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| - One would think...what a better place to celebrate St. Patrick's Day than at a pseudo Irish pub! My wife and I arrived at 3:30 PM. The sign by the door said "seat yourself". We started through the dining room, spotting a nice table for two, when the 'hostess' appeared "Oh no I have to seat you". She proceeded to seat us at a booth which could have easily accommodated 7 people. Wound up at a smaller table.
The waiter (?) shows up for our drink order, wife orders a coke and I (having a splurge moment) order a Black & Tan. Coke arrived, no beer. 10 minutes later the beer shows up, in a very small PLASTIC CUP! Should have said something then but thought it was a special for the day. Tacky none the less. Order our food; soup for the wife and shepherds pie for myself which came with a salad.
We chit-chat enjoying the sparse population of the dining room wearing green and having some fun. The decor of the place was very nice, but as I was once told, "You can't eat the curtains." I was just waiting for the salad as it is traditionally served before the meal.
Food arrives, wife's soup looks good and is hot, no salad. My dinner is served a minute or two later, no salad. "Coming right up" he says. Mind you, the dining room and bar are not the least bit crowded. I was about 1/3 the way through my shepherds pie (good by the way) here comes the wilted salad. The waiter never came back, never. My wife was so irritated she went outside. A waitress came by to ask if I was 'finished' with my meal I said yes and asked her about the plastic cup. She said it was because it was St. Patrick's day, and I asked if that was a new Irish tradition as I am Irish and just wanted to keep up with the old country...
Blank stare....no smile no nothing. No check. "I'll send him right over". Five minutes no waiter.
I went to the hostess station where a guy and girl were franticly wiping off the grease marks from the seating chart totally ignoring the few people that did come in. She seated one party and left a woman standing at the door who happened to come by to pick up a to-go order. A waitress spots her and asks if she has been helped. I guess she was the back-up hostess when the others are busy with their grease pencils. Still no check, same waitress comes by same question...I explain.
Guess what? While I'm waiting by the front door, the waiter shows up with the check. I look it over. $6.00 for a small plastic cup of Black &
Tan. No need complaining as it was St. Patrick's day and we were in a pseudo Irish pub with pseudo service, pseudo salad...you catch my drift right? And by the way.....there was no green left on the table.
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