text: One would thinkwhat a better place to celebrate St Patricks Day than at a pseudo Irish pub My wife and I arrived at PM The sign by the door said seat yourself We started through the dining room spotting a nice table for two when the hostess appeared Oh no I have to seat you She proceeded to seat us at a booth which could have easily accommodated people Wound up at a smaller table nnThe waiter shows up for our drink order wife orders a coke and I having a splurge moment order a Black Tan Coke arrived no beer minutes later the beer shows up in a very small PLASTIC CUP Should have said something then but thought it was a special for the day Tacky none the less Order our food soup for the wife and shepherds pie for myself which came with a saladnnWe chitchat enjoying the sparse population of the dining room wearing green and having some fun The decor of the place was very nice but as I was once told You cannot eat the curtains I was just waiting for the salad as it is traditionally served before the meal nnFood arrives wifes soup looks good and is hot no salad My dinner is served a minute or two later no salad Coming right up he says Mind you the dining room and bar are not the least bit crowded I was about the way through my shepherds pie good by the way here comes the wilted salad The waiter never came back never My wife was so irritated she went outside A waitress came by to ask if I was finished with my meal I said yes and asked her about the plastic cup She said it was because it was St Patricks day and I asked if that was a new Irish tradition as I am Irish and just wanted to keep up with the old countrynBlank stareno smile no nothing No check I will send him right over Five minutes no waiter nnI went to the hostess station where a guy and girl were franticly wiping off the grease marks from the seating chart totally ignoring the few people that did come in She seated one party and left a woman standing at the door who happened to come by to pick up a togo order A waitress spots her and asks if she has been helped I guess she was the backup hostess when the others are busy with their grease pencils Still no check same waitress comes by same questionI explain nnGuess what While I am waiting by the front door the waiter shows up with the check I look it over for a small plastic cup of Black n Tan No need complaining as it was St Patricks day and we were in a pseudo Irish pub with pseudo service pseudo saladyou catch my drift right And by the waythere was no green left on the table