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| - We had a good but not great experience at Hurley's last night, when we made a special trip to check out their Burns Night (Scottish celebration).
Upon our arrival, we were invited to seat ourselves, and spent a few minutes wandering around the warren of rooms to try to find a table. We ended up upstairs in the second room with a stage set up for a live band later in the evening.
Menus and beers came promptly, but something went wrong with our supper. It took over an hour from time of ordering. To the server's credit, he took the initiative to follow up with the kitchen when he noticed how long we had been waiting. The food was pretty tasty when it arrived -- seemed to be good-quality ingredients, a bit heavy-handed with the salt. My burger was a bit worse for wear (tough on top and soggy on the bottom from sitting under a heat lamp waiting for my husband's bangers and mash to be ready is my guess).
Menu prices included taxes, which made for a nice surprise when we paid the bill.
The pub really filled up at the end of the Canadiens game, and perhaps also due to the popularity of the band. The atmosphere was very friendly and laid-back.
Our reason for going to Hurley's was their promised Robbie Burns celebration, with piper, Highland dancers, the address to the haggis, etc. The layout of the pub really wasn't ideal for such a thing, as we crowded into a small room downstairs to hear the toast but couldn't see or hear much over the general ruckus. We left without getting a taste of haggis.
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