Phileas Fogg's

A decent pub in Poway.
Great hospitality and a nice list of beers to choose from, including several rotating taps.
They have a good happy hour and a fish fry special menu on Fridays.
That said, the food itself is kind of middle-of-the-road. The order of wings has a $3 celery and carrot stick add on, and as you can see in the photo, it’s pretty small for the price.
The wings themselves were decent, though I liked the jalapeño poppers a bit more.
They were pretty good. One very strange thing about the wing order is we asked for blue cheese.
The dipping sauce they brought had a mild blue cheese flavor, but was extremely liquified and runny.
One of the weirdest blue cheeses I’ve ever had. The cheeseburger was ok, but very small.
They give a good portion of fries, however.
The burger was just a bit dry and didn’t offer that much in the way of juiciness and flavor. I’d say to come for the brews, and maybe skip the food.

Owner response

Wow! What a hole in the wall. Came in, and who I assume is the owner, greeted us.
She was so sweet and kind.
Service was excellent and the food was incredible! Excellent beer menu.
I can't believe I never knew about this place. My brother-in-law is from England and has been quite homesick.
We have been trying British restaurants left and right and we were excited to come home to tell him about this place. Can't wait to come eat here with our entire family! Wish I could give this place more than 5 stars.

Owner response

Big pieces of fish.
Big fries.
Fresh coleslaw.
All good.
Only thing that was less than great was the tarter sauce. Came in on a Friday night, and the place was packed.
Got my food in 20 minutes, exactly what they said it would be.
Live music was a nice touch. If it wasn't in Sabre Springs and the patrons and staff weren't as diverse, you might actually believe you were somewhere in the UK

Owner response