Nixx Neighbourhood Pub

I used to think Nixx was a great find if you want a decent pub in the NW that’s not in Kensington. Having delicious Village Blacksmith on tap and really good wings and pizza helped that cause. The service is usually good and their weekly specials are great. Lately, it has gone downhill though. They no longer let you take home your remaining slices on pizza night, but they’re hardly ever busy enough to indicate that people are abusing the special. It just seems unnecessarily cheap on the owner’s part. They also replaced the fabulous, local-​brewed Village Blacksmith on tap with, wait for it, Samuel Adams, which means I will have to find another low-​key neighborhood pub that pours a mean Blacksmith.

This is… ok. The service was decent, the food was decent. The pub itself seemed a little on the grimy side. Right on Edmonton Trail. I had a chicken burger w fries. It was a decent size chicken breast and the mushrooms and lettuce and tomato all looked fresh. It was bland but ok. The fries were verrryyy salty I’m still chugging water 5 hours after the fact. They weren’t that great either.
My friend got the steak sandwich but I found it odd that it came out as a solid piece of steak beside a little crusty bread. That’s not a sandwich.. that’s steak and bread! Haha. Her steak looked good and she asked for medium rare and that’s what she got (too many times I’ve ordered rare or medium rare and gotten over cooked steak) and she said she liked it. She also got a side Caesar salad but when we realized it was 6.00 it was not worth it as it was a rather small plate so maybe skip on that option.
The pub itself had only very old men in it and I think there was pool and slot machines. It wasn’t really my bag.

Horrible service and food. Ordered a Cheeseburger pizza. It came with 90% of it being huge cut up pickles. The meat was literally a previously frozen processed hamburger, cut into big chunks with only one piece of meat on each slice. Also ordered a Clubhouse sandwich. It came with pieces of crust stuffed into the sandwich to fill it up. There was huge man handprints sunk into the bread. It was gross and very unappetizing. When we complained to the waitress she said we ate a bite of the sandwich so we had to pay half the meal which was ridiculous. After waiting 45 minutes for one little pizza and a clubhouse, I was so hungry I never inspected my meal before that first bite. She also said they have «genuine Italian chefs right from Italy» working in the kitchen. What a joke. She was rude and never even tried to smooth the situation over. In here words «Well I’m sorry you feel that way» and she let us walk out pissed off and hungry. Very disappointed. DO NOT recommend this pub.

This is my neighbourhood pub, and it does that well. Decent specials and busy enough to feel lively even during the week. The service is hit and miss, I’ve known a few servers here and they seem to have a high turnover rate. The took the Kronenbourg Blanc off their draught beer list which made me sad, but they still have it bottled so I’ll survive.
The food I’ve had is quite good, nothing that will blow your mind but decent standard pub fare with some Italian twists.

Somewhat grimy. Went for late night beers and a bite only to be told the kitchen closed early (the cooks were all at the bar drinking), so thanks for that. Service was lackluster — even absent for most of the time. With so many other beer-​tastic places to hit in Calgary I think I’ll give this one a miss.

This is one of my favorite neighborhood pubs. It’s clean and modern with a rustic feel. I really like the large windows and bright atmosphere, therefore making it a guilt free pub visit during the daytime. It doesn’t feel like you’re holed up in a dark basement.
My friend and I recently tried a unique appetizer. I can’t remember the name (my friend graciously paid for the bill and took home the evidence), but it was similar to mozza sticks. It’s actually a blend of mozza and cheddar cheese rolled in a crushed taco and spice kind of crust. It comes with your choice of dip and we tried the sweet chili. What an awesome combo and a great appie. I’d definitely order it again.
I think prices are decent and service was great as always.

I agree with Kyle Y., this pub for sure has a neighbourhood feel! The kind of place with some serious regulars. We came in for lunch on a Sunday, the place wasn’t dead but it wasn’t bumping either. The food was okay, just seemed like pub food but I didn’t really order anything that would be a good representative of what they are going for. I think I should have had something italian but instead I had a buffalo chicken wrap with poutine. It’s too bad I didn’t try something else, part of me feels like I should go back to try an italian sub or pasta.
The service was… interesting. Inconsistent I suppose is a fair way to describe it. One example: I had a water and soda, my friend had a water as well. He finished his water and asked for a refill, instead of bringing him one, the waitress said he could just have mine because I hadn’t drank it yet! She wasn’t joking either, she meant it and didn’t come back to fill his water. Weird, no?
Don’t love or hate it, it’s just one of those places that seems kind of. beige? Nothing about this place really grabs me. That being said, if it was in my neighbourhood I could see this as a place I might get to know better.

The best way to describe Nixx is to say it’s like crossing a Canadian-​ized Irish style pub with Boston Pizza. The interior screams pub — there are TVs everywhere. You can see one from just about every angle. They’ve got fridges full of different kinds of beer behind the bar in plain site, plenty of high bar style tables and stools and a pool table to top it off. Nixx has drink specials, food specials, wing night, and all the other glorious things that come with most pubs.
The Boston Pizza comparison comes into play when you open the menu. Typical pub fair is burgers, sandwiches and probably a couple of meaty entrees. Nixx’s has all of that and then some like pizza and pasta. Thursday night is pasta night, which is when I happened to be here. Any pasta dish for $ 10.95. Here’s the other resemblance, portion sizes. I ordered the tortellini and ended up talking half of it home. It was alright.
Kyle Y hit the nail on the head when he recommended ordering a pizza or an Italian sub. I’d like to add their burgers to this list.
All in all, three yums up for Nixx’s.

Sign says ‘Nixx Pub’.
Wednesday Wings night! yayyyy! so THAT’S what I missed about Calgary… WINGS NIGHT! =D haha.
So my first wing night since being back and decided to come to this neighbourhood joint — my first time. $ 0.25/wing, Casual pub, LOVE that Calgary is now smoke free — great for my lungs (not so great for the smokers who have to go outside tho). TV screens, Pool table, and VLT’s present. It was pretty busy for a wed night, probably a place that gets super packed on game nights.
Wings were ok. Some batches were too overcooked = dry = tough meat = Boooo! But our last batch was cooked well = good wings.
Flavors we ordered: House, honey bbq, salt & pepper, spicy honey bbq, the house was our favourite.

A personal favourite of mine when I’m in Calgary. This Italian bar has a great local neighbourhood feel. The food is very good for Italian bar food. I would recommend one of the pizzas or an Italian sub.
Plenty of TVs up high to watch hockey and a few VLTs. There is also a coin op pool table a few arcade games. Service is quick and friendly and plenty of seating available.

We frequent Nicastro’s often — not so much that we are regulars, but when ever we want to have a drink and watch the game — this is the place to go. The food is fantastic, service is pretty good, there are pool tables and a lot of sitting room.