The Old Bag of Nails Pub

I just had the worst restaurant experience of my life.
Walking in to this restaurant, i noticed they were understaffed, however; the place didn't seem to be busy at all so i didn't have any worries.
After being sat right away, the hostess sat us at a table that was covered in crumbs and what looked like ranch and ketchup smeared all over it. As we sat for about 6 minutes before being greeted, i already considered leaving. The server eventually came and got our drink orders and i politely asked if she could wipe off our table. The server was very nice and cleaned the table off quickly. We ordered an appetizer and entrees at the same time. The table behind us, who was sat right before we were, already had their entrees before we got our appetizer. The server blamed the long cook time on "too many parties for the kitchen to handle"...Hmm....
After 45 minutes of being there, we finally got our meals. My blackened chicken caeser salad came out with all white iceburg lettuce and completely pale, and what looked like steamed, chicken. My friend ordered chicken fingers and onion rings and his meal was room temperature... I lost patience and went to look for a manager. I explained that i never complain, but this salad is not what i expected and shouldn't have been served this way and my friends food was not hot at all.. I was pleased when the manager offered a new salad and apologized because they ran out of romaine lettuce? He brought me a new salad that looked perfect and it was delicious! I then noticed the table behind us was cashed out and leaving already..
I normally have no problem with bad service but the uncountable excuses that the staff kept making up was just too much. Sadly, I will not be returning. With the restaurant having maybe 9 tables sat in the whole place, the service should have been much better. Some advice would be to call ahead and make sure they have no customers before you go so you don't have to wait forever for your food!
sorry Old Bag... :/

Fine pubs are hard to find these days.  One where the sum of the parts synergies into  something much better than the whole.

A pub in the classic sense is not a fine dining establishment.  It's not a craft beer Mecca or a pale where oenophiles seek out for sitting around, sipping and nibbling on cheese.  It's not a dance club.  It's a place where people can convene and enjoy a little bit of everything.

A decent beer list with 4 rotating craft beer selections with a large selection of macro beers.  A good food list with dependable fare.  Of which, the fish and chips are crispy, flaky, light, fluffy and delicious.  Chips are good too.  A standout.

Friendly bartenders and waitstaff with smiles on their faces.  They treat you well.

It looks like a pub, smells like a pub, and tastes like a pub.  Go have a drink and eat some food.

I like it, I don't love it.

This is a pub in every sense of the word. The beer list is good, but not long at all, mostly stouts and seasonal brews - at least when i went there. The food is average at best. I ordered a chicken caesar wrap and the tortilla was partially stale and the entire wrap was very bland. Not bad, just meh. I'll probably go back, but only for those nights when I can't decide on anything else.