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| - I've passed this place a few times in the evening and it always looks very busy. I was passing by this afternoon my boyfriend and I decided to go in for lunch.
The bar selection was reasonable. They had several beers that I imagine would cater to a variety of different groups. They also had a fairly large selection of liquor, including a few "top shelf" bottles, including my favourite gin, Hendrick's. I ended up having a pint of Barking Squirrel, for nostalgic reasons.
Despite the well-stocked bar and name, the food was far from super. The menu boasts several stone fired pizza options, so naturally I opted for the classico calzone, which consisted of tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and a selection of herbs. The crust of the calzone was nothing special, but was at least palatable. The tomato sauce, however, had the consistency and appearance of a thin tomato soup, and the flavour was inline with what you might expect from a can of Campbell's, at best.
My boyfriend had the chicken club sandwich, served with fries. Presentation wise the sandwich looked great. But unfortunately the chicken was dry, dry, dry. Not even the watery sauce from my botched calzone could save this sammy.
Overall, this place is fine for a drink at the bar while watching one of the numerous TVs positioned throughout the restaurant, but I would not recommend it a lunch or dinner spot.
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