The Old Bag Of Nails Pub Newark

I had heard wonderful things about this restaurant, so I didn't mind waiting over 40 minutes to be seated. However, once we ordered our drinks and appetizers, the wait began. Other diners who had been seated after us received their food, ate, and left while we were still waiting for ours! I understand that they were busy, but there were at least three tables around us that had already finished their meals by the time we finally received ours. While the food was hot, it was just average in taste. In total, we spent 2.5 hours there. Unfortunately, this was our first and definitely our last visit. I'm fairly certain our order was either lost or misplaced, and no excuses were offered. After our meal, we were only checked on once to settle the bill.

It was a slow day, but it still took the waitress 10 minutes to acknowledge that we were seated. We waited 5 minutes for our cola and 20 minutes for our food, which was also slow considering there were only a few other guests. Overall, I would rate the food service a 3 out of 5.

We stopped by for dinner last night after a shopping trip and were really excited to try their appetizers, the roasted Pella spears and hand-crushed mushrooms. Both were fantastic! However, my entree, which was the house specialty, didn’t quite meet my expectations. I asked for it to be prepared in the Eddie style (which is a spicier version), and while it was good, the most important aspect for me when it comes to roasted fish is that it has a crispy skin. I even requested it to be extra crispy, but it didn't turn out that way. My steak fries were also a bit soggy, which was disappointing. On a positive note, my family enjoyed their curly sandwich and potato skins. Overall, it wasn’t a bad experience at all — our server was great — I just had higher hopes. Maybe next time will be better.

What happened to this place? I remember when I first went there with friends and had a huge, delicious fish sandwich. Oh, times have changed. I've been there three times, and every time it's worse. First, we should start with their service. It's terrible. I don't know if they need more staff, but they have to withdraw the staff they have. The girl behind the bar last night must learn to keep an eye on the customers so you don't have to wait 30 minutes until they get back on your way. We ordered Nachos. What came out was a bowl of chips, not heated, with some dinky salsa or sauce poured on some smooth black beans on unceremonitic and “some” crushed cheese. Oh, just a little upstairs, nothing looked down. What was good was the freshly cut Jalapeños, because that's what we nibbled when we waited for the bartender to come back on our way. I don’t know what kind of cook they have in their back, but that was a sad, sad record of “Nachos ” wasting You don't get your money here. I'm not going back.

The Service, Staff Food Was Excellent! We Had A Great Time!Food: 5/5