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Jack Astor's

3.4 (87 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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JACK ASTOR'S ATMOSPHERE

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Moderate noise
Casual
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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Du Preez S.

Went there today as a pre-movie lunch. They try hard at the various gimmicks that Canadian restaurants use to try and differentiate themselves from on another. I doubt anyone really truly believes that these chains aren't just all owned by the same behemoth commercial restaurant monopolies anymore, and that everything one sees is finely market researched down to the saccharine minutiae. Aaannyyhow (/jaded) We were seated within an acceptable amount of time and our perky waitress scribbled her name on the table upside down so that we could remember it later when she was busy chatting with her coworkers and we needed refills.. The menu was pretty decent, albeit cramped and difficult to read. It was kind of like trying to read a newspaper in 3D script in very low light (even though the light was plentiful). Our waitress seemed to be about the right amount of knowledgeable about the selection. I ordered the Jalapeno burger with fries and a side caesar salad, my father ordered the bleu cheese sirloin med rare with sweet potato fries and a caesar salad and a work colleague of his ordered the blue cheese sirloin medium well with fries. (I'll post the photographs as well). I was parched so asked the waitress to keep the refills coming, which they did to to a certain extent (except towards the end which was odd because she only really had two tables to deal with) The food took about 25+ minutes, which is fine for a Sunday afternoon, but might be pushing it for a place that was very quiet (not a lot of customers) and right next to a movie theatre where one might expect people to be more often in a rush to get to their shows. My dad and his colleague ran out of things to talk about and as such ended up playing tic-tac-toe on the brown paper table cover with the provided crayons.. mature i know ;-) Perplexingly, even though my dad ordered a side caesar salad as well, mine came out about a half hour earlier than his...I'm guessing some other patron didn't want theirs? I was very impressed with the way the food was presented; very clean and non messy. I'm the kind of eater that prefers my food to not all be thrown together on a plate (there are exceptions of course). The Jalapeno burger was just about the right amount of spicy for an Atlantic Canadian restaurant, but the fries were probably the highlight for me, being just the right amount of crispy which can be difficult to achieve indeed. My dad and his colleague were similarly impressed with their orders and the meat seems to have been cooked just right.. The sweet potato fries were just the right balance of sweet and salty without being overcooked. Final verdict: I would definitely eat there again. Maybe do dinner there next time since I think the ambience suits it better at night.

Interesting g spider web egg on my pad Thai
D'Arcy L.

Vibe and service was very good on a recent visit. Menu is strongly above mediocre with many options for a chain restaurant. I'm not the biggest fan of chain restaurants. I'd rather give my money to a small business but when with work colleagues we usually come to a place such as Jack Astors, Montana's or Boston Pizza. We come here because the selection is good and value is decent. I had selected a Pad Thai with shrimp for dinner. I was told by the server that it was not a traditional Asian style Pad Thai but was pretty good. It was a good serving in a bowl and filling but not too heavy. Shrimp were crunchy and fresh. Sauce was a bit sweet and tangy. Overall a decent selection for price and value. I'd order again. You know what you get when you come to Jack Astor's it's an a over average chain and we appreciated our dinner.

Pad Thai big bowl
Char L.

I was really surprised by this place when we went recently for my boyfriends birthday. My boyfriends dad chose the venue, and since he was paying no one objected. I'd never been here before and my first impression was that it's bright, loud and busy. I arrived almost twenty minutes before the rest of our party and was seated right away. On Friday at 6PM in Bayer's Lake, I was impressed. I ended up switching tables after the booth beside had small children that were using the bench opposite me as a jungle gym. After I sheepishly asked to move, the atmosphere quickly changed. Dimly lit, still loud, but comfortable, my party arrived and we settled into drinks. Our waitress, Kelly, was really nice and after the second round of drinks we really appreciated that she wrote her name on our table at the start - smart move. She was very sweet to my boyfriends dad, taking photos and screwing with his camera settings. She overheard me say it was for my boyfriends birthday (a week after his actual birthday) to the hostess and remembered like 2 hours later to bring him cake & make him stand on the booth. He's a big boy at 6'4, haha. I'm really not a huge fan of the fact that the waitresses have little errand girls delivering drinks, and I have no idea how they keep it straight, but they didn't even do that bad of a job. We ordered drinks from another waitress halfway through and no one said boo. We were there for several hours, in fact I left and came back after doing a bit of shopping. The atmosphere here is really chill, but I did notice lots of children - a downside in my own personal book. I would come back here if I was going to dinner with a large number of people or children. I don't think it's really date night material. There are so many other restaurants in this area and I'm very much a creature of habit, so I would definiately visit some of the other places around here (Fantastic Freddy's Fish and Chips, even Jungle Jims) before returning to Jack Astors - regardless of the experience being A1.

Jacks famous sauces up chicken fingers!
Dani S.

Jack Astors is a staple to Halifax, it's been here for years with its famous sauced up chicken fingers and consistently it never fails to surprise me with how amazing it is! They are perfectly cooked every time. The salmon was well cooked and once again, is consistently amazing- props to their chefs! This specific time was better than most - our server Victoria was absolutely the best! We were promptly greeted and given drinks - she even helped me choose the best drink out of the four fish bowls! She also ended by giving us 'coupons' which is in the paper of their white wax crayons. What a fun idea! We won a free dessert which is a reason to go back :) The price is very similar to other restaurants serving the same items which is nothing to complain about. Love it here and it's right off the highway in bayers lake!

cheryl d.

I love this place! I love the bread, the service, the price and the atmosphere. If we are looking for a good meal before a movie or if we're looking to catch a bite to eat while our shopping, we most often stop in to Jack Astor's! I will mention that if you go on a Friday night, be prepared to wait in a long line up! It's the busiest day of the week and every family in metro must go! The waiter/ress writes the time they served you on the table with a crayon as well as their name. If you go to try the food, you have to order their famous home made bread!! YUMMY! I fill up on it before I usually get my food so most times, I leave with 80% of my meal in a paper bag!

Awesome place! Best burger and dessert place in town. People are very nice and food is out quick. If you want to have a good time, come here.

Smiling Buddha
Rachelle B.

I ate here twice in the last year and like it more than I used to, although find most chain restaurants a bit boring and rarely go to them. On a cold Thursday in April, I came for lunch with a friend and the place was less than half full. I tried the Smiling Buddha ($17.87 Mixed greens, honey Dijon dressing, grilled chicken, strawberries, quinoa, cucumber, apple, dried apricots, cranberries, goat cheese, spiced pecans.) which was good and filling, I couldn't finish it. My friend had the Holy Smoke BBQ burger ($16.77 Smoked bacon, American cheese, hickory mayo, smoky BBQ sauce, crispy fried onions and pickled banana peppers) and although it was very messy to eat and hard to handle (which he hates), he enjoyed the taste a lot. I tried to pull a crispy onion string off it to taste and almost dismantled the whole thing as they were long strings. There was a new server being trained and she was very friendly and prompt. Most recent visit for supper on an overcast Friday night in June. Came with a friend and sat on the bar side, and the place was quite full. Service was friendly. I tried the 'Long Veggie Board Nachos (Yuzu avocado, mozz & feta cheese, tomato, peppers, onions, iceberg, cilantro, lime. 14.89), which is fun to eat. It is literally a two foot long board that was as wide as the table, but narrow so it's just a straight line of chips. Each chip has a lot of topping on it, which is how nachos should be. My friend's dessert doesn't appear on the online menu, but it was I believe Nanaimo cheesecake rolls? Looks like spring rolls, three on a plate with a caramel dipping sauce and a raspberry one? Served hot with icing sugar sprinkled on top. I was going to try a bite, but was uncomfortably full from the nachos, so didn't bother. Although she made them sound amazing and I would order them for myself on a future visit. Although there's nothing exciting about here to make me want to rush back, if anyone else suggested it, I'd have no problem going.

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The food was very good, my server Jordan was fabulous, very funny! We will definitely be back.

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Ordered 1 pound of wings to go. Went I got home the order seems small. 8 wings total. I weighted it and it was only .6 of a pound

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Food is terrible and the service is good. Oh and one more thing the food was terrible. The liquor collection looked good tho

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