The Thirsty Duck Pub

Reviews

• Luna H.

  star star star star star 16 June 2026

  The thirsty duck is a great place. I usually come on Wednesday's for Wing night but honestly it's become so much more then that. A home away from home.
  
  Tara is such a hard working woman who puts up with so much crap from the lack of management. Every time I'm there she is running around getting so many things done and yet always greets us with a smile and our regular pale ale order!!
  
  I just wish they could hire a couple more people to help out on wing night because it gets packed!  
  
  Cheap beer, good wings, awesome atmosphere. It's no chic bar. It's a pub that's been around for a long while. probably needs a facelift but I'm not there for looks.

• Robert D.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 6 June 2026

  This used to be our favourite bar in New West while still living there. The reason being our favourite server (her name escapes me ... ) was there and always greeted us with wonderful positivity. Now, unfortunately, I've moved back to the US and can only return to Canada once a year to visit. During these visits we'd make it a point of visiting the Thirsty Duck and our favourite server would still recognize and greet us. But this time, a few days back, things did not go well. It seemed that our favourite server made it a point not to greet us and to serve us with a certain degree of indifference. We were quite puzzled by this, but tried to leave well-enough alone. The final problem though was that my friend won a looney on the pull-tabs and before leaving presented the winning tab to our favourite server at the bar with a smile. She became flustered when discovering no loonies around and having to open a fresh roll of loonies. Finally when she got her looney, she made it a point of no eye contact and slamming the loonie on the bar counter in disdain.
  
  Obviously she was having a bad day. I can only assume that this may have to do with lack of management support, lack of staff, or something else. My friend mentioned to me at the airport: "I guess we have no reason to go back." Sad.

• Chantelle M.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 26 May 2026

  I love this place!!! The food is great. Staff are awesome and friendly. I moved here and went in by myself but the pub has such a great small town feel that I felt like I'd been going there for years.
  Unfortunately everything that was good is now gone. The bartender (Tara?) is miserable and it shows. I'll never be back.

• M P.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 22 May 2026

  Recently was sold to a new owner. It's a dirty little bar. Unfortunately, the night manager that mistreated people is back. Which means they will steadily lose business again. And people will continue to stay away from the place. The balls get stuck in the pool table. Just a crappy place. The former owner didn't do much for the place and it showed. Their website is also FAKE. None of the pictures are of the bar or the food or its patrons (if there are any left)..

• Kam P.

  star star star star star_border 20 May 2026

  Thirsty duck is your neighbourhood pub. It's got good food, wing Wednesday definitely a great deal. Their happy hour is also good. We come here 1-2times a month for happy hour. The waitress are amazing.( one of them reminds us of SJP-but much cooler!) just don't expect anything fancy.... it's a pub... with good - food, drinks and service
  I recommend wing Wednesday's