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Ninkasi

3.8 (43 reviews)
InexpensiveBars, Bistros
Open 3:00 pm - 3:00 am (Next day)

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What's the vibe?
Moderate noise
Casual
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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Fish and chips. Not good.
Laurie D.

Burger was excellent, fries were horrible as was the fish. Waitress disappeared often and was hard to track down. Cute place but loud.

Teena D.

Gord and I had a late lunch today at La Ninkasi du Faubourg ... we were walking up rue St.-Jean and it looked cute. The food menu isn't very extensive ... wings, pizza, French fries and nachos. We both ordered wings and a beer. When they came, they were spicy ... too spicy for Gord. They were okay, nothing special. .. baked with Franks Red Hot Sauce for dipping if you wanted them spicier. Gord liked the craft beer selection, though.

Smoked meat panini
Keilon L.

Overall I really like this place though I'm not completely sure why. The very limited food options are highly average at most. They do have my favorite québécois beers at the right price as well as some other solid options. The space is quite nice and very very large. You can choose to sit on one of two patios, the second I didn't discover until late at night which wraps above the side of the building overlooking a lively ruelle. The daytime life here is relaxed and chill. The evenings have nice vibe but are still a bit relaxed. This is a great place to take a group of friends of any size to meet up early and game-plan the day/night over drinks, or to stop in to end your night well. I'd check this spot out again on my next Québec trip.

The heavenly devilish tap handles at the First Floor Bar.
Scott L.

An absolute beer haven for Unibroue geeks! Seriously, they had more Unibroue beers on draft than Unibroue's very-own restaurant in Chambly! My wife and I stayed within the walls of Quebec City for three nights but this was just a short walk outside the walls and well worth it! I thought we would only go here once and then try some other places but we ended up spending every night here! We never had any food. In fact, I don't even recall seeing a menu at night, nor people eating, but whatever... we were here for beer and beer they had! Keep in mind that there are different areas to visit inside Ninkasi. We often perched on a couch at the top of the stairs in the back and watched the Canadiens game on the wall. Downstairs was open and spacious for larger groups, but a couch was ample for us. There is also a staircase near the entrance that you can walk up that takes you directly to a smaller bar area upstairs. It feels more like a lively bar, which was fun for watching a bit of hockey, but I'd say the couch was our favorite area. Servers checked on us from time to time and we never had an issue getting a drink. I was concerned about the prices but they were perfectly acceptable for the beers we were getting. While there were some perfectly decent bars within the old city, they were often overpriced and lacked a great selection. Definitely make the trip out here if you're a Unibroue fan!

Sangria
Marissa C.

Alcohol and Karaoke? Sounds like a fun time. Unfortunately, nobody was singing during the time we got in, I guess still too early. At first, we sat down at a table downstairs and ordered a round of drinks from the cocktail waitress. Then our friend said the pool table area upstairs was empty. So we downed our drinks and paid for the table to migrate upstairs. Let me tell you, DAMN are their drinks STRONG here! My friend and I got a Kamikaze shot and gaaaaahd...it tasted like cleaning alcohol! It burned so bad. Normally, strong drinks are a good thing, but this...this was NOT good tasting at all. Luckily, we had better luck upstairs. Not only was the bar empty, but we had like the entire pool room to ourselves! Bar upstairs is CASH ONLY FYI! Good news, drinks are cheap! My friend and I went with the Sangria upstairs to be safe, and they serve it in a Pint glass! Yum! All that for only $9 too! Since we weren't sure how it would taste (thanks to the kamikaze downstairs), we asked if the bartender could split it into 2 glasses for us. She was glad to and still only charged us for one! It actually turned out good so we ended up getting a pint each for the 2nd round teehee. Upstairs also has a nice outdoor patio for smokers and you can also bring your drinks out up there. It's nice too that they have double heat lamps all around too. Staff here is very friendly. Great little dive bar to hang out and grab drinks at!

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3 hours to get food it was awful. never coming back ever again. I'm going to tell my grandchildren to not come here.

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Live Jazz Music

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Fabulous Charcuterie Board

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Pub des Borgia - Cute place

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Pub des Borgia - The view from our table

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The view from our table

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