Library Square Public House

I went there a few days ago for lunch after studying at the library. The server didn’t even say hi and just took my order. Cobb salad. Food was good but service slow and very very unpleasant. Won’t return.

I came here to attend a friend’s birthday dinner. The menu didn’t interest me all that much, but their burger sounded pretty good. I decided to order the burger even though it was $ 19. I figured it would be more worth it, to pay that much for a burger that appealed to me, rather than spend $ 16 for a sandwich that seemed mediocre.
The burger was totally NOT worth it. I am pretty sure that’s the most that I’ve ever spent on a burger, and I will never make that same mistake again. The burger came with two patties, cheese, mushrooms, onion rings, and side fries. I upgraded their regular fries to rosemary and garlic fries, however, these completely lacked garlic flavor. I am more than disappointed with this restaurant.
On a side note the music that they played that Saturday was really good, it was Hip Hop.

Great place to watch games, they probably have the largest screen in town! decent bar food a not too pricy. The large patio on the library plaza is a big add on in the summer.

Went for lunch today and had the worst dining experience ever.
Menu has about 4 items on it and the tvs are super loud.
When we finally ordered, we waited about an hour for our food to come, during which time we saw numerous tables that had arrived after us get served.
Now we all know that servers make mistakes– maybe she forgot to put our order in, but she would look at us and walk away. Not even once coming to say ‘sorry for the long wait’ or ‘oops’. She literally avoided our table.
Finally the manager (I think) came round and said our food would be out momentarily. Yeah, like another 15 minutes. When he brought it, I said you know we’ve been waiting for about an hour. He actually said ‘no I didn’t know, but I do now.’ And he walked away. That was it.
We got our bill, the server again barely acknowledged us, and we left.
Average food, good beer selection all completely negated by the terrible, unprofessional service. Boo. Will not go back.

I wanted to update my review after we were invited back by the manager Lewis to try their dinner menu. He was genuinely professional with an eagerness to improve on their food service. I feel that my original 3 star rating still stands accurate and fair. There is still room for improvement if they want to draw a crowd in beyond their popular 90’s night and bar scene.
A few bumps during our visit that could still use some improvement include:
— Not having a fully stocked bar. It wasn’t until my third attempt at ordering a drink that they had all the ingredients to make it.
— Not having the fight showing on their TVs that night like they originally thought. I guess they share PPV with other Donnelly Group establishments, and they were SOL that night.
— Other than the Vietnamese short ribs that we ordered, the food and menu could still use some work. The salmon dish we had was a bit too greasy and some of the vegetables were still raw.
Overall, the menu still needs some work if their focus wants to be about the food. Table service has always been good (our server that night was fantastic!) but I have had VERY bad experiences with the bartenders during 90’s night before. We appreciate the invitation and the efforts and look forward to see the new improvements in the future.

I stumbled into this bar while visiting Vancouver. I can’t understand these low reviews at all-​this place is great! The drinks were absolutely delicious; The bartender (I think his name was Keegan?) could not have been more attentive and accommodating. He really put a lot of care into making amazing drinks, while managing to tend to a very full bar at the same time. I didn’t eat there but the food looked delicious, and the customer next to me was raving about his meal. The atmosphere is relaxed and comfortable, and I will definitely be back the next time I come to visit!

90’s night! Was switched from Friday to Saturday (which was great!) and now its back to Friday which is… well still great but definitely a lot more tiring. The environment itself isn’t anything special other than the music. Drinks are a little on the pricey side, but not unreasonable, especially since every night is a different drink night! double high balls are Saturday so getting your drink on on Saturdays isn’t that hard. Unfortunately there’s nothing that really stands out. The dance floor is kinda small, and the transition from restaurant/​bar to club/​bar is kinda rough. We were sitting on a table that had to be taken apart. We still kinda had some food on it that we were nibbiling on and had to pack it up. The food itself again, nothing special, I think the yam fries were tasty but not amazing.

Not a bad place. It’s a bit unfair that it only has 2 stars average on Unilocal.I think if you come at a time when it’s not too busy with a big sports event, you will be fine. The sausages were pretty tasty.

I was there last Tuesday. Apparently AC/​DC and The Canucks were playing the same evening so it was pretty busy. Busy is ok. What wasn’t ok was the service. They simply did not have enough staff. We waited almost 40 minutes just to order a drink. We didn’t even stay for a 2^nd drink because by the time the waiter got back around to ask if we wanted another… it was 45 minutes later. Good happy hour deals on beer but they need to plan ahead when there are big events happening near by.

Awesome service, great quality food and amazing prices… always a go to for the rugby, whitecaps, or canucks games. See you next time library!

Stopped in here after walking around for the better part of the afternoon. It looked to be a pretty average pub, popular with the post-​work drinks crowd. The food we got was delicious, but the service was rather sub par. Overall, a very average, non-​offensive place to grab food and drinks.

Ugh. I don’t know how this place is as a club/​dance scene, but as a restaurant it is horrible. My parents, boyfriend, and neighbors decided to go here for brunch before a show. We chose this over Homer St Café because it seemed cheaper and the food here seemed more suitable for everyone’s palates.
We ordered drinks, and they all came except my mom’s glass of wine. After fifteen minutes, she mentioned to the waitress that she had been waiting ten minutes (to be polite) for her glass of wine. The waitress made a face of disbelief, and with attitude, said «TEN minutes!!!» which was really rude and shouldn’t have been said. Instead, she should’ve said «I’ll get that right away for you». You know, good old common sense customer service.
My food arrived, and I ordered eggs, toast, bacon, and roasted tomato. Well, my roasted tomato looked like a sad, tired, burnt out (literally!) tomato. It was black all over, and basically inedible. The rest of the breakfast wasn’t anything to write home about either.
Shitty food, shitty service. Won’t be back for food, that’s for sure.

I’ve only been here once, early evening and i was quite impressed. The Beer list is good, the seating inside is comfortable, although it did get slightly hot. Not sure if the conditioning was off or if they just didn’t have any. The server took a while to take our orders, but that doesn’t usually bother me as long as the service afterwards is fine, and it definitely was in our case. She was friendly, professional and super cute (Nicole, if i’m not mistaken). I ordered a salad (don’t remember the exact name), but it was pretty good.
Overall, a very good place. I would definitely come here again.

Easily some of the worst food I’ve ever had in the lower mainland. Add inexperienced kitchen and serving staff that are merely hired because of their «attractiveness» and you have a joke of a restaurant.
Sure come here to get crazy and party fri + sat nights because they draw a large crowd, otherwise a waste of my hard earned money.

Ive never seen such perfect physical specimens move so slowly or care so little, however I knew what I was getting into when I saw «Donnelly Group» on the sign.

If I do come here it’s usually for 90s night. This pub turns into a nightclub and purely because of 90s night it gets a second star.
From my past experiences, unless you have to, I wouldn’t recommend the food here. The quality does not live up to the price.
Anyway was here earlier while pub hopping. I recognize it was rather busy as it was a Friday evening and many people were there prior to heading to the concert at Rogers Arena.
We sat ourselves at the only table left. Although a server removed the drinks off the table a few minutes after we sat down, she never greeted us or bothered cleaning the table. It was a good 15 to 20 minutes before a server took our drink orders. Good thing the server let us know that the bar was backed up cause it would be another 15 minutes before the drinks would arrive.
The two star rating is purely based on all my experiences here, including tonight. It’s a decent place for groups and they do have a nice projector screen now, but I’ll probably be pub hopping elsewhere. unless I’m here for 90s night.

My first visit recently, after a show at the theatre with a friend. We spotted it from the window during intermission, and popped by early on a Sunday evening (about 6 pm or so). While I know they were short staffed (as the waitress told us), service was a bit slow, and took awhile for them to come by with menus and such. Our waitress was friendly and apologized, but it took away from the evening. Food wise, it was good! I got a bacon-​avocado sandwich and yam fries — both were just as expected, and tasty. I may give it another try if I were in the area, but not on the top of my list.

Went there after tonight’s Canuck game. It wasn’t overly busy as it was a Monday night.
The server in the red/​pink dress that was taking care of the section near the pinball machine didn’t ask us if we wanted anything but ensured the 3 dudes next to us were properly taken care of. Maybe they were in her section before, but she was pretty adamant to serve and flirt with them rather than address the full row of people playing games. Fair enough.
Telling her that the woman’s washrooms were flatulantly sprayed with diarrhea was ineffective and I felt brushed off.
My friends attempt at further telling the bartender about the absurd health risk and was received with a hand gesture brushing her off and a ‘yeah-​yeah’
Monday. 23:00. Donnelley. Seriously.

Came here for a date with the husband and left pissed off.
I had fish and chips and he had a burger and honestly both were great. We had a couple rounds of beers and the place was otherwise fairly empty. We knew a Canucks game was on that night (4 hours later) and wanted to just grab a bite before it got too crazy in there.
We had an entertainment book coupon which I told our server about when we got there, and when we went to pay the drama began.
She grabbed the coupon and came back about 10 min later and said she couldn’t honour it because there was a hockey game on. I pointed out the coup said «not valid during hockey games» which I agreed was fair but that there was in fact no hockey game on. She argued with me, and then the manager came and argued with me about it too. Eventually they conceded that I was right and that in fact it was not during a game, but let me just say this:
Y’all make a shit ton of money and you were the ones who decided to put coupons out there to begin with. So don’t argue with your customer when they go to collect on it. After all you’re just writing off a maximum of $ 14.

The manager is very, very professional.
LOCAL and ORGANIC food.
That’s why I updated my review to 4 stars.
But let’s be honest here…
Cuz most of peoples are giving them a two stars review…
The customers service is very…
SLOW.SLOW.SLOW.