Blackthorn Restaurant & Irish Pub

Ate here for my Birthday dinner, food was clearly frozen and bland, and often too fatty. We got the wings, mac and cheese, and salmon pasta. Would not go again

Rhea coooooool

Run down, server got my order wrong, seemed dirty.

Through word of mouth, I had heard that Blackthorn was a slightly more upscale restaurant located in the George Street area. Visited for the first time last night, and was somewhat disappointed to learn that this is another average college town restaurant with a bar. The last time I visited this location was years ago when it was known as Old Bay, and it had a lot more character in those days. My wife and I ordered fish and chips and the shepherd's pie for dinner. The fish was actually rather good, so no complaints there. The chips that came along with it were also quite good, although excessively salty. The shepherd's pie my wife offered was frankly bland, and had an odd taste to it that we could not identify. Overall, the shepherd's pie was definitely not as enjoyable as anticipated. We actually ended up ordering a full dinner instead of going with our original plan of just appetizers since the appetizer menu was rather limited, and rather pricey for what was offered. The difference in cost between the appetizers we considered and the full dinner was only a few dollars. On the positive side, our server was quite pleasant, very friendly and very helpful so no complaints there as well. Unfortunately, the food and the atmosphere were something of a letdown, so as a result I am not likely to return.