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| - I dislike this place for the same reason that I dislike suburbs, SUVs, wal-marts and The Eagles. Unfortunately, I don't know what that reason is. So, I'm giving Irish Embassy a three star rating.
First off, as others have said, there's pretty much nothing Irish about this place that is Irish, except the TV cameras and crowd control services that arrive every March 17. The interior is initially impressive because of its groin vault ceilings, but these ceilings tend to make the room very loud. It's also loud because its proximity to Toronto's bank towers ensure that the place is constantly full. Suits abound.
The food here is respectable. Everything is predictably nice and made with ingredients of decent quality. Nothing adventurous or interesting, really. The dishes here are designed to ensure that no one needs to spend any time thinking about food much. You're here to network. Eating is a secondary concern. TV monitors in every direction ensure you always have a way of restarting a stalled conversation.
So it's not really my cup of tea, but it is easy to direct people to, and I had a great time catching up with an old friend here. So, it serves its purpose well.
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