We were greeted by Ben Charlesworth, the bartender, and we took a booth across from the bar. The decor is typical Irish pub with lots of wood and brick. It felt very much like Ireland, all that was missing was the clouds of cigarette smoke, which we didn't miss at all.

We started off with a couple of beers. Al got brave and ordered a Harp Ale. It is a strong ale with a good head. I had a Corona with a wedge of lime. There was Irish music playing as we checked out the menu.

For lunch, they offer a nice variety of from "The Ladle" soups and Kick Arse chili, salads, "Irish" lamb stew, shepherd pie, meatloaf, and "The Loaf" loads of sandwiches. We started our meal with a bowl of pea soup. It was served piping hot with oyster crackers. It was a delicous green pea with hunks of smokey ham floating in the thick broth. The soup was so good, we tried to figure out how to scrape the bottom of the bowl with the crackers.

I had a fantastic corned beef sandwich with swiss cheese, served grilled on marbled rye bread. It was accompanied by a pickle and potato chips. It was the biggest, leanest corn beef sandwich I have ever had. Fantastic doesn't even do it justice; it was better than that.

Al had the Dubliner, a roast beef sandwich and it was packed with rare, juicy slices that overlapped the hand sliced white bread. It had red onions, lettuce, tomato, and onion peppercorn aioli.

For the vegetarian, there is the Veggie Lover's Sandwich, which is rustic bread stuffed with caramelized onions and roasted peppers, covered with melted Monterey jack cheese, lettuce, tomato, and smoked tomato aioli.

There are pictures of Ireland around the pub, as you would expect, and also a sign we particularly liked: "The health of the salmon to you, A long life, a full heart, and a wet mouth." It says it all for me.