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| - Las Vegas is not the place I would expect a great pub style establishment, and as a native of Minneapolis/St Paul, I had to compare Ri Ra to places that set the bar real high. What I have come to seek in a pub is a place with good food, affordable beer you can drink in large amounts while bullshitting with friends, prices that let the bar fill with regulars, and an atmosphere of cozy chaos. Bear this in mind.
My husband and I went with 2 other locals for the locals happy hour, and even with the deal, this pub was quite expensive for the food.
Pros:
- Lots of wonderful free soda bread, and all the import beers you might like from Britain and Ireland.
- Very friendly, attentive and polite staff.
- Easy to read in the Mandalay Mall thing.
- Scotch Eggs! And damn delicious ones at that. All of the food was quite good.
Cons:
- It's pricey. Even with a generous locals discount event it is too spendy to be a frequent haunt; which is rather at cross purposes with being a "pub".
- Its huge, and it is loud. Very loud. Not "band playing a set" loud, or raucous conversation loud, but "the radio is so loud we have to shout" loud; which is rather at cross purposes with being a "pub".
- It's authentic...like the Blarney Stone. All the parts are there, but it just sort of lacks the atmosphere that separates a pub from a bar that serves bangers. It's not a bad pub by Vegas standards, but the price point and tourist saturation will leave me hunting for a pub to call my local.
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