short review - i'd rather watch the game at home
long review - blugh very unimpressed. i came here recently for a friend's bday on a friday night to watch a hockey game (full disclosure, i'm from ottawa and it was a senators game), and came away feeling queasy and vowing to never return.
i was obviously impressed at the giant screen when i arrived, as i'm certain that most people are. however, the giant screen is super-useless if you're anywhere close to front of the bar, and if you're there to watch the main game, then you have to resort to watching the much smaller tvs which are above the bar. there was a group of us sitting at a table, and we realized that for some reason there are no tvs on one whole side of the bar. this meant that half of my group had to choose between watching the game or talking to friends. and having a giant tv is cool, but so is play-by-play. i don't really understand a sports bar prioritizing music over the game.
anyways, enough whining about the tv situation, on to the food and drinks! oh what's that you say? those were terrible too? yes. yes they were. having a huge beer list is not impressive when all the options are mediocre. is it too much to ask for some local beers on the menu rather than heineken and 1664? i tried my girlfriend's caesar and while i appreciated the pepperette that came with it, the drink itself was weak and lacked spice.
full disclosure - my friends and i did not order any main courses, apps only. the nachos were very lacking in toppings and the chips were stale. the wings were huge, but that's because they had an inch-thick layer of breading. the calamari was actually ok, but my stomach was already angry at me for eating a pound of breading.
i don't know. maybe i'm being too harsh, but i'd much rather go to a bar with decent, well-priced food, tvs that i focus on without feeling motion sick, and a beer menu that suits my taste.