"Bit long, but here goes: Per its reputation, its an awesome place for live Scottish music. We visited on a night with an open session and musicians just kept arriving and adding their instruments to the group. It was very cool to listen. Of particular note was how hard our waiter, Stephen was busting his to do a good job. He was the ONLY person actually waiting on the tables, and was managing to handle every single table in the place! A few people had to wait a little longer than usual for some things, but the guy was handling at least 11 tables by himself, and I think more (I didn't see how many upstairs). As someone who has waited tables myself, handling that with help would be an amazing feat Stephen rocked it considering and was fantastically friendly despite the circumstances. To top it all off, I wasn't feeling great that evening, asked for a box to take my meal home in, and after Stephen made sure there wasn't anything wrong or that I wasn't unhappy with my meal, he discovered they didn't have any boxes. So, he RAN TO ANOTHER RESTAURANT AND GOT ONE FOR ME! Absolute ROCKSTAR move from my perspective, as he managed to have the tables handled still (as the kitchen was closing down at that point). So, not only great live Scottish music, but at least one guy that will absolutely go above and beyond to take care of patrons even when being overwhelmed due to being short staffed. I tipped reasonably well, but after writing this, I've realized I probably should have tipped even better. Good food, great music, and even great service in an impossible situation. My hat is off to Stephen and Hootananny. Definitely give them a shot if you can."
