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Morty's Pub
Categories: Restaurants Canadian (New) Nightlife Bars Pubs Canadian (New), Pubs [Edit]
272 King St NWaterloo, ON N2J 2Y9
(519) 886-0440
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Music:
- Background
- Best Nights:
- Mon, Thu, Sun
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- Yes
15 reviews for Morty's Pub
15 reviews in English
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Review from Jay S.
1/20/2012
OK, I admit it's been 20+ years since I went to school in K/W.
I've put back a lot of wings in a lot of bars around the world since then, but the golden standard that I keep coming back to is Morty's.
Sure, a lot has changed since the Morty himself used to tell stories so long your wings would go cold. But his son (another Jay) has really taken the franchise and run with it. And good on 'em for doing it.
The fact is, the staff bust their asses in this place getting the wings out: fresh, hot and huge. The beer is cold and cheap, and the scenery remains very attractive even if I'm getting too old to admire the fact that Laurier always had the hottest women in all of Ontario.
If you want a night out with the boys, or a hockey game. With big beers and bigger wings, this is your place. -
Review from Madelaine D.
Toronto, ON
5/13/2011
The best wings in KW!
The wings are saucy, humungous, delicious and on Monday and Thursday night they are only 69 cents a wing (though they're worth paying full price for).
They have a great patio, lots of dedicated regulars, and televisions for watching whatever game is on.
The one downside is that when this place gets busy they won't seat your party until you've all arrived. Parking is also extremely limited so be prepared to find street parking.
Don't book a party in the basement, it feels like a dirty bungalow basement. You're better off with a large group somewhere else on King St.Listed in: Waterloo
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Review from Robert T.
11/10/2011 1 Check-in Here
I've been here that last few times I was in Waterloo. It's got beer, big TVs/screens, wings that I swear were grown with HGH, and lots of good looking college gals. Hard to go wrong really.
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Review from Elisa L.
6/26/2011
Good place to watch a game with friends. Great atmosphere for it, actually.
We had wings here once with a group of ~8. We ordered 30 or 40 wings, and they took ages to arrive. The service is decent, but it does get busy. They have an outdoor patio and a basement area (which is kind of sketch).
The wings were pretty good though, and so were their fries. The pricing was decent. Don't really think I'd come here again, though. -
Review from John T.
Waterloo, ON
10/18/2011
I have never had a good meal here. Given all the good reviews, I have come back several times hoping that would change. The food is so mediocre that I can't really give it anymore than 2 stars
The service has always been great, but the seats are uncomfortable and the tables are wobbly. As for the food, the wings are okay there is too much breading for me but this a personal preference. The pizza is very bland and the burgers are mediocre at best. -
Review from Jim R.
Waterdown, ON
10/11/2010
Took our youngest back up to Univ of Waterloo and after dropping of his 3 baskets of clean clothes, we took him out for dinner too, to Morty's!
Great nachos, and a fine Beef Hoagie and a Rickards' Red...all served with a great smile from our co-ed waitress. That's what I like about this major Univ town...good food and great service!
And, I had 2 Reds, too...fine place to visit when in town!
:-)
Jim -
Review from Cindy B.
12/2/2010
You are not going to beat wing night at Morty's! That's pretty much what this review is for since I have not gone any other time for the years I was in Waterloo.
They were definitely good deal for $0.50 if you also bought a drink. (Just read from other reviews that the price has gone up, but still would have been worth it.) Those wings were huge and the selection of flavours also great. My favourite was the wet Cajun.
Not much more I can say about this place, except definitely better than Einstein's wings my U of T friends bragged about. -
Review from Clement W.
Waterloo, ON
10/18/2010
Morty's is a Waterloo establishment with a former owner having been a City Councillor for a number of years (now I think it's owned by the son). It's been around for as long as I can remember and a frequent hangout through university with its cheap wings nights and beer (65 cents/each - a bump up recently from 59 cents/each).
It's what you'd expect of a pub/restaurant, a decent and consistent place. To be honest, I can't say that I'm much of a wings guy so I've only tried the wings here once - but I have friends who can't stop extolling the wings of this place. If you're a wings fan, I'm guessing you would rate this place 5 stars.
Ate lunch with a client who is a big fan of this place today. It's not entirely cheap if you're not going for the specials. I had a large greek salad with chicken + coke and my client had a buffalo wrap + diet coke. Total came to $33 including tip. I liked the salad - fresh ingredients and not too heavy on the dressing, the way I like it (though you might want to ask for more dressing on the side). It was competent and the service was pretty good (though this might have been a function of the fact that it was pretty dead at the time).
Most of the other times I've been here, it's been crazy busy which is also an issue for finding parking, but I came by at 1pm today (Monday) and it was near empty. If you do come during the busy times, there's only limited parking in front of the restaurant but quite a bit of parking around the block on the other side of the convenience store.
As another reviewer noted, they don't accept debit cards but they do have an ATM machine just inside. -
Review from Joshua H.
Kitchener, ON
9/22/2010
Morty's makes the best and biggest wings in the area. They're super cheap on wing night, but you'll wait in line for a while. The staff does a great job keeping on top of things, and the place always seems to be pretty busy.
Definitely try their wings, even if they're not on special. -
Review from Hayden T.
Waterloo, ON
7/3/2010
Every time I go to this place I try to forget that the last time I went I thought the wings weren't that great cause everyone seems to love the wings there so they must be good. However, every time I end up thinking why did I eat these wings and why didn't I just order dry cajun. The sauce is too watery and it soaks into the wing breading and the flavors themselves really aren't all that great. The wings aren't horrible, they just aren't as amazing as everyone says they are and for me really the only flavor worth getting is dry cajun. If I am going to go for wings I'd much rather pay a bit more and go for something like wild wings or all star wings in Toronto which have much more flavors to chose from.
On a side note, the all dressed fries are actually amazing! -
Review from Bas G.
Waterloo, ON
3/2/2009
Visited Morty's with a pack of hungry girl friends.
Service was blisteringly fast on this wing-special night. Staff was running everywhere.
The wings are indeed one of the best I've had in a long time. And at 59 cents it's hard to get better value for money.
We obviously ordered way more than we could handle. But had a bit of a surprise when we were charged a buck for a take out container.
A little weird, but understandable with an eat-in special.
Well -most definately- visit again! -
Review from j h.
Kitchener, ON
8/1/2011
it is meh, meh to the meh, and extra meh.
the wings... they are breaded... they seem bigger, but they are just tons of breading, otherwise they are standard wings. the breading absorbs the sauce, the breading becomes pretty blech. who breads wings? even then, the hot sauce was just franks... normal wing sauce. there is nothing special, good, or really interesting... they do come out steaming hot and fast, so that must be the cause of the rave reviews. Honestly though, the wings at Turtle Jacks were better.
beer selections ? lower than mediochre, Rickards, Molson Canadian, and Coors... meh. -
Review from Tyler M.
Kitchener, ON
1/31/2009 1 photo
The chicken wings that Morty's sells are arguably the best in all of KW. They have a number of different flavours and the wings themselves are much larger than the average. On Mondays and Thursdays Morty's has wing night specials where wings are only $0.59 each.
The service can sometimes be slow, but this could be attributed to the amount of people in the restaurant. During nights, Morty's can get incredibly busy and you can end up waiting for some time for a table.
The only other thing to note is that Morty's does not accept debit cards. Instead, they have an ATM inside the restaurant where you can grab cash from. -
Review from Jess S.
Toronto, ON
1/19/2010
Good wings and fun atmosphere :) The rest of the menu is what you'd expect from a college/university pub - but I think most people go here for the wings.
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Review from Jeff M.
Vancouver, BC
9/26/2009
Great wings. tons of flavors. packed on wing nights, but just go at odd hours and you'll be fine.
