I'll preface my review ONY for my first experience. One should go back a few times to truly get a picture of a place. I can only review my one experience at this point.
I was with a friend from out of town and seeking to try 'something different' in Tecumseh - different being other than Fong's or Kabobgy or Pat & Hank's, for dinner and a drink.
We went in to a brightly lit place at 5:30 this Dec. Personally a warmer dimmer light would have been more 'pub' like. We were shown to a table and while we were still standing and just getting our coats off, we were asked if we wanted some drinks. I don't know whether to say that's good service or overzealous or just inexperienced.
That dais I should have blurted something out because we didn't see our server again for about 5-7 minutes after sitting down. Before we could get drinks we receive a menu and then had to wait another 5-7 minutes before our server came back.
I was told their selection of draft was on the table (one of those triangle things) and I ordered their house brew. In fact there were several beers on tap, he just didn't know what they were. If you have any taste for beer at all, I would not recommend their house brew, it's bland, generic, not worth it.
I ordered fish and chips (sweet potatoe) and my friend ordered some vegetarian dish.
Our food took a while to receive. The fish was nice and crispy, fairly warm.
The fries were not sweet potatoe, they were regular and warm. Ordinarily I'd ask for what I ordered back and hot, but given how long it took to get our dinner I didn't.
My friend was 'meh' about her veggie dish and her fries were not fresh either.
We waited so long for our server to come back to see how we're doing, and eventually, for the bill, I actually got up to see if I could flag him down in the kitchen. Eventually we left and went to the bar.
I'm rating my first experience 2 stars for service and food and ambiance.
It'd be great to have a better experience in subsequent visits.
Pub owners over here should go to the UK to see what pubs are really like and then try make a more authentic effort. At the very minimum, have smart staff and focus on good traditional pub fare. read more