The food is always great and there is a lot of variety to choose from. Tasted is very good on items I have tried, the Haddock dinner and the Buffalo wrap are two examples of great food. you get a lot for your money. the service is always good, servers are very friendly and able to recommend great food. Ambiance is very relaxing. read more

Love this place.. always friendly staff and great food. Comfortable and welcoming.... It's our regular! read more

A group of friends and I decided to have a meal and take part in the weekly trivia game. The atmosphere, food and service all made for a truly enjoyable evening out with friends! read more

Food was great. Server was nice and gave us great recommendations. The food was tasty. My fav was the fish cakes then the pasta and schnitzel. I only put schnitzel last as I found it very salty. read more

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Visit the restaurant about once a month. Have never been disappointed with the food (the Reuben is my favourite). The wait staff are great and the restaurant is always welcoming read more

I love the coupons which makes the price great! I would love to see some organic offerings.

Good food. Great service. The prices are reasonable. The fish and chips was amazing. They make good cocktails.

Service was efficient and friendly, and the food, as always, spot on. It's hard to decide what to have when everything is delicious!! It is a great place to meet friends and have a good time! read more

You know the food is good when a four-year-old little girl requests fish and chips, mommy got the Liver dinner. She ate a Full piece of fish, 10 pieces of the liver, some of the fries, her favourite thing was the mixed vegetables, smothered, and butter. Compliments to the chef read more

Great place To eat with very friendly & courteous staff & great food. There were seven of us for lunch & we all had good food.

The food was good, hot and came as ordered and the waitress was very friendly and efficient.

The food is always delicious here. I had fish cakes and salad, which I would have again. Service was good, but they were short staffed and we had to wait, but not too long. Will return again. read more

This is our go-to place. Service is always top notch. Staff are always great. food is good. Nothing fancy but it's a bar and grill.

The service was great, the food was very good as usual and the ambiance was pleasant. I do love the music and the music bingo and they have the best wings. read more

Food is excellent and always consistent. Stadd are the best and they treat everyone like family!

We love this pub. Although we don't really live in the neighbourhood, we usually travel there each Friday evening. The staff is always so friendly and it has great atmosphere. read more

Appetisers are half price Tuesday evenings. We had nachos and calamari. Food is great, hot and tasty. Lots of choice of beers on tap. Caesars are cheap. Service was very friendly. We went early so no crowd and parking is easy read more

Cold reception from bartender. Overly sensitive staff and no music. You feel like drinking amongst communist party. No fun If it's a spot for hospitality, they have lost their edge. Customer service is a dying way in Canada. Try acting like that anywhere else that appreciates their patrons. You'd be outta business! Perhaps that's why it's always dead... Really not a fun night out with friends. No laughing! Not interested in checking it out again. There must be better spots around Clayton park? If not there should be Grumpy bald bartender and cranky barmaids that don't acknowledged you are at the bar waiting for a drink... With no one at the bar... read more

Clayton Park Bar & Grill - Pubs Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

Food is great, service was quick and server was very nice and friendly. Nice atmosphere

Laken, as always, served us well. Our Saturdaay menu food was tasty, well presented and good value. It came promptly. We are regular customers because it is a reliably good place to eat. read more

Convenient loction. Good food that is reasonably priced, and great service. Clean and spacious establishment. Lots of parking.

The food was delicious & service was great. We had the ribs & grilled haddock dinner.

Sunday evening crispy fried steak was delicious! Staff very friendly and responsive.

Odd number in our party & we didn't have a reservation. But your staff accommodated us without issue. Everyone raved about the food tonight.

In these "covid times," it is more important than ever that we support local businesses -- especially those who carefully enforce and follow guidelines and regulations as outlined by the government. My boyfriend and I visit almost weekly for brunch. The staff are always fantastic, as is the food! The steak and eggs are always an excellent choice! read more

Good food and great service. This has become a regular spot to meet friends for a meal.

Decided to go have some food and a beverage at a local bar with two friends last night called Lower Deck on Lacewood drive in Halifax The visit started out by ordering drinks and food. The waitress was very jittery and kept forgetting our orders. She had to come back 2 and 3 times to get it right. There were only about 6-8 people in her section . We waited about 10 min for our drinks. When she came she said they had to change a keg but didn't apologize or come to tell us earlier. Our food then came shortly after. As we began eating I notice something moving quickly out the corner of my eye . but wasn't sure What it was. As we continued I felt a presence under our table. We looked and saw two mice under our booth . We jumped up and the rodents took off across the floor past a few other customers. We shouted to the server and the manager/owner came toward us in a matter of fact way and said . We just changed our exterminator and we can't seem to get rid of them . I told him we were taken back by this event. He didn't offer any type of comp or adequate apology . We immediately got up to pay and told server that it was very unpleasant and the place should be closed until the rodent problem was controlled. She too was nonchalant about what we just experience in their bar . in the end the night was ruined by this unfortunate occurance by the owner not understanding the significance of having rodents running around the bar and under patrons feet while they are eating and drinking I think an Inspector needs to visit this place and shut it down until the mice are controlled. Made me lose my appetite No Recommendation here! read more

Went for their brunch with my better half. The place is cavernous but manages to offset this with lots of touches of wood at the bar and tables and friendly service. There were very few other customers so we had our pick of table. It has a very neighborhood bar, Cheers type feel, with shady edges. We both got the smoked salmon eggs benedict. Mine with the breakfast potatoes and her the citrus salad. Our plates soon arrived. We could tell right away the smoked salmon had been cooked or something as it was a light pink colour and not red smoked salmon should be. The smoked salmon was dry. And, whatever flavour it had had probably been previously frozen out of it anyway. The buttermilk biscuit was dry and fluffy- it didn't go with the rest of the dish. The hollandaise was passable but I doubt it was homemade. The breakfast potatoes were the highlight of the meal- nicely seasoned and cooked chunks. With the VLTs, this place seems to have a lot of regular barflies. The wait staff are pretty casual and will have conversations with the "regs" half way across the restaurant about how hard they partied last night. I probably wouldn't take my kids here. I had a bloody mary which was probably the best part of the visit. Nice and spicy with a well-salted rim and pickled green bean as a garnish. I asked about local beers and they don't have any NS microbrews in stock; just Coors/Molson/AK garbage. They have a rewards program which is free to join. You get so many points every time you spend money at a LD location. I would never go here enough to get enough points for a glass of water but they do send you a gift certificate on your birthday, and joining anniversary, for $12.99. I am all over free anything. Even getting a entree basically free, I will stick to the wings or try their nachos next time. Their wings are jumbo and more like an order of fried chicken. Sauce selection is extremely limited. They wings are excellent but close to $2.50 a wing they freakin' should be. Food is mediocre. Ambiance is not family friendly. No local beer. Wish my local watering hole was worthy of more stars. If you are in the Clayton Park area, want a drink and don't want to go downtown check out Good Robot's taproom. read more

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Went there about a few weeks ago, and had a beer and veggie burger. It's a nice and homey place with mostly local regulars (I'm guessing here). Our waitress was nice, and our foods came out quickly and tasted good. read more

My partner and I met up with friends to do Trivia Night (Wednesday, Jan. 20) and had a great time. Loved the women who did Trivia Night - great questions, moved along through them at the right pace and it went more smoothly when they were marking the papers that they collected. Gave everyone a chance to chat until the winner of the round was announced. read more

My friends and I have all been servers in the past. We have never even thought about writing a bad review. But tonight was absolutely insane. We got here around 12:40. The three of us ordered 3 beers/ciders and started a tab. Then at 1:15 we were asked by the bartender if we wanted another drink because it was last call. We were surprised because we knew the bar closed at 2 am. We were told they decided to close early because there wasn't many people in the bar, but we were definitely cool to order another drink, and to take our time. We paid our tab and were given new drinks. A few minutes later, not sure if he was acting as a door staff or manager or what (we had seen him outside when we first arrived, smoking and carrying on with other guests. We had our IDs checked originally but not by this man. Actually, at one point he was fighting with a female guest to the point where we noticed. So we did not think he worked there.) came to our table and explained it was time to leave. We had just gotten our new beers. We started drinking faster, feeling awkward, and in this time we clued in that he was sitting at a table with a couple people, its clear they were his friends waiting for him to close up. Our bartender from earlier never came back to our table. The second time this man came over, about 5 minutes later, he was super rude and clearly trying to intimidate us, as three women. He tried to tell us they were far past closed and threatened to kick us out, even though I explained that I knew they were closing more than 30 mins early. When I asked if we should just chug the beers I had just got/paid for less than 15 mins ago, he said we should just leave without them. Meanwhile his friends at the nearby table were making fun of us en francias, but one in my group was bilingual so we got the gist. He was basically showing off for them. Eventually we were so uncomfortable we left without finishing our half of drinks, while he and the remaining staff hid in the back. This was a Saturday night. Just wrote this review in case the owner is wondering why sales are down in Clayton Park. read more

Great food and wonderful service. My favourite local pub. I enjoy the consistency of the friendliness of the staff and the food. My personal favourites are the salads and the pulled pork sandwich. I have also tried the pulled pork burger, which is also super yummy, but make sure you are really hungry! The fries are awesome! Lots of great appies. Deep fried pickles are soooo good. Tried on a whim and was won over! read more

I've been for brunch and trivia night a bunch. Not one for live music so I can't speak to it as a music venue. It's a pub with pub food. And lots of beer. The menu isn't overly vegetarian friendly (which isn't helping my review). The food that is vegetarian is fairly good. Very decent fried pickles. An odd thing to focus on, I know but fried pickles when done well? Fantastic. When done poorly? Terrible. They do them fairly well. Be prepared for a little side of personality - from other patrons and the staff. Not in a bad way (at least not in my experience) - just everyone trying to liven the mood. Servers are very friendly and accommodating when needed. read more

Standard pub fare. Nothing overly fancy but you get what you expect for a reasonable price. Wednesday's nights are trivia night so be prepared for it to be a little busier and to hear some questions being batted back and forth...just don't about out the answers!! read more

Clayton Park Bar & Grill - a man in a cowboy hat - Pubs Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

Extremely disappointing wing night. Girlfriend and I just moved across the street and wanted to come here for regular wing nights but we were very disappointed. Got two orders of wings, both were dry and burnt. They weren't black but you could clearly taste a burnt taste. Besides that they were also tiny. Will not be going back. read more

I arrived at about 1am, expecting to have a beer or two before 2am when they closed, I understood that they would close soon, around 15-10 minutes before close is average for last call but not 40 minutes. I got turned away, because i was wearing loose pants, so I returned with jeans on about 10 minutes later (around 1:10-1:15), I was let in and paid 8$ to get in, then got charged 3.50$ for the atm fee, they did pay back the cover charge because I was turned away and changed to be allowed in but if I had arrived in jeans I don't know if I would have had that cover charge paid back. So I go up to the bar at about 1:25am, expecting to get a beer, I get told we had last call a few minutes ago. If they closed at 1:30am I would understand, but they close at 2am, so I am displeased, I would not recommend this place. My first experience has been terrible. I leave less then a block away but I doubt I will ever be back. read more

I was excited to hear a new pub would be moving into my neighbourhood. No offense to Winston's (I never actually visited it) but from what I know it wasn't exactly fancy, judging by the common occurrence of fights, stabbings, etc, in the area after dark. Not exactly somewhere I would run to visit! Given the much-needed injection of something clean and new into this little strip mall, and because I am a fan of the original LD, I had high expectations when I stepped in here the week of the opening. I can't compare the interior to the old incarnations since this was the first time I set foot in the space, but I liked it. Typical pub with wood-paneling everywhere and the wood benches and booths that you will find at the original. Honestly, I'm not big on the super high ceilings and open concept - it's ok but I feel the space lacks a lot of the warmth and coziness of the original location, and it disappointed me a little. It felt more "industrial" to me. I LIKE the space and I'm all for 'new space, new vibe' but I personally was looking for that LD "feel" and I personally did get it. And I mean it literally about the warmth - I felt a draft in our booth during the whole meal and kept my coat on. However, the good thing is the service and food were what we expected and we enjoyed both. I had the Lower Decker burger which was delish - the patty was huge and juicy, well-cooked, and a highlight for the toppings were the house-made pickles (appreciate that they make their own rather than just open a jar). Great meal! They have lots of choices on their menu and the prices are reasonable for the amount of food you get. In addition to the regular menu, waitresses were coming around with trays of complimentary apps for people to try, which was great (opening week, and all). We tried a quesadilla and a crostata-thingy that were both really tasty. It was a nice added treat. It's also nice that they have the same musical entertainment here that is the hallmark of the original location - keeps the boisterous atmosphere there. I honestly can't remember the name of the guy playing guitar while we were there but he was awesome! All in all, I liked our experience and will be back. I just hope they can keep the class level UP in this notoriously dangerous Clayton Park corner. read more

Just get the bluenose burger. Just do it. I had it a year ago & I still think about it.

Alright... so you live in Clayton Park and want a decent place to go? Well, the Lower Deck is attempting to give you this. It's large, and has that usual pub feel, and it does offer live music! the downside is that the crowd is somewhere stuck between sloppy drinker meets after work diner. However, this isn't as bad as it sounds as it's large enough to entertain both. We decided to head over for a few beers and some grub. The food is standard pub fare so it'll taste great after your 3rd beer, and the service isn't too bad either. They seemed to be attentive, and sort of knowledgeable about the food and beer. We closed the bar down and had a great time listening to the band Wreckhouse. The downside was/is it closed at 12:30.. but I guess it saved us some money and dance moves! read more

I'm not a fan of the downtown location, popular though it may be. Our first attempt to visit this location was very short; apparently live music starts very early on Fridays (unbeknownst to us) and the place was packed. When there is a live band playing? There is nowhere to sit where you can hear yourself think, let alone what your companion is saying. We decided to come back another time. So we tried again when we were sure there was no live music. Much quieter this time, lots of booth selection and the clientele skewed much older than us. Even though technically it was still morning, the bar was lined with rummies who looked like they had been there since the Copper Penny days. Our server was nice if not the most attentive. The menu has good selection and prices are reasonable. I tried to order the Calypso burger, which comes with grilled pineapple and a spicy pepper sauce. The server discouraged that choice as the sauce is really, really hot and they plan on removing it from the menu. So I settled for their regular ("Premium") burger with wedges. Mike had the chicken burger with seafood chowder. I'm giving three stars rather than two because Mike really liked everything he tried. I didn't care for my burger; it was well done, large and seasoned, but the texture was a bit odd. It was a very heavy, dense burger and took some jaw power to chew. Mike liked it though. The wedges were a bit too seasoned for my liking, but tasty nonetheless. Our server disappeared after dropping off our bill, so we had to approach the bar to pay. Overall I wouldn't mind going back to try some other items on their menu. read more