Frequenting this place will not become a "Ritual"

Ritual Tavern

We've been meaning to try this place for a while.  The advertisements allude to a cozy pub type atmosphere with comforting food and a good beer list.

Well, the beer list was extensive and had choices for all.  The menu was limited, but they seemed to put some effort into choosing wisely for the type of food one may like to eat while pounding some beers.

We had a beer and started with the Parmesan garlic fries with "house made ketchup".  They had good flavor, but were sort of limp and chewy.  Not the terms I like to use for fries, or anything else for that matter.

I got the what the menu described as "Lamb Osso Bucco with fingerling potatoes, market root vegetables, and jus".

The lamb shank was dry.  Braised at one point, removed from it's liquid and left on a sheet pan warming somewhere no doubt.  The jus was flavorful, a bit much a the bottom of the shallow bowl, and no fingerling potatoes at all.

Thank God for the heirloom carrots, cause I don't like baby turnips; especially undercooked ones! 

So I ate the edible parts of my meal; disappointed and frowning that I got gypped the potatoes and spent the rest of the time watching Steve eat his less than satisfying shepherd's pie.

I guess if you ask the person with whom you're dining where they'd like to go for dinner while eating dinner, you probably didn't enjoy your meal.

So I came home after stopping by a very disappointing bakery...won't even go into that one and ate a 100 calorie pack of fudge stripe cookies to try and make myself feel better.

All I can say, is this place only cost us fifty bucks, but it definitely wasn't worth eating there.