Merlins Rest Pub

SUNDAY
4th of July!

We open at 12:00 pm. Happy birthday, America! Come celebrate with us.

At 7:30 pm, we’ll hold the Sunday Night Pub Quiz. As Bill and Ted so famously said, “Excellent!”

On Friday, we’ll open at 1:00 pm for the Uruguay vs. Ghana quarterfinal World Cup match (1:30 pm kickoff). Can the lone African team left keep the magic going? Or will the original World Cup winners, who seemed to have bottled lightning for this run, continue Latin America’s dominance in the bracket?

In the evening, we’ll hold the weekly international hoolie, as we’ve got Kilt Night with live, traditional Irish music (circa 8:30 pm).

SATURDAY

We’ll open at 8;30 am for breakfast and show the 9:00 am Argentina vs. Germany donnybruck. Too bad this match up is in the quarters and not later! Fantastic skills on both teams. Maradona’s madness against Germany’s aggressive aerial game.

At 1:30 pm, we’ll continue with the World Cup as we show Spain vs. Paraguay. Spain seems to finally be finding some form. But they won’t have much room for error against Paraguay incredibly surprising showing. If Spain limps out in this one, as they have a couple other matches in the tournament, they might just be watching the semi-finals back home.

In the evening, we’ll have some awesome music: Papa John and the Hot Club of East Lake (8:00 pm).

SUNDAY
4th of July!

We open at 12:00 pm. Happy birthday, America! Come celebrate with us.

JUG BAND BREAKFAST!
July 18

Special Event! The Fat Chance Jug Band will play in both the morning and afternoon on July 18 as we celebrate the official kickoff for weekend breakfast at Merlins. We’ve been open for breakfast many mornings during the World Cup, but when the soccer ends, we’re going to continue the weekend breakfasts. Open at 9:00 am. Join us for the celebration!

The Watkins Wednesday Pub Quiz!
7:30 pm

Yer man Bill Watkins and his feverish brain will provide 25 questions and a great deal of levity tonight during the weekely Watkins Wednesday Pub quiz. Call it what you like–a Drink and Think, a Quaff and Quandary (or Quibble?), a Sip and Suss–but call it what it is: a fantastic time. It’s one of the great Isles traditions. We’re pleased as punch and over the moon to continue it here.

Bring your friends, your ringers, even your enemies!

Quiz starts at 7:30 pm.

What a day! Thanks, all, for joining us this morning for breakfast and the incredibly tense USA vs. Algeria match. Algeria kicked it off the posts a couple times, and the US missed the mark repeatedly during a desperate second half. But Landon Donovan, pushing the break after a brilliant pass from the goalie, delivered a fantastically thrilling 91st-minute goal to win the group. And thank god for England finally finding some cohesion and reaching the net with character. (Nice lineup move by Capello, though Rooney is still used poorly in this scheme!)

Also in sports today, Wimbledon is odd odd odd with the Isner and Mahut match reaching a second day of suspended play, now at 59 - 59 in the fifth set. WHAT!?

Please know we’ll be open on Saturday and Sunday morning for breakfast and the World Cup on the big screen. The weekend match-ups are known:

Saturday, 9:00 am – Uruguay vs. South Korea
Saturday, 1:30 pm – USA vs. Ghana
Sunday, 9:00 am – Germany vs. England
Sunday, 1:30 pm – Argentina vs. Mexico

Awesome. We’ll see you this weekend!

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Pub Quiz!

Don’t forget! It isn’t all football these days. We’ve got the weekly Wednesday Pub Quiz tonight at 7:30 pm.