Elephant & Castle Pub & Restaurant the

 

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Tristan N.

Philadelphia, PA

Not really impressed. The decor gave me a nostalgic feeling; for a moment I felt like I was walking into my old local pub. That quickly went away when the bartender took told us that only domestics (crappy domestics at that) were on special for happy hr.

Prices weren't worse than anywhere else in CC, and the service was less than spectacular. Don't be fooled by the food menu; the dishes labled "to share" are anything but. Everyone is better off ordering their own thing unless you're into communion cracker sized portions (so i exaggerated a bit).

On a positive note, their spring rolls are great, and their imported beer selection is acceptable.

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Chrissy R.

Philadelphia, PA

I dislike Fish & Chips in general, but I wanted to try them here to see if they weren't gross.  They were slightly less gross than most places.

The Yorkshire Puddings, however, were nast-y.   I ordered it based on the fact that my dining companion ordered it once and I was like "mmm yorkshire pudding mmm" but mine were deflated and chewy.  Plenty of yummy brown gravy to drown it in though.

Man, I went to Elephant & Castle once on St. George's Day expecting them to at least acknowledge it being an "English Themed" restaurant.  Whatevs.

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Caitlin C.

PA

Kinda' like Kildares. The best menu item, in my opinion, was the beef stew. And this looked like a great place to have a drink (for the older set).

All in all there was nothing spectacular or memorable about our dinner. If you are not a smoker, eat in the CC location, not in the NJ one.

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Russ C.

PA

Elephant and Castle serves its purpose.  Slightly upscale compared to chains such as Chili's, but definitely not where I would take someone to celebrate their birthday.  It's location makes E&C an attractive after work spot for happy hour, but I would grab food somewhere else as the grub is very average.

Service is good, and bartenders are friendly.  Elephant and Castle serves beer and booze, thus it will pass for a spot to go for happy hour.  But on all accounts E&C is more like a 2 bedroom condo than a Castle.

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Nicole R.

PA

E&C is a fairly bland spot.  Not much going on with the food or beverage selection. I had the fish and chips and was bored to tears.  Even my bloody mary bored me.  The bar looks promising and the space is fairly large but the service sucked and the food just did not meet my not very high hopes.

Blah.

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