Rigecrest Public House (Shorline, Washingtn, USA)

Ridgecrest Public House 165th and 5th, Shorline, Washington, U.S.A.   ridgecrest.pub  A very cool little neighbourhood pub that only sells beer, cider and wine.  You must be 21 and older to get in.  They are only open 4 pm to Midnight every day.  As for beer, they are all local craft beer mostly from north of Seattle.  They have 20 taps and 3 are for cider and one for root beer, the rest are for beer.  They also have over a dozen different types of wine all in the $6-8 range.  If you are looking for food, they have food trucks every night from 5 to 9 pm.  Different truck every night so check the schedule on their web page.  What a great idea!!  They have a side walk patio in front with umbrellas for the sun!  The service is friendly and helpful!  A very nice little neighbourhood pub!  I hope to come back again soon, and would love to try one of the food trucks.

May 26th 2022

Back at the Ridgecrest, as good as ever. They have expanded and improved their out back patio area. Nice tables and chairs and covered! We sat at a large concrete table that seats 6 easily, with our friends. We were hit with a heavy and short down pour of rain. Came down so hard we could barely hear each other, but were completely dry. Service is great and friendly. Food truck out front. They opened their sibling pub next door called the Drumlun (check my post on it) and you can order food from it.  Love this place and can't wait to come back again!!

Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub, 1601 Main Street, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.  It is just south from Science World and south from the Sky Train, Main Street-Science World Station. If you can't guess by now this is and Irish themed pub. It has a beautiful long L shaped bar that seats abut 20 people.  There are 5 booths on the right as you enter that each sit 4 people comfortable.  Something different is there are lots of tables for 2 which is a change. As for larger pub high tables they have 4 that seat 6 to 8 people.  With over 20 different types of beer on tap and a good variety of bottled beer, I am sure you can find something you like.  As for the food, I started off with their home made sausage rolls, they came with a dollop of Dijon  mustard on top.  They were very good.  For my main course I had the Steak and Guinness Pie, AAA Alberta beef cooked tender in rich Guinness gravy with spuds and carrots, baked bubbly with a flaky golden pastry on top.  It is baked in a small cast iron skillet! Comes with fries.  It was exceptionally good!  I thank my friends for the recommendation!  I would go there just to have that again.  They also have traditional Cottage Pie.  One of my friends had the Bangers and Mashed, Two Rivers custom Guinness infused pork banger (it is big), served with creamy mashed potatoes, pale ale onion gravy & Crisp sage leaves.  Nice big portion.  I saw a couple of guys order an extra sausage....one is enough for me! This whole area of Vancouver is being transformed, good to find  a place to park and walk around. There are lots of Craft Breweries in the area and after you finish at the pub just walk south a couple of blocks to Ernest Ice-cream.   I had the salted caramel in a waffle cone...mmmm.  Any way, there are 8 TV's in the pub for watching your favorite sports game.  The service was very good!  It was fairly busy and staff kept coming around cleaning plates and bringing drinks and water.  Our waitress was very cheerful and just happened to be from Ireland.  I would Recommend the Dubh Linn Gate!!

Charcoal and Woodz (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada)

Charcoal and Woodz is a pub that is attached to the Holiday Inn, at the corner of Hwy 15 and 64 Avenue in Cloverdale B.C.  www.charcoalandwoodz.com  This pub has changed names several times through out the years.  There is a nice 7 person sit up bar with blue accent lighting.  There are 7 Booths that are 3/4 of a circle with granite table tops, that can easily seat 6 people.  Great for conversations!  There is one large pub high table that seats 10, in the middle of the pub. There are 3 smaller 3 person pub high tables.  There house wine is "Chaberton" which is a very nice wine and is local from Langley.  The place has a nice smoky smell inside, no it was not of fire!  There is lots of parking that is free.  They have daily drink and food specials.  One issue we had was, the Bartender was also the waitress and she kept disappearing. With 7 TV's you can watch your favorite game in comfort.  Kids are allowed but I don't know if after a certain time they may not be allowed.  They have and outside patio, but it doesn't do much for me. 

Wicklow Pub (Vancouver, Canada)

The Wicklow Pub, 610 Stamps Landing, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.  www.thewicklow.com Pictures don't do this pub's location any justice at all!! Located on the waterfront of False Creek which is not really a creek but the bottom part of the downtown area of Vancouver.  Downtown Vancouver is like a peninsula, and the pub is on the south side of False Creek. You can get to it via Aqua Bus which is a little ferry that runs around False Cree.  More importantly the water front is mostly open to bicycles and foot traffic with miles of paved paths.  There is a parking garage about 1/2 block away.  My friend and I went there on a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon.  Our goal was a upstairs open patio to enjoy the sun and water.  We got exactly what we were looking for (as you can see from the photo above)   Nice little patio with a killer view looking west towards Granville Island.  It was happy hour when we were there to a glass of house wine, red or white was $5.00 for a 6 oz. glass.  It was also half price appy's.  We had the Yam fries that came with two dipping sauces one was an chipolte aioli dip, quite nice.  The other thing we has was the assorted olives, yum were they ever good.  It was a selection of various types of olives.  There are 16 different types of draught beer, including a good selection of local beers.  This has a main floor part to the bar and a second story part of the bar each with their own bar.  The bar in the photo is the one on the main floor.  Since it was so nice out side I can really tell you much about the inside of the bar.  But really on such a nice day who would want to be inside. They use only free run local chicken and fresh wild caught salmon.  We really enjoyed our time on the patio and could have spent a few hours in the sun relaxing with a glass of wine.  I look forward to coming back again!

Baselines Pub (Surrey, B.C, Canada)

Baselines Pub 8233-166 Street, Surrey, British Columbia Canada.  Basically at the corner of Fraser Hwy and 166 Street.  It is next to the Comfort Inn, Tim Horton's, Fleetwood Rec Center and across from Rona.  www.basselines pub.com  They have a 20 person sit up "L" shape curved bar.  There are 12 different types of beer on tap and two different types of cider on tap.  The walls are covered in various sports memorabilia including quite a few shadow frames with hockey jerseys in them.  I counted 20 TV's all with sports on them. The staff is very friendly and the service is great, even when they are very busy.   You get blue collar worker crowd at lunch and just after work.  For those who like to gamble there is Video poker, Keno and pull tabs.  The food is good, but I have to say they have the best "Steak bites" I have ever had.  Not covered in batter, they are lightly seasoned, cooked medium, very tender and very good!!  There is an out door patio that looks towards the Rona store. There is one big pub high table that seats 12, there are tub chairs through out.  They have round tables along the south window.  The rest of the tables are rectangular.  The last Friday of every month it Lingerie Lunch".   What is that you ask......well they have 3 waitress's who are not waiting on tables that come out from 1200-1400 hours clad only in skimpy lingerie.  They walk around talking to everyone in the bar and pose for pictures.  They change out fits about every half an hour.  Yes they accept tips.  This proves to be very popular event,   There is lots of parking, so that is not a worry.  Try this place out if not just to try the Steak Bites!!

Beacon Pub & Eatery (Whistler, Canada)

Beacon Pub & Bistro, 4217 Village Stroll, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. was previously, "Citta" but switched over in 2015.  It is located right in the middle of the Whistler Village and has a great wrap around patio with heaters for sitting outside and watching every one pass by. I guess it is also a good place to be seen by people walking by. It is right across from the grocery store and the liquor store, how convenient! It is about a 2 minute walk from the chair lift. Inside it has great atmosphere, with good service. This place is great whether or not it is winter or summer.  They have removed ski racks right beside the patio.  The situp bar is cosy just as you enter the main door.  There a few levels to this place up stairs.  There is a pool table on the upper floor.  I had the fish and Chips which were breaded in a panko coating and comes with home made tarter sauce, fries and coleslaw.  Nice big portion as well!  My friend had the Pork chops that came with potatoes and Brussels sprouts and it was excellent too!  It has a good atmosphere.

Townhall Public House Coquitlam (Coquitlam, B.C., Canada)

Townhall Public House Coquitlam,  925 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.  www.jrgvancouver.ca  One of the many pubs in the Joseph Richard Group of pubs.  Located in what was once the Jubilee Hotel built in 1934 then the French Quarter Pub.  Has a nice 8 person sit up bar with 25 different craft beers. A cool touch, is the 5 digital picture frames through the bar that have very old black and white photographs that keep changing. There are 10 TV's through out as well as Keno and a video poker TV.  They have the original ceiling and fan system which has been restored and working.  There are 5 big fans that turn with long belts at a slow speed. 
The food is the same as it is at all of the other Townhall's, I had the Breakfast special, eggs benny with hash browns and toast for $6.00 still a good deal.  There is also the $4.00 bacon or sausage, eggs, hash browns and toast. I think that of all of the Townhall pubs that I have been in this one has the best feel.  It is a little smaller but a much more cozier feel to it, even  more of a pub feel to it if that makes sense.  It is real close to Ikea, so you might want to pop in after shopping. Lots of parking behind.