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    The Park Pub

    3.6 (79 reviews)
    ModerateGastropubs
    Open 8:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Classy
    Good for groups

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    Crabcake Benny
    Christina G.

    I stopped in for breakfast on a Sunday morning. The pub wasn't very busy and I was seated immediately by the hostess. My server took my order quickly, my food came out in good time. But this is where the service stopped. My server never returned to my table to quality check my breakfast or offer me more coffee or drinks (despite an empty coffee mug and champagne flute sitting on my table for over 20 min). A different staff member finally came by to refill my coffee. When I finished my meal, my original server eventually came by to collect payment. I'm sure this pub is good if you're coming in for a drink and to watch the game, but I would skip it if you're looking to dine. The service definitely needs improvement!

    Mike T.

    On Tuesdays, The Park Pub has a deal where their tacos are $2.50 each so my friends and I decided to try them out for lunch. We were seated at a corner booth in front of a huge projector that had baseball on. If I liked baseball it would have been a plus for me. They had video poker, scratch tickets, and lottery ticket machines by our table as well. I don't gamble or it would have been a plus for me as well. The dining area was a lot noisier than it was last time, and I had to shout to make conversation with my friends. A lot of the noise came from outside because their windows were wide open to the noise pollution outside. They had pretty loud old school pop music playing in the background as well. Service staff was good. The server who served us was personable, nice, and talkative throughout our dining experience. I ordered The Park Burger for $15 which includes thickly cut wedge fries and a burger with tomatoes, lettuce, bacon, angus beef patty, a slice of cheese, onions, chipotle aioli sauce and a slice of pickle on top. The burger was fantastic! The angus beef was cooked perfectly. The edges of the patty were slightly crisp which I liked. The bacon was slightly crispy too and made a great addition to the overall taste of the burger. The lettuce, onions, pickle, and tomatoes were fresh and rounded it out well. The melted cheddar cheese was a good addition too since I love cheeseburgers. My friend tried a bit of my burger and they said they liked it more than the tacos we ordered. The potato wedges were cooked well and slightly crispy. The fries and burgers were oily but not overly oily. I really liked their fries! I used them to dip into ketchup and dipped others in mayo and they tasted even better. The tacos on the other hand were alright at best, just borderline mediocre. The tacos are pretty simple and could have been a little bigger. We ordered many beef and chicken tacos (at least 10) and we all agreed that the beef tacos were much tastier than the chicken tacos. The chicken tacos gave an almost flavorless chewy texture to the tacos so we regret ordering them. The beef tacos were actually kinda tasty and really not bad at all. There are better options downtown where taco Tuesdays occur with bigger and tastier tacos so better pass on The Park if you just come for the taco special. One thing that irks me is that you cannot use discounted e-gift cards on special priced foods such as taco tuesdays. I went to another restaurant with a similar discounted gift card and they rung it through no problem in combination with their special priced items. At the end, the staff at The Park Pub let us use a gift card on just the burger since it was regular priced. So minus 1 star for that. I just think it's a weird rule. Another thing that irked me a little is that the server offered mayo for my fries but failed to mention there's a 50 cent charge on it. I didn't notice until much later looking at the bill. Of course, 50 cents is nothing but I'd appreciate it if they at least mentioned it! TL;DR Overall, just based on the food, I give it 4 stars because of their awesome "The Park" burger and their tacos aren't bad at all. The beef tacos were tasty and I feel I got my money's worth at $2.50 each even though there are better options out there. I recommend you just order the beef tacos and pass on the chicken unless you really love chicken tacos.

    Outside seating
    Stephen H.

    Went to the Park for the first time in about three or four years, and certainly for the first time post Covid. Went to watch football which was great since unbeknownst to me they have converted what used to be a driveway in between their two main buildings into outdoor seating with a great space for playing pool and watching sports. I've always liked the Park because of its great staff, good food, and specials. It has a rather older and unique but enthusiastic crowd that is very fun and welcoming. By no means is the Park a divey place. In fact I like the dark brown wood motif as well as the lighting, and have always found it very clean. Yes, the staff are great. They are laid-back but very professional, attentive, and friendly. I usually leave a good tip here. Again, the outdoor space is really cool and I'm sure we'll go back.

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    Edward L.

    One of the most underrated places in general out there are hotel restaurants. Not sure why people don't seem to know about them, but personally I find that the best food deals are often found in these places. This would be a prime example. Parking is available along the side streets. Best to come later in the evening, when many spots free up. The inside looks about 1990s, and is nothing too spectacular. It looks like many other hotel restaurants to be honest. Staff are friendly and chatty. What makes this place so special? $16 AYCE ribs on Sundays. Yes, all the pig one can shove into one's pie-hole. Or should it be rib-hole? So there are 3 caveats for this offer: 1. Drink must be purchased. They have $12 pitchers here, so this is easily taken care of. 2. There's a side dish that must be finished at least once. It's mostly mashed potatoes and some vegetables. Honestly this wasn't much of a problem. Vegetables are healthy. 3. The ribs only come in one flavour. Not too big of a deal until one is a few racks in. Then they don't taste too good anymore. In any case, my friends and I demolished several pigs (and some potatos and vegetables) with great prejudice and reckless abandon. Some places start to "run out of food" when one eats past a certain amount, but this place sure didn't, which is really nice. We definitely got our money's worth. To commemorate the occasion, I built an oh-so-pretty ribs flower. See photos. Definitely need to come back and eat me some more pigs. Recommended.

    Barbara S.

    Friends invited me out to the Park on Friday night. I hate hotel bars, even when I'm travelling but I'm trying to be more social after losing my father this fall and I really like these friends. Come they said. $4 burgers and drink specials. I said okay, as long as we go early! I've kind of stopped drinking but had a couple of ciders and I think every drink was on special. Our waiter was fantastic and he was super helpful and really attentive. So it was burger time! Who knew? I was expecting McDonalds burgers. No my friends said. Let's go to the grill. Went to see the grill master - again super friendly and he informed us that they even have veggie burgers and another friend with us gave them the thumbs up! So you go prep your burger first - traditional fixings - mustard mayo ketchup relish and heaps of tomatoes and lettuce. I got a huge piece of lettuce and covered it in tomatoes and chipotle mayo as I'm trying not to eat bread right now. My burger cane covered in onions, bacon and cheese. So good! I swear two people could split one and be satisfied. We also ordered a Caesar salad. However it was a bit bland. Oddly the next day a friend wanted to go out for drinks and I suggested the Park. Could it be good two days in a row? Instead of packed it was pretty quiet which was nice. One large table of ladies and some film people beside us. Big screen sports but again service was fast and friendly and we split the nachos which were surprisingly good (I had a cheat day) I will go back. Probably on a Friday. Real neighbourhood hang out kind of place and we chatted to a lot of people!

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    Kelly, thank you! You go above and beyond. I'm always impressed with your skill, style, sense of humour and mostly your energy.

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    Good food and great service. Watched the women's NCAA Basketball game here. What a blast!

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    Very busy on a nice sunny day! Lots of people out and about. Bay Beach is very clean and scenic, and Stanley Park is very nice!

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