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    Ortona Tavern

    4.3 (17 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Erik H.

    I'm giving top rating because the staff was really kind and makes you feel like home. It's a beautiful, rural setting with solid diner foo and welcoming atmosphere. Other big plusses are clean bathrooms, dog friendly, and reasonably priced meals on the water.

    Seating area. Canal view.
    Victor P.

    Cool place. You can sit outside by the little creek. I got a philly chicken samuch or somethin life like that. They close on April 25 for the summer yall. It hot down here in the summer.

    Back deck.

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    Quaint nice place off the beaten path. Cold beer, bikers welcomed. Staff super great, good food, cold beer.

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    Just a neat place to go. Been there several times with my bike friends. Always enjoyable. Nice cold beer.

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    Highlands Irish Pub - Brisket Flatbread was tasty but the flavors were out of balance!

    Highlands Irish Pub

    4.0(3 reviews)
    53.0 mi

    I always love it when a new restaurant opens in my Highlands County and this place debuted in…read moreNovember. It's a little off the beaten path for me and I'm a lazy ass so it took me until this weekend to get there! Arriving- It's in the clubhouse of the North Golf Course in the Highland's Ridge Community. Follow the signs for that clubhouse or let your GPS do the work. If you are familiar with the area, it was formally The Tavern. Ambience- So this is what a lot of folks would call a Country Club restaurant. As I had patronized the old tenants, I was curious how they were going to transform it into an Irish Pub. The answer is they didn't! It looks nothing like and Irish Pub. It's a large space with lots of natural light and traditional furniture. It has lots of outside seating that's covered with ceiling fans and many seats have a nice view! There is a very small bar that seats about six. In short, it looks like a Country Club restaurant. So much for pub ambience! Customer Service- Awesome, maybe seven stars! I had substantial interactions with the manager, bartender, and a server. All were exceptional. Adult Libations- Definitely not a pub style bar. It's a full bar with just a few taps but nothing special. Food- Like the ambience, it's an American menu with a couple of Irish dishes. There's Bangers & Mash and Shepard's Pie. Other than that, they throw in a couple of Irish terms to deceive you but it's really an American menu. There're enough choices to satisfy most folks. See their website. I ordered Irish Brisket Flatbread- Brisket, bacon, caramelized onions, diced tomatoes, BBQ sauce, mozzarella cheese @ $13. It was out in good time and plated very nicely. Plenty of food for the price so good value. The flatbread was nicely crisp. I love caramelized onions and that's the base here. Everything was very fresh. Plenty of brisket. Unfortunately, the onions overpowered the other ingredients, so the flavors were not balanced. It was tasty but needed a little work to be a winner. Conclusion- If you're looking for an Irish Pub, you're in the wrong place. If you're looking for an American menu that has some potential with a great staff and beautiful outside seating, give it a try. As they are new and the staff is awesome combined with the outside seating, I'm going to be a little charitable and say four stars!

    Stopped by twice and both times were told they only had bar food avail. Waste of time to drive…read morethere for fried food.

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    Highlands Irish Pub - Tiny bar seats about 6 and definitely not Irish Pub atmosphere!

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    Tiny bar seats about 6 and definitely not Irish Pub atmosphere!

    Celtic Ray Irish Pub - Cod sandwich

    Celtic Ray Irish Pub

    4.4(744 reviews)
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    Visiting the area for just a couple of days and came across it while driving back to our hotel,…read moreit's within walking distance so we walked over that night, crossing our fingers for a much better drink than we had at another place earlier. Walking in was a fun surprise, it was the best Irish Pub experience! Lots of wood all around, the tables, the bar, the walls, dim but cozy lighting, tables and chairs everywhere. It was very inviting! You order at the bar, which is think is a traditional Irish Pub way, our bartender was great and made some awesome drinks that absolutely made up for our day! We had two of the featured drinks, one was a watermelon tonic and the other was an old fashioned and they were made perfectly! We didn't get to try the food, we just came for drinks and we were not let down!

    No waiters / waitresses. Kinda weird. Order rounds at the…read morebar and take them to the table yourself. Food is also ordered at the bar, but a food runner brings the food. Wife ordered the fish & chips. Just OK. Fries were not crispy, still a little white. Cole slaw was bland. I ordered the Guiness beef stew. Dish was only warm, not hot. Flavor was good, not great. Not enough to complain to anyone working there. But certainly would not recommend the place for the food. Plenty of places to drink and root for your team, has options for inside and out. Found a quiet enough place inside, but no TV around. Probably why it was quiet. Thanks, but we'll be trying something else next time.

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