Gold Winner Finbar’s Irish Pub, Bedford Silver Winner Durty Nelly’s Authentic Irish Pub Bronze Winner The Lower Deck, Halifax Hall of fame Economy Shoe Shop After 10 years of chilling in the Hall of Fame, the Best Nachos category is back and Bedford favourite Finbar’s has grabbed the corn chip crown. “If nothing else, they’re […]
The Lower Deck
Best Party Venue
Gold Winner The Lower Deck Silver Winner Pacifico Bronze Winner Reflections Cabaret It’s no great secret that Haligonians like to party on a Vengaboys-style level, and with our famous bars per capita rep it’s hard to decide just where to stop the Vengabus. That’s what Coast readers are for, and this year they are leading […]
Lower Deck moves into Clayton Park
The folks at The Lower Deck have bought the former Winston’s Pub in the Clayton Park shopping centre (278 Lacewood Drive). Not ones to mess around with a successful formula, the name of the new place will be “The Lower Deck Bar & Grill.” The Deck’s Mike Condy tells us that the bar remains open […]
Finding value on the menu
Brooklyn Warehouse 2795 Windsor street, 446-8181 If you’re hoping to impress a dinner date without breaking the bank, hit Brooklyn Warehouse for BYOB night on Wednesdays. Most joints that allow you to bring your own bottle of wine charge a corkage fee ranging from $5 to $25, but Brooklyn Warehouse will cork your bottle for […]
Lower Deck Celebrations
"I hired Great Big Sea16 years ago for their first show on the mainland, so they were the first band I called to see if they'd consider coming and doing a show for us; they accepted our offer to come and make it a real celebration," says Mike Condy, owner of the Lower Deck. Great […]

