Runway 29 Pub

An okay restaurant. Decent breakfast but a little pricey for what you get. Service was okay… Was a bit slow at times. But very friendly.

Don’t buy the Best Western tokens for breakfast… No substitutions… Not even all the hash browns for a slice of tomato… BTW Best Western, I’m trying another place tonight…

Great service and decent food. Good place to hangout to watch a game or catch up with friends.

Had a good experience here with five others. The waitress was quick and didn’t even need to right down any of our orders. She remembered everything and it was all correct. Everyone of us ordered something different and it all looked good and we didn’t have to wait long either. Place has a good view of the now unused Airport so maybe over the years this place will have to change its name.
I only have one gripe about this place. Their wings are a bit pricey though. You get a pound of wings for $ 13 and it looked like there was only 12 – 13 on the plate. $ 1 per wing? Come on man! Maybe there’s a wing night for cheap. Not sure.

Possibly the worst experience I have had at a restaurant in my life.
We came here for breakfast on a weekday morning as we were staying at the Best Western for a business meeting and the front desk suggested it (they are owned by the same owners).
We arrived at 7:25. There was one table of three ahead of us reviewing menus. About 10 minutes after we arrive another table of twocame in… otherwise the place was empty. It took about 15 min to get out 2 teas and a coffee and the waiter brought one spoon. He then took our order for food. By 8:15, we still had nothing to eat and had to leave for our meeting. Somewhere around 7:40 we had told him we needed to be out of there by 8. As we waited, we’d ask him what was going on and he’d just shrug. At one point he asked us if we wanted to pay ahead so we could leave earlier. We said not without seeing some food. Good thing because it never came.
Finally had to give up and leave without having breakfast. The waiter offered a weak apology.
One of our party members (there were 3 of us) went back up a few minutes after we left as she forgot something. The waiter saw her and said «oh there is food now if you are still interested». Um no.

This place treated us terribly. We were asking the server about certain items on the menu and she was no help. She was really rude and told us to just order.
I have never left a place before but this girl was too much. She was no help and just turned us off completely so we left. The reason I did not give this place 1 star is because I have heard good things about it and don’t think its fair to judge the entire place on one person who may or may not have been having a bad day.
I will go back one day and give it a proper review based on everything else.

I went to Runway 29 for brunch one Sunday after reading a review saying that they do breakfast better and cheaper than nearby Smitty’s in Kingsway Garden Mall. When we sat down (at around 11:30am) and received lunch menus, my girlfriend and I were a bit disappointed. We’d come here for the promise of a good brunch.
We asked the server about brunch and she said, «We normally stop serving breakfast at 11, but I’ll ask the cook if he’d be willing to make something for you.» After consulting with the cook, she returned with a breakfast menu for each of us.
While the prices were more or less the same as those at Smitty’s or Denny’s (contrary to what I had read), the food was of better quality.
Generally, I don’t think of pubs as good places for breakfast, but Runway 29 does it well, perhaps because it’s situated in a hotel (I believe the pub’s kitchen also serves room service orders). I ordered a back bacon omelette and my girlfriend ordered the steak and eggs (which is the most inexpensive steak and eggs I can think of… I almost ordered it for myself, as well).
Both of us were very satisfied with our meal. In fact, my girlfriend was unable to finish her food, and had to have it packed up to go.
There was a problem with the steak being cooked incorrectly, but it the error was handled quickly and with the grace that a restaurant should have when responding to any problem with the food.
While Runway 29 doesn’t win any points for it’s décor — it looks like a bit like a small town bar, with sports on the TVs and VLTs in the corner — the huge windows provide wonderful natural light for early birds coming in to grab breakfast.
If you’re in the area and you’re looking for a good breakfast, skip the line at Smitty’s and head across the street to Runway 29 Pub.

Located near the city airport, this little pub is not a place I’d normally go, but I ended up here once after a crazy stint of Christmas shopping at Kingsway Garden Mall across the street and we were starving when we headed back to the car and Runway was right in front of us. For this reason, I enjoyed the place more than I might have on any other occasion. We climbed the stairs to the second-​storey pub, were promptly seated and collapsed onto comfy leather couches, leaving our bags at our feet. There was a fire going, and the place was dimly lit and soothing after the fluorescent mall lighting. We ordered comfort food. Beef dip, Caesar salad, fries, cold beers. The meal was satisfying and filling. After another beer, we felt a bit rejuvenated and decided to stick around and play darts and pool at the opposite end of the bar. It wasn’t that busy, and the full 360-​degree panoramic view on the second floor had a beautiful view of the skyline as it changed colours and got dark. There were pretty white Christmas lights all around us. It was the perfect evening to unwind and get into the holiday spirit.