Excellent place for some beers, reasonable prices and very good happy hour, there are several options to enjoy..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Danielle Crawford
Do not go here. Do not be fooled by the fact that it looks kind of cool. Not worth it at all.We waited half an hour for a seat. Only to find out that the menu we saw online was not the same as what they actually have. The online menu was more appealing menu was actually quite boring.It took an hour and a half no for us to get food even an appetizer. The server came over and apologized. More than once yet there seemed to be no urgency to get us any food.Food - The food that we finally did get was not great. I had this seared tuna salad. The tuna did not look seared. It was raw with a tiny bit of brown on the outside, but definitely not a sear. The salad itself had no flavor. There was a sauce on the side of my plate that was supposed to be A wasabi sauce. But it did not taste like wasabi at all. It tasted like lemon cleaner of some sort. Even the server asked If I liked the sauce, and she said that she also thought it tasted weird.Service - Our server was trying to be nice, but the service was absolutely terrible considering it took so long and nobody cared that it was taking that long.Ambiance - It does look cool in this restaurant, but that’s it. Plus the Music selection was so unbelievably bizarre. It seems to be the kind of music that you would hear if you were in a Mexican restaurant or Spanish restaurant or something tropical. It didn’t match a pub at all.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Kris Wilson
Easily one of the best pubs in Victoria. Great ambience and a solid menu (both food and drink).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
G Duncan Cornelison
One tiny tick off service for the missing soup spoons and absent salad dressing, but lunch at Bard and Banker was a wonderful experience. There was something on the menu to make everyone happy, and everything was so perfectly done. The chickpea/spinach/curry soup was delectable. I refrained from picking the bowl, but just barely. The Guinness steak pie and butter chicken won the hearts of my companions, and the hummus/naan, parmesan brussels, and fries with garlic aioli were generous and so delicious. Service was friendly and pretty close to perfect. A few little glitches with soup spoons and such, probably due to the rush. If you're a lacto/ovo veg eater, you'll find something here and you will love it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Shannon Loney
This pub offers great food and I enjoy the atmosphere, it's a relaxing place to eat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mark-Oliver Mayer
Great bar with old bank style.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Dan Jaeger
Great food great service cool atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clam Chowder, Sandwich, Bangers and Mash
Klemens Cathcart
Nice food and drinks, and our waitress Jill was delightful. A very pleasant afternoon was spent here
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ron Graham
It's always a good time, a surprising mix of young people to older people, 19 - to 90 year olds mixing and having fun.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Canadian Whiskey Flight, Oysters Rockefeller, Steak and Ale Pie, The Bard Burger, The Bard's Chargrilled Chicken Wings, Daily Local Fish & Chips, Beef Dip
Hei Gex
Quaint restaurant with very friendly service, many types of beer on tap in the middle of Victoria's shopping street. Happy hour highly recommended
What a fun place. We had the Beef Dip and the cheeseburger so good! Staff was friendly and Jasmine took wonderful care of us.
macarena saint-jean riquelme
I went yesterday with a friend to this bar, my friend is not from the city and he fell in love. the bar is beautiful! It is very well maintained, it is warm and with a very good atmosphere. You can find groups of young friends, couples, families, older people, everyone fits here. The food was delicious and the cocktails incredible. but the best thing about this bar is sitting at the bar and being served by the bartender. He is very cordial, kind and friendly. It's like when you say he does his job very well, it seems like he's not working.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sanjay Karve
A very comfortable place which remains open right upto 0100. The Bar is well stocked and reasonably priced
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Jessy-James O'Neill
What a gorgeous and friendly pub. Food was amazing, the shank with beet gnocchi was absolutely delicious, live music with Greg and Steve was the right vibe and volume, cocktails were rapid and on point and our service from Morgan and the rest of the staff was spot on and comforting. A great time every time!
Excellent place for some beers, reasonable prices and very good happy hour, there are several options to enjoy..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Do not go here. Do not be fooled by the fact that it looks kind of cool. Not worth it at all.We waited half an hour for a seat. Only to find out that the menu we saw online was not the same as what they actually have. The online menu was more appealing menu was actually quite boring.It took an hour and a half no for us to get food even an appetizer. The server came over and apologized. More than once yet there seemed to be no urgency to get us any food.Food - The food that we finally did get was not great. I had this seared tuna salad. The tuna did not look seared. It was raw with a tiny bit of brown on the outside, but definitely not a sear. The salad itself had no flavor. There was a sauce on the side of my plate that was supposed to be A wasabi sauce. But it did not taste like wasabi at all. It tasted like lemon cleaner of some sort. Even the server asked If I liked the sauce, and she said that she also thought it tasted weird.Service - Our server was trying to be nice, but the service was absolutely terrible considering it took so long and nobody cared that it was taking that long.Ambiance - It does look cool in this restaurant, but that’s it. Plus the Music selection was so unbelievably bizarre. It seems to be the kind of music that you would hear if you were in a Mexican restaurant or Spanish restaurant or something tropical. It didn’t match a pub at all.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Easily one of the best pubs in Victoria. Great ambience and a solid menu (both food and drink).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One tiny tick off service for the missing soup spoons and absent salad dressing, but lunch at Bard and Banker was a wonderful experience. There was something on the menu to make everyone happy, and everything was so perfectly done. The chickpea/spinach/curry soup was delectable. I refrained from picking the bowl, but just barely. The Guinness steak pie and butter chicken won the hearts of my companions, and the hummus/naan, parmesan brussels, and fries with garlic aioli were generous and so delicious. Service was friendly and pretty close to perfect. A few little glitches with soup spoons and such, probably due to the rush. If you're a lacto/ovo veg eater, you'll find something here and you will love it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
This pub offers great food and I enjoy the atmosphere, it's a relaxing place to eat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great bar with old bank style.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Great food great service cool atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clam Chowder, Sandwich, Bangers and Mash
Nice food and drinks, and our waitress Jill was delightful. A very pleasant afternoon was spent here
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's always a good time, a surprising mix of young people to older people, 19 - to 90 year olds mixing and having fun.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Canadian Whiskey Flight, Oysters Rockefeller, Steak and Ale Pie, The Bard Burger, The Bard's Chargrilled Chicken Wings, Daily Local Fish & Chips, Beef Dip
Quaint restaurant with very friendly service, many types of beer on tap in the middle of Victoria's shopping street. Happy hour highly recommended
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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Historical place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What a fun place. We had the Beef Dip and the cheeseburger so good! Staff was friendly and Jasmine took wonderful care of us.
I went yesterday with a friend to this bar, my friend is not from the city and he fell in love. the bar is beautiful! It is very well maintained, it is warm and with a very good atmosphere. You can find groups of young friends, couples, families, older people, everyone fits here. The food was delicious and the cocktails incredible. but the best thing about this bar is sitting at the bar and being served by the bartender. He is very cordial, kind and friendly. It's like when you say he does his job very well, it seems like he's not working.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A very comfortable place which remains open right upto 0100. The Bar is well stocked and reasonably priced
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
What a gorgeous and friendly pub. Food was amazing, the shank with beet gnocchi was absolutely delicious, live music with Greg and Steve was the right vibe and volume, cocktails were rapid and on point and our service from Morgan and the rest of the staff was spot on and comforting. A great time every time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5