Jack Astor’s Bar & Grill

Standard Jack Astor’s fare. The service was decently fast and friendly. I got the chicken fingers, which were tender and delicious. It was nice that they let us sub in caesar salad for the frees at no charge. I tried a bit of the steak, which wasn’t as good as I remember it being. The Texas Roadkill Chicken Sandwich was «blackened» (aka burnt). I wouldn’t recommend it. Nor would I recommend the Wake N Bacon Chicken Club, which featured coffee crusted bacon. It was probably the first time I gagged after eating bacon.

Very loud on this Friday night. Just the roar of the crowd. You can picture the scene.

+ Cool bar and nice dining area, good food
— Place can get noisy
Went here during the week and it was a little noisy, I can’t imagine what it would be on a Friday or Saturday night. It’s a nice place inside with a cool bar. The waitress was very friendly. They write the time you arrive on he paper table cloth to determine how long you have been waiting, that’s interesting.
I was not sure on the soup and the waitress brought over samples of their beer/​cheddar and asian noodle. I liked the beer cheddar and went with that. It doesn’t have a strong beer taste, very tasty.
We both ordered the chicken fingers and I ordered their famous pan bread. Both were cooked perfectly and the pan bread sitting in a pool of garlic butter.
I would go back here in a heartbeat.

Jack Astor’s Ancaster, Ontario
What we’ve ordered: Sweet Potato Fries, Smoky Jack’s Burger, Chicken Club Sandwich, Vanilla Coke, Holy Smoke Burger, Gaucho Poutine, Caesar salad.
We visited Jack Astor’s about a year and a half ago, it was a different experience then because we went to discuss getting another kitty so we weren’t focused really on the meal or the service. We just couldn’t wait to get our new kitten, Cairo. So we decided to visit Jack Astor’s again, this time with a review in mind.
This restaurant has a tiny parking lot, so it’s hard to tell if it’ll be busy inside or not. We went on a busy Friday evening, and it turned out to be very busy but we were still seated quickly. I love that they write the time of arrival on the table, so you know they care about fast service. We were greeted with our waiter in a matter of minutes, also writing his name on our table, Jordan. This tells us that they are confident about not making many mistakes, especially when they offer a survey afterwards. We will never forget Jordan, he was super friendly, was excited by our meal choices and seemed genuinely interested in making our time great. When a waiter doesn’t have to write down what you order and there are no errors with your meal, that’s impressive. He even offered an upgrade on our meal in a way that didn’t seem like just an up sell. Service in general at Jack Astor’s was the perfect experience; you even get the door held for you.
The menu is somewhat hard to read because the font is too small and there are no pictures. We were surprised because Jack Astor’s has so many very interesting meal choices, but most of them are not described well enough. The menu seems bland and once we found what we wanted to eat, we stopped looking at it. The selection though is great, you can get pretty much anything you want at Jack Astor’s for a reasonable price and the upgrades to combos are unique to this restaurant.
The restaurant was very clean; especially noticeable were the clean picture frames everywhere. The hallway between tables was relatively small and there was a lot of foot traffic; looked like they had the entire staff working that Friday. I don’t understand why having revealing clothing is a uniform in so many restaurants, the miniskirts were frighteningly short and left nothing to the imagination but the shirts had interesting sayings on them. All the Staff were very friendly though to everyone including other staff members and tables that weren’t their responsibility. This restaurant has a fun environment, lots of televisions and fun chalkboard drawings. For being such a busy time it wasn’t too loud in the restaurant, even though it was full of people.
The food that was presented to us, incredible! Like I mentioned before, they don’t advertise enough how special their menu options are; even my Caesar salad was unique! They put some sort of seasonings on it that gives it a tangier taste and they use real bacon and fried onions on top, none of that was even mentioned on the menu. My Husband and I chose the same burger because it had absolutely everything you’d ever want on a hamburger. Served on a pretzel bun; a huge patty and a slab of pulled pork with fried onions and three, thick slices of cheese, this was the ultimate burger. The barbeque sauce they use was exciting and it literally surprised me when I took my first bite. Lucky for me, I even got two top buns! The poutine was unique and it had such a rich taste because of the feta cheese and the spices used. Our only complaints were that the plates were too small for such an epic meal and the poutine wasn’t as warm as it could’ve been but everything had so much flavor, we were not disappointed.
Overall, Jack Astor’s was a wonderful restaurant. We loved the service and the meal so much; we want to return at the earliest convenience. The incredible flavours have us wondering what other great food choices we have for next time. We openly complimented our server, Jordan on the incredibly fast and perfect service we received. Jack Astor’s is doing everything right as a restaurant. Returning will pose a burning question; do you choose the meal you know you’ve enjoyed in the past, or a different option with new possibilities?
Price Range: $ 5.99-$ 24.99
Cleanliness: 10
Atmosphere: 9
Menu Selection: 7.5
Service: 10
Food Quality: 10
Overall Experience: 9.5
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What a fantastic venue, this place for some reason always seems to have great service. The food is always quick, the drinks always cold. It is one of the best chain restaurant locations you can visit.

I can remember going to this restaurant as a kid I absolutely love the place! A dining experience that I will never forget. One of my favourite places to dine in the whole world!

The service and pricing are pretty reasonable at Jack Astor’s and their garlic pan bread is amazing! Not a very wide selection of vegetarian food but the cheese quesadillas are delicious and filling. My boyfriend loves the peppercorn chicken pasta. This is a great place to go before checking out Silvercity movie theatres just down the road. I have been eating at Jack Astor’s for years and have never had any problems. Once I received chicken in my quesadilla and they replaced my order and eliminated the meal from the bill. Very understanding and generous employees.

Since Ancaster is devoid of a bar or restaurant to sit enjoy a beer and watch a sporting event, Jack Astor’s in the Meadowlands is easily your best bet.
Yes, I want my sports bar to play sports on television. Yes, I would like it to be on a television that isn’t 24 inches, which was purchased at a garage sale twelve years ago, that is somehow tucked away in a remote corner of the establishment.
At Jack’s you know you’re going to be able to sit in the bar area, enjoy the company of friends, a wide variety of beer on tap, and of course, several large televisions that have the biggest games of the night on.
The bar staff is also very prompt and friendly, always asking whether you’re in the mood for a bite to eat, a beverage, or both. I’ve yet to attend when I haven’t been impressed by both the service and the cleanliness of the entire establishment.
As a rather large sports fan, when the big game is on, I usually like to hear the play-​by-​play commentary. After all, if you’re a bar and you’re going to have sports on, why have it on mute?!? Every request I’ve made to the bar staff to switch from the music to the game commentary they’ve happily obliged, even when I mentioned if it was going to bother anyone then they need not worry about putting the commentary on. In my opinion, this is just one example of the outstanding service I’ve received countless times at this particular location.
I haven’t ventured into their menu too often, but when I have the food has been good and I’ve yet to really have a complaint about it.
My only reservation is that I find them closing early at times, even going as far as asking patrons to pay when the bar area was almost at capacity.