Truth Bar — Restaurant in Calgary

BUYER BEWARE: There exists one small line on one page of menu that an auto-gratuity is automatically applied to groups of 6 or more. When the bills came, the server (owner?) read the bills aloud by item then publicly announced the total. He did not provide the paper bill up front. After two pairs of us had paid (with an added tip), the third pair requested his paper bill up front. After light pushback from the server, the bill was provided. At this time it was noticed that the bill contained an auto-gratuity that the server had not mentioned or even lightly alluded to at any point over the evening. After notifying the rest of the party that the bill already accounted for tip, the waiter casually laughed it off. We were then asked if we wanted the receipts, 2/3 pairs said no, 1 said yes. The server then walked away without providing him with his receipt.

Absolutely would never ever return. Food was overpriced and dramatically mediocre. Drinks were painfully weak and the gimmicks essentially amounted to "look, we've balanced it on top of a Christmas ornament". 2 drinks and a shot on a fully empty stomach should have a result more impactful than "absolutely nothing".

If you want the privilege of overpaying for overly sweet, mediocre drinks served in an astronaut's helmet, this is the...

Review: Truth Bar on 17th

The truth is, we were hoping to celebrate our daughter's 18th birthday with a memorable night at Truth Bar on 17th. Unfortunately, it was memorable for all the wrong reasons.

First, the service was incredibly slow. It took forever to get our drinks, and even then, one of our guests was left waiting for their drink. We had to remind the server three times, and it finally arrived—40 minutes later—a simple can of White Claw.

The food was even worse. The quality was shockingly bad, and several dishes had to be sent back.

Pizza: One was burnt beyond edible and had to be returned. The other, a four-cheese and dill pickle pizza, was bland and served on a dry, store-bought crust. Pulled Pork Tacos: These were downright unpleasant and had to be sent back as well. Chicken Sliders: All bun, barely any meat, and entirely disappointing. Nachos: A disaster. Minimal toppings, and the chips were small, broken scraps from the bottom of the bag.

If you're considering dining on 17th Avenue, do yourself a favor and keep walking past Truth Bar. The experience left us disappointed and regretting our choice for what was meant to be a...

Went for the Christmas pop up. Decor and over the top kitschy presentation of drinks was fun. Drinks are overpriced and overly sweet, think heavy on fruit juice and simple syrups. Our group of 6 was there for 2 painfully long hours. We’d ordered food when we arrived, well after an hour we started inquiring. I cannot stress this enough, this place is utter chaos. I am floored at reading other reviewers experiences. When our food finally arrived it was the saddest excuse for a restaurant meal I’ve seen in ages. The nachos were awful. They’d apparently run out of fries at some point (?) but failed to let us know so our truffle fries just never came 🤣 The penne was the most hilarious, covered in what appeared and tasted like “shakey cheese”. Fortunately, our group is a roll with the punches crew, we were able to just laugh at the fact that this place was a true comedy of errors. I understand it’s a newish place with that come growing pains but, the failures were well beyond growing pains! We couldn’t have been happier to get...