Here's a link to wife's restaurant.
http://www.scrooges.ms/index.php
There you will find the menu. Its been in business for 35 years thru a succession of owners. We've had it for the past seven. Serve somewhere in the range of 200-250 lunch orders per day. Business in the evening is primarily bar crowd esting pub food or blue plate specials/steaks. Know for the wide assortment of veggie sides (20-25 selections fresh cooked each day).
Our demographics are city population of 200,000; tri county area population of 600,000. There is one other "non-corporate" true Irish Pub in the area that only serves lunch but open as a bar in the evenings. They serve a good irish stew and shephards pie but, like us have gravitated towards plate lunches and americanized pub grub.
As far as music, the other pub has celktic music/dancers about twice per month. They tried it weekly than that but the audience began to dwindle. Now they have open mike twice a week and a variety of acts on Friday and saturday that draws a college crowd. Wife's place has live music on Friday and saturdays and some Sunday afternoons in the pub...thats out since everybody comes in on Sundays for football. They do have some soccer channels since we a big group of english/irish soccer coaches in the area (go figure).
Tried a number of authentic english dishes (bangers and mash, etc) but the southern palate does not appreciate it as we expected. Ditto with the wide assortment of imported beers. Keep a small supply of bottled imports but domestic beer rules in this market.
You are prepared to not make a dime in the fist18-24 months, right?
