West 50 Pourhouse & Grille

I’ve been here before and I guess they changed ownership. This place is now horrible. I can’t fathom how downhill this place has gone. Firstly, they have nothing on tap any more. Even Budwiser now comes out of a bottle. The night we went, the credit and debit machines were not working, forcing us to use the ATM in the restaurant which charges service fees. We prearranged some food to arrive (we had a party of 15 people) and that food arrived an hour later than agreed; and the portions were smaller than agreed (8 slice pizzas arrived instead of 12 slice). Drink (pop, not alcohol) refills took in excess of 20 minutes to arrive and the food took more than an hour to get here. The bathroom lacks hot water and paper towels or hand dryer. Needless to say, I will not be coming back here again. What ahorrible experience.

Bring back the DRAFT BEER! This place used to rock because they had such a wide beer selection. Now all the taps are shutdown… going from 150 taps to 20 taps doesn’t make this place special anymore.
IF you want to safe this place, make it BEER focused. Invite the breweries, have 3 course meals paired to the beers, have Oktoberfest Wednesdays, etc. etc…

The worst experience I have ever had. The place was empty. The glasses were dirty. Apparently the place is under new management so the manager had a fight with us over a gift card purchased from old management. Awful food. Really bad. Fire alarm went off and waitress told us it was because the TVs went off? Video was posted and pics. I can’t believe this place is in business. My advice is to go to the food court in the mall. Just horrible!

Saturday night visits only!
Bar/​restaurant/​patio/​club whichever combination you want to call it. West 50 has it all but not at its finest. It attracts the older crowd (typically 30+) very rarely you will see younger customers in the twenties.
Food isn’t all that wonderful, but it is at a convenient location in the downtown Mississauga.
Ive been here for dinners, club, and the b-​day parties this is the best its going to get unless you are heading downtown Toronto. Food is good, don’t get any pastas.
Ive had good experiences with their nachos, burger, onion ring and fish. Those are the only ones I recommend.
Lots of space, and you can be as loud as you would want. Live bands are a plus for those who enjoy that kinda stuff… The bar is very large with lots of seating. Recommended for party goes who don’t want to drive all the way downtown.
Service can be slow depending on traffic.
Parking is not free in the area so pay up or you will be ticketed.

The main reason for going was for the beer on tap… But surprise! They no longer have beer on tap! The place was deserted and the food was horrible. Such a disappointment. Doesn’t event deserve a full star.

It was fine. The concept of having 50 beers on tap is gone. There was still a fair amount on tap. The new owners did away with that idea. The majority of the taps are empty.
The place was deserted when my friend, and I went; so we were paid a lot of attention. The staff was quite friendly. None of our servers knew how to pour draft beer. Both of the rounds we ordered were flat.
The time for our food to come out was exceptionally long. We must have waited about 45 minutes for appetizers. We decided not to order anything else because of it.
Honestly, the place is fine. It’s not bad, but there’s nothing there that makes me want to return. The restaurant doesn’t have the allure it once had.

Still sitting at our table attempting to get the attention of our waitress… That being said, service tonight was the highlight of the night. The entire place is dead for a Friday night and music selection has had no direction. Food quality was your usually bar/​pub fare. This place has lost all its former sophistication and attitude. Lots of better places in this area to check out. Only giving it 3 stars because of the nostalgia attached to this place.

Absolutely ridiculous. My sister and I are/​were in the restaurant industry and we’re pretty shocked on how things turned out for this place. The variety of beers is gone, we were never approached by a server to get our orders; I had to get up and give my order at the bar. Oh and did I mention, the bartender didn’t ID my sister coz she clearly looks pretty young (she’s 19). They gave us the regular menus instead of the late night menu, so that busted my hunger bubble. I may sound like those snooty guests, but something as courteous as approaching the table would have made things better. This place had better days

This place was great. It’s all about the beer selection, which I would rank higher than Bier Markt.
Tried a sampler, which is a great way to start your experience. You may want to set aside a few hours to go through the beer list!
The food is great too.

New owners… No more beer on tap?! Can’t speak for the food, but as far as nightlife goes there’s little reason to come here. Saturday night the whole bar’s empty and they’re still charging cover. To top it all off they have no beer on tap… seriously no beer on tap, apparently new owners have taken the place over and put an end to the pour…

Lots of beer options. Enjoyed the live bands and food. On the weekend the place get a bit busy. Definitely a spot for girls night out.

5 stars for beer selection. Only Bier Market can compete and even they don’t have some of the selection here. These beers are more focused on local rather than Belgium and Austrian.
Food is decent as well. But if not for the beer, I wouldn’t be bookmarking the place.
Fairly old building and could do with a makeover, but it’s big and spacious with a bunch of seating with views out of large windows.

I love this place for the beers on tap and that is about it.
The ambiance is really dark! Not inviting at all. I don’t mean oooo great date spot dark, I mean wow I can’t see the person across from me’s face.
It also didn’t help that the food was subpar, I was expecting more from a place that has such a cool selection of fine beers from all over the world. It would be nice if they paired those beers well with an awesome edgy menu that was executed well. If they get new kitchen staff or revamp their menu, they’d have a winner here and not just a place you go to drink so darn good beer!

It’s ok. Nothing is rave about or come back to If it was my choice. Lots of beer selection, plus! They can make your average mixed drinks, good to know! Food — below average, I understand this turns into a lounge/​club but even during normal hours the food was… Poor. Id have a better burger down the street from a diner. The price doesn’t equal to the food quality.
They also want a cover charge. I’m sorry this is Mississauga, the music isn’t the best (it’s live), the dance floor is little, and you can’t really have a conversation either — decide west50 what are you? I wouldn’t go back unless someone forced me to. I’ve been there for lunch and from dinner to closing, it’s not my environment, it’s uncomfortable being there as the place is confused as their customers.

I don’t understand. I am really upset about this experience! I met a friend for drinks around 9pm and I was excited about returning to West 50 after I had a great time here for another friends birthday. Boy, oh, boy was I wrong! The place was crowded (completely understandable for a Friday night) and the music was way too loud. My throat actually hurts from yelling over the music. It really irritates me when establishments over-​do the volume of the music.
The service: What service? As I mentioned my friend and I arrived at 9 and our drink order wasn’t taken until 9:45…fine, whatever I will let it pass. but after 9:30 West 50 becomes a seat yourself establishment, which is okay if you can find a seat. Well after about an hour we found a little booth. I had previously ordered the «pourhouse burger» while we were sitting at the bar and I went up to the bar after 20 minutes of waiting and there was my burger just sitting on the bar. Well needless to say it was cold. I was fuming at this point… why would you just leave someones food sitting where anyone can touch it? To top it off the servers were so rude and curt with us. Very, very unhappy.
The food: Well as I said my burger was cold and dry and my fries were cold and over salted. So not impressed.
Why two stars: Well I ordered a margarita and it was amazing (10 stars for the margarita!) and they had a house magician who did some card tricks for us! So entertaining, he was really talented and overall a fun person!
The verdict: I will avoid coming here in the future.

Had an event here last week and was thrilled with the beer selection here! They are serious about beer and have tonnes of different beers on tap. You will have to come here a hundred times to try them all!
Food was pretty decent for what you would find at a place like this. Bruschetta was amazing, wings were pretty good, and the sliders were delicious! We ordered a bunch of other appetizers as well and they were all good with the exception of the pizza — would not recommend that.
We booked the private room and at first the set up wasn’t what we had requested but the events staff helped us turn the room around fairly quickly. Service was fine, the waitress was nice but there were definitely times where we had to go search for someone to get their attention. Since we had a fairly large party, I would have expected more support but we had no large problems.
Only really annoying thing was the parking, it took me forever to find parking and it was underground and confusing and just annoying. Probably wouldn’t have an event here again unless everyone had already been here before to reduce confusion.

ive been here alot over the years for random night outs and birthday things but this place has gone horribly downhill.
first of all the dj i experienced this past sat night was horrible. he had no idea how to read a crowd, his music transitions were horrible (abrupt switching) and just generally sounded like a high school kid who was practicing in his basement.
secondly, i know that crowds can be hit or miss anywhere you go. but the last few times ive been here the crowd has been consistently STRANGE. half of the crowd is on drugs/​super drunk and dancing insanely the entire time not caring if they hit you or fall onto you. the other half of the crowd are creepy men just standing in the middle of the dancefloor hoping for a girl to accidentally nudge them or dance close enough for them to try and creep on you. like ugh… just so bad. theres a reason why ppl were just dancing at their tables in the seating area
other than that, they have a decent patio. obviously tons of beer to choose from. but i would really advise to not come here. maybe head to bier markt down the street for a more upscale crowd.

Hey again,
Came here for some food and mainly beers. I enjoyed the beer selection. Takes a long time if you do not know what your looking for. Exceptional list of beers. The waitress was friendly and was helpful in choosing a beer.
I had the fish and chips for dinner. It was average, nothing terrible.
The ambience is well… dated. They boast about the Tv’s and the quantity of them. They are rather old and some even are showing loss of picture quality.
I will go back and try food again. Stay for the beers.

I came here for a pint and some wings for lunch and this place did not disappoint. They had a great selection of beers on tap and the wings were pretty big and cooked perfectly. They were a bit on the salty side, and the sauce was basically Frank’s Red Hot (tasty, but boring and standard).
Service was friendly and I had a nice spot by the window, watching the traffic go by.
There’s a pretty sweet patio there, too.

Best beer selection in the GTA –BAR none! With more than 115 beers on tap, you could bring friends together and play Century club and still not be done. During my visit I got to take a tour of the keg room. WOW. Take it from me when I tell you that this room is every frat boys wet dream, wall to wall kegs, pressure gauges and hoses galore — It was like the candy room in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory except with Beer!
Interesting point for the pint purist, I learned that West 50 flushes the lines each time a keg runs dry. Most places will flush a keg line 1 or 2 times a month. this ensures that the beer you receive is always fresh and tastes the way it is supposed to.
They also have a passport booklet (see pic) called the West 50 Club, where with each milestone of 10, 25, 50, or 75 20oz drafts you reach you receive a prize and your name gets entered for a chance to win a trip to germany. If you finish the booklet you get your name inscribed on this Stanley Cup looking Keg. Think its impossible? They have a regular who has completed the list 19 times! To rephrase the dos equis guy — «GET thirsty my friends»
As I waited for my lunch to arrive I decided to start my beerly quest for the cup and quickly downed 2 pints 1) a Grimbergen Dubbel (Belgium) and 2) The Pedavena Pilsner (Italy). Both blew my mind and I’m fairly certain I may never again settle for a run of the mill domestic again.
For lunch I had the Bourbon Street Penne — a sweet and spicy tomato based sauce, with shrimp, chicken and andoulli sausage. I know previous reviews mentioned the smaller portion size but honest this was super fllling. How much food are you actually looking to eat? Portion size was perfect (and I am a hefty eater). Delicious!
The staff here is very friendly and extremely knowledgable about all things beer. While the the décor is extremely versatile — professional enough for a business lunch/​dinner or corporate party but is also casual enough with the stainless steel bar and 115+ beers on display and flat screen televisions that this could easily become my new fav place to come watch a game :)
The patio is interestingly placed and you must walk through it to enter from Burnhamthorpe, but its a great size and I can see myself enjoying many a pint (perhaps 115 of them) out there.
I shall return and I will bring thirsty friends time and time again. Big thanks to Chef Brendan for the hospitality and the staff for the great beer reccos. 2 beers down 110 to go
*** One additional edit, in case you needed additional incentive to visit and stay for a few beers, they have free wifi for the beer friendly business man***