Literally at a loss of words - The Dardanella surpassed my dining expectations, and quite frankly, I have never had a dining experience quite like it. I take a trip down to Wasaga every year specifically to go to this restaurant. It is more than worth the drive from Detroit! I usually order the Nachos with their signature, hand-made iced tea. The Nachos were stellar as ever with their deep, rich and creamy cheese, crisp and lightly toasted corn chips as well as their plethora of sides. Everything was portioned out miraculously in detail - my plate looked exactly like the dish on the menu! The iced tea has a homegrown feeling to it - like grandma used to make, it always brings me back to the good old days. Thank you The Dardanella! We will see you again same time next year! Please save us our favourite seats! read more

Waited 10 mins to get menus, servers didn't communicate, waited another 15 mins just to get drinks and food order taken, waited 15 mins for drinks, waited 30 mins for two salads that came in to-go containers with dressing already on (by the time we got home they were both soggy and inedible). Parking ran out so we had to leave. Asked server if my salad was accidentally someone's leftovers, she offered to remake the salad but didn't know how long it could take. Didn't offer to refund or make up for it in a realistic way. A 25% tip was included in the bill which we didn't see so we tipped on top of that. $85 in the end for 2 beers. read more

Second best service I've ever gotten. Almost as good as a Pizza place in Florence Italy I went to once. I had a nestea as well as the Nachos and Chicken Tendons. The homemade nestea was the best I've ever had and the five cheese blend (I think) on the nachos was absolutely phenomenal. The tenders were cooked to perfection. This restaraunt is a culinary experience like no other. Thanks for the great lunch every time I make the trip out to Wasaga once a year. read more

I had never expected to eat the best pasta, tiramisu and limoncello at Dardanella. and the view is to die for!

The burger my mum ordered was nothing like what she asked for (and dangerous for her) and the guy out front said they made the pasta fresh and in house. It was bought and boiled with canned sauce, and they admitted that to us. Please read reviews before you go places. This place has so much potential it doesn't live up to. The bacon was deep fried and forget about the bruschetta. It was toast with olive oil and tomato. They put ice in my water which was nice, though, but I can't give a star for that. read more

First time I came here was just looking for a beer on the water with my buds and came across this horrendous place. Service was slow, about 45 mins for 2 drinks and a single order of calamari. Calamari was rubber like, 100% frozen and deep fried with 0 flavour. Save your money people as this was a $50 mistake! read more

Why is this place even open? How could it possibly have passed inspections. The entire place was condemned for years and a slap of paint goes on and it's open again. You can smell the mold from the street. I went in to get a drink and had to leave from the stench, even on the patio of this bar it smells like rotten vag! Gross!! read more

They tried to sell us bottled water for $3/ bottle and said tap water not available!!!! After we insisted they brought us tap water for free! I'm not being cheap but I want it be able to get regular water for free! read more

Choosing a bar at Wasaga is sort've like having to eat at the airport where the options are few, the quality is suspect, and the prices are astronomical. Nothing exemplifies that more than this shithole on the strip. In a case of mistaken identity I was singled out and escorted off the premise by some overzealous douche...weird. I'm reluctant to call him a bouncer because Ma could prolly take'em in an arm wrestle. The douche escort was overkill as I just about had my fill of teeney bopper hell by that point and was about to leave anyway, all they had to do was ask and I would've happily complied - no explanation necessary this place sucks donkey balls! Avoid at all costs, like seriously. read more

Well folks it had to happen at some point or another. A 1 star review. I am one unhappy camper and I feel that the experience I had this past weekend shall has ruined this place that I once loved.... for good. I have been venturing up to Wasaga Beach for close to 10 years, and have been partying at "The Dard" for almost as long. Between their faulty promotion and their extremely rude doormen I refuse to return and will strongly advise the rest of you to do the same (and I have YET to say this in all of my near 80 reviews). This is not a personal thing so I will just lay out the facts in a numbered fashion below to keep personal feelings out of the way. - Dard promo staff walked into our cottage backyard and handed out promo cards to our group which would allow us to have 1 free admission and a complimentary shot upon entry - Showing up at the door that night, we were told the promotion was only for Thursday's and Sunday's. Despite other people we spoke to later that evening telling us they HAD been able to use the same cards for the deal. - Doorman was over the top rude and borderline violent for no apparent reason. We were a sober group of 20 guys coming in for our first drinks of the night who would have potentially spent money in the establishment. This doormans actions drove us away rapidly - Looking past all the above (if you can) this place was empty at 11:30pm on a Saturday night. There was a time when The Dard was the place to be in Wasaga beach, and I would look forward to going here specifically. I don't take things personally but I think it has lost its lustre and something new needs to come in and take its place. Time to let this place go the way of the DoDo (DardDard) Bird. read more

Service is non existent Very slow I had to walk out because there was no service whatsoever read more

This restaurant was terrible all around. Not only was service incredibly slow (even though there were few patrons present when my party went to eat) but the food was atrocious. My party ordered many different items on the menu from garlic bread to a steak sandwich and all were either absolutely tasteless or overcompensated for lack of taste with salt. The only thing that saved our meals was the unexpected bowl of gravy that we all had to slather onto our meals to gain some flavour. But of course, there was an extra charge for this bowl of brown slop that none of us had even ordered. Bathrooms were bad, food was bad, service was bad, prices were the worst. Terrible time, save your coin. read more

Good place to go for drinks if you just want to relax by the water while sipping a cocktail or beer. The view was nice, but the food was TERRIBLE. Absolutely everything we ordered tasted like it came out of a can, package or the freezer. I don't think they make anything even remotely from scratch here. The prices are atrocious, especially considering how bad the food was. read more

I am shocked The Dardanella (or 'Dards' as everyone affectionately refers to it) hasn't been reviewed yet, between this and Bananas these are the only two options for night life in Wasaga Beach, and what a night life it is! We've been coming to Wasaga the second weekend in July for a volleyball tournament for years now and Dards always hosts the after party. They have two dance floors, one inside, one outside, great beats, tons of seating on the patio and heat lamps for those slightly cooler nights. It's right on the strip and a perfect place to grab a pint and watch the sun go down and shake a tail feather into the early hours of the night. I ALWAYS have one of the best nights of the summer at this bar. Beware though...$23 pitchers with only Canadian and Coors Light as your options doesn't make this a cheap evening. The food is your standard pub far. Nothing to write home about, nothing to complain about. Anyway Dards throws one hell of a party. Check it out! read more

Would never go back there. They don't care about their customers in the slightest. I get that they mostly cater to tourists but that is no excuse. We ordered a burger and what we got was just terrible. Completely inedible. The waitress was nice and offered to bring something else instead and took the burger back. Then they charged us half price for the burger that they didn't actually sell to us (along with full price for the other item we ordered). The manager would not take the burger off the tab. I'd guess that this isn't even legal but not worth the effort to fight. I've never heard of a restaurant doing something like that. The chance of repeat business should be worth more than a burger but their management doesn't seem very bright. read more

I'm writing this review from a slightly different standpoint... My wife and I visited the Dard (for our first time, I might add) for lunch, not for the nightlife. We shared the nachos, which were more than enough. They were better than average, the beer was cold, and the patio was the place to be on this hot Saturday. No complaints from this kid! I'll be back! read more