I suppose in some ways my 'dislike' might be in trying to lump The Met on Stephen Ave. into the 'pub' category... which really isn't fair (but then neither is life...). The Met (and again, I'm talking about The Met on Stephen Ave downtown not the skanky cougar Met on 17th...) is a lively lounge restaurant on Stephen Ave right across from Banker's Hall and Earls. The Met tries to be upscale and cosmo; expect to see (and see a lot of) service staff in skimpy little dresses and lecherous suit and tie guys.
On the good side, The Met does have a fantastic summer patio space that's always in heavy use in good weather and I think they manage to get the vibe they're looking for in the lounge.
In many respects I'd put The Met in the same space as Belgo down the street from it and while I'm not really a fan of either, I think The Met achieves it's goal better than Belgo does.
On the bad side, it just feels icky to me... pretentious, self inflated (and not just with silicone), and shallow. I suppose they have food there but really, people go primarily for drinks. It's heaving many afternoons and on Fridays gets so packed you need to be coated in a lubricant to get in. The only time I go is when I'm with someone who really wants to go and I can't convince them to go somewhere else. All of my personal bias to one side, I think management at least understands the space they're trying to fill and they seem to have a winning product.