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| - Eh.... I'll be honest, this place really didn't do much for me what so ever! It was a cool spot, I'll give you that. But to call it a *British* gastropub? I really didn't get the feel of anything British, save for Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin on the radio. Granted, I've never been to England, so I can't exactly say it wasn't like the gastropub's there, but still.... This place doesn't ooze British at all. We ordered 2 cocktails, the gin fizz, and the Cheeky Bugger. Both were.... ok. I'd have much preferred to give my money to the downtown cocktail room. Next, we ordered the fried deviled eggs. They were good, quite good. We then ordered fish and chips, and the shepherds pie. When the guy brought it to the table, he asked which of us had the bangers and mash........... Yeah... neither one of us. Mind you, he had a plate of fish and chips, and shepherds pie in his hands.... Maybe your staff should know your menu better? It isn't very large after all.... Anyway... The fish and chips were pretty solid.. The chips being the star of the dish, which is kind of sad, the batter on the fish was a bit under cooked. The smashed peas were anything but.. you literally get a shot glass size of peas, and they were not even close to cooked all the way, very disappointing....
Now, the shepherds pie, my god could this have been any worse? Now, I've had my fair share of shepherds pie, and this was so, so sad. It was lacking in gravy, lacking in veggies.. The shreds of carrots were no bigger than a grain of rice. I asked before I ordered what was in the dish, and she said carrots, onions, celery.. etc. I *saw* carrots... and that's it! The mash on top was decent, but the main focus should be the filling.. The meat was ground so small, it reminded me of wet dog food. The accompanying salad was decent, but the salad should never overshadow the main dish. I tend to believe another yelper that said the dish is microwaved... Which hurts my heart, especially considering on the front page of their website they have the definition of a gastropub as "A pub that specializes in serving high quality food." Sooooo, microwaved shepherds pie is high quality? Or just high priced? Yeah, seems legit.
So, then comes the bill... Now, I absolutely have ZERO problem paying good money for good food, and service. But with 2 cocktails, one appetizer, and two entrees... Including an appropriate tip (my wife is a server after all) the total spent was $80. To me.. that's absolutely atrocious! Yes, I get it, it's Vegas... Trust me, we live here.. We understand that you must pay for good food.. The only problem is, it wasn't good food, not by a long shot... and most certainly wasn't "high quality food," like the definition of gastropub suggests.
I really wanted to like this place... I really did. But I think we'll stick to crown and anchor for those British food cravings.
We really love the new look of downtown, and highly welcome the insurgence of new, and trendy drinks, and food. But this one just misses the mark....
But, I suspect that hoards of people will continue to flock here, and think they're getting super trendy, high quality food because it's served on a carving board. Luckily we're able to see the forest for the trees..
You can't put lipstick on a smashed pig and pass it off as great food. Sorry.... failure.
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