For a casual local pub this place hits the spot. I have been on weekends, weekdays, midday, evening, late evening and the staff are always pleasant and down to earth. If you're looking for something fancy or expecting a fine dining experience this is not your place. However, if you're looking for a relaxed environment to hang out with new or old friends and grab a drink and some pub grub this place is perfect. Most recently when I went I tried out the mini Yorkshire puddings and was delighted by how delicious they were. They were quite reasonably priced as well. Nachos here are always a classic and their tater tots are never a bad decision. I love their heated patio and have spent many hours sitting out there laughing with friends. I will definitely be back to enjoy another gathering soon. read more

St James's Well Pub - Mini Yorkshire Puddings - Pubs Near Me - Port Moody, British Columbia

Place is brutal honestly, all 3 times I've tried to show up I have either been turned around cause they have reserved tables for 4 hours later. Tried to watch sports games and it's just a joke they have a bunch of shitty seating and 4 bar stools. Save yourself the time and go elsewhere! read more

Great pub atmosphere! Wife and I loved the food, I had the chicken pot pie and it was great. Servers were very welcoming and had alot of knowledge and were very attentive. We heard that St James fills up with only standing room but we were lucky enough to get a table. Over all great time, we will be back!!! read more

Is there a 0 rating? There should be. Ordered off Uber. 1/2 my order didn't arrive, and the rest was burnt. Absolutely disgusting. If you dont want to do delivery orders- understandable, especially on a weekend. But then don't offer the option!! Pathetic! read more

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First time here. Nice atmosphere and attentive helpful staff. Good beer selection with several from local breweries. 5pm on a Saturday was busy but not packed. Sadly the menu is misleading. They do not have fresh cut Kennebec fries. They were the old frozen ones 90% of bars serve these days. Waitress said she'd advise the manager. Colleague had the Guinness Beef pie which was very good with a nice pastry. Will go again for the beer, but not the fries. read more

Today visiting Port Moody we had the most wonderful experience at St Jame's Well Old Irish Pub. Janet offered to us a very courteous professional service. The culinary is outstanding , portions are generous and very affordable . We had pints of Phillips beer , very delicious and for lunch salt and pepper chicken wings , grill chicken wrap and I have to say the most delicious LIVER AND ONIONS , second to none in Greater Vancouver, strongly recommend it!!!. It is a very cozy Irish pub to be visited again and the ambiance is so cool!! read more

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A very comfortable Irish themed pub. The servers were friendly and made you feel comfortable. The food is well done as well. I believe they are known for their yorkshire pudding appetizer, and well earned! We had the yorkies, caeser salads (not overly dressed, really good!), fish and chips. No complaints! Gets boisterous later in the evenings, but a nice place to go on your own, or in a group. A great neighbourhood gem! read more

After dinner with family last week we had lunch at "The Well" today. Same amazing service and great food. Fish and Chips dinner and Beef Dip lunch. Reasonable prices and fresh food. We'll be back.. read more

Nachos are as good as advertised, this is a great Irish Pub when you're in the mood for some comfort food, good beer list too.

We were in the area and decided to try this pub. We entered to find the place fairly busy, which is a good sign, even on a Saturday night. Upon entering, we found a welcoming ambiance and some loud cheering. Scanned the QR code for the menu and found the prices were different (slightly more) then the website we had glanced at in the parking lot, yeah... we do that. No matter we said, as we ordered a poutine and some Yorkshire pudding to start. The food was excellent. Well prepared and very flavourful. We ordered bread pudding for desert as well and were not disappointed. The service was good, the decor was appropriate but the many TVs were very loud. The price as expected was in the higher end but the quality of the food was worth it. All and all, I would gladly return to this establishment. read more

St James's Well Pub - Yorkshire pudding and pulled pork poutine, with my half empty glass of Guinness - Pubs Near Me - Port Moody, British Columbia

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The pub food is good and has a vast variety. The staff is friendly and quick with excellent service and Oscar the bartender is awesome too. The environment is lively and the pub gets busy inside and on the patio during dinner time. A great gathering place! read more

Attended last night for music trivia. It was a great time. Staff were accommodating and awesome, manager super personable. Food was 5/5. Venue only gets 4 stars bc it was super loud. More so than other venues. If you can handle the volume, excellent local pub. read more

We've been to this pub at least a dozen times, and really enjoyed the British pub food and cozy atmosphere. Sitting out on the patio, sipping cider on a hot summer day while scarfing down Yorkies, and then going for gelato afterwards. I am surprised I hadn't yet written a review. (Mind you, this was all pre-Covid.) Unfortunately, this pub saw fit to run a 50+person Trivia night during a pandemic, causing another outbreak. I can't, in good conscience, further support a business who has no respect for public health, or thinks its exempt from the rules. read more

We've ordered their Sunday Roast dinner twice now since the COVID-19 situation began. The second time is just as delicious as the first. Both times we've ordered two meals and a bottle of red wine. Each meal comes with a side Caesar salad, two large slabs of roast beef, some delicious horseradish and gravy, two Yorkshire puddings, mashed potatoes, and some mixed vegetables (carrot, broccoli, mushroom, acorn squash, red & green peppers). It's a lot of food, and tastes absolutely fantastic. Hoping to order more from them soon, and looking forward to visiting again in person when things are a bit more normal. read more

St James's Well Pub - About half of the roast beef dinner, purchased as take out from the St James Well. - Pubs Near Me - Port Moody, British Columbia

Great food and amazing service! I visited here on Sunday for brunch/lunch and had a great time. I ordered the Mac n' Cheese with a side Caesar salad and I have to say it's one of the best Mac n' Cheese dishes I've ever had. It was comforting and had enough acidity without being too heavy. I ordered a side of Frank's before ordering it but didn't need it because the dish was already balanced. It's a shame to read previous reviews based solely on the unfortunate Covid outbreak that occurred at this pub earlier this year. People have to understand that things happen as this all uncharted territory for everyone. I personally felt very safe during my visit and enjoyed my time out on their patio. Give this place a chance if you haven't already! I'm definitely coming back and interested in their Happy Hour specials (3-6pm and 9pm-close). read more

What I like: the food, the service, the pub feel, all very good! What I don't like: it's really loud, the music is loud and if it's busy you have to almost scream to communicate The Dublin dip, which is a French dip sandwich is incredible! Caramelized opinions are really nice on it! Friends are thin and crispy, I really liked them The Mac and cheese with side salad is hearty and filling, total comfort food! really enjoyed the salad dressing! The yorkies are delicious, little bites of flavour, lots of meat on each one! Love the horseradish and the gravy is very tasty! read more

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Food is great. Service is fantastic. Ambiance is different every night. Sometimes parking is hard to find.

This pub is responsible for COVID spread. Per BC health officials, they did not follow protocols, and hosted a 50 person event, resulting in 15 people catching COVID, which has caused community spread. It's up to all of us to hold each other accountable, and I urge people not to visit this establishment - not just for your own health, but for the community. This pub was extremely irresponsible. This is a challenging time and businesses are trying to stay afloat, but this pub hosted a trivia night against public health orders. The public health orders are not perfect, and at times confusing; but this was an egregious disregard for the rules and for the health of the community. The pub has undergone rigorous cleaning - and perhaps they will be safe moving forward - but regardless, I hope that people will chose to spend their money elsewhere and not support this business. read more

Tried to order with them on skip , they the restaurant kept cancelling the order , take yourself off and put closed if your not serving , or if some thing is missing you don't have then call customer , annoying . Guess they don't want bus read more

Not great service today. Their menu is over priced. The servers are not well trained. The food was not that great. I've been here before and it was fine. read more

St James's Well Pub - Potato skins. Not sure what the black stuff is? Should be bacon but think it's ground beef. - Pubs Near Me - Port Moody, British Columbia

Awful!! Food was OK but, not worth the rude service. Too bad! This place used to be so amazing. Try Romers or Browns instead. Better food and service!! read more

Absolutely Amazing. Ordered through skip the dishes and wow so dang good. Beef stew, chicken wings and potatoe skins, and if I could have licked the container my stew came in I would have. Highly recommended. Eating in of course is better but the delivery was sooo good. Thanks!!! read more

What a shame! We used to like going there for food but this is the third time on a row now and has been disappointing three times in a row. We ordered from skip the dishes and my sausages were raw! and the chicken pot pies were barely an appetizer size packaged on wax paper with no pastry shell just a slice of puff pastry in a separate bag, once again disappointing. read more

St James's Well Pub - Bangers and Mash, this is how they arrived from SkipTheDishes. - Pubs Near Me - Port Moody, British Columbia

Oh, ye old stomping grounds. Growing up PoCoMo, there were few choices for proper pints and tasty pub food so it's no wonder why people flocked and still flock to the Well. Richly lacquered millwork that shines (and if you look closely at the bar you might still be able to see initials carved in--not by me, but by some of the blokes that used to frequent the bar too), unmarked taps (full of lagers, ales and of course Guinness), a dart board, and a yummy menu! Mini yorkshire puddings, a brie, strawberry and turkey sandwich, Guinness Chowder... I may not make it out to my home turf very often, but I have no troubles telling friends I'll meet them at the Well for a cheeky one when I do! read more

St James's Well Pub - St James Well in Port Moody, BC (From their website) - Pubs Near Me - Port Moody, British Columbia

Consistently good service food is always good! I'd recommend the stuffed yorkies and the beef dip is the I've ever had! read more

Okay, so it's not the best food ever (it's not bad, mind you) but St. James's Well is a great place to meet up with old friends and catch up over drinks in a cozy environment. I make a point of doing a "bar night" with friends every time I visit BC and if I'm home around Christmas holidays we always nurse our hangovers here on New Year's Day. This place is within stumbling distance to my parent's Ioco Rd. home and I've always had decent service. The food over the years seems about the same but I pretty much only order the fish and chips (for some reason they don't do a lot of fish and chips in California and I always crave them). A little added bonus is that there always seems to be good looking men here. I ask... where were all these guys hiding when I lived here??? Anyway... Decent place for pretty much standard food and (what I'm told since I've never had a beer in my life) a good beer selection. I'm a fan of the warm, woody Irish pub decor. The parking situation however kind of sucks (I've had to do like a hundred point turn just to get out of that stupid parking garage below). Overall, a comfortable place to relax with your friends and family. read more

The fish and chips are really good, and the tarter sauce that comes with it is out of this world delicious.

This place is a solid 3.5 stars! I've been here a handful of times and the food is pretty spot on for a pub, albeit they have some interesting stuff on the menu but somehow it works out. The reason the place only gets 3.5 stars is because its a loud, I mean duh me right, it's a pub. They have live music and unless you are on the polar opposite side of the room, its impossible to have a conversation. This is really my own bias though, sorry! Seriously, this place has the BEST deep fried pickles I've ever encountered, you get like six of them (so share them cause you know they get gross once they cool down) and the spicy dipping sauce is great. The Stuffed Yorkies are a clever way to push roast beef and gravy into your face, I honestly can't believe this hasn't been stolen by a hundred other pubs. Be warned, the Nacho's come on Potato Chips rather than Tortilla Chips, which isn't a Cardinal Sin but perhaps just Venial Sin. The steak sandwich and cottage pie enjoyed by friends, seemingly large portions of each. Staff are generally pleasant, near to order and especially quick to refill drinks, they definitely serve 20oz pints and they make a Crown Float more skillfully than most. read more

This place is rad. Live music frequently, dancing, a great menu(!?) and pints of Guiness. Waitresses are cool, bartenders are cool. This is what pub's are supposed to be like. Their marketing could use an update, but who cares. It's an Irish Pub and a Tri Cities standard - dare I say legend. Can be an older 'cougar-type' bar though. Which can be either a positive or negative... lol read more

Decent pub, great atmosphere most of the time. Food is usually decent but overpriced in my opinion. Recently came here with a group of 9 people around 7:30 on a friday night, it looked really busy and we weren't sure if they could accommodate us, but they "sat" us at a small round bar table with only three stools and barely enough room for other people to get by around us as we were surrounded by other tables full of people. There definitely was not enough space around that tiny table for 9 people and we quickly got tired of having to shuffle around when people wanted to get past us. It was loud and way overcrowded and more than half of our group didn't even have a place to sit at our tiny table, so we decided to leave and go elsewhere. It would have been better if they had just told us right away that they were full and didn't have room rather than squishing us into a tiny space. read more

Best pub to go to in the tri-cities. Good food, lively place (opposed to the million holes in the burbs with guys sitting lonely at the bar with their steel toes dying for excitement they will never find). As I read these other reviews and hear people cite other patrons as a reason to down-rate, I'm blown away. It's a pub. Same goes for those trying to procure 5 star meals in a pub. In it's class, and this stands as 5 star --- because it's a pub. Size this place up against: Rhinos, The John B, The Golden Spike, Treehouse ... No question that The Well holds up easily. If you're looking for a gourmet meal. Go to a gourmet restaurant. If you're looking to encounter only those on good behavior and completely sober, go to the library. If you're looking for a pub with excellent staff who will always try to make your experience the best, good pub food and a lively atmosphere -- Look no further than the St James Well. (They also have live music as much as they can which is rarely offered in those parts.) read more

Since I live around the corner, I find myself at The Well (as us locals seem to refer to it) quite often. They have a great selection of on-tap beers that are reasonably priced and their food is always edible. It seems like they've had a few change-overs in the kitchen in the last year or two, but my favourites (turkey brie sandwich, fish n' chips, most of the traditional Irish fare) seem to remain on the menu through all of these changes. The food quality does seem to vary depending on time of day and day of the week. I suspect it probably depends on whether or not the head chef is around in the kitchen or not. As a general rule though, the food is always at least decent, and can actually be amazing on a good night. This place is worth stopping in at if you find yourself in the tri-cities! read more

Decent pub if you're in the area. I had the California chicken burger because the avocado and goat cheese aioli sounded sexy. I opted for the daily soup, jerk chicken, which was very good. Pretty good for an Irish place! I like the potato (?) bun that they used. Welcome change from the typical lame bun used at most places. My only critique would be more sauce. Service was super friendly. Overall, definitely an upgrade from greasy pub food. read more

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"The Well is the place to be in the Village" Last night a friend and I went to St James's Well Pub aka "the Well" in Newport Village, Port Moody. I was not disappointed one bit! The food, Irish themed atmosphere and service was pretty darn good being a pub and its no wonder it's a local favorite. We ordered delicious stuffed Yorkshire pudding with au jus and hot wings washed down with a pint o' pale ale. That's right, I am a woman and I love beer and wings! I can't wait to go back for the beef dip and nachos which are apparently "a pile of goodness"...on a night when they have live music (every Friday and Saturday night!). The pub is open 11am to midnight everyday and they even have a delicious brunch menu! I recommend the Brioche French Toast or the Well Breakfast- the rosemary potatoes are delish! read more

Every time I visit The Well, I am always floored by the decor. It's like I stepped into a little part of Ireland. For charm and ambience, this place wins!!! The servers are very friendly and the Manager is always full of smiles. This pub offers quite a decent amount of beer, wine, coolers, and some cocktails, so there is generally something for everyone. On their menu, they have a great assortment of your standard pub comfort food. The Cheesy Chive Dip and Stuffed Yorkies are just drool worthy! The Well has a fair bit of gluten free foods on the menu (almost all of their appies and a decent part of their entrees) which I think is just great! The gluten free fish and chips are a little on the small side. The salmon entree however, was definitely on the generous side. Overall, this is such a neat little place in the heart of New Port Village. It's great for casual pub dates with friends or just hanging out to watch a game. Just don't expect it to get too rowdy! The older, local crowd make up a lot of the business here. read more

I love to go there on Monday night! There is a special crab and I love it! The beer are good! On the summer you can drink a white beer from France that is delicious and very refreshing. The atmosphere is very friendly! We go there very often even we live in downtown Vancouver! read more

I really love the decor in St James pub and they serve up a decent pint. However the place is very small so if you are not there early it is likely you will not even get standing room. There is an outdoor patio area but that is less trendy in winter time so the pub just gets packed. They have live music, which I like, but I find it a touch loud for the size of the place. Overall, this is a decent pick to go to with friends. read more

If your ever in the burbs , check out this place. Great pub to watch the hockey games . Great service and great eats ! Everyone is your friend at this pub , awesome social atmosphere . Ask for Rylie Ableman , tell him Sam Kassem recommended this place and he will take care of you ! Cheers ! read more

I go to the Well when I want to sit at the bar, have a good beer with a high chance of good company next to me. I don't go to have a good dining experience, it isn't that kind of place, nor is it trying to be. Food = meh at best. Always good beer on tap. Friendly wait staff. Friendlier bar staff. Patrons at the bar are always a friendly bunch. read more