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• 1 A Nonny Mouse // Oct 3, 2008 at 2:29 pm

  I peeked at the menu and immediately walked out – completely overpriced and underwhelming.

  And seriously, the only meatless option is a veggie burger? That is the biggest culinary cop-out and an absolute guarantee that I’ll not patronize an establishment.

• 2 Shannon // Oct 3, 2008 at 3:11 pm

  The food was OK, but they need to lose the video projection system. It’s really annoying. If people want to watch TV they can sit at the bar. Oh wait, there’s no TV there…

• 3 AC // Oct 10, 2008 at 10:38 pm

  It is too loud, and the french fries were greasy. Also the service was really slow.

  I’ve heard people say they want the old pig’n whistle, but no…we just want good food that is simple and reasonably priced.

  I only gave 1 star because 0 was not an option.

• 4 JP // Oct 12, 2008 at 2:33 pm

  We had brunch there this morning. It seems like a lot of the concepts are good in writing, but come out not so great. My scrambled eggs were runny, toast was black, and freshly poured coffee lukewarm. We all would love another brunch spot in the neighborhood. I really hope they can improve!

• 5 MonkeyPilot // Oct 14, 2008 at 11:20 am

  I really wanted to like it but everything we tried was disappointing. And woe to the chicken wings! They used to be soooo good, in the old incarnation of this place. Now, I wouldn’t even call them substandard. Just… disappointing.

• 6 KL // Oct 15, 2008 at 2:03 pm

  A great local spot, but way overpriced and servings too small to be a regular hangout. Food was ok, nothing to write home about like when a gastropub gets it just right. Drop the prices and add a little pub variety and things will fall into place.

• 7 Ben // Oct 16, 2008 at 1:12 pm

  Not great. The mixed drinks weren’t very good. Prices are pretty high. The fries were good, though.

• 8 HK // Nov 26, 2008 at 9:12 pm

  A bit spendy but both times I’ve been to the P&W the food was fantastic.

• 9 Helene // Nov 29, 2008 at 12:36 pm

  I’m sorry to say that it was a pretty bad piece of pork. Also overpriced.
  Slow, weird service.

• 10 Peter // Jan 7, 2009 at 11:00 pm

  Since this place reopened, I am not as fond of it as I once was. The food is good enough, but it is very overpriced for pub fare. One thing that I hope is quickly removed from the menu is the tomato mush that is served in place of ketchup. It is not good.

• 11 GW Neighbor // Jan 15, 2009 at 12:00 pm

  Is it a restaurant? Is it a pub? I can’t tell anymore. I agree with other posters at $10 for a BLT w/ avacado and fries, this place is overpriced. Don’t get me wrong, the food is good. They just need to cut food prices by about 20%.

• 12 Mike // Jan 27, 2009 at 6:13 pm

  Can’t give it a star since we haven’t gone in but figured would post here as well that it seems out of market in terms of price and food. If we want to drop real $ we’ll go to Stumbling Goat or Santa Fe, if I want pub food there are plenty of places to get pub food that don’t set me back so far. Yhea, I haven’t been there, so maybe it is that amazing but from other reviews here I get the sense we’re not really missing anything. Old P&W was pretty good, great ribs.

• 13 Liz // Feb 2, 2009 at 7:42 pm

  Wish I’d read these comments before dining there last weekend! I agree with so many of the complaints already listed: underwhelming menu, overpriced, slow/inattentive service and average to poor food.

• 14 SPOSeattle // Mar 15, 2009 at 7:54 pm

  Really want to like it, looks cool from the street, holds a key location in G-Wood, like eating out, like drinking but I just can’t justify the prices and quality.

• 15 jackie // Apr 11, 2009 at 3:49 pm

  their burger is REALLY good.

• 16 Trix // Apr 12, 2009 at 3:07 pm

  The new owners don’t seem to know what pub food is. Not that the menu of the old version was what I’d call pub food, but it was a better stab at it. Hate the menu, hate the drinks, beer selection could be a lot better.
  At least they got rid of the weird giant tv in the dining area, though. But would it kill them to have a tv in the bar? So I can at least watch a game while drinking an overpriced beer?

• 17 SPG // Apr 27, 2009 at 9:58 pm

  I have to echo the comments about the overpriced pub fare. Why is it so expensive?

• 18 Trix // May 1, 2009 at 3:53 pm

  On a side note – I haven’t been back but was told they finally put a TV in the bar.
  No other improvements were mentioned.

• 19 biily // Jul 23, 2009 at 1:54 pm

  The owner was not friendly at all bad customer service overpriced food ,the old menu was way better.

• 20 Sharon // Aug 2, 2009 at 12:56 pm

  Really love what they did with the decor, but the menu was a step down. It tries to hard, when really what most of the demographic in Greenwood wants is some thoughtful pub fare. I think if they balances some of their more experimental items with some traditional ones, and brought the prices down a smidge, they would be rolling in customers again. As it is, every time we go in, it’s always the same story–empty echoing reminder of the P&W we used to love. I miss some late night chili and nachos, and the option to have a really good seasonal fish or pasta, a longer beer and wine list, and more tantalizing veggie options for my veg friends. It just doesn’t seem like rocket science to me to have some traditional pub food available at a pub. *shrug* Stopped going not too long back. Will give it another try if I hear anything changes.
  Sidenote, we really enjoy brunch there. We have been pleased particularly with the eggs benedict.

• 21 Vanessa // Aug 16, 2009 at 12:06 pm

  Very overpriced! Little options on the food menu. Beer was okay. Probably won’t return.

• 22 LJ // Oct 7, 2009 at 6:37 pm

  I agree that the old menu was cheaper and a little better. But, if you go during happy hour when appetizers are 1/2 off and beers a dollar off, you won’t be disappointed.

• 23 Melissa // Oct 23, 2009 at 2:51 pm

  I just read that there are are new owners as of this week. My family and I will have to go try it out. We used to eat there almost once a week, then the place changed hands, we tried a couple of times but wasn’t happy with the food at all. Too expensive and not a very good selection, even for our kids, so we stopped going. I hope that the new owners can bring the Pig & Whistle back!!

• 24 skateornot // Nov 3, 2009 at 7:53 pm

  @Melissa – where did you hear that they changed owners? Just curious because we were in there last Friday night (Oct. 30) and as far as the menu was concerned – no sign of new ownership.

  I do agree with EVERYTHING you said though. We loved THE OLD Pig.

• 25 METIMullet // Jan 10, 2010 at 9:24 am

  My wife and I went to the Pig & Whistle last Sunday for brunch and on Friday for Happy Hour. Brunch was very tasty (my wife especially like the potatoes) and happy our was fantastic! My wife had a salad and I had the burger and beer combo for $10. We’ve tried all three iterations of the P&W over the past few years and we are cautiously optimistic that *finally* we may have a good local place where we can go before we finish of the evening at the Naked City Taphouse.

  My recommendation is give this place a try again.

• 26 Lexicon Grrl // Feb 8, 2010 at 10:32 am

  I’d been wanting to try the PnW for quite a while, so went last night to check it out. The garlic yam fries were delightful and the beer selection was good but that’s about where it ends. We also got the Big Bowl of Salt (aka bacon-mac-n-cheese) and an order of cripsy smoked chicken wings which were neither cripsy, nor smoked. They did however, come with a choking cloak of salt sauce.

  I was really disappointed. And bacon-mac is such a great idea! When the waitress came to take away the barely-touched wings, I mentioned (nicely) that everything was pretty salty and she replied that a lot of people like it like that and just eat it right up. Um… that’s great. A lot of people like 7-11 burritos too but that doesn’t mean they’re good.

  The Verdict: Divey in a bad way, badly executed food. Great however, for taking the team after a game at Lower Woodland – nice big seating area. Good beer selection. I probably won’t be back.

• 27 KP // Feb 27, 2010 at 10:50 am

  Anyone who hasn’t been to P & W lately should give another try. Delicious food and friendly service. Burgers, Reuben and Chicken sandwich are all fab. And the mac and cheese is top-notch – but forget the bacon, Lexicon Girl, of course that makes it more salty. Love this place, and hope it lasts.

• 28 SS // Mar 1, 2010 at 3:12 pm

  I made the mistake of going on “industry night,” which basically is a time when if you aren’t in the food/beverage service industry, you can forget service. I was so disappointed. They were out of what I wanted, gave me the wrong side dish, and when the right one came out it was cold and flavorless. We had to wait over an hour for our food and the place was about 1/4 full.

• 29 Suzie // Mar 3, 2010 at 6:20 pm

  I miss the old P&G!

• 30 anonym // Jun 14, 2010 at 8:04 pm

  not the same place anymore. We went in on the weekend at 5pm. The place was not busy. Service needs to improve (no water refills, wrong beer served, knew nothing about details of food). Food was not that great (Fries tasted stale, chicken strips not good) . Good beer.

• 31 Trix // Jul 7, 2010 at 11:29 am

  Went back myself finally. Blech. Had the tomato soup. Ultra spicy. Who expects tomato soup to be ultra spicy? Tasted like they dumped a bunch of cayaan into it. And not served with anything like crackers or bread. Had to ask the easily distracted waitress. Expensive on top of it all. Not impressed and won’t be back.

• 32 Amanda // Jul 24, 2010 at 6:26 pm

  Overpriced. the service was incredibly slow. It was like they cooked one item at a time, brought it out, then started on the next dish.
  The waitress was nice, and we kind of felt bad for her, since it wasn’t her fault they were out of the only veggie option (veggie burger), they were out of a couple other things, and then what my husband ordered, after what seemed like an eternity, was wrong and had to be sent back.

  My dish was too salty, but I was so hungry after waiting so long, I ate it anyway.

  The owner was nice enough when we complained, but didn’t take anything off the bill, and the bill was quite high.

  Won’t be back unless the meal is free.

• 33 Hinto // Aug 16, 2010 at 10:03 am

  I like to give every business at least three chances before I post any sort of review. I’ve been to the “new” P&W three times now, the last time being this weekend and this was strike three.

  Incredibly slow service, incredibly poor quality control, okay food and very expensive is how I would sum it up.

  We’ve been three times, once when there was no one in there (maybe 2 other people). Once it was sort of busy and once on a Friday night when it was very busy. The funny thing is that it didn’t make any difference, the service was always bad and always slow.

  There’s something fundamentally wrong here. I think if you go and sit at the bar it might be okay. If you have kids, I guess it’s great because kids are allowed. I don’t know. I really want to like this place, but I’d have to be a complete idiot to go back there again.

• 34 Ladybird // Aug 27, 2010 at 1:20 am

  The service is great, but happy hour “special” of $12 for burger & beer is ridiculous. Yes, good burger & fries- but this is not the Palace Kitchen.

• 35 Anna // Sep 5, 2010 at 10:27 pm

  Stopped going here after they hired some very inept cooks (charred burger buns, unidentifiable mush billed as “veggie burger patty”, fries literally buried in salt and garlic, etc.), fired the good employees who are actually nice and attentive (why couldn’t they fire rude Renee), and raised their already inflated prices. Oh, and don’t forget the horrible live “music” on Sunday nights. Always the same woman butchering the same bizarre set of cover songs at a volume that made it unbearable to stay there any longer than I had to.

  I may have come in here for “specials” a lot, but frankly, the food was never worth any more than that. I will never go back here unless I for some reason can’t walk the extra block to Naked City. Hell, I’d get better ambiance by going to Safeway and drinking a beer at home.

• 36 In the 'Wood // Apr 3, 2011 at 5:17 pm

  I went recently. I used to enjoy going there, but, overall, I think that the service and quality have gone downhill. I think their problem is having too much crap on the menu. This time, I actually asked the bartender what would be good. I wasn’t disappointed.

  They really need to remove the entrees that are simply garbage. I’ve ordered many terrible and overpriced food items from there. I think there are a few gems on the menu, but you need to ask to find out.

  I also looked at the drink list. Please…overpriced for what are run-of-the-mill cocktails with fancy names.

• 37 Fern // Feb 6, 2012 at 11:22 pm

  Went here last night, despite the negative reviews. My bartendress was on top of her game. Granted, it was a slow night for being Super Bowl, but she was enthusiastic about the ‘Super Specials’ for the game (wing specials, drink specials, burger and beer). She also informed us about an upcoming menu change (probably due to everyone complaining). From what she said, they are going to have a banging happy hour with excellent deals. From our tasty apps (chicken tenders and spinach dip) to some drinks she whipped up (Orange Julius and Ginger Fizz (try this one!!) we are definitely going to have to check out the new menu.

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