The Short Version: Chain restaurant with everyday Happy Hour. Food is good for what it is. Friendly service. The Long Version: State and Main is a Canadian chain restaurant that started out in Calgary, AB. I feel it's similar to Moxies. Most items are not made from scratch and the menu while it has creative elements is never all that adventurous. It's a great restaurant for a mixed group. Those meat and potatoes types will find something inoffensive to them, and those with a more adventurous palate won't be too bored. I'm a bit critical of chain restaurants in general because I prefer small independently owned mom and pop shops where everything is made from scratch, and usually with love and passion. My preference is no secret to anyone who knows me. However, I feel that State and Main is one of the better chains. I went to State and Main with 2 of my friends for a late lunch that coincided with their Happy Hour. Their Happy Hour is 2-5pm and 9pm to close, 7 days a week. Their Happy Hour is not that much of a deal though as you only save $1.50-$3 off the regular menu prices, depending on the item. It's not like those half-price Happy Hours. I started with a State Soda (HH $6, regularly $8). I enjoyed it because it wasn't too sweet. It was vodka, club soda and a tiny bit of their signature "slush." I was going to get their soup dumplings, but cannot have sesame seeds and was advised that the packaging on the dumplings said "contains sesame" so I opted to get the Baja Brussels Sprouts instead. I asked for them to go light on the sauce, as I don't like my food too saucy and our lovely server, Dakota, suggested that I get the sauce on the side. Which was a fantastic idea! I also got a side portion of their mixed greens salad with the dressing on the side ($5.50). The Brussels sprouts were very good. They were crispy on the outside and had powdered Parmesan cheese sprinkled on them. There was also bacon and roasted red peppers pieces in the dish. The lime and cilantro sauce that came on the side was almost not really needed because the Brussels sprouts tasted good as is. I did try a bit of the sauce and it was pleasant. I would get the Brussels sprouts again. The mixed greens salad was better than I expected. It was a true mixed greens salad and not just romaine lettuce or the dreaded (well, I dread it because it's cheapie filler IMO) iceberg lettuce (it actually had no iceberg lettuce, yahoo!). It also had beets, goat cheese, pumpkin seeds and roasted chickpeas. Nothing too wild, but a bit more oomph than your run-of-the-mill garden salad. A few of the romaine spines were browning, but otherwise the other ingredients were fresh. I enjoyed the dijon vinaigrette and am happy I got it on the side because I used less than half of it. One friend got the State Smash cocktail ($10 HH menu, regularly $12) and she enjoyed the raspberry flavour. She also got the Chili Coconut Calamari ($16 HH menu, regularly $18.50). She wasn't as happy with her meal as found it a bit too spicy and found the calamari not large or plump enough. Visually the calamari did look rather small and not meaty. My other friend got the Baja Tacos with fries from their regular menu ($19). She really enjoyed her meal and the tacos looked great. The fish was battered and deep-fried. The fries were thicker cut but looked to be slightly battered or at least seasoned, and very crispy. We had a lovely time and our server, Dakota, was friendly and helpful. There was a slight error in our bills as the Happy Hour foods were charged at regular prices, but when I pointed this out, it was quickly fixed. The decor I would describe as "casual plus." It's a bit more elevated than casual. They have fun framed prints on the walls. It has a pub feel. The restaurant is in the Gloucester Centre complex. It's not part of the actual mall though. Lots of free parking available in the shopping complex parking lot. #72 (2026) read more

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A fun family meal was had at this very pleasant restaurant in Ottawa. They accommodated my loud niece and nephew and for the most part took good care of us. Our server was very sweet with big smiles and tried her hardest: she was a little overworked and had a lot of apologies. The food was good: Asian themed shrimp and salads, a very nice salmon my niece took down, and some flavorful cocktails. Fresh and delivered quickly, it was definitely an enjoyable dinner! read more

State & Main Kitchen & Bar - Thai salad - Bars Near Me - Gloucester, Ontario

First time I've ever come here and was pleasantly surprised. The menu is very accommodating to a vegetarian lifestyle, they have a lot of soy options that you can add to many of the dishes. I ended up choosing a burger, which had a black bean patty. Typically, I find black bean patty a little on the dry side however, the way it was made was delicious and super flavorful. I also loved the pickle aïoli included with fries. I got one of the pink drinks, it was great at first however, halfway through it just tasted like I was drinking water. Only reason I'm rating at four is that the service was fairly slow, it took us a while to get refills or anything else that we had asked for. read more

State & Main Kitchen & Bar - Bars Near Me - Gloucester, Ontario

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Update: Unfortunately I have to update my review. Stopped in with the fam (2 kids, 2 adults) for happy hour last Saturday. Walked in, and there was no hostess at the front. Someone nonchalantly came around and asked us where we wanted to sit, to which we replied booth. Sat at the booth for quiet sometime. Nobody came over to approach us or offer to start us off with drinks. Waitress walked by and started cleaning the table behind us. Mind you, it was not busy, a couple tables outside on the patio, one large party inside and one other occupied booth. We sat there awkwardly while the hubby and I said to each other "lets wait 5 more minutes, and if we don't get any service, lets just head out" Kids were getting restless, and we settled on what we were going to order, still no service, so we listened to our gut instincts and left. One waitress looked up as we were exiting and then just resumed duties. The vibe was soooo off and we felt such a relief once we left, like dodging a bullet. We ended up just going over to Moxies next door where we were served promptly, had amazing service, and enjoyed some happy hour eats. I think we will stick with Moxies going forward. read more

I wanna start off by saying, Takeout is never the same as dine in. With this being said I ordered a little bit of everything. For myself I ordered the salmon pistachio maple. Not sure if I'm seeing this in the correct order. Maple syrup on salmon sounded delicious. I could not taste any maple syrup. However since I ordered bang bang shrimps. There was a little sauce that came with it that was sweet. I added it to my salmon and it tasted a lot better. I did like the pistachio they did add a nice crunch and texture. The mashed potatoes were really good. It also came with asparagus, I don't have too much to say about those. I could not tasty bang bang shrimp however my partner told me they were ok. I found the Caesar salad dressing to be a little too sweet for My taste. My work calling told me that the steak salad was amazing. I was kind of disappointed. I seem to have gotten an old steak. I asked for medium steak and it was definitely well done. The piece of steak were very chewy. The dressing what good. My partner ordered the shrimp rigatoni. I think he liked it. We finished everything with a gluten free champagne cheesecake. That was the star of the night. I love cheesecake and I usually can't get it. It had a lot of different texture and taste. read more

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My hubby and I decided to go for dinner here before heading over to the Scotiabank Theatre to catch a movie. We got the Beer Bacon Cheese Dip with Pretzel Bites as our appie to share. It was ok, but a little heavy on the salt. Our mains: I ordered the Baja Fish Tacos. It came with barely any avocado and they weren't anything special compared to other Fish Tacos I've tried. I was disappointed. My hubby ordered "The Main" burger, which came with two patties, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and burger sauce. His burger was way better than my Fish Tacos and better than what he was expecting as a burger lover. It was nice and juicy and the burger sauce was good. He said he would order it again. Our drinks; My hubby got the New York Sour to drink (Lot 40 whiskey, egg white, sour mix, red wine float). We wanted to try it because we never heard of mixing whiskey with wine before. It turned out to be a tasty drink and he enjoyed it quite a bit! I got "The Sunshine State" (peach schnapps, Malibu rum, peach syrup and pineapple juice). It was a yummy drink, but looked way better than it tasted. A couple of ladies from another table even asked me what drink it was because it caught their eye. Overall, our dinner experience was just ok and the food was not very memorable, but I'm giving this place 3 stars for my hubby's burger that I tasted and the New York Sour - both of those were good. We would pick to go elsewhere in the area when we go see a movie again. read more

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Took my husband for milestone birthday tonight to State and Main Barrhaven. We had a most horrible service ever. The waitress was in a bad mood right from the moment we sat down. sadly, we don't get to eat out very often these days because of the rising costs. That's why this was so disappointing Besides the service, the food quality has gone downhill. From the bad quality of meat to being understaffed on St Patty's day, I will never come back to this chain restaurant ever again! I would much rather go to Joey's or the Keg where the staff are friendly and attentive. read more

I wanted to check this place out for the longest time and definitely enjoyed my visit. I was happy to visit during happy hour time . The fish tacos were 4$ each and the burger with fries was 12$ . Everything was really tasty and service was quick . Their happy hour menu is small tho , so don't expect a huge variety, but what they offer is the basic stuff. The margarita wasn't in the happy hour and was around 10$ . I would say this is like a pub-ish food type of place, where u get a mix of everything but at the same time the basic like burgers, wings, tacos etc . Definitely a cool place to go for happy hour to enjoy with friends . read more

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The customer service was good the food was absolutely delicious. The place was packed but to be fair I went there on a Saturday evening in the Downtown Ottawa area so it was going be packed. Nevertheless the place was clean and the place had a nice chill and happy feeling to it. read more

State & Main Kitchen & Bar - I had the classic chicken burger with a side of fries. - Bars Near Me - Gloucester, Ontario

Don't go here for your "free birthday desert" email offer. They will make you waste time by sending you to multiple different people for a few minutes and than make you wait for 5 minutes while the bartender cleans glasses in front of you. The bartender went eventually went to the backroom to talk his manager and came back told me that you have to buy something in order to receive your free birthday offer. Even though the email says "no purchase is necessary". My brother got his free desert with zero purchase with his friend this April. They have double standards and hypocrisy here. I wouldn't mind buying something for my free birthday offer but I can't respect dishonesty and unfairness on my birthday. There is plenty other places that treat you much better for your birthday than this place in London. read more

Found prices a smidge high, but the vibe & decor was chill, cool, yet intimate. I liked that the menu isn't huge. Went out with 2 others. We split the Spanako Flatbread, which worked out to 3 pieces for each of us. It was 15$ and really good! We found the extra charge of 5$ for chicken a little high so we didn't bother. Sister got the Spicy Tuna Poke bowl, (18$), Mom got The Main burger with Side Caesar Salad (17.25$), and I got the Royal Bangkok Bowl (18$). We also split the dirt pie. Everything was good, just prices seemed slightly steep. read more

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Food was okay but the wait was insane. Don't come here if you expect to be out in 1 and a half to 1 hour and 45 minutes

We joined several friends at State & Main and everyone seemed to love their food. I had the Spicy Tuna Poke Bowl and it was delicious. Jackie was our server and she was great. read more

I like the decor and they have a nice patio outside. I'm sure their food is good but I haven't been lucky on the couple of times I've been. On both occasions, I've ordered a bowl. The first time it was salmon or shrimp and this last time was chicken teriyaki. They were both good however each sauce was cloyingly sweet. Was it the same sauce? It tasted OK the first couple of bites but halfway through the meal it got a little overwhelming for me. Service was great. I'd give them another try but plan on avoiding any more bowls. read more

Stopped in on Saturday sat on the patio decided to try the spinach and artichoke dip served warm with warm nacho chips. Very tasty along with a Caesar which was very nicely garnished. Waitress was accommodating and very friendly. The spicy Mac and cheese with chicken was also good. Friendly service... been here a few times while in the area the salmon and chicken Caesar salad is also good. I like coming here for drinks. Very nice bar. read more

Reasonable prices and nice looking restaurant, however, food was just ok. The fish and chips, burger and steak were dried out and overcooked. Service was ok, but had to wait too long to get ketchup, had to ask for it several times. Cheesecake sounded great, but it tasted like something from Costco. Not sure if I'll try again. read more

first of all, this place is so well kept and clean. The overall atmosphere and vibe of state & main is to die for. I ordered the pink lemonade slush as a drink to start and when it came out it was delicious. The presentation of the drinks itself were magnificent and you can tell they heavily focus on the aesthetic of their drinks. Their menu is very versatile and they have so many delicious options to chose from including their shareables and appetizers. First I got the soup pork dumplings and they were delicious and very juicy. They had a little kick to them too so definitely pass on that if you cannot handle any spice.. The service was okay, our server seemed to be rushing a bit and did not seem to want to interact with our table but regardless I understand that it is a busy time. I got the butter chicken as a main dish and it was great very tasty with a lot of flavour! read more

My wife and I went on a Saturday night. We got the soup dumplings for an appetizer. They were incredible. I highly recommend them. For dinner I had the steak salad. I ordered it medium rare and it was cooked perfectly. The salad had blue cheese, onion, mushroom, romaine lettuce, and tomato. It was delicious (could have used a touch more blue cheese). My wife had a Thai salad which was pretty good. With one alcoholic drink, and 20% tip, the bill came to about $90. Not cheap, but quite a good meal. read more

Great food, great price. First time dining and will definitely go again. Our waitress Julia was amazing!