The Senate Tavern On Bank

*The good, the bad and the ugly* Visited on Wednesday evening. The good. Nice atmosphere, friendly, helpful staff, decent selection of beers. The bad. Overpriced and overcooked food. Had the fish and chips. The fries were almost black and the fish batter was rock hard, which was a shame as the fish looked to be a nice piece. Don't know how old the frying oil was. Not much selection for vegetarians unless you like cauliflower in Buffalo sauce. The ugly. When I asked why my draft beer wasn't six dollars when it is '$6 draft all day long' (check out their website specials) I was told that that only applied to Bud. If that's the case then call it '$6 Bud draft'. Deceptive advertising as there are no stated exclusions or small print of any kind. Won't be eating there again anytime soon.

We’ve been to this location twice. First time, we sat on the patio and it was packed. Beautiful extended patio with a walk up bar and hammocks. Second visit, we sat inside. It was really busy and the drinks and food took a little longer than our first visit but that’s to be expected with so many people being served. We will be back!

My group had a great experience here! Our waitress Alyssa was amazing at keeping everyone's orders organized and did an incredible job at keeping everyone satisfied. Tons of water was supplied, and we had a great time! Also - we called ahead of time and asked if they had a table for 10 people, they said not at that time, and they took the time to CALL US BACK like 5mins later to tell us they had space open up! We also started with around 10 people as expected and ended up having our group almost double in size by the end of the night, and the staff was so accommodating of us. Will totally be going back!

Went in after a Redblacks game, place was busy but not packed. My friend and I only wanted to have a beer while we waited for uber prices to come down. Didn't even make it to the bar before a server waylaid us asking how many in our party. I said 2. She said sorry, we have no room for you. I said, "so why did you bother asking? You have only enough room left for 1 person?" Won't bother going back. Spend your money where they don't judge you as soon as you step in the door.

Good food, plenty of TV's, ok service. Tried the club sandwich. Good piece of chicken breast, and it includes cheese which many restaurants don't include. The vinaigrette dressing for the side salad is too thick and it tasted just ok. Tried the Fish 'n chips and it was excellent. The haddock piece is very generous, and the sea salt vinegar chips in the batter is great. The sweet coleslaw was ok. Service wasn't very good. Our server didn't know the drink/food menu very well, but she was polite. Definitely try the fish n chips here.