A truly fun place just a short stroll from our hotel. We came off of our first day on the Rocky Mountaineer and made our way to this shop for a quick and light dinner. We were told that the food is consistently good and it come with a great restaurant vibe. We ate outside with lots of other people enjoying the many TV sets. Our very friendly server came over to the table to bring us menus and take a drink order. Our server was too kind and really help make it our visit there special. We started with some drink and moved into a light casual dinner / snack (it was getting late.) Chicken tenders... Crispy breading and moist tasty chicken breast. Chicken wings... Same thing, Crispy wings with a moist tasty fresh taste. Grilled cheese.... Those who had it, loved it. It's nice to go to a fun place and relax, eat simple and most important laugh. KUDOs to the team at On the Rocks Pub & Grill. read more

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I ordered the steak. It was good but I asked steak sauce but the waitress gave me steak powder/salt But the servers were polite too... My fault ( and my husband) didn't see coming... it was loud but it was pub... what did you expect ‍ I just want a good dinner. We pass through from Alberta to home in Burnaby. Tired and want to go home. read more

On the Rocks Pub & Grill - Pubs Near Me - Kamloops, British Columbia

We thought the place needed a major cleaning and overhaul. Fish in the fish and chips chips were doughy. Husband enjoyed his burger and appy....but then the sun shone into the windows and we could see how dirty the restaurant was. Yuck. read more

Blonde waitress very rude, steak had no flavor, not butter basted at all, no seasoning very disappointed. Do not eat there.

Convenient to our hotel for happy hour and a snack. We sat outside which was comfortable and the service was solid. We got the wagyu beef dumplings and ate them all and ordered another round. They were really good. read more

The food was excellent The service was not. We sat the patio, all tables around us were given carafes of water, we were not given the option. It's 28 degrees out this afternoon. The table was not wiped, waitress wiped surrounding tables as the other guests were seated at the tables. read more

Visited on a Tuesday night... place was packed and you could barely hear the person next to you. Could be a good sign. TV's lined the walls and oddly, every TV was on the Jay's game. I guess it was so that if you could not see it on the first 3 TVs, you could look at the next one. There had to be some other sports on. Service was good. Decent speed given how busy it was. My son enjoyed the steak but was not a fan of the brussel spouts side. I had the Wow burger. I had to remove the lettuce and tomatoes just to fit the burger in my mouth. Quite messy but good. I also ordered a Moscow Mule. Could barely taste any alcohol and the ginger beer had not bite. read more

So full disclosure, the restaurant we walked to had closed earlier than advertised due to our Covid friend. I may have entered this establishment not in the finest frame of mind. Our server was prompt and friendly in her greeting as we sat down. Covid killer at the entry but no masks on the staff, which is the first time we have encountered that. We discovered upon heading back to our room that it's mandated for both staff and patrons next Monday the 28th. We ordered waters and martinis. Martini's came pretty quick, but water did not. Asked for water again and were kept topped up pretty much for the balance of our visit. The lovely K got her beef fix with a steak sandwich and salad, for me a halibut and chips with the fries. The place wasn't that busy nor everyone ordering food. K's steak sandwich was very good, and cooked to her preference. The salad was obviously out of a bag because there were a ton of stems in the mixed greens. The bread was tasty, but the topping was cold and obviously sitting. My fish was a little overcooked, and the portion seemed a little weak. What killed for me, was the salt on the fries, they were inedible. Even K who loves salt was "they are way too salty!". Our server did not check in after the runner dropped our food. I ate the fish while it was hot as well as the slaw, which appeared uninspired. The tartar sauce was equally pedestrian for the cost. When our server came to take the plate away with maybe five fries eaten she didn't ask if there was an issue. K spoke up and said by the way, the fries were inedible because of the ridiculous amount of salt. She didn't say much but did ask if I wanted more (we had already finished eating) but I don't want a side of fries after I've eaten my protein that's why we order a dish not an item. I get that this Covid thing is challenging for our food service industry, but this surprised me. When we got our bill we were given a 20% discount on my meal amounting to $3.20! Why bother. All in all, pretty disappointing, we won't be providing another chance. read more

Good atmosphere here. Service was a bit spotty due to staff shortages and the Rocky being in town. It took about 15 minutes to get menus. Other tables were getting them faster but once we caught the server's eye all was good. They weee out of fish. So no review on the fish and chips. The soup was supposed to be roasted red pepper. When it came, it was chock full of ground beef. The server took it away and it was replaced with a side salad. Excellent salad. Should have ordered that in the first palace. I has the Italian chicken sandwich. Very good. Way too big for me to finish. The other big eaters at our table polished off their food. Portions are very generous. Good value for the price. read more

Always a good place to eat. Try the PB burger. Great place to watch a game as well. Groups should call ahead to make sure they plan for staff properly. read more

Pretty nice pub, friendly front end staff. Kind of picky and a clubhouse sandwich connoisseur. Their clubhouse sandwich is actually a turkey/ham sandwich as they only use 2 slices of bread.(like 90% of restaurants out there) :( . If you can't make a proper 3 slice of bread clubhouse, don't put it on the menu as one. It was a tasty sandwich, but I was hoping to have an actual clubhouse. read more

A decent place to stop in for a bite to eat, especially when you're staying at one of the many hotels nearby. Mind you the price isn't the cheapest, but the quality and quantity of food for the price isn't bad either. The servers were nice and attentive. Would come back if we were staying in town again! read more

We were staying at the Wingate just down the road from Ontherocks. The hotel has a deal with the pub for a buy one get one 50% off. We went there 2 nights out of 3 the first experience was awesome we were able to get our pre arranged special no problem. The second time however there was an issue with the pub stating that the deal only applied to appetizers. We asked to see the manager and JACKIE showed up... my goodness the attitude she brought with her could of burned the pub down!! Our server, our food and our drinks for the evening were all great but JACKIE turned it all bad! This woman should not be leading anybody let alone have control of a business for that time. Her tone and finger pointing was completely apprehensive. Its too bad that she had to spoil such our evening. LOOK AT REPLACING HER!!! read more

So why is it that very few restaurants can serve up a decent steak sandwich? As in this case a poor choice of meat cut, under seasoned, bland. Cooked as requested, nice job there but just tough and tasteless. Fries are nicely done . Toast was ok. Waitress nice job. Decent ambiance. I will try this place again but not for the steak sandwich unless they change it. read more

Decent place to have lunch for a quick stopover, I really enjoyed their chicken salad. read more

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Burger so dry ...worst I've tasted. Fries old and oily. Waitress almost poured my Malbec in a glass that was dripping wet. I stoped her after she poured a little. She then took his watered down wine and poured in my new dry glass. Never again!!! read more

Just another generic pub. Usual collection of burgers, sandwiches, wraps, salads. Good variety of food but nothing exciting. The club sandwich was fine. As were the fries. Just - boring. The beer list was absolutely awful. No craft beer at all. Just macro Molson products. Blah. Lots of TVs if you want to be distracted and watch sports. I just prefer pubs that serve creative food, great beer and emphasizes interacting with each other. The service was very good. Excellent and attentive, even when the restaurant was very busy. read more

First time visiting after they re-opened due to Covid closure. I had wings on wing night, Wed. They were big juicy and lukewarm. They tasted ok, the hot were not really hot, the lemon butter, not that lemony. Caesar salad was enjoyable. They attempt to do the social distancing and Covid preventative measures but I'd say not that great at practicing it. Menus I've noticed are not cleaned before a waitress picks them up and delivers to another table. They don't tell patrons to leave all they're dishes and beer glasses at the table for busboy to pick up, instead I see both patrons and serving staff touching other patrons dishes, so always contaminating. I think the management hasn't given this a good thought. read more

Great salads and delicious soup. We arrived with the Rocky Mountaineer and there were many of us so the place was pretty crowded but the service was excellent and the food arrived quickly. Highly recommend. read more

There weren't a lot of choices of places to eat in this area but we found this place on Yelp Came here for dinner the other night with my husband, we were seated right away, and got our drinks and ordered. My chicken and waffles was delicious. My husband enjoyed his french dip. Our waitress was nice. The restaurant was very spacious and there were a lot of TVs set up showing different events of the Olympics. If you're in the area, I recommend eating here. read more

Great meal out (went twice!) as we we're staying in Kamloops nearby (could walk easily from the Marriott) Staff were great, place a bit noisy on Monday, as it was game night, with heaps of specials and you do get caught up in the atmosphere Food was tasty and very filling, hence the second visit, price was average. Good place for a wide selection of food read more

Servers are rude. I attended a conference. We had large groups sat night. The server asked why we came in so late. The bar is open until 1am and we would be there well before closing time. read more

Pretty decent food and usually pretty good service. There is a lot of seating inside so don't let a full parking lot fool you. A good pub feel here. Try the halibut burger for a good change. read more

On the Rocks Pub & Grill - Rocks burger - Pubs Near Me - Kamloops, British Columbia

Went this pub as it was close to our hotel. Was fairly busy, and very noisy. Not a great selection of beers on tap if you, like me, prefer local craft beer. Ordered the steak sandwich, which was the special for the night. Took a little longer to arrive than we normally like. Steak was pretty small, but for $11.95 it was fine. Nicely seasoned and one was cooked properly, the other a little more well done than requested. Sides of fires and salad were fine. Service a bit slow tonight. Verdict - food was good but docking stars for slow service and not a great local craft beer selection. read more

halibu n chip are genuinely fish n chips. It's crispy when it first came out. The rocks burger has bacon Tomato ham and patty. Very big burger juicy with the breads a little crunchy on the outside. Gee I was so happy. I eat it fast....Buger has tomato soup on the side. With little biscuits. Ordered 2 Caesar drinks.... Total is cad26+17.... Pretty good. With lots of people on sat 3pm read more

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Busy Sunday night. Sat at the wood and enjoyed the cheddar bacon dip and Cherry Cola pork ribs. Both deelish. Even packed for a fund a raiser, the staff were friendly and attentive. read more

On the Rocks Pub & Grill - Pubs Near Me - Kamloops, British Columbia

We came in on a Thursday night at 9:30...still half full. Our server Carly was great. Friendly, prompt, moved quickly, cared. My gf and I ordered the special double long islands for $6.50. Good deal. They were delicious. We went for share plates tonight. Food report card: - wings...crispy, juicy, great flavours: lemon pepper and ginger soy. Grade A - crispy shrimp....perfect cooked and seasoned. The cocktail sauce was a little extra horseradishy...we loved them. Grade A on the shrimp and sauce - soup: roasted tomato and potato purée....texture from the potato purée a little strange which also toned down a great flavour. They should've left it a cream-based soup with chunks of potato would've been better. Grade B - cherry cola ribs...not for us but not terrible . Grade C. All the other servers that brought out food and picked up our dishes were friendly and great. It wasn't perfect and normally pubs are not. But i'd still give it a five. Btw - atmosphere, music were just fine. We will come back next time we're in town. Thanks Carly. read more

We stayed at the Wingate for 3 nights. They suggested we visit 'on the rocks ' pub as it was 50% off a second dinner item. First nite we missed happy hour by 10 minutes. We were told it ended at 5. And as there were 5 of us, the waitress split our bills and gave 50 % off each of 4 four meals. Next nite we went to 'shark club' and had a great evening with lots of Happy hour drinks and food. Great night! Day three we decided to forgo drinks on the golf club patio, go back to the hotel and shower and go back to 'on the rocks' before 5 for happy hour because we had such a good time nite one. Sadly we discovered there is no weekend Happy Hour at this pub but that didn't stop us. We had drinks and appies and more drinks, a bottle of wine and 4 dinners. Our waitress Kelsey was young and very pleasant. We had told her we all had room cards for 50% off. A second meal. When our bill came, we only received 50% each off our appetizers. She said that's what she was told. I asked to speak to a manager and 'Jackie' came over. We told her we didn't think it was right to get the half off the appies only. She angrily told us that was the rules and that we were only supposed to get one off per table not one per couple. My husband said that was chintzy and she then started berating us telling us a little bit of politeness would be nice and that there were people whose houses were burning and that was more important (or something to that effect. ). She said she we would change the bill, but she was not happy about it. We paid and when we left I calmly told Jackie I had been in bombed in management for 32 years and that she should not be a manager. My friends said much the same and she snapped back that her family was being evicted (we think she meant evacuated) and my friend said 'then you shouldn't be here working'. She snapped again and said she couldn't afford not to work. Not once were we impolite or rude or raised our voices. It was totally unacceptable and put a damper on our great evening. We spent about $300 between the 4 of us so we were not just fly by nite people. I'm sadly disappointed in this person. I understand she was under extreme stress but she should not take it out on customers. We were embarrassed by her actions. She needs proper training. read more

Generally my go to place but the last few times (you're suppose to seat yourself) it's taken the servers over 10 minutes to acknowledge your there and ask you if you'd like a drink. The last time we got up and left because they walked by at least 4 times and still... no service. Get it together OTR! read more

Stopped here after a long day of driving and had a really enjoyable time. Tons of TV's with every sporting event on. They serve Wayne Gretzky wine, which being American, I loved. Lots of beer choices for hubs. Had a peanut butter burger which was good pub food. Nothing to rave about but a great, clean place to have a drink before bed. read more

We completed cooking the steak @ home & should have completed cooking bacon & beef pattie in our hamburgers. It was a good thing we had leftovers from Duffy's cause 3 of 4 meals were half eaten and we were still hungry! Never going back, it was the worst attempt @ dinner ever! read more

Stopped in for dinner and had the Creole Sambuca Pasta, excellent dish, great service.

Had the wings at OTR on Thursday night football. They were amazing. Service was top notch and the atmosphere was awesome!

Service was quick and friendly. Sports bar with plenty of tv's. Fish and chips were outstanding!!! Shared the prawn & pear salad. Was separated in the kitchen, nice touch.. Expected bigger beer selection and was a bit loud. Fun place. read more

Ok if you are in a hotel close by and want to watch sports. Staff is friendly but the beer options are non existent. All factory beer. Food was decent. read more

The beer was cold except for the one flat one. The food was good except the one over cooked. The ambience was good except for the shitty music All and all it was a 3/5 read more

The only review I can offer is a 1 star. We came in on a Tuesday night, half the tables were empty and were told to sit where we wanted. We sat where we wanted and waited for over 10 minutes with no service. We got up and left. read more

I really enjoy going to OTR! Great food and drinks, and I love that there are events to go to. The space itself is nice and big with different types of seating options, including a patio. I would give 5 stars but I've had some misses with their level of service. Overall great place though, would definitely recommend. read more

Food us usually good but I have had great variations on the same dish. Pretty much a sports bar. Great for after work get togethers but not for a quiet private chat with an old friend.... read more

Went in on a busy Thursday night by my self. Staff was very friendly and fast. Prices were pretty reasonable to. Had the steak sandwich and was cooked perfectly! Been a few times and the food is always tasty. Highly recommend this place for anyone or any size read more