Failte Irish Pub

Garbage… Unless you’d prefer to get drunk, not worth eating here. I imagine the cook must be 12 yes old and just wants to get home to play his Xbox. The food was burnt and the fish tasted like a carnival corn dog mash up of undercooked fish and gooey batter. Mmmm yum… Can I have some more please.

This is my go-​to bar in the KW area. Some might call in a hole in the wall but it’s just the perfect pub. During the summer, they have the patio open but for the remainder of the year, seating is indoors. It isn’t the biggest pub so seating is limited giving the pub a cozy atmosphere. Tuesday nights are trivia nights with a wing special. By far, my favourite night to go to. The crowd is great, the trivia master is hilarious and the service is amazing. The bar has specials almost every day and so you can pick and chose which nights work best for you. The pub does have one large TV and 4 smaller ones so it’s not your big time sports bar but if you wanna enjoy a game or match with a small group, it’s an ideal spot to check out. The best wing flavours are: Dry Cajun, Hot and Honey, Chilli Lime and Ultimate Sriracha. Other recommended menu items include, Fries, pickled spears and their burgers. The menu is the same as Molly Blooms closer to the university.

Excellent pub, with one employee that ruined the experience for me and my friends.
On the night of Saturday September 12, 2015 three of my friends and myself were disgusted with the attitude of the bouncer on duty to the point where we will never be returning. The bouncer this evening (at roughly 12:30am, so technically Sunday the 13^th) was one of the most sour, unpleasant individuals I have ever had the displeasure of interacting with. Upon entering the establishment through the front door (no bouncer was present outside of the establishment) we were immediately (and very roughly) asked «where is your ID?» by the bouncer standing immediately inside the door. Upon presenting our valid identification (all members of our party age 21+) we were less than politely asked to step outside. The bouncer then very aggressively asked each of us individually for our id, reviewed said id and then proceeded to quiz us about how much we had to drink on this particular evening. None of the members of our party were anywhere near intoxicated, and we were frankly shocked to be asked this question as this is not something we had ever encountered at any establishment before (let alone this pub which we previously loved). All of us answered his questions honestly, at which point he rudely denied one of our party members entry. Naturally we decided not to enter the pub at all (we are entering as a group of friends or not at all, scouts honor). None of this would have been an issue if it were not for the sour, grumpy and unprofessional attitude of this particular bouncer. It would not be an exaggeration to state that this individual acted as if he had a stick up his ass (pardon my French), but it was clear that he was suffering from a superiority complex of some sort, and he made the decision before checking our identification, or asking us any questions that he did not want us to enter the pub, purely based on young, student appearance.
You have lost four customers so long as this individual is employed.

Absolutely great environment, super beer, authentic feel and vibe, and very friendly. Food is good, basic pub grub. Nothing fancy, lots of it, and maybe a little too much batter on the fish and chips, but all the same, bountiful and delicious.

This is a great spot for pub food and good beers!
Live music is often accompanying the night and the ambience is really cool.
Lots of locals, not too many students.
It is a bit small but this is helping to create a warm atmosphere too!
I like Failte in uptown Waterloo!

Great pints, friendly staff, and always a good, unpretentious crowd. Miss the jukebox, mind you, but as good as pubs get in K-​W.

We went on a fairly slow Tuesday night, early-​ish, for half-​price wings and a couple of pints. The waiter was friendly when he was actually around, but after taking our order for wings he disappeared and served the patio crowd, despite the fact that we were the only sit-​down table in the pub. We didn’t see him again until well into our time there; I had to go up to the bar and ask for blue cheese dip and celery/​carrots to go with our wings.
Failtes is also known as being a very authentic Irish pub with a great atmosphere, but the music piped into the place was awful. Nickelback and something that sounded like heavy metal. At one point it seemed to switch onto some loud spoken-​word Dave Chapelle comedy bit, replete with gross language («you m — — f — - b — -! f— you, n — –!») that went on forever. Who wants to hear that in a pub?
The wings themselves were pretty good; nothing to write home about and certainly not on par with any wings chain in town. The veggies were limp, a bit spongy and cut very thin, while the blue cheese dip had no actual cheese in it and tasted like bottled salad dressing. The real kicker? Despite the dip and veggie sticks being on the menu as included with all wing orders, we were charged $ 2 for them on the bill. When I asked a staff member why we were charged for something that was to be «served with» the wings, according to the menu, he said that since it was half-​price wings night they charge for it as an extra. This little «extra» wasn’t mentioned anywhere on the menu or on any wings-​related signage in the pub. What a gouge!
I hope my $ 2 was worth it — after that experience I won’t be back, nor will my husband or any of the people I’ve told about it.

I like Failtes. It’s smaller than the other pubs in the area and unlike the other university student filled pubs on the King St. strip this pub tends to attract the locals. It has a small courtyard in the back and the staff are really friendly. Tuesdays and Wednesdays there’s live music.
They also have specials on food and beer most nights:
Tuesday — Half Price Wings
Wednesday — $ 3.00 shots or bottles of Keiths $ 3.50 burgers
Friday — Buy one get one free fish dinner (4−6pm) & Two pints of Irish Beer for $ 10.00 (Guiness, Harp, Kilkenny)
Sunday — $ 2.49 Caesars & Domestic Pitcher & 2lbs wings for $ 20.00
Failtes is part of the Molly Blooms Chain (I think they’re up to 8 pubs now).
They use to have quiz night, but I guess they weren’t getting enough of a turn out? If it’s something you’re really into, call them though, I’m sure they’ll bring it back at some point.
In my opinion, this cute little house turned pub is a great place to put a couple back.

Das Failte ist mein absolutes Lieblings-​Irish-​Pub in Kitchener/​Waterloo. Es ist ein recht kleines Pub. Trotzdem treten hier regelmässig Bands auf und sorgen für Stimmung. Eines der wenigen Pubs wo man sich (fast) alle SPiele der englischen Premier League live ansehen kann. Tagsüber kann man hier auch essen.