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| - An authentic Irish Pub, brought over piece by loving piece. The Pub, located on the second floor in Nine Fine Irishmen seems very authentic right down to the wallpaper. Probably a little too clean and neat for an authentic pub, with polished cherry-stained wood all over!
What I had...
Chips and Dips - Sliced / Fried Potatoes in an aluminum pot with dips two dips made from Curry and another dip with unknown ingredients. Interesting to say the least.
Lump Crab Cakes - The remoulade dip was what made this starter stand out. Without the dip, though, the Crab Cakes could not have stood out on their own.
Shepherd's Pie - I told myself I'm going all authentic tonight! Let's try the Shepherd's Pie! Not authentic, with a few variations that would not confuse anyone that they were in an Irish Pub. The Port Wine sauce and vegetables makes this entree interesting, but definitely not authentic. Also served in an aluminum pail.
Bailey's Creme Brulee - Pure 100% Bailey's... and nothing else. If you didn't get a buzz from the bar drinks... this "dessert" could cause you problems!
Black and Tan Cake - Very good. Would order this dessert over the Bailey's anytime.
An Irish band, Ri Ra, was playing this night and LOUD it was.
The waitress / barmaids were cute in their RiverDance type of uniforms. Would not mind coming here more just for this...
In summary... The environment might be authentic, but not the atmosphere... definitely a Las Vegas feel to the whole evening. AND Bring LOTS of money, and some ear muffs to muffle out the noise which is tremendous when the Irish band is playing. And even when the band is not playing, the noise is tremendous!
If New York, New York wants this to be authentic... bring over a dart-throwing area, and some TVs showing soccer or rugby matches for starters.
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