Dockside Pub

Such a wonderful supportive atmosphere! Kareoke is great and locals are super friendly and polite! thanks for the good time! Will be coming back!

I sent my opinion to the manager.
Didn’t think I should embarrass him/​her by making it public. All I will say is I’d give the place a 1 out of 20.

The drinks were good, and inexpensive which was great, and the staff was super friendly and it was easy to start a tab for drinks with a large party, which isn’t always the case.
The only downfall with this place, is the clients. I did not feel safe at all with the clientelle that was in there, and were creeping around outside the place.
For that reason alone, i will never be back. NOT a safe place for a 20 something female for drinks. Creepy/​sketchy/​homeless looking men everywhere.

It’s a freaking hole. Enough said.

Oh boy.
It was a Thursday. We’d already done some drinking when I pulled up my handy dandy Unilocal!app and typed in, «Thursday Karaōke.» Low and behold, The Dockside popped up, and it was within walking distance from where I was.
«Don’t be afraid of the looks of the place…» –Jack G.
I wasn’t sure what I was getting into, but at this point, I was down for anything.
You walk inside, and it looks kind of like an Irish pub. I’m not really sure why its called The Dockside… but whatever.
They had nothing on tap, but still had bottles. We asked what they had, and they said, «pretty much everything.»
«I’ll have a Rickards.» «Oh, sorry, we don’t have that.»
Oh, okay. But they did have Keith’s, which was good enough for me. They have table service, but don’t start tabs, and you have to pay for your drinks up-​front in cash. We filled out our little Karaōke slips, and waited our turn. Honestly, we had SO MUCH FUN. Though some of the people in the crowd were «interesting», it added to the charm. We made a few friends and everyone was singing along, having a blast. I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect night.
Will I ever come here again? Maybe. I definitely had a great time. But this place IS a bit sketchy. I’ve been taking note every time I see a poster for karaōke nights elsewhere, but if you’re already downtown and want to spontaneously pop in like I did– definitely go for it.

This is a good place for karaōke lovers. It is located downtown and everyone is really friendly. The place looks a bit questionable but it is actually a comfortable atmosphere. Even if you don’t love karaōke you will after a few drinks.
They also have pool tables and VLT’s, TV and couches. The place really grows on you and is a nice place to kick back and have some drinks. Especially if you are over the club scene.
Just don’t be afraid of the looks of the place because it is really a good time.

The Dockside is one of the only bars of its kind in the area — a borderline seedy, no-​frills hotel-​type bar that reminds me of the ones I usually wind up in when hanging out with my dad.
It was first introduced to me on a late-​night date; we ordered gin and sodas (that turned out to be gin and flat tonics), sat on a torn couch watching subtitled television and eating extremely stale (but free!) popcorn from a plastic beer cup, tried our luck on the VLTs (but only once) and played a few games of pool.
Since then I’ve been back many of times and find the Dockside to be one of the downtown bars I feel most comfortable in. It’s a place usually populated by the lonely, the weird, and (on Thursdays) the karaōke lover, where everyone’s generally friendly, there are no pretensions, and you can watch old drunk guys belting out dirty rap tunes. It’s a great spot to go to midweek for a quiet Kokanee and game after game of pool, and one of the few neighborhood options that isn’t a club or an overpriced theme pub.
The Dockside won’t appeal to everyone, but for those who like their drinking establishments a little rough around the edges yet still safe enough to walk home from at night (with your date as an escort, mind), it might be a hit.