Just Kilkenny to go until we complete our tour of Calgary's Best Pubs. Compared to the others in their company (Dixon's, Limerick's, etc.) I would rate this in the top tier - it is a good location (albeit out of the way), their patio is street level so you don't feel superior to the mortals walking past, and the food was actually pretty great. I had the Big Pub Burger on a whim (I was looking at the pizzas on special), and it was one of the better I've tried, miles above the burnt turd that was Donegal's buffalo burger. The toppings (including sauteed mushrooms and onions!) were plentiful without sliding apart in a giant heap, the bun was on the right side of dry, and the patty itself was juicy and well-seasoned. The only letdown was the suds on tap: where Limerick's has a massive list of beers, in tiny cramped font to fit them all on one page, Joyce has about five imports - it was a Guinness bought with some remorse. Perhaps the food was a fluke; I will need to revisit to make sure.