The Pint

Don’t go here. I’ve been here multiple times, and it consistently takes over an hour to get your food. The latest visit was especially offending. Let me relegate my story.
We got there at 6:45 on Taco Tuesday, and immediately ordered our beer and tacos. The beer came. The tacos didn’t. So we ordered another beer, and they came. Again, no tacos. After an hour, we excitedly see our tacos come out, only to go straight to another table that came half an hour after us. We tried to cancel our food and leave, but nobody could even find our bill. Turns out our waitress left without telling us, or putting another server on our table!
We left and went to home & away across the street and it was amazing!

Went here for brunch & it was laughably terrible. The quality was just so poor. I honestly wish they wouldn’t have attempted to make breakfast food here.
I got the veggie eggs Benedict & the guacamole was clearly from a package. Not sure what the hollandaise sauce was made from, but it tasted awful. The tater tots were the best part of the meal… And that’s saying a lot.
Honestly, I felt bad for the waitress. She was perfectly nice. She gave us free refills on our coffee, which she didn’t have to. Note: they only have Keurig coffee…
I’d love to say we only walked away with a funny story. But my friend is currently in the bathroom :/​
I’d stick to another joint for brunch if I were you.

The Pint has a distinctly passive-​aggressive management style. Worst pub Ive been to in Calgary. Our waitress didnt come to our table for 45 minutes. When I asked the bar staff for a manager he said they didnt want to serve one of the people at my table but offered me and my friend a last drink. I have talked to at least 2 other people with a similar experience. I will never return to this authoritarian pub again.

I don’t know why this has bad reviews, every time I’ve been the service is decent, food is good.
Nothing off the charts, but not bad, either.

We made reservations through their online form and got a friendly quick response from the manager. Unfortunately we were late. Some of the guests arrive and informed me when they got there they weren’t treated very well. They were told our table was given away (understandable) … they waited but were ignored the whole time. We decided to go somewhere else.
Not sure if I’d be willing to give them another chance because of this.
–Update–
A few months after my initial review (April 14^th, 2014) I received a message from the manager of the establishment. He proceeded to apologize and let me know there would be an event to try and win us over. I have yet to hear back (over a year later) and so my review still remains, 1-​star. Probably forever.

Food was okay. Waitress was terrible though, seemed really miserable. I tipped her well, thinking she was just having a bad night, but she wasn’t thankful at all. She just took the money without a word and walked away. Not going again.

The waitress was great, a bit loud inside. An appetizer was enough. Dry chicken fingers and salty poutine. The gravy is water, brown colouring then add salt till it thickens to resemble a gravy. Short beer list and I guess being after the weekend the beer I ordered came back as being out. The location is OK found parking nearby. The rooftop is OK if you could get one of the few seats beside the wall.

Good food and who would complain about beer? The waitress we had could of been a lot better as it wasn’t that busy at the time.

Nothing to complain about or to celebrate. Good enough selection and the Sunday evening I went in, it was packed but the rounds were coming quick. the female bartender was absolutely lovely and quick with my waters (I was driving) and asking if we needed anything else. The two men who came in behind the bar a cuple hours after we got there though seemed really irate about how rowdy everyone was being (in a bar, heavens could you imagine?) even though it really wasn’t that wild in there. Was a group of singing irishmen in the corner but no one seemed to mind that, the tables adjacent to them had joined it lol! Haven’t seen the patio nor tried the food, but I’d deifnitely be back. great location and nice enough staff.

Went for game 5 canucks vs flames. Only seating was on the roof top patio. Every heater on the patio was out of propane which was unfortunate since the bar was to capacity including the patio which was quite cold. Went downstairs for standing room and couldnt get a drink. There was no smoke pit so we went outside for a smoke during intermission and then were told they had to let 20 people out before the two of us could go back in. Missed the second half of the game because of it. Staff was rude as hell wont ever go back

I’ve had three separate experiences at The Pint, which I will now attempt to combine in one review. In general the pub is okay, but I would still never pick this place to come to even though it’s the closest to where I live. Mostly this is because of their usual crowd, lack of craft beers and general atmosphere — the food and service has generally been fairly good.
The first time we went there for wings and a drink on a casual weekday night. The clientele was pretty much all guys sitting around the bar watching sport on the tvs, and appeared to be very much the ‘tradie’ crowd. To the point that as a blonde girl walking past I felt their eyes on me and as a group of two guys and two girls, felt a bit out of place. The waitresses here wear so much makeup, but the service was really good and I really enjoyed whichever of the spicy wings I had. And the blue cheese dipping sauce it came with. Having said that, I’m a big craft beer lover and there is no beer on their menu (tap or bottled) that I would pick to drink, which seems ironic at a place called ‘The Pint’. I do enjoy their Caesars as a result, and the fact that they come in a boot shaped glass. While I did enjoy the wings, I probably wouldn’t pick this place for wings over any other as I didn’t really enjoy the vibe/​atmosphere.
The second time I stopped by with a few friends on a Saturday night for a late night drink (around midnight from memory). Our ID was scanned on the way in (a first to happen to me in Calgary), and as soon as we walked in I wanted to leave. The place was packed out, but it was full of what I can only try and describe as a tacky, drunk 18 year old dance club crowd. Sadly, I think everyone was well over 18. We poked our heads up the stairs and it was exactly the same. We then tried to use the bathroom but there was a big drunken queue. We quickly left.
The third time, I came here as part of a bigger group on a Tuesday around ¾pm only a week ago and the place was pretty much completely empty. The table service was pretty good again, and again I had Caesars given the beer menu. This time we tried food off their full menu, and I had the beefshires — beef Yorkshire puddings. I really liked them! It could have come with more of the horseradish sauce but I still really enjoyed them.

The inside of this place is decorated like a college bro’s dorm room, minus the crunchy socks. The place is filled with mostly post-​college looking bro’s wearing sports caps and looming over their pints or table kegs. It’s an average kind of bar, with an average crowd and average drinks on tap. The boot shaped glassware and table kegs are a fun option, especially for a group night out; and the volume is on the higher side so I wouldn’t feel bad about getting a bit rowdy watching a sporting event. Our waitress Zoë was a sweetheart and attentive without hovering and the bathroom was clean.

Initially, I was elated to find out this pub had a range of gluten free sauces and rubs available for the chicken wings. Considerably, less enthused when the waitress told me that all the wings available were breaded. Never again, was not that impressed with the nachos and limp carrot sticks either.

Ever since this place has gone under new management & service this place has gone way down hill, the service is as slow as can be & the new female «not to be sexist» bartenders have started it seems as if they try way to hard to get there tips & the general servers are as slow as could be, tonight it took over 30 mins to to get two orders of wings & too add it all up when the wings got to us they where mediocre at best it’s far to this place has gone to the bottom of the barrel at best.

Took over 15 min for my server to get her pen and note pad, the place was practically empty. Even though I had stated I was on a time crunch. Then took over 20 min to get a plate of raw veggies that were not even washed, and cold fries and chicken strips. Bad service and rude servers.

Ouuu, the Pint appears to be at a rough spot on Unilocal.Why so? My previous experiences here have been ok that I’ll throw it’s name out whenever me and my friends deliberate on where we want to loiter and drink at on 17^th ave.
While I don’t have the attention span to identify The Pint’s beer selection in comparison to the other beer houses and pubs in the area, I’ll say this. Wednesday nights… IS WING NIGHT, all of this man’s four stars are solely invested in The Pint’s bourbon rub chicken wing. GET IT. GET 20 or 30 of it. Then call me because I’ll be there in an instant to help you kill that pile of bourbon-​y goodness.

So this is a decent bar with decent drinks at decent prices. That’s not a wining endorsement, I know, but I can’t think of another way to describe it. To be honest, the place doesn’t stand out in my mind in any way. The clientele are the usual bar-​going crowd, the waiters and waitresses wear very tight clothing in black, and the drinks could be stronger for the price. It seems like every other bar of that style on 17^th or around.
Granted, that doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy it. The drinks come in boots and the space (especially the patio) is nice and comfortable. On the second floor on the weekends there is a DJ and some space to dance so not a bad time.
I’m just saying that you shouldn’t expect to be wowed by this place, and I wouldn’t travel to go here. However, if you’re in the area and need a spot to get a drink, this isn’t a bad place to go. Sometimes, it’s ok to be average.

The pint has a great patio on their third floor. Not much for a view unless you get some prime seats in the side. There is only 1 TV up there so stay inside if your hoping to catch a game.
Service has always been meh. Sit at a table instead of at the bar. I have had a few bartenders basically forget about me while being in their care.
Wednesdays get busy because if ½ wings and $ 29 table kegs.
Until they can train /​get better bartenders and servers they will never peak over 3 stars.

The service here is mind-​blowingly slow. 20 minutes just to place my drink order and another 10 to recieve it. my glass was empty over half the night. Service staff is obviously hired for thier looks and not thier skills. The glasses brought for the table keg were filthy and we had to ask for new ones 3 times before i just went to the manager. I would strongly suggest avoiding this establishment. it is a complete disgracde to the service industry.
I would give it zero stars if that was an option

I’ve been here a couple times now because a friend lives just down the street and although the good is decent (standard pub fare) the service is where they have completely lost me.
My second last visit is the only time we’ve have good service and the waitress went out of her way to have fun, tell some jokes and make it enjoyable when there were other factors out of her control. I would go go back if I knew she would be my server everytime but that never happens.
The last visit it took me over 10 minutes to get a water that was supposed to have no ice and a menu. Actually had to ask twice for a menu. Also had to order my food twice cause they forgot what I wanted (only had 3 ingredients to remember…) and then only came back once to fill up my water when I had to get another waitress to fill it in the meantime.
Now I know, you’re probably sitting there like this guys high maintenance blah blah, I was at the bar in front of a pop gun and only ordered 3 things, water, coffee, omelette. It took over an hour to get food and most of that was me waiting for buddy to come back around. It was busy, but not to the point where anyone was slammed.
Gave them more than enough opportunities to win me over.