National Westhills

I like this place. I usually choose to come on less busy times just because it can get really loud. There is a nice patio for sunny days, and long tables on the inside that are numbered. I like that layout and think it’s pretty cool. Good for meeting new people on busier days.
I love that this place servers tater tots, I think that is hilarious. But also amazing because tater tots are delicious.
I also tried the hawaiian pizza and it was really good.
Something that I like about this place is that everyone can come. I saw a few children, and I also was able to come with my granny. She thought the place was nice and would definitely come again with her friends. I like that they don’t discriminate. :)
Some of the other times that I’ve been here I have tried the breakfast menu. I like being able to get breakfast whenever I want too.
Our server was a cute blonde lady who was sweet and helpful. Glad this location came to Westhills, now I don’t have to go far to have a simple night out.

Went there for the first time this past Friday. The food and service was good. The fish and chips were excellent. Unfortunately the Caesar Drink was awful a big disappointment. Otherwise good experience

Great beer, awesome atmosphere for bar, good bar finger food. Will be back for sure.

First time at this location and came here for Sunday brunch. It was not good. The shredded hashbrowns were white… Like barely touched the griddle white and maybe lukewarm if that. Everything was bland and we needed to add salt. My egg sandwich was supposed to have avocado but it wasn’t there. The chiliquilles had bland ground beef in it (which wasn’t listed on the menu), had BROWN guacamole, and was liquidy in the dish. The steak and eggs come with toast but the toast was rock hard and you could hear it snap in half. Spending $ 14 – 22 /​dish we were very disappointed with the food quality. The food was also very slow to come out of the kitchen. Not recommended for the brunch.

I like that National offers both the brunch and regular menu around lunchtime on the weekends. At 11am on a Saturday the restaurant/​bar was about ¼ full, mainly with families with kids.
Today I had the pork belly BLT with fries. The sandwich was satisfying with a soft brioche bun and pork belly that wasn’t too fatty. The thin sliced jalapenos are a nice touch.

This place is what SW Calgary has needed all along. Great atmosphere, friendly and hard working staff. Service is great, and the beer selection is bar none. Best times to come are happy hour M-​F 3 – 6 to catch happy hour or Sunday where pints and cocktails are $ 6.50 all day. Oh and one last thing: Brian B is one hands on general manager! Never seen such an efficiently run bar and will be back again and again… And again. Cheers!

The crazy busyness of this location has slowed a bit, making this a lovely local hangout for great beers and good food.
Westhills location has much better service than some of their downtown counterparts, and I like the open layout.
Their weekday happy hour and food specials make it a great place to gather with friends in the area.

I was surprised that the prices were actually pretty reasonable for good food, and I especially liked that you could order 3, 5 oz beers for about the same price as a pint. Great to be able to sample the large myriad of craft beers they have available.

I would say, not bad at all for a chain.
Service is a bit on relaxed side, but when they do attend you, they do it genuinely and are helpful.
Food quality and quantity is about average — not too big or small, just probably right. Ingredients look more like canned stuff, but overall prepared professionally — so no real complains here. Not much of excitement, though.
I would recommend this place as a lunch-​with-​co-​workers type of visit, or maybe occasional drive-​by bar visit, but there isn’t really much about National Westhills to dream about. Just an average good place — which is not bad at all!

Great food and 60 beers.
Four of us went there after an afternoon movie. The restaurant itself is clean and fresh looking, with a nice style. There is an outdoor patio as well. I had the chicken fried rice which was excellent. It included a half chicken with the delicious rice. The people that I was with enjoyed their meals as well. While we did not have any beer, we will most definitely return to try that.
I was impressed with the staff, who were knowledgable and friendly. The service was efficient and without issue.
Definitely worth a try.

Let’s just get right to it. National is a great beer hall between 3 – 6 when pints of beer and cocktails are $ 5. After six, pints are $ 8.50. That’s getting a little pricey for a suburb pub.
Food is good. Oysters for $ 1 on Tuesdays are fantastic.
I go back to National for their tap selection. Quality craft beers at a decent price, between 3 pm and 6 pm that is.

Dinner before a movie is pretty important — sitting through 2 – 3 hours when you’re hungry makes for a poor moviegoing experience! With that in mind we met up with a friend at the National right across from the theatres.
Dinner choice for the night was a platter of Fish & Chips for D and a Bacon Cheddar Burger for myself. The fish looked delicious, well seasoned batter with a good crisp to the outside. The burger was a little messy but you can tell they make the patties in-​house and the taste was decent. The fries were freshly cooked so they were super hot and came in little cups so that any oil or vinegar dripped to the bottom out of the way, keeping them crispy. We all shared a plate of hotwings to start, they were very saucy and properly cooked with a nice heat and flavour balance.
Simple fare but delicious. The only trouble was the place was so loud it was hard to hold a conversation.

I have always had a decent experience in this place but never something to remember and go back for.
We went there for brunch once and did NOT enjoy the food quality.
It’s big and can always fit in bigger groups, and the servers are usually quite nice and helpful. go for drinks and snacks, but keep your expectations realistic! :)

Lunch on Sunday, chicken wings and deep fried pickles. Both were hot and tasty.
We were only shown the brunch menu, but saw that people around us ordered items we did not see on that menu. This seemed odd, shouldn’t we all get the same choices?
Our other issue are the tables. I prefer not to sit at a picnic bench, it’s not very comfortable. But I can live with that as we knew that going in. my issue was that we were seated at a bench for 4, and there were only 2 of us. We were asked if we would mind having a couple with a baby sit at our bench. This was a lunch with my 77 yr old mother from out of town and we wanted to enjoy it together after doing some shopping in the area. A baby wasn’t part of our plan. When we said yes we would mind, the hostess was clearly annoyed and our service deteriorated.

Went with some friends for some drinks overall service was good… But the smell inside the restaurant was nasty, I was lucky that it was a some what nice evening that we were able to sit outdoors, the outdoor heater was broken over our table so we ended up leaving a lot sooner than expected. I don’t think I would go back to this location.

I’ve been here twice now. The first time was for ‘buck a shuck’ on Monday nights… and both the service and the food was great. I ordered a flatbread and absolutely loved it. I’ve been known to have the odd wobbly pop so I enjoy the great selection of beer available here at National Westhills.
I enjoy bringing pubs, I enjoy bringing my kids to pubs but then again they are teenagers more than 3 year olds and they know how to behave in public. Enough said.
I like that there is ample parking here… but one thing that I do not like about National Westhills are the horrible uncomfortable benches and chairs. They obviously don’t want you to stick around and ‘drink the menu’ so to speak.
On our second visit I ordered the Fish Tacos. They were just okay. Hubby had the all day omelet which he loved but it was huge! There must have been at least four eggs in there. Our son, who was extremely hungry after football, really enjoyed his burger and he said the fries were some of the best he’s had.
I like National Westhills because it’s got a great selection of beer and because you can bring the whole family. I can’t wait to bring the teens for buck a shuck night.
If only they would change the chairs…

I am absolutely loving the new National location in Westhills! I lived in the area for years, and am kind of sad that I moved to the SE just before this opened. But I still come over regularly for drinks, and look forward to enjoying their patio this summer!
National in Westhills has more of a casual, family-​style atmosphere than their 10^th or 17^th Ave locations. Extensive beer list, and great food. My absolute fave is the Pork Belly sliders. I literally dream about them — to die for. I would eat these every day if given the choice.

Definitely a fun place to come for drinks with friends, either inside or on the spacious patio. We came here for Wing wednesday (1 lb. wings $ 5) to watch the hockey game, but it was beyond packed inside & there were tables available out on the patio.
My friend had a couple of steamwhistles while I opted for a refreshing bombay&tonic. We settled on the hot, honey garlic and Salt N’ Pepa wings, which were actually pretty tasty and a good value. The dill dip accompanying the wings was excellent!
Our server was quick to take our food and drink orders, check on us and offer refills. I don’t recall her name, but she was efficient and friendly, even though she was clearly very busy.
I like National Westhills and will return to this location again. My only minor peeve is that it’s open to children as well. Adults-​only might be more appropriate in a beerhall setting. Just sayin’ ;)

A good pub experience. Not amazing but wasn’t awful by any stretch.
Beer list is great. Definitely the best I’ve seen in Calgary by far! Prices are typical Alberta expensive (spending most of my time in the States it’s tough to come back to these prices, yikes).
Food was all pretty good. Again not amazing but definitely good.
We were a huge group (25 or so) and the service was quite good, especially for such a large group. We never waited long for anything and they came by often. They did bring us a few things we didn’t order but those were solved quickly ($ 130 seafood platter. nope that wasn’t us!).
Patio is nice, but the view is awful as its in a mall complex area, situated directly beside a gas station. But what do you expect for the location.

What are you looking for in a restaurant in the suburbs? If it’s lots of beer and a beer hall atmosphere you are going to love National Westhills. The downtown beer hall comes to a neighbourhood near you with its long tables and benches and incredible craft beer selection.
There are currently 72 brands of craft beer from small North American breweries on tap. Pretty impressive. All the draught is one price so you can make a decision based on appeal alone. You can get a glass for $ 6, pint for $ 8.5, stein for $ 14 or a flight for $ 15. One interesting selection is a mead from Fallentimber. A family honey business turned meadery in Water Valley, Alberta.
Sitting down we could find no kids’menu and the National fare is not sympathetic to young picky eaters. While we love the oyster bar, charcuterie, beet & goat cheese salad, clam chowder, glory bowl, and lobster sliders our kids were uncertain of most of the content. Enter macaroni and cheese minus the beef short rib & oxtail ragu. Our kids also enjoyed the popcorn and tater tots with ranch.
The newest National location has a few hiccups that will be smoothed with time. The servers, who seemed to be just kids themselves, approached us like apologetic fawns. While we were in the washroom our server cleared my unfinished beer and Nancy’s Q water. She had some water in her glass and one third of the bottle remaining before it was swiftly removed in our absence.
If your kids are foodies and Grandma is limber enough to swing a leg over a bench or sit at a bar height table you will have some fun family times at National Westhills. Otherwise get a sitter and knock back one of the craft beers with your buddies.