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Moose Winooski's
Category: Restaurants Canadian (New) Canadian (New)
100 Sportsworld DrKitchener, ON N2P 2J1
(519) 653-9660
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
8 reviews for Moose Winooski's
8 reviews in English
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Review from M B.
1/30/2012
Very solid sports bar in Kitchener. A bunch of great beer on tap and a menu that reaches both the "bar crowd" and the dining set.
I've been there approx. 6 times over the past 4 months while traveling on business and sat in the bar each time. Service was always on point, and the food was consistent. Easy enough location from the highways will work well for those heading from London to Toronto or for the local crowd.
Countless tvs within view of every seat in the bar, trivia and a great atmosphere make "The Moose" a stopping point.
I'd recommend the nachos with the cajun chicken, Montreal smoked meat sandwich, etc. -
Review from Gloria B.
Toronto, ON
11/8/2011
The new Moose Winooski's is not nearly as good as the old one! They sucked the life right out of it. It's no longer fun and exciting. They still have the wheel but its just not the same.
The wheel is used on birthdays/special occasions. The birthday person spins the wheel which has different options (Pie in the face, free desert, etc.)
They changed the menus as well - it is more expensive now. The food is good but they lost the old feel.
There is nothing that really make this location different, its just a meh.
If you're just looking for food, nothing special, this is your place. -
Review from Yane Y.
I've come here several times over the past few years. They recently (last year or so) renovated this location, so it all looks very nice.
The service has always been "ON" each visit. Just tonight, I had asked the server to packup my dinner leftovers ... since I don't live here, I needed silverware, so I asked him for some plasticware. He ended up coming back with a little brown baggie with plastic silverware, napkins, and who knows what else. He was great. I should have given him more tip. I'm not sure waht the standard tipping rate is here in Ontario/Canad, Canada....
So, tonight, I ordered one of tehir seasonal specials, "Panko crusted lemon chicken" served on a bed of fettucine with a pesto cream sauce. The sauce was a little bland and the pasta slightly dry. However, I learned that some of the juices were toward the bottom. So, if you order this pasta ... I would mix it up so you can make sure any juices/cream/sauce, if any, is evenly spread. Otherwise, it'll be bland like mine was. The pasta was also dry. However, if I had mixed it up a little bit, the sauce would've helped with the dry pasta. The chicken itself was fine -- not the best, not bad! As for the panko crust ... there was barely any crust on the chicken (which, I guess, is healthy!) ... however, I was looking forward to the panko crusted chicken!!! How can I better describe this? When you look at the chicken, you can see the meat! (does that help? i.e. not enough breading) The garlic bread that came with the pasta was good.
I could not finish my pasta. Maybe my stomach is shrinking, but I couldn't have much... I ate 1/2 of my pasta. I think we will try and come back for something different!
My colleague ordered the cajun cod filet fish sandwich, which is a seasonal special. While I didn't try it, she ate about 95% of it (and she is a petite and small little thing who doesn't eat much at all).
Hope this is helpful....
Oh yeah, this isn't a place to come for a sweet, quiet date. It's a fun place you can dine at with your friends, a fun family night, etc. It's quite loud inside, so it'll be tough to have a conversation....
Happy feasting and eating.....!!!!! -
Review from Rahul I.
2/1/2012
Not to fond of buffalo chicken and related. I do not go do bars that much. This was perhaps okay.
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Review from Nikkita F.
Toronto, ON
Seriously, brutal! I have been to the Moose a million times and liked it before, but they had a renovation there and I am not sure what the deal is...
We went to the Moose for a Surprise Birthday party for our buddy David who lives in KW. The reservation was for 7:00PM. We drove from Toronto and arrived, and the three super young hostesses were wearing headsets and all standing and talking behind the little hostess counter. We arrived at 6:45PM, and I approached the ladies, mentioned we are here for the Martinell reservation, David's Birthday. All Three of them same time snappily answered "your table isn't ready yet" I said is it okay if we go have a drink in the bar, they told me that was fine. They used to be really friendly when you arrived early, and if your table wasn't ready they would offer you a seat and drinks in the bar, I liked that. The young ladies realized right away they were snappy so they all over-smiled at me and pointed over to the bar... At the bar who did we find... 6 more of the 10 people party (now were just missing the birthday boy and his brother)
time passes, 3 drinks later it is 7:25, Mark the brother is now stalling somewhere, were texting him, and these girls are hanging around at the front, seating other people, and pretty much having the best time ever! So I reproached and said our reservation was for 7:00, its nearly 7:30, when will we be seated... the answer... "Your table isn't ready yet" David and Mark Arrive, NO SURPRISE... Surprise destroyed. We wait in the bar some more...
we explain what the plan was to David but that the table wasn't ready. Kind of a ruin-er to the birthday surprise, we get seated at nearly 8:00PM.
Everyone was starving by now and pretty drunk and everyone had too many peanuts. (they have complimentary peanuts in the bar which is cool. )
We all order drinks, they came correctly and fast, ultra fast. The Server was this funny guy, shaved head, really cool. We also had another server helping (big table) and she was lovely!
the Birthday Boys Brother ordered a Burger with Cheese, Taite and I for lack of Vegan Options ordered Fish and Chips... and everyone else ordered whatever.
It's a bar in KW I don't expect them to have a Vegan Option. We always make due, this place was always great before.
We all pretty much got our food at the same time, the whole table except Mark and I... (Birthday Boy's Brother) Mark and I were sitting beside each other so we at least could chat while everyone else ate. 6 or 7 minutes passed and I hailed our waiter politely and asked about our food. He said he will check right now. He returns and said "your fish is on the way out, they had to take some out" and as for Mark this is what they told him "Your Burger fell on the floor on the way out here, so they are pushing one out for you now," We waited maybe 4-5 minutes and my fish and Mark's Burger came out at the same time. My fish was steaming weird, and Mark picked up his burger and it all fell out of the bun, broken up and really over peppered as if they picked it up off the floor and returned it to the bun after a fast re-spice and re-grill.
I asked the lovely ladies working the front door if they could get a manager to come speak to me. Mark was MORTIFIED about the floor burger !!! I cut into my fish at that moment and realized it was weird steaming because it was frozen in the middle...
SICK!
Anyway, Mark, a Manager himself explained that he didn't want this floor burger, which the moose manager agreed was unacceptable but told Mark there was no way it was the floor burger... It was totally the floor burger it was like mince meat pieces all over his bun... the thing looked dirty, and who serves a burger broken into 7 or 8 pieces.
I mentioned my fish, which was already very late was very frozen to our server, not the manager, and he took it away. I was still charged, the fish never returned. Though the food was very late and not eaten.
Mark made out better, he's more authoritative and managerial than I am, he got a gift card, his burger was not charged but he was made to pay for his drinks, and his side gravy (strange) he also paid for David the birthday boys' meal.
The gave David a pie in the face which was fun, but besides our friendly server and the pie in the face this was a crapshoot visit to a usually decent place. I was EXTREMELY bothered that this visit wasn't handled with some more courtesy and care. It was nice they gave Mark a gift card, he definitely deserved it after the floor burger and late seating but Taite and I left there, went to Mark's house and ate mounds of chips to fill the gap. We played pool and rocked out so the birthday ended up still being fun!
Sad Night. I used to love you so much Moose Winooski's... I hope your renovation didn't turn you into something different, I liked your old gig. Hot Food, Quality Service and no excuses.
I hope I am contacted regarding this experience because it is still bothering -
Review from Teresa C.
Milton, ON
8/25/2010 1 photo
On first arrival it was jammed. People waiting outside. It was a Friday night and my family arrived around 8:30pm. The hostess was very friendly and so was the waitress. After only a 15 min wait we were able to be seated. They have car seat holders.
It was so loud I could barely hear my husband across the table or the waitress but it didn't really bother me because she was so attentive and memorized our order.
The food was delicious. Ribs were what they claimed they are known for and I would have to agree. The wings were delicious too. We had tequila lime and honey garlic. Overall a great experience. -
Review from julie p.
11/11/2008
we couldn't resist. On the way home from our weekend jaunt to Toronto, the Moose sign was like a sign from God. "AMERICANS! COME HERE!"
The place itself is like Hooters meets the Red Green show. The bar room has peanuts by the barrel-full and shells on the floor, along with snowmobiles and outboard motors hanging from the ceiling. The servers are dressed in a northernized version of Hooters garb, and the menu has poutine and schnitzel.
The food is humdrum and the place seems a little slick for what it's trying to be, but we'll consider it our little taste of Canadian culture. I mean, the bathrooms even said "outhouse" on them, and I had to pause to think whether I was a doe or a buck. -
Review from Jeff F.
2/8/2009
In Kitchener on biz?? Don't want to eat at Outback? Moose Winooski's has pretty good wings and plenty to see on the bar's 20 or so TVs. Decent spot if you find yourself Kitchener.
