Don Cherry's Sports Grill Sydney NS — Restaurant in Sydney River

My wife and I were visiting from out of town, we decided to stop into the Sydney River location on a Friday evening. I had the wings and my wife had a poutine. I liked the wings, my wife had a poutine, we both had a pint of Bud (from the tap). My beer was fine, but my wife's had an odd smell and taste, I compared it to that of cough syrup. I didn't realize how bad the strange smell and taste was until I took a drink of her beer, it smelled and tasted like cough syrup, and my wife wasn't feeling well after having a few sips of it. I asked for a manager, surprise surprise, none was available. The waitress offered to take my number and have the manager call me in the next day or two, but for what? So they could offer me something if I return? No thanks.

They credited us for my wife's beer, but that was it. To be honest, it felt like they didn't believe us, even though the smell was obvious enough to prove it. I will never return here, or to any Don Cherry's, after the experience and being treated this way. My wife was visibly not well, and I provided all the evidence needed to prove there was something wrong with the product, or the glass, I have no idea what would've caused it. I've had "skunk"/bad beer before, and this was not that, it literally tasted and smelled like there was cough syrup in it. This was a disgusting experience, and to credit us one beer when my wife was visibly ill was a slap in the face. Never again.

I'm a manager at an accounting company, and my wife is a legal assistant.... all our family and friends will be hearing about this in person and on...

I ordered the Cowboy Steak with mashed potatoes and carrot puree. It was one of the worst steaks I've ever had. There was no sear at all, no crust, and worst of all, no seasoning whatsoever. It was a very bland tasting steak, and for $50, I expected so much more. I ordered it medium rare, and it was cooked exactly that, but sorely lacked any kind of flavor. The carrots were very unappetizing as well, and again, very bland. The mashed potatoes tasted like the instant potatoes that come in a package and were also very bland, and grainy tasting. Even the Skor cheesecake I had for dessert seriously lacked any kind of flavor and tasted like a cheap frozen dessert. I was very disappointed with the food here, especially for such expensive prices. The only thing I enjoyed about my meal was the beer, and the very friendly, knowledgeable staff. That, however, is not nearly enough to make me ever eat here again, and I would strongly recommend that no one else does either. Save your money for a higher quality restaurant...

Really horrible tonight, we went there thinking it was wing night , informed the waitress that we need not need menus as we were having the wing special. She asked us what we want, no other exchange on it not being wing night.. When we got the bill omg, that's when she told us no its not wing night. $51 for 18 wings , $3 a wing. This is the most outrageous thing that ever happened to us. No apologies, no nothing, let's just say this is our last trip to Don Cherry. If you want to get ripped off go to Don Cherry. Better yet, be very Aware that waitress do not listen or inform you about anything. Period. Ripped out of and feeling cheated on a meal not worth a third of the ...