Back in town for work nearby.
This is a solid choice for festive crowds (very busy on a cold Monday) and a good place for the beer/pub experience.
Still, the food was merely ho-hum.
I ordered the evening special, an 8-oz steak with truffle potatoes and assorted veggies. Medium, please.
After a wait, it was delivered slightly well done, with a patty of herbed butter that for some reason never melted. The long thin steak sat upon two perfect scoops of mashed potatoes, which were highly infused with truffle oil. The veggies were another breast mold of bell pepper and carrots.
Nothing was bad, but there was nothing really harmonious either, and the truffle oil often dominated.
Usually Irish pubs fall into three camps:
1.. They don't care about the food, for the money is in the drinks.
2. They work hard to deliver unique gastro pub fare
3. They stay focused on really good traditional fare.
The Embassy is a beaut of a pub, but I'm not sure which camp they want to be in when it comes to food.