My son requested his birthday dinner be here. He'd already been with his step-dad and I had yet to try it. We showed up about 6:20 on a Wednesday and there was no wait and there was plenty of space between guests; it didn't start filling up until we were leaving around 7:45pm.
We decided to just go family style and ordered a bunch of stuff to share:
-Proper house chips- Nothing fancy here, just a reasonable serving of fresh sliced potato chips with a really tasty French onion dip.
-Famous bacon candy- After trying one slice I didn't want to share this, but alas, there were 4 of us. Sticky sweet and smoky and delicious! It's a small serving though so maybe only share with one.
-Beer mussels- I've had some badly cooked mussels, so I often get nervous trying new ones. These were fantastic! The beer/butter broth had a great flavor and the mussels weren't over cooked, they were perfect.
-Pancetta wrapped shrimp- Huge shrimp wrapped with crispy pancetta; I brushed the balsamic drizzle off because it seemed like too much but it was really good.
-Margherita pizza- The sauce was -really- sweet; I wasn't a fan.
-Forest pizza- If you don't love mushrooms, skip this; it's loaded with them and the flavor is heavy. I liked it, but one slice was enough.
I also ordered myself a bowl of spinach artichoke soup; by the time it came out I didn't even think I had room for it until I had a bite. I had room. The artichoke was subtle and the cream base was smooth; all of the flavors were complimentary and the texture was A+.
The kids split the chocolate cake. I had a bite of course, and it was extremely rich but good.
Service was prompt, friendly, and attentive.
Overall this was a really enjoyable experience and I'd definitely like to come back and try some of the large beer selection.