text: A friend and I recently ended up here before going to the Katy Perry concert at Mandalay Bay.  We had initially planned on dinner at Burger Bar, but that was a bust when we found out there was a one hour wait and tummy's were a rumbling!\n\nEnter R\u00ed R\u00e1.  I wasn't sure what to expect...but to be honest, at the time, I didn't care as I was starving.  Because there was also a wait at the pub, we ended up sitting at the bar.  Go figure.\n\nOh my, was I pleasantly surprised!  I had the Irish Potato Cakes (ok, I'm an appetizer kind of gal), and they were soooooooo good.  I love potatoes (hence, my obsession with french fries), and the cakes were soft, but not mushy, and had just the right amount of saltiness with the balsamic glaze.  I also had the chips and malt vinegar mayo (yeah, ok, there was a bit of potato overload).  The mayo was de-li-cious!  A nice contrast with the chips and change of pace from ketchup.  I was so stuffed I decided not to have an entree.\n\nThe drinks department also did not disappoint.  My friend had some beers and I had a couple of Dark and Stormy's, which I'm not used to seeing on menus that often.  The drinks were good, not too strong.  Best of all, our bartender/server was Irish and fun to chat with.  \n\nI agree that the pub is noisy, but in a good way.  This is not somewhere you'd go to catch up with a long lost friend; it's somewhere you'd go to have fun with a smaller group of fun people.  \n\nBut the best part was that as a local, I got to sign up for a \"Green Card.\" The Green Card equates to a 20% discount off food/drinks for locals.  Yay for discounts and yay for locals!