Clocktower Brew Pub Elgin

Nice atmosphere. Staff are friendly and outgoing. Not overly busy during the day so nice place to visit with friends and chat over food and drinks. The craft beers on tap are excellent. The calamari and burgers were very good as well. Definitely recommend if you are in the area looking for craft beers and food.

Absolutely awful. Awful service. Awful food. Was in town with my family. Thought their menu looked decent. We ordered the onion soup, the spicy peanut bowl, the kids grilled chicken and fries, and the perogies. They took the soup off our bill. Looked pretty but It literally tasted like brown onion water. Chicken was dry no BBQ sauce like the menu stated. The server argued with me about the welcome plate children get with their meal. Than charged me $2.50 for my two year olds side of gravy that she didn't remember to get after being reminded twice until my son hadd 4 fries left. Perogies were flavorless and soggy, bacon was fatty, the peanut bowl my cousin had was terrible. Way over sauced and we like saucy. All in all Awful meal and will not be recommending or returning when in Ottawa. And too think all I wanted was a good soup and pub food.

Worst restaurant experience in my 55 years. Forty-five minute wait to get our food and when it does come, it's hardly edible. Our overly friendly waiter, starts with stating his name. "I'm Shawn, if you need anything I'm your waiter". Myself and one of my dinner companions order the Thai Peanut Bowl, and the third dinner companion order a hamburger. The Thai Peanut bowl had noodles so hard that they were stuck together and not edible. The only mixed vegetables in the Thai bowl was a few green onions. Our waiter, Shawn, quickly came by to ask how the food was, when my dinner companion said the noodles were hard, he just walking past the table and only returned to give us the bill. I left a $6 tip on a $68.93 bill. I should not have left any tip. I, nor will my dinner companions, return to the Clocktower Pub!

Nice decor and great location when there's no construction. The server seemed nice and everything but could have returned to ask the rest of the group for drinks and food. She barely came over and only one of us got food and a drink. Another friend got drinks but the rest if us were waiting. We waited 30 minutes and that point we decided it's probably better to go somewhere else. Sorry for the bad score because the organization usually has great service and food but I had this bad experience. As you can see it wasn't busy either.

Came on a Wednesday for a lunch with co-workers. We were a group of 10 or so and the place wasn't half full when we arrived. Drinks arrived relatively quickly, our orders were taken and then the long wait for our food (over 30 minutes). The bills came quickly though after 20 minutes or so. Food was pretty good actually. Fish tacos were acceptable, kimchi fries were filling (though not as spicy as I would have thought). The perogis were the best, light and soft. The garnish was a bit heavy with sliced green onions which over powered the other flavours a bit. OK choice for lunch for something different.

I would say that this pub is your standard go-to location for beer and pub food. Don't expect to find fine cuisine or luxury dining here. The food is very basic yet still tasty. I would say that it is however definitely too expensive for what you get. I ordered a double order of chicken wings which came with probably eight pieces and total that cost $29. In my opinion, it should not have costed more than $20. None the less, my friend and I had a pleasant experience with the waitress who was friendly and provided quick and efficient service. The ambiance was inviting yet lacked an element of entertainment. Perhaps playing upbeat music in the background would add some spice to this restaurant. I would still recommend going here to check it out but then again there are so many other better places close by that are far more worth it.