Clocktower Brew Pub Westboro image

Clocktower Brew Pub Westboro

Brewpub

👍 Good food and beer so if you're looking for pub fare this is a pretty decent spot with a lot of space inside and on theor patio. I had their Brewhouse burger which was quite yummy - more on the spicier side but as someone who likes hot food, it was satisfying. The fries were well cooked too. I felt... People often mention good, beer, great, staff, service, friendly, patio, time, wings, nice,


Address

418 Richmond Rd, Ottawa, ON K2A 0G2, Canada

Website

www.clocktower.ca

Contact

+1 613-680-5983

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (1.1K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 11 am to 11 pm
  • Wednesday: 11 am to 11 pm
  • Thursday: 11 am to 11 pm
  • Friday: 11 am to 12 pm
  • Saturday: 11 am to 12 pm
  • Sunday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Monday: 11 am to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (25) beer (19) great (14) staff (14) service (11) friendly (10) patio (8) time (8) wings (7) nice (6)
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  • 4/5 Connor F. 2 years ago on Google • 207 reviews
    Good food and beer so if you're looking for pub fare this is a pretty decent spot with a lot of space inside and on theor patio. I had their Brewhouse burger which was quite yummy - more on the spicier side but as someone who likes hot food, it was satisfying. The fries were well cooked too. I felt like the burger could have been a bit bigger for price but then again, I think higher prices are fair given these businesses had an extended period of no-income due to COVID. My father had the spicy peanut bowl, my mum had the Buddha bowl, and my sister had that cauliflower wings. All around, they seemed satisfied with their food as well. My dad liked the red beer, and after trying it too, I'd agree it was yummy. I ended up purchasing their ESB and Stout so I'm hopeful with those. I was happy with our visit but do have two things I think could be improved as feedback. I felt the service could have been a bit better (my sister asked for some hot sauce but never got it) but overall did the job quickly to compensate (our food arrived in great time!). The other thing however was there were a LOT of hornets flying around the patio. This was very distracting and we could see lots of others swatting them away. Overall I was happy with my experience. Good food and beer, service is fast, and the staff we nice. Definitely sort out the hornet issue though!
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Dan S. 1 year ago on Google • 237 reviews
    Excellent food paired with excellent beer… Our server Selene was amazing… All her recommendations were great…. Summer Pilsner, Tuna Poke Bowl as well as the Turkey Burger. Patio is quite large offering full sun to full shade. Food was served hot and timely. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 peyman b. 8 months ago on Google • 131 reviews
    new vist July 2023: revised menu, and also great imprivement in kitchen. tje bowles and fish and chips are really an experince. the service is very attendive and guide you well through tje menu. a definitive instituation wesborrow. a mist visit now. july 2022: great beer variaty, good service, mostly well visited, outside area is relatively good place to sit, the collection of 8 beer to taste is a good choice to go for
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Duane A. 1 year ago on Google • 113 reviews
    Parking can be a challenge, but the fish and chips were worth the effort indeed. We managed to arrive just before noon and there is an additional menu for the 11am-12pm period. The value of arriving earlier resulted in an amazing 2 pieces of fish and chips with a soft drink tax included for just under $15 @ $14.98 tip not included. Regardless if you can or cannot arrive early, the fish and chips are high quality and highly recommended. Enjoy, let me know if you enjoyed them as well.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jeff C. 1 year ago on Google
    Really good outdoor patio with a nice amount of space between tables to not make you feel crowded. Staff is always nice and polite. My partner loves the maple bacon wings.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Felicia A. 2 years ago on Google • 37 reviews
    The staff here are really warm. We thoroughly enjoyed the food. “Jay” let us try his spicy sauce and it’s the best sauce I’ve ever had with chicken wings! Beware of the heat though! We had dry dusted chicken wings, Brewhouse and Supreme burgers.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Adam W. 2 years ago on Google
    Rude! I was waiting outside to be received by the hostess for over 10 minutes as staff buzzed around ignoring me, but I get it, it’s busy. After waiting, I walked up to one of the staff and politely asked how long I should expect to wait. She immediately displayed hostility in her tone. It wasn’t so much what she said, it was that she said it with rudeness and contempt, as though I was a bother. I was taken aback, I was in shock that I was being dealt with so brusquely that I was at a loss for words. I didn’t know how to respond to her, I must have mumbled incoherently. It ruined my night, I had to leave. Hire more pleasant staff! I shouldn’t get snapped at for simply asking a question. FYI the staff member who was rude to me was a brunette working around 9pm September 5.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Neil T. 6 months ago on Google • 103 reviews
    When we arrived for “brunch” around 12N only to find that this place wasn’t busy at all (maybe a couple of other tables?), which is surprising to me given it was a nice day and the area was fairly vibrant with pedestrians. Food and beers were decent. The highlight for me was the addition of blue cheese to the buffalo cauliflower! Our server was quite good and a bonus of a good personality! Overall, a really good experience. The biggest negative is the parking. There is only street parking and some days that can result in a decent walk - which, depending what you consume, might be a good thing! ;)

  • 4/5 Steven L. 1 year ago on Google
    I haven’t been to a Clocktower brew pub in some time. The Westboro location is a busy spot; although, it was quiet today. The staff were very friendly and attentive. I like when staff share the work, waiting on tables together. It shows good management and teamwork. Lunch with friends was a simple affair… three rounds of No. 7 IPA with three Nashville chicken sandwiches. Their craft beer is as good as I remember. The No. 7 IPA is clean and crisp. The chicken sandwich was deliciously seasoned with just enough Nashville sauce without being too much. A side of fresh-cut fries went along nicely. A side of coleslaw would complete this plate and cut some of the grease. No complaints otherwise. I will be back to try something different next time.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Laurent B. 1 year ago on Google
    Table of 5. They make great craft beer in house and fresh original food served in a comfortable and upbeat atmosphere. Ottawa's longest established full service craft brewery happily serving Ottawa since 1996. Had a burger with sweet potato fries; pretty good 👍. Cheese!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ryan S. 1 year ago on Google
    Overall, great service and decent pub food for the price. Got the beer flight with 4 options. They were all OK. Not great not bad. Probably would pick the red amber ale as the best I tried. Brewhouse Burger was good, and the poutine is worth the small $2.50 addition.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Alex L. 2 years ago on Google
    Had a server named Maddy, probably the rudest, most repugnant person I have ever met. Horrible service, openly rude to other staff in front of customers. Management would be well served to fire this person!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 C F. 3 months ago on Google • 15 reviews New
    We had a (Woodroffe) High School reunion just over a month ago at the Richmond Road Clocktower Brew Pub - apologies for delayed review - and it was fantastic! The General Manager Jay was tremendous in terms of setting us up for success. His guidance, suggestions and recommendations were spot on. Jessica & her back-room team absolutely delivered on the day. Speaking of back-room that's what they have here (with no extra $ room charge by the way unlike other places, including HDMI big screen TV input for video playback and microphone set-up for free). Creative sliding doors on 2 side generate the group intimacy while still being part of a buzzing/vibrant environment within the pub. We did a lot of research in terms of locations for a 35-40 person gathering & this place topped them all. You don't often get quality, price & efficient/professional delivery all at the same time, but we did at this place. Top shelf all the way. Would highly recommend. Thank you for making our reunion such a success!!

  • 5/5 Shawn C. 5 months ago on Google • 10 reviews
    This is a great place for a small gathering. They have a large enough menu to accommodate most tastes (pub fare/family restaurant style - not haute cuisine) and they handled our large group very well. The hostess/server/oft-mixologist for our room, Jessika, never made us feel like a bother (no matter how often we bothered her) and Jay, manager of the venue, was also easy to work with. I would recommend again to anyone wanting good service for a special event at a casual-dining establishment. (PS We all had a blast!)

  • 4/5 _ S. 3 months ago on Google • 3 reviews New
    Nice place, friendly staff, good food. Not a fan of sports channel televisions and we haven't been served by the same staff more than once though we've been a few times at the same time of day during different days of the week, but no complaints; some staff are good and some are great. Drinks and food are tasty and well designed, with good portions and prices. Has quickly become a go-to spot for lunch for my wife and I. Parking is sometimes an issue, but at worst it's a short walk from an available spot.

  • 4/5 Andres L. 2 years ago on Google
    Solid location to hangout with friends on a Friday night. The beer selection is good, and the food is decent. Service was great though.

  • 1/5 Keith H. 6 months ago on Google
    Visiting from Calgary so not familiar with this place. Server was friendly and food was good. As we were eating and drinking a good beer, we noticed that on this day, wings were on special. Would have liked wings but no one had told us. Also, only from looking at a poster on the far wall did we see that pumpkin beer was available and also a special. This was disappointing as we would have liked that too. When the server came with the bill, I mentioned that we didn’t know about the specials. With a big smile she said “that’s no problem”. I said “well, it’s a bit of a problem, we would have liked the specials.” She pointed out the little card above the table that said there were specials and said everyone knows about them. I told her we are from Calgary and not familiar with this restaurant. That didn’t phase her, and she kept smiling and giggling, as if it made no difference to her if we were happy or not. I asked her if she usually mentioned specials to customers when they arrived and she said “no” with a big friendly smile. (although I heard her discussing the specials with another table). I wasn’t looking for anything other than a “gee that’s too bad””, or “I’m so sorry”, but nothing. I am gob smacked that it meant nothing to her that we were disappointed. I guess “I’m sorry” is too tough to say. Pretty much ruined my lunch experience, even though the food and beer that we did have were good.

  • 4/5 Bob J. 2 years ago on Google
    Good service, nice patio. Would i go again? Nothing really makes this a special place, but it's solid.

  • 5/5 Ted B. 9 months ago on Google
    Just stumbled upon this place. The waiter was great. As was the food and their own beer. Fair prices.

  • 5/5 Trevor H. 9 months ago on Google
    Absolutely incredible customer service! Kudos everyone! Thank you for such a great experience. Special thanks to Jay, Lynn and Isla. I had the Wellness Salad, so flavourfulI and left with so much energy. I highly recommend this location. 👌

  • 3/5 Darlene F. 9 months ago on Google
    The server was delightful, the Raspberry beer was fragrant and delicious (even brought six cans home with me), but the description for the Thai Shrimp with roasted vegetables made it sound like I'd see the veggies. They were very tiny and the portion was very small for the price. It was delicious and if you changed the veggies to bigger and more it would be amazing!

  • 5/5 Leah G. 1 year ago on Google
    Very happy with lunch. I picked the tuna poke bowl which was spicy and delish. Waitress, Celine, recommended it and a very delish beer. We had been at this clocktower pub before a few years ago and very disappointed with the waitress at that time. They completely made up for it this time. Nice big patio too.

  • 4/5 Daniel D. 2 years ago on Google
    Atmosphere is very cozy on the patio. Great ambiance and food.

  • 4/5 Bruce L. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice large patio that is about 2/3 covered. Seats and table were disinfected after each customer. Very good beer options (in-house craft) and my fish and chips was tasty. Prices are on the higher end for pub food. Service was friendly and responsive. I do wish more hand sanitizer stations were available - there was only one at the entrance.

  • 3/5 S C. 2 years ago on Google
    Great buddha bowl but need some pita chips too

  • 5/5 Taylor La F. 1 year ago on Google
    I loved it here! The food was all fantastic, and the beer was freshly poured and very cold. We ordered everything off of the 5 for $5 menu (which is only available certain times of day), so it was also fairly inexpensive. They also make alot of their own signature beers, which you can get for takeout if you wish. The space is nice, lots of options for seating both indoors and outdoors. The staff was friendly, accommodating, and very knowledgeable of the menu. Located right off of Richmond Road, you'll want to save yourself a few minutes to find parking. I'll be sure to return soon. Thank you!

  • 5/5 Dan T. 2 years ago on Google
    Covid protocols in place. A big venue so easy to social distance. And... excellent wings! I mean really, really good!

  • 4/5 David D. 2 years ago on Google
    Great, large patio when in season. Service is always good as is their own beer. However the food underwhelms.

  • 5/5 Charmaine D. 2 years ago on Google
    Great food, friendly staff. It was my first outing in a couple of years - all around great time

  • 5/5 Marc F. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice resto-pub, good selection of beers, good, fast, friendly service...great place to get together with friends.

  • 5/5 cole r. 2 months ago on Google • 1 review New
    They were very welcoming and I instantly want to be a regular plus our waiter James was very accommodating and friendly and they immediately gave the air of knowing how to do his job (also super friendly) :):):):):)


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free of charge street parking
    • ✓️ Somewhat difficult to find a space
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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