I'd give 4 stars for the patio and 2 stars for everything else about this place. Works out to a solid 3 stars.
The patio is big and actually out in the open air rather than in a back yard or alley. The lights of the neighbourhood create a bit of ambiance. Not quite enough, though, to overpower the zillions of sports banners and totally boring beer selection.
The beer selection is fully mediocre - a bunch of blah lagers. I suppose you could argue that they have a local microbrew on tap (millstreet organic), but being local doesn't mean that it tastes any better than most of the other mediocre lagers.
I was in the market for somewhere pleasant to sit whilst enjoying the company of a rarely seen friend, and the dip didn't disappoint on that count.