Henry House

1222 Barrington Street
Halifax, NS
South End
423-5660
www.henryhouse.ca

Hours: Mon-Wed 11:30am-midnight, kitchen til 10pm; Thurs-Sat 11:30am-12:15am last call, kitchen til midnight; Sun 11:30am-11pm, kitchen til 10pm.

Celtic jam session every Saturday night.

Food & Drink Halifax

This gorgeous 1834 ironstone building used to be the home of William Alexander Henry, the father of Confederation. Now, it's home to a three-level restaurant, pub and private dining facility. In keeping with the authentic spirit, Henry House offers six English-style ales, all brewed locally by Granite, and special blends such as Black & Tan. The menu mixes British pub fare with classic Maritime cuisine, but don't forget the homemade bread pudding.

Price: $$ ($11-$20)

Tags: Pubs, Pub Food, Speciality Beers, Brunch

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This review concerns the bottom half of the Henry House, the pub area.

Here's a little rant I have about this place: The Coast had an article about you guys having the best rum/cider in Halifax, which is not difficult to do, because no one else seems to be offering it! I asked a month ago if you guys were getting any more cider in and I got a "No, but more should be coming in soon..." Flash forward to 1 month later and I'm still getting the same response! Either you guys are in cahoots with the Coast to get more business into the Henry House (which doesn't make sense...I think you guys do alright) or someone is lying to me. Either of my two deductions does not bode well with me, if you're going to mention you have the best cider in town, don't lie about it and not have any.

Besides that this place has a small interesting selection of beer and spirits... there's a scotch sampler for scotch fans! The decor is old...it may be time to fix some things up, but honestly, it could just be because that's the vibe that the Henry House is going for. You can mix tap beers here, one of my good friend's mixes is surprisingly delicious, try a pint of peculiar mixed w/ apricot wheat, and see what you think!

Posted by Alexander Leung on December 1, 2009 at 6:39 PM | Report this comment

If the Henry House were in a fight with 30 other pubs in the city it would win like a super invisible robotic two headed ninja. No contest. Crazy old bldg looks haunted...Everytime I walk in here I smell dead bodies...it's so old, people must have died in there....nowadays prolly from horkin so many awesome pints & meals..If you have never been to ths Henry House and are reading this, go! Not 1nce , but 2wice, 1st in the dining room, 2nd in the poooowuuuubbb in the bsmt.
Naysayers may you be run over by a hippo.

Posted by FeedBag on October 30, 2009 at 7:55 PM | Report this comment

I really enjoy the bustling atmosphere here - yet the smaller booths make dining for two cozy all the same.
The food is comforting and their hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps is delish.
A great place to go on a cold & wintery day!

Posted by panda_123 on October 21, 2009 at 6:48 PM | Report this comment

Had a great salmon eggs benedict there for brunch - very yum and the eggs and hollandaise sauce were almost perfect. The hashbrowns could be a bit better, though. Service was OK - the guy serving our table just seemed a bit shy but he was decent nonetheless. The beers are also generally good.

Posted by qpmzwonxeibcruv on October 19, 2009 at 8:32 PM | Report this comment

love this place ! especially on saturdays. and is it just me or do they seem to specialize in hiring really attractive waiters ?

Posted by suzannaLechevalier on September 20, 2009 at 8:48 PM | Report this comment