Saw this place in a local coupon book I obtained during my travels, and figured I'd check it out…read moreonce I checked their pub menu, which included the elusive Irish Scotch Egg. Tale of the disappointed tape:
Mac & Cheese: the description sounded great, so I gave it a shot. Unfortunately, it missed the target, as the combination of cheeses (Béchamel, Gouda, Fontina, Gruyere, Cheddar) is bland! There is no even slightly pronounced cheese taste, not even from the cheddar cheese melted on top. I had to add my own hot sauce (Frank's and Texas Pete are my savory favorites) to liven it up a bit.
Irish Scotch Egg: I'd heard about the existence of this food item while watching the British show "Broadchurch," wherein it was a running gag that the David Tennant character offers his partner a bite of his Scotch Egg, and she always refuses the offer. A Scotch Egg is a soft boiled egg enrobed in a sausage shell, rolled in bread crumbs and then either baked or fried. Sounds good, doesn't it? When I saw it on their menu I had to check it out. Unfortunately, it too was also rather bland. A soft boiled egg by itself is not exactly flavorful, but the sausage here could have been, and it just wasn't. The two eggs in the order come on a bed of shredded lettuce that had spicy mayo in it, which you definitely need to help enjoy the egg. Either that, or use your favorite hot sauce, mustard, or other condiment. I may try to make this myself, using a certain brand of sausage I've always found flavorful, and/or some chorizo. Yes, that would quite possibly work . . .
Pulled Pork Sliders: three pulled pork sliders are served with your choice of sauce (BBQ or other house sauce) a dollop of cole slaw (on the slider), three slices of cucumber and a spear of lettuce. This is the only item of my order that I actually enjoyed. The BBQ sauce was decent, and well complimented the pulled pork and slaw. These I would get again if I were to return to this pub.
Conclusion: pulled pork sliders FTW, but Scotch Eggs and Mac & Cheese leave more to be desired.