The Hooley Pub & Kitchen — Restaurant in Mentor

Obviously things are rough right now with the pandemic, but even with that in mind, I have to say my experience was pretty unsatisfactory. We were in one of the igloos on the back patio, which was really charming, but absolutely freezing despite the heater. I could only feel a little heat if I put my hand right over it, and I was seated closest out of everyone. It probably doesn't help that the igloos are left open when not in use, so the inside is allowed to get very cold.

Our server was doing a good job even though she was new, but the igloo setup made serving extremely inconvenient for her since she had to try to hold the food tray and unzip the door at the same time. We ended up unzipping it for her to try to make it easier. If the restaurant would put a table on the patio so the servers could set down the tray, this would be much easier.

The appetizers were very good, but my main meal was completely inedible. I ordered the Irish Stew, and it was extremely salty and the entire top of the stew was covered with a thick layer of grease. I definitely won't be back here...

So everyone's pictures of the Irish Egg Rolls is what brought me in the door, and they are everything they're cracked up to be. 😏 Sorry. We also got the Carnivore Tots, which sound incredible, but unfortunately are not. They're smothered in a seemingly really low-grade artificial cheese sauce, like the kind that would come out of a giant can at the concession stand of a children's water park. It just kinda makes you feel sick if you have a palate developed beyond that of an average 10 year-old. It also had a spicy sauce that seemed to clash. The fried egg on top was a fantastic idea, but it was so overcooked the yolk was solid and the edges were brown and crunchy. If they reworked it with a shredded cheese blend and a runny egg it would be a killer menu item. The egg rolls were good enough to bring me back though to test out another item or two with it.

EDIT: The owner asked me to contact them. I did. I did not get a reply. Not sure if they somehow didn't see my email, or if there was another intention to their reply to...

I came in yesterday for St. Patty's day. I called to order curbside. The first thing I will say is that there is NO designated curbside area so I had no idea where to go. I ended up calling and they brought it out to me but I had to wave her down because if not she would have brought my food to another vehicle. My order was over 100 bucks. I got 2 rueben meals, and a Shepard's pie meal, 2 margaritas, and 2 mikes hard lemonades. The bread on both ruebrns was very dark and they were burnt. So we didn't end up eating our sandwiches. And the Shepard's pie would have been amazing if the meat was not overcooked. So while the service is very kind and the atmosphere is great I am very disappointed in the food compared to any of the other times I have eaten here or ordered out.. I will have to look for a new spot now because that was a total let down for our st. Patty's celebration after being in the hospital all day...