Too bad you can't give a bipolar rating, since the Ceili Cottage is decidely bipolar. While it presumes to be an "Irish" bar, it certainly isn't representative of any over there. That said, it's a great spot to grab a few pints, and the staff behind the bar are terrific. Great oysters, too.
However, they fall down on the food. We have had several (about 10) so-so dinners at the cottage. What really sealed the deal was the joke that they passed off as a full Irish breakfast. Two strips of bacon literally smaller than a pinkie finger, one egg, no bread, mealy black pudding, and a tablespoon of beans for the bargain price of $15.
The dinner menu is hit-and-miss, with usually the hash as the best bet. Charging for the non-Irish style bread when ordering cheese or other dishes is just cheap, and we usually find that they're out of half of the items they're selling. A new manager and a chef that cares could help reinvent the cottage as an authentic eastern Canada pub, but it's certainly not going to be Irish.