The Beavers Den — Restaurant in Halifax

I live by the adage "If you have nothing good to say, say nothing at all." So I'll give some honest yet critically constructive feedback and then say some good stuff. Deal? Ok. I ordered the peach, praline and goat cheese salad. It made my mouth water reading the description on the menu, and as a pescetarian I was glad to see that there were some fun salad options. When the salad arrived it was almost entirely lettuce. There was def no more than one tablespoon of goat cheese sprinkled on the mound. Otherwise there were three-four transparent slices of peaches, about the length, width and depth of a daisy pedal, depressingly clustered in the center. I asked for the candied pralines on the side. Instead of these being gorgeous chopped nuts, it looked like a no more than two pulverized pralines, so they were granular in consistency and had to be sprinkled on top of the mound of lettuce. And it also said it had blueberries, but there was no blueberry to be found. The dressing, which I also asked to have on the side, was meant to be creamy, but it was literally watery... white and watery. So sad. There was a wasp nearby who was keen to enjoy this salad too, but I dare say it wasn't enough nutrition to keep even him going. On top of this, my husband ordered "a quarter chicken." What he got amounted to a chicken breast. So depressing. We're in Atlantic Canada, there are no food shortages, what's up? I would have been humiliated and truly embarrassed if say, I was one of the owners and witnessed these plates going out. What I will say in this restaurant's favour is my husband ordered their IPA and we both thought it was quite pleasant. And the person waiting our table was positively lovely: very attentive and congenial. Yet when they saw what I saw, regarding my salad-- the lack of blueberries, etc, they took money off our bill. So, you're hiring good people, at least the front staff, but what's going on with the food? I used to be a restaurant reviewer for St. Joseph's Media, a national Canadian magazine conglomerate , and just wow. If you want to keep your business going in a city like Halifax on a high traffic street like Quinpool Road, you need to be careful about providing value with your service. Word travels fast. Anyway, again, a great server and we loved your beer, but the food was deeply...

Wow they really did this place right! It’s a terrific neighbourhood pub with excellent food and beers and other drinks by the bottle or on tap. Lots of space and seating indoor and out. The outside tables are great for groups and they are conducive to sharing with unrelated parties. They are dog friendly too. The design separates patrons from the busy street. The options for vegans and vegetarians are limited. For example for vegan meals they just use a Beyond Burger or sausage instead of traditional ingredients, which is a bit of a disappointment, but it’s a pub so I guess this is pub fare. It’s a little on the expensive side but here we are. 4 meals and 5 drinks plus 18% tip came to $160. While I don’t mind tipping 18% I was mildly annoyed that the payment terminal defaults started at 18% and not 15%. This seems to be a thing at some restaurants. 4 stars here - we will definitely be back, maybe to catch some live...

What a disappointment.

18$ for a brisket sandwich that looks like it was made using superstore bread. Menu says “comes with coleslaw and sliced pickles.” I wish I took a picture, because it was a tablespoonful of ground up, green, mushy, KFC-like coleslaw, along with 2-3 literal slices, not wedges, slices of pickles….

The hot dog came in a bun that was also looked like it was sourced from a grocery store and also 1/3 of the size of the sausage itself.

If you want BBQ: go to Upstreet in Dartmouth or Boneheads on Barrington.

If you want a beer garden: go to Oxford down the street. Much nicer beer list, and you can order food from wherever you want.

Also, while I can respect restricting people from getting sides on their own, mac and cheese needs to be an appetizer or even its own entry....