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| - I've had three separate experiences at The Pint, which I will now attempt to combine in one review. In general the pub is okay, but I would still never pick this place to come to even though it's the closest to where I live. Mostly this is because of their usual crowd, lack of craft beers and general atmosphere - the food and service has generally been fairly good.
The first time we went there for wings and a drink on a casual weekday night. The clientele was pretty much all guys sitting around the bar watching sport on the tvs, and appeared to be very much the 'tradie' crowd. To the point that as a blonde girl walking past I felt their eyes on me and as a group of two guys and two girls, felt a bit out of place. The waitresses here wear so much makeup, but the service was really good and I really enjoyed whichever of the spicy wings I had. And the blue cheese dipping sauce it came with. Having said that, I'm a big craft beer lover and there is no beer on their menu (tap or bottled) that I would pick to drink, which seems ironic at a place called 'The Pint'. I do enjoy their Caesars as a result, and the fact that they come in a boot shaped glass. While I did enjoy the wings, I probably wouldn't pick this place for wings over any other as I didn't really enjoy the vibe/atmosphere.
The second time I stopped by with a few friends on a Saturday night for a late night drink (around midnight from memory). Our ID was scanned on the way in (a first to happen to me in Calgary), and as soon as we walked in I wanted to leave. The place was packed out, but it was full of what I can only try and describe as a tacky, drunk 18 year old dance club crowd. Sadly, I think everyone was well over 18. We poked our heads up the stairs and it was exactly the same. We then tried to use the bathroom but there was a big drunken queue. We quickly left.
The third time, I came here as part of a bigger group on a Tuesday around 3/4pm only a week ago and the place was pretty much completely empty. The table service was pretty good again, and again I had Caesars given the beer menu. This time we tried food off their full menu, and I had the beefshires - beef Yorkshire puddings. I really liked them! It could have come with more of the horseradish sauce but I still really enjoyed them.
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