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    Backyard

    4.1 (15 reviews)
    Closed 3:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Dominic D.

    You know that local place you wanted to find on the drive to Whistler? This is that place. Nice interior with lots of seating options, on the east side of the highway and Squamish. Good pub food, drinks and friendly vibe.

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    Jennifer B.

    Used Yelp to find this cute bar on our way to Whistler. Three vegan options! Mac n cheese, jackfruit tacos, and a kale caesar. We got the first two. Solid dishes. Good beer selection with take home options too. Seating is open and cafeteria style. There is a fireplace and tons of games.

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    Ella B.

    Love it! We chose this place because we wanted to try something new. So happy with our decision. All of us loved it. We hadn't been here since they opened and were pleasantly surprised at how the interior had been renovated. It looks great in there modern feel well still keeping a classic pub vibe. Immediately upon entrance they have some nice signage to let you know if their Covid procedures. When you brought to the table they hand you a little sheet with all the protocols that they ask you to follow and they're really simple straightforward leave no room for questions and kind of make you feel safe. They have clearly thought about this seriously and it shows. The menu is not huge here. Normally, I get a little freaked out by such a small menu but although they don't have a lot of things everything they have on it is clearly thought out and appetizing. I think they follow the old adage about doing a few things extraordinarily well rather than a bunch of things so so. We started off with an order of the cauliflower wings for the table. They were so good we had another order of the cauliflower wings for the table which is some thing we absolutely never do. I like that they use small pieces of cauliflower so they weren't gigantic and overwhelming they were nice and crispy super delicious. I ordered the pork tacos and cannot explain in words how delicious they were. I was sceptical because there's a few ingredients that I'm not a huge fan of but I might need to reconsider what I'm a fan of because these tacos were out of this world. I'm not even a huge taco fan and these were amazing.So many flavours yet they were still simple. My husband ordered the fish tacos and was blown away as well. He was a little sceptical at first because he prefers his fish tacos with non-battered fish but he said this may have helped change his mind from that. Full disclosure I am allergic to seafood both fish and shellfish so I could not try them. I believe that they were as good as he said they were they looked absolutely beautiful on the plate and his smile pretty much said it all. Our daughter join us for dinner and is a vegan. They did have a few options here but she decided to stay with the theme of the night and try the jackfruit tacos. She was a little sceptical because she's only been a vegan for a few months and have never tried or knew what jackfruit was but she tried them and said they were amazing and now she's going to try and find some more jackfruit recipes of her own. So thank you backyard for inspiring her. They had an awesome features menu as well that had a lot of mushroom stuff on it and I will be back to try some of those items. I don't like to eat a lot of meat and I love that this place has a lot of great vegetarian options. Without a doubt 100% will absolutely be back.

    Beautiful out of the way in a nice Squamish neighborhood

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    7 months ago

    Inedible food. I had to throw it away. View is gobbwrsmaking, however. Too bad the food constantly falls short

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    1 year ago

    A well-needed neighbourhood pub that has a decent selection of pub grub and beer. Burger Tuesdays offer a tasty Nashville chicken.

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    7 years ago

    Best Moscow Mule in town. Jackie runs a clean operation with good food and beer options.

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    Review Highlights - Backyard

    A few minutes later and we were enjoying a Whistler Brewing lager, a bourbon lemonade and some really good poutine and street tacos.

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    Shady Tree Neighborhood Pub

    Shady Tree Neighborhood Pub

    (51 reviews)

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    We got here after 8+ pm for a late dinner after off-roading in the Squamish valley. The place was…read morebig and luckily it was not full house as it was a weeknight. There were many tvs and a big screen projector showing the hockey game. Then I noticed Canucks jerseys hanging from the rafter and on the walls. Ok, so sports was big here. It was not rowdy though. We sat away from the main dining hall and got a corner table near the entrance. Service was ok, took a while for the requested extra napkins to come. Our server forgot about it. Guessed it was busier in the main hall which was on a spilt level up. Food wise, it was decent food in a neighborhood pub. Not a huge selection but it had the typical food here so everyone should be able to get something they like. The calamari was surprisingly good. Tender lightly battered squid, not rubbery at all. The whiskey bbq ribs with fries and slaw were good too. The wild BC salmon burger with clam chowder was so-so. I wished the salmon was a bit less over cooked. Salmon was lightly charred outside and unfortunately the inside was a bit hard. At least not too dry. I would prefer the salmon to just have a light crisp with the inside being 70-80% cooked. The miso glaze was nice though. The clam chowder as the side was bad as it did not taste like it at all. It was more of a cream of vegetables soup with some bits of clams in it. That was a disappointment. Fries or salad for the side in future. I also had the Moscow mule. It had real ginger bits in it. I didn't care for that as you kept getting them in every sip and they were real gingery spicy. Not a place I would make a special trip for, but a decent place for a meal when passing by. They open till 12 midnight or 1 am. Nice sized parking lot in front and back of the building.

    Great service and good bar food. Loved the patio with panoramic mountain views…read more Wings were good but not great. I'd say everything I saw looked good for bar food though!

    Backcountry Brewing - Beer flight

    Backcountry Brewing

    (115 reviews)

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    Headed to Whistler for a vacation and had to stop here to grab a beer flight and some beers for the…read moreroom! Backcountry is my favorite brewer in BC so it was nice to stop post travel for an IPA flight which was delicious and some crispy French fries ! Service was fantastic, loved the outside patio and ambience and grabbed some beers and merchandise to go! Always a great experience!

    tl;dr the impressive sour lineup and fun bar fare are sure to satisfy at this approachably…read moredelicious Squamish brewery Squamish may seem at first like a scenic-yet-suburban pit stop between Vancouver and Whistler. But don't sleep on Squamish's limited-but-delicious food scene. A solid place to start is Backcountry Brewing, a blink-and-you'll-miss-it bar and restaurant on the back side of the towns main shopping plaza. Since debuting in 2017, Backcountry has been a British Columbia beer darling; now, Backcountry prides itself on an ambitious lineup of limited-release beers. From the outside, the converted warehouse blends in with the rest of the industrial block. But inside, Backcountry is lively and inviting. The accents sport a tan and teal color palette. The bar to the right is decked with retro bulbs and a letterboard menu. Sound-dampening panels and camo-shaded lamps hang down from the soaring exposed HVAC. Each table is decked with a laminated BC map and mid-century modern chairs. Eighties tunes echo around the halls. My partner and I visited Backcountry after a full day of hiking, ready to chow down; we ordered a sandwich, a pizza, and a few flights. The Soprano -- Italian Sando was piled high with capicola, mortadella, and prosciutto cotto on a fluffy, poppyseed-laden foccacia. Our side of Five Guys-style, wedge-cut fries was rich and salty, and we loved each one of Backcountry's house-made sauces more than the last. The Meat Your Maker pizza was a deliciously nostalgic riff on the classic meat-lovers pizza. The thin crust stood up against the hefty helping of toppings, and the poofy cornicione paired perfectly with the exciting sauces. On the brewery side, the flights proved to be a fun deal. Across the beers, I was most impressed by the sours. Our collective favorite was the "Plan B? We Need A Plan C, D, E, We Need More Alphabets" (a basil-forward pineapple sour), while the "I'll Take You To the Candy Shop" (a peach-centric sour) and the "Might As Well Go For A Soda" (a gummy cola-esque cherry sour) were strong competitors. Meanwhile, the non-sour beers I tried were relative duds, including the "Never Taken A Shortcut Before?" oatmeal stout and the Sneaky Peach Cider. The service was friendly but somewhat inattentive throughout the meal, and the bill came to about $60 (after tax and tip). More than anything else, Backcountry satisfied -- it achieved the ideal brewery balance of fun, elevated, and casual. After our stay in Whistler, I admittedly had low expectations for Squamish, but Backcountry Brewing was a beyond-pleasant surprise, and I surely would visit again.

    The Crabapple Cafe - Banoffee Pancake (we asked for only 1 pancake) - the holy grail of pancakes, undeniably special! IG - @bilalandjesseatfood

    The Crabapple Cafe

    (142 reviews)

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    I rode from Vancouver to Brackendale to try the hot chocolate festival…read more The tiramisu hot chocolate is the best so far. Nice rich flavour, some peppery notes, and the cookies compliment it well.

    The Crabapple Café feels like going home for weekend bruch.  The kind you don't overthink, you just…read moresit down, order big, and trust the room. It's rustic in that honest, country way: wood, warmth, and a smallish-town Squamish vibe that makes you slow down whether you meant to or not. The location does half the work for the ambiance, the rest comes from the feeling that someone actually cares about feeding you well. This is home-cooked brunch with intention. Portions are generous without being sloppy, and every plate feels thought out, like it's been tested by real people who eat breakfast for a living. The pancakes are the headline act--huge, fluffy, unapologetic, and exactly what you want when you're leaning back in your chair wondering if you should order another coffee or surrender to a food coma. And if the night before got a little loose, the double Caesar is a public service: bracing, restorative, and delivered without judgment - oh my aching head. What really seals it, though, is the staff--genuinely welcoming, on their game, and clearly proud of the place. The Crabapple Café isn't trying to be trendy or precious. It's just very good at what it does. A must-try in Squamish, especially if you believe breakfast should be comforting, filling, and a little bit healing. This is not our first time, and definitely not our last. The cafe has become our way station before heading up to Whistler. CHEERS!!!

    Backyard - pubs - Updated May 2026

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