Always amazing food and service. Hubby enjoys the brisket with tater tots and Jack Daniel's BBQ. I rotate between the in house breaded chicken fingers, boss hogg sandwich and the pan fried haddock with hand cut sweet potato fries. Always a warm welcome as soon as you walk in the door. read more

Parkside Pub & Grill - Chicken finger sandwich with sweet potato fries - Pubs Near Me - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

The food at Parkside pub is excellent! If you like smoked meats, ribs, bbq chicken or a simple burger, this is the best spot in town. Atmosphere is awesome and the staff are so friendly. $13.00 bucks for an awesome burger and fries, their brisket is insane! TVs all around and always a show or live entertainment booked! read more

Parkside Pub & Grill - Parkside single Patty burger and fries $13 - Pubs Near Me - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

I have an odd sort of relationship with mom and pop/blue collar food slingers. I love the idea of their food - simple and well done comfort food that's accessible and affordable, but I'm also acutely aware of the failings of many of these places in their execution. An over-reliance on frozen and canned goods, and kitchen staff that is there because this was the only job they could get, instead of professional training or a passion for food, all heavily weigh upon the product that comes out many a down home-style kitchen.  Parkside Pub and Smokehouse falls into the blue collar category, as a purveyor of smoked meats and typical pub foods that's located in Hali(in)famous Highfield Park. We were there to give their Thursday night trivia a go, since our normal locale was taking a break from it for the holidays, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to try out their grub. The place is massive, with a bar in the middle along the back wall and large seating sections on either side, a good-sized stage for performances, and what appears to be a depressingly large VLT room in the back. There's not much to be said of the decor - some beer paraphernalia on the walls, wooden tables and chairs that are nicer than say the Oasis, but aren't noteworthy. There's nothing particularly BBQ shack-esque about it, other than the parallel blue collar-ness.  We were given free reign to sit where we willed, so we sat a bit to the side so that we were some what close to the screen where the trivia would be projected, but not directly in front of the doors on a cool winter evening. Their menu is pretty big; not quite Boston Pizza or Chinese restaurant big, but there's several dozen items on it. Trusting that the BBQ fare is the freshest and least from-frozen of the bunch, I went with the smokehouse combo - smoked chicken wings, pulled pork, brisket and coleslaw, cornbread and fries.  We took in the sights and the sounds while we waited for our food, and when it arrived, for better or for worse, trivia was late starting and we were able to fully focus on the food and minimize the BBQ sauce stains on our answer sheets. The first thing you notice is the mass of food that comes with the smokehouse combo - the pulled pork and brisket comes in two sizeable ramekins, and four or five full wings sat atop a large mound of fries. Being a big fan of smoked chicken wings, I dug in to those first. They were heavily sauced, so it was hard to discern much smoke flavour, but it was there, and the wings were moist and tender.  If the wings were over-sauced and their smokiness hidden, the pulled pork and brisket were at a whole other level. In the ramekins they were practically meat soup, but instead of broth it was a cloyingly sweet sauce that likely came out of an ungodly large jug/bucket. This was especially a tragedy for the slices of brisket, whose smoke rings may or may not have existed, and any skill the kitchen might have with the smoker was impossible to identify. The portions were incredibly generous and made me wonder about both cost control by their staff and the quality of the ingredients. I did my due diligence to not waste food, but I couldn't finish either and was not inclined to take them home.  The cornbread was actually fairly good, and was quite light and not too crumbly, to the point where I wondered if the kitchen was cheating with cornflour instead of cornmeal. While it wasn't the terrifying, neon green coleslaw of KFC and grocery stores, Parkside's creamy slaw wasn't anything special.  My French fries were of the hand-cut variety, were quite crispy, and weren't too dark either, so were all around good fries.  While Parkside may serve its purpose as the local watering hole, it has a lot of wasted potential as a destination BBQ joint in a market that is low on smoked meats. read more

Parkside Pub & Grill - Smokehouse combo. Prepare for way too much sauce. - Pubs Near Me - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

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Is Zero an option? Since last Saturday, I was anticipating my dinner today at The Parkside Pub. My cousin and myself had been planning all week to go for Bbq. My brother said the food at Parkside was really good. He's not had the bbq. We started off with deep fried pickles. They were overly salty but good. Then came out the pulled pork Mac and cheese and the platter for two. Neither was very hot. The cole slaw was warm. Not sure why. I've never had warm cole slaw before. I was so disappointed in everything. Ribs, not fall off the bone. Mac and cheese, very very bland. Brisket, tender and juicy but bland. I've never had bbq that was so bland before. The service was great, but food, a fail indeed. Oh, gravy, disgusting. Oh and the beans definitely not homemade. I liked the sausage. read more

Parkside Pub & Grill - Pubs Near Me - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

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This is going to be two reviews in one... Part 1; We went to The Parkside for their Wednesday wing night (they do it on Wednesdays and Thursdays!) apart from the one older gentleman sitting at the bar, and the staff, we were the only people there. Our always friendly server, I sadly forget her name, told us we'd be getting the best service ever, and we did! Although it's not difficult to provide outstanding service to your one and only table - she's provided us with equally as awesome service during past visits. I understand why The Parkside wasn't busy, especially for a wing night (and a Wednesday) but if you've never had their wings, it is definitely worth checking out. They're a decent size, more on the large side, lightly battered and sauced perfectly! I've always ordered 'medium' with ranch to dip, so good! I'm not generally a honey garlic fan, but theirs, I like! For 60 cents a wing, with beverage purchase, on Wednesday and Thursday night you change up your wing night and come visit the Parkside! This review would have gotten 4-5 stars, easily! Part 2; I saved the worst for last. Living in the area, and wanting to mix-up our take out choices, we ordered from The Parkside. We both wanted a burger, I ordered the hamburger and he ordered the chicken burger. There were plenty of side options you can add from fries to onion rings, mac&cheese, chilli, potato salad, fried mushrooms etc. for $2.50 each. The burger prices ranged from $4-$7. We placed our order and they said it would be ready in 15 minutes, awesome! When I got there, and was given the bill - the prices were doubled! We were charged $13.95 and $15.95 for each burger plus the $2.50 for each of our sides! I was completely shocked and mentioned this to the male bartender. He told me that the takeout menu I have hasn't been in circulation for a while, those prices weren't valid. My partner then took over and spoke with the manager who pointed out the prices we saw are correct and the bartender/wait staff were apparently not familiar with the take-out menu. He said he'll have to make sure people specify they're ordering from that menu when they call... if they're calling to order take out, that's kind of common sense, right? Anyway, we got refunded, and the manger was very nice about the situation. My mac&cheese was lukewarm (mostly because it took us so long to get home) but, it was also pretty bland. It needed some sort of kick to it, salt and pepper did very little to help. The burger was decent enough, but not worth $16! Especially since these meals did NOT come with fries! The potato salad my partner got with his chicken burger was warm, which he thought was weird, for potato salad (I didn't try it) I did try his chicken burger, and it was just okay. We were both semi-satisfied with our meals. This review would have gotten 2 stars. Overall - We will not be ordering takeout from here again, but, we'll be back for the wings quite often! read more

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Good food great BBQ friendly staff and good beer selection. Just lacking that little something. But will return again read more

Went here for burger week 2017, burger was average maybe 2.5/5 stars if you're really hungry, the real gem was the service though. Got the burger week burger and asked if I could get one to go for my girlfriend, the waitress said they "don't allow take out of burger week burgers..." Why? I inquired. "Nobody does takeout for burger week". Well that's incorrect my friends and I have had 8 burgers this week all of which were take out from Krave, Relish, Ace, Bulldog and various others I replied. She didn't believe me so I guess that's just one less sale for them, which I believe they could use judging by the state of the place. I tried to order a daily deal they had on for a different burger with fries that was more exspensive and get that as take out. "No we don't allow daily deals as take out". Great thanks. Well what do they allow as take out? I was already there spending money if the take out container is that exspensive I'd carry it in my f*@king hands. read more

If you're looking for Pub food & entertainment, this place is great. I ordered pulled pork for $11. Huge portion of it & fries, along with beans and coleslaw. All very tasty. Entertainment was tony lee xrated hypnotist which was HILARIOUS. Amazing how it was only $10. The only complaint is that we ordered appetizers a few times and never received them. Tried to cancel the order once the meals arrived but were told they were on the way rather then removed off the bill. & never received. read more

A friend and I stopped into the pub for a bit to eat and to enjoy a few drinks and we're very glad we did! We ordered steak and fries and it was absolutely delicious! The steak was so incredibly tender and done perfectly and the fries were tasty as well. I found the portion of the meal was impressive, especially for what we paid. Shortly after we walked in, we were waited on and served a drink within minutes of our arrival. The food was ready about 10 after ordering. The waitress seemed a bit cranky but we didn't expect a whole lot since we were at a pub and all. When we got the bill, we were impressed with the total. We ended up getting a 2 for 1 deal so we only had to pay for one of the meal! Big bonus!! We each had 2 beers and a steak dinner and it only came to $30! read more

Parkside Pub & Grill - the bar area - Pubs Near Me - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

I loved the food from the place that the BBQ crew ran previously, so I decided to give this place a shot. It took about 20 minutes for us to just get our drinks. After that we ordered. The food wait seemed really long, which was eventually explained when a guy (not our server) came out and told us that our order had basically been lost/forgotten because it was stuck to another order. No offer for anything like a free drink or anything comped for the inconvenience was made. Eventually our food showed up. It was nothing to write home about. The fries were good. I had the first burger in the menu (The Belle), which sounded amazing. My burger patty was under-seasoned and dry, the cheese wasn't melted, and the tomato chutney really overpowered everything, which was unwelcomed and unfortunate. We ate pretty quickly, as we had already been there way too long. From start to finish, our lunch took nearly an hour-and-a-half. Considering that our lunch break was an hour and this place wasn't exactly packed, this was not ideal. The poor customer service and mediocre food make a repeat visit unlikely. read more

Coming in for the brunch the food was great servers were friendly music was nice not too loud. Nice atmosphere very clean affordable cost for brunch well worth the cost very filling meal. read more

Parkside Pub & Grill - Fill your boots with whole wheat toast over easy eggs and bacon with hash browns - Pubs Near Me - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

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Last night we called and wanted delivery. We were initially told that they didn't deliver on Sundays but two seconds later, were told our awesome bartender said he would deliver! We ordered the pulled pork sandwich, messy pig sandwich, burnt end bits and wings. Holy smokes (pun intended) this was amazing bbq!!! The sandwiches were full of flavour and meat, the buns were so soft, and the fries were still hot and crispy. The burnt ends were so tasty, I was wishing we got more!! We will definitely be ordering from there again, amazing service and food! read more

Paid for some tunes to enjoy on the TouchTunes jukebox, they unplugged it. My potatoes were microwaved and tasted 2 days old. Fish was super bland and not fresh. I'ma pass. read more

The old Parkside Pub. Man this place has been around forever. I remember me and my fledgling band going here back in 2003 or so, playing the open mic, and they would give you a professional off the stage CD of your performance. It was GREAT. I've been here a few times over the years, still have a buddy who lives in the hood, so we take a shot over there once in a while. About a month ago, I was sitting in my car waiting for him to show up, smoking a cigarette when this old lady walked up to the car. This is how it went down: Old Lady: Hey good lookin' hows about a smoke? Me: Sure here ya go... Old Lady: You headin' into the bar? Me: Yeah, just waiting for my friend... Old Lady: You couldn't lend me 2 bux could ya? Me: Sure (It was hella cold out that night) Old Lady: Thanks so much (Starts to walk away then stops) Old Lady: I couldn't get 20 bux from ya could I? Me: No, sorry using my card tonight Old Lady: I'll give you a good time for 20 bux... Me: No thanks, I'm all good... So that's the kind of neighborhood your dealing with at the Parkside, but its always been that way. Once you get in, there is a hodgepodge of blue collar friendly people, a wonderful wait staff and the wings are great! I was there a month or so ago, and ordered up some wings. They asked me how many I wanted and I just said just give me the large order. A plate of wings the size of a hula hoop showed up, and it was still only around 30 bux. Good deals on beer, drinks are good. read more

Wings, wings, wings!! I have been a faithful patron of Parkside wing nights for years. Their sweet chilli and suicide are the amazing. I mix it up when I order so I don't have to decide. Appetizers are great as well, potato skins top my list and the nachos are not far behind. The service is always friendly and they accommodate large groups well. Try them out... Worth the drive to Highfield Park! read more

I like the atmosphere and the food arrived fairly quickly. Waitress wasn't rude and not overly polite. I had the potato skins which were amazing. I may have been a little biased as I was craving them for a while. Next time I go I'll definitely be trying one of their pasta dishes. read more

good food in a comfy dive setting. brunch and BBQ way better than they should be. awesome stuff!

Yes, from the outside this place looks kind of run down and old. I have been there once a year ago and the food was meh, nothing special really, So, when I heard they had a new menu I figured I would give it a second chance. I went with a friend and the new menu looked good, they seem to add a bunch of unnecessary ingredients to simple items, like, Mac and cheese with pulled pork, bacon and onion, would have been just fine as the Mac and Cheese by itself. Anyway I got the Butter Chicken Fettuccine and it was one of the best Butter Chicken Fettuccine I have ever had and for only $9 for lunch, they do have a supper size. Even the garlic bread was toasted perfectly, and instead of mints at the end they give you a packet of tic tacs! It's the simple things. I will definitely be back. My friend ordered the fish and chips he said it was good, but mine was definitely 10/10. Do not count this place out because of it's exterior. It was fairly empty when I went in, seems only a few people know how good it is, and the wait staff were super nice and talkitive. Go here for Butter Chicken Fettucine, it's cheaper than any I have see and way better quality. read more

I am not over in this neck of the woods much, but on this occasion we stopped here for a lunch. Not having been here before but have driven by numerous times and the parking lot seemed full (a good sign). This lunch was time for a steak with fries. I do not normally order steak, it really can be a bit of a hit and miss, most times a miss in a tavern, but this time success and delicious. I am not sure of the secret to a tender steak, I have tried numerous times myself, but have given up the task of selecting steak in the grocery stores. I was very happy with the meal and the service was acceptable, no one was bouncing off the walls here with service, but they were efficient, friendly and the food was good. read more

I only go to Parkside Pub every few months for lunch and Downeast Streeters Society events (Corrie watchers will know what I mean). I have never been there in the evening. I am a fan of their sweet potato fries (especially the curry mayo that comes with them ) and Philly cheese steak. My friend likes the caesar salad and mozza sticks. Service today was fast, friendly, and the food was good. If you like a pub atmosphere (as the name would imply!), give the Parkside a try. read more

Parkside probably has the biggest and best wings in Metro and priced well on wing night. And ... Great nachos. We went there twice in the past 2 weeks. On the first night, we ordered 30 wings and a small plate of nachos, and one drink each. The bill came up a little high. I kept doing the math in my head on the drive home and figured that it didn't seem right, but I hadn't looked at our bill in detail or kept my reciept, so my bad. The second time, we made the exact same order. This time, I looked at the bill. It was about the same as our last visit, but We were being charged for a LARGE plate of nachos, and 2 extra drinks. The waitress fixed this quickly, but needless to say, no tip for her. read more

Stopped in for a late supper at the current Parkside Pub & Smokehouse (approx. 8pm). Our order was: 1 Pepsi, 1 water, Philly sandwich and fries and the Brisket Burger with side of chilli. Now the menu states"Add Chili $3.95", however, what was received was the Brisket burger, no fries, and a cup of chili for an additional $5.95. Knowing that this would be the added cost, the order would have remained Brisket burger and fries and then purchased the chili separately, not as a side. This seemed a little misrepresented. The food itself was okay, I didn't care for the cheese sauce on the Philly Sandwich, as it made it quite slimy. I would have rather had melted mozzarella or even cheddar. I requested mayo and it was provided at a cost of $1.25. The décor was average for a pub restaurant, no big surprises. So in the end, a couple sandwiches, one side of fries, one cup of chili, and a Pepsi cost us $43.32 (+tip). There are many other places that I would have enjoyed more, and felt as if I received quality for the $50 I spent here. My rating of 3 stars is based on this visit, as well as, past visits when the food/service has been better. read more

Best. Wings. Ever! I have been coming here for nearly 20 years and they have the consistently best wings in Metro! Great staff....awesome food....incredible entertainment! First trip back after Covid was fantastic! read more

Often go to the Parkside (or Darkside) for lunch, its right down the road from the office. The staff is very friendly and take time to joke around and say hi. The food is very good, only one bad experience with a plate of fries once and they gave me a $5 gift certificate when they noticed I didn't eat them. Price is right, beer is always good. read more

Well, my family and I were staying at the local Days Inn, and this seemed as good a place as any to go eat, so we moseyed on over and had ourselves some damn tasty dinners. Admittedly, on the first night we went they had run out of the meatloaf, meaning my parents were out of luck, but what was had instead was apparently great. The Messy Pig was fantastic, and the Pig-Chicken-Cow Poutine is giving me cravings from across the globe. But the reasons it gets full marks, aside from the great food? The service. Our server was fantastic. She was just the right level of attentive (not overly so, but enough), friendly, funny and just a pleasure to be around. And she remembered our drinks orders the next night too! And no, I'm not just being biased because we won the trivia night. The place is genuinely the sort of place I would drink and eat in all the time....if I weren't on the other side of the world. read more

Really wanted to love this place after hearing lots of talk about the BBQ. Went early a few weeks ago on a weeknight before 5:30pm and we were able to grab a booth right away. Immediately we noticed a lot of customers surrounding us were pretty flippin intoxicated, I'm no prude by any means but it seemed a little excessive for supper time on a weekday. Our waitress was super friendly and quick, even she commented we were eating right before the "drunken madness" started. I ordered the Smoked Meat Sandwich, the menu said it was served on toasted marble rye with a dill pickle, yum. What I got was about a pack of cards sized lump of meat on a stale, untoasted piece of Ben's whole wheat, no pickle and a messy splattering of honey mustard. Def not like the description. Anyways, the meat was the redeeming factor, super juicy and flavourful and the fries were also awesome and delicious. We finished up pretty quick, the poor waitress seemed to have her hands full with a bit of a rowdy crowd. We were treated to hearing Sweet Home Alabama played not once, but 4 times in 35 minutes (including a two in a row!) and also treated to a customer drunkenly slurring along into the mic on stage. At 6pm. The atmosphere was colorful at best, and I'd like to give it another shot in case this was just an "off" crowd on an "off" day. Perhaps earlier in the day and week would be better if you're looking to dine and not power drink. read more

It's been three or four years since I last ate here, but I recall the food being VERY good! Their wings are just awesome, period. They also have very tasty steaks that any meat eater should consider giving a try. The pub has lots of room in it. Very roomy, very spacious. There is lots of seating here, both inside and outside. Service is also good. Very helpful and courteous. I'm having trouble going into much more depth since it has been a few years since my last visit, but this is definitely a great establishment. Highly recommended to anyone in Dartmouth, especially Highfield. read more

Holy shit. The BBQ at this place is amazing! I'm surprised I knew about this place but not the BBQ. So amazing. It's smokey goodness. We got the BBQ combo. Chicken wings, tender smokey amazing. Beef brisket, fall apart goodness. Pull pork, fatty deliciousness. I had the fish burger which was kinda meh. Beer was super fresh. GO HERE FOR GREAT BBQ!! read more

Was here during a business trip and was pleasantly surprised! Seemed like a fun atmosphere with trivia night and good food and friendly service!! read more

Not bad. Stopped in later in the evening on a Sunday night. Beer and nachos. Service was a bit slow but friendly. Would I go back? Probably not but it served its purpose. read more

I have eaten here a few times and always try something different. The place is amazing every time. The service is always spot on and the atmosphere relaxing and friendly. I recommend this place, and will be back for more soon. read more

Will never go back, took 10 mins to even get a menu let alone a drink. Brings me a pitcher of beer I never asked for and looked confused when I said I never asked for it. Surprise surprise it shows up on my bill and took another 10 mins to remove off my bill and give me a new updated one. Food was dripping greasy mess. Do yourself a favour and go somewhere else. read more

Caesar salad was among the worst I have ever had in the city. Yellow bitter lettuce that looks as tho is was cut up days ago. Loads of brown spots. Wings are average tho. read more

Whether I come with a large group (15 or more) or with just a couple of friends, the service and food is always good. When they have live music - the performers are great and very interactive with the crowd. read more

Well what can I say, the food wasn't that bad, prices were reasonable but what set us off was the mouse that ran past our table....

Went here for late lunch the last week in October because girlfriend was hungry and I just wanted a beer. They had the new Bud Crown on tap which I think will be a winner. She ordered the open face sandwich and with home cut fries from the lunch menu. (Hohum, I thought). It was the best lunch I've had (shared) in a long time, and I wasn't,t hungry. We told the waitress how amazing it was and she told us they have a great chef (obviously!) we will definitely be going back soon to try some of her 'creations'! read more

Excellent food and service. The double deuce steak derby style is totally amazing. I am hooked on there steaks. Well worth the stop if your in the area. read more

Living in Canada, it's not exactly easy to find very good smoked meat and bbq restaurants, so when my boyfriend and I found out that the Parkside had a smoker, we were very excited to check out the food. We shared the smoked meat plate for two--it came with ribs, brisket, smoked chicken wings, a large chicken breast, and two sides (we chose the coleslaw and mac n cheese). We were pretty happy with the meal, and especially liked the brisket (which is often dry or tough at a lot of restaurants, but not here). The mac n cheese was nice and creamy, although we weren't crazy about the coleslaw (it wasn't bad, it just wasn't to our taste). The servers were very friendly, and the pub was nice and spacious. We'll be going back and will bring our friends and family here too. read more

we have been to Parkside a few times...I wasn't impressed with their clams, but the next time we went we had the double deuce derby steaks....OMG....they were so good and would recommend them. we will be going again for steak.... read more