Grand Central Bar & Grill - Okotoks

Some girlfriends and I came here for drinks and lunch after attending a local market. We all ordered different meals, and shared with each other. Everything we ordered, we absolutely loved! The price was fair. The service was good. The atmosphere was your typical pub...More

I suppose it would be an ok place; if you are one of the regular gamblers, drinkers, or waitresses friends. I say that because they were the only ones who received any attention. The waitress was sitting at the bar having a chat with the bartender and either a friend or a regular at the bar. My wife and I sat there expecting someone to come and serve us. We waited for about 5 minutes when the waitress decided to look around and noticed we were there. I could hear her ask the bartender if we had been there for a while and the bartender replied, "yeah, a little while ago". She came over to us and said, "Sorry for the wait, it's been really busy in here." That should have been our first cue right there... Anyways I asked for a beer and the wife had a pop. She gave the order to the bartender, and instead of waiting the 20 seconds it takes to grab a beer and pour a pop, she went and took all the orders in the slot machine area!!! I figured the bartender would see this and walk them over to us, especially considering she knew we had waited quite a while. Nope, she just kept talking to the guy sitting at the bar. Anyways, we decided to try the pizza and it was certainly nothing special. I didn't even want the last few slices to take home. I will give them credit for prices, which were very reasonable. I suppose I could have just maybe caught them at a bad time or something, but we won't be going back.

Popped in late one Saturday for a night cap. Server was sweet and cheerful at first then just didn't want to leave our sides...I learned just a little too much about her in just over an hour. We ordered beers and wings - she couldn't tell us if they were any good - and after, had a couple of shots. She was so impressed that people our age still did that! There were several tables waiting but she didn't want to leave us, then when she did we couldn't get her back. Hubby went to pay the bill at the bar and when she saw the visa chip she asked if that's all he was going to level for a tip. He suggested that 20 % was good for 15 minutes of her time and she literally turned on her heel like a 12 year old and showed one of her coworkers while he was still standing there. Too bad because it seems like it could be a fun place.

We've been going here for a number of years and while the food is always fantastic, there seems to be a steady turnover in serving staff which can often lessen the quality of service received.The people who've been working here for a number of years are always fantastic, friendly and excellent servers but you'll require patience if you don't get served by those staff.

The atmosphere is a bit dated but if you go for the food you will be happy. My favorite is the taco salad, best I have ever ate.