I took myself out on a date After work! I ordered garlic prawns with garlic toast, and happy hour special calamari and I had Malbec the waitresses Tara and Sophie were nice! Watching Blue Jays ! read more

The Thirsty Duck Pub - Garlic prawns with garlic toast & Happy Hour special calamari!yum - Pubs Near Me - New Westminster, British Columbia

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Hole in the wall spot, went for 69 cent wings on Wednesday. Good variety of flavours. Terihot and suicide were pretty good. Nice bar vibe. Only one server for the entire place- but she did a great job. Asked for well done wings and they made it nice and crispy. 3 stars because it's a casual pub spot. It was very quiet on a Wednesday around 7.30pm read more

The Thirsty Duck Pub - Pubs Near Me - New Westminster, British Columbia

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Aside from the buy one get one free appys, this place doesn't have much to offer. The service isn't that great... pretty slow. The food itself was fine; I got the cauliflower bites and jalapeño poppers which were fine. Nothing that made them stand out from other places. If you're looking for a place to order a ton of appys for cheap for the table and share among everyone, and expect satisfactory service, this place is for you! read more

The Thirsty Duck Pub - Jalapeño poppers and cauliflower bites - Pubs Near Me - New Westminster, British Columbia

Hey amigos and amiga's this place has the great Mexican taco u have ever tried this plate is only $8 its unreal stay tuned for more from here because I will be going a lot. With a quiet atmosphere and parking in the rear this may soon by my new hang out! read more

The Thirsty Duck Pub - Pork taco - Pubs Near Me - New Westminster, British Columbia

I waited just over twenty minutes before the waitress looked at me. The folks at the table in front of me had finished more than half there drinks and ordered food though arriving at least five or more minutes after I had. When I finally received my first beer I let her know and she blamed other staff that was late. I then stated that the table in front of me came five or more minutes later than myself and again she blamed it on others. They should hire staff that are honest with folks. I would surely not trust them with the till that's for sure. read more

Drinks are awesome. I had lots of food, pretty normal in the pub. Happy hour was fun! Lots of choices and the deal was 2 for 1. Sweet. I had jalapeño poppers, crab poppers, chips/nachos , chicken wrap .The service was good very friendly. The ambiance was " family or friends get together " mode. They have private parking read more

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One of the go-to places for having a drink in New West, if you don't mind going up the hill. Parking is available on the side streets. The interior is a bit narrow, but they have pool table, and a couple of TVs for watching the game. This establishment is a neighbourhood pub indeed. I didn't have the $6 burger and beer combo, but my friends did. Just by looking at it (and discussing with my friends), the burger is definitely on the small side. I would say it is smaller than a McDonald's hamburger. The patty is smaller than the bun. My friends said it tasted fine though, if you can overlook the small patty. I tried the fries and they were decent and crisp. read more

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Atmosphere: Dive Bar with Character This place is a dying breed. Loud rock music, regulars screaming to each other, friendly sassy waitresses, daily cheap specials, gambling, multiple sports playing for free, pool tables, pull tabs, keno ...and what brought us i : 50 cent wings. We love this place . The people are friendly, the wings are actually really juicy (not those puny little wings that are all bone )... served hot and lots of sauce with dip. The waitresses are friendly and keep their eyes on your drink but otherwise leave you alone. After covid, you sign in with your phone number and use hand santizer but no masks to be seen which is fine by us. Us and our friends love this place. Be prepared to speak up but you get to seat yourself so if it bugs you that people are loud you can work around it. Total dive bar classic gem. Thanks guys! read more

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My husband and I live nearby and were looking for a local bar to frequent and this place is it. This place might not be impressive to they eye but it hasn't disappointed us yet. We've stopped by for beers, gotten appies, and even had dinner here a few times and its actually pretty good that easily satisfies the craving for bar food when we all get it. We have tried everything from the nachos, to the sweet potato fries to the wings and pizza and they are all really good, large portions, and well priced. There is a decent selection of beers on tap and more varieties in cans. The bar tender/server/extraordinaire, Tara is the only person we've seen when we visit which we love because she's fun and sassy, and does a great job running the place seemingly by herself. She definitely gives the place its character :) We are glad we started coming here and glad we can bring friends here for a drink if we aren't up for entertaining and want to play some pool. read more

The thirsty duck is a great place. I usually come on Wednesday's for Wing night but honestly it's become so much more then that. A home away from home. Tara is such a hard working woman who puts up with so much crap from the lack of management. Every time I'm there she is running around getting so many things done and yet always greets us with a smile and our regular pale ale order!! I just wish they could hire a couple more people to help out on wing night because it gets packed! Cheap beer, good wings, awesome atmosphere. It's no chic bar. It's a pub that's been around for a long while. probably needs a facelift but I'm not there for looks. read more

My classmates and I came here all summer. It was cheap for us students, good quality eats and decent service. There's one waitress who's super nice everytime we go and another who absolutely hates serving us. Not really sure why since without us she wouldn't be getting any customers at certain times. Wings are cheap and have a great selection of flavours. I think about $4.50 for lb. I love the lemon pepper or honey garlic wings. Usually they are a pretty decent size. Very large plate of fries, delicious crab poppers, good burgers and there's always daily food/drink specials on top of the happy hour discount. The place is very clean and has a pool table, lottery tickets and a juke box to keep you entertained. They were also very accomadating when we had a large rowdy birthday party there or when we stayed till they needed to kick us out. also who doesn't like free parking in the back! We're addicted to this place now. It's our regular meet up place in NW. read more

It's a decent neighborhood pub. The beer is decent, and there is a lot of parking. I had the burger special and it was ok. I came up here after bowling, so the good thing is, it's always upstairs and a convenient spot to chill after a game with the friends. read more

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Thirsty duck is your neighbourhood pub. It's got good food, wing Wednesday definitely a great deal. Their happy hour is also good. We come here 1-2times a month for happy hour. The waitress are amazing.( one of them reminds us of SJP-but much cooler!) just don't expect anything fancy.... it's a pub... with good - food, drinks and service I recommend wing Wednesday's read more

Not bad, not bad at all. I prefer "dive bars" to a night club any day, but to be honest The Thirsty Duck isn't really a dive bar in my eyes. Perhaps because the floor was kind of clean, bathroom stalls had doors on them and the creepy old dudes just stared from afar rather than trying to drunkenly talk to me. The place was really dead for a Saturday night, which was kind of nice. Service was quick and friendly and I think I only spent about $40 getting way more drunk than I should have. I'd come back here. read more

Solid 3.76 stars, not too familiar with this area, a bit in the not too trendy part of New West, it's been here for ages. Looks like an Irish pub feel. Great casual place to grab the hockey game, own parking lot. Corona specials tonite $9.95 which well deserved to see Canucks lose lol. Just gotta be careful if you're leaving drunk here lol, a set of stairs to be careful. read more

This used to be our favourite bar in New West while still living there. The reason being our favourite server (her name escapes me ... ) was there and always greeted us with wonderful positivity. Now, unfortunately, I've moved back to the US and can only return to Canada once a year to visit. During these visits we'd make it a point of visiting the Thirsty Duck and our favourite server would still recognize and greet us. But this time, a few days back, things did not go well. It seemed that our favourite server made it a point not to greet us and to serve us with a certain degree of indifference. We were quite puzzled by this, but tried to leave well-enough alone. The final problem though was that my friend won a looney on the pull-tabs and before leaving presented the winning tab to our favourite server at the bar with a smile. She became flustered when discovering no loonies around and having to open a fresh roll of loonies. Finally when she got her looney, she made it a point of no eye contact and slamming the loonie on the bar counter in disdain. Obviously she was having a bad day. I can only assume that this may have to do with lack of management support, lack of staff, or something else. My friend mentioned to me at the airport: "I guess we have no reason to go back." Sad. read more

We used to frequent this place quite a bit, but it has gone downhill. Do not order the drink specials! The guys ordered the bear on tap special and all agreed it was horrible, and the rest of the group decided high balls would be safe. Over priced pop with a server with the worst attitude I have ever seen in my life at any establishment. Ordered the poutine, and I have had better food on ferries and in airports. read more

This place can be a good bit of fun, and I think that the juke box adds significantly to the fun. Its in a central location in New Westminster, with a parking lot out back. I think this is great place for a night out with friends when you don't want to be yelling to hear eachother; I think its an ideal place for an after work drink or a to have a laid back night. The lay out is interesting and the service is great, it feels like a friendly local. read more

I love this place!!! The food is great. Staff are awesome and friendly. I moved here and went in by myself but the pub has such a great small town feel that I felt like I'd been going there for years. Unfortunately everything that was good is now gone. The bartender (Tara?) is miserable and it shows. I'll never be back. read more

This is your quintessential dive bar. The beer is cheap, and cold, the food isn't bad but the portions are good. The wait staff seems to suffer from ADD, but it adds to the charm of the place. Like all dive bar there are a few regulars that go there. Next time see if you can spot Indian Jay Leno. read more

There's something quirky about this place I like. Its your old school kind of neighborhood pub that's never to busy and never to quiet. The atmosphere is great, drinks are cheap but food is a hit or miss. When its good, its real good but when its bad, its real bad. However, they are super gracious with their nacho's which are delicious. Overall, great place to come for a few drinks or watching a game on their many tv's. read more

This place is pretty cool. Friendly and neighborhoody, pretty much what you expect. Drinks and food were cheap. Burger was kinda shoddy, tasted like it had alot of filler. Fair enough I guess for the price but not worthy of anything beyond 3 stars. Id go again but maybe try the wings or something. read more

Newly renovated, the bones are the same but its been spruced up a bit. Wings are good, drinks are reasonably priced. The duck is a great place if you're in the neighborhood looking for a low key place to have a drink. read more

The Thirsty Duck Pub - Pubs Near Me - New Westminster, British Columbia

Most of these bad reviews are probably from yuppy arrogant scrooges. My best friend and I have been coming to The Duck every single Wednesday for a couple years now. It's an old, dirty dive bar frequented by drunk old men, but the drink specials are great and the wing special on Wing Wednesday is to die for. Never had a bad chicken wing in this place and I've consumed thousands. Tara and staff are amazing, hardworking and friendly, getting to know us after only a couple visits and now providing personal life advice since we've become regulars. Great atmosphere if you're looking to share a game of pool with some drunken old fools with good stories. read more

Was in here last night for dinner and a drink after a hard day. This was our first time. Waitress seemed less than interested. Good took quite a while from the time we took the order to the time it reached that table. There was none but us and 1-2 other people in the pub. Price for a pitcher of beer was $3 more than most places. If only come back here if I had no other choice. read more

My friend and I came to the Thirsty Duck on a Friday for dinner and some drinks. I bought an Entertainment Book earlier this year, which had two vouchers for the Thirsty Duck. One was for buy 1 entree, get one free. The other was for 20% off the bill. I mentioned this to the waitress and she quickly and coldly advised they aren't accepting them. She didn't give any explanation. My friend and I both ordered the burger and beer special. My friend ate about half of her meal and asked if she could have the rest packed up. The waitress gave another quick (and cold) response stating that they don't allow food specials to be packed. She suggested that maybe I'd be able to finish the rest of her meal... which was funny because I already had my own meal! She took our plates away a few minutes later and explained that it was too costly for them to give out one of their styrofoam containers on a food special. I've never heard this before! This was my first experience at Thirsty Duck and will certainly be my last. I prefer the Rivers Reach, which has a nicer atmosphere, better drink selection, better food, and MUCH better service. read more

Still a dive bar after all these years but you don't have to use a baby wipe on the seats before you sit down. And OLD MILWAUKEE on draft. Old Effin' Milwaukee! read more

When I come here, it's always on a Tuesday night so I can grab a drink or something to eat after a couple games of cheap bowling with my friends. We have a usual table, the waitresses are really nice, and we will probably become well known regulars in due time. I think my favorite part, though, is the food and the drinks. It's cheap anyway, but it's way cheaper at happy hour and on Wing Wednesdays. First time we went we ordered a couple shots, and then we asked if we could get them with pop and turn them into cocktails. As long as we ordered pop to do it and not juice you save the .45 cents or whatever on your drink, and it turns out phenomenally. (My friend, for instance, got a Jolly Rancher with 7Up or Sprite and it was delicious.) And their portions - we got a poutine and it was the size of a dinner plate. One of my favorite places to go! read more

Lots of regulars, and GREAT service from the long term servers, not so much the short term. Foods good and cheap, the draft beer tastes horrible though. I wouldn't suggest it no matter how cheap they put the price. Tastes like the lines the beer comes out of has not been cleaned properly in a long time. Stick to Bottled! Love the old school bar look without the bad smell of old bar. The antiques, the old school pool table, the old regulars. It feel like home. I hear they plan on extending the bar downstairs into a dance floor, maybe even a DJ? Cant wait to see the renovations, it has been around for a long time and would be nice to keep it in our small town a little longer. Just CLEAN that DAMN BEER LINE read more

Definitely a dive bar. The place isn't the cleanest. The beer is cold and the best way you can describe the food specials is "ya get what you pay for" The $5.95 Sunday steak special is a joke! I don't know why they ask you how you want your steak done because it is impossible to cook med rare when you steak is less than a quarter inch thick. The ceasar salad was hotter than the steak and if you want "the works" on your overcooked, three day old baked potatoe it costs you $1.95 for a very small amount of sour cream, a couple of bacon bits and a little bit of chives. Will not be going back. read more

I have had good nights here and I have had bad nights here. Thursday is great because it's cheap Canadians and it's the one day I will willing drink that pee swill lol! It's not too bad to watch games at but I have had much better times at other locations in New West. The last time I was here I also had the WORST service ever. Needless to say I am not jumping at the chance to go back. read more

Came here on a random Thursday because of a friends invite out for wings. O boy was I surprised. Wings night here is amazingly cheap. Managed to grab a beer and 30 wings for just around $20. I have never had that many wings by myself and felt like I really wanted more because of how good the food was compared to the price. Parking here is great since they have a large lot, staff is friendly, and they pretty much have everything you want in a neighborhood pub. Pool tables, several tvs, and even a fricking bowling alley downstairs.. what more is there to ask for?! read more

It's great to know that you can still live on a small budget. That's what the Thirsty Duck was made for. There are amazing drink specials and one hearty meal special everyday. $3.45 for a Ceaser on Sundays. Sold! On the weekend you will find lots of young people and during the week more regulars or sketch cases. Either way it's great for people watching. This is not a fancy pub but it does have a certain something. And, once again, so cheap!!! read more

Been here a few times on wing night. Decent wings, however they do tend to put a wee bit too much sauce on some of the wet flavors. A few times I thought I was being served Chicken Wing Soup. But I suppose it beats not enough! I believe they have 7 wing flavors to choose from and they are $0.25/wing on Wednesdays. read more

The only way I could possibly justify the single star is because the onion rings were good. We went here for the tuesday $3.50 burger special. Claiming to be a 5oz burger, the size of the meat was laughable. I would honestly guess 2oz. It was ridiculously tiny. With a side of floppy, luke warm fries, I left very unsatisfied. I think I would have been fuller off a McDouble. Don't go here. I won't return. Horrible. read more

Stopped here last night only because we were nearby following a baseball game. Found it in the entertainment book and thought we'd try it out. Ordered wings and beers and perused the menu for items given our BOGO coupon. The waitress was inattentive, curt and almost rude - not at all the atmosphere I am used to from a neighborhood pub. She informed us upon ordering that the Ent. coupons weren't being honored - some line about them being put in the book without permission from the pub. We left without ordering, but with a bad taste in our mouth regardless. Will never be back and a place like this won't last long in business. read more

Cheap drinks. Really cheap drinks. I wouldn't order food here because I've had bad experiences with my food here (cold, over cooked, takes too long,etc). They have a pool table and a few tv's, a lot of people go there for their wings special. There's also a bowling alert attached to this restaurant that offers 5 and 10 pin lanes. read more

Just an average pub. Nothing special about the food and the service is pretty slow. Went there on Wednesday wings. Wings were quite disappointing- really small and not that flavourful...I wouldn't be going back :/ read more

I can't speak for what the bar is like at night but during the day it is terrible. I've stopped there about 4 times in the last few months. All my visits were between maybe 1 PM and 5 PM. I just wanted a beer after a long walk and stopped in for a pint of something wet and cold I guess the prices are okay as I'm not up on what beer costs nowadays, but the service, that is a joke. The last time I went in, the bar was empty except for the bar keeper and one other person. I asked in all seriousness if the bar was closed. I thought the woman at the bar might be a cleaning lady or something taking a break. The server looked at me like I was trying to pass off a bad joke and then she asked, very abruptly I thought, what I wanted. I told her that I thought she was rude and walked out. I probably would've have 2 or 3 beers a week there. I find it odd that they would be rude to a customer when they are clearly lacking any. As I walked out someone came in so I guess they didn't need my money Also, no off sales. I've have never heard of a bar or pub without some kind of off sales whether from a small fridge or a beer & wine store nearby (in BC that is) On a previous occasion another server had seemed frustrated when I pursued the question of why they didn't have offsales. She seemed in a hurry to do something else and I guess she did as the bar was packed. There was at least 8 or 9 people there. And they were just ordering pint after pint. I kid. I've heard the food is okay but all I wanted was a beer, not the rude or semi rude service I got. Anyhow, I personally don't recommend this bar at all. It is too bad that there is not another bar for blocks around. Yah, no off sales, that is a good idea when there are no outlets anywhere near and perched on the side of a hill like they are. Yah, right read more

premises needs major reno but i like this place as a neighborhood fave!!!!!!!!!!!tara the bartender is super nice and friendly., prices are awesome too lots of parking...... read more