text: Being born in the UK to a long line of English Welsh Irish and Scots so there is nothing more I would like than for a good Brit pub to thrive in PHXnnThat said this place has the bones and makes an attempt but falls short nnIts kind of divey but that is fine The beer selection is great The crowd is diverse Good music lots of sports on the TV etcnnOn the flip sidennThe staff has good intentions but is not well trained They do the job but do not anticipate you have to ask They do not seem empowered We ordered some happy hour food at for example and they said it was over It was not but they explained the computers made the call This was not something we brought up at pm but before it was A guy next to us ordered food to go and sat there for minutes He kept asking and the response was it was not up but then he got mad and it magically appeared all boxed and ready Bottom line service is ok for a bar but the food thing seems to flummox themnnThe menu covers a wide range of bases but also is a series of hits and misses We went one weekend for the Sunday Roast It was a generous plate of veggies mash and a massive yorkshire pud But the beef was not roast anything more like steakums The gravy was from a canjar Now some might say this is trivial but a good Sunday Roast Beef meal to the English is like a Thanksgiving dinner in the US You cannot serve shaved turkey from a frozen bag and surround it with good sides the main dish needs to be lovingly preparednnOn another night the Scotch eggs followed the same theme A great idea The dish was served with a wide range of extras but the core food was odd Not bad but the casing was an inch thick and drynnId love to see this place work They offer a menu of what should be made but just do not quite deliver a good food product To be fair the market might not support it and are happy with ho hum stuff but on the flip side I have enjoyed much more inspired fare in CA not just the YOUK