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| - 3.5 stars, but I can't give halves. This place is 2 blocks from where my boyfriend lives, so at the end of a long day at work, this place is the go-to.
ATMOSPHERE
Yeah, the decor is outdated. Honestly, that doesn't bug me, but if you're looking for a a gorgeous place to eat, you shouldn't be at a pub anyway.
CLIENTELE
This would probably be what turns me off the most, but honestly, it's not the Colonel's fault. This is Highway 7 and 9th Line... a place where not too long ago was pretty much farm land. These people aren't Bay Street bankers. So I can't blame them for getting a little rowdy, loud, and wasted. In fact, I'd prefer rowdy, loud, wasted suburbanites to rowdy,loud, and wasted 20-somethings at a club downtown.
SERVICE
There are some really great servers here (maybe 2), but some are really awful. The good ones you can tell have worked there a while, can list the drink menu at the drop of a hat, and ordering is a breeze with them. Once in a while, you get someone who can answer none of your basic questions about the menu. But again, not high on my priority list when it comes to a go-to late-night pub meal. If I want great service, I'll go somewhere where I'm paying more money,
PRICE
This is what gets us to come back over and over. For an app, 2 meals, dessert, and 2 drinks, the tab is in the low $50 range. Awesome.
FOOD
For what we are paying, the food is great. The soups are PHENOM, and homemade. HOWEVER, I hated their French Onion Soup... no bread, too much cheese, and they add brandy to the broth, which to me tastes awful. But seriously, every soup of the day that they've had was great. And we have always enjoyed our meals. Cottage pie is to die for.
Dessert - white chocolate cheesecake with raspberry coulis is probably the best thing that has ever entered my mouth (no inappropriate jokes, please).
FINAL REMARKS
Never go on a holiday. We were here on Monday for St. Paddy's Day, sat down at 7:55. Ordered at 8:10..... DIDN'T GET OUR FOOD TIL 9:20. I get it, they were busy. And considering this was the first time this had ever happened (and we are here at least twice a week), I let it slide. But we will not come back on St. Paddy's again.
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