The Cat & Fiddle Pub

Stopped in here for lunch yesterday...even got there a few minutes before they opened.  Since I was there alone I sat at the bar.  Since I was the only patron there I chatted up the friendly bartender, Nancy.  Ordered a Heineken and the Croque Madame.  Both were delicious.  It was a different change of pace since I've stopped in before with my UK buddies that are regulars...but that's usually been late at night.  This place always has great & friendly service.  I'm sure I will find myself there again in the next couple of days before I skip town. I would order the Croque Madame if I go again.  I only ate half of it yesterday, looking forward to the other half at some point today.  Thanks Cat for a great meal and friendly service!

First of all, I have to say, The Cat & Fiddle is a neighborhood gem. It's a versatile place where you can go for Happy Hour, Sunday Brunch, a romantic date night or a fun night out with friends. Thanks to their English pub-style bar, their charming patio, main restaurant area and two private rooms they can accommodate just about anything!

This review is for the service provided leading up to and for a  wedding rehearsal dinner at The Cat & Fiddle.

We chose The Cat & Fiddle to host our wedding rehearsal dinner for several reasons. We loved that it is a family-owned business within walking distance to our church. We were looking for a nice yet casual place to set the tone for our dinner. Just as important, they were able to create a delicious pre-fixe menu within our budget.

Food quality: Excellent. English pubs and restaurants generally aren't known for their cuisine, but our menu options were full of flavor, fresh and memorable. The porcini chicken, the salmon in burre blanc sauce and butternut squash dishes were crowd pleasers as well as the sunset salad and the ginger carrot soup. And now we have guests craving their sticky toffee pudding.

Value: Reasonably priced for dinner considering it is a restaurant located in the heart of Hollywood. They gave us a great package and worked within our budget.

Service: Five stars. The staff serving our plated-meal and taking drink orders were attentive, quick and friendly. Additionally, we dropped of some simple flower arrangements and custom menus we had designed, which they were able to set up in advance without any problems.  Couldn't ask for better service.

Ashlee, whose family owns and runs the restaurant, responded promptly to emails leading up to the dinner and was very accommodating. She provided excellent advice when we had to make some changes to our preferences. Example: We initially had our heart set on dining on the patio, but due to a couple reasons she advised that we move our group into one of the private rooms. We're so glad she did. As beautiful and lovely the patio is, we would have shared half of it with their Friday night customers. It was nice to have a private area and made the dinner feel all the more intimate and special for our friends and family who had traveled across the country.

I love this place. They got a grate Guinness, really nice beer garden and lovely stuff.