Local dive bar located in the heart of downtown Stephen Ave. Super friendly service but only complain is a pretty standard bar menu. However you don't go to the Bear & Kilt for food; you go there for the down to earth atmosphere and good drinks.
I moved to Calgary on my own back in 2018. Discovered the bear and kilt and it instantly became my second home. The staff here are awesome, I’ve never had a bad meal here and it’s always a great time.When I first moved here and was looking for a job, the staff asked their friends for me, when I was looking for a place to live, they asked around again. They truly care about their patrons and making sure that everyone is having a good time and is welcomed.The bear is a place where you go for one or two pints, leave 4 hours later after a great meal, fun conversation and an awesome time. And then come back again a couple days later for the exact same experience.Thank you!
Great pub with an atmosphere that says 'relax and enjoy yourself' ice cold beer with many selections to satisfy your thirst, the food is amazing and varied enough to please everybody, I recommend this pub, you may lose track of time and forget about your problems (The Bear Trap)...CHEERS! Don't give up looking for this place, it's a big door leading down into the air conditioned pub.
i stopped by with a large group of people for a quick drink, there was only one server and they were visibly very swamped with the size of our group. i don't know if it was just the day we went, but there were other patrons playing pool near us and some of the older men kept coming to our table trying to tell us jokes, and it generally made the entire room uncomfortable. a couple of the people in the same group were also calling some of our friends strippers and the server simply brushed them off. maybe the other patrons were regulars, but the comments they were making were totally uncalled for and inappropriate, and the staff did absolutely nothing about it other than asking the other patrons to leave us alone. it also wouldn't be a bad idea for the staff to wear nametags or some sort of identifier that they work there, as one of the servers that came in later initially unsettled us as we thought they were another patron trying to buy us drinks or make more inappropriate comments. i don't think i would return as this pub does not have the right crowd for me.
Great spot for a pint and a bite. We are here from the US and popped in on a rainy day. The staff is very welcoming and they have a great selection of local beers. And the food is terrific! We thoroughly enjoyed the poutine, soup of the day, and great salads but their traditional pub fare looks amazing. We may stop in again on our way home…
The bad: Service in this place is dreadful. I hear it's hit or miss, but in my experiences they are either short-staffed, in a bad mood, or a person who is serving should not be serving. More than one time at the B&K I have had to go to the bar to order food and get drinks.The good: The perfect dive bar ambiance and entertainment. Decent food. Cozy. The French Onion Soup is to die for. Highly recommend. Great array of games. Fairly priced.
Excellent atmosphere, friendly staff. It's nothing fancy and that's exactly what I want in a pub.Food is excellent!I would come again and recommend to my friends as well.
A group of friends and I came by on a weekend afternoon for lunch; place was not even half full and had only one waitress working. From the time we were seated till the time our order was taken was almost 45 minutes. Having worked in the food industry I can get how difficult it can be to be the only one on the floor, but the level of service was appalling. Even after our order was taken it was another good 45 minutes until our food arrived. In between that, the waitress made it a point to go out of her way to tell us in a condescending manner that one of our items (a bison burger) had to be cooked until it was well-done and it would need 20-30 minutes. Not sure how true that was, but it was moreso the delivery that bothered us. Here's a tip: just because you start off with "not to be rude" does not make you come off any less rude. The food itself was ok, but to top it off, we had to split the bill and operate the card machine ourselves to pay the bill. We would've been better off hitting the A&W down the street.
Burgers was awesome and so was the sweet potatoes fries. the plate sizes are big. server was nice and friendly. loved the look of the old pub style.
Good food! Good staff! If a pub experience is what you are looking for, this is a good one! Plenty of seating, coin op pool tables, and a good menu for beers and grub!