The Thirsty Lion is another very good restaurant that's so close to being five stars.
The begin with the staff at the front door are great, so nice, so helpful, just wonderful.
Make your way to your table or the bar and unfortunately you'll be greeted by an arrangement of unnecessarily uncomfortable seating. The bar stool while soft are backless and meant for a night club. At the table you'll get either a cheap wooded bench or a wooden chair without lumbar support. This is not the kind of restaurant that needs to force you out quickly so I'm not sure why the seating so terrible.
The staff though, they are a different story. Be prepared to think this is your local dive because the staff will treat you like your one of 3 people in the either establishment, they're simply just great. The staff will really make feel like you belong here.
Food...now that's complicated. The menu is so much more expansive than any restaurant of comparison that you'll be hard pressed to not find at least one item that tickles your fancy. The complication come in when there seems to be at least one awkward ingredient in each dish. If you're not pick them you'll fare well. I myself am very picky about my bread items and for instance, the buns and bread that accompany the burgers and sandwich really fall short. They're tasteless flavor mops, whatever flavor you find inside of they're amazing burger is sucked out by a dry bun akin to styrofoam.
The drink selection here do not disappoint, whatever kind of beer you like they'll sure have something to fit your pallet. They also have a great assortment or wines and an expansive mixed drink menu.
The Thirsty Lion Pub does not disappoint, well at least not across the board. They're indubitably better than most in the area.