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| - I've been to The Yardhouse in Kensington many times, last night's draw was the Flames Game with some friends. They were very kind to do a reservation for us, no easy task during a Flames Game in Calgary! If you're at any decent pub, a seat is a hot commodity that someone would be more than happy to take from you, so big plus that we had reserved seats!
The Yardhouse is a pretty solid place for any major sporting event, I've been here for a couple big UFC fights as well. What works is there's TVs in all the right areas, there's rare a bad seat in the house where you can't glimpse the game and last night was no exception! I also like that the volume is usually at a good level so you can hear what's going on.
I've seen the menu change here many times, last night was no different as there was a few new options on the menu; nice touch to see a pub actually change up their menu, not something you see with most pubs! Just an FYI, pretty good selection of vegetarian and gluten free dishes here as well (wasn't applicable to us, but something I observed on the menu). The food here has always been my most critical point, first off the positives: very fair priced and lots of options including a surprising balance of traditional pub food to some higher quality gastropub style options with some real quality ingredients! The con is that something is usually off when it's all put together, usually in the form of something not being cooked quite right or just not tasting as good as you hoped, and the dish ends up just missing it's mark. If they want to identity as more gastro vs traditional they could step up presentation a little as well. Last night I went with The Yardhouse Burger, great pretzel bun, choice toppings and the egg was cooked right, I was just lost on the bison patty. The patty being the most important part IMO was a little drier than beef as expected (lower fat content), but just tasted a little bland and was missing that rich bison taste I'm used to. My fiance got meat pizza and we had a side of sweet potato fries to share. Pizza was awesome! Super cheesy and the good kind of greasy you want in a pub pizza. Sweet potato fries were good but what really made them a winner was the dipping sauce, not sure what it was but tasted great! So even though the burger wasn't great the pizza and fries were redeeming!
For the drink selection, The Yardhouse has a good selection of draught beers including some seasonal/rotating taps, also there's always a decent special going on if you're looking to save a couple bucks! Also try getting a Yard sometime, it is the Yardhouse after all!
Our server Jordan has awesome, for being at 110% capacity with the game last night I really wasn't expecting good service. The kitchen was slightly behind but kept up at a reasonable pace, but Jordan compensated by being on the ball. I never had to wait long to grab the next beer and even more surprising is how it seemed my water glass was always refilled before I could even ask. Also the servers did a great job clearing tables in a timely fashion!
Overall solid visit! On a side note I'm a bit disappointed to see the long time Manager leaving to pursue a new opportunity; he's always been extremely accommodating, respectful and did a solid job turning the place around from what it used to be back in the day. He's a big reason why we still come here and I don't see us visiting as often now. I wish him well on his exciting new endeavor! So next time you visit The Yardhouse don't be surprised if it's a different experience, I'm sure it will be for me. Cheers!
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