Very great wine selection- I rember coming here years ago and getting the Chilean white wine with…read moreevery meal!

Food was excellent and service just as good. Warm and cozy atmosphere as well…read more Pub is superb.

Great Irish Bar! Merch was great, loved the Black and Blue made with Guinness and a local Blueberry…read moreAle. We did not eat, but everything going but looked and smelled delicious. Staff was on point and very attentive and friendly.

Server was pleasant and provided advice on music options Be…read moreclear about half and half (harp) v. Black and tan (bass or red ale)... Lobster roll was 4th our of our 8 Chicken ceasar salad good- not slopy . Would not add chicken could have been grilled a bit Mussels were a plus! I loved that there was lamb on menue - next time! I preferred this one over durty nellies compared to our travel group

Our first dinner in Halifax was a delight, we had just arrived and checked into our hotel, and…read moredecided to try the restaurant next door. Bearly's has a little stage and nightly live music. During our dinner the artist was Morgan Davis and he was an amazing Blues artist. We ordered a burger and a wrap and then sat back to enjoy the music and the evening. The wrap was just what I wanted, the beef was tender and the mushrooms were so tasty. My hubby really enjoyed his burger as well. Our server was very efficient, and brought our food and drinks out very quickly. She was very sweet and came back often to make sure that we didn't need anything else. Since the music rotates nightly, there's a very good chance, we'll be back.

Food on point, I'd never tried Filipino dishes before and was pleasantly surprised and have tried…read moreto recreate this dish since returning to the States. Service was good and friendly. Love the layout and the ambiance of the place went a long ways with me. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did.

Cheap drinks great food and even better they have live local bands that come in and play they…read morepromote the talent and they come in and rock the house

If you are looking for pretty good cheap eats and don't give a D about the level of service you…read morereceive, hit up the Gorsebrook. First of all, because it is a university lounge, alcohol and food purchases are handled separately. Which is never good; you can't rely on a floating bartender to actually bring you a drink, you'd be better off going and getting it yourself. I've ordered a drink twice and didn't receive it either time... I guess they wanted to sure they didn't get tipped. Food service is slow; it took us a good 10-15 minutes until we actually received a menu. And, they're not very friendly; I'm 26 years old and got hit for ID in the bar 4 times! Once on the way in and 3 times while sitting at my booth eating dinner, WTF?! The prices are amazing though - and the quantity and quality of the food proves to be quite impressive.

A typical north American bar trying to look like it's a British pub…read more Selection of drinks is good, albeit pricey, service a was good and friendly. I didn't try the food, but from what I saw it look average. Nothing great, but enough to satisfy a drunk, hungry stomach.

I lost my phone and asked the staff if they could check their lost and found. I understood that…read morethey were busy, but was very polite and on the verge of tears. The server was very rude and was more concerned with asking for my ID than offering any kind of help. After providing my ID the server said "can't you see how busy we are, I don't have the time" and walked away. I have never experienced such poor customer service, I will never go back.

Good beer selection. Outstanding burgers. Service was great as well - friendly, snappy, prompt and…read morealways with a smile. Will go back if ever in town.

Located near my place of employment, it was an inevitability that I soon ended up at the downtown…read moreBrown Hound (which is also the latest Halifax-themed elocution phrase). It's slightly off the beaten path, occupying the lower level of the Benjamin Wier House near the corner of Bishop and Hollis. The historic building is the perfect setting for a pub and the plentiful stone, brick and wood transports you away from the contemporary towers that could have been copy and pasted from any city. This truly feels like Halifax. The menu has familiar bar bites and British fare, but is more compact than most of its peers, with about a dozen mains and has as many apps, which lends more confidence into the effort being put into those dishes. Popping over for a pre-holiday lunch with co-workers, I gave in and went for the steak and Guinness pie. Savoury pastries have a special place in my heart (both figuratively and literally with how hearty they are) and I was eager to see what Brown Hound's was like. Despite our moderately-sized group, our food came out in quick order. The pie was doused in a layer of gravy, and came with a side of fries and a smattering of roasted vegetables. The pastry was flaky on top and supple enough below to hold everything together. I appreciated that the chunky tenderloin tips were fork-tender and not at all dry, and the rich Guinness gravy made for a lovely hot mess. I feel like a lot of restaurants have given up on making good hand-cut fries and take the easy way out and get coated fries from their food service provider, and Brown Hound seems to be amongst them. I like them well enough, and they are true to their name, but it seems like a cop out and makes them inedible to people with celiac. A return visit saw my wife and I coming by for dinner on the patio. It wasn't quite as sunny as would have been ideal, but that's a common sentiment in Halifax. It's a nice space in the cul-de-sac/courtyard though, with plenty to take in, from the historic buildings through to the new. This time around, I opted for their house burger, while my wife got their shepherd's pie, and I sipped on a pint of Breton Brewing's strawberry rhubarb sour. Our food came in good time, and we hungrily tucked into our dinners. I really enjoyed their burger! Interestingly, it's a mix of beef and pork, and I'll go out on a limb and assume that's a food cost control effort. I don't mind, and you don't really notice for better or worse, but it does restrict your potential clientele a bit if they don't eat pork, especially since I didn't see an no all-beef option. That all said the patty and its accoutrements tasted great. The jalapeno Monterey Jack cheese was nicely melted and brought a mild, but quite noticeable pop of heat. The bacon was good and crispy, while arugula brought its signature peppery bite. The remaining standard toppings - tomato, onion, and dill pickle - brought some freshness and contrast against the richer items. I was looking forward to the rosemary aioli, but it didn't stand out from the other flavours. The toasted bun held up well against its messy payload. The menu said it was the beer-battered fries for this, but it was a from-frozen, skin-on variety, which while not amazing, were still decently crispy and solved my aforementioned accessibility issue with the beer-battered ones. My wife's shepherd's (technically cottage since it was beef and pork, and not lamb) pie was a very hefty serving. Interestingly, the potatoes were in sporadic dollops rather than one smooth layer, and the meat and vegetable layer was much more stew-like than a typical shepherd's pie. It all worked though; the potatoes were smooth and creamy a had a touch of browning from the broiler, while the stew-y part was hearty and rich. The Brown Hound is brushing with greatness, and if it leaned into the British part of the menu a little more and had a few minor tweaks to step their game up, they could take over the top tier of the pub scene in Halifax.

It was my first time trying this place, and I loved it! Our waitress was very nice and attentive…read morethroughout the visit. Since it was windy outside, we decided to sit indoors, and the atmosphere was really lovely. I ordered the mussels and the lobster roll. The mussels were absolutely delicious, I honestly could have ordered another plate. The lobster roll, however, didn't quite impress me as much. I think mine may have had a little too much pepper, but it was still good overall. I've just had better before. Despite that, I really enjoyed my visit and would definitely come back.

Decided to give this place a try for lunch. Seeing as fish and chips is one of my favorite dishes…read moreever, I had to try it here. The fish and the fries were perfectly crunchy, and paired perfectly with the tar tar sauce. If you love fish and chips, definitely give this one a try. The server was kind and caring. The place is a cool place to hang with friends for a beer or some lunch.

When searching the interwebs for a potential new trivia location, I learned a lot of new things…read moreabout the Woodside Tavern. Other than hosting a monthly trivia night (sorry, not frequent enough for my team), they have a ton of live music (the Gus' Pub of Dartmouth?) and some dabs of South Asian food on their menu, including Nepalese momos. Intrigued, I popped by for lunch while in the area. The expansive space was mostly empty when I showed up on a Monday afternoon, with a couple slot jockeys at the back of the bar. Their stage is at the front, with seating for a few dozen across several tables and booths. Wood paneling, dart boards, and a pool table complete the expected vibe. I was quickly seen to by the warm and welcoming woman working the front of house, and I went with the aforementioned dumplings, as well as their lentil soup to get a little more veg in my meal. The lentil soup came quickly, flanked by a slice of toasted whole wheat bread. It's not traditional, but it is about as telling as the very noticeable menu descriptions like "mild curry" and the "mild" sauce that comes with the momos. There's a lot of hand-holding here, and catering to more delicate palettes. I'm a big fan of dal makhani, although I'm used to it being much thicker, and more of a curry dish than a soup, but this warm and earthy, albeit thinner, version was delicious nonetheless. It didn't pack any of the heat that dal makhanis often do, but I was in Dartmouth's oldest bar, after all. The momos arrived shortly thereafter, with seven large, pleated dumplings in a spiral around a small ramekin of (mild) sauce. The steamed dumplings were tender and moist, with pliable wrappers that held up well. The minced chicken had a punch of flavour from some sauteed onions, and the (mild) tomato and sesame sauce brought a lot of flavour and depth, as I eagerly dunked each momo in it. My next time there had me coming for a mid-week dinner, and I sat in the same spot as before up on the stage and by a window facing Pleasant Street. I ordered up at the bar this time, grabbing a pint of Moosehead and the cheeseburger (with added bacon). It was pretty quiet once again, so the food didn't take long. The menu states that the burger has a hefty 7oz patty, and it was definitely broad and thick, although it had a light, almost meatball-like texture. The cheese wasn't quite as melted as you'd want, but the bacon was nice and crisp, and the toasted bun held up well. Not an award winner, but a satisfying dive bar burger. The accompanying fries were of the crispy coated sort, which I'll give the Woodside a pass for, since they were likely never going to have hand-cut, twice-cooked fries. So they were crisp, and a light seasoning added a little je ne sais quoi. It's cool that the Woodside is mixing up the menu, compared to their dive bar peers, and doing all kinds of live shows, and I look forward to coming back to experience both!

The owner Harry​ runs​ it with his wife are welcoming and if pressed you can get a wonderful…read moreconversation on almost any topic. I can't​ say more about my admiration​ for these two. They offer like previous​ reviews amazing burgers and a famous curry. But let me tell you its ALL about the onion rings. Hand made to order, better than A&W's by a mile. They also offer free pool on Saturday​ and Sunday​. On top of the ​easy going atmosphere​, the charm of the owners and these onion rings is what brings​ me back time and time again​.