Bernie's Tavern

I found Bernie's Tavern on Instagram and it caught my eye. My partner and I had a good experience and glad to have found a good local spot that we can frequent. Parking here can be challenging though. My partner and I visited Bernie's Tavern late in the afternoon on a Sunday. The establishment was relatively busy with a little more than half capacity filled with patrons. The service was a little bit slow, but not outrageous. We waited a little bit longer than expected to have our orders taken. The staff were courteous and friendly. The drinks menu was diverse with a good variety of beer, wine and cocktails. My partner and I were happy to see Guinness on tap. My partner had a Caesar, which was good, but fairly standard Caesar. I ordered the burger, which my partner ordered the house salad an be added chicken. The salad and chicken portion was very generous. The itself was pretty good, but needed something a bit extra to be something special. I'm a bit of a burger enthusiast and I thought their smash burger was great. The burger was dressed with typical burger toppings, but they were fresh and quality ingredients. The bun was excellent too, which is an important, but often overlooked aspect of a quality burger. The burger came with loads really good fries - not too greasy, crispy sand the outside and fluffy on the inside. I ordered a side of curry ketchup which was OUTSTANDING. Very similar to a currywurst style ketchup. My partner and I really liked the atmosphere of this place. The decor had the hip, rustic feel of a repurposed industrial shop. What's really cool is that Bernie's Tavern is associated, and connected, with Shorty's Pizza and 1101 Convenience. Shorty's Pizza is on the menu. Outdoors it looks like there is a substantial patio for when the weather is warmer. Can't wait to come back in the summer. Parking can be difficult as it's only street parking, and houses on the closest street do not seem to have many driveways, so locals residents are also parking on the street. I recommend walking to Bernie's Tavern if you are local. I'm close to giving Bernie's Tavern 5 stars, but it comes just a little short with the service being a tad slow, the menu being a little basic an me parking being very limited. 4.5 stars UPDATE: I came back for brunch with my partner. We had The Cure Sandwich and Bernie's Benny. The Benny was alright, but The Cure was incredible. It was like a breakfast smash burger, but instead of a beef patty it had a bacon patty, a fried egg and two slices of American cheese. The home fries were really good - crispy sand lightly seasoned. I also have to call out the Peach Habanero Hot Sauce from Mitch's Craft Kitchen. It's on the sweeter side, but also properly hot.

Food was great server was polite and let us know about some Chefs specials that weren't on the menu. We enjoyed our evening will definitely go back

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Awesome new spot to find near Ottawa street. Staff was super welcoming and helpful for our dinner. Food was a real treat and they had a great beverage list!

This place is crack! Everything from the service to the food is always on point.

Been here quite a few times now. Cool little place with one of the best burgers. I’m not a burger person but it is unreal. They have a great selection of craft beers as well. Fun vibes and service is always great