Worst bar ever!!! Place stinks and the service sucks!! But maybe that's their idea of a vibe.read more

Vern's is hideous. I doubt anybody has put any thought into the way this place looks. It's like…read moreeverything was just there when the place was built, and the only reason you replace something is when it's broken and too dirty for the duct tap can stick anymore. It is the bar equivalent to a punk rockers beaten up grungy party basement. So... basically what I'm saying is - VERN'S IS AWESOME!!! I LOVE VERN'S! Love it, or hate it, and trust me it's going to be one of those two, Vern's is pretty much the 'as real as it gets' music bar for the Calgary music scene. This is the place where beginner bands get there first start and where the YYC music big guns love to come back to to pay their respects and feel at home in their first home. Vern's is where it all comes from. Pro-tip: 100% of the cover charge goes to the bands. I hope you'll find that $5 or $10 split between two or more bands is a pretty small price to pay for live entertainment. The beer is cheap, so after five pints of Alberta Genuine Draft, you'll have more than made your money back, and you'll have had a heck of a good time.

We stopped in at Stan's and it was our kind of spot. The bartender was super friendly and the tacos…read morewere delicious! The atmosphere was right up our alley!

We have two friends in Calgary and One Night Stan's is one of their favorites. I can see why…read more Service is super friendly. The girls here are nice and they were patient with our group as we took a while to find the drinks we wanted. I ordered an Old Fashioned and it was solid. The bitters were good. My wife ordered the Sip 'n' dip and she loved it. I think the best choice we made was getting jello shots. Jello shots make any place or night fun. Drinks are well priced and the bathrooms are clean too. The outdoor seating is nice and you can bring your dog. Can you hate a dog friendly bar? I can't.

Maybe my favourite pubs in Calgary. It's a total dive. not…read morepretentious at all. great food. cool staff. Reasonably priced.

Incredible times and dart board, poutine was righteous. Great spot to go to before the game.read more

This place is a bar for sure! But it had pretty good food. We ordered the pierogies, onion rings,…read morefried pickles, fish and chips, and beef tacos. The onion rings had a hot honey sauce, it was really delicious so a pleasant change from ketchup. It was pretty busy but it's a Saturday. We were happy with everything we ate. The service was great! After 7 pm, you have to be over 18.

Don't let the name fool you. Great food at amazing price for the area. Has plenty of outdoor…read moreseating which was nice on a cool night. I don't drink but the drink menu looked quite varied. Service was excellent. If you are in the Stephen Avenue area this is definitely worth a stop.

This place was awesome. We love to hit up arcade bars everywhere we go and this place did not…read moredisappoint. We went right when it opened so we ended up paying for an hour of unlimited play which was perfect. It wasn't super busy so we pretty much got to play what we wanted. The bar was great with some awesome cocktails and pretty good prices. Bathrooms were clean and tons of stalls. Cool experience and would definitely recommend.

Although I have enjoyed greta bar in the past. Being racially profiled by a waitress who didn't…read moretrust that the girls we came in with knew us and questioned us about it definitely killed the mood. I understand that she was looking out for people, it just seemed odd that put of everyone at the bar who were also drinking that we were spoken to about whether we knew our friends who had walked in with us.

Staff are great. Vibes are immaculate. Food was very meh even for dive bar food. If you're coming…read morefor drinks and singing it's great, but leave it at that.

I came to Ducky's for the karaoke. The staff was great, Britney offered some suggestions for…read morewhiskey, and Dan warned me that lagavulin is 20 an ounce! I'm on holiday, so why not? It has a strong smell, but it is smooth going down. The crowd was fun, and the karaoke wasn't too loud. Books, pen, and paper. No new school co.puter, but it was run well, efficiently. Jay was the host, and a friendly sort. I'll go back before I leave town.

I enjoyed my visit to Ship & Anchor Pub, a favorite of my friends in Calgary. This is their go to…read moredowntown lunch stop and I'm glad they took me there too. It's a classic pub vibe, with a decor that matches its name, but it's the food that really took me by surprise. The table had a round of Shafts that were quite delicious and I tried their cider on tap. Food wise, they have an astonishing selection of Gluten Free Option, so for once I was able to enjoy appetizers galore. The calamari was tasty as heck. The chicken strips could've used a bit of seasoning, but came with excellent sauces. And well, I have never had a bad tater tot in my life. I'd like to go back and try more here, that's for sure.

This place is a classic, local pub. We were expecting for it to be more like a sports bar where…read morepeople hangout to watch and cheers. But it only has two medium size tv that showed sports. The food was typical bar food, can't expect much. Service was okay.

Came here with a couple of coworkers on a business trip because it looked like a fun, funky place…read moreto grab some food and a beer. Jackpot! Good music, nice bar and beer assortment, variety on the menu and wacky decor. Server was quick and helped us pick out what to try. The "bucket of bacon" appetizer was good, and the right amount for the 3 of us. I tried the traditional poutine and was a little disappointed as I thought it was a bit bland. Not sure if that's just how it is, or this place was a little off. Fun dinner, not expensive. They also have a crazy poutine challenge but our server wasn't clear on what you won if you finished it, so we passed. Fun place to check out if you get the chance!

We were looking for a great place to have a cosy lunch as part of the lunch experience as part of…read moremy Calgary food experience as i am vistiting the city for the second time of my life. The first thing you notice are the decorations that are all over the place that tells you this is Calgary . We were greeted very promptly by a pleasant gentleman who knew everything that was on the menu. my brother and i shared a buffalo chicken taquitos. i was concerned that this might be too spicy but it was just right . it had flavor but fire was not coming out of your mouth . As for the mains, i had smashburger with 2 patties and got waffle fries while my brother got the mac and cheese. which he says melted in his mouth and might have been the best mac and cheese he has had this year. Another thing make Leopold's stand out as it has tv every where. This is the first place that actually focussed on the Winter Olympics focussing on all the events. for those of you who don't know Calgary hosted the winter olympics in 1988 but you would not know it this week throughout the city. Not one sign or notice to tell you about. That said Leopolds is a place you can go after a long work week, listen to some country tunes watch sports and have a super meal. We may actually come back before i leave to go back to Ontario catch a certain Olympic mens hockey game Canada vs Finland in the semi final. This place is that good .

It seemed fun. It's gone now given the new construction on the lot it was on. The bartenders…read moreseemed nice and attentive. It was next to a circle K convenience store.

Well, it's not poison…read more Not pizza either. Quality overall is poor, crust meh, cheese was ok, toppings were mostly boring but doesn't get much better. I've enjoyed Pizza Hut and Dominos more. Skip this place.

Went for a friends birthday on a fight night. Table was booked for 6pm and think by 7:30pm the…read morewhole place was packed. Assuming this is a regular occurrence. Good selection of draft beers and had Granville Island Winterale on tap - winning! Food wise we shared a bunch of the snacks. Calamari with bacon bits (bacon in everything), was a good size portion but was left in the fryer just a touch too long. Started getting a little chewy. Pork gyoza came with about 6 or more tot he portion. Good thicker soy dipping sauce. Large size gyoza's. Quite tasty. Biscuits and pig sauce (thick gravy) came with 3 large buiscuits to the portion. Little harder round the edges. Felt they may have sat under the heat lamp a little too long. Gravy was 100% fantastic. Thick and flavourful and a good size portion to go with the buiscuits. Wild boar taquitos are amaing! 4 to a plate with sour cream and guacamole on the side. Soft one the outside and packed with ground boar on the inside. These were a clear winner with everyone. Friend had the mac and cheese. Enjoyed it but said it was also a little dry - pretty sure it was the heat lamp again. Looked like they were hosting a christmas party in the back section with buffet service from a hatch area down the end of the bar. The food one the buffet looked quite good when I walked past and nice that they had a little curtain up to make the area a little more private. Feel the aspects of the food that we didn't like were down to the waitresses being so busy running drinks that food sat for a little while. They could do will getting a food runner in for the game/fight nights maybe. Lots of specials everyday. Would like to see how the brunch is. Or just be back on a Monday where the wild boar taquitos are $2 each...

The food was horrible. The server was out back smoking meth and sketching out when she came back…read more Went to the bathroom and a tweaker was at my table drinking my beer and told me he was the manager. I asked for a refund amd was offered a 2 piece of crack