This place is now called Burlington Brewery. They have a really nice selection of craft beers and the food (tacos, wings, etc) is very well prepared. This is a family owned business of young adults and they seem to be on hand quite a bit, which is helpful. They try different things to create ambience - my fav is when they play alt rock (ex. Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver) in the background but that is not always the case. Prices are mid-to-high but everything is fresh and made-to-order. Recommend you try this out and support these young people, who are doing their best! read more

This place was fine. I really liked the band that was playing, though people seemed upset that they couldn't hear the hockey game. The bartender was fine. He was polite and helpful, but maybe not quite as attentive as he could have been. I wouldn't advise getting the nachos. I'm not sure they realize cheese is arguably the most important ingredient to nachos, and the 'spicy chicken' was just tossed in buffalo sauce, not spiced. The wine specials were good, and overall I liked the vibe. I'll go back and try a different dish. read more

5West Brew Pub and Kitchen - Tragic - Gastropubs Near Me - Burlington, Ontario

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Pleasantly surprised, given the ratings. My cocktail wasn't great, but it was alright. The food was actually quite good. The night we were there, the wings were on special, and they were only $.75/each. They were some of the better wings I've had here. In addition, my husband got the Beef Wellington, and I had a hot ham and cheese type sandwich, which was surprisingly good. Topped it off with bread pudding. The dessert was actually excellent! The trivia seemed fun, but we didn't get there early enough. They could have turned down the volume just a little bit though. There are other things on the menu I was interested to try, so we should be back. read more

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We walked in to see the sign that said "Please seat yourself". So we specifically chose a table near several other patrons in order to make sure someone would see us. Sure enough, there were a few servers working that area. More than one server walked right past us, mere inches from our table, but none of them made eye contact or said "we'll be with you in a minute" or handed us menus, or even acknowledged our existence. So after sitting for a while, we finally stood up and walked out. I thought someone might try to stop us or apologize, but none of the wait-staff seemed to even notice. We moved on to a place down the street that was absolutely *packed* with people but despite that, we were immediately seated, given menus and asked for a drink order. We were, um, you know, SERVED. read more

So happy to live only five minutes away from this fantastic pub. Everything is clean and welcoming here, exactly to my taste. Good selection of music, not too loud, not too dark. Good choice of starters and mains on the menu and good quality too. Decent selection of beers on tap and a variety of wines. Waiters are friendly but could be forgetful; too nice to be irritating though. I tried a few mains here and they were all fantastic! The pens with smocked bacon and chicken was to die for, the roast chicken and risotto is fine dining quality. read more

Was a real Let down for food five of us went for dinner and one person was happy with their meal. Such a shame as the waitress was really awesome Just could not go back :( read more

Very disappointed in the hamburger I ordered very dry on a very cold bun no flavor at all. But the poutine I had was very good and drink prices were decent. Very loud karaoke. But overall it just was not a good experience. read more

5West Brew Pub and Kitchen - Gastropubs Near Me - Burlington, Ontario

Fries and sandwich was good but 5West beers were not good. We figure the lines haven't cleaned since they opened. Horrible taste.

Good bar, they really shouldnt be called gastro in my opinion. The service was sliw but it was busy so pass on that. They do offer accounts for sports teams which is why i went there and was happy overall. The food isnt great or anything new but its your classic food, the live band was good and brought some vibe into the place. Ive seen worse places snd ive seen better. My overall view is that the owner doesnt care much about the place because it has such potential but it fails because the decor is old and boring and the menue is no different from what i would see in any other small pub. I really wish they would change a few things since i live right across the street and would be there far more often. read more

I hope to change this rating one day, but a bartender had displayed unacceptable behavior and is arrogant, rude, and immature.

We went for the taste of burlington menu. there were only three tables occupied when we went, so it wasn't busy. The service was SLOW and not friendly. Food was mediocre at best. I had the chicken braised in red wine with rice and veggies. It's probably an ok place to grab a beer and burger, but I won't be going again to find out. Very disappointed. read more

It is OK... The Beer is great and they do have kids free on Saturday. The food lacks direction and focus. They do have a great meatloaf on the menu. read more

We had a great experience! I think there is new ownership since many of these previous reviews. Our food was excellent, great value, very good service. We didn't know that kids eat Free Saturdays and were so surprised our 3 year old got an incredible burger - adult sized, cooked medium rare on a brioche bun - free! Enjoyed a flight of house brewed beers (they were ok - Red ale was the best). Will return! read more

Was not impressed with the food. The chicken stripes were dry and hard as a rock. Couldn't taste the fish in the fish tacos and the turkey burger lacked any taste. My husband had the fish and chips and he enjoyed that. Not sure why they are serving calamari with a tzatziki dipping sauce. Very strange combination. Don't think we will be dining here again. read more

An absolutely amazing place! The chefs must be well trained as the food was excellent! I came in last night (Tuesday Nobember 4th) and my food was absolutely delicious! Will come back! read more

The Purple Heather was once referred to as a "Gastro Pub". However ever since a change of owners and staff, they are going forward as simply a pub. Their vision "is to move forward and grow with the local community in North Burlington through quality, care and a passion for customer service." I will commend them for their service as our server, Kirsten was oustanding. As good as she was though, the food was a complete let-down. My wife and I were looking for a simple yet delicious meal and we remembered The Purple Heather "Gastro" Pub. How could we go wrong with an establishment claiming to be a gastro pub? Once we arrived though we found out they were no longer claiming to be a culinary establishment of higher quality. We ordered some very common pub food, a pulled pork sandwich and a side of poutine for my wife. For myself I had the "Pub Platter", a sampling of appetizers including mozzarella sticks, deep fried calamari, frites heather and chicken wings (Honey sriracha sauce, dusted). We also had some drinks, one of which was the Keith's Cider. The first clue that something was quite right was the cider. It was served in a Keith's branded pint glass as most of their products are. The strange thing was the cubed ice floating in it. I've never been served a pint of cider with ice in it before. It was strange but I didn't make a fuss, maybe their keg was just hooked up and hadn't had a chance to really chill. When the food arrived, it looked a little sad and felt a little cold. My wife's poutine was soggy and the cheese curds had already started to re-harden. My pub platter looked fine but was on the cold side of things as well. Maybe the orders had sat in the window for too long. Biting into the mozzarella stick revealed a slightly chewy but very "comfortable" temperature of cheese, not the usual burning lava you find with fresh out of the fryer sticks. This was odd. The biggest surprise was the chicken wings and calamari. Both tasted off, the chicken wings had a very pungent smell of ammonia. The calamari tasted dried out and exceptionally fishy. At first I thought maybe I had mixed my bites and the calamari was contaminating the chicken wings. By the 2nd wing I was thoroughly convinced there was something wrong but kept eating for not wanting to waste food. The third wing was what broke the camel's stomach. It reeked of ammonia and what I can only describe as something akin to urine, turning my stomach instantly. I informed our server, Kirsten and returned the wings. I did not want any compensation nor any substitute as I was no longer hungry. Mostly I wanted to inform the BoH of the issue with the chicken. Kirsten did take the remaining wings (4) to the back and when she returned she noted no one but her noticed anything wrong. To which she said she detected a scent or smell to the wings. It is my opinion the refrigeration is not adequate in that: - Ice needed to be added to the pint of cider - The calamari was taking on a left out and decomposing taste - The chicken wings definitely had gone bad with a pungent odour of ammonia emanating from them. I hope this is not the case as many patrons could potentially become quite ill. They are trying very hard to be the social drinking spot for the neighborhood but the food is well under par. read more

From the outside it doesn't look to attractive, I've been driving by for the past few years thinking about stepping in. Today was the day after shopping at the local Longo's. Friendly and attractive staff in an inviting interior. The menu is typical for a Gastro Pub with your "English" influenced items such as fish and chips, liver and onions, Sheppard pie etc. I opted for a few appetizers (Sesame Crusted Tuna and Calamari), yeah I had not had my doses of "seafood" this week yet. The service took longer than I expected but the results were not at all what I expected, clearly the owner/chef had taken his time for these 2 normally simple dishes. The calamari was not your standard rings of batter etc, no sir this time the whole octopus (mini one) was dunked in the batter and fried whole. I should have taken a picture, but was too surprised to react. It was presented on a bed of bacon, fingerling potatoes and some fresh herbs and potato chips. The taste of everything was absolutely amazing a highly recommended dish. The Sesame Crusted Tuna was an attractive display of about 10 slices of Tuna some green onions and finely chopped red chili peppers (very hot) on the side. I was not too impressed with the taste of the Tuna, and the few ketchup dots on the plate did not compliment the food. I finished it because I was kind of hungry but would not order it again. Perhaps I am not a real seafood kind of guy. I will come back another time with a bigger appetite and try some of their main dishes. read more

Great beer, not great food. They don't carry the name "gastro pub" well with the below par menu.

I was therefor the first time with colleagues. I handed the waitress a twenty for a fifteen dollar tab. ( 2 pints of Rolling Rock). I would have let her keep the change but she did not bother to even inquire. Did not return although she did come back to serve others at my table. Very presumptuous of her. Hasta la vista baby. I will not be back read more

Best pub food I've ever had. Fish and chips is delicious and my husband really enjoyed the beef tenderloin. Lots of options when it comes to wine. Nice open atmosphere and usually some good live music on the weekend. Friendly service too. Only down side is they wouldn't let us put their umbrellas on the patio as apparently they blow away? This was a bit strange but everything else was A+. read more

This was the worst restaurant experience of my life. We waited 50 minutes for our food to come. During that time we were not offered a refill of our drinks or given any indication of when our food would arrive. My mother's quesadilla was burnt and somehow ice cold. My salad was poorly constructed (ie. All ingredients were roughly chopped and way too large for you to eat any salad ingredients together) and lacked in flavour. My mother asked for a warm quesadilla and our server took it back. She came back a few minutes later and said the meal would be right out. Then the manager came out to apologize and confirmed that my mother did want a new quesadilla to which my mother said yes please. Twenty minutes later (with our glasses still empty and my empty plate still sitting on the table attracting flies) the server comes by and gives us the bill. So after being told twice that the meal was on the way out in a few minutes, the server now looked at my mother complexed when my mom asked where her meal was. We ended up just paying the bill and leaving. Nothing was comped and we wasted 1.5 hr at that crappy place. read more

The Purple Heather has a delightful, relaxing ambiance. Certainly the place is quite upscale with its unique tin ceiling and attractive décor. Unlike the dank, dark, and joyless British pubs that you might think of, the Purple Heather is quite bright and welcoming. I had a shrimp curry on basmati rice which was a daily special. It was richly flavored and savory. My wife had a plentiful serving of fish and chips which was perfectly flaky, battered haddock and simply delicious. Though prior reviews have been critical of the service, I guess there has been some turnover and upgrading. We had a very pleasant young waitress who was very friendly and always had a pleasant smile. She was very efficient, brought our orders quickly,kept our water glasses filled, and checked up on us several times. Though perhaps committing a cardinal sin in a pub, we enjoyed a New Zealand sauvignon blanc with our meal. No room for dessert! We come through Burlington to visit family about every six weeks or so, and certainly intend to make this a regular neighborhood spot to enjoy a good meal, a drink, and some good live music. read more