The Square Pub is Now Open on Decatur Square
Decatur Metro | October 24, 2010 | 3:15 pmFrom The Square Pub’s Facebook page…
The Bar is open!!!! We would like to officially invite everyone to come down and check us out. We will be open at noon and ready for the fun to begin. Did I mention we have the college & pro game packages? So for the football fans we can get all the games, and better yet we have alcohol. Hope to see you soon.
A follow up post notes that the college & pro game package won’t be up and running until next week.
Anyone know where to find their menu?
My comic club usually meets at Raging Burrito every month, but they were closed due to kitchen repairs Monday night, so we decamped to the Square Pub. They seemed very happy to see us (there were 6 or 7 of us) and the owners/managers and head chef checked in on us several times throughout the evening to get our feedback on the food and such.
The menu is largely pub fare with a few higher-end plates (steaks) and a southwestern influence. I had my reservations, but I have to say, for a kitchen that had not yet been open a full day, they’re not doing too bad. Several of us tried a nice pumpkin ale on draft. I had their green chile chicken stew and a carnitas burrito. Both were pretty tasty. Beautiful wife tried their housemade salsa with chips that were fried to order. The chips were fine but I really liked their salsa, which was super fresh and very chunky and flavorful. A fried poblano stuffed with beans and crema was just okay. Sweet potato “puffs” (really tots) seemed to be very popular at the other end of the table.
Nothing I would call exceptional, but it is infinitely better than anything that’s been in that space in recent memory. I hope they can make a go of it, but as was discussed when this place was first announced, it certainly seems like we have reached or exceeded pub saturation at this point. It is kind of surreal to walk in here with Mac Magee’s right next door, Brick Store and Zucca within sight, Eddie’s around the corner and on and on. It’s going to be difficult for them to carve out a niche.