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| - Just say no.
At first glance, it's cute..and it tells you to come hither.
So you do.
I was expecting awesome food for some odd reason.. mostly because I love pubs, and most of the time the experience is fun and yummy.
We arrived as a group of six, and were seated within ten minutes. So far so good.
The menu is fun. Half of the menu (literally, half) is their beer selection. Too bad I only like pale/light/crisp beers, so my choices were limited.. but I still enjoyed my "Straten", from Germany. On draft/draught.
I was debating between the bison burger (never had, and was even contemplating subbing with regular ground beef had I gotten it).. the toppings sounded good.. I think it was blue cheese, celery, carrot. Now that I wrote it out, it doesn't sound that great at all. Either way, I'll never know, because I got the fish and chips. Figured.. it's an English pub.. get one of their specialties.
My cousins got the chicken parm sliders. They actually sound good, even though it's not the thing to order anywhere that isn't Italian. But there was a problem. So let me ask you this. When you hear "chicken parm", you think breaded chicken breast, right? Not ground chicken meat with a sour marinara, right? Well, that's what this was. Ground chicken. Why? It should be named "ground chicken sliders with acidic tomato sauce". And you only get three, and I believe it's an "entree" dish! Not an appetizer. Booooo.
My fish n' chips were good, but nothing that other pubs should be worried about. Two pieces of fried Cod, and the batter was good. Crispy, although a bit too thick. The fish itself was a tad overcooked and rubbery, but shake some malt vinegar on it and you're good to go. It comes with thick/steak cut fries. The dipping sauces are tartar and a creamy malt vinegar. I prefer regular malt vinegar, which you have to ask for.. odd for an English pub. Usually they have cruets or the Heinz version of it on the table. $18? That's not right. Oh, but it was.
Anyway, the person who wrote the menu descriptions should be paid a million billion dollars for making everything sound so good.. and unique.
Ambiance is cool. Beer selection is nice. Food is a definite miss. Prices are not matched properly to the quality and amount. Service is very good. The employees are very friendly and kind.
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