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| - I've experienced better. It's called Rula Bula. It's right around the corner.
My distaste for this place began a week or so before I ever set foot in the establishment. My husband and I were with our kids, walking around Mill and walked past the restaurant, where they had an employee standing outside trying to rally some business. We ended up having a short conversation with her in which she stated that we should come to Robbie Fox's, "the only authentic Irish pub in Tempe." To this, we replied, "Haven't you ever heard of Rula Bula?" "Yes," she told us, "this is better." My husband and I have been faithful Rula Bula patrons for many years. I couldn't imagine anyone in Tempe having better fish and chips than them...
...but, for some reason my curiosity got the best of me and I stopped by Robbie Fox's for a late lunch one afternoon when my daughter and I were out walking around Mill. I had a hankering for fish and chips and figured I'd give it a try, even though I knew it probably wouldn't compare to Rula Bula's. I was right. Not even in the same league. Even the chips were inferior. Their "chips" are more like shoe string french fries which I'm not a fan of because there's so little potato to them. Their tartar sauce was pretty standard, again, inferior to Rula Bula's.
The service was good, and normally I like it when the waitress gives my daughter a little attention, and acknowledges her undeniable cuteness (okay, maybe I'm a little biased) but this waitress seriously wouldn't leave us alone. Give me some space, I'm eating. At the end of the meal, she brought my daughter a bowl of ice cream. Although it was a very nice gesture, my daughter hadn't eaten more than two bites of her food, and I really hadn't planned on giving her any sort of sweets. While free food is always appreciated, it's best to ask before you put a bowl of ice cream in front of a toddler.
I don't think I can betray Rula Bula again.
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