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| - In short, it's another generic sport bar.Come back Moxies, all is forgiven.
TLDR:
Pros: Competent service, Spacious, Nice view out if seated facing 17th
Cons: Ambitious pricing for underwhelming small portions, Atrocious acoustics,Unwise decision of garage open doors means dust, heat, flies and exhaust come inside, Yet another 'Sports' theme venue, Architect needs to be taken outside and shot.
Went here with the girly during stampede, to check out the old Moxies. Seated quickly, sparse customers, but not what one would call bare. Waitress was competent. Noticed it was obviously a 'sports' bar but took a moment to realise there was something odd about the theme. Yep. It's made to feel and look like you are essentially sitting in the bleachers at your old high school gymnasium/basketball court inside. Complete with wooden floors and various sporty props. Theres some throwing ball hoop machines of some kind off at the end. Waitress informed was owned by the same people that ran Una, Craft Beer Market and Commonwealth. Server mentioned the '3 tacos for X' special. I like a bit of heat to my food now & again, & waitress said that yes it does have quite the kick. Arrived- turns out 'Laura C' was right in her review:
"Jumping on the bandwagon of $16+ menu items in town".
The 3 'tacos' arrived. My eyes narrowed. You gotta be kidding me. 3 tiny tacos, about 4" across, with a blob of beef etc. What are they feeding? Mice? I could have got more food at TACO BELL for less. The last time I got that 'this has to a joke right?' feeling was at the current champions of joke portions, Sultans Tent ($16 for a miserly bowl of steamed veg). I don't think Yelp allows lets $ be stated but trust me it's on the 'WTF' level.Now, these weren't 'tacos' in the classic sense. No no. They tried to jazz it up by placing them flat on the plate and piling the blob of ingredients on top. Like 3 mini plates say. I didn't know tacos came that small. They weren't folded, I imagine being that small not worth folding. Look, Home & Away folks, its nice that you're trying to 'Teatro' up the presentation here, but really. Don't bother. You aren't fooling anyone. Joey Tomatoes does that too. (although they hire stunning waitresses to fake flirt with you to distract you from the average food) If it's just normal good basic pub food, make it as such. Doing this just highlights just how small the portions are. Normally I don't like making a fuss, (just grit my teeth & never come back)& I guess the waitress saw my composure crack a little when I said 'no its fine!'. I felt bad for her. I think she could tell I was unimpressed at the gerbil level portions for the money asked.
On the plus side, the beef was very nice, but as for the spice/heat level, ive had better eating a zinger chicken at KFC. Not exactly bland, but just 'meh' overall. I don't need a fire extinguisher in mouth experience, but if one is going to say it has a kick, then give it a damn kick. Or at least rate the heat level in the menu so customers who want mild to v hot don't get disappointed. I inhaled the 3 tiny scraps of beef on the little mini discs quickly, part way through asking the waitress if they have any franks red hot or similar. No, she said, but they have an in house made hot sauce. Okay, was going to get that. It was 50c. I prevaricated, trying to put on a brave face, realising I would look cheap by refusing, but at the same time thinking why should I pay extra on principle on condiments that should be 'free' (read costed into the overall prices). I declined. Had feeling server sensed I was disappointed.
Really? Really Home & Away? What next? Nickel and dimeing people for putting salt and pepper on the tables? I mean Jesus! Just buy catering sizes of Franks Red Hot xtra hot, fill the little bottles in the condiment basket and call it a day. Check please! Perhaps the 2 starter vouchers with the bill was some kind of peace offering but didn't take them as won't be back. The server girl tried her best, & no fault on her so paid the 15% and got the hell out, pop over to the A & W up the road, as was still hungry.
The premises is a disaster in execution. The theme-if you can call it that- has managed to take a perfectly nice cosy layout of the previous tenant & drag it downwards. Windows ripped out to plonk in open garage doors that lets in noise, heat, car exhaust, insects and god knows what else. Must be the same morons that thought the 'Trolley 5' layout was a good idea. The 'decorative' -no ceiling look- rafters/pipes/vents are unfinished and slovenly. The acoustics are atrocious. The groups owners seem to have a bizarre fetish for making their venues sound as bad as possible. *cough-Craft Beer Market-cough* Acoustic consultants must shake their heads when they walk in here.Terrible value, almost juvenile decor and sports on TV's everywhere...again. You can get this almost anywhere in Calgary, for LESS. "Nothing to see here citizens, move along, nothing to see..."
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