tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post2304129052980618104..comments2024-03-28T16:06:42.424-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Al Diwan ready to yield to "Gaelic gastro pub" on Avenue AUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-80779521288973259022010-08-06T14:05:22.911-04:002010-08-06T14:05:22.911-04:00Al Diwan was actually one of the better Middle Eas...Al Diwan was actually one of the better Middle Eastern restaurants in the city and the food there was delicious, but like the first poster said, their menu was way overpriced.<br /><br />So Al Diwan, if you are reading this, lower your prices and I'll be happy to go back, but $30+ per person with no alcohol is just too much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-5990432356981774532010-08-06T12:19:06.845-04:002010-08-06T12:19:06.845-04:00@ anon 10:42
He pitched Percy's as a grown-up...@ anon 10:42<br /><br />He pitched Percy's as a grown-up pub... Larry seems like a decent guy... Maybe we're all being duped and this will become Percy's Beer-Pong Palace with nightly DJ competitions... but I have a good feeling about him.EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-30194408280305176172010-08-06T10:42:07.265-04:002010-08-06T10:42:07.265-04:00I live across the street and while I would not wis...I live across the street and while I would not wish for another bar on our oversaturated block, maybe Percy's Tavern will be a nice, grown-up pub like Telephone was, more a restaurant than a bar. Larry Watson seems to have good bona fides. I'll try to be optimistic and keep an open mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-81319397017432978882010-08-06T08:00:45.955-04:002010-08-06T08:00:45.955-04:00I would have happy eaten at Al Diwan, but did you ...I would have happy eaten at Al Diwan, but did you ever take a look at the menu. Expense! Way too expensive even for our increasingly yuppified hood!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com