March 17: Kelly's (noon)
Ordered Cobb salad, asked if they could please toss everything together with extea dressing. I was told no because they were to busy. (It was not that busy.) Salad came with the bowl only 2/3 filled with the salad. So I requested more lettuce and was told there is no key for extra lettuce. The blue cheese dressing was very runny. Then she brought me extra lettuce. While eating, we come to find out there was a St. Patty's buffet. This was never mentioned or offered to us. Later in the meal, we verified that refills were free. She said yes. Got the bill and we were charged for the refills. Was never asked if we wanted dessert, which we did want and ordered. Our waitress, Melissa, was very nice and accommodating throughout the process.
I must say, by the end of our stay, we were laughing so hard at all the mishaps, it made our day.
Update 2022: Ok, so we've returned a couple of times now both for lunch and dinner. It's pretty basic pub food and variety, pretty good but nothing overly exciting. The presentation of the food is above average although. It is, I feel, fairly on the higher end of cost for what it is. Also, I'm not certain if it's just us but, both times here and at one other establishment in Sandpoint, every time we eat there, we feel kind of stomach upset and get "the trots". We've kind of come to the conclusion that it may be tied to a certain fry oil they utilize. You be the judge as you may tolerate it just fine. The soup was absolutely wonderful and wish we had a bowl instead!
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We were here for the first time New Year's Eve. I expected a few more people than there was but figured many people were at private parties or with family. Nonetheless, it was a nice night.
It's a much bigger place on the inside than appears on the outside and has an open feeling while still having sections. The ceilings are tall so it doesn't get too hot yet I was pleasantly surprised not real cold either. Overall, it's really clean, uncluttered, and the restrooms were the nicest I've seen in a bar for a while.
They have just a couple big screen TV's instead of a wall of them, I really liked that. It was refreshing/different to see it was tuned to snowboarding competitions and was strangely mesmerizing. LOL They do not although, have any game tables that I could see. The bar itself is one of those giant dark wood antique ones with beautiful stained glass accents. There is also an outdoor patio area but smoking is not allowed there either which is nice for a non-smoker to enjoy frsh air as well. You can smoke out front street side.
They only serve full menu meals until 8 pm but what is nice is they continue to sell fried appetizer items. We got the sampler basket and each type was fried to perfection! Excellent for when you need to slow down on the drinks a bit. They offer a nice amount and selection of taps which is served in pint canning jars. We will be returning during hours when the full menu is available to try that.