I’ve been hankering for the perfect shepherd’s pie, and trying out different ones about town, lately. Sunday, I stop by Murphy’s Pub on my way home, figuring I’ll grab a quick bite, see how theirs is. I go in, and the place is fairly quiet, as to be expected on the first sunny day about 70 we’ve had in quite some time. I ask the bartendress for a menu, make my order, and get a drink to go with the meal once it comes, then start reading while I wait. At 20 minutes of waiting, I start trying to get the bartendress’ attention without being too rude. Around the 30 minute mark, she finally deigns to come over, and asks me if I want my check. At this point, my drink is still sitting untouched and completely full in front of me. I ask where my food is, and she gets all apologetic about forgetting to put the order in. I understand things happen when you are busy, but the last half hour, I’ve watched her twiddling her thumbs; she’s not been slammed with customers. grrr.
And after all that wait, it really wasn’t anything special for a shep’s pie. They do put a lot of olives on the salad that comes with it, if you like that sort of thing, but for $12.95, the portion sized seemed kinda small. Won’t be going back.
Tags: restaurant, review, seattle, shepherdspie