Hudsons Canada’s Pub

I love this place. It was recommended by some friends as a great place to watch the game and it certainly is. There are TV’s everywhere, they have an excellent choice of beers on tap, and the food is great. The biggest difference was how the staff that took care of us. Special thanks need to go out to Danielle and Kennedy for providing us with exceptional service. Right about the time we needed something they were always there.

Our bartender Dan was as efficient as he was handsome. Always have a good time here! Good food, good drinks and most importantly awesome staff!

We went here to watch the grey cup. As a sports bar, it is very good. Lots of TV’s, so not a bad spot in the place. The wings, nachos, and beer were all great. They had some original wing flavours. We has maple bacon. Which I found were not as good as they sounded, but my freind liked them. They could use a bit more variety of beer on tap, but we found an amber ale we liked. And finally, everything was very speedy eventhough the place was busy.

I went in the server was really nice think they picked me a winner, the lady was in her mid 40, I think and good with people Megan i think her name was. Lots of energy i could tell by her just moving around and talking to everyone at tables to see if there doing alright. She stops by mine and ask what would you like sir or something like that and saying how she got my table as well. I was happy. gave me a few options like the Nachos and Caesar, what was the special of day. kind of wanted the Caesar but looked at the menu before going and wanted something different.
I was really hungry so i wasn’t really my self. She was OK with my strong attitude toward her felt like i could be confident but failed at it, ended up ordering a water, she just said alright so you want a water and i said strong something. she said the what?.. Alright let me look for you and see what we have. So i was like alright here it is its the Strongbow. *laughs* thought it would go good with the burger i was about to have.
I said alright can you eat at this time of time? She said «yes you can eat till 12:00 if you like.» I laughed felt a little embarrassed. I said i have card of some sort, she wasnt sure. she just said want me to give a few to decide i am like alright. found it just as she left.
She came back, I said alright so what one of these should i choose «All-​Canadian or Double Bacon BBQ Burger» she said the Double bacon BBQ burger is awesome, I said alright so i will try that and she said do you want the Bison Patty for a dollar extra, i said sure. picked the Poutine fries as well. She said do you want me to add your card to your bill i said sure let do that.
She left, I wait a bit and looked around found out that the TV was a bit too loud and it prob isnt the best place for a date, you normally take a girl to a quit place were she and you can get to know each other not to a place were your looking at the ball game, she the centre of subject. Eyeing the couple in-​front of me seems like there hitting it off even though the guy is really paying more attation to game then the cute girl who is having a date with. just felt it was funny. ether way back to watching the game and waiting for my drink.
After a few she came back and put the drink on my table and water. she said your burger should be out in a few. i said Sorry if i was rude to you, she said dont worry about it your not rude, you are fine. i like this waitress already. smiled and said thank you. enjoy your drink.
I sipped the Strongbow, have to say this is my first time trying one of these felt like it wasnt my cup of tea due to not tasting really like cider more like beer. should of picked the Caesar i told my self. Ether way i finished it with my burger by the end and water.
Ended up getting the burger in time, felt the burger was really good the iceburg was prob the worst part they could of went with a Romaine lettuce to make a little less lettuce on the bun. it was a bit sloppy thankfully there was a few serviettes to clean my self with. the Poutine was really good had real curds!
Ended up eating everything and asking for the bill at the end, cleaning up my stop before i left so the waitress didn’t have to pick up very much, she handed me a debt machine thought to my self there prob not paying her minimum wage lets give her about 50% of a tip what is a bit high showing my bill was only like $ 7.50, I tipped her like $ 3.50 figured it wasnt a high tip. She said thank you and have a good day.
I left and felt like it was a great night.
Pro: Server was good, food was good, drinks were good and good options, and clean place, waitress let me by not just cut in-​front of me, good manners and fun to be around.

Con: Loud ball game, Lettuce on burger.

Great place to watch the game. Better beers than most sports pubs.
Better food, for sure. Bison shepherd’s pie. Delicious.
I was greeted by 3 staff as I walked in. Given plenty of attention. When I had an issue with my dish, the server got one of the managers right away. He was genuinely concerned and settled the matter immediately. Very impressive. Very friendly servers.
Loads of TV screens everywhere. Always a good view.
Bathrooms were clean.
I only wish that the smoke from the outdoors would not waft in a asphyxiate me.
On Friday and Saturday, it turns into a dance club after 9:00 or so. This is kind of inconvenient when you are with a table full of friends and you are asked to move so they can rearrange the furniture. Besides, I hate dance music.
Other than that, it’s a great place to have in the neighbourhood.

Gets packed on the weekend. I haven’t tried the food yet but the drinks were alright. Good music and lively crowd but quite too loud we had to yell at each other. Lotsa TVs. Servers are fun! Got free drinks from a server who asked to do line dance with him.

Not overly impressed with this place. Ordered the fish and chips. I was served an undercooked soggy battered fish. Fries were ok. Girlfriend had the chicken sandwich which ended up being overcooked and dry. Horrible service. Waited for almost 20 minutes for the bill after the table was cleared. Total cost with 2 pints around $ 50. Just a bad customer experience in general. Not sure if I would go back there if they were giving the food away.

Love the staff, location and drinks!
They even have Somersby on tap!!!

This business will continue to do well, simply because of the real estate. It has a great location. But because of this, they serve mediocre food and give horrible service and probably keep getting away with it. The food is standard bar fare, nothing special. My meal was super greasy and salty and I felt very bloated afterwards. Service is very poor. The food took a long time to come out even though the restaurant was practically empty and lots of servers standing around.

They are having a promotion, anytime the temp hits over 23 you get a free order of wings. So it was packed when I met up with my wife and some friends and we had a booth which was rare, but they got there early.
With it being as busy as it was, I can understand that service is going to be hit, so I can’t fault them too much. But my wife had to ask numerous times for her water, not once did it have the lemon that she requested. They didn’t have enough napkins at the table and had to wait a while for them as well.
The wings were good, they’ve added some new flavours, the maple bacon was amazing!

My favs at this place are their peach margaritas and their chocolate peanut butter fried dough dessert. Sooo good.
Its a great happening place to watch a hockey game too.
Only cons I have experienced is when the staff say the «blender is broken» and that you feel like you are sitting in the road with a bunch of fumes when on their patio. lol. I wish they could have a rooftop patio like O2s!

Hudsons Whyte is consistent with the chain’s other locations, which is to say that it’s generally good food, generally served by pleasant staff.
The few negative experiences I’ve had here have been mitigated by understanding management and a desire to make things right, so I really can’t complain.
Hudsons is a great rest stop if you’re strolling down Whyte and in the mood for some boneless wings or a pint!

I had a bison burger with yam fries. Both which were good. Not exceptional but better than most bar burgers. The house drafts are also very good and a great price during happy hour. Service was very good as It was pretty busy. They had the mlb playoffs on which is also a plus

Hudson’s is just a staple place to go. Whether it is the South Common, in the West Edmonton mall or the Whyte Ave location, the food is consistently fabulous. I’ve always had great service and the food is never less than delicious.

Although this location always draws a large crowd, I fail to see the reason why.
Service is a little iffy, but the staff tend to be fairly friendly and conscientious. The bartenders can be abrupt at times (asking for a soda or water can get you a major stink eye on a busy night).
Food here is bland, overlooked, and boring. Very much what you would expect from a bar. Their salads sound good on the menu but are now where near as nice in reality! Fries are usually on the burnt side… Their only saving grace is their nachos.

The best I can do is give this place two stars. The service was fine. The food was the blah, bland pub food you get at many chain restaurants. Started with the pile of onion rings with parmesan beer sauce. These were seved hot and pretty good. Scott had the steak sandwich special. This is a piece of bread (not a whole roll) and a steak served on a plate. Hmmm, don’t know how that constitutes a sandwich? His steak was way over-​cooked and the Caesar salad side was over-​dressed and soggy. I had the angry shrimp salad. I don’t know if the cooks were hung-​over and forgot how to make this dish but my plate was missing the black beans, corn, cilantro, green onions and had four stale tortilla chips as a garnish (see photo). Not very good and the server never bothered to ask why I did not eat my meal.

I stopped by for the Holy Puck spiced ale but was disappointed to find out they were sold out for the season till next years winter season. This is one of my favourite places to eat wings so I stayed. Wednesday is their wing night which is 39 cents/​wing after 6pm.
We started out with happy hour $ 4.00 off Campfire Poutine (see pic) which is a variation on the Canadian favourite. It has cheese curds, gravy, ground beef, bacon, tomatoes, hot sauce, sour cream and green onions. (Reg 13.25). It is probably the best poutine I’ve ever had in Alberta.
At 6pm we founds some new favorite wings like sticky peanut, (subtle peanut flavoured glaze with chopped cilantro)
regular hot and spicy sesame (mildly sweet with mildly hot). Tonight they were on their game and the wings were cooked to perfection with just the right crispiness. The service was standard.
Hudsons, please bring back Holy Puck beer for next years Oiler season!

I look at these kind of bar chains the same way I would look at a two hour flight. As long as I arrive at my destination in decent shape I’m good! No luxury required at all, just make sure the washroom works.
One cannot expect rare craft beer or high calibre cocktails. One cannot expect rare characters the should be captured in book form. One cannot expect discussions about world events or the history of the rare scotch you are drinking. I’m in Hudson’s I’m going to drink a Corona, probably do a shot of shot of crappy tequila at some point and the deepest thing going on here is likely the «ski shot.»
Today I just wanted to look at people play pretty, dance to top 40 (new school and old school music) and hang out with friends. That is exactly what I got and Hudson’s delivered. Knew what I was getting and got!

I usually try to avoid Hudsons but after a team win in the Edmonton Sports and Social Club, we decided to head here because they were the closest sponsors. Yes, free wings and cheap beverages which includes Molson Canadian and Coors Light. But they were out of Molson… (seriously???). Then they didn’t discount the drinks on the bill until we notified the server. Food wise it seems like Hudsons has gotten a bit better but I’ll still avoid this place if I can.

There’s not a lot to say about Hudson’s on Whyte, because it’s just Hudson’s. It looks the way Hudson’s looks and serves the things Hudson’s serves and after two beers is indistinguishable from The Pint and On The Rocks and all the other pubs in Edmonton. This is just how Edmonton does pubs. Nevertheless, we go to Hudson’s because it IS how Edmonton does pubs and since we are from Edmonton, we like that sort of thing. I have no complaints about this bar, but nothing to rave about it either. Hudson’s is homey and tiresome, like your hometown is. You go there and complain that you should be somewhere else, but secretly you love the comfort of familiarity. Both of my younger sisters are servers at another location, and it treats them well, so I appreciate that. Thank you Hudson’s, for being you, like a McDonald’s for grown-​ups.