Honestly had low expectations but it was BUMPING. Went there on a Friday night, lots of good throwbacks but some questionable choices on songs. read more

Came here with an old university friend for some pub food and beer! Tonight (Tuesday) was east coast night meaning fish and chips (a few bucks off) and shrimp basket ($2.50 for 12 shrimp) a steal was great! TV's had sports on. I was more tired tha. Hungry so I had the shrimp basket plus a Caesar salad. I asked the waitress if the Caesar was overly garlicky and she stated "not really". Shrimp was great but Caesar was pretty strong garlic. Maybe that's my fault for ordering but oh we'll. One other small suggestion is the smell of stale beer plus unpleasant smell was not overpowering but definitely noticeable! Price of food was decent! Beer price average! Not too shabby! read more

A group of us arrived around 10pm and were denied entry as we didn't have tickets to the new years event. The bouncers told us we could buy tickets at 10:30 and that we needed to wait outside. It was -30 degrees and they didn't tell us they had heaters until 15 minutes of us standing in the freezing cold. One of our party members had open toe'd shoes and we politely asked if she could stand inside the holding room as she was going to get frost bite and were denied. The bouncers working the door were not considerate, caring or nice. They spoke to us in a very disrespectful and rude way. read more

Went for Wednesday wing night which starts at 6:00pm. Good selection of pub food and beer with nightly drink specials. Service was good. The place wasnt overly busy but it has been on other occasions when the Flames are playing. Good value for money at this central location with ok parking a block away. read more

Hudsons has introduced a new menu. They definately kicked it up a notch or two. Gone are the baskets of knifes and forks and condiments, less pub more casual dining. The new Smoked Meat Sandwiche on Marbled Rye was amazing, just the perfect match especially with the new yam fries. Can't wait to go back and see what else is up my alley. read more

Came here Saturday night to watch the hockey game (Go Canucks GO!) :-) We luckily snagged one of the last tables and settled in with beers and food. Service was good, despite it being so busy! Food was decent, typical pub food. And then, after the game....a dance floor appears where our table once was! We finished our beers on the patio (great patio for a beer on a summer's eve...I will definitely be back patio season), and then headed inside to get our groove on for a bit. The music was great, too and soon the dance floor was full. Good times at Hudson's! read more

We were thirsty and hungry and decided to give Hudson's another try. It wasn't that busy on a Monday night. There seemed to be a lot of staff. We grabbed a table and a server came around to the two tables next to us. She never greeted or said anything to us. We waited and waited. We then went up to the bartender to see if there was anyone serving where we were sitting. The bartender went around the corner. A few minutes later, great the server seemed to be coming around. She stopped again to check on the other two tables and continued on her way again without acknowledging us. We had to leave as we couldn't get anyone to serve us. I eat out 3-4 times a week in various restaurants. I guess maybe because I was older than 20 they didn't want to serve me. read more

My husband and I love going to Hudson's!!! We are semi regulars there. The staff there are soooo friendly and nice, and they even know what we are drinking before we sit down and they serve it promptly. The food there is typical pub food but it's delicious!!! They have specials everyday. I highly recommend this establishment!!! read more

Terrible service, server was rude and kept trying to push us out and charged us $6.50 on our bill for Canada day??

This place was really kickin when I was visiting Calgary. Good place to go if your 18-30. Place was packed but was still able to get drinks easily. I'd recommended taking shots with your pals using their shot ski. The shot ski makes for a good photo op. Fun place! read more

You know what? This place isn't THAT bad. The wings are pretty decent, with lots of flavors. But on wing nights, they are not fresh. They sit under the heat lamp. The beers on tap have improved to include some local brews, such as Big Rock. But they don't go bold enough and include really exotic bottles like Alley Kat or any type of imported kristallweizen (if you like rickards white, good god, try a real weiss bier). The TVs are really lame; distracting. This place also has several CCTVs that loops with all their promos. They then put this on ALL tvs when there is no poker/NHLclassic/etc on TV, which is well intentioned but extremely stupid imo... just turn them off and stop trying to market everything...maybe the experience of talking to other people is an experience onto itself. The servers are just outright clueless and are a bit snide. We asked for some scotch and she had NO idea which scotch was available. Being Canadians, we just conceded to the mediocrity: "ok, whatever well scotch you got." But she didn't know what well scotch was. She was unwilling to find help, or just admit that scotch (or basic bar argot) isn't her forte. Eventually, we went to the bar, asked the bartender to pour some J+B in a shot glass as per our request for three of the people at our table, and then have that server bring it up to us. Eventually this was done. It tasted like well tequila due to the poorly cleaned shot glass. Being Canadians, we bitched to the bouncer in passing about this (instead of actually complaining directly) while going out for a smoke, so he got the manager to comp all six of us a round. +1 star for this place. The interior reminds me of this Canadian theme bar I went to in Tokyo. Logically, one can assume this place is really an authentic foreign Canadian theme bar in Calgary. Regardless, this place in Tokyo was very contrived and had nothing on the walls but souvenirs, empty oil cans, miscellaneous kitsch, and photos of British migrants stealing our resources then taxing us without any type of representation, first wave feminists finding something to ruin, and colonial thugs standing proudly atop a conquered Native. You know, things that comprise Canada's proud heritage.. Hudson's is the same. Believe it or not, it is possible to decorate an interior in a Canadian fashion without kitsch on the walls. Look at the grad lounge at the UofC, local510, or the entire W Montreal. If I could suggest somewhere for non-Canadians to have a good Canadian meal and experience, I'd tell them to go a block south to District. Way fresher and way more unique. But Hudson's isn't that bad of a place to change it up for us locals wanting to wine and dine in a place that resembles the garage of the sub-sub-urban home we never had. TIP: Cheap wings on Wednesdays! read more

Tried to go to Hudsons tonight (Friday approx 11pm) as I have heard great things. Walked over with a Palm Bay and threw the can away approximately half a city block from the line. After reaching the front of the line the bouncer humiliated me by saying I needed to go back for the can as he would be forced to fish for it later. Once I brought him the can he had told my friends I would not be "allowed to enter having drank in public". I was exhibiting no signs of intoxication, was not on Hudsons property, and was causing no havoc warranting being barred from a pub and humiliated in front of friends and strangers. After leaving with my friends, I learned it was empty inside and probably for the best that we made it somewhere else for midnight on a Friday. read more

Not impressed! I had called Hudsons to book a table for my birthday a while back. The gentleman that answered the phone took down my information, and told me he would call me back soon to confirm my reservation. A few days pass, and I still haven't heard back from them. So I decided to call and see what was going on. Well, they apparently not only had no record of my reservation, they told me they are booked solid for the month! I told them that the gentleman I talked to said there was availability, to which the girl who answered laughed and told me tough luck. Clearly they couldn't care less about having my business as they are popular. But, I really didn't appreciate how they responded to the situation, as it could've been handled way better. There was no "sorry", nothing was done. Sometimes there are miscommunications, but they can be dealt with in a positive manner. Hudsons had no interest in rectifying the situation. I actually was telling a friend about it, and she told me the same thing happened to her! Oh well, I went elsewhere and still had a great time. Doubt I'll be venturing back to Hudsons anytime soon. read more

Went here for the first time last night for a quick bite and quickly realized that Hudsons is busy for a reason and it's definitely not for the food. The quality and portion sizes are sub-par, to put it nicely. I ordered the quesadillas ($11) and opted for the add-on side of fries ($2). I figured a $13 quesadilla with fries has got to be pretty good...and a safe bet at a pub. I was SO wrong. My order came out and i actually had to ask the server if that was what it normally looked like. I counted about 10 french fries and the quesadilla was slightly larger than the size of a DVD, cut into four. It tasted like something I would've thrown together in my college days when I was living off $5 a day. Not inedible, but not something you would ever willingly pay someone to make for you. My fiance had the chicken spinach salad which was pretty standard and he seemed to enjoy it (hence the generous two-star rating). We noticed that most of the diners were having wings or burgers if they were having food at all, so maybe those are the things to order here. Service was mediocre except our server charged the wrong bill to my credit card and then overcharged me for our drinks - she was really nice though. For vegetarians, the only options on the menu would be Provolone Sticks, Fries or Yam Fries, literally. read more

finally decided to give it a try, lots of tv's comfortable seating and quiet enough you can talk to friends. Fast service, friendly staff. Had appetizers and food, both were served quick and came to the table hot. have good specials and found on their website if you sign up for thier emails, you get a free appetizer. very good we will be back.. South Calgary Shawnessy Location, Macleod Trail & 162nd ave, Shares lot with Empire Theatre's, parking is fun to find. read more

Went here with a couple friends a few weeks ago. We were thrown out at 10 o clock with no warning whatsoever (we had been there for 2 hours) because we were wearing tank tops. It was August and very hot out that day. The waitress then gave us all some lip after we paid our tab because we didn't tip her (because we were being thrown out for a very pretentious reason). As for the actual service itself, we had to wait nearly 10 minutes between ordering a drink and receiving it, the restaurant wasn't even busy. I highly recommend you take your business elsewhere. read more

I love the Tap House in Shawnessy! Great food and fantastic service are what's making my husband and I go at least once a week. The only down side is Friday night's bouncers at the door. They try to act like tough guys and it's really annoying so we avoid Fridays there. You should try their beers, the Scuttlebutt is our favourite. read more

Went there for a few beers and a bite with my girlfriend last week. The tables were full so we got the first beer at the bar. We tried their own beer which was on special. It wasn't great to be honest. Then we got a table. While the service was slow the waitress was friendly . We started with the pepperoni bites which were good. Nice & spicy! I got the beef dip which was tasty ( they use good beef) and my girl got some kind of sandwich which she said wasn't so good. Then she got a Caesar and I got a pint of Keith's. The Keith's was pretty bad I have to say. Tasted stale. Then my girlfriend said "try my Caesar". It was made from tomato juice NOT Clamato juice. I was quite shocked by this and she was kinda mad. I gave 3 stars but think 2.5 would have been more fair. She would have given it 1 star but my beef dip was good so I upped the stars to 3. She won't go again. read more

Came here on a Friday night while visiting Calgary for the weekend. Our friends we were with insisted that we show up early to avoid a long line and i'm glad we did because we got right in. This place had a great crowd mostly 20-30. There is a small dance floor with awesome music. The bar staff was friendly and quick with the drinks. Overall had a great time here 5 stars. read more