3/5 Seth P. 2 years ago on Google
Please
note
that
I'm
writing
this
review
from
the
perspective
of
an
American
visiting
Jordan
for
work,
and
staying
in
the
Conroy
Boutique
Hotel.
Firstly,
there
is
not
a
surfeit
of
Irish
pubs
in
Amman,
and
a
sizable
percentage
of
the
population
doesn't
consume
alcohol.
So,
I
give
them
props
for
even
trying.
As
for
the
beer
selection
-
well,
it's
pretty
limited.
There
are
exactly
two
Irish
beers
on
the
menu,
Guinness
and
Kilkenny,
both
in
cans.
There
are
at
most
three
beers
available
on
draught
including
Heineken,
Amstel,
and
Petra
-
although
they
were
not
serving
draught
Petra
during
my
visit.
The
remaining
offerings
were
a
mix
of
Jordanian,
Lebanese,
Spanish,
Peroni,
and
Corona.
The
cost
of
a
local
bottle
of
Petra
Lager
at
5%
ABV
ran
3
JODs,
which
isn't
bad.
From
a
food
perspective,
I
ordered
chicken
wings
and
a
turkey
sandwich.
The
wings
are
about
half
the
size
of
ones
you
typically
find
in
the
USA,
but
I
suspect
that
might
have
something
to
do
with
the
lack
of
growth
hormones
in
the
chicken's
diet.
I
got
my
dozen
wings
naked
with
BBQ
sauce
on
the
side.
It
came
with
bleu
cheese
or
ranch
dressing
also,
which
I
didn't
ask
for
but
it
seemed
included
for
4.9
JODs.
They
were
well
done
and
might
have
had
a
slight
coating
on
them,
but
they
did
not
seem
to
be
breaded.
I
also
ordered
the
Best
Turkey
Sandwich,
which
it
wasn't.
There
was
sliced
cold
turkey
on
a
hearty
wheat
or
multigrain
bread
sliced
thick,
with
the
ubiquitous
cucumber
slices,
tomato,
lettuce,
and
a
creamy
sauce
of
some
sort
on
the
bottom.
There
were
some
slices
of
brie
on
top
that
appeared
to
be
slightly
melted.
Overall,
the
sandwich
was
dry
and
bland.
It
came
with
shoestring
fries,
as
promised,
for
6.9
JODs.
I
didn't
really
come
for
the
atmosphere,
but
the
main
bar
was
separated
into
two
halves.
I
sat
in
the
side
closest
to
the
street.
The
roof
top
opened
to
pleasantly
cool
air
but
the
street
noise
was
amplified.
The
back
half
had
many
cigarette
smokers
and
a
pool
table.
Throughout
the
place
there
was
reasonably
loud
music
playing.
The
playlist
was
an
eclectic
mix
of
songs
that
I
would
classify
as
rock
but
necessarily
the
most
well
known
artists.
In
summary,
I
had
an
appetizer,
sandwich,
and
a
single
beer
for
about
$24
USD
in
a
hotel
pub
that
wasn't
particularly
Irish.
The
service
was
good,
which
was
a
plus,
but
if
you're
a
visitor
to
Amman,
I
highly
recommend
trying
out
the
more
locally-themed
options.
