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| - Food and Drink: 2.5/5
Service: 3.5/5
Overall experience: 2.5/5
(1- Terrible; 3- decent; 5- Fantastic)
I thought coming here would be a great experience, heck it's an Irish pub after all! Alas, I was very disappointed =(
My bf and I came here for lunch and we decided to sit outside on the patio since it was a nice day. I can't say much about what it's like inside and the decor except that the patio tables were ghetto covered in a plastic table cloth and was a little too small and cramped for two people. The service was pretty good, our waitress immediately greeted us when we sat down and presented us with menus. She was nice and patient with us especially when I couldn't figure out which beer to try until I finally decided to ask for some recommendations. One complaint though was that after we got our meals we still needed cutlery and it took us awhile to hunt down a server- I believe our server in the midst of a shift change. When we couldn't find our server we asked this one woman who looked like the manager or owner standing by the entrance for cutlery and she had the most confused kinda b!tchy look on her face until she realized what we needed.
Their beers on tap is limited and consisted of a few domestic beers and one or two other ales. Nothing unique or 'Irish'. I highly suggest NOT coming here for drinks after work or to relax because not only does the selection suck, but it's hella pricey for a pint ($9). In fact I don't even remember them printing the price on the menu.
The lunch menu (which is very similar to their dinner) consisted of your usual pub fair such as salads, gourmet burgers/ sandwiches, fish and chips, shepherds pie, pastas, and steaks. The sandwiches/burgers are pricey starting at about $13 for what you get. I decided to try their 6oz Apple and Brie Burger ($14) topped with danish brie, cinnamon plum port chutney and apple slices. It was accompanied with their home cut fries which were like giant potato sticks (about twice the size of your usual fry). My bf decided to try their Beef & Guinness Pie ($11) which consisted of sirloin tips of beef in a rich Guinness gravy topped with a flaky pastry.
Overall, the food wasn't as good as I thought it would be especially the Beef and Guinness Pie. When it came out I was like WTF because there was this huge fish shape flaky pastry on top of a dinky dish of stew. My bf had a hard time eating it because pastry flakes kept falling on the table and his lap, and he wasn't able to get both the pastry and beef in one bite. The gravy had a weird, off putting taste and it just didn't measure up to the one he tried at another pub. Definitely SKIP this dish! My burger on the other hand was decent, but very plain and boring. The bun was too big for the burger and the so called 'apple slices' turned out to be one apple slice and was too thick which made every bite texturally odd. My only favourite thing about the burger was the chutney which I wish there was more of because it had a wonderful sweet apple flavour that complimented the beef very well.
Once we got the bill we were shocked at how much we spent between the two of us (two meals and two pints) cost us about $50 including tip. James Joyce Irish Pub is very pricey and the food and drinks aren't all that great or unique either.
I will not be coming back and I suggest you PASS on this place to avoid disappointment.
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