This A&W is located in the terminal 1 area of Pearson. They accept AW coupons and you can also earn points, so the pricing is actually not bad. Service was friendly and efficient. However the place can get busy. There is limited seating. read more

If you want a quick meal before getting on a flight, A&W works well. When I went, the lineup was short and the service was fast, however, the meal itself was nothing special and pretty consistent with other A&W locations. The seating area is limited, but I was still able to find a spot and eat my chicken burger quickly. read more

A&W - Chicken burger combo - Fast Food Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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Excellent service and delicious food. The ladies were very polite and efficient. I ordered a fish sandwich, which was very yummy. I was honestly surprised with the deliciousness of the cod. The restaurant had been quite busy, so I understood why the tables were dirty, but I never saw anyone wiping anything down. There was food and drink splashed on the wall across from where we were sitting that looked like it had been there a number of days. It was a bit unappetizing. Overall, food was great, but the place could definitely use a good wipe down. read more

Standard Canadian breakfast that is a great option before a flight at Pearson International Airport. At the crack of dawn when you're hungry and waiting to board your flight, what better way to start your journey than to get some breakfast. I opted for A&W breakfast at Pearson International Airport and it didn't disappoint. Got the All-Canadian Special which consisted of two eggs, two strips of smoke bacon, two sausage links, hashbrown, tomato and your choice of bread. It's the standard Canadian breakfast items that you can't go wrong with. Wait times are long and the service is kind of slow. Perhaps it's because it was super early in the morning (we're talking about 7AM here) and the day was just getting started for most. Jam can be found on the side of the cash and you can grab it yourself. Ketchup is also self serve. The containers that hold this breakfast is like a large cardboard plate that you cannot throw away into their garbage bin, since their garbage bin is just a small hole. So I had no choice but to leave it ontop of the garbage Overall, it's your standard breakfast place that is great to grab before a flight! read more

A&W - a plate of food on a counter - Fast Food Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Nice to have some no nonsense, reasonably priced food choices at the airport, and A&W delivers in terms of reliable options. There was a line when I got there, but it moves quickly. They call out your order numbers once they are ready for pickup. I ordered a Mama burger without cheese. The burger was fresh and tasty. I appreciated the light toasted texture on the bun. I also appreciated the paper packaging for less environmental impact. Currently during pandemic there isn't seating in the immediate area. read more

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Too many employees behind the counter. They could barely move, and every thing going on behind the counter was extremely disorganized. Lots of things going wrong for us, and the other customers. Order taker got our order wrong several times: added a combo, and for some reason when we tried to add to the order deleted the combo, and the order taker changed mid-order with no improvement. After every item we added to the order, the order taker wanted to close the order and take payment. She kept talking to other people behind the counter in another language instead of listening to us. Perhaps they were trying to help her. Order taker seemed to have trouble working the register, and she wasn't alone. They could not give us a charge card receipt, and the manager had to go in the back and look up the order and print it out, which took several minutes. When we finally got the order items correct, the requested condiments on the items were missing. Onion rings were overdone, greasy, and cold. Burger wasn't good. Chicken sandwich was OK. Soft drinks were off and awful. The manager said they were having trouble with the drink machine. I think everyone was trying to get things right, but it wasn't happening. My guess is they had a service quality problem, and like many businesses often do, they threw way too many employees at the problem. They need to cut the staff in half or more and train them better. They also need to get the receipt printers working at the registers and fix the drink machine. read more

My view of A&W was that it is a greasy spoon and you need a coupon to go there; in fact, it still is. However, they have changed the perception of how bad of a greasy spoon they are by being the first to claim That their beef is steroid free, that their fried chicken is antibiotic free and that their coffee is organic amongst many other basic "claims" which are all true - BUT all beef, sold at even the smallest of the burger chains, is steroid free and all chickens served at Canadian restaurants are free of antibiotics etc. Being the first to make such claims in multi-million dollar ad campaigns on tv, radio, billboards and in-store has given A&W an image of a reinvented, wholesome, healthy fast food. Well, it's all about perception, and it is working regardless of The fact that it is a greasy spoon and you need a coupon to get in there; enough said. Now why am I still a fan? It's because A&W has, hands down, the industry's best (new) biggest single patty burger: the uncle burger. Everything else on the menu is crappy and greasy. But the 6oz uncle burger is burger-goodness-at-its-best. All other chains need two patties to make it a great big burger; the uncle burger changes the game and with the pepper seasoning and a diet coke to go with it, I'm in burger heaven for the ten minutes it takes to chow everything down and get the hell Out of there! It's still a greasy spoon and everything else on the menu is horrible, overpriced and... Greasy! (Hence why they put out buy one get one coupons in the mail Practically every month of the year lol) Located At the Pearson airport's Terminal1 post-security (at domestic gates D38-42), they have these nifty self-ordering automatic stations which let you customize the order and pay in seconds on the screen and wait till your order is called out and then delivered really fast. Which is great as the fumes of the fryers and grease from the open kitchen are starting to invade my lungs; time to scoot over to the gate and board the plane without needing a jar of gravol to calm down any nausea lol. Damn, this is a great burger! read more

A&W - Double Uncle burger 10oz of pure 100% ALBERTA beef - Fast Food Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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This A & W gets more than the usual 3 stars because this restaurant is the best bang for the buck in all of Terminal 1 as far as breakfast goes. When I fly out of the D gates at T1 I'm always going to have breakfast. Sure there's a lot of options at Pearson like Tim Horton's or any other sandwich stand or a full sit down place but if you just want breakfast and I"m talking about a real breakfast that is also sit down with a real plate, non plastic cutlery and coffee and juice that won't be more than 10 or 15 bucks this is the place. They've just changed their menus and added an "All Canadian" breakfast which includes 2 eggs over easy, 2 slices of bacon, 2 sausage links, 2 slices of tomato, 2 slices of toast for 7 bucks before tax, drinks extra Good deal right? I'd say so. You can pay at one of the machines before you actually get to the pick up spot but I never do as it's never that busy in the morning it seems. The turn around is fast and while the seating is very tight and half the seating is high bar or benches it's not that bad. This is by far the best place to grab a real Ron Swanson approved breakfast in T1 for under 10 bucks... read more

A&W - All Canadian breakfast 6.95 plus tax. Good deal - Fast Food Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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Unlike most of the food places in Pearson, this A&W prices their food pretty close to what you'd pay elsewhere in town: not cheap, but not $15.00 for shrink-wrapped artisan dreck, either. The pricing probably explains the huge lines, apparently at all hours of the day. The staff were working hard (and I saw reinforcements arriving), but they just couldn't keep up with the demand for food (or cleaning the tables). Other food joints take note: if you're hurting from a lack of business, it just might possibly be because your pricing is hurting your customers. Just sayin'. For somebody on a low carb diet, there were three relatively safe breakfast choices (as long as you have a travelling companion on whom you can foist your hash browns and toast -- or you could possibly ask them to hold the carbs when you place your order, although I don't think you'd get extra proteins or fats in exchange). If you're patient, you should be able to grab a seat, although it's not going to be a quiet, relaxing dining experience. (Granted, you won't get that in the pricier joints, either, given the constant announcements to tardy passengers to get on the plane before the airline throws out their luggage.) read more

Overall, very impressed with this location. They manage to keep the line moving and crank out the food relatively fast. They also manage to smile and be generally pleasant to all the tired and cranky passengers who line up here. The food (burgers and amazing onion rings) is served hot, while the root beer is cold. They do have seating, though like at most airports it can be a challenge for them to bus the tables quickly and for you to navigate the parked luggage to claim a seat. read more

This was an ok Burger joint. This chain is big in the Canada world. I only know A&W from root beer as a kid. The fries were tasty and the chicken grilled sandwich was flavorful. Nothing stood out as outstanding but it was a solid meal. The workers at this place are very attentive and work hard and fast. read more

This was the most mediocre eating experience I've ever had. Soggy fries. Cold burger. Wilted lettuce. Burger and fries was over $12. Wish it was a better experience. read more

After saying no-thank-you to a couple of $15 sandwiches at one of the other shops, I ordered two teen burgers and a fries to go, for under $12. Very quick to get food and it was tasty. Kudos to A&W for not gouging the travelling public. read more