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Paddy Mac’s Pub,
The Mall
I DON’T know about you, but I have no mind for eating on really humid days.
And Friday was one of them.
I fancied something light for lunch so I called into Paddy Mac’s on The Mall.
I’ve always liked this bar and regularly call for a pint, normally when Liverpool FC are playing on the box, as most of the lads inside are ‘Kopites’.
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The menu is pretty simple with soups, traditional sandwiches, toasties, ciabattas, salads and wraps all reasonably priced. There are no specials or traditional ‘meat and veg’ lunches, just simple, no-nonsense pub fare.
I ordered the warm ‘chicken caesar salad and brown bread’ (€9.25) and it came promptly from Margaret, who has been serving up satisfying lunches there for as long as I can remember.
The salad came in an enormous bowl, which proved necessary as the portion size was generous to say the least.
They don’t spare the chicken or crispy bacon either, while the dressing was just the right amount.
The only thing missing was the parmesan cheese, the absence of which is a mortal sin for caesar salad fans. Apart from that, it was very good and I had no room for the two large slices of bread which came with it, or indeed my regular apres-lunch cappuccino.
I then had a discussion on Liverpool’s disappointing spending in the transfer market this summer with Johnny, who runs the show in Paddy Mac’s.
After agreeing that signing a marquee player is essential to a successful season and pointing out the parmesan omission to him (I hope I won’t get an Italian cheesy topping to my pint the next time I call in!), I went on my way.
Paddy Mac’s won’t be worrying the people at Michelin, but what they do, they do well.
3.5/5
