The Old English Pub

Went for lunch after taking thr 2 ½ cruise. The Bacon, bacon, bacon burger was amazing and so filling. My husband had the Buffalo meat pie and thoroughly enjoyed it. We started off with the mini Yorkshire puddings and we’ll not quite as good as my grandmother’s, they were still very good. We absolutely will go there again if we go back to Gananoque.

Stopped in for their lunch fish & chips. Absolutely fabulous! One of the best F&C I’ve ever had. Lunch for two $ 14.99 with generous portions. Wife swapped her chips for Caesar salad. While 30 min. Away for us Fishy Friday’s at this place will likely become a habit! Very welcoming service was a bonus.

Very nice little pub. Was very busy when we got there but service was still very quick. Only thing I didn’t like was my white wine was room temperature. White should be cold. Waiter offered me ice but that is taboo too. Otherwise very delicious lunch.

Your standard English style pub, unfortunately, the pub fare was less than standard. Had the Steak and Ale pie: would not have it again. The wife had the Main Street burger: same story. Can’t comment on the beers, because we went for lunch and didn’t have any.
I would give it 1 star, but the service was good, and the prices were reasonable. There are better pubs closeby.

The first thing you notice is the musty smell and then you hear all the things they are out of so you order something else and try to make it quick.

Good fish and chips, good beer, good service. Love the old English décor! Would have been 5 star but they didn’t have halibut fish and chips, and had to substitute haddock.

Went there around 7:30pm. Not many other places open at that time. They ran out of three appetizers that I would have preferred, so I went with what was left — sliced lamp and Yorkshire pudding. Food and Merlot were good quality. Warm service and décor were also a plus.

I hate to knock two stars off my last review of this place. Especially because the food is really good. But we had an experience that made us not want to come back.
Our waitress seemed to not care about us at all. After she brought our food, she left without asking if there’s anything else we needed. (ketchup for fries, water or something) We could see her chatting away at the back of the restaurant, seemingly oblivious to the people she was supposed to be serving. Not noticing us attempting to wave her over. After a point, we just gave up.
What makes it worse is that there were only two or three other tables, and there was another waitress who was properly making her rounds.
It began as comical, but just became frustrating. 30 minutes had gone by, and we’d finished our meals (except our fries, still without ketchup, and our drinks still lacking a refill). She eventually came over to get our finished plates.
Seriously, NO CHECKING IN FROM BRINGING THE MEALS TO TAKING THE MEALS AWAY.
So frustrating.

:Friday Night Review
For the sleepy town of Ganaoque, The Old English Pub is a charming little spot to go for a pint, meal or just to unwind.
:Highlights
*Live music on a Friday night
*Friendly, attentive staff
*2 for 1 fish and chip special – surprisingly good too. The fish (cod) was fresh, battered and served on a mountain of chips.
*Decent beer selection. Just tell them what you like, and they’re great at selecting a good beer for you.

Friendly and helpful server. Fish (cod) was fresh with fish n chips and a huge portion. Sweet potato fries were crispy and very tasty. Mixed green salad was full of fresh greens. All around delicious meal! Highly recommend! Will be back!

I had a more than satisfactory lunch experience here with a friend recently. She was enthusiastic about the beer selection which is extensive. We enjoyed the lunch 2 for 1 fish and chips special. Surprisingly busy for a weekday lunch, but service neither rushed us nor was too slow.

The location: We went to this place in September, while staying at a B&B nearby. Up front: I used to work in a pub in Mayfair, London and I love the atmosphere of the traditional English pub which can be considered a British institution — it’s one of a kind. The interior resembles that of an old English pub, with cosy booths wood paneling, a portrait of the man of the century, Sir Winston Churchill and American sports on cable and live music on some evenings. So the best of both worlds, right? All that would have been reason enough for my girlfriend and me to check this place out. Fortunately, the food is also very, very good!
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The menu: Features a broad range of traditional English pub food, from starters and nibbles to Fish and Chips and Burgers. The also had a couple of locally brewed beers on tab, which I had to order a pint of, of course.
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The service: The staff in this place is helpful, swift and kind. We spent two days in Gananoque and had dinner here twice. We are fuzzy with our food so you can tell, we really liked it here. Our waitress remembered us on the second evening, rushed to us, greeted us, cleared a table and even though the place was considerably full, she found time for some small talk, which is always great.
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The burger: Oh yeah! My bacon burger was spot on. It had regular and Canadian bacon on it and the patty was very juicy. The fries were very good as well but I found them not salty enough. However that might even be a bonus as you then can spice them to your own likening. I also helped myself to some vinegar of course which is a must if you like your fries (or chips) the ol’ British way.
My girlfriend is a vegetarian so they offer to swap any meat patty with a vegetarian one, much to her surprise. On the downside, they will charge you $ 2 extra. But hey, offering this kind of service is considerate, you gotta give them credit for that.
The desert: Uh uuuhm. We chose the Apple Pecan Crumble with vanilla ice for dessert (on both evenings), and boy this thing just melts in your mouth.
Very delicious, and overall highly recommended.

Here in Gan for three days. Two dinners and a pub lunch later, we are fans. Genuine pub, well located with good, active service. Will return.

The standards for hospitality in this area of the continent seem to be different from that in my home state of CT. In our area this place would get three stars and everybody would agree its fine, but up here the competition is very weak, so it looks good by comparison. No, it doesn’t look or feel like an English pub, but the food is about what an authentic pub serves. FYI, the English are not renown for their cuisine.
Prices are low and service is good, food and beer just two stars.
Pl

Good food, good service, good selection of beer, friendly staff. Well worth the visit. Arrived late on a Friday night after launching our boat at the municipal marina. Even though we did not get to the pub until 10:45 pm, (kitchen closes at 11). Steak and ale pie was very good, fries were made fresh, caesar salad was very good. Prices were rasonable.

On our way back from Montréal after a jam-​packed New Year’s Ever, my parents and I were looking for a place to grab some good food, beer and be able to watch the World Juniors game. We didn’t need a 40 ft. TV — just a small screen, ideally in colour (so we could tell the Red and White Canada apart from the White and Red Swiss).
I Blackberry Unilocal’d, and got this pub as a suggestion. What a wonderful choice it turned out to be. We arrived at around 5:15pm or so, just as business was starting to pick up. Two servers and one hostess handled all front-​house duties with aplomb, politeness, humour and relative efficiency despite the fact they were balancing some 24+ tables. It was incredible.
The food was incredible. I had the Steak and Ale Pie with caesar salad, and both were great. The caesar was especially worthy of mention. I prefer a more lemony dressing, and this had it. It was light and fresh, while still being creamy. A challenging combination.
My mom had the liver and onions with mash and roasted vegetables and declared it to be perfectly cooked with great flavour.
The prices were reasonable — bordering on ‘cheap’ — not belying the quality of the food.
The décor was nice and English, and still felt brand new. Once this pub has a chance for some natural distressing of the furniture and gets that ‘lived-​in’ pub feel, it’ll be perfect.
Great experience, great service, great food, great price… Hard tp get much better than this, really.

Fresh off a weekend in Montréal, we stopped in Gananoque to refuel. The (cute) girl at the pump named The Old English Pub, and bangers and mash, what a solid suggestion. An oil painting of Winston Churchill over a fireplace greeted us as we entered this truly authentic English pub, replete with burgundy wallpaper and lamppost light fixtures.
But let’s talk fare. I ordered the liver, bacon and onions and was blown away. The lightly-​breaded liver was cooked perfectly, served with mash, roast vegetables and a pile of crispy bacon. We also ordered a pot pie with a delicious crust and shepherds pie. We almost surrendered from the huge portions; it was a wonder our driver didn’t fall asleep at the wheel after lunch — the rest of us sure did.
Obligatory Title Pun: Accept no PUBstitutes!
Menu Readability: Laminated two-​pager with oldstyle text and nuptual headings. And specials on a sandwich board outside.
Need to mention: Lots of great beer on tap: Stella, Hoegarden, Hobgoblin, Flying Monkey, etc. Also, this place was packed at lunchtime on a holiday Monday. Impressive!
What this place teaches me about myself: Just because I’m in Gananoque, I shouldn’t assume the FTR is a lock.