Meade's is not a bad tavern. I've certainly been in worse ones (in fact Roll & Go was singing in one this evening in Portland). We initially tried out the 2nd floor which was set up for dining and that space in my opinion worked better than the bar area in terms of overall space. Well, that makes logical sense given that there wasn't a bar upstairs. Still, if the 2nd floor is used an effort needs to be made to leave a few tables available for evening diners, say the ones closest to the stairway.

I'm not sure that there was much beer consumed (I did my share), but I was pleased that someone got the idea of passing the hat so that the barmaid got a reasonable tip for our use of her workplace.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble