Pig & Whistle Pub

I caught word that the pig and whistle was under new managememt. I figured I would give it a go with my wife. We were greeted by Tony whom was working the pasta bar. I must say he was very gracious and hospitable. When we sat down I noticed quite a few changes. Alot less clutter and a much better feel of cleanliness.
For our orders I thought I would test Tony and his inner italian. I asked him for a calzone. Without a second of doubt, he asked what I wanted in it, to which I said doesn’t matter, your choice.
What we got was simply one of the best calzone I have eaten. If that was made by a stout Nonna in the backroom I would have believed it. The extra hit of mushroom bechemel really rounded out the bit from the Italian punch inside.
My wife and I were delighted with the food, and the authentic Italian taste. Great job. I will be back for that.

It’s been 3 years since I’ve been here, see my previous post. Thought I’d give it a try on St. Patrick’s Day. Sat down, waited and waited for waitress which wasn’t in sight. No Irish music playing and the Irish ambiance was poor. Got up and left and went to Madison’s where it was packed in same area. This bar needs a «BAR RESCUE». Disappointed but not surprised, don’t waste your time and money going here

Definately one of my favourite pubs in Calgs. They have pool tables, VLT’s, live bands, karaōke, lots of daily drink/​food specials and a great staff! I’ve always liked the way it was set it up and it’s always a good atmosphere. The main reason I came here when I first turned 18 was because this was my Dad’s most recent favourite bar and he also recently passed away, so that might be another reason why I get good vibes in there.
The foods good, you gotta try the pasta bar on tuesdays and saturdays! yum (:

I’ve been coming to the Pig off and on for a few years, and over the past year the service is in steady decline if you are coming during the daytime. The servers are career servers and if you don’t order alcohol with your meal, you get below satisfactory service. The last two servers I had were both brutal, one brunette the other blonde, as they were all about attending to their regulars and paid little attention to those who ordered food. The prices have gone up substantially over the past month, making this place on the bottom of my list for pubs/​restaurants in the Beddington and Huntington area. You’re better off to go to Madisons in the same mall, extremely better décor and atomsphere, and of course much better service and food. If you want to hit the Pig for a pitcher and wings, then that is all I can recommend about this place, this place has changed and I highly doubt I will be visiting again during the day!

Great place for wings Tuesday and Wednesday .20 cents, lots of flavours for any tastes also tried the Thursday night deals on pizza and serious the best I have tasted in a long
time
The service is good and the girls are friendly.

First time here and likely the last. WHAT a dump! It appears as though others do like it as it was busy. Ahhh yes, wing night!
I would call the crowd «colorful». Some for sure needed a bath — sitting by the door helped break up the BO smell only to have that lovely waft of cigarette smoke come blasting in!
I did always wonder though what this place would be like inside and we chose it today solely on location.
The service is deplorable. The waitresses are self-​admittedly clueless and have no idea what is going on. Neglectful of customers and forgetful about the most basic things — drinks, menus X3, napkins X2. Also, one of our batches of wings came out wrong but we ate them anyways. If you like Caesars, do not expect them to come with any pickle, bean, celery or even a lime. But, you will pay a high, fancy price. When you ask politely for a lime for your drink, you will get a look and fruit dryer than the Sahara.
1 extra star for the wings as what did come out were hot and tasty.
We had honey garlic, (should have been sweet chili) lemon pepper, garlic pepper and apple whiskey (fave, smoky and sweet). Have I had better wings, yes, have I had worse, hell yes. See my review on the Blink Monk.
At any rate, we could not wait to get out of there, away from the 80’s metal music, terrible service, the ‘crowd’ and into the fresh air.

Been coming here for over a year, mostly for wing night. Not the usual place I would hang out, but once I had the wings I was hooked. Head here for a fun and relaxed night with a non-​pretentious crowd, I think you’ll enjoy it.
Pros:
So many awesome flavours of wings you won’t know which ones to choose (personal faves are salt & pepper, dill pickle, and apple whiskey — amazing!)
Wing night prices — 20 cents from 2 — 9 pm and 25 cents after 9 pm on certain days of the week (Tues & Wed at the time of this writing)
Nachos are actually pretty damn good and a huge serving
Other menu items are not terrible, just like regular pub food
Beer specials
Pool tables
Karaōke night which is hilarious! You never know who is going to sing with this crowd
Cons:
Pretty far from my house, but might be a good thing because I would gain weight eating those wings and nachos all the time
Service can either be good or meh, different every time but not bad
Depending on the type of person you are, the crowd might turn you off. I like good pub crowds, so this place is alright with me
If you’re looking for fancy food, go somewhere else
I know I’ll be back again, wing night is awesome and karaōke night is fun!

This is actually my usual pub. The sort where I know the servers and they know me. Yeah, the other Unilocalers are right — it’s a weird place. The food is definitely not good (but edible if you’re hungry). The crowd is VERY unpredictable.
But I go to play pool. They’ve got really good tables. The regulars there are often pool leaguers and are really friendly, as it turns out! I’ve made a few friends I really look forward to seeing and my game has improved quite a bit! The bands on the weekend are hit-​and-​miss, but I’ve heard some pretty spectacular bands there so that drowns out the mediocre ones. The crowd is an odd mix of ages, styles, reasons for being there, etc. As weird as it is, The Pig makes for some pretty amusing people-​watching. The drinks are always cheap though, and I’ve seldom had any trouble with service. At the end of the night, the cabs are quick to get there for some reason.
This is a great little pub if you want to live it up a little on the trashy side. Or if you love playing pool.

Clearly I don’t think enough of this place to frequent it, but I have been here about 5 times, which includes a few scheduled events. It’s a bit dark, has a very unpredictable crowd, the service isn’t anything to brag about and on karaōke nights, it’s so busy you hardly have a chance to sing. I certainly have had a good time here, but it’s all about who you’re with in this case.

cheap drinks, service was decent and not a bad place to hang out on game days but wings we’re weak… it’s only $ 0.15 but I’ve been to better places with cheap wings

Service wasn’t that great, we came in and joined friends and we had to flag the server down to order drinks, and again food because she didn’t come over to ask even though it wasn’t very busy.
If you’re not facing the large projection screen then it can be hard to watch the game on one of the smaller tvs, so get there before your friends.
Schooners, yes please!
My wings were over deep fried and extremely dry and crispy, almost no meat left. But they were cheap, and they have some really interesting flavours. Other food had big servings, A side caeser and 10 wings would be more than enough, the half nachos is huge too!

The Pig & Whistle is a kind of strange place to me. It’s located in Beddington Mall and has a liquor store attached to it. It just seems like a really random location for a pub to be.
Not only are they oddly placed, but the place itself is a little odd. It doesn’t really seem like you’re in a pub so much as a sports restaurant. There’s something about the feel that doesn’t give off your regular pub vibe. Maybe it’s the high ceilings, or the lack of ID-​ing, but I almost think minors would be welcome in this place.
That being said, I don’t really mind drinking here. Since the place is so big, and there’s so much to look at, I’ve never really had a boring moment here. Granted, I’ve always had a really funny, interesting waitress serving me, so that definitely adds to the greatness of the experiences.
They don’t have ridiculous prices, but you’re still going to be paying a bit to get a little tipsy. They have plenty of beer and alcohol to choose from, so you’ll never run dry at this place. The Pig is a fine establishment, but doesn’t get the business it deserves because of its location.