Hilltop Restaurant and Pub

If you’re looking for a place with good service to get a cold beer and watch the game– this is it. No, it’s not a fancy place, but the prices are good and the specials are great when they have them. The food is exactly what you expect for pub food, greasy, large portions, and delicious (the full size nachos order is enough for 3 or 4). The bar tenders are the loveliest people and if you go a few times, address you by name.

It’s kind of hard to judge a bar based on Halloween weekend. Everyone was dressed up and super crazy. The band was excellent. People were dancing. Our server was slammed, so quite often we would go up to the bar to get our own beers. $ 5.25 per pint. Not the greatest beer selection.
Did not try the food.
It’s kind of an old looking bar and there’s really no décor. The bathrooms were clean and stocked.
That’s about it.

POOR SERVICE and SO RUDE! This server made us leave immediately after we ordered 3 shots and 3 jäger bombs. She only used 1 can of redbull on ALL three jägerbombs so of course we asked for a bit more and she became completely defensive and felt like we were criticizing her. After trying to explain that wasn’t the case and we just wanted more red bull, she wanted to charge us $ 4.50 for an extra can. Tired of arguing, we agreed to this ridiculous charge, and she SLAMS the can on the bar. When we asked her to pour it for us, she went ballistic and told us to get the fuck out (isn’t it her job to pour us drinks? Pretty sure you shouldn’t be swearing at your customers). We left feeling really embarrassed for NO REASON of our fault! Also, we were charged over $ 50 for only 6 shots, what a RIP OFF! NEVER RETURNING HERE UNLESS SHE LEAVES!

Exactly what I expect from a dive bar — dark, sort of older décor, pool tables, and VLTs. There are several TVs broadcasting sports that were turned out pretty loud to the point that it was hard to carry on a conversation. The menu is quite decent though, and the steak sandwich is excellent: tender and flavourful, but I wish the fries were a bit better. They were kind of meh and average. Prices are good, and it’s a fun place to come after work to shoot a few rounds of pool. I think there is live music here on a regular basis as well.

Your typical dive bar, Hilltop has a couple of pool tables, some VLTs, a punching bag machine, and what looks like a small area for live music. Dark, gloomy & outdated as expected, it does have outdoor seating if you care to avoid the dreariness of inside.
Like many places similar to Hilltop, they have junk out in the open that should be stashed away where customers can’t see them. Some of the clientele is definitely on the sketchy side, so don’t say I didn’t warn ya!
I Heart Edmonton

My husband and I used to go to the Hilltop all the time when we lived right around the corner. It’s just our sort of place – no pretense, good pub grub, and solid service. We were regulars at Tuesday trivia night, but they stopped last fall for hockey season and didn’t pick it up again (as far as we know). We loved cutting up with the owner and staff, too. We still go there whenever we need an excellent burger, and it’s one of the few bars in Edmonton where you can have a conversation without having to yell over the music.

This pub is close to my house, so I go time to time. Their food is decent– the norm pub food. However their burgers I would say are above average. Loaded– huge and very filling. I have yet to finish one. I will say they have pretty good pizza too, but it does take awhile for them to make.
The atmosphere is pretty relaxed, always pretty steady in there.
I will say that the manager is very nice– My boyfriend and I happened to be there on a Tuesday evening and they have trivia night, which we weren’t aware of… Alot of regulars come out for this from what I could tell. The manager came around and told us about it and asked if we were interested, we had nothing planned so we stayed for it. I can’t say that we were pros at trivia, but the manager helped us, probably because we were new, and it just so happened that with a little help we won! $ 50 GC to come back. We have been since a few times– enjoyed it each time.
I will say that there is one waitress/​bartender that I am not fond off, just isn’t very friendly like the rest. You could even say border line rude.