Clancy's Tavern & Whiskey House

We stopped to grab a Guinness and some fish and chips before seeing Nickel Creek at the Tennessee Theatre.
The restaurant is right beside the theatre, so it’s a great place to eat before seeing a show.
The Bijou is also just down the street.
The atmosphere was lively and there was a big crowd.
It’s seat yourself, so if it’s crowded you may have to wait a bit for table.
Our server was great even though he was very busy.
We ordered a pretzel with cheese as an appetizer and it was warm and fresh.
Our fish and chips were great too.

I was super excited about trying this place because the menu reminded me of an Irish pub back home.
Upon entering there was a large gentleman (we call him the muscle) and a female (the waitress) were talking right inside the door.
Neither greeted us nor invited us to sit ourselves or be seated.
We did eventually seat ourselves and the waitress brought menus, however, she did not introduce herself.
We ordered non alcoholic drinks, which came in plastic cups (see picture).
Definitely did not expect plastic based on the menu (this wasn't McDonald's I didn't think....).
Anyways, the waitress returned and we ordered food.
After rushing us through our order, she scurried over to continue her conversation with the muscle.
This pattern of minimal waitressing and inattention and constant distraction by conversation with the muscle continued throughout our meal.
After taking our order she came back to tell us they were out of one of the dishes- it's a Saturday night and they have literally three entrées on the menu....
terrible planning honestly.
The cheese curd appetizer was delicious but the cold marinara was a bit of a shock as I've never had them with cold marinara, however, it actually was a pleasant temperature sensation against the hot curds.
Our meals came and around that time a group of people came in who had more people in their party than the tables are set up for.
The waitress allowed them to pull chairs to the ends of the table (without adjusting the table) so for the rest of meal not only was someone's back encroaching on our space, but because the aisle was now smaller, whenever someone walked by we got their back end in our face as well when they turned to squeeze through.
I ordered the caprese sandwich and it can only be described as pathetic.
As can be seen in the pictures, the balsamic was minimal for the size of the sandwich and was only in the first couple of bites- what a bummer.
The real tragedy though is the basil....wait.
what basil? There was LESS THAN ONE PIECE for the entire sandwich.
See photos.
I am not sure in what world that this passes as caprese, but certainly it is not what is expected when ordering out at a restaurant.
I ate less than half as there is absolutely no flavor in a sandwich with minimal balsamic and a sliver of basil.
Overall, the service was abysmal and the food was terrible.
Will not be going back.

Decent Cottage Pie after some pretzels with cheese.
Server Ashley was good.