We went with a group of 6 (8 if you count the two young kids with us) yesterday for an Easter DInner (perhaps a rather unorthodox Easter Dinner). Â
The food was delicious. Â I had the cod and chips. Â The fries were fantastic the cod was pretty tasty, and the tartar sauce was perfect (that can really make or break fish & chips, in my experience). Â It was two good sized pieces of fish and a whole bunch of fries, very generous portions. Â My wife had the guinness pulled pork which was also fantastic. Â It had rosemary in it, which was quite unique. Â Certainly some of the best pulled pork I've ever tried. Â The other folks in our party had the stuffed yorkie (yorkshire pudding), curry and risotto, and the mushroom soup. Â They all loved their food as well. Â
Overall, the food was fantastic, we were very pleased.
Unfortunately that wasn't the whole experience. Â We had a reservation, and the table was ready... considering the rest of the service we received, that was pretty impressive. Â The service was poor. Â Our waitress was beyond annoyed that there were two kids with us (though it was plenty early) and didn't hide it well. Â It took forever to get water refilled (I think at least twice I nosily sipped the last bit of water through my straw right in front of the waitress and it was still quite some time (10+ minutes) before she came with water. Â It was a good 15-20 minutes we waited once the check came, and finally to pay we had to track down the waitress to even pay. Â It was frustrating. Â It was a bit busy, but not overly so. Â
Very unimpressed with the service. Â But I think the food made up for it...
Most incompetent service I have ever experienced.
After waiting for way too long to receive menus, we were then ignored while the servers wandered around. Two tables came in after us and finally a server came out to the patio and took their orders without asking if we needed help. As she walked inside without even uttering a word to us we asked if we could order and she had the gall to say No.
Needless to say we got up, expressed our displeasure and left. I will never step foot into this establishment again. I have worked in the restaurant industry for over a decade and this is just unacceptable. F this place!!!
******I received a message from the owner Paul regarding my review. He has offered up a GC to give his establishment a 2nd chance. I find it very impressive that he reads and responds to his reviews. I have not rec'd this GC yet, but I will definitely revise my review afterwards.
OK, so I have been to Jimmy Flynn's a few times, and always enjoyed myself. Â
Maybe that was a result of all the booze I had ingested. Â
Not to be too tough on them; I do absolutely adore the staff, atmosphere, ambiance and beer on tap. Â Unfortunately this was the third time the food was barely ok, and come on, the wine prices are absurd. Â
I tried the lamb poutine, which was pretty good except there was barely any cheese. Â The stuffed yorkies were totally burnt, tasted aweful and the sauce was super sweet and too heavy, along with the pressed deli style roast beef, not at all the warm and rugged comfort food I imagined. Â
The wine glass prices are wayyyyy over the top, more than most of the restaurants on the beach. Â The bottle prices arn't too bad, so I do understand their philosophy on upselling. Â
And again, I do love the atmosphere and staff, really friendly, upbeat and welcoming.
My girlfriend and I ate breakfast at Jimmy Flynn's Celtic Snug during the 2011 Spirit of the Sea Festival. Â We had never heard of it, and Irish isn't exactly something that comes to mind when you think of "breakfast" but a marketing rep gave us a buy 1, get 1 free coupon for breakfast, so we figured we'd hit it up.
It is located right on Marine Drive, which is the "Ocean Drive" of White Rock. When we arrived, the place looked pretty legit, although something I saw on the menu was a little odd. Despite being an "Irish" restaurant, they were serving Black and Tan Beer Battered Onion Rings. Black and Tan Beer "is not a drink commonly consumed in Ireland." Because of the Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force (nicknamed the Black and Tans) which was sent into Ireland in the early 1920's. They "became notorious through its numerous attacks on the Irish civilian population." There was also an English flag hanging over the bar, so maybe they're not all that Irish?
My girlfriend ordered the Waterford Smoked Salmon Omelet with herbed cream cheese and pumpernickel toast. She loved it.
I enjoyed the traditional Irish Breakfast with eggs over easy, pan fried potatoes, homemade sausage, back bacon, black pudding, sliced tomatoes, English-style baked beans and soda bread. Everything tasted legit; it wasn't like they just ordered sausage and served it. The waitress said a lot of the ingredients were made in-house, and I feel very comfortable believing that. Nothing looked like something I could get at a store, or take out of a box.
We ate outside and the view was wonderful. There was a great breeze and overall I would recommend the place for anyone who wants to try some quality Irish/English food.
Went for a drive to White Rock on a Thursday afternoon for lunch, wanting to try something totally different , we decided to stop in at Jimmy Flynn's celtic snug for lunch.Don't be fooled by your first impression when you walk in, it is "snug" for sure but the food has enormous flavour and friendly service. I am not a lamb fan, but I decided to try their poutine.When it came, the serving size was huge and had a rich lamb and guinness gravy with bits of lamb in it , as well as cheese. Absolutely delicious.My daughter had the lamb stew in a sourdough bowl, she rated it a 5 out of 5 as well. We left totally stuffed and satisfied.
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