I've been here a few times for Local Laughs on a Monday, which is awesome value and well worth a look. So last night we decided to try it for dinner. And really, the whole experience was a bit underwhelming.

The beer list is pretty good with lots of variety, however it's on the more expensive side and they arbitrarily decide what is and isn't available by the pint. They were also out of a few beers which is understandable, but considering the list is on a large electronic screen, it's annoying that they didn't scratch those beers off.

We had a waitress clear a beer glass that still had a few mouthfuls left in it, which we figured was an honest mistake. However it happened again a short while later and this time it was a beer that costs $12 for 150ml. They also tried to clear our food plates when we were only halfway done. Then, an actually empty glass sat on our table for about 30 minutes. It just seemed like a strange way to operate, especially considering the fact that the place was only about 2/3 full upstairs.

The food was the real let down though. Firstly they were out of my first and second choices, despite it being 7:30pm on a Saturday night. Then the food itself was very ordinary. We couldn't really taste the pepper in the pepper calamari. The pork belly was a bit dry and bland. The octopus salad was pretty nice and the sweet potato crisps with whipped feta were ok. I saw a few people eating the parma, which looked pretty good. But yeah, our dinner experience was disappointing. At least the food was fairly reasonably priced I guess.

Overall, it's a decent place to go for a beer as long as you keep a close eye on your glass. And local laughs is amazing and consistently good value. But yeah, there are plenty of other choices for food nearby that leave this place for dead.