yellow dog tavern

a little disappointed. four of us went for lunch on september 30th and i had the perogies. while the food and service was good, i was surprised by the lack of cleanliness. i know that it has a rustic bar feel but i was slightly disturbed by the dirtiness and suggest a thorough cleaning.


-----07 dec, 2012-----

yummy. i went for lunch and i had the steak sandwich with a caesar salad for $11.00. the meat was cooked to my specification and it was nice and tender. as well the salad was not drenched in dressing which was nice. the service was pleasant and they have canned coke products. great experience for a very reasonable price. i'll gobackagain.

girlie drinks?. after attending a wicked concert at the mts centre, a girlfriend and i went pub hopping, making the yellow dog tavern our first spot.

the pub was super packed and had great music playing... overall amazing vibe.

my friend and i went to the bar, got the bartenders attention and before we could order, the bartender said to us "just so you know... we specialize in soctch and beer...we do not serve girlie drinks"

both of us were completely offended (if it is any consolation we are both huge beer fans... and can gladly takebacka nice scotch on the rocks) we are both good sports, we made a joke a long the lines of "pretty girls can drink scotch too" and he just laughed and said "ya right"... making us feel completely uncomfortable.

we ordered a beer, chatted with a great group of people and left. had a great night besides the sexist remarks. i wouldn't go back, as i felt awkward and unwelcome for being female.

working in the restaurant industry i can understand that there is such a thing as "having a bad night" but i just am unable to justify the bartenders remarks.

any feedback the yellow dog tavern, or other patrons can offer is much appreciated. i also realize that staff members are not the business, and i am willing to give the pub another chance as it may not be values of the business. i am curious if anyone else has felt this way at the yellow dog or somewhere else?

tried it today and was really impressed! the pulled pork sandwich was really good, witha light flaky bun so wasnt too heavy. house salad was excellent. will bebackagain

yellow dog = good times. a couple of my friends and i decided to try out yellow dog last night, and i am sooo glad we did!
items ordered:
-jalapeno poppers $8
jalapenos stuffed with seasoned cream cheese and bacon baked in the oven (they were fabulous!)
-yellow “dog” platter for $8: (grilled winnipeg old country hotdog with bacon, jalopenos, fried onions & cheddar on sesame bun served with potato chips and onion dip) it was literally the best hot dog i've ever had! so good, in fact, that i asked our super helpful server to go and tell whoever made my platter how good it was.
-bison burger $11: 100% bison meat with cheddar on a whole wheat kaiser (my husband loved this!)
-steak sandwich $11: 6 oz sirloin blackened to perfection on a garlic spread covered cibatta with sauteed onion and peppers (friend ordered it cooked medium, which is a little overcooked for me, but it was delicious just the same)
-perogy patter $11: locally made cheddar & potato perogies fried served with sauteed onions, garlic farmer sausage and sour cream (these perogies would give my ukrainian momma a run for her money!) *please don't tell her i said that!*

i followed my dish down with a half pint of the server-recommended hefeweizen.. also fabulous.

long story short:
-service: good
-food: good
-location: good (on the outskirts of the exchange)
-atmosphere: pub-like and cozy (felt like i could stay all night and drinks half pints with the cast of cheers!)

we will absolutely be goingbackhere!

i went here today for lunch with a coworker as we have both heard of this place and know it had been around for awhile. i had the bacon cheese burger with the beef barley soup. the burger looked like it was made on site and not some frozen factory made patty. the toppings were all fresh and appealing with no real faults. my only negative comment is that the burger seemed a little on the small side however that is likely a personal bias having had too many huge over sized burgers elsewhere, however the amount of empty space on the plate compared to the food did not help that impression. the beef barley soup was not what i was expecting. my experience has been that other beef barley soup typical have large amounts of barley and at least some noticable chunks of beef. both were missing in three soup at yellow dog however it was still a very tasty soup. we left with full bellies and overall pleased with the experience. i am sure we will bebackat some point.

meh.. wouldn't gobackunless i had to. i had a rueben and a hot chocolate. the hot chocolate was warm, and the rueben was only about... a 4 out of 12. greasy and boring at best. the service was terrible and we were the only three people in the restaurant. no one greeted us, the table we sat at was really shoddy and the chairs were awkward to sit at. after we got our food, the waitress didn't comebackto us. also.. when she brought our water they were covered in chocolate sauce and she dropped our napkins on the ground... then didn't pick them up or bring more.

solid burgers. been walking past the yellow dog for the past three years, always meaning to go in, but didn't until yesterday.

the place was packed at 9pm on a thursday, and for good reason. great atmosphere (i especially liked the fact that they had a piano nestled in thebackof the room) and great service despite the fact we were the only people in the dining room and the lounge was packed. we were informed that the yellow dog has the distinction of being the only place where every half pints brew is on tap, which is pretty cool.

we all ordered the beef burger, which was fantastic. one of the better hamburgers i've had in quite a long time! i would definitely recommend the yellow dog to anyone who can find it tucked away in the exchange, around the corner from towne 8 theatre.

i'll be back!. i went for lunch today and must say, i was quite pleased. this place is very laid back, but super comfy - i felt right at home. the specials are posted on the walls - a different special for each day of the week - as well as weekends (friday: sandwich, chips and dip and a pitcher of keiths for $12? i'm there!)
i ordered the pulled pork sandwich with a side of chicken noodle soup. it came on a baguette, which was a bit challenging to eat, but the sandwich itself was tasty. i found the sauce could've been a bit tangier/spicier, but that might just be my personal preference (i think the bbq sauce they use is called "bulldog"). the coleslaw on the sandwich was excellent. i must also say that the chicken noodle soup was fantastic! the spices in it just made it soo delicious, a great take on a simple soup. my friend had the yellow "dog" platter which is an old country sausage hot dog with fresh jalapenos, fried onions and cheddar and a side of potato chips and french onion dip. he enjoyed his meal and the fact that the peppers were fresh, not like subway peppers if you know what i mean!

we both agreed that this place is like a combination of kay's (tasty homemade quality food) and king's head (pub like feel that is laidbackand comfy - less noisy though!). we definitely enjoyed our visit and will beback- probably this friday for drinks!

still fantastic!. a follow up for my review below; i did in fact bring everyone by for my birthday dinner and since we were arrived hungry we ordered an appetizer. now generally i'm not a huge fan of spinach artichoke dip but we decided to try it anyway. i'm so glad we did. it was fantastic and none of this 'can only barely dip my bread to make the dip last', you could've spooned the spread onto the bread half an inch thick and still had some to spare. and wow, the flavour. if there is anything that could be a drawbackit would be the salt content. i found a couple of the dishes to be a little heavy handed on the salt but if that's the only complaint i have, just go! get your butt to the yellow dog. you'll be glad you did!