The Harp Restaurant & Catering

I love the food... This used to be my favorite place to go on Friday and Saturday nights, but they got rid of the DJ. This past Saturday it was very quiet and wasn't a very fun atmosphere. My friends and I usually celebrate special occasions here, but without a DJ it's just not quite as fun for a weekend night out

Finally had a chance to visit this place after hearing about it from friends in the past thanks for an Open Mic night on Tuesday. (A friend of mine performed.) I really liked the feel of the place and my bar tender was excellent. I was thrilled to see they offer Kilkeney Irish Beer--one of the few places I've discovered in the area serving it.  I spent most of my time in the bar area, which was very roomy with a lot of large screen TV's for the sports fan.  I will definitely re-visit in the future and give their dinner menu a try.

Friday Night 80's Night......I like. :-)

I met up with a group of friends from high school (yes, high school) 6/28 and really had a good time.

The Harp sits back off the street in a shopping center behind a Wendy's and THAT was a bother in finding it for *ME* but....I know where they are now.  heheheheh!

I arrived late so I missed out on the dinner experience but I'm posting to face book so I hope the other attendees comment on the food they ordered and service.  I did order the rock fish bites for the abbreviated menu and they were BANGIN'.  Really, I could have devoured a platter of them with that yummy tempura batter.  Lip smacking good.

I see dancing wasn't listed in the original review so I imagine some tables had been removed to make a decent dance floor area.  If you go on Friday night, take along some friends.  It seemed our group made up the majority of the dancers.

The bar was set-up like a sports bar with numerious flat screen TVs to keep you sport fans occupied.

Bartenders were friendly, the clientele was mellow with a mixture of older ,younger, black and white (although one guy did get tossed, I have no idea what he did since I was busy on the dance floor), the DJ was friendly and agreeable and played our requests.

Two complaints.....

I tried to call for directions when it was clear I was lost and their phone system looped me into a VM system.  Fortunately a gas station attendant helped me find my way.

The dance floor was a bit HOT and I would have liked the occasional burst of cool air.

I will be going back and I'm thinking a St Paddy's Day celebration would be a hoot there!

10/9 Update.....well, well, well.....i waited to do this review because I just HATE saying anything negative but....I don't have a choice.

I ordered the crab balls (nice size BTW) and while the waitress was chatting to me and my dinner companion I pulled what I thought was a crab shell and found a large piece of clear plastic buried in the crab ball.  **gasp**  It happened at the right time though.

Of course the server apologized profusely and scurried off to show the manager.

The manager came to the table and apologized profusely and offered to remove the appetizer and one of our entries PLUS give me a voucher to use in the future, which I thought was very considerate.  Clearly the plastic came from the inner lid of a can of crab meat...you know, that flimsy plastic covering under the lid.

For the main course I ordered the rock fish with crab meat covered in the special crab imperial sauce.  Hmmm....wellll, not so good.  The fish was cooked well but a tad on the lukewarm side.  I prefer the food to be piping hot out of the kitchen.  The crab imperial sauce was what looked to be grated cheese and not the creamy mouth watering goodness I would expect.  ~sigh~  My veggies were lukewarm as well BUT they were fresh and not frozen. The rock fish was the most expensive item on the menu....I think, at 21.99.  Considering the fact my appetizer was screwed up I was expecting their "A" game and it didn't happen.

My dining companion had the fish and chips and was very pleased.

The server told us someone quit in the kitchen, maybe they were short handed.

OR....maybe they can't produce what they claim on their menu.  :(