This place was a winner. I don't eat around Tempe too often and when I do I'd like that experience to be unique. I was looking for a place to grab some good food and a couple beers before a concert so I checked out Yelp and it did not lead me astray.
To me, a place like this is why Yelp needs to exist. It was not in the most obvious location and when the group I was with went to walk in the front door we almost didn't know we were in the right place. Let's just say their limited space is used very efficiently. For what this place lacks in size, it makes up in character.
Inside it was kind of dark with some chairs lining the bar long the open kitchen and on the other wall a few small tables. We found our spot in the back which was probably the only table big enough for 6 people. The place was full and the noise level was just right; busy, but comfortable to have some lively dinner conversation. (Especially after some Irish Car Bombs.)
Their draft beer selection stuck to the UK theme with a lot of beers from that region. I was especially surprised to see some Strongbow Cider. They also had a few good micro brews from places like Firestone and Rogue. Between that selection and the 32 oz. monster glasses they'd serve it in, this place was already a winner.
Most importantly, their food was excellent. I had the TIki Masala pasty and my wife had the Chicken Greek. The Tiki Masala would be a great dish served by itself in an Indian restaurant. Put it in a pasty and it's game over. I tasted my wife's Chicken Greek which I probably wouldn't have picked as one of my own top choices to order and it was awesome.
We unanimously agreed this place was great and we had a laugh about some review around here that compared it to a Hot Pocket. LOL. I'll have to save that one under, "Knowing about good food - FAIL!"