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| - They have a great selection of beers, especially microbrews and specialty beers. The selection of pasties is even more impressive. If you don't know what a pasty is, it is very similar to a calzone, or huge empanadas that is baked. They filling run the gamut from traditional pasty fillings like "bangers and mash", chicken vindaloo, Mediterranean and latino inspired dishes. They even offer vegetarian versions of most of their meat-based pasties. We started with cream of leek, potato and Stilton cheese soup, which was creamy and tastey, with just a hint of bitterness from the Stilton cheese. I had more traditional shepherd's pie with minted lamb, potatoes, carrots and peas. It came with a gravy that went well with the pasty. The crust was flaky with a lovely toasting. My husband ordered the Carne Avodada which was flavorful and spicy and came with sour cream and pico de gallo.
The ambience is what you would expect in an British pub. There is a mixture of small tables and long trestle tables with very few booths. They have candles in wine bottles at the trestle tables, which makes reading the menu a bit difficult for us older folks. They do have seating outside with misters for hot weather. The waitress we had was knowledgeable about both the beers and the menu, helping me choose a dark ale and letting me know that the chicken vindaloo was the spiciest dish on their menu. We have gone here once before with friends and would love to bring our kids here sometime in the future. As an added bonus for me, there were no TVs that I could see, which is becoming increasingly difficult to find in restaurants. The only criticism I have is that the music was too loud for my preference, though I did enjoy the selection of music.
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