National on 8th
225 8 Ave SW #360, Calgary
(403) 237-5556
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Love the vibe here, it’s free entry. Drinks are okayish.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 4
This rooftop bar / club was awesome! Bartenders friendly and nice. Atmosphere and music was great. Definitely would go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely not worth it. Literally asked for my bill at 6:14. Now it's 6.52, more people than people required to be staffed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Has to be the worst service I've had in years
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Went out for a friend’s birthday last night and our server Hailey, was the best! She was attentive and friendly to our large group and really provided excellent service.
Gave the food 3/5- the sliders were very dry.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Answer your phones
We waited 2 hours in line. Bouncers were only letting in the people they knew. They were also clearly taking money from people to let them skip the line. We simply asked the white bald guy to give us a time estimate, he started going on a power trip and told us to leave the line and that he gets to decide who enters. That guy has major anger issues and the entire security staff needs to be fired. I would highly recommend avoiding this place at all costs!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I usually enjoy coming to this place. Great atmosphere, food, drinks. However, my last visit was horrible. The bouncer at the door was only letting his friends go in. Not a single person got in from our line for at least 40 - 50 minutes, while random people who appeared to be friends with the bouncer would be getting in without waiting in line. The line for guestlist was not being monitored whatsoever. Even the people from the guestlist told us they weren’t actually on the list. The bouncer was a bald guy with a beard who was also very rude when we asked why our line didn’t move while so many people were getting in. We left and went to a different rooftop which had a much better and fair process to get in to.
If you want to see an example of how a place goes downhill, this restaurant should be a case study for that. Service is bad. Food is mediocre. As soon as you get there, you feel unwelcome. As if you’ve just asked the hostess and the server to do their job. Specifically the hostess at their rooftop patio.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Service was good. Atmosphere is busy and friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Service was absolutely awful. After getting a stamp and letting the bouncers know I was leaving to make sure my friend got in an uber, I was looked up and down and was refused re entry after being told I would be able to come back in. As a woman alone downtown being told one thing and then completely the opposite is unacceptable and unsafe. After being told I couldn’t come back in to meet my friend, the bouncer let these two other women in even though they had no stamps and the bouncer failed to check ID. my ride was inside, I was left alone outside. Your bouncers need to be trained properly for the safety of women that are alone instead of being sent off into the streets. This experience was upsetting and uncalled for. The was I was treated was shocking and scary to know that your establishment does not care about the safety about their female patrons.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Waited 2 hours in line and was yelled at by the bald dude as he was only letting his friends in or taking bribes
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Annoyingly loud venue blasting music across the entire downtown core until 2 AM every weekend.
A young lady and I think her name was Brooke or Brooklyn but think her name was Brooke. with a personality of gold served us tonight. The drinks were great and the service was a 10. I rarely leave reviews and only do when places are exceptionally good or exceptionally bad. Our server was fun and truly did an exceptional job without being fake if you know what I mean. Hope to be back and if we do come back hope Brooke is our server.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
This place is a hot 3 stars. Be aware it has LOTS of competition in the area it exists so don't necessarily settle here if you're looking for a better experience.
I was here last night. Freezing cold, they didn't turn the heaters on at all. Depending on where they sit you, the music is so loud you can't talk to anyone at your table and my gfs watch warned her we were getting hearing damage from the volume level.
Food was ok, but over priced. A plate of nachos with chicken will set you back over $30 which is ridiculous.
We were with a group so go stung for a mandatory gratuity of 20% literally for what I'd describe as some of the lowest end/worst service I've had recently in Calgary.
Yes its a fun vibe, yes you're on a roof top but for sure consider looking around as within 100m of this place there are at least a dozen other patios with better prices, better service, and a comparable vibe.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
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