I visited this last Tuesday totally enjoyed my experience, so I thought I would drop my review. I was surprised not to see all 5 stars. It was highly recommended by many you have tried the pub yet) so I took the time to read the non-5 star reviews. Everything said the service was excellent and it was true, the service was fantastic! The food was good and that was true. I ate every bite, I was so full when I left! The place was clean, the meat cut was high quality. Not even the bad reviews had something negative about the actual restaurant, the staff, the atmosphere, nothing to justify a bad review. They were at the expense of comparing chain restaurants. I expected to pay a little more for the historic area. What I did not expect were the friendly accommodations that were given as they really appreciate my business. Wow I felt like this was my place to go if I didn't live in North Carolina! I visited my brother Sister Inlaw, whom I know, will now be frequent customers. I like these people, I like the history of decorations, I like the food, I liked the temperature they held the room, I liked everything about this place! Then they came to the table and said, select a number on Tuesday, you can roll the dice when the number you get comes the whole table will be free! There were 5 of us, so it was a risk for them. We chose 9 but rolled 4 so no we won, but it was sure fun to think we could!! So back to the cost. You get what you pay for. I'm sure these customers don't enjoy a 3 star rating on the job they do. They do the best in their trade in the city! They don't want a wage cut to like them either. I guess they don't understand. Very recommended!