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| - Having read on the West 50 website that they closed due to "emergency maintenance", and now having learned that they appear to be closed permanently, I can't say I'm surprised. On the two occasions I visited, I found the experience to be lacking overall.
The myriad selection of beers was the main claim to fame for the restaurant, which is/was located on an upper terrace (and accessed through a nearby building) in the Sussex Centre, but it didn't really do anything that great that other pubs haven't already tried. You can go to virtually any pub (like the Crooked Cue in Port Credit, for instance) and get a selection of 50-60 different beers without the pretentiousness.
The second time my friends and I went, about two months ago, we called ahead to reserve a table thinking that it would be packed. We were told that there were plenty of spots available, but when we arrived 15 minutes later, I was told that all the tables were filled, and the waitress seemed to be dismissive of me (I'm thinking she looked at my friends and thought we were too rowdy?). When I looked into the restaurant, it looked barren, oppressive and half the tables were empty. Not wanting to bother with the waitress' pretentiousness, we left and ended up going to the Tilted Kilt down the street.
Probably a good thing that they closed down. They seemed to lose a lot of respect in the eyes of customers, if the other recent reviews are any indication.
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