The Thistle Gastropub

612 E River Rd, New Glasgow
(902) 752-0251

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Himegimi Tasha

got the smokehouse burger with a poutine and it was delicious. had a great server as well. loved the atmosphere and deff will be back.

B.J. Robinson

Megan waited on us and she was delightful. Loved the food too. We will be returning soon. Thanks so much!

LWP

Stopped in here along the way home from Halifax with my wife.

It was a Sunday. As soon as we walked in, we were told to get a spot, no problem. We sat down and waited 15 minutes to get a drink and then proceeded to wait another 30 minutes to get our food ordered. We were told they didn't have what my wife wanted, waited another 15 minutes for the waiter to come back. During this time, 2 other couples came in, sat down and got no service, and eventually just left.

At this point, I wanted to leave, but decided to stick it out just due to the time we already spent inside and we had a drink & at this point, it's been an hour inside, still waiting for food.

I will say, the patio had a couple groups of people outside, and it seemed all attention was going towards it, and it seemed very short staffed. 3 servers, and only 1 was barely paying mind to us.

We finally got our food after an hour and some, quickly ate and spent another 10 just trying to get somebody's attention to give us the bill.

Originally, I went here because my wife was saying something about some sort of fun eating challenges, but they're gone.

I honestly hate to leave a review like this, but wow, it took us 10 minutes to eat and over an hour to even get the food.

Maybe it was just an off day, Sunday. I get it - but wow.

The food was decent, and the service was not so much.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 1

Simon Clery

5 stars all around, great burger, exceptional IPA beer "Maggie" by Fine Company and to be honest the real reason I come here, great attentive service from Daniel.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tony Fortune

Awesome spot. Nver disappoints!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

annie thurman

Meh. Small area that allows dogs is too small. No shade. Won’t allow you to sit on the large shaded patio with your dog regardless if anyone else is out there or not.
If paying cash, be careful with your newish bills that stick together.
Positive- fries were good.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

Cathy True

We went to have a late lunch as they are dog friendly and we were traveling with our small dog. The patio was empty, with umbrellas and shade. When we entered, we were told by the server that the patio was not dog friendly and we would have to sit in a wood long patio without any shade, and two small child sized picnic tables. The large patio was covered with umbrellas and was inviting, but not for this party of 6 plus one. Very disappointing. Won’t be back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jeff Bourgeois

The food and service here was very good. However, the A.C. was set so low that the waitress was handing out blankets to people in our group. She told us it is always kept this cold here. It's a shame because it made for an odd and uncomfortable experience eating with blankets wrapped around us.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Beer Battered Fish & Chips, Quesadilla with Greek Salad

Adam Boland

Great place to relax after a long drive. Food was great and affordable.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Holly Henley

Had a really nice date night! Service was great, food was fairly priced, hot and definitely "real" food! We had the spinach dip, Buffalo chicken wrap and The General chicken sandwich. Everything was great, we will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tessa Sherman

Not one to complain, however, my partner and I went today and waited 30 minutes before leaving. We were told to sit anywhere, sat on the patio, it wasn’t busy and we were never waited on… not even for drinks. Food here has never been disappointing, but the service was atrocious for a Monday evening, with max 5 tables and large table inside and 3 wait staff.

Ashley Gale

Great restaurant! The food and service was awesome. The little pet friendly patio section they had was so lovely! Highly recommend

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Susan Johnson

Went there around 1 pm. No one at the front, a server said to rake any seat. Waited. Waited. Got our own menus. Waited. Gave up. Found a much better place nearby

bryan lynch

Good food

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Tacos

Landon Macdonald

Seats are uncomfortable poutine has orange cheese

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 3

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