Pack's Tavern Ashville, NC


December 31st, 2011
Menu: Lunch

Husband Campbell's Rating: 4/5 Soup Cans
Wife Campbell's Rating: 2/5 Soup Cans 
Price Rating: Microwave Singles 


If you are planning to try something appetizing or want more than average service, this is not the place. Overall the ambiance was appropriate for a tavern and would be a great place to go for a drink. However, let’s just say the menu descriptions do not live up to the kitchen staff’s abilities. I felt like I was on an episode of bar rescue where they stare at the food and make the face that says I wouldn’t eat this if I wasn’t getting paid to do so. 

Appetizer: The onion straws were pretty good. I think the parmesan cheese was a pleasant touch but the advertised lemon pepper batter was not noticeable and did not add any flavor.  

Husband's Entrée: The grilled portobello flotilla (flatbread) was very nice. The cucumbers were lightly pickled and the flavors of the hummus, mushroom, red onion, and sprouts melded well together to give a vegetarian sandwich a very filling and meaty texture.  As a side item the grilled asparagus was well seasoned with salt and pepper and grilled to a perfect tenderness. 

Wife's Entrée: Sad to say but the Fish taco’s were sadly one of the worst plates I have ever ordered. First of all, they’re not fish tacos. You see that  ‘s’? That means plural taco. What I had was a wrap, and you can’t even call it a fish wrap cause it was definitely a coleslaw wrap with sprinkles of mahi-mahi that tasted like tilapia. Individually the pico and coleslaw tasted fine by themselves but did not go well together in a wrap with fish and cheddar cheese. Whoever put this on the menu needs a taste bud analysis!! As a side item the sautéed mushrooms were flavorfully marinated in a sweet beef flavored broth. The sweetness was different but I did enjoy this side dish the most out of everything we ordered.  
 
 
Onion Straws
A basket of lemon pepper battered, flash fried sweet Spanish onions, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese and served with ranch dressing


Grilled Portobello Flatilla 
Grilled portobello mushroom served in a grilled flatilla with hummus, cucumber, sprouts, tomato and red onion

 
Fish Tacos
Soft flour tortilla wrapped around Aztec spiced grilled and diced mahi-mahi, Baja slaw and a Cheddar-Jack cheese blend. Served with Pico de Gallo

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