ORSO Pub & Grill

1859 Brunswick St, Halifax - B3J 2G8
117 reviews
Bar & Grill Pubs American
(902) 406-2001

The location is great if you are going to something at the Scotiabank Center. Dining room is nice and clean and well furnished. The service was great and meals were ready much faster than I expected. The one problem was that the music was blaring so loud it was difficult to talk to my friends. Loud music later in the evening is fine but makes being social difficult. We left early so we could visit before the concert.

We came in for a friends birthday and we waited 10 minutes to get seated when we had a reservation. The restaurant was not very busy either but I’m assuming tonight was understaffed. The bathrooms were a complete catastrophe. The reason I rated this the way I did is because the food was amazing and our waitress liah was amazing. We could clearly see she was running around like crazy making sure everyone got the best service that she was able to provide with what seemed like really bad circumstances for the evening. Yes we waited a long time for food and drinks but I would go back due to the amazing food and service by our waitress.

I was excited to try this place after seeing it on Barrington many times and we finally got to go!At first I thought it was closed for a staff meeting since there was only 1 other group inside at 6pm on Saturday night.. which I thoughts was strange. Our French accent waitress was nice! But the decor was not.. it was dated and tacky with bear canvas.The food also was tasteless and not very good.. I never finished my grilled chicken burger nor did my husband with his Orso burger.So disappointed because the prices were higher than expected so we paid quite a bit for our meal.

Came on a Saturday evening, was busy but service was good and the food was good too. Recommend the seafood chowder. Was a bit loud so not a spot for quiet conversation but handy to grab food before a Moosehead game.

Food was okay, service was not great. Waitress trying to be overly friendly but stepping over boundaries with her comments. In all, it would of been a great experience if we had another server.

Friendly service and we were seated quickly. The music volume was good and the food was great.

The location next to the Scotiabank Centre combined with their excellent online reservation service makes this pub a very convenient stopping place for a meal and pint before taking in a game or concert. After three visits I can say that their food and service are consistently good and the overall cleanliness is excellent.

One of the best burgers I've had in the city. Was a great place to eat with a lot of drink choices. Wish they had more local beers on tap.

I used to love this place. They have delicious steaks. But tonight a Indian/Middle eastern face server was very rude! The food I ordered was 10oz NY steak as before, I complained about the wried smell and texture, she said she will talk to the chef but she didn’t, and trying to push us to pay the bill and drive us away. Thank you for your cold face. Never come again

ORSO was just, well, a poor experience. The food is pricey, but doesn’t really deliver. The salad was stale, with unremarkable dressing. Quesadillas were pretty much Costco ingredients thrown together rather than freshly made tortillas or filling. I’d hesitate to recommend this place. Good service though, but unremarkable otherwise. Visit at the peril of your wallet and satisfaction.