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First of all, if your restaurant is completely empty and I walk up the host station saying, "Two for lunch please," an appropriate response is not "Do you have a reservation?" Even less appropriate is to ask for my first name, last name and cell phone number. I ain't falling for your text message marketing scheme, Public House. Also pretty sure that I won't "forget anything at the table" like you suggest that's what giving you my number is for. Sheesh.
Now that we have that out of the way, let's get to the food. I had to go to work immediately after, and the server did not disappoint when I told him I had to be out of there in an hour. He got us our food and my friend's beers and even time to glance at a dessert menu in that time. Well done, sir.
My friend ordered a beer flight--I rode with a lemonade because I hear that workplaces nowadays don't like when you show up just having drunk at the pub. So I hear. Anyway, we both ordered the pub burger and shared the welsh rarebit and the crisp pork belly.
Burger--outstanding. I'm not sure worth the $19 pricetag, but definitely delicious. I would order this again if I were inclined to revisit. Welsh rarebit--delicious and reasonable at I believe $7. I would also order this again. The allegedly crisp pork belly was not that great--it wasn't crisp at all, and not really a good sharing appetizer. I love pork belly but this didn't have the best punch-you-in-the-mouth melty bacon flavor. Pass.
All in all a decent meal, but if you get an appetizer, a side, two burgers, a beer flight and a beer, it will run you over $100. Steep pricing, but I suppose that's what you get with a schmancy hotel like Venetian/Palazzo.
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