stone mad pub, restaurant and bocce

without a doubt i will not return here. was seated at 8:10 and have yet to receive nothing more than our drinks. the waitress made it a point to state that the kitchen was backed up due to a large toptablefor some special gathering around 45 mins of waiting. i informed the manager to no avail. i don't feel it necessary to comment on the food due to the fact that i may never eat it before they decide to close. absolutely a waste of time. please refrain unless you don't mind waiting for a very long time.

sunday lunch. went for lunch 2pm 8/11 four of us where refused atablein the shade i was told they save them for bigger parties no one else came after we where seated and only three tables where in use. bad idea on staff part 80 in the hot sun will never return

special little place. i took my fiance and parents to stone mad pub last night for dinner for the first time. we were greeted at the door by a very gregarious and humorous gentleman who showed us who to talk to about our reservation and even opened the door for us. we checked out the outdoor patio, which is gorgeous, before being seated at ourtableinside. the place is just beautiful. i've been looking for an irish feeling pub since sullivan's in lakewood closed, and stone mad fits the bill decor-wise. sadly, the menu isn't really irish, but the food was excellent. my parents had the brisket sandwich, which they raved about. i had the smoked pork chop which was quite tasty, but what really stole the show was the sauteed red cabbage that comes with it. everyone at thetabletried it and we were all incredulous that anyone could make red cabbage taste that sultry and amazing. we also ordered a pizza to nibble on and take home since they have a stone pizza oven, and that too was delicious. our waitress was super nice and attentive, even though it was fairly busy. i would definitely go back, maybe on a week night when it's hopefully a little slower and i can get on the adorable bocce court they have in the back room!

still can’t get it right... pizza was horrid… burger excellent.. brisket dry.. never mind that the service was slow and inattentive – it flirted with being discourteous… in this area of the growing historic gordon theater district – you better be special or dry trying – this place is simply dying… take a pass there are better options


-----21 jun, 2010-----

not again anytime soon..!!. quirky irish pub with a sandstone patio - same owner as the tree house in tremont. and, i do mean sandstone as everything is made of sandstone from the seats to the tables. menu is limited but has selections that most folks can find something on. there was six of us and we had a mix of three 12 ounce burgers and three beef brisket with potatoes as sides. let's start with the brisket - nicely done, moist and very tasty with what may have been fresh horseradish on the side. regrettably, the burgers were not so good, all were ordered medium - sadly, not one was delivered to thetablethat way - all were well done and i do mean well..! this was after waiting in the sun on the patio for about 50 minutes for our food. we told the waitress and got an "oh really, wow" type response - she looked at my burger and said "you're right". but, never did anything whatsoever. since 3 were enjoying their meals we all just decided to push on - really what other choice do you have in a larger group - but it would have been nice had someone higher up visited ourtableto discuss the situation. the potatoes were more mushy than crisp and had little to no taste. the chocolate bocce ball desert was fantastic and we shared three of them around the table. still with the over cooked food, lack of attention to thetablecoupled with a laissez-faire attitude of the staff - a return visit is highly unlikely anytime soon. eat well..!!

good first impression. my husband and i walked down to stone mad on a whim after a film at the capitol theatre. we'd heard about it, both good and bad, so we were expecting very little.
we arrived at a little after 9 pm and were happy to find that they were still seating customers.
the menu was small but the choices covered every category. the largetableof young people next to us ordered crab cakes and calamari and sounded very pleased with their selection. we ordered the pound of mussels as an appetizer and were very happy with the freshness. the bit of fresh tomato and onion in the white wine and garlic sauce added color and flavor to the dish. we had the saturday special of a 12 oz. prime rib and baked potato with green beans. very standard fare for the cleveland area, but the green beans were cooked perfectly, the potatoes were large, flakey, and had a good amount of garlic-and-herb butter on them. the meat came just as we had ordered it and was fork tender. we asked for horseradish but didn't really use it because seasoning was right on the money.
our waitress was helpful and, in fact, we got help from several of the wait staff. if this place had a problem with service before, they've obviously worked hard to change that.
we'll go back and take friends.

what a let down. i made reservations for 8 a week in advance. we were seated, with no one else in the restaurant, at an extremely tighttablewhere no one could move or get by. the bartender, waitress and calamari were top-notch....and that's it. totally over-priced items for tasteless cod and trout, brisket that tasted like a grizzled pot roast, hamburgers that were blaise and soup (which was actually good) served room temp. with no bread or crackers. most sides were alacarte and you could have skipped them entirely except for the brussel sprouts. the place is nice but he really needs to get someone who knows how to cook. won't be back thank-you.