We went to Aj's (formerly Mr. Pickwicks) for St. Pattys day dinner. They had a limited menu in place for the day. We arrived at about 7pm the dinning room was nearly emtpy.
It took 10 minutes for a man to ask us what we wanted. He was not dressed like a waiter, so I was suprised when he approached. We ordered some menus to start (probably a good idea to have them out).
A little while later I ordered the Irish Stew and my wife ordered the Corned beef. We both ordered a guiness. After a small wait I was served a plastic plate with luke-warm stew surrounding a pile of dried out rice. If you need a decent recipe for stew please let me know. I have a good one. What they served was not appropriate. It helps if a stew is served hot.
My wife was served corned beef with cabbage and a potato. The corned beef was ok as was the cabbage. Its a shame that no mustard or sauce was offered as is traditional with corned beef. The potato however belonged in a rock garden. About halfway through our meals we recieved the guiness.
I honestly don't think that $40 for two glasses of beer and two VERY small plates of VERY ORDINARY food is good value. I hope they can do better in the future otherwise I fear for the business in this very difficult market.
Pros: Decent Beer on tap
Cons: Everything else
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