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| - After spending a few hours walking around Charlotte on a quiet afternoon we started eyeballing restaurants to see which one struck our fancy. My husband suggested Valhalla as we walked by and said he'd been once before and liked it so we went in.
I walked in and realized that if I ever owned a pub, this is the kind I'd want to own. It's small and warm (meaning it's got lots of wood everywhere which gives it a cozy feel) and the bartender immediately acknowledged us as we entered and told us to sit anywhere we wanted. I liked the vibe here immensely.
We chose a small booth and the chalk drawing of the skull glass caught my husband's eye, he loved it. I took a pic for you to see. There were two tv's with football games on but they weren't loud so you could follow along or not, as you chose.
We were quickly approached for a drink order by the bartender and when he went off to make them, a friendly server came over and asked us if we'd like a drink. They are prompt and efficient here, for sure!
Drinks came and the server came back to see if we wanted food too (it was mid-afternoon) and we asked her for some recommendations. She suggested Gmot's Grilled Chicken, Lodbrok's Lamb Burger, and Freya's Fish and Chips.
My husband had already spied the enormous deep fried haddock on a neighboring table's plate so he took her Fish and Chips recommendation. Light and crispy, it was the ultimate comfort food of Guinness battered haddock filet served on a bed of waffle fries with house made tartar sauce (that truly tastes housemade) and slaw. $12.
I'd decided the Rollo's Pulled Pork Tacos sounded good this afternoon and received a plate of three well stuffed pork tacos, pulled pork made in house, in flour tortillas topped with cilantro and red cabbage slaw and drizzled with a chipotle blueberry BBQ sauce, also $12. While good, they were need just a little bit of kick, maybe minced jalapeno? I'm not sure, I couldn't put my finger on what I'd add. Tacos don't come with any sides so I added some tater tots which were perfectly cooked (if you read my reviews you know I'm picky about using clean fry oil for fried foods). These were perfectly done, in my book.
The food came out quickly, we'd only had about a third of our craft beers. Service was consistently pleasant, and we had frequent check-ins by our server/I could see her looking over at our table to make sure all was well.
If I lived in walking distance of Valhalla, I'd quickly become a frequent patron. I just really liked the coziness and friendliness of this pub. I wish we had someplace like this up at Lake Norman!! Stop in and give it a shot. Definitely will revisit when I'm back down in Charlotte.
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