4/5 Astrida M. 11 months ago on Google • 166 reviews
Having
been
to
Ireland
on
vacation
and
experiencing
a
wee
bit
of
dining
at
a
castle
and
pubs
a
few
years
ago,
it
was
a
pleasure
dining
at
John
Martin's
Miami
version
of
Irish
food
on
Saturday
evening!
The
restaurant
has
been
tastefully
remodeled
with
comfy
leather
booths,
dark
cherry
wood
furniture,
great
wallpaper,
and
mood-changing,
relaxing,
darker
lighting.
I
loved
the
exterior
also,
especially
at
night
with
the
green
neon
lights!
The
interior
is
classy
and
cozy!
Live
music
was
playing
great
tunes
in
the
background.
The
ambiance
is
great!
The
service
there
is
excellent!
The
staff
is
as
friendly
as
the
Irish
in
Dublin
were.
They
make
you
feel
comfortable
right
away.
We
were
greeted
warmly
by
Natalie,
who
gave
us
a
great
booth
to
sit
at.
She
introduced
Marie
to
us,
who
was
our
server,
and
treated
us
like
VIPs.
She
was
very
attentive
the
entire
evening
by
checking
on
us
frequently,
filling
our
water
glasses,
knowing
the
menu,
and
clearly
answering
our
questions.
We
met
John,
the
manager,
and
Frank,
the
general
manager,
who
were
fun
to
chat
with
and
took
good
care
of
us.
We
were
also
introduced
to
the
owner,
Tony,
who
has
a
great
personality
and
sense
of
humor.
He
is
very
customer
service
oriented,
which
we
appreciate.
For
our
appetizer,
we
ordered
the
Irish
Nachos.
We
expected
them
to
be
somewhat
different
from
Mexican
nachos,
but
these
were
too
bland.
Our
suggestion
is
fewer
chips,
more
seasoning
and
tomatoes
on
the
veggies,
and
a
different
cheese.
There
were
many
menu
choices
that
we
were
curious
about,
but
we
chose
to
share
The
Irishman
22oz
Delmonico
Ribeye
with
potatoes,
crispy
onions,
onion
bacon
jam
and
a
Whiskey
Demi
Glace
Unfortunately,
we
both
had
grissel
in
our
steaks.
I'm
sure
that
was
an
oversight
and
not
the
usual
occurrence.
We
didn't
send
our
steak
back
and
just
cut
off
the
grissel.
I
was
impressed
by
the
quality
of
the
steak
knife,
which
was
heavier
and
sharper
than
any
I've
used
at
any
restaurant.
I
get
irritated
with
wimpy
steak
knives
that
I
have
to
press
down
hard
with.
We
also
shared
the
Fish
'n
chips,
which
were
delicious!!
The
fries
were
really
good,
crispy
on
the
outside,
and
soft
on
the
inside
and
perfectly
seasoned.
Yummy.
One
suggestion:
bigger
pieces
of
cod.
We
accompanied
our
dinner
with
Malbec
wine
for
me
and
an
old-fashioned
cocktaill
for
my
daughter.
Both
were
the
right
choice
and
were
excellent.
For
dessert,
we
shared
the
banana
pudding,
which
was
awesome.
We
had
quite
a
large
doggie
bag
to
take
home
:).
We
used
the
valet
service
for
parking
because
of
the
heavy
rainstorm.
There
is
also
street
parking.
We
will
definitely
return
again
in
the
near
future!