Young lady was very pleasant and attentive. Had French onion soup was so cheesy had to take a lot of it off. I like cheese but something seemed a little off like the kind of cheese used. west chop salad with Cajun chicken. Cajun chicken was not edible it was so bitter I couldn't eat it. Neat place cozy seats and outdoor patio. Parking was a little confusing so parked around back. Music was good and tv were on for entertainment. read more

Food is good, staff are friendly and helpful, and usually not super crowded. The lighting isn't the greatest, so sometimes you feel like your in the dark.... read more

Generous portions, quality food and great friendly servers will definitely be going back to try more of their menu's items.

I am a picky eater and the selection is ok. The chicken tenders are a little bit dry but i think that was a one time thing. The ambiance was good. Waiter was amazing, love her. read more

Food is good and the prices are very fair. Customer service is just ok tho. If you order take-out, make sure you ask for plastic cutlery and check to see if everything is there before you get back to work and realize something has been forgotten. If you call or go back for the forgotten food, they make you feel a burden to how busy they are. Also, if you and a friend both order a side of mashed potatoes and gravy, you have to ask them to put it into TWO SEPARATE containers. If you don't, they put it all into ONE container! I learned that the hard way tho when I thought they forgot one of the sides of potatoes cuz we only got one container and when I went back to pick up what I thought were forgotten potatoes, I was told by the mgr that the kitchen put both sides into one container so my friend and I ate like savages out of one container! The mahi mahi fish tacos rock!! Yum!!! read more

Really like this place. Great to go for drinks and for a bit to eat. The bartenders here are great. My fiancé and I usually sit at the bar and have drinks Saturday afternoons. Can't wait for the patio to open up in the summer :) read more

Although I feel I'm giving these guys a pretty generous score (I would rather give 3.5 stars), and I haven't been there for a while now, I've always walked out of there having had a decent experience. The staff have always been generally quite friendly. If they get to know you better, they get even more entertaining. Usually I go there for wings. As I'm not a fan of most sauced wings (I like mine more crispy), I order the cajun wings. I don't understand why they don't have lemon pepper (like pretty much every single other place that does wings), but the cajun are fine. If you order a Caesar, it comes with a pickled string bean. If they like ya, you might be able to get two in there. The atmosphere itself is decent, and if you just want to sit up at the bar, you can do that. I've had some proper meals there too, and have always been pleasantly surprised. read more

Horrible service. Appetizer took 40 min wasn't even busy. No drink refills and didn't see our server from when we ordered to when I had to get up to ask for our bill after the kitchen staff brought out our food both times. It wasn't busy she just was no where to be found.. food was ok. read more

The corn chowder with spulumbo's sausage is excellent!!!! Turkey wrap, ribs also yummy read more

Original Joe's Restaurant & Bar - Bars Near Me - Red Deer, Alberta

Great prices, food and service on a Friday night. Was very pleased! Great bang for buck! read more

Original Joe's Restaurant & Bar - Saigon Sub...amazing! Service...Amazing! - Bars Near Me - Red Deer, Alberta

I've been to OJ's a handful of times. Usually a good experience with tasty pub fare. Last time I went, we were on a schedule and nobody came to serve us for about 20 minutes. We walked out, still without service, and rushed to eat a wrap across the street. Made me think of that picture of someone writing with ketchup on the table, "We waited 30 minutes, no service." One bad experience lingers in the memory more than a dozen good ones. It would be 4 stars without the one bad experience. read more

Only been here once for a business lunch and we both had the PACIFIC RIM NOODLE SOUP and OMG, it is the BEST! I've been telling my boyfriend about it and can't wait to go back. Both being from the East Coast and missing our seafood-a-plenty, the shrimp was really fresh and seemed to be just enough in the bowl. Now that it is open after what seemed to be a long reno, I can't wait for him to try it! Parking sucks though, sorry! read more

Love the OJs chain, and this location is an example of why. Really good atmosphere, with great open windows and patio. Food is great, and service to match. I only really visit Red Deer for business, and have made a point of coming here every time. A safe bet, that doesn't seem to disappoint. Had the ACE Burger, but have had Steak Sandwich, Fish Tacos; and all have been great. Only downfall is parking really. read more

Prices are on par with anyone else in town - but the food is better, than anyone else in town. Everything is great. The beef dip has a ton of meat - and its nice and thinly sliced. read more

We brought our friends in and bought them a meal and my friend ordered chicken wings parent Lee they were supposed to be the salt-and-pepper but she asked for no pepper but instead of just salt she had too much so it's like it was compensated for the pepper and she wants up the whole time brushing off the salt so she can eat wings as much as she could handle read more

I've been here many times with colleagues after work since our shop is nearby. Fast service. Always fun atmosphere.

I really enjoy coming here and the food is great! I appreciate that they have gluten free options. They have fantastic drinks that make me come back for more! read more

Original Joe's has a pub like feel to it. I didn't know this until reading another review, but apparently Original Joe's is a chain. Then, I'm pretty impressed. I only had their sweet potato fries with dill dip & a Dad's root beer, but I absolutely can't wait to return! Deeeee-lish! I vaguely remember eating there once a few years back, & what I remembered were those sweet potato fries. They were just as good the second time around only I wish they had been waffle cut like my imagination remembers. :D Service was excellent. We had a group of ladies with 6 different bills. There were no mistakes, & everything was served promptly. One complaint. The lighting in our corner by the front door was very fickle. It faded to near dark & stayed that way for most of the evening. read more

Food here is always great! Portions are huge! I love the fish and chips but usually need to share with someone it's so big!! Great service, good location and awesome drinks! I love the blended strawberry mojito!! read more

Had the poutine with added bacon, it was delicious and quite the hearty portion. Nice relaxed atmosphere, my mother and I went for lunch on a Saturday afternoon. Waitress was very helpful and friendly, and we enjoyed looking out the large windows on the sunny day while we ate. read more

Our server was VERY nice, but she forgot drink orders, brought out half our food about 10 minutes before the other half of the table (awkward for everybody) and there were just inconsistencies in service all over the place. The food was okay. Not great, not awful ... okay. Love that you get two sides to choose from though! read more

Third time lucky - excellent service - good food - correct tab Forth time - fantastic! read more

For those of you from out of town or away, Original Joe's (or OJ's to the locals), is an Alberta chain restaurant serving a variety of pub and low-end gastropub food. This is Red Deer's location. I've been to this location a few times, and it's typically not the best of the OJ's I've been to. Daytime parking is terrible (4 free spots in front, and the rest are paid street or lot parking), and the dark atmosphere with tea lights on the tables makes it tough for a lot of people to read the menu - I'e had to pull out my phone's flashlight on more than one occasion for a friend to decide on their meal. This said, I know it's a favourite go-to of a lot of people, whether it's for the sports bar/restaurant fusion this place has, or some other reason, I'm unsure. My most recent experience was last night. Just getting off of work, my boyfriend and I decided to head to OJ's for dinner. 6pm, and it wasn't overly busy. We were vaguely greeted and told to grab a table anywhere. It looked like the quieter back area at the front was closed off (super dark with no other people there) so we headed to a table that had recently been emptied out. It took a few minutes for one server to clean the table, and a few more before our server greeted us. We ordered our drinks, and browsed the menu before ordering. Our waitress was away or busy, so we didn't see much of her until the food came out via another waitress. No questions about our drinks or if we needed refills (I had a coffee, and my boyfriend a beer). I had ordered a turkey club wrap, and having had one the other day, requested extra mayo, knowing the turkey might be a bit dry. No surprise - it was. Unfortunately, either my request was ignored (it wasn't shown on my bill), or the wrap was just poorly built so the mayo was nowhere near the turkey inside the wrap. I was planning on requesting a side of ranch to dip the wrap in when the waitress came back to check on us - as is customary of someone serving you. I ate my side of poutine and caesar salad (neither of which was particularly noteworthy), and waited. And I waited. Empty coffee cup, empty water glass, and more than 3/4 of my wrap sitting on my plate, and I waited. Finally the waitress hopped up to the table to ask how things were with the least sincere ask possible. She was already leaving before I could tell her I needed a refill for my coffee and a side of ranch for my wrap. She left, and about 5 minutes later came back with coffee, telling me that the side would be out soon. And so I waited. Finally, more than 10 minutes after I'd requested my side, it came out via a different waitress. I finished off half of my wrap, and we grabbed our bills. No question of whether to split them or give them separate - she separated them without asking (despite me wanting to pick up both). Not only did I have to wait for a ridiculous amount of time to get a side that the waitress could have just grabbed herself, but I was charged for the tablespoon of ranch that I ordered as well. I tipped a standard amount, on account of the fact that I'm sure every other employee that helped us deserved their share, but our waitress was terrible - terribly slow, terribly insincere, and terribly antisocial. I intend to email OJ's about this experience as well - customers deserve better. If the service was more consistent and the food worth the price you paid, I might be more towards the 3 star rating, but as it stands, you spend a lot of time waiting on the wait staff, and the inconsistency of the food is one of the few consistent things about OJ's in Red Deer. I might be back, but there are other places near enough that it won't be my first choice, and I'll probably tell my coworkers by word of mouth of what this experience was like. read more

I personally wasn't a huge fan for the price we paid. My boyfriend and I both ordered the steaks, they were cooked "okay" but a little more fat then I like which made me feel like they were pretty pricey for what we actually got out of them, but thats just me. He enjoyed his just fine. The service was also okay, but not great. Took forever for refills, forever for our bill to come, and forever for our food to come. The service was definitely lacking. Not too sure if I would return but if I did, it would be for something other then the steaks. read more

We used a combination of my GPS and trip advisor. My GPS had directed us to a restaurant that was no longer there. We then wandered around and found a couple restaurants, and checked out the menu's either outside or inside the restaurant or online. We then checked the ratings on Trip advisor and chose this one. When we first arrived, we were promptly acknowledge and told to pick a spot anywhere. There was however no worry that a table would not be cleaned already when we sat down as I have experienced in other locations. I was not aware this was a chain restaurant, but they have several locations all over Alberta. Maybe it was because we were hungry, but this place did not disappoint. The food was awesome and filling, and we each tried the other dishes ordered which consisted of a Sgt Pepper Burger, Cajun Chicken Burger, and Grilled Cheese Burger, quinoa salad, honey slaw (cold slaw). The décor is nice, and the washrooms are clean and well maintained. We would definitely visit here, or any of the other locations again and wish they had Original Joe's here in Ontario. read more

Service was good, sweet potato fries were alright... drinks were pricey and super weak. Wouldn't return because of it

In town for a work conference. I give the food 4 stars. But the service 1 star. Nicki our server was just rude and lackadaisical abt my friend's dairy allergy. "Are you just lactose intolerant?" read more

Super friendly waitress, awesome food! Burgers are huge, and on a great bun. Plus you get a choice of two sides with the meal. For someone like me who eats way more than I need it was awesome! Creme brulee was badass as well. If you get the dirt pie for desert the half order is pretty big, no need to splurge on the full order! I will be back no question. It's become an instant favourite place for me! read more

Went for wings night. The wings (for cheap wing night) were great! The beer selection on tap is always good. However the server was fairly distracted, and the pint of beer I ordered tasted like the top (or bottom) of the keg: it was incredibly watery. Pretty average experience overall. read more

Prompt service and the food you would expect from this chain. If you've never been to original Joe's it's a slightly classier Boston Pizza.

The food was good all three times I visited this location, it's the service that makes me never want to return. The first time we visited the food was good, the drinks were good, the waitress was good. There was however one issue... there was an extremely drunk woman at the bar making a scene. We were seated in the far corner(as far away from her in the room as we possibly could have sat) and we could clearly hear everything she yelled. As she sat there(and climbed on the bar and stood on her chair occasionally) we wondered why such a nice place would allow this behavior. The next two times we visited, the drunk woman from the bar was our server. The food was still good those two times and the place was still nice but this server was nothing like the one we had on our first visit. She forgot drinks, forgot to place our food order the one time, had poor server etiquette and her appearance suggested that she had just rolled out of bed. We may try this location again in a year or more but for now there are other nice places in Red Deer that serve good food and you don't have to put up with these types of servers. read more

My BF and I have been going to OJs for years and have generally always loved it! The service is good and there is short wait times for food. The Caesars are to die for, the best Caesars we have ever had! I also love they sweet potato fries with dill dip. There nothing on the menu that we have tried we didn't like. About a year ago they quit having Sunday night wing nights. We used to come faithfully every Sunday for wings and Caesars, and it was always packed in there! Since they removed Sunday wing nights we have been going a lot less often. Also, when we do go (which is usually still on Sunday's) it's really quiet. I suggest bringing back Sunday wing nights and I'm sure Sunday's will be a lot busier!! read more

Fantastic service staff and food. From the Host, servers and Bar staff, everyone was very happy, cheerful and attentive. Food was hot, fresh and fast! Great work gang! read more

Decent restaurant. Kona chicken burger and wings are my favourite. Down side is I have found the service to be quite slow

Your typical bar/restaurant food, but still great food nonetheless. Great place to just hang out with friends for food and drinks. Decent service. Parking is minimal (metered parking too) and it gets really busy around lunch. It's still a convenient location for grabbing a quick lunch of you work in the downtown area. read more

I'm not sure what they put on the fries but they are baaaaad. Otherwise the food was all good. I would have given 4 stars if the service was decent. read more