Old Toad English Pub

The men’s group at our church often meet at the Old Toad Pub on Thursday evenings, so we were curious to know what it was like.          Late Saturday afternoon, we drove into Rochester to have dinner in the Old Toad English Pub. 

    There were few people in the pub at that hour, which is the way we like it.  We found a booth where my guide dog and we could fit comfortably and perused the brew list.  Dave chose a draft London Pilsner brew and I went with the draft heffavison.

    Dave said his fish fry and chips were good and I really enjoyed my roast beef on baguettes with horse radish sauce and chips.  I would warn you, though.  The horse radish sauce is plentiful and hot enough to bring tears to my eyes and clear my sinuses.

    The only thing that marred my dinner was the thought that we’d parked in a little lot off Gardner Street marked “Tow Away zone”.  I’m glad I didn’t dwell on the topic, as our car was right where we left it.

    I suspect the Old Toad got full of people and noisy later that evening, however, we enjoyed our early dinner, listening to the waitresses and waiters chatter in British English, as we soaked up the ambiance of an old English pub.

The Old Toad Pub – 277 Alexander Street 112 0 Rochester, NY 14607-1943; 585-232-2626