This was my first time back to a regular favourite of mine, since their renovation a few weeks ago.
This trip was definitely bitter-sweet. We ordered our usual quesadilla app, however not only was it smaller in size, there was no chicken in it. Odd, but ok, so then the mains come. I had an old favourite that was making its (sadly only seasonal) return - the Montreal Smoked Meat Poutine. It was great. My wife however got the Pad Thai and it was bland! I tried it myself and you couldn't taste nearly any park of it - even the chicken was flavourless. That's a first for Jack's.
The dessert however almost made up for it. We decided to share the new deep fried Nanaimo Cheesecake Rolls and they were great!
The server was decent, he seemed like a newer person in the industry, but he faked it well enough. He also forgot to bring my beer - that's disappointing as well.
The new design is more open, modern and allows for more seating - which is great - but the parking is still an issue.
The place was very busy and for some reason the staff didn't seem their usual, friendly selves. The visit definitely felt rushed.
Looking forward to visiting again, but overall it was one of the weaker experiences I've had here sadly.