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| - This was the first of the Firkin pubs I ever tried (new in town), so I don't know how the menu selections compare to the other Firkins (based on some of the other reviews, it's not hugely different). I can't talk to that point.
But: I can talk to how the food is cooked, and the service. The fact that I give it five stars says it all - I'm not the slightest bit hesitant to give something one star if I don't think it deserves more than that, and as an event planner who has worked with many caterers, I don't impress easily when it comes to food.
Friend visiting from out of town and I hit this place on a hot, humid, typically-Summer evening. We collapsed into our seats and ordered the biggest, coldest glasses of water they had, and spent the next five minutes fanning ourselves with the menus before actually looking at them. The waitress was a hoot - very kind, very funny, and very helpful. Double dose of the latter two, actually.
We couldn't decide between various starters and items on the full menu, and on the advice of said helpful waitress, decided to go with just a selection of starters.
We had the Mushroom and Brie Flatbread, which was absolutely to die for and I made note to try and attempt to recreate it at home (only the second or third time I've ever encountered something on a menu that I was so taken with as to want to try, since I'm NOT a cook and rarely bother). I had it some time later at a different Firkin and found it bland and tasteless - maybe Churchmouse and Firkin just prepares it better?
We also had the Cheddar and Ale Crock, and we almost licked out the crock when it was all done. Lastly, the Sweet Potato Fries. I'm not a huge fan of those, because in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I came from, they're very common on menus, but they did a nice job with them.
I wish I could remember what we ordered for dessert. I remember it was sinful, and that we'd ordered it on the advice, again, of our waitress. We were intrigued when we saw it go by on her tray, on the way to another table. Mostly we were intrigued by the fact that she held it low when walking by a rowdy group of eight across from us, too low to be seen by any of them.
When we asked about it, she said the item was a pain in the butt (not her exact words :)) to prepare and that she didn't want to encourage them to order eight of it. We asked if it was worth it. She said yes. We asked if she'd hate us if we ordered one to share. She said no. So we did. Whatever it was - chocolate and molten, if I recall aright - was wonderful.
Any restaurant, even if it's a pub with pub fare, where the service is speedy and friendly, the food delectable, the prices reasonable, gets five stars from me.
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