403Gemini
02-02-2009, 01:08 PM
Coach and Horse
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=coach+and+horse+pub&sll=51.026645,-114.058363&sspn=0.009528,0.019226&ie=UTF8&ll=50.913952,-114.070315&spn=0.009551,0.019226&z=16
I'm not ashamed to say since i've grown out of the clubbing scene around the age of 19 I've found a love for pubs. I've been to tons of pubs around the city mostly because I like the atmosphere of just sitting around with a group of friends , enjoying some unhealthy food, and just in general, being able to talk without needing to scream at people to hear them (and it gets me out of the house ;) )
Now I lived in Millrise/Shawnessy area for about 10+ years and when this pub opened I didn't go to it once. However I did notice that the entire parking lot is ALWAYS packed on Friday/Saturday evenings.
Now I'm living down in Lake Chapparal my friend and myself were looking at going to Dixons on a sunday a few weeks back and found out it closed at around 1130 (i think) , so I thought of the coach and horse. We called them up and I think they said they closed at 1-2 am (on a sunday! not bad!) so we went out there for a pint just to talk about work and bitch about how we dont want to go into work tomorrow ;)
To my surprise after stepping inside, the pub is huge. It looks well sized on the outside, but stepping inside it is like entering Narnia... it's much larger than it seems. We get a table and our waitress takes our orders and what was really nice (i know she was just working on her tip) is she even stood around and asked us how our day was , what our weekend was like etc. Small touch, but I liked it.
When she handed us our drinks I asked for a menu because I missed dinner, when she handed me the menu... i was quite impressed. However she did alert me that only the appetizers were being cooked since it was late, i had no problem with that... now back to the menu. Thumbing through it for next time, this menu was HUGE. Bigger than almost any dedicated restaurant i've been too, quite impressive for a pub! So my buddy and myself ordered some stuffed yorkies and potato nachos each. I was thinking the yorkies would be like the bull n finch where there are about 8 of them on the plate and don't really fill you up. Well i was wrong... it was only 4... FOUR HUGE YORKIES. I couldn't work through more than 2 of them before i attempted the potato nachos... which were just amazing. An excellent potion of toppings and was only about $11.
We paid our bill and left.
The next time we went was on a Friday night, and again I mentioned the parking lot was PACKED so I was thinking great we're not going to find a table, or if we do find seats they will be at the bar or something.
Again upon entering, not a problem finding a seat, easily 1/4 of the bar was still available for seating. :thumbsup:
Knowing better this time, my friend and myself split the potato nachos instead of trying to solo them and I ordered the sheppards pie and he got the philie cheese steak. Sheppards pie = awesomely delicious. What was nice about the food as well is it wasn't "auctioned off" where they say "Sheppards pie..." and sort of wait for somebody to reach for their plate or raise your hand or anything. The just put it down right infront of me.
So to sum everything up:
Atmosphere - 5/5 - one of the cleaner pubs ive been too
Food - 4.5/5 - Excellent food (for a pub, I'd give it 5/5 but again, it's just pub food lol)
Service - 4/5 - once when I went, i think the girl was pretty new, but it took awhile to get the food/drinks. No biggy , not painful enough to complain about
"Talent" ;) - 4/5 - some pretty average girls in there... but some amazing hotties too haha.
If you're looking for a good pub, live in the south, i'd recommend giving this place a shot.
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=coach+and+horse+pub&sll=51.026645,-114.058363&sspn=0.009528,0.019226&ie=UTF8&ll=50.913952,-114.070315&spn=0.009551,0.019226&z=16
I'm not ashamed to say since i've grown out of the clubbing scene around the age of 19 I've found a love for pubs. I've been to tons of pubs around the city mostly because I like the atmosphere of just sitting around with a group of friends , enjoying some unhealthy food, and just in general, being able to talk without needing to scream at people to hear them (and it gets me out of the house ;) )
Now I lived in Millrise/Shawnessy area for about 10+ years and when this pub opened I didn't go to it once. However I did notice that the entire parking lot is ALWAYS packed on Friday/Saturday evenings.
Now I'm living down in Lake Chapparal my friend and myself were looking at going to Dixons on a sunday a few weeks back and found out it closed at around 1130 (i think) , so I thought of the coach and horse. We called them up and I think they said they closed at 1-2 am (on a sunday! not bad!) so we went out there for a pint just to talk about work and bitch about how we dont want to go into work tomorrow ;)
To my surprise after stepping inside, the pub is huge. It looks well sized on the outside, but stepping inside it is like entering Narnia... it's much larger than it seems. We get a table and our waitress takes our orders and what was really nice (i know she was just working on her tip) is she even stood around and asked us how our day was , what our weekend was like etc. Small touch, but I liked it.
When she handed us our drinks I asked for a menu because I missed dinner, when she handed me the menu... i was quite impressed. However she did alert me that only the appetizers were being cooked since it was late, i had no problem with that... now back to the menu. Thumbing through it for next time, this menu was HUGE. Bigger than almost any dedicated restaurant i've been too, quite impressive for a pub! So my buddy and myself ordered some stuffed yorkies and potato nachos each. I was thinking the yorkies would be like the bull n finch where there are about 8 of them on the plate and don't really fill you up. Well i was wrong... it was only 4... FOUR HUGE YORKIES. I couldn't work through more than 2 of them before i attempted the potato nachos... which were just amazing. An excellent potion of toppings and was only about $11.
We paid our bill and left.
The next time we went was on a Friday night, and again I mentioned the parking lot was PACKED so I was thinking great we're not going to find a table, or if we do find seats they will be at the bar or something.
Again upon entering, not a problem finding a seat, easily 1/4 of the bar was still available for seating. :thumbsup:
Knowing better this time, my friend and myself split the potato nachos instead of trying to solo them and I ordered the sheppards pie and he got the philie cheese steak. Sheppards pie = awesomely delicious. What was nice about the food as well is it wasn't "auctioned off" where they say "Sheppards pie..." and sort of wait for somebody to reach for their plate or raise your hand or anything. The just put it down right infront of me.
So to sum everything up:
Atmosphere - 5/5 - one of the cleaner pubs ive been too
Food - 4.5/5 - Excellent food (for a pub, I'd give it 5/5 but again, it's just pub food lol)
Service - 4/5 - once when I went, i think the girl was pretty new, but it took awhile to get the food/drinks. No biggy , not painful enough to complain about
"Talent" ;) - 4/5 - some pretty average girls in there... but some amazing hotties too haha.
If you're looking for a good pub, live in the south, i'd recommend giving this place a shot.