darby's public house

staff is mediocre and the food is terrible. i once ordered the delicious sounding duck poutine and the cook must have been mad at me for trying to chat up his gf at the bar because he tried to kill me with salt. the barman acknowledged it was disgusting but there was no real apology and i could tell they couldn't care less what kind of experience i had there.

i used to come for a drink after i finished with clients on this side of town but i will never be back. it's just one of those horribly mediocre uninspired places that only survives because it's located in a high traffic area. vancouver is full ofniceplaces to eat and have a drink so why anyone would come here willingly is beyond me. unfortunately places like darby's seem to be beginning to outnumber the truly inspired establishments but alas, it's the way of the world these days.

went when the jays game was on. it was a very lively environment and very busy. you have to seat yourself. i ordered the smoked pulled chicken, it was okay. it is dark meat but it didn't have the pulled texture it's supposed to have and the bottom of the bun was lined with jalapeños ummm...okay. would have preferred it mixed in with chicken in bits instead. yam fries was excellent and the aoili that went with it had excellent flavor, i think it had avocado in it. i had the passionfruit flavored cider, really sour with a hint of passionfruit, it's ok. overall typical pub food. niceenvironment. good to go for watching the games. i'll try the tacos next time.

nice discovery!. the duck poutine, yum! the server we had, excellent!, environment,niceupper patio!

poor.nicedeck trouble is the food is lousy and service not great either. go have a beer at best and enjoy the 4th ave and mcdonald st traffic noise and exhaust. better yet try somewhere else you will be better off trust me....