"4"^^ . "2"^^ . "2017-08-16T00:00:00"^^ . "2"^^ . "First time visiting The Harp and we had a great experience. The view from the patio was very enjoyable - you can see the downtown skyline as well as the boats cruising around on the lake. The inside of the restaurant gives you a very nice Irish pub feel, but that does get lost on the patio outside. (The view makes up for it) \n\nThe service was great, we never had an empty glass and our dirty plates were cleared quickly. We went on Sunday just as brunch was finishing and they were packed but this had no effect on service. Our waiter Tom was very friendly and had great recommendations on food and drinks.\n\nThe food and drinks were very very good, I had 2 of their draft mixes which were very tasty and well poured. The Black & Gold, which is Guinness and Dortmunder, was perfectly assembled with a clear line between the beers. The other I had was the Devil in Cider that consisted of Angry Orchard and Fireball. This was also very good, it reminded me of the spiced cider I make on Halloween - yummy!\nFood was also delicious, our appetizers were the guacamole salsa bruscetta and the house chips and dip. The bruscetta was my favorite - the creamy guac put a nice spin on traditional bruscetta, the bread was nice and crisp on the outside and soft in the center. The toppings were fresh and the balsamic reduction brought everything together with a nice acidity. Chips and dip - the chips themselves were perfectly cooked and seasoned. Their demise is the \"dip\", which is just their salad dressing. The ranch and Cajun ranch were both too runny and were lacking in flavor overall. They need to put some better dip with their chips and they would be a winner.\nOur entrees were both Boxty, which I have not had since the Boxty House in Dublin, Ireland. I ordered the chicken and my wife got the corned beef. Hers was the best of the two, great corned beef, a healthy portion of sauerkraut and swiss all tucked in a very well seasoned and cooked boxty then topped with russian dressing - YUMMY! My chicken boxty reminded me of a chicken fajita with the peppers, mushrooms, and onions. It was all well seasoned and cooked, my only complaint was the sun-dried tomato pesto cream sauce that lacked in tomato and pesto flavor and was not creamy but slightly oily and runny. The sauce needs work! \n\nWe finished our meal with the Guinness ice cream sunday which was huge and delicious - I just wish you could taste the Guinness more in the ice cream. All said we had a very good experience with the food and service and if they tightened up a few things with their food this would definitely be a 4.5 to 5 star place in my opinion. We will be back to enjoy some more boxty for sure!"^^ . . . . "1"^^ .