Sir Edmond Halley's is located on 4151 Park Road in Charlotte. Photo/ Tricia Bangit
Quietly tucked in the back of the Park Road shopping center is a vegetarian-friendly and beer-endowed restaurant with several eating options called Sir Edmond Halley’s.
Outdoor seating on the patio is available, and inside you will find a dining room with dim, intimate lighting and dark walls. Touching the dining room and the bright, dart-board filled pub room is the bar. This leaves its visitors with many options as to where they can enjoy their meals and drinks.
With a full menu available until closing at 2 a.m., the award-winning pub has a lot to offer.
Founders Svend Deal and chef Tobin McAfee have been supplying Charlotte with an international selection of beers and spirits since 1996.
Even though the restaurant closed in 2010, lovesick fans pushed for Sir Edmond’s to open its doors again. Tweaks were made to the establishment’s menu, which had primarily boasted English pub fare, including fish and chips, Irish potato cakes and shepherd’s pie.
Now one can also enjoy satay, spring rolls and edamame to name a few additional choices. Sharing plates range from $4 to $9.25, while main meals go for $11.95 to $14.50.
Sir Edmond’s also offers a selection of sandwiches and burgers for around $8.
Do you have friends or a significant other that doesn’t eat meat? A quick glance at Sir Edmund’s menu will reveal that the establishment is vegetarian-friendly and proves that vegetarianism is not always synonymous with tasteless.
The herbivorous selection includes, but is not limited to, butternut squash croquettes served with a creamy brie fondue, goat cheese croquettes served with thinly sliced apples and a red wine sauce and black bean burgers.
Vegans, fear not. They serve vegan black bean burgers as well.
Although Sir Edmond’s offers no dessert menu, many customers and servers will recommend the Bailey’s chocolate pudding. Small-portioned, but scrumptious, it’s not a bad way to get your chocolate fix.
Drink specials are available everyday, including $4 for 20 ounce pints on Mondays and Fridays, $3.50 for flavored vodkas on Saturdays and half-price off appetizers after 10 pm.
On Mondays, Sir Edmond hosts Trivia Night. First prize is a $25 gift certificate for the restaurant, and it’s not a bad idea for double dates. Second and third place teams fetch prizes as well.
If you’re looking for some additional fun before hitting up the restaurant, Sir Edmond’s happens to be conveniently located in the same complex as the Regal Park Terrace movie theatre and Park Road Books, an independent bookstore.