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Hudsons Canadian Tap House
Categories: Restaurants Chicken Wings Nightlife Bars Sports Bars Nightlife Bars Pubs Chicken Wings, Sports Bars, Pubs [Edit]
1201 5th St SWCalgary, AB T2R 0Y6
(403) 457-1119
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 11 am - 2 am
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Price Range:
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$$
- Delivery:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Mon, Wed
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Very Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- Yes
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
17 reviews for Hudsons Canadian Tap House
17 reviews in English
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Review from Meghan H.
3/12/2012 1 Check-in Here
My husband and his co-workers booked Hudson's for a birthday celebration !
Three of them were having birthdays that week and based on YELP reviews, Hudson's seemed like a good spot.
The table that was reserved had balloons on it and the three birthday guests received 30$ gift cards! What is cooler than that!!
The service was actually really great and there was trivia and prizes based on the Flames and the Jets (who were playing that night on all the tvs)
There wasn't a bad spot in the house to watch the game, and the big screen in the back was super clear and awesome.
Little chicks in referee outfits went around getting everyone to fill out a little form to guess who would score the first goal for the Flames- too fun.
I ordered the maple syrup and bacon poutine. Ohhhh boyyyyy. My arteries were clogged and I'm pretty sure my heart stopped, but I was in heaven. Cheese, warm maple syrup and yummy fresh fries with crispy bacon pieces. Aaaa ouuuuu gaaaaaa! I will definitely be going back for wings and another game night. Don't know if I'll head there on a Fri or Sat night though as a line was forming when we left :S -
Review from Diane F.
3/7/2012
Some girlfriends of mine set up a double birthday party there for myself and another friend. They had reserved us a booth. Upon arrival we decided it was not in a great spot(right next to the dance floor and not big enough), so the manager moved us to a big back corner booth. He also gave both us birthday girls each a $30 gift card for and a round of shooters for all that were in attendance with us at that time, which was about 10 of us.
I've been to Hudson's a few times and I always have fun there. I like the pub atmosphere with the option of going dancing if you choose... although if you leave it to super late it's like dancing in a sardine can. The dance floor is pretty tiny for how big the place is.
If you plan to go there, go before 9/9:30 or you're more than likely waiting in line up. I've never seen that place not busy. Even one Monday night I was out for food with a friend and it was still rather busy. No line up, but busy. A number of the Stampeders players were out that night for food and drinks. Its was fun watching the grown men sitting next to us ack like a bunch of groupies.
I've never not had a good time at Hudson's and my birthday party was a very memorable night! -
Review from Jenn D.
3/2/2012 1 Check-in Here
Good atmosphere. Everyone on earth seems to love this place right now. I dislike how busy it gets late at night, but that's not really a bad thing now is it?!
The food and service are average for a pub. I don't typically think "LETS GO TO HUDSONS", unless someone else I know will be going there! -
Review from David O.
Calgary, AB
12/19/2011
You can catch me here every Monday night. A great place to socialize. There is musical flavor for everyone from Country to Gritty Hop Hop.
The crowd is generally friendly, I notice quite a bit of regulars every week.
Avoid the dance floor if you're literally rubbing against anyone from all sides since I notice since I've been going a few altercations (Mainly in the dance floor) -
Review from Chris P.
12/24/2011 1 Check-in Here
Came here late on a Friday night so the place was in full club mode. Therefore didn't get a chance to try the food.
It was fine for what it was. The DJ was good. I felt old, but the crowd was good and I just stayed out of their way and enjoyed my drinks with my friends. -
Review from Sabahat N.
Calgary, AB
11/23/2011 2 Check-ins Here
I like the Shawnessy Hudsons better than this one. This one has a weird layout. And is smaller. But whatever, I still go. Why, you ask. Well, you'll have to read the rest of the review and get to the end to find out.
There is a massive lineup every weekend! Its ridiculous! I hate lineups, so I usually go around 7 or 8. The music is always so damn loud its impossible to talk to the person sitting right next to you without yelling so much that you're hoarse by the time you leave the pub. But you know what I gotta say? They do have a great atmosphere. Everyone always looks like they're SO HAPPY to be there and they're having SUCH A GREAT TIME DUDE!
The service is always good - the waitresses are friendly and on top of their game, even though the place is packed like sardines in a can.
Why do I go there? I got gift certificates to use up. QUITE a few of them. And they all expire end of this year. So there is a good chance I'll end up here this weekend. If you're there too, come say hi. I'll buy you a beer.
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Review from Jimmy H.
Calgary, AB
1/31/2012 2 Check-ins Here
Hudsons has introduced a new menu. They definately kicked it up a notch or two. Gone are the baskets of knifes and forks and condiments, less pub more casual dining. The new Smoked Meat Sandwiche on Marbled Rye was amazing, just the perfect match especially with the new yam fries. Can't wait to go back and see what else is up my alley.
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Review from Brad M.
2/19/2011
Before I get to my review, I have to discuss something about Calgary.
Why do Calgarians insist on piling in to the same spots all of the time? By 930 this place is lined up halfway between 12th and 13th avenue. Ridiculous. I would never wait in line but in Calgary you are almost forced to since people will only go where there is a line. I can see why London created "memberships" at a lot of their clubs...because people generally don't like waiting in line to enter a bar. Although in Calgary everyone seems to enjoy lining up.
Anyways, Hudson's has reasonably priced drinks and food for Calgary and is a fun atmosphere. It's a bit of a bad frat party with relatively bad music mixed in, but I can get past that. The food is alright. It's your standard Canadian pub food.
The crowd is a mixed age group, which is fun, and everyone is there for a good time, so it's a good place to go on a Friday or Saturday night.
I give this place 4 stars with a slight hesitation, as I can't hold the huge lineups against the establishment. -
Review from Natasha K.
Calgary, AB
6/7/2011 1 Check-in Here
Extremely friendly, quick service, even during busy times!
Delicious beer, 6.25 for a pint
HUGE nacho servings, overall good food, a little higher priced that ordinary pubs but good!
Some booths have private tvs - excellent!
Attractive interior.
Overall setting - very easy to spend hours and hours drinking your way across Canada :) -
Review from Arinn W.
8/22/2010
I loved Gerry's (and miss it), so I vowed never to set foot in Hudson's. Well, a couple weeks ago a friend asked me to meet her there...I was so disappointed! The interior looks nice enough (dark wood paneling and canadiana-kitsch art) but it was full of drunk yuppie bros and I was not feeling the vibe at all. The music ranged from shit I could get behind (Gnarls Barkley) to completely inane (soulDecision?!) and at 9pm when I got there, was so loud I had to yell over it. There were tonnes of tvs all turned to the same thing--sports! The menu was fairly comprehensive, some dishes with cute local names, but kind of expensive and not very friendly to this vegetarian! I ended up getting some 11.00 potato skins but paying that much for 6 wedges was kind of a rip-off, though they tasted fine.
I convinced my friend to hoof it out of there and we headed over to the hop-in-brew for a much nicer scene. what a relief!Listed in: don't go here
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Review from Zain K.
6/5/2010
I'm not sure that I should be reviewing Hudson's, since I don't know how representative my feelings about this place are. I had a throughly mediocre time here, but if I were to judge from the fact that there was already a lengthy line to get in at 9:30p, and still a line at 1:00a, then I have to admit that this place apparently resonates with a lot of people.
In any case, Hudson's is currently Calgary's resto-pub hotspot, with a thriving happy hour and an even more thriving night-out scene on weekends (and possibly during the week) . The food is typical pub fare, the drinks are priced at a small premium, and the crowd is 20-35, 97% white, and 98% drunk. The dance floor is small, and the music was poorly selected and even more poorly mixed (think bad frat party) on the Friday night that I was there.
If this were my kind of scene, I might rave about Hudson's. As it is, though, I find it unimaginative, dull, and an unwanted throwback to my university days. -
Review from Robert R.
Calgary, AB
7/24/2011
Went for Wednesday wing night which starts at 6:00pm. Good selection of pub food and beer with nightly drink specials. Service was good. The place wasnt overly busy but it has been on other occasions when the Flames are playing. Good value for money at this central location with ok parking a block away.
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Review from Matt T.
Calgary, AB
1/21/2011
I won't review this place on whether it's fun or not cause I have fun everywhere so that's no fair to comment on. The food can be hit or miss. Boneless wings rock, blackened chicken cheddar sandwich is awesome...great fries and yummy gravy... the steak sadnwiches are probably the best steak you'll find in calgary for under $30 and they cost a whopping 10 bucks!
Waitresses are good and typically very fast.
I've been here on Monday nights and for me it's perfect. I don't often go out to bars and especially not on week nights cause...well all my friends have real jobs and can't join I guess...but the few times I've made it here on a Monday night (Industry Night) I've had fun. The music is eclectic and has a mix of good new stuff with good old stuff as well as bad new stuff and bad old stuff. They do need a new DJ. I can wholeheartedly concur on that point made by a previous reviewer.
During the week it's slow so it's a good spot for us to go get afternoon drunk while avoiding work or sports. I find it's a good spot to go if you want to talk with clients or buddies because the music isn't loud and the waitresses give ya space.
I might be considered a bit of a regular so that might help with the service side of things but all in all it's a fun flavor of the week!
They have some great specials as well to watch out for including $3 hi-balls all day on mondays :) and cheap steak sandwiches :) What better way to get through a case of the mondays then by getting afternoon drunk after a great steak sandwich and getting a great deal on it too! -
Review from Cornelius V.
Calgary, AB
Updated - 11/22/2010 1 Check-in Here
You know what? This place isn't THAT bad. The wings are pretty decent, with lots of flavors. But on wing nights, they are not fresh. They sit under the heat lamp. The beers on tap have improved to include some local brews, such as Big Rock. But they don't go bold enough and include really exotic bottles like Alley Kat or any type of imported kristallweizen (if you like rickards white, good god, try a real weiss bier). The TVs are really lame; distracting. This place also has several CCTVs that loops with all their promos. They then put this on ALL tvs when there is no poker/NHLclassic/etc on TV, which is well intentioned but extremely stupid imo... just turn them off and stop trying to market everything...maybe the experience of talking to other people is an experience onto itself. The servers are just outright clueless and are a bit snide. We asked for some scotch and she had NO idea which scotch was available. Being Canadians, we just conceded to the mediocrity: "ok, whatever well scotch you got." But she didn't know what well scotch was. She was unwilling to find help, or just admit that scotch (or basic bar argot) isn't her forte. Eventually, we went to the bar, asked the bartender to pour some J+B in a shot glass as per our request for three of the people at our table, and then have that server bring it up to us. Eventually this was done. It tasted like well tequila due to the poorly cleaned shot glass. Being Canadians, we bitched to the bouncer in passing about this (instead of actually complaining directly) while going out for a smoke, so he got the manager to comp all six of us a round. +1 star for this place.
The interior reminds me of this Canadian theme bar I went to in Tokyo. Logically, one can assume this place is really an authentic foreign Canadian theme bar in Calgary. Regardless, this place in Tokyo was very contrived and had nothing on the walls but souvenirs, empty oil cans, miscellaneous kitsch, and photos of British migrants stealing our resources then taxing us without any type of representation, first wave feminists finding something to ruin, and colonial thugs standing proudly atop a conquered Native. You know, things that comprise Canada's proud heritage.. Hudson's is the same. Believe it or not, it is possible to decorate an interior in a Canadian fashion without kitsch on the walls. Look at the grad lounge at the UofC, local510, or the entire W Montreal.
If I could suggest somewhere for non-Canadians to have a good Canadian meal and experience, I'd tell them to go a block south to District. Way fresher and way more unique. But Hudson's isn't that bad of a place to change it up for us locals wanting to wine and dine in a place that resembles the garage of the sub-sub-urban home we never had.
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Review from Jenn F.
Calgary, AB
6/8/2011
Came here Saturday night to watch the hockey game (Go Canucks GO!)
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We luckily snagged one of the last tables and settled in with beers and food. Service was good, despite it being so busy! Food was decent, typical pub food.
And then, after the game....a dance floor appears where our table once was! We finished our beers on the patio (great patio for a beer on a summer's eve...I will definitely be back patio season), and then headed inside to get our groove on for a bit. The music was great, too and soon the dance floor was full.
Good times at Hudson's! -
Review from Kyle k.
4/19/2011
Came here on a Friday night while visiting Calgary for the weekend. Our friends we were with insisted that we show up early to avoid a long line and i'm glad we did because we got right in. This place had a great crowd mostly 20-30. There is a small dance floor with awesome music. The bar staff was friendly and quick with the drinks. Overall had a great time here 5 stars.
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Review from Steve M.
Calgary, AB
7/7/2011
finally decided to give it a try, lots of tv's comfortable seating and quiet enough you can talk to friends. Fast service, friendly staff. Had appetizers and food, both were served quick and came to the table hot. have good specials and found on their website if you sign up for thier emails, you get a free appetizer. very good we will be back.. South Calgary Shawnessy Location, Macleod Trail & 162nd ave, Shares lot with Empire Theatre's, parking is fun to find.
