Smith's Pub - Victoria

We had a good value in a groupon coupon.....decent burgers and fries...kinda of a dark atmosphere...not very exciting...nice gal that was behind the bar...no body in the place

We went for drinks and dinner before the KD Lang concert. When we arrived at 5:30pm, it wasn't crowded, but the service was slow to start. We were worried about the time, but more staff came on and things improved. The food was good and the prices were fair. The location is great if you're downtown for a concert, but we probably wouldn't go there otherwise. Some in our group thought it was too dark.

We had an excellent pub meal with a really good Alberta beef burger, poutine and soup. Very good and attentive service. Food was fresh, hot and tasty . Beer was good. I thought the pub had good atmosphere and like the fact that it seems to be a pub where locals go to socialize, enjoy a drink and good food. My wife was impressed that is also a place where single women can go to eat and be left alone.

A group of us had a Groupon for burgers, fries and wings at Smith's Pub. It didn't open til noon for lunch.It was fairly dark inside and has a smell I associate with really old pubs. An ingrained smell of food, beer and the bathroom. Not overly pleasant unless your used to it. A bit dingy actually.We were limited with what we could order as we had a Groupon. It was a burger with fries or salad and some wings. We decided as a group to order the salt and pepper wings. These were excellent and if they weren't so expensive normally, I would come back for them. I believe they are $14 per order, which is probably a pound or 12-14 wings. I prefer them somewhat less expensive than that. Tasty though.The burger normally was 13$ and I was fairly underwhelmed. Not a lot of flavour and not a huge burger. I am not in a hurry back to do that for 13$. Not sure I would pay $10.A lot of fries with it however. The fries were average at best, maybe less than that actually. I didn't finish them. Overall, if they have a wing night for half price, that might draw me back but that would be about it. Like I mentioned, not in a hurry to come back.

I have been to this place a few times. It has good pub food and a little charm. But it always amazes me at the poor condition of their chairs, benches, tables, etc. It is not my first (or second) choice for a Victoria Pub. Hopefully they'll decide to spend some money and bring things up a bit (maybe they have already?!?).