I visited Darby's for lunch on a beautiful afternoon in Belfast with my boyfriend. When we first approached the place seemed just like any pub style restaurant. When you walk inside you get the same vibe.
We were greeted right away by a very friendly guy and seated.
Our waitress was very pleasant and got our drinks in a timely fashion.
As I looked over the menu something caught my eye.. they had a couple Asian and Mexican influenced meals.
I always lean more towards foods with an Asian flare so this was right up my alley.
After reading over the ingredients I noticed there was soy sauce in the broth and asked my waitress if they had a gluten free soy. THEY DID! Wow, that was an awesome surprise. They even had other GF options available.
I get my meal.. and.. ugh.
It just wasn't that good.
The broth was SO salty and lacking flavor.
It tasted like watery chicken broth with tamari, which deemed it almost inedible.
I had heard such good things about this restaurant and man.. I was so disappointed.
I was even more sad about it because everything else in the bowl was cooked just fine. Fresh veggies and perfectly cooked rice noodles.. drowning in salt. BUMMER.
I continued to eat my food with a fork so I could leave as much of the salt behind as possible.
Brad got the crab dip, one of their specials for the day. It was a mediocre dish. Cheesy crab topped with more cheese.. served with blah chips. Meh.
This tasted good but echoed something you could have taken out of a package in the freezer isle and reheated in the oven.
Overall, my experience at Darby's was dull.
Maybe I should have opted for something a bit more pub safe, such as a burger or fish and chips?
Belfast is a lovely town with many more food options and I plan to revisit the area again for more local eats.
I think it's difficult to give a bad review, but you did it gracefully. : )
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