Stopped in for lunch during a work day so I needed it to be quick. The server greeted me immediately and when I ordered she brought a water - and later, food. It was so delicious! I ordered the perogy dish with the Montreal smoked beef. (See picture) This place loses stars because it's not great inside - a bit seedy/run down feeling. Service was average, speed was average....so the 3 stars ALL go to the perogy dish! Give it a try, but keep your expectations at average. read more

The Metro - Smoked meat perogy dish - Pool Halls Near Me - Edmonton, Alberta

This used to be one of my regular haunts. And so when we visited for the first time in ages we were unsurprised to see the same typographic errors on the receipt after paying, but we were happy to see that the area had been renovated since our last visit. I wasn't so happy about the confusing menu however. The food was decent but the menu pricing was a bit misleading. I missed my old regular servers from back in the days when I was a regular. The women's washroom hasn't changed in the time we'd been away, and it was just as in need of repair/care as before. Service was mediocre. The restaurant itself remains large and the pool tables look to be in good working order. There is decent parking here and it isn't too far from transit so that's good. read more

Horrible waiter and cook staff experience. I have been coming to Metro for over a year and have never received such abysmal service. First the waiter had no clue what drinks they had on tap or on special, second his attitude lacked any semblance of care or hospitality. How does he even have a job in this economy? Not only was he incompetent but the kitchen gave no shits on the garbagw food that was put out. We ordered the chicken wings and received bottom of the barrel overcooked leftovers. The wings were all fired to to 1/3rs of the usual size and lacked any flavor. This occurred an hour or 2 before close on a day where there was only 3 tables dining in. The difference between this experience and my precioua experiences is night and day and such profound change is shocking. If the waiter and cook hate their job and are so lazy that they don't care what they do, fire and replace them. read more

Shame on me! I haven't been to The Metro in prob 2 years, maybe more... I've been missing out! The beer selection is maybe less than what I remember, but I gotta say as a beer person, they have beers you will not find anywhere else. And the food is still darn good, better than you'd expect. I had the Golden Pear flatbread, how could you not: gorgonzola, bacon, pears, YES! A little pepper on top and wow, so tasty! And for $9, downtown? Anywhere else it'd be $12+, guaranteed. I moved out of the area a few years back and have been meaning to stop by this old favourite haunt for some time. I love the relaxed, unpretentious atmosphere and the open space, the music isn't too loud, and the pool table area has expanded. They have new comfy chairs and still lots of booths, so it's a great space to hang out with a group. Service is still just OK, our server was sweet and attentive but a little clueless about food and beer. That's fine if you know what you want, and you likely won't pick a dud anyhow. Plus Wednesday is Ladies Night - free pool for the gals, nice. I'm sorry I've been a bad friend, Metro! I'll make it up to you and reclaim my Duchess title, I promise. read more

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I first discovered The Metro while attending Grant MacEwan College over a decade ago. The place has gone through several changes since, but is still as welcoming now as ever. For students, and anyone else for that matter, it's a convenient place for lunch and billiards. Norquest just took over the old A&B Sound building just down the block and MacEwan is only a few short blocks away. The Metro is interesting because it doesn't necessarily have a specific demographic from what I can tell. Obviously patrons must be over the age of 18, but adults of all ages feel comfortable here. The decor is very classy but not in a snooty or exclusive way. There are TVs all around the club as well as over the bar so you won't miss the game. The primary focus is billiards and they have several well taken care of tables. No coin tables here! There's also a private room with a pool table available to rent. They offer a full menu and a wide variety of alcoholic beverages. The wait staff are attentive and attractive. You can sit at the bar or they have a section of tables and booths available if you're not interested in playing pool. read more

The Metro - a neon sign on the side of a building - Pool Halls Near Me - Edmonton, Alberta

My first visit here was for a birthday party group of around 12 people. We arrived at 6:30 on a Thursday evening and discovered that the place is quite huge. There are as many pool tables as there are dining tables. When we eventually found our group I settled in and the server came immediately to take drink orders. I was looking for a local beer on tap. The carried two type of brew from Situation Brewery but no other local products so I went with that. One guest ordered some appetizers - nachos - but they didn't arrive until after our food came. I ordered a Reuben Sandwich in my never ending quest to find a Reuben as good as I had in Omaha many years ago. This $17.00 Reuben was somewhat dry. It came with fries that I upgraded to yam fries. It was okay but nothing special. I tried a piece of someone's pizza (flat bread) and it was okay too but nothing special. I suppose that's to be expected in a pub where the goal is to sell more drinks than food. Generally the service was good and attentative other than the fact late the appetizers were late in coming. The seating was very conducive to moving around so we could visit with people at other ends of the tables or go to play some pool. I don't think that I'll be back anytime soon as I found the Metro to be a bit expensive for very average food. However it was very well laid out for large groups so it certainly meets the needs of the party crowd. If they could just up their game on food quality they could become a real destination. Until then, I'll give them three stars out of five. read more

The Metro - A flatbread (pizza). - Pool Halls Near Me - Edmonton, Alberta

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the owner is a jerk ,the food & service is good we have gone there for years & up until now always reserved the same pool table , today got the owner on the phone and asked to get the same table & was told first come , first served, when I told him we had always reserved a table , I got a tough shit answer, this just cost him around $100.00 a week, there is no way he will get any more of my money, what goes around comes around read more

The food here is not worth the price, my fries tasted like they were left out for an hour and the calamari honestly felt and tasted like rubber. I'm sure if I was a regular who spent stupid money here I would of been treated better, that's how it seemed anyway with some of the guys there, but I'm honestly not gonna go back to even try. I also overheard some of the workers talking about the owner on my way to the bathroom and from what they were saying he sounds like a real jerk, last thing I want to do is support someone who doesn't know how to treat his employees. read more

Just bad service, the sirloin steak is pretty small and it cost 20$. The sweet potatoes is okay. The drinks are good though. Like here atmosphere and feelings. read more

Visited this place for a work function on a Thursday evening. If you're wanting a simple place to hang out for an evening with some friends to shoot some pool and have a few drinks this place isn't bad at all. I agree with the previous reviewer that they have quite a unique selection of beer. The food arrived quick, the waitresses were nice, orders were on time during the busy hours so what more could you ask for? I'm only giving 4 out of 5 stars because a few of the tables could use an upgrade/replacement. read more

Looking at all the good reviews, I should expect "The Metro" to be an awesome place! However, that is not the case :( My Friend Warren, and Girlfriend Amanda went there on Monday September 10 at around 18:00 hrs. The server was prompt at first, and then diminished in frequency to our after that. Our food was Good, except Warren's Poutine Fries were over deep-fried. We waited around for ever for the bill, and to top it off, when we were in the parking lot getting into our vehicles, an employee of "The Metro" came outside and yelled to us "Did You pay for Your pool?" (meaning did we pay for billiards), we did not play any billiards, however the method she chose was both embarrassing and offensive. To top it all off, after I yelled back stating "We never played any pool", she yell replied "Are You sure?". The food is good, the service lacks :( read more

After the first What The Truck of the season, the Hubba Hubby and I were looking to explore to fill our stomachs just a little more, and to extend our date night. We remembered that we wanted to try Metro and were only a few blocks away so we checked it out. Love the fact that there's on site parking, LOTS of space in the restaurant and a pretty full menu. We put our names on the list for pool, deciding that we'd play if our number came up before we were ready to leave. And with how long service took, you think that we would have gotten some pool in... but our number came up right when we were done (well, we were done before that but it took a while to flag down our waitress). The service was so lacking it was unfortunate. It took (what seemed like) forever for our waitress to come around each time. The beer selection is good, which was perfect, as I was really in the mood for one. I had one of their concoctions of lemonade and beer, which I thought would have been perfect for a sunny Saturday... but it was flat and disappointing. I would skip it next time and just order a bottled bevie and save the summer treat for home. We shared dessert - mini donuts that didn't disappoint (mind you, I really hope that mini donuts never disappoint!) as they even came with caramel and chocolate dipping sauces. We won't be back - I'm a huge fan of great service and we definitely didn't receive that there. If you're looking for a place where you can just hang out, enjoy some eats and some pool in a relaxed environment, then I'm sure it's a great spot. But for a quick trip to end off a date night, we'd skip it and just have dessert ;) at home! read more

Let me preface this by saying that I don't play pool so that's not why I come here. I belong to a group that requires a lot of meetings and a good portion of a lot of those meetings are held here. It's downtown but in a great location, it has it's own free parking and it's huge inside making it ideal for large groups. I don't often eat here but when I do the food is always excellent, one of my friends won't stop talking about the wonton soup (and I see another review here say that all soups are done from scratch, which makes them even better in my books!) so that's definitely next on my list. There's nothing on the menu that you won't find in any other places but it's all really really good. The only downside is the service, it's really inconsistent. It's never been enough of an issue to bother me but if you like a pub with really attentive, quick service than you may not like it here. read more

Discovered at a a Yelp event and had a great time. The pool hall is large and has free parking which in downtown is a big plus. Didn't eat but those around me seemed to enjoy their food. I chose to have a liquid dinner from the large beer selection and although they didn't cater to my particular tastes in beer they did have a good selection. read more

I came here for Edmonton's first CMYE. The Metro Billiards room is a generalization of a simple local bar with a pool table kinda place. They've extended it to several pool tables, probably 12 or so? It's really quite spacious and even for a Wednesday night, pretty occupied with passionate pool players chalking their cues for their turn. I think on a couple of occasions I actually heard people clapping and that kind of jazz which, I thought to myself, probably meant a lot in a pooler infested room like this. It's really the best place to come and play pool, that I have seen in Edmonton so far (Granted, that I have a limited knowledge of the city). Now, given that I'm not nearly as excited about pool, I found that the rest of the place is quite okay. I think they had a pretty long list of beers, and from what I could tell - some awesome varieties; so I was quite impressed. The food was the basic chain-bars-across-America kind of stuff. A few salads, a few finger foods, a few burger-like options and some other fusion varieties. Not to say that I didn't like my Chicken Cobb Salad - it was yummy, especially since I asked for the ranch dressing on the side. I think most people enjoyed what they ate. I also got a chance to try the potato skins and they were yummy and didn't feel too greasy. The location is perfect for big groups. The pool area is sort of half the whole bar area, with the rest of it being seating for the regular bar goers. The music can be heard, but given that it's such a big space, it's not all encompassing. That's what makes it kinda a good place. read more

Big pool hall. This facility caters to many different types of clientele.ranging from students to corporate types.The tables are fairly well-maintained.I attended recently as part of a corporate team event. Pretty good service from the drink servers. The snacks were pretty standard pub fare. The facilities still has a pretty funky smell to it probably stemming from much spilled drinks and years previously when smoking was allowed. read more

After being here three times now (twice back in Sept, and then once in Dec) I have to unfortunately give Metro my real opinion... The IDEA of the place is great - drinks, pool, pub food... but in REALITY, what you receive is SLOW service and smelly facilities. Was very disappointed. Food was too pricey for what you received, and we were basically ignored by the curly haired server. You can tell she doesn't enjoy working there. But we can't blame her! read more

Very reasonable all things considered. It's the only place that comes to mind to shoot pool in downtown #yeg. Good food, good service and we had no trouble grabbing a table on a Friday night. EAVB_UFWCLUXLCB EAVB_BUGHRSYGWS read more

Waitress broke the plates and spilled drinks and food on me and my belongings. That was not a huge issue for me. But their website contains false advertisement regarding Ladies Night $5 cocktails and drinks. NO cocktails was $5 and they said that they didn't have time to change the website yet. Two special drinks were $5.75. The staff who answered my call and the waitress that night were both ambiguous as to how the Ladies Night worked. It's free for ladies but if guys join at your table, it's half off only for everyone. In addition, the waitress made it sound like we would be able to get one FREE table because of the accident earlier but later charged us the table. Overall, we didn't have a great night because we felt the place, particularly the business management, was shady. Would HIGHLY recommend avoiding, there are plenty of other awesome pool places. read more

Pool tables are great. Well maintained for the most part. Food has improved in the last 7 years. Prices may be slightly higher than nearby competitors. Very nice beer selection from around the world. Also a little pricey. I really like this room as it holds a lot of memories for me. However, to get that last star means a lot of improvement in the presence of their service and fresh new weekly promotions to contend with Pint and Canadian Brewhouse. read more

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS PLACE! The mozzarella sticks are to die for, I'll go back just for those! Really affordable too, pool is only $6 an hour, and the food and drinks were all great prices too! They have such a large selection of beers as well which is super awesome! Tried a local beer that the waitress recommended and I loved it! Just wish I could remember the name. We had great service as well, our waitress Jen was great, she was really personable and super nice, hope to get her again when we go back! 10/10 will recommend this place! read more

The metro's a good place if you like pool. There are lots of tables here, but you pay by the hour, and it's not cheap. I prefer a place where you can go for a bite to eat and a drink, then pop a loonie in the table if you want to play a game or two. Metro doesn't have a whole lot of ambiance. It's a spacious pool hall, so lots of green, bright lights, and ball-knocking; competitive guys vying for beers and bragging rights. If I come here, I like to sit away from the pool in these giant, comfy round booth tables. The service is very fast. Chop-chop ... these waitresses know how to beetle! The menu's pretty good. I'd say a 4 out of 5. There are lots of good appies to choose from at a reasonable price and the beer is cold. read more

The Metro - Metro appies are good. Photo courtesy of blog.canoe.ca. - Pool Halls Near Me - Edmonton, Alberta

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Awesome place to come and casually hang out with friends! The space inside is huge, with lots of pool tables. That being said, there can be quite a long wait to get in a table and actually play so be prepared to sit down and wait for a while. Parking is available, but the private lot fills up fast. Luckily, there's lots of street parking around too! (I love a downtown place that doesn't require me to pay for parking, I really do). Huge drink selection! Also lots of food choices. I didn't get anything to eat, but it all looked and smelled pretty good. Service is very slow and sporadic though. Basically, just be prepared to wait. And also to frantically flag down a server if you want something. All in all, a great place to come for a slow night out. read more

This pool hall is a bit more trendy than other places and the tables are kept in pretty great shape. Unlike some places, you pay by the hour here and that usually works out pretty well if you plan on staying a while. You can get in plenty of pool games for a good price. The food is OK, but it's more about the drinking and pool here. The service is great too. The waitresses waste no time getting your drinks and they rush the food out for you. As people get older and realize that clubs are pretty repetitive, they slowly find that places like this one are perfect to spend your weekends. read more

I have to echo many of the comments below that this place has great pool and pub food, but awful service. Tables and cues have always been in great condition in my experience. For a place focused on billiards they are doing that right and taking care of their equipment. I'm a fan of their food and they do all the pub standards well, and have some nifty additions like those cinnamon mini donuts you can get at carnivals. The issue is that service is consistently very slow...which is annoying enough under normal circumstances, but amplified by the fact that you pay for tables by the hour so it literally costs more money the worse the service is (unless you plan on staying there for hours regardless). The staff also refused to split our pool cost between my group last time I was there, which I am certain was just inconveniencing us for the sake of laziness on their part, as I had gotten it split in the past so I know they are capable of it. read more

We ordered take-out from the Metro tonight and the food and service were amazing! We got the Chicken Parmesan Meal for two and it would have easily fed four!! We also ordered a side of meatballs and they were so delicious (my favourite). Would FOR SURE recommend this family run business!!! 5 stars!!! read more

I have been going here since high school to play pool and enjoy the food and environment. AND WOW, this place has really improved. They cleaned up the place, especially the pool tables now the table cloths are clean and there arent dirt pieces that ruin your games. Another big change i saw was the food menu, they changed the design of the menu and also added a few new items. I always end up getting their nachos cause its a basket full of awesomeness. And another favorite are the poutines they added to the menu. I tried the regular, and was very satisfied buy the amount given and the taste, but i have yet to try the other 3 they offer. Overall this is just a great place to go hang out and enjoy the environment. read more

This was supposed to be an awesome night. I live in łn Toronto, and I'm back in Edmonton so rarely, so was very excited to go out with my brothers and my dad. I was very disappointed with the service at the front when I tried to pay for our pool. She was rude and not helpful. I won't come here again. Won't come back. read more

As a pool hall it is among the best in the city. The selection of alcohol is credible, they may as they claim have the largest selection of beer in Edmonton. The back bar is well stocked, and for the most part the bartenders do know how to make real cocktails. The food is above average for pub food, don't expect miracles, it is a pool hall. The ambience is good for both the lounge and pool hall areas. The service exceptional when in the lounge. Though when playing pool, after a few visits the staff tends to leave you amongst your balls and pockets. I truly do not understand the discrepancy between the lounge and pool hall areas. read more

Have been going weekly for 20 years to play pool. Continues to decline. Poorly managed. Looking for new place with friendlier management and staff. read more

Went for lunch on April 23th. We had a lunch of appetizers. Nachos, chili chicken wings and mozzarella sticks. Not the greatest selection for lunch but I loved it. The atmosphere is great. It's adult oriented so NO kids. The location is great but the parking lot sucks. It's one of the better pool halls in Edmonton and a popular lunch time hangout. Service is good and friendly and there is a great collection of beer to choose from. read more

I'll admit that I was here rather early in the day, only because I had a meeting at Latitude 53 next door, which I was waiting for to open. The place is huge and full of pool tables at reasonable hourly and daily rates. There are also plenty of tables to enjoy food and drink - of which there is much. I was impressed with the beer selection, especially how many fruit beers were available, although my server clarified that the drink list can get out of date and the best way to pick a beer is to just look at their cooler. The food menu is also quite large and prices seem reasonable. Service was very friendly and warm, even though I was only having a coffee. It was a Saturday morning, so there were some breakfast specials too. However, service was also a bit slow. It took around ten minutes for me to even be noticed after I came in and sat down. When I was ready to leave, my server was nowhere to be found so I paid at the bar. I would like to come back here for a meal some time, although I fear I could be in for a wait. read more

Been here for a couple of parties and each time I found it to be underwhelming. The food is my biggest issue. The nachos were stale and most of the cheese was stuck to the paper. I also tried the calamari and it was the most disgusting calamari I have ever had. The pieces were huge chunks, difficult to chew and swallow. I lost my appetite real quick. I do not recommend the food here. read more

Food is great. Soups are from scratch. Good lunch specials. On par or better than a good number of the go to places in the down town core. You will also not leave hungry. Staff are friendly and generally able to attend to your order soon after arriving. They are set up well to enjoy a great meal and finish a few racks. read more

If you don't mind waiting a ridiculous amount of time to actually get served by waiting staff that forget the orders, then this is the place for you, it's embarassing, food is okay though, for standard pub fair - will not be back, life is too short! read more

If you're not going there to play pool; skip it. There's nothing exciting or great about this place. Bar chairs are old and rickety - I was pretty sure my boyfriend was going to go ass over tea kettle at one point. We went for Sunday night football, beer and nachos. We got two out of three.. Beer selection was adequate (in bottles, draft was seriously lacking) and football was definitely on, but the nachos were cold, the cheese was barely melted and for $17 I expected way, way, WAY more food than what we received. Hardly the 'best nachos in Edmonton' as they so proudly display. (For a GREAT Sunday night nacho experience go to Hudson's) There also was no drink specials on Sunday night which is odd and kind of bad planning on their part.. Sunday isn't exactly a popular night. The reason? The bartender told us they were in the process of changing their menu.. (what that has to do with drink specials, I'll never know.) Their menu was big - a lot of selection.. Which is good AND bad because I always wonder with a menu that large if they can do ANYTHING really well or if everything is just average. I always feel by page 5 of a menu that something's not right. I won't be going back to find out. The crowd there is.. interesting.. There's a combination between pool playing peeps who keep to themselves and then there's the reject "I work here" crowd which are loud, obnoxious and generally irritating. Our server/bartender was the pits. She was either stupid or new.. In either case she only spoke to my boyfriend (which is just plain rude) and didn't realize that Stella was not a twist off.. the second time she brought me one. Anyway, it wasn't the place for discerning tastes. There's a lot of potential here but it's doubtful it'll ever be met. If you aren't expecting decent service or don't have taste buds, you'll do just fine here. read more

The wor wonton soup is probably the best wonton soup I've had. BF had the veggie burger: had a bite, it was delicious! Can't wait to return and try more of the menu. Good place to shoot some pool as well. read more

Huge selection of beer, lots of recent renovations, food is great!

I like the big screen TV's, lots of them, nice seating at the bar. Good food. May need a reservation on game night. read more

Service was great, food was amazing and all the pool tables was a really cool feature. I ordered the beef dip even thoughi dont usually eat beef it was one of the best dishes ive ever eaten. Only thing i can say i did not enjoy was that they only had air dryers in the bathrooms to dry your hands no paper towels. read more