The Irish Harp

Am I a sucker for a good Irish pub?  Yes.  Was this a good Irish pub?  Yes.  Was I in the right mindset to be entertained and enjoy myself?  Oh yes.

My wife and I were in town for a short weekend away during our 11th anniversary weekend and we decided to stop in here.  She had the soup and salad, which she enjoyed.  She let me taste the soup, some kind of creamy leek soup, and it was excellent.  I had the Irish Cheese Steak Sandwich and it too was excellent.  The sandwich was a different spin on the traditional cheese steak sandwich in that it had mozzarella cheese as in it and that made it extra cheesy.  

To drink I had two perfectly poured Guinness (what else?!!).  If I were to criticize, it would be that their overall beer menu was a bit sparse.  Of course it had all of the traditional brews on tap (Guinness, Harp, Murphy's, etc) but there wasn't much local flavor there.  That being said, when I'm at an Irish pub, the chances are I'm going to order an Irish brew.

The atmosphere was wonderful.  We happened to be there whilst a two person band played some traditional Irish music, with a hand drum and a fiddle, and it was excellent.  If I lived near here, I would frequent this location often.

Food was fine, nothing special.  11 for a side of onion rings is high where I live .  Service was fine, nothing special.  I wouldn't avoid if I went back to NOTL but I wouldn't go out of my way to visit.

Rude and absent service with mediocre food for an bloated price. Sat for an hour while others were seated, served and given the bill. They had a GREAT day!

Ordered a Veggie Burger $14 and Cheese Steak Sandwich $14. When asked what was taking so long ( 1 hour) we were told a Veggie burger takes that long to cook. (7 to 14 minutes from frozen) When challenged the waitress dug in and argued.

If it takes too long for a meal tell the truth and apologize.

Will not return and insulted enough to warn others.