Jameson's Irish Pub and Grill

This is my second time in Jameson's The first time was when they were in the Green Oak mall in what is now Joe Kool's. I was unimpressed with the food then (more than 15 years ago) and I am still unimpressed with anything about this restaurant. Every time I pass by this restaurant, it appears to be empty....and now I know why. We chose this restaurant because we were attending a comedy show at the Wilde Theater behind Jameson's (directly behind!!!!). We arrived here at 1810, it took forever for wait staff to take our food and drink order which we did not receive until 1910. Food, severely less than mediocre as it arrive somewhat warm and definitely over cooked. Hamburger was a dry well-done and the fried perch sucked every bit of moisture out of my mouth. The provided sauce for the perch was some spicy play on tartar sauce which tasted horrible; I am a hot sauce person but this stuff sucks horribly. I asked for regular tartar sauce of which I never received. My vote was for Champ's pub and grill nearby, my wife wanted a less noisy place for dinner (stay tuned for our experience below). Why did we not return the food? The comedy show started at 1930 and we were hungry, plus we knew any return to the kitchen would take another 45-60 minutes which would result in us missing our date night show. You may be wondering if the place was busy. Absolutely not. Maybe there were at most 15 out of the 40 tables with patrons seated at them and the bar was less than 1/2 full with plenty of wait staff. Heck, there were 3 people standing at the hostess podium all sitting around without anyone entering the front door. In order to get the check, we flagged a hostess and asked her to get our server for the bill. She brought it and attempted to leave quickly, but I told her to stay or we were leaving without paying the bill. The tip corresponded to approximately 8% for a minimal attempt at providing service to us. We rarely tip less than 20% unless service has been poor. The last time we tipped less than 15% has been over 15 years (Wait staff, feel free to strut your stuff for having been exemplary at providing poor service. please don't break your arm patting yourself on the back). Dueling pianos: This has to go away. The noise level is deafening. We saw several couples who were having a great time and conversation near the pianos move to a much quieter location in the establishment (the bar high tables). Thank you for providing an intrusive entertainment experience. We did not move because we were trying to hurry out for our show. We don't go out for date nights frequently because of opposite work schedules. We only chose Jameson's for a quieter atmosphere where we could talk before the show. I have hearing difficulties and the addition of the overly intrusive "dueling" pianos was unwarranted. Thank you for interrupting and derailing our infrequent date night. I know this post is long, but I feel that I justify my low star review. I have never given an establishment less than 3 starts. Strut your stuff for gaining an extremely low review Jamison's, you have earned it. I hope some other restaurant takes over this place. May you find yourself in the the same category as Stout's Irish Pub: CLOSED. Please close because you are in the same category as Taco Bell: horrifically inadequate in every aspect of a restaurant

Dualing pianos is the best attraction in Brighton, if you have not been to see it you must , best time ever.

Understaffed and unable to tend to our party. 35 min drinks. Literally 35 mins. Salad great, spin dip great, chx tenders great, fish n chips both super salty.

Grateful for a true black and tan for once (Guinness and Harp)! Food was decent and service was great.

Parking: Fun atmosphere. Best fish. Light batter.