Reviews of Trolley 5 Brewpub. (Restaurant) in Calgary (Alberta).
Trolley 5 Brewpub
728 17 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2T 4M2, Canada
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Information about Trolley 5 Brewpub, a Restaurant in Calgary (Alberta)
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This place has received very good reviews, we recommend visiting them. Sure they’ll give you a very great service.
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Open hours of Trolley 5 Brewpub
Sunday
10am–1am
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10am–2am
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Trolley 5 Brewpub's Reviews and comments
Good service and a reasonable beer selection. Wanted to post a review though as I know I would have not ordered the hangover grilled cheese if I had known how small the portion size was and how sad the presentation looked. I've been here before for brunch and not had any issue (different menu items) so this was very disappointing. Another person at the table ordered the same sandwich and it was the same so not a one off. At the very least, I recommend a smaller plate so it doesn't look as sad coming out.
Hi guys.
Just have to write a review. As visitors from Scotland U.K. Trolley 5 is our favourite pub to visit. The amazing warm atmosphere of the bar made by the amazing staff. So welcoming and friendly. We thank you so much for making our trip a memorable one . See you all next time we are back. ❤️❤️
Trolley5 Brewpub has been great to work with! We originally booked our staff Christmas party here, but with Covid-19 restrictions we unfortunately had to pivot and cancel. We then worked closely with them to create a custom beer we could give as a gift to our trades/suppliers and it was a very easy and seamless experience and we ended up with a great beer. Thanks to the entire team at Trolley5!
If there's one thing that Trolley 5 Brewpub knows how to do, it's make a good brew. This pub has been a Calgary staple for years, and it's easy to see why. The atmosphere is cozy and inviting, and the staff are always willing to go the extra mile to make sure you have a great time. Whether you're a fan of IPAs, stouts, or lagers, you're sure to find a beer that you love on Trolley 5's menu. And if you're feeling hungry, the food here is top-notch. The crab eggs benedict is a particular favorite of mine, and it's easy to see why. The eggs are cooked to perfection, the hollandaise sauce is delicious, and the bacon is crispy and flavorful. If you're looking for a place to have a great time and enjoy some delicious food and drinks, you can't go wrong with Trolley 5 Brewpub. I last came here for a friends Birthday and even with how busy this brewery is they were able to accommodate a group of 8 with a last minute booking. This was truly impressive, the servers picked up on our party vibe and helped keep the energy as we kept the drinks coming for our good friends. Thanks Trolley for a lovely send off to another year for one of my bestfriends. They have a wide selection of beers to suit your needs as a hops girl or lager guy. I have included photos of the atmosphere to help you make your choice easier! This is another 5-Ring Review -Sonic
The service here is good, we had an event on the top floor, it’s decorated nicely with space for a DJ.
The pizza was good, with a sweet crust, the service staff were friendly and they had lots of TV’s all around so good spot if you want to watch a sporting event.
I have had so many wonderful experiences out at Trolley 5 and it seemed like each of those nights out were so different than the other. The atmosphere shifted but the amazing service never did. This is a great choice if you are cruising for a venue big enough for big crowds looking for a good time or if you want to find a cozy seat to people watch with your girls. Great food, decent prices. Highly recommend this place.
This has got to be one of thee best restaurant/breweries in Canada if not the world. The food is absolutely incredible, the beer is so so well crafted, from the lager to the stouts. You can not go wrong with a Trolley 5 beer. And the staff.. talk about an amazing group of people. All of them are so down to earth, friendly and just kind! As much I wish they had an Edmonton location, it makes going to Calgary a little bit more special! and when old school Will Smith playing on the sound system.. definitely call that a win!
What a great time we had as a family for brunch today. Our server, Madi, was awesome. She recommended a few stellar drink selections and then helped us choose our brunch entree’s. We enjoy the Trolley Zombie and the Tropic Like it’s Hot for bevvies. We had the Layover Key Lime Pie Sour Beer. All of our entrees were delicious: we had the Brisket & Egg Sandwich, Friends with Eggs Benedict’s & The Fog Horn! We also ended up filling a growler with the Yacht Rock and it was a grapefruit raddler! Lastly, we picked up a four pack of Oh Yeah - Strawberry Kiwi Gose. Overall, a wonderful time. We will be back for sure. Too many beer and cocktail choices for one brunch. Thanks for an amazing experience.
Trolley 5 hosted our company's long awaited Christmas party over the weekend. I cannot say enough good things about our event! The food was great! The drinks were prompt! The staff were spectacular! Thank you Ernie, Karen, Chelsea and Liberty for your above and beyond service.
They have a decent size patio. The service was decent considering how busy it was. The food was pretty good too.
We started with a half size nachos and it was a decent size. We got the pull pork sandwich and we both thought it had too much coleslaw. The sandwich itself was pretty good though. We took two sides with it to try their Mac and cheese and poutine. The Mac and cheese was really good and the poutine was pretty standard. We also had the Carmella pizza which is basically a Hawaiian pizza with large chunks of pineapple and bacon and it was pretty good.
I’d come back again so I would recommend this place.
One of the most beautiful and tasty places in Calgary . Amazing microbrewery taking Calgary by storm! 5 star!
If you're coming here, plan to stay a while! Great beers, great atmosphere, great service. Shout out to Trolley 5 crew!
Food and Beer were great. Service was fantastic. Pretty lively place to be on a Saturday night.
Great beer, decent happy hour special. Service was good. Smokehouse sandwich and fries was alright. Music (from speakers, not live) was a bit too loud for comfortable conversation. Decent overall, but there are other brewpubs in Calgary with better food and atmosphere IMO.
Great place for drinks and great food.Amazing service, amazing staff, amazing place. 👏
what a super cool environment. Even our daughter who isn't easily impressed thought it was one of the cooler places she has been to. believe me that's saying a lot. Good food made even better by the environment
Came to Trolley 5 for their cheap wings on Wednesdays, and was very impressed with the sauce selection and size of wings. For 29¢ a wing, they are a decent size!! They have about 12 flavors of sauce and dry rubs. Definitely recommend the maple bacon, delicious! If you go from 3-6 you can manage to hit the happy hour as well and get a beer, wine or mixed drink for $4. For 2 people you can really fill up for $25, such a steal! Definitely worth checking out if you haven't already ;)
Experience:
Waited for table outside for 10 minutes at 6pm on a Friday night, not horrible. Very friendly and fast service.
1/2 Pound AAA Alberta Beef Brisket 😋😋😋
Very good melt in your mouth brisket! The house made mustard was our favorite sauce. Would have again.
The Pauly Donair Pizza😋😋 on Care Bakery Gluten Free Pizza Crust 🍕
I 😍 Care Bakery Gluten Free Crust and this pizza did not disappoint the donair meat was tasty and the tomatoes were juicy. This pizza was delicious.
Featuring @trolley_5 core beer flight for summer nights! My favourite was probably “A Hazy Shade”. The fruit aroma made it more like a juice than a beer to me. It was a pale ale and was easy to drink. There was a little kick from the citrus fruits too. This place was definitely busy and every single time we passed by, there was a line up. I can see this place a great place to watch sports games too!
This place was absolutely lovely! Our waitress was an absolute gem! The food was pretty alright, not much to write home about if I’m being honest. But I would highly recommend the beer flight if you’re interested in drinking here. Very reasonably priced, and the beers are excellent!
Speedy service from the moment I walked in, staff seemed to lack details on beers available had to check multiple time what was available. Food was good and timely getting to table. Would say the bill took longer to reach the table then the food did.
I love coming to Trolley 5 Brewpub! Their pricing is very reasonable, they have daily specials, and a happy hour that I have no complaints about! I usually come for Wing Wednesday and I’ve never been disappointed with the food quality. Although, during busy hours, the servers tend to take a while longer (understandable! just a warning). Beer quality is impeccable. Would recommend!
Came here for our 4 year dating anniversary as it was the location of our first date!
I had mentioned the occasion when booking our reservation, and the staff went way above and beyond for us.
First of all, we were seated at a table with an excellent view of 17th avenue, and there were flowers waiting for us. As if this wasn't enough, they also took care of two flaming zombie cocktails, an extremely kind and unexpected gesture.
What was most impressive was the food. Usually pub food is all the same, but this food was much more than pub food. We started with the shrimp dim sum with chili oil, which was tasty and delicious. From there, we ordered the brisket and a handful of sides. After working at a BBQ house for a couple years, I have had my fair share of brisket. But this stuff was unbelieveable! Some of the best I have ever had. In addition, the rigatoni breadcrumb mac and cheese was delicious, an interesting rendition of a classic. The greens were tasty as well.
All in all the experience was well above average. The ambiance and music was great. The drinks were great. The food was amazing. But most notably, the staff truly made the effort to ensure we had a special night and it was greatly appreciated. Hats off to you, Trolley 5! Thank you for the hospitality.
Got the wrong order :( We called in a pick up / take out order for the La Poutine Week event going on this week, and were excited to try the Mac Daddy Poutine as part of the experience. Unfortunately when we got home and opened up the bag, we saw we had been given their regular "Brisket" Poutine instead. I was super disappointed as I had been excited to try their special. The Brisket Poutine was pretty good, lots of meat. No cheese curds though (which is the best part of poutine in my opinion!)
UPDATE: The owner reached out to me and we got to try their Mac Daddy poutine after all! Really appreciated the great customer service and kindness. The Mac Daddy tasted so good, lots of cheese and meat and the pickles were a nice touch. Super glad we could try this one out. Thanks Trolley 5!
Yummy food, great beer, and stellar service! What more could you ask for? Special shout out to Lotus for going above and beyond!! Thanks for making our date night special!
Killer place, great friendly staff and delicious beer!
Good drinks, you can actually feel the booze. Good food too and nice place too, you can see how they make the beer. We had to line up for a few minutes thou. Overall nice pub
Not a huge fan of the food ever. The manager also isn’t super effective. Last time we tried to go in we waited for a seat, which is standard anywhere. Then even though the manager sat us and gave us menus, we weren’t served. Sucks cause I liked the vibe there on some other occasions, and even purchased a Caesar kit during lock down. We ended up going directly next door for a beer. And watched another table sat where we were, only to receive the same service. This was a few months back. Maybe they’re getting better. I haven’t completely scratched them off the list. But they could do better.
Be it not for the attention that a full spectrum of craft beer demands, the food would take center stage. The braised beef brisket and smoked turkey will wreak ecstasy on your palate. You can take it to level 11 by adding in-house made mustard and Memphis bbq sauce. All of which is complimented by Bourbon Barrel Aged Porter. Big shout out to Josh for recommending some exquisite beers and waking me through the menu.
The service here was amazing. The service staff really looked after my wife and I when we came in for lunch on my birthday. Excellent selection of craft beer.
I just moved to here from Edmonton and had such a warm welcome from all of the staff here.
Luciano was such an awesome guy and had some great recommendations. I love this place and will definitely be back!
We booked Trolley 5 for a last-minute wedding venue and Ernie, Terrilyn and all the staff pulled it off better than we could have hoped. We absolutely recommend Trolley 5 as a wedding or event venue!
Due to the pandemic and public health restrictions, our wedding plans changed several times and we booked Trolley 5 for an 85+ person wedding just weeks before our date. The staff pulled off a great event that was configured to our liking, looked beautiful and had fantastic food -- and they planned it all during their busy Stampede time. Months later, we still hear from guests how fantastic the food was.
Ernie and Terrilyn were the leaders who helped plan everything for our big day, but we can’t say enough good things about the staff who worked the day-of. From the people who helped us set up in the morning, to the cooks and serving staff who fed everyone, to the wonderful bar staff who were energetic and fast, everyone was fantastic. Not to mention the DJ that Trolley brought in, who took our playlist and made it better to keep all of our guests dancing all night.
You may initially just think of Trolley as a bar, but it was a perfect wedding venue for us upstairs.
The Mecca of 17th ave. This spot is hot! The place to be seen, but also the best people watching in the city as they’ve got multiple patios (sidewalk and upper floor).
Food and beer selection are unreal, and they’ve clearly put some thought into the menu. It’s got an old school rap vibe to it.
I also don’t say this unless I mean it, but the service was some of the best I’ve ever had. They call you by your name!! Can’t say enough about the level of greatness this place brings to the Calgary community.
The management and staff at Trolley 5 are amazing!!! They will go above and beyond for community groups in this city!!! Hats Off to such an awesome group!!
Jay - Founder - Bikers Are Buddies Canada
Cheap drinks, good vibes and solid bar staff what else does one need?
This restaurant is professional and will make things right if they did something wrong which I appreciate. The server we had was friendly and made sure we got everything we needed. I also saw the manager floating around several times to each table making sure everyone was happy. Just a heads up if you are with a large group, expect a service fee already added to the bill!
I do have to admit their brunch menu is mediocre. However, their dinner is alot better. My husband ordered their brisket dinner and the portion sizes for 1/2 pound were quite large and tasty. I ordered the chicken sandwich and it was great though I was more jealous watching my husband eating his brisket. Overall, the dinner menu was good and they have a huge drink selection.
Beers were nice, they'd get a 5th star if they had a Scotch Ale on the menu. The spicy chicken sandwich was tasty, would recommend.
Must've had about 5 different Waitresses come up to my table and ask if the food was good. We were appalled at the fast and friendly service. As a man who can never eat enough truffles, their truffle chips were amazing. I'll come back here for sure!
Came in this evening for a few Sunday funday brews with some friends! Was a great vibe and crowd even considering the spotty weather. Would have to highly recommend the hot chicken sandwich and the little haze beer. We were served by Ava who took great care of us and never left us with an empty drink. Very attentive and impressive service. Will definitely be back this summer!
Huge place with 2 level and some private rooms. I had a flight and their beer aren't very tasty. This brewery is at the 5 last of the 20 I've visited in Calgary
What a fun place!
Wanted to sit on the deck somewhere on 17th!
Turns out this place made its own beer!
I had a whole plate of ribs for $11.50
Overall a great place for lunch and a cold beverage!
Service was great as well!
Recently, I visited Trolley 5 and had dinner on the patio. The beer was very tasty, each with a nice flavor profile. I had the house pickles to start which contained a nice mix of vegetables, unfortunately they were out of the daily jerky during my visit. I followed it up with a half rack of ribs, with coleslaw and poutine on the side. The ribs were tender and fell off the bone, they did need a bit of the sauce provided on the side to really make them pop. On the other hand, the sides we're fantastic and needed nothing.
Been many times and I’ve never had a bad experience- food and service is always great
This place is awesome! First day back after restrictions lift! Our server was amazing, and the owner is a super awesome guy! My wife loved the atmosphere here!
The food is amazing for the value! Most breweries don’t have amazing food! These guys do!
We had our June wedding reception here and we highly recommend it! The venue upstairs is stunning and a very unique space. All our guests adored having the reception at one of our favorite breweries. Trolley 5 has amazing service and flexibility. All the staff seriously go above and beyond! I worked lots with Ernie, the owner, to go over all the details and everything went perfectly smooth the day of. Our wedding ceremony took place outside but throughout the week of we thought it should be changed to inside because of the forecasted rain. We had decided the day before to keep the ceremony outside, but Trolley was prepared anyway! The morning of the wedding they set up the space for the ceremony in case we changed our minds last minute! They all go above and beyond here. You will not be disappointed.
Trolley 5 is a very good brew pub. Large overhead garage doors on the street side open the whole front wall for a great indoor/ outdoor space when the weather is good. Very good beer from the inhouse taps, food is very good and the staff are generally helpful and pleasant. We were there for a Stampede event, and it was a great event due in no small part to the choice of this location.
Trolley 5 is a great brewpub with excellent food and solid beer. They offer a great brunch menu (brisket egg sandwich with corn bread is bomb), unique items such as dim sum (unfortunately our soup dumplings were quite cold) and some top shelf BBQ as well. The hot chicken sandwich is also always a recommendation because their house hot sauce is absolutely fantastic. The service has been pretty on point for the most part. I will continue to support this great local business through our second wave of closures and be back on opening day when this is all said and done. Cheers!
Very good happy hour beer prices! Great food and atmosphere. Love their beers! LOVE the 90's videos on in the background. Don't forget to bring your growlers!! Cheap to fill here also!
Last night Trolley 5 took amazing care of my friends and I! We had so much fun and the Manager Karen was unbelievable. She was so much fun, personable and you could really tell how much she loves and cares about her job! The whole staff demonstrated great covid protocol procedures, making us feel so safe. I had the butter chicken and it was so tasty. Also, I loved the zombie cocktail and the beers on draft were delicious. Thanks Trolley 5 and crew!! I will be back
Best burgers in Alberta. Great atmosphere. Great service. If you’re in Calgary, stop here and enjoy!!!
Great beverages, great location.... most of all the service! Madi was our server and she was nothing short of amazing! She is super personable, quick to deliver drinks but most importantly... honest! Even when a very small mistake happened, she owned up to it. That's what makes a great server in my eyes. Give this girl a raise, she was so much fun! - Dylan, Aly, Kate
The beer has gotten substantially better over the last few weeks, not sure if they made changes in the Brewing department but good work!
A wonderful event! Super staff, very enjoyable pizza and most definitely a unique building to enjoy as you a craft beer
Food is awesome but service is awful. Went there for lunch with friends. I think their meat platter is a pretty good deal that you can taste everything. These smoke meats are very tender and flavourful! The turkey is my favourite! It best pair with their mustard sauce :) Their sides are tasty, but it’s a bit pricey. Can’t believe we pay $4 for 1 tiny piece of cornbread :(
Although we enjoy the food here a lot, their service is terrible. We waited more than 30 mins for the bills. And we needed to remind them twice for the bills.
Great smooth service and quick servers. Wings are tasty af. Only downside is they don’t have decaf.
Awesome place on 17th. Great food, amazing beer I highly recommend it. I had the hot mess with Mac and cheese so great
Great beers and decent food make it an awesome spot to go for casual drinks. Volume inside requires you to yell at everyone at your table though
We are so grateful for how hard the Trolley 5 team works both to keep us safe and to keep our glasses full. If you haven't had the brisket, you are missing out. The pork or soup dumplings battle for my favorite. Big thanks to the whole team for being awesome!
Nice patio here. Good variety or beers that they make here. There's three levels and each has a different vibe to it. Food is good for the most part, I like the rumble bowl that they have.
Good food and beer, cocktails are okayish but good overall
Great spacious pub/ brewery located on 17th ave. They also have a private room for parties. Food is very mediocre and staff can be a ditz. They would either come check on you constantly or forget about you and your order.
Reservation system is also very old fashion. Sent via email and they’ll let you know with 24 hours if they can accommodate you.
A staple on 17th. If your needing a cold pint with a good beer this place is for you. Ample seating and decent food
Pretty good beer, decent food. All in a reasonable and nice place to have dinner and/or a couple drinks with friends. Not THE crown jewel of Calgary brewpubs, but it can hold it's own well enough. Definitely recommend giving it a shot
What an unexpectedly great meal, atmosphere & location! Vibe is funky with the brewery being in full working mode while we were there. Bbq is delicious! We had the Turkey and ribs with potato salad & rice. Highly recommend this combo. The Turkey was the all star of the meal, juicy and delicious. They have a selection of house BBQ sauces to mix and match which adds to the meal. Patio was great!
My wife and I decided to head downtown for some lunch yesterday and went to Trolley 5 and were more than impressed with the quality, service and wonderful staff. Truly an amazing experience and also purchased bottles of their house made hot sauce, BBQ sauce and buttermilk ranch dressing. If I could give 10 stars I would. Keep up the great work and awesome customer service/experience.
Stopped in for lunch. They have a good menu with good variety. They have a little of everything. I had the steak sandwich. Properly cooked, and fried onions were really good. I also had a flight of the Trolley 5 beers. They were all excellent and there was no real favorite.
Excellent and organized service. I believe the servers name was Madi.
That brisket spicy pizza and the wings with home made hot sauce was amazing. Crust on the pizza and that brisket was impressive.
Yeah, consistently great food and service.
Madi made us laugh a good bit.
Pretty cool bar, staff aren't the most accomodating but the beer is cold and the views of 17th are cool.
Today was a very special day, as it is my godfather's 60th birthday so we decided to take him out! From reservations (Terrilyn was SO helpful despite our several reso changes, and so timely with her email responses), to being seated and finally being served a SURPRISE cake to my godfather (by Beverly, just fantastic service and super on top of things), we cannot ask for a better service. Giordana was amazing as well and she also remembered my husband from last time. Very memorable time for everyone involved, and especially my special godfather. Thank you Trolley 5!
Every Tuesday, oysters are 2$ each
Such a great deal but u can find 1.5$ each at other place tho.
禮拜二生蠔每個2元!
Great atmosphere, good service, awesome spot on 17th ave to watch sports or just hang out. Really great patio!! Food is only ok, but the beer is really good.
Enjoyed a lot.
Great atmosphere and ambience.
The staff was very courteous and professional.
Worth ever penny.
Awesome beer - the server's recommendation was really good and she was very attentive. They also have a vegan food option, and it is the best chickpea wrap I've ever had 👌
Had a horrible experience at Trolley 5. Was excited to try this place and utilize our Taste of 17th vouchers. Had spoken to friends who had been able to use their vouchers at other restaurants with no difficulty but the manager refused to honor them unless they were spent on a specific dish. No one had told us about the specific dish or explained that it was the only option or offered it to us when we got there. It wasn't til the final bill came they told us. The instructions clearly state that it could be used on the regular menu or special items provided that eeeet the minimum spend.That was horrible customer service and a total breach of the program. This was after terrible service, the waitress messing up the order and mediocre quality food.
UPDATE: manager reached out and tried to rectify by offering a gift card for the vouchers we couldn't use. Will try them again and update.
Very good food and drinks. I have always had very good service here. Good sun on patio and up near the patio although a little too much at times. Vegetarian options are weak.
We stopped by for the first time after a super busy and long day and was very pleased with our visit. Our server was very knowledgeable and guided us to some wonderful beverage choices. Our food was well made and delicious - our son's donair pizza was incredible, my bbq brisket sandwich with cesar salad was very tasty, and my husband was very satisfied with his classic burger in a lettuce wrap along with the salmon chowder. The flight of brewery beer was well presented. A very busy place and worth a visit!
Stunningly good. Came for my Nephew's Birthday, and I have found a new eatery. The chicken sandwich was phenomenal (delicious! but by my standards, could be hotter), the fries were crisp, the PICKLE was crisp.
The service was exceptional, friendly. Everyone involved should be happy with what they have going here.
Highly, highly recommended.
Trolley 5's delicious Waylin Chicken Sandwich provides a exciting and adventure filled journey of intrigue with pronounced Ukrainian-style spices. Soundscapes perfectly guide the diner through a nightscape of historical musicality. Emblazoning the bassline of Silvertongue with accented rhythmic sequences, the track leads into a variety of hits by Adriana Grande, culminating with the extremely aptly named Focus on Me, as it establishes itself as the focal point of a musical trajectory. Leading the listener onto a further sojourn into a 2010s and 2000s tour de force is Katy Perry's Last Friday Night, accentuated with a definitively postmodern sound mix, in which the heartfelt saxophone solo bridges 80s anthems with modernity in a unique manner - in particular, in a tastefully understated way, emblemizing this fantastic restaurant itself.
My friends, it breaks my heart that I had to shut your insides down, trust me it wasn’t an easy decision. Your food is awesome, your staff are amazing and deserve higher tips and your beer is worthy of bathing in. I promise you the vaccine is coming and we will dine together indoors soon. This will be the best summer Calgary has ever had.
Trolley 5 Brewpub is the most amazing place I've been in Downtown Calgary on my 2 week trip here, i pride myself in making great bbq and sauces as I'm not shy when it comes to being around the kitchen but O.M.G the ribs i had here was so soft and flavorful, O.M.G the Turkey was very slender and mouthwatering, O.M.G the pulled pork was second to none and much more. I sampled ever single sauce that came with the platter that my friends and I ordered and they were all fantastic. I simply couldn't pass up the house wings and the poutine and they were the best wings I've had here in Canada.
That was the food portion.....
The service we recieved was second to none. We were a tad bit timid at first considering we showed up in coveralls right after work and not knowing what to expect as far as the crowd age/type and whether we would be frowned upon by the staff, but they cordially and politely escorted us in to our seats and was very accommodating to say the least. We even met with Puneet Kumar the manager who checked in on us several times to make sure our orders were delivered in a timely manner and was ever so kind to offer us a complete tour/history of the brewery where they brew their own IPA/Beer " I can't tell the difference, I just drink it if it taste good" and the entire establishment. It definitely has more than what meets the eye.
The only 2 unfortunate downfalls that I am faced with is that i found this place so late into my trip and that google wouldn't allow me to rate it higher than 5.
It goes without saying that this Pub is one of my favourite places in the world thus far and Indefinitely will be paying them a visit in the very near future and whenever i return to Calgary.
We celebrated my husband's 30th birthday here this past weekend. We had the tap brew room downstairs reserved for our party. The private area was perfect for a large group. Even with 40+ guests everyone could mingle comfortably. Very cool venue with glass walls to see the cask room and taps. I can't say enough good things about the staff- extremely accommodating to make sure everything was exactly how I wanted it. Food stellar, beer stellar. (I recommend the donair pizza and the first crush white IPA!) Ernie- the owner- went above and beyond to ensure we all had a great time, including a tour of the restaurant and brewery. Couldn't have asked for a better night. Thanks Trolley 5!
Great beer and fun atmosphere. Didn't try the food but everyone seemed to enjoy it
It's a hit or miss when it comes to the servers we encounter here every trip. Couldn't hear the music when we are seated downstairs even if there are screens showcasing the videos. They skimped out on the Ceasar toppings that were supposed to be included, luckily when I notified my server they initially said "oh we don't have those (toppings)" and I said "but it's on the menu... right here" and then they went to "go check" and lo and behold they brought them. Food is okay. It was generally prepared well.
Update 10/24: Adjusted from 3 to 5 Stars. I was invited back to the restaurant. I really appreciated the gesture. I brought along my boyfriend and we had a great experience. Alma was a great server--prompt, friendly, and personable. Fantastic. We had the pick 2 platter. The ribs and brisket were prepared fantastically and portions were perfect for us. They present you with 5 sauces. Highly appreciated the way they were presented. Each sauce is labelled with accurate descriptions for the flavours you'll get from it and a pairing suggestion for what kind of meat to use it on. Added +1 star to my review. Music was at a reasonable level and the upstairs atmosphere was pleasant. If service and food quality is kept up like this, perfect! Thank you so much for having us Trolley5. I absolutely will give another star because looking through review replies, they really show that they value their customers. If you tell them something is off they will make the effort to fix it (make sure if anything goes wrong you address it on the spot and not later on). It's important to value the glowing reviews from happy customers too. That gives off a certain impression that they respect their customers and I give much respect to that too.
A nice patio vibe for sure on 17th. Service wasn’t bad it seemed they were understaffed though. Heaters were sadly out of propane so it got cold fast. Great selection of beers and food!
Trolly 5 is amazing! I appreciate the lengths they take to keep their customers safe during a pandemic. The service is outstanding and everything we've ordered, especially our to-go orders have tasted great. My favorite is the brisket sandwich.
Always a great place to eat and drink. Reccomend
Our server Madi was really helpful and super on top of everything! She also had good menu suggestions and pleasant to deal with. She also remembered us from a different time we were here! Husband said we have to ask for Madi next time as we can definitely be a little particular sometimes, haha!
Other servers were really good too, always yummy food and a good time at Trolley.
very cool decor and restaurant design - the menu was interesting too. However, the food I ordered was just "okay" - I ordered a pizza and it was much to be desired. I found it to be very oily and not very tasty. I took the leftovers home but I don't really look forward to finishing the rest of it.
Delicious food and great service! Amazing salt and pepper squid and dim sum options with a hip flare!