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| - Honestly, I'm quite disappointed. Was encouraged by a friend to go here Friday night. I love the ambiance and really, I don't think Charlotte can ever have enough Irish places.
Drinks are quite pricey, but good and heavy pours, so I guess that balances out. My main issue is with the food and service. Out of the four of us that went, two got the shepards pie. It comes in a small, disposable foil pan. I guess Broken Spoke can't be bothered to wash dishes. Whatever. The Shepard's Pie had exactly two small, tough pieces of meat. Two. The rest was 80% gravy, 10% veggies and 10% mashed potatoes. That is not a Shepard's Pie. I don't know what I would call that. A muffin pan of gravy. The mashed potatoes the waitress recommended tasted instant. We also got the potato pancakes as an appetizer. It was quite flavorless.
The other two friends remarked their food was unremarkable. I'll let them write their own reviews.
After my first drink was finished, the waitress was nowhere to be seen. It was early (7pm) on a Friday, it wasn't that busy. I walked to the bar. The bartender was fighting with his girlfriend in the backroom. Another waitress came and took my order (which was wrong). Had to ask for the check because the waitress wasn't following up on us.
The bill for 2 drinks, app and 2 pies was $75.
All in all, I might go back for a drink. Maybe? But you can't pass that off as a Shepard's Pie in an Irish place. They should be embarrassed.
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