Food is amazing!!! Come on Fridays it's wing night, always packed on wing night but worth it!! Can get a bit loud but tbh I like it, it gives pub vibes yknow? read more

Philly Cheese Melt is definitely a must! Turkey Dinner is amazing too! Waiters and waitresses are great too!

Out for the third Dive Bar Dining Society event, we ended up at the Old Port after it turned out that our original target's kitchen wasn't open on Sundays. Unsurprisingly, the crowds were pretty thin/non-existent on a Sunday evening in Burnside; I imagine that they rely heavily on weekday office workers at lunch and for post-work drinks. The interior wasn't nearly as dive-y as we anticipated - it just had a regular pub feel, with lots of wood, and a touch of nautical kitsch. It's a sizable space, with a central bar surrounded by lots of booths and tables. We were greeted immediately and given our choice of seating, going with a big booth to fit our group. Looking over the menu, they've got some interesting items that go beyond the typical pub fare. Items like drunken shrimp, a double burger between two grilled cheese sandwiches as the buns (fittingly called The Body Breaker, in a homage/slap in the face to everyone's favourite fitness PSA), Southern fried chicken, and perhaps most intriguingly...OPP sauce. To answer your question, yes, they are in on the joke. In their context, OPP stands for Old Port Pub, but it made for a comedic gold mine that I made use of for the whole night. Our amazingly friendly waitress overheard us talking about the sauce, and comp'ed us an order of their wings in the OPP sauce. We snacked on the wings while making up our minds on the rest of the food. Lightly dusted in flour instead of having a full on breading, they were airy and crispy, even with the sauce coming on them. As for the OPP sauce, it was tangy and lightly peppery, and not too sweet. I'm definitely down with OPP sauce and these wings, free or not. I was tempted by the southern fried chicken, but after hearing that it's not prepped in-house, I went with their Old Port Classic burger, which comes with bacon, smoked cheddar, and the house mayo, and I subbed in sweet potato fries. My generous dinner companions got some deep fried pepperoni and potato skins for the table as well. A Nova Scotian pub staple, the deep fried pepperoni was of the Brothers variety, and nice and crisp. Their house blend of mustard was a bit peppery and not at all like the cloyingly sweet honey mustards that most bars use. The potato skins were fairly run-of-the-mill, with the obligatory cheese, green onions and bacon. I prefer my potatoes either fried and crispy or smooth and whipped, so unless they're really standout skins, I'm pretty indifferent. Our mains arrived in good time, with a pile of sweet potato fries making up for a not large, but not quite disappointingly small, burger patty. The smoked cheddar didn't quite rise above the great char on the meat from the grill, but this was a solid burger, if a hair on the dry side. Crispy fried onions added some crunch, and slices of bacon worked their porcine magic. The sweet potato fries were of the common from-frozen variety, but crispy and tasty. They've got some stand out items on the menu, and there's likely more that would arise with further sampling, but the service really made it for us. Friendly, helpful and all around cool, this kind of service can take a serviceable meal something memorable. read more

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Great staff - always going to Friday wings when I'm in town. Met the owner last visit and she has to be the most down to earth person going. You have to put on your Friday night list of places to eat with friends! read more

My boyfriend was out with the guys for wings and beer, and asked if I wanted anything brought home. I asked for deep fried pickles because it's difficult to mess up. Ok... For $8.99 (not including taxes) I received 5 slices and a sauce. That's $2 a slice if you included tax. I am giving this restaurant a 2/5 because the sauce is good, but I would argue that this appetizer is overpriced for the portion you receive. Remember, the goal is 30% food cost as industry standard, and that is what I would consider fair. By my estimation, including the packaging, this did not have cost them more than $1.50. Hmmm... It's good, but it's pub food, and a terrible deal for the price you pay. Had they placed in 5 more pieces ( totalling 2.5 pickles used for this dish)... then I might consider this fair value. Talk about leaving a sour taste in your mouth! Where is Pickle Rick when you need him? read more

Old Port Pub & Grill - Deep fried pickles - Pubs Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

Good food great staff and plenty of ice cold beer. The wings are right up there with the best of them.only negative is the traffic at 5pm in burnside. Bumper to bumper all the way up Akerley blvd and OMG if there's an accident on Windmill rd. read more

Had a delicious dinner and great service last night. We had fish and chips and pan fried haddock with sweet potato fries, both were great. They also make homemade desserts and the coconut cream pie was outstanding. A great neighbourhood pub! read more

I knew this place when it was peddlers Too.. and I have to say its even better now. Great staff, Great food selection, Great Specials, could improve on the beer on tap selection. Only downside is I didnt realize how good their BBQ ribs and wings were before I took my family to Woody's and paid twice as much. I wont make that mistake again. See you soon read more

Go there on Thursday or Friday's for wing night. Get the wings with the "Old Port" sauce on them. OMG they are good!!! A dozen wings for $6.00. Big juicy buffalo wings too. They should bottle the sauce and sell it. AWESOME! read more

I went for brunch once. Never again. Service was acceptable; food was not. Seriously, if you can't make decent hash browns/home fries, you should not be in the business of making breakfast or brunch. I'm convinced the food is designed to be enjoyed by what appeared to be their primary clientele: men who have been smoking their entire lives and have no sense of taste left. read more

Food=Meh Service=Meh Atmosphere=Meh I know this is a short review. Was it awful? No. Was it remarkable in any way? No. Just meh. read more

went here with the fiancee for a work night outing. great atmosphere, very publike! i had some nice cold draught beers and the chicken quesidillas with ceasar salad. very delicious. the salad was nicely coated with dressing, lots of bacon and croutons. the quesidillas were great and crunchy with nice filling and lots of cheesy chicken-e flavor! will be back:) read more

Love this place! Usually go for Wing Night on Friday! Love the wings and especially the Old Port Sauce. Wish they would bottle it! Waitresses always are friendly, service time is usually pretty good. Other than the first time we went and it was pretty busy. But pretty good place just to go and chill n get your chicken wings on. read more

Went to the Old Port tonight! Had wings with Old Port sauce and the Old Port burger! And a sundae with caramel for desert. The waitress was very friendly and took our drink orders very quickly. Ordering our food was quick and painless, and the atmosphere made waiting for the food enjoyable. Getting all of our food was a bit tricky, we had a big group with us at two separate tables. One of the waitresses delivering the food didn't know this, and walked by with my wings multiple times and even blew us off when I said I ordered those wings. She came back and it took both tables combined to convince her they were my wings, but she went and got me a new dozen of hot wings, and she wasn't the waitress who took our order so no problem! The food itself was very very tasty. The Old Port burger was absolutely delicious, and the wings with Old Port sauce were awesome too! I tried some deep fried pepperoni off of a friend and it was tasty. The mozzarella sticks are your average frozen packaged pub kind, still good. The sundae for desert was quite good! They use real French vanilla ice cream, real whipped cream, and their caramel sauce was really good! Overall it was better then I thought it was going to be, and I'm glad it was! The food and atmosphere were great, and the service was good. 4/5 read more

Awful. Just awful. I've only been here once, but that was way more than enough. I'd heard their brunch was pretty good, so I ordered eggs benny. First bite? Rancid. Putrid. Had to spit it out. The home fries were edible at best. Service was not great - felt like I was inconveniencing our server by being there. Atmosphere leaves a lot to be desired. Do yourself a favour and stay away. read more

Had lunch at the Old Port Pub & Grill for the first time today. I decided on the special: Buffalo Chicken Burger with fries. The chicken, once I found it, was two eensy teensy pieces of chicken breast in the center of a large bun. I threw most of the bun away. The fries were OK...I guess, and not very many of them. I really can't see myself going back there when there are so many other good places to eat nearby. read more

Service was super fast and servers were pleasant. Food was great! Already looking forward to my next wing night :)

Service has always been mediocre but I have fallen for their Philly Cheese Melt. i used to work up the street and would order it 3-4 times a week. It's by far the best you can order around here and the wings with the old port sauce are also amazing. Atmosphere is typical pub style so not terrific but I have to give it a 4/5 simply because they make my favorite philly cheese. read more

We had a party of 5 for lunch on a busy weekday. Service was great, fast and friendly. Good food and tasty reasonably priced specials. All had a good experience. Would definitely return to this location. Recommended. read more

Excellent homemade fries and gravy! Speedy services. Quiet when we were there. Chill atmosphere.

Had Sweet Thai wings and they were delicious and the service was great, very friendly.

I've never had to do this, but yesterday's experience was beyond any me and my party have ever had, and NOT in a good way! My party of 3 were quickly served our drinks, however this is where the service halted. We waited and waited for our server to come back to our table to take our orders, in the meantime she literally sat in a booth talking with other "regular" patrons, and hugging other "regular" patrons as they came in through the doors and standing and chatting with them while she completely ignored our starving table. After ~25+ minutes from getting our drinks, our server locked eyes with one of our party and you could see that our server had completely forgotten about us. When she finally came over to see if we were ready to order, the only thing that we were ready to do was pay for our drinks and head out. When we told her this, and she asked why, we told her how long we had waited after receiving our drinks until her return to our table, and there was no apology or even recognition on her part that any wrong had been done. It was 5:00 when we walked in and not busy at all, and I paid for our drinks at 5:27 (which is when she finally came to our table). I cannot say that I will never return, because one bad experience should never deter a return, but this was definitely the worst experience myself and my party have ever had. Very disappointing! read more