10/01/09

poor service, bad smell

by trainakr

we arrived, only to be ignored by the bartender completely. she never even looked at us although the place was practically empty. but since the place smelled like a urinal, we just left.

05/05/08

Fall from Grace

by jerseycurl72

I've been a fan of the Emerald Pub burgers since 2001, and have been a fairly regular customer until May 2, 2008. Our last visit was such an utter disappointment, I have vowed never to return.

Despite the fact that the place was empty, save the two patrons at the bar, no one acknowledged our presence and we sat ourselves at a table. After a while the bartender/waitress finally took our order, went to the kitchen to submit it, and never brought our drinks. My friend, (recovering from knee surgery) had to hobble up to the bar to get her beer, as the waitress admittedly had forgotten to open the two Amsel Lights we had ordered. The fries looked and tasted like they were cooked a day ago, and had been micro-waved. (I lifted one and it bent over at a 90 degree angle.)

At no time did the waitress come by to ask how we enjoyed our meal, or if we needed anything, and after we had motioned for two more beers from her, my friend once again felt compelled to limp to the bar to retrieve round #2. I remind the reader that at this point there was a grand total of SEVEN people in the place, and it became apparent that she was more interested in chatting up the two regulars sitting at the end of the bar than doing her job.

The only way to summarize this experience was that we felt more like unwanted party crashers than welcome guests, and I had to convince my friend to let me leave a 10 percent tip.

12/02/07

Unpretentious

by game7

This is a good spot.The staff is pretty cool,the patrons are there to have fun and the music is varied.The bartenders will buy back if you are cool with them.Its nothing fancy,but that's probably why it remains cool.