I usually like this place. good for drinks, food or entertainment. this one day we went for food and we had left cash tip on the table for the waitress. she came to the table stood there and literally counted the tip, gave us a snarled look and said 'is everything ok'...... Tips are based on the persons service/attitude, this gal should be doing something else if she's that miserable. i wish i knew her name or what shift she was on. we don't go back if she's on serving. read more

I had dropped in just to see a friend of mine, who is working the bar I have not been in Top Brass for ages nice big roomie Bar with good food and I had it at 7 o'clock on Saturday for the jam session. Music good and a nice nacho plate at a good price. read more

I ordered from this restaurant off skip the dishes and when I received my ginger beef it was missing it's rice! A CRUCIAL part of the order because I cannot eat ginger beef without rice... it's too sweet on its own. Thank god I reached out to skip the dishes customer service and they were amazing enough to credit me back that order. Their egg foo was too salty! And their wings are so tiny and dry. Not somewhere I would order from again. read more

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Drive by this pub for years and finally made the plunge yesterday. Service very good and menu is huge. Lots of items you expect from a pub from steak sandwich to burgers. On another note there is a decent westernize size of Chinese food from standard chicken fried rice to sweet and sour pork to wor wonton. Food portions are big and pricing is decent. Ambience is local pub feel and the chairs and decor are dated but makes the place feel homely. Great place for lunch! read more

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I've been going to the Top Brass for years. It's our stop before and after ball, considering the park is only a few blocks away. Hell, there were even a few durings ... well, at least when there were rainouts anyway. The beer is cold and Char is one of the best servers in the city. You go there enough and she'll call you by name, bringing you the right beer without you even asking. I can't improve upon Spencer's description of one of my favourite seedy pubs in Calgary. But I can let you know you'll find the best ginger beef at the Brass. And dumplings. I almost forgot the dumplings. Our usual is ginger beef, dumplings and chow mein. Between two people, there's enough for leftovers the next day. Or when you get home. Yum! Oh yeah, wing night is Monday and Wednesday ... Caesars on sale on Thursdays. The hangover special? Go for breakie ... I think it's about three or four bucks for Texas toast, hash browns, two eggs and you choice of ham, sausage or bacon. read more

Top Brass combines a bunch of things I usually find off-putting, (VLTs, classic rock radio, no micro-brews), but they manage to pull it off. Driving by Top Brass you'd probably think it was a dive bar, it is after all located in the corner of an all automotive service mall, but it's more reminiscent of a Western/Chinese restaurant you find roadside in every small town across the prairies. The menu is an even split between burgers, club sandwiches and deep fried appetizers and spring rolls, chow mein, and chop suey. We started with 2 curry spring rolls and they were great with no skimping on the curry, delivered with two packets of plum sauce for dipping. Mains were curried shrimp and vegetables and black bean chicken with veggies as well. The sauces were forceful and had strong flavours, the meats were clean cut and the vegetables were fresh. All for $10.95 a plate. Since it was Sunday, ceasers were on special and 2 of those came to $8 and my mug of Kokanee Gold was around $6. All in all the 2 of us walked out stuffed for $39 before tip. A word on the decor of Top Brass: when you enter you'll immediately see the pool tables and dart boards, followed by the VLTs on one wall, with the tables and booths across the way. Seat yourself under one of the many neon signs and you are good to go, I imagine the place is packed at lunch but for an 8pm Sunday dinner, the service was a little slow, but not a huge deal since we were in no rush. If you want to re-create the feel of being on a road-trip at home, Top Brass will do the trick. Not to mention being a great locale for a cheap lunch or dinner if you're running errands in the NE. read more

Your standard Calgary watering hole. Big with lots of space, nice long bar and a couple of pool tables. I actually stopped for breakfast one Saturday morning and it was great and cheap! Staff is very friendly and attentive. read more

I dont kmnow if there is anything special about this place . Very boring but overall average. Would like a little more service and not so much flagging the bar tender for another round. Snoozeville but hey its a bar. Some one in the staff was very loud and should be talked to so not to scare any of the girls away. The girl I was with asked to leave so we did. read more

I spent $68 on Chinese food. A combo dinner with 2 choices plus extras. It seemed like more than enough for a family of 4. What arrived was cold, missing items and and a complete ripoff. I'm livid. read more

Top Brass Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge - Sports Bars Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Friendly, efficient service. Good food. Most for is prepared in house, not purchased prepacked hear and serve.

It's cheap, I will give it that. I was HORRIFIED when I realized my waitress was DRUNK on the job and I hope the COPS pull her over when she leaves work because I am sure this is not the first time. DISGRACEFUL. The place is dirty and dingy and you can see years of dust if you care to look in the corners. The food seemed to be okay, and I never got sick, but after researching I found reports from Alberta Health Services for all their violations and I wonder why this place is still open? Here are the violation reports: GROSS (http://www12.albertahealthservices.ca/health-inspections/SearchServlet?direct=showReport&ID=F18FAA21-8FDD-4785-BA64-7711D7E55946&requestedInspectionDate=2012/06/22&requestedInspectLocationName=Main) Don't waste your time or money. read more

We went to the Top Brass for the first time just to see the entertainment, which was top notch. We sat at the bar, had ok service, it was pretty busy. I was miffed when the bartender/waitress didn't give me my change back on my 2nd drink. I didn't notice right away, but 20 minutes later I mentioned it, and she said she gave me back my change. I know she didn't, as I would have had 4 bucks in my wallet, which I didn't. I left after that, and I will never return. I did have the spring rolls, and they were really good. read more