There are many pluses to LOCAL Public Eatery. The location is convenient, along Laird, where there can be a lack of restaurants. There is a great variety to their menu with many twists on the traditional pub menu. The jerk chicken sandwich was wonderfully delicious and had a serious kick. However, the service was disappointing both times we decided to try it out. Our waitresses was not well trained, often not knowing the names and company that produced the craft beer they have on tap. We had to ask for water several times before having enough for the whole table. I feel that water should be compulsory at restaurants, that should come to the table when menus are dropped off. Meals would arrived at the table extremely staggered, with some of our dishes coming so tardy that most of us had finished already. We also had to ask for our bills several times, it took almost 45 minutes for all of us to wrap up our bills. I hope that this level of service is a function of the restaurant being new. It definitely let's the place down, because I feel the food deserves at least 3.5/5 stars. I might wait a couple more months before I even think of going back to let them iron out kinks, if they can.