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| - This place has all the ingredients for a five star rating. It looks good, it smells good ( the peat), the food is solid and the patio is lovely. But it doesn't have any heart. Servers seem indifferent and impatient, and the bartenders, who should possess at least one star's worth of charm, aren't much more lively than the staff at the fake pubs in the airport. Customers want to feel like they're welcome, not just another mouth to feed.
Also, why not offer some bread when serving the mussels. Or at the very least, mention that the overpriced bivalves are served without bread, so the customer won't have to wait another 15 minutes for something with which they can enjoy the sauce.
Someone wrote that the Cottage is 'Bipolar' , which is extremely apt.
I've had a good brunch there, but there were nights where I wished that I was somewhere else. The macaroni and cheese is indeed excellent, but then there was a night in the bar when an angry waitress almost pushed us of our stools. I will go back of course, but only if we're strolling by in need of a drink, or if one of my West end friends insists on seeing for themselves why Ceili Cottage gets so much hype.
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