Jennifer P.
Yelp
Food that doesn't suck and isn't grossly overpriced at an airport? This was a first for me, lol. What a pleasant surprise.
I think this pub is part of the Firkin Pubs chain.
My husband and I were waiting for our flight back home to Ottawa and we wanted to have something to eat and decided on the Firkin and Flyer.
We both got the Lobster BLT ($20). My husband got his with kettle chips (his first choice was tater tots, but they had ran out), while I got mine with a garden salad, with the dressing on the side.
I was thrilled when they brought out my plate and I saw that the garden salad was a real mesclun mix, with no iceberg or romaine in sight. Yay! It also had cucumbers and diced tomatoes. The dressing was a balsamic vinaigrette. The dressing was a bit oily, but I used just a tiny amount so it was ok. Vegetables were fresh.
The Lobster BLT was delicious! It has real chunks of lobster mixed in a mayo sauce with crispy bacon slices, lettuce and tomatoes. I was so happy that the lobster sandwich did not have any fake crab filler mixed in. Yeah, I know, no self-respecting restaurant should ever serve a lobster roll with fake crab in it, but it happens all the time in Ottawa :(
So $20 for a tasty lobster sandwich with a side salad with real lettuces and not "wannabee salad ingredients" like iceberg, at an airport? Wow!
Service wasn't the friendliest or most attentive. I finished my water part way through the meal and placed the empty glass by the edge of the table for our server to see, and she walked by several times but did not refill it :( Her mission seemed to be to get people in and out as fast as possible. I guess in an airport environment, this is the name of the game. But whatever, I'm just glad that I didn't pay $20 for fake crab and iceberg lettuce, lol. Yeah, my expectations at airports are low, but now they have been elevated. The food and prices at the Firkin and Flyer are in line with what I would expect of a pub not in an airport. Thank you for not gouging us and not compromising on quality and quantity just because you have a captive audience at the airport (I'm looking at you, D'Arcy McGee's at the Ottawa airport!!). Thank you for being a regular Firkin Pub that just happens to be at the airport.