The Harp Restaurant

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!

First learned of The Harp from <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2FRestaurant.com&s=0aab4cbd731f3d3b0d1453050d3abc56a8c80bd214e25469c7555b750dca8a51" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://Restaurant.com</a> and was interested just enough to try it for dinner last night.  It doesn't look like much from the outside, but the inside is huge...cavernous, almost.  Big enough to host a large reception for a special event.  Not much natural light hits the bar or dining areas, but you can see what you're doing.  We ordered the crab fritters, pork shank, and fish-n-chips.  The fritters were simply deep-fried Baltimore-style crab cakes, perfectly prepared and cooked exactly right.  Would be nice if they were made with local jumbo lump instead of plain lump, but that's a very minor rub.  We loved it.  My pork shank was HUGE!  Biggest shank I've ever seen served at a restaurant.  The meat was tender and had minimal fat.  The glaze they use with it was also good, but they could use a little more salt during the slow-cooking process for the shank.  The mashed potatoes and side of cabbage I ordered were both excellent.  The rockfish fish-in-chips was another HUGE portion...more than most normal people could eat in one sitting.  The fish inside it was moist and well-flavored...I would not have changed a thing.  They fry the waffle fries separate from the fish, so you don't taste any fishiness when you eat the fries.  Thumbs-up on that move!  Add two pints of Kilkenny and an OJ and you get a dinner bill for two people of $60 with plenty of leftovers for lunch the following day.  On our way out, we were met by the chef who cooked our meal and he asked us how he did with everything.  Nice touch at the end of a very nice dinner.