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jeffk · 05-23-2015, 04:14 PM

My fiancée and I went to the Holy Grail for dinner. First, I loved the setting. The mural above the bar is almost 3 dimensional. Lots of seating available and lots of wait staff to accommodate the opening crowd. We got there at 5:30 and were seated immediately. There is a buzzy noise level which I find part of the "pub" experience and appreciate. However, I noticed something. While the sound is there I found it very easy to converse. Normally, other conversations might crisscross and make it hard to hear each other. But I noticed all the surfaces are pebbled which tend to break up the sound. So you get the busy pub buzz but it's still easy to talk. Neat. Someone thought that out.

We ordered the Irish nacho appetizers which use potato slices instead of chips and corned beef as the meat. We enjoyed them with a German Blufeld Riesling. They were served up quickly as was the wine.

My fiancée had the Guiness Beef Stew which she liked although it could have used a bit more beef and vegetables. I had the Coulate Steak with sweet potato fries and onion rings, all very tasty.

We finished things off with the Apple Crisp a la Mode which was good but the apple part should have been warmer. I had an Irish coffee as a closer. Very nice.

05-23-2015, 04:14 PM	#30
jeffk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,168 Thanks: 205 Thanked 433 Times in 250 Posts	Last Thurday My fiancée and I went to the Holy Grail for dinner. First, I loved the setting. The mural above the bar is almost 3 dimensional. Lots of seating available and lots of wait staff to accommodate the opening crowd. We got there at 5:30 and were seated immediately. There is a buzzy noise level which I find part of the "pub" experience and appreciate. However, I noticed something. While the sound is there I found it very easy to converse. Normally, other conversations might crisscross and make it hard to hear each other. But I noticed all the surfaces are pebbled which tend to break up the sound. So you get the busy pub buzz but it's still easy to talk. Neat. Someone thought that out. We ordered the Irish nacho appetizers which use potato slices instead of chips and corned beef as the meat. We enjoyed them with a German Blufeld Riesling. They were served up quickly as was the wine. My fiancée had the Guiness Beef Stew which she liked although it could have used a bit more beef and vegetables. I had the Coulate Steak with sweet potato fries and onion rings, all very tasty. We finished things off with the Apple Crisp a la Mode which was good but the apple part should have been warmer. I had an Irish coffee as a closer. Very nice.