Gentlemen Gene's Pub - Mount Vernon

Three stars and one star is fully devoted to the service. Otherwise.... Okay so I can see why it has a cult following it's a little place in Mount Vernon where the locals have their usuals, service is very friendly, and it's a no frills and no pretense. We got a French Dip and the full plate of fish and chips which you can get grilled which came with a soup. The soup was good, if not a little confusing because it was basically stew, but with a soupy broth. The fish and chips were pretty basic I've had better/crispier ones elsewhere, but there was a hefty portion. I can't say I tried the French Dip, but my friend who is a sucker for roast beef, did not finish it. We did, however, finish the curly fries. I swear they were good just because they were curly. Overall, I'd say that everything probably needed another 30 second sin the fryolator/toaster/warmer...things aren't BAD per se, but little tweaks could make them a lot better. I'd also say things could be a little more spice ful and seasoned but I'm glad I tried this MV staple and can now have an informed opinion.

This review is completely devoted to this restaurant 's amazing employee SHANNON!................. Hubby and I are here to visit dear friends after our grandson 's graduation last Friday in Redmond Oregon. Our friend suggested Gene 's as it is right down the street from her apartment complex.. We enter and seat ourselves as sign instructed). The place was fairly crowded for a Monday night and the bar too. As I looked around I only noticed one gal that appeared to be the only server? Hmmmm...I thought. This could be a long night. Anyway...after several minutes SHANNON appeared with menus and asked us for our drink orders. We ordered drinks. It was, what seemed a long time to have them delivered. Finally they came and we ordered our food. I wanted another cocktail later and thought it would be faster for me to go order directly from the bar.......So off I went. Are ya 'll ready for this????.....I get up to the bar and SHANNON is bartending too! She looked at me and I asked her Don 't tell me you 're the bartender too ?! Yep she said. . I told her she was amazing and I was so impressed by her Multi Tasking skills! I went back to my table without ordering a drink. A few minutes later SHANNON kindly sets a cocktail in front of me...A good one! Lol. We received our meals, that were all delicious, shortly after. I asked her if she was the owner of Gene 's? She HAD to be! No SHANNON said. I have been here for 16 years. Well let me tell you owners of Gene 's Pub......SHANNON is a gift to your business! I want to thank her for the professionalism, service and kindness. Shannon...you 're a ROCKSTAR!!

We had the oyster shooters and the onion ring appetizers. And the Ribeye which came with clam chowder and a salad. $55. The oyster shooters were huge and super flavorful. The best part of the meal. The onion rings were hot and plentiful. The clam chowder was better than expected. It was hearty and had pretty good flavor. However, just when everything was going great the steaks came out bland. My wife described them as watery. The service was pretty good except for some errors with our bill which were corrected.

Unless they deem you are a regular, don't bother going here. They were great a few times we went and then the last time we were told you aren't a regular and don't come in enough to play the football squares. This is against the gambling commission rules by the way. Now we will never go back. The lady was rude and gruff. Left completely shocked.

Friendly staff! I get the Dagwood on whole wheat for takeout often and the waitresses always know that means I'm working late and rush my order!