The Roque Pub

Nice size bar, smelled clean, awesome selection of beer. The Bartender Billy was friendly. The food was awful. I’ve never posted a bad review- we all have bad days- but apparently this is the norm. I ordered the “Ester”. It’s the Rogues take on a Rachel. Corned beef, Jack cheese, and Cole Slaw. The meat wasn’t real meat. It was like the dollar store processed compacted meat that may or may not be ham or turkey. When I asked Billy what kind of meat it was, he said “it’s supposed to be some sort of corned beef. It’s the really cheap shit from like sams or something. I know, it’s weird. I’d you want something different but can make it”. What? Like why serve it? Or at least give me a heads up it’s not real meat. We were so excited for a new bar to be our spot. This won’t be it. Charged the full amount for weird meat, so taking the left overs home to our dog.

wasn’t sure what to expect with the Roque Pub. It wasn’t too close to my home, which in the long run turned out to be too bad.

This place has a nice neighborhood pub feel to it. In fact, as people would show up, the waitresses would seem to know them instantly, as well as what they would normally order. They would offer to bring the regulars their preferred choices automatically.

Our waitress, Tori, was very friendly and helpful and even helped to put together my beer flight with her recommendations for the unfamiliar brands of beer. And there’s a lot of them. This place has a really good beer selection on top of the food offerings.

Now hear what I’m saying here. I’m not a wings fan. I wasn’t really sure I wanted to partake, but having done it, am grateful. It seems to me that wings typically mean a tiny piece of meat drowned in Tabasco sauce. This place knows how to do that better. I had the dry rub wings and they were awesome. Very meaty and flavorful, especially with the side of ranch dressing to dunk them in. I will try a different flavor next time, assuming I don’t just go with one of the other food items. My wife had the Hogshead and of course, I had a bite (or two) of it. It was also incredibly satisfying and a good choice.

Finally, besides the cheesecake, which was very tasty, we ended up getting a small serving of potato salad on the recommendation of Tori. She told us that it had bacon, so it had to be good. She was right. This was honestly the absolute best potato salad I’ve ever had. It had bacon in it, which helped, but the other flavors were just right. It wasn’t too creamy, tangy or sweet like others I’ve had, but seemed to be perfectly nailed. I could have just eaten more of this for the whole meal.

This was a very good road trip meal and the next time I’m in the neighborhood, I’ll give it another visit. Maybe I’ll get to the point that they all know my name, too.