorgeous, happy bartender succored me, bringing me back from the brink of heat exhaustion with mugs ice cold Dixie beer from her tap. Refreshed, I worked my way through plates of fried okra, green tomatoes, and ice cold libations. The law of diminishing utility finally caught up with me, I settled my tab, and wandered back out into the blast furnace of downtown Jackson, fortified for my continuing explorations. This is a definite stop if one ever finds oneself in need of shelter from the brutal humid heat. Stop by and say hello to Brittany.

Chad is a great bartender. Old classy haunted bar across from the Mississippi State Capitol and Supreme Court Building. Excellent time and views. 2 story bar and dance floor.

Great service, great food, and great atmosphere, plus heavy liquor pours.

First timer at Ole Tavern and it was a fantastic experience. Friendly greeting when I first entered. Had Bonnie as server and she was spot on. Recommendation for the Philly Cheesesteak was taken and she wasn't wrong about it being one of the best tasting sandwiches. Will definitely be going back.

Jackson Resident/work in the vicinity. Food is usually decent if you stick to the 'bar food' menu! However, service is piss poor during lunch time....leaves a bad taste in your mouth aside from the food, sheesh! I'm that bad kid that keeps getting their hand slapped, but finally I'm done wasting time and energy with this place. Jackson has tons of great places to eat and drink! Plus you leave smelling like smoke at lunch uggh!

I work in downtown Jackson and have been eating at Ole Tavern for the better part of four years now. I have tried everything on their menu and have never been disappointed nor have I ever had to send anything back. I love their Pimento and cheese BLT, any of their soups and jumbo and their specials are always a good choice. I have never had rude service! If you go there during their busy lunch hours, their servers are busy handling their lunch crowd and don't always have time to carry on a 10 minute conversation or talk about how bad your week has been. However, no matter how busy they may get, they have always been very helpful and friendly with myself and anyone that has eaten with me.

Service was attentative, but we waited a very long time for our food (40 minutes). The food was very good though. Pretty pricey. $13 hamburgers. :-(

Friday lunch special: catfish, hush puppies, fries, Asian slaw, and small salad. Excellent. Fish done right, fries near perfect, great deal. Atmosphere is calm, laid back, comfortable. Service attentive. Beer selection respectable. Kegs fresh and lines well kept. Price affordable. Verdict:90/100 - daily specials change, fridays catfish is best of those I have tried and possibly best fish in jackson.

So not coming back.. Aside from the hair I have found in my food, you are met with rude servers. Lunch or Dinner the servers are rude. I work in the vicinity and would call them for a pick up and would receive it within 15-20 mins. But on this particular night my sister, her boyfriend and myself called in the order at 7:01 p.m. we got there aobut 10 mins later, my sister goes in and they tell her its not ready. So we say well we'll go and get some gas and come back. We may have been gone for 15 minutes tops (with going and coming). She goes in and she was like Zack (I found out later) would not even acknowledge her. When he finally did he tells her the food isn't ready. I'm thinkgin surely not...So I go and he does me the same way...I call my sister and ask her does she still want this. By this point she doesn't even trust him nor the food. So we leave. Me being me lets nothing wait until Monday and so I call. Zack answers the phone and I ask him about how long does it normally take for food to ready with a call in. He says well it depends on the night it can take between 10-40 mins. And like tonight we have like 30 to 40 people. Mind you I had just left out and I have been in Ole Tavern when it was pretty tough to walk and get to the bar. It was a group at one table when you walk in another group at another table against the wall, one or two guys at the bar and a couple at a table. Give or take a one or 2 missed heads. I would say it was around 20 people in there. Not 30-40. Not enough people for our order not to be ready. So you are thinking you could have called it in after those people had already arrived and placed an order. Not likely. Mind you we called our order in at 7:01. We left and came back. When I walked in the door I looke at my clock it said 7:40. One of the groups were not there the first time we came, nor was the couple in the corner. So Zack's excuses for poor customer service was solely due to race. To say I will never go back is an understatement. I won't even make that a suggestion to my co-workers during lunch. The attitudes suck. Not just the night crew but the day crewing lacking as well.

Enjoyed the weeknight crowd along with the burger, red beans, pimento cheese, shrimp poboy and fried portobello sticks. Laid back atmosphere. The Monday night trivia is fun.

Ole Tavern on George Street is one of the most historically rich lunch spots I believe I've ever been to in Jackson ! My husband and I went for some midday vittles on a weekday whim, and ended up finding so much more than just good food. The building that houses Ole Tavern is old. That is something you can tell by just looking at it. Did you know that this place used to be a neighborhood grocery store in the early 1900's? It was called George Street Grocery, and one of the first regular patrons of the store was a young lady by the name of Eudora Welty! That name should ring a bell…. Her home was a

This is bar food; stick to the traditional fried bar food and you’ll be all right.