I’ve heard a lot about this place over the years and then it closed down, and I’d never been. Sad. I thought.
And then, imagine my surprise when it reopened. Serendipity. Thought I. The guiding hand of a 🦊. And so, finally found time to visit.
Location-wise, it’s an odd one, sort of like they were intentionally trying to hide the restaurant. Tucked away in a little back street behind the Halyard, tiny signage and not much in the way of zing. Big roof terrace apparently.
Inside, there’s a sort of retro skate-punk vibe going on, with an industrial look. Weirdly, I was the only customer - I mean, it wasn’t *that* early…. Not complaining, but don’t understand how restaurants can ever be this quiet for a whole hour at dinner time and survive. I’d say they make it up later but I’ve stayed in the hotel overlooking it previously and it never really looks packed.
Anyhow, quiet made for excellent and quick service. Seated immediately and a Diet Coke in my paw straight away. Nice.
The menu is small, with a number of big-sounding burgers and loaded fries. I chose the Triple Nom 2.0, with pulled pork, and the bacon, bacon fries.
The burger was decent, with a generous amount of pork and slaw. Nothing particularly exciting though. Maybe I chose a boring one? Would have gone well with some onion rings.
The chips I really didn’t like all that much - the bacon topping was oddly hard and felt like I just could break a tooth on it. Also a lot of sauce, not my thing. I’d skip the chips if I went again.
I didn’t want any dessert - to be fair though, not sure they do any. Didn’t see anything listed.
Overall, not what I thought it would be. A decent enough meal but I expected flashier, more standout, after so many years of people raving about it. A case of expectation failing to meet reality I guess.