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| - Holy @#$^!!!! This place has a Scotch egg! I'm so easy to please that a simple boiled egg wrapped in a thin layer of sausage, then fried, was enough to draw me in to this place. I've been 3 times now and will break down my review by visits to give you, the reader, the best reading experience possible.
Round 1, in which I eat the famed Scotch egg: It was pretty impressive to see the managing partner behind the bar slinging beers and laying down some knowledge upon the people. There was a band playing some traditional Irish music, which one could find ironic, considering that this is a Scottish-themed bar. I just figure that the Scots and the Irish have the common bond of hating the English, so it works. I noticed during Round 1 that the beer selection is epic and made a mental note to come back for a Round 2. Have I mentioned the Scotch egg?
Round 2, in which I follow up on my mental note and introduce the lady to good beer: After eating a delicious meal at Dandelion Market (see review of DM) it was decided that we should have a digestif of sorts and stop by MM's for a beer. Well...Ginny wanted to have a martini, but Ryan the bartender straightened her out after just one of those. I gave Ryan free reign to put down any beer he chose and had a marvelous evening of Scottish beers. It was while enjoying this selection of Scottish marvels that I noticed the offering of Scotch flights and made Mental Note #2 to come back for this.
Round 3, in which Ginny continues her new obsession with Scotch and we find out that meatloaf CAN taste good: A group of us decided to head out for some food after a little happy hour fun at Valhalla. I had the roast chicken with mashed turnips. I cannot put into words how good those turnips were. I love turnips and have eaten neeps at other English/Irish/Scottish restaurants both in the States and in the UK and can say that these have been my favorite. Ginny had meatloaf. I know that it sounds boring, but it was so much better than any meatloaf you've ever dreamed of. But you've never dreamed of meatloaf, right? Or if you have it was more of a nightmare about a sweaty guy singing about lovin' in a car. If you HAVE dreamed about meatloaf, this meatloaf is better than any other that you've dreamed of.
You can't take this restaurant in simply in one visit. You must make mental notes and come back for more. You must try one of their several Scotch flights which represent the various regions in which the whiskey (or whisky for you Scotch purists) is distilled. And eat the scotch egg, for the love! It doesn't roll off the tongue like "eat a peach," but it tastes damn good while you're eating it.
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