Bootleggers Sports Bar & Karaoke
• 3444 32nd Avenue NE | Calgary, AB
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"Amazing happy hour pricing"
Ryan
October 2011 — "This sports bar is rather large with its main sport area with Foosball arcades and pool and many televisions for watching games. It has a full reception room for renting out for functions and for karaoke. As well, there is about 30 vlts. The prices for a drink during happy hour are one of the cheapest in the city, as of Dec 2011 it was only 3.75 a pint. The food is great too with my favorite being the pub style pizzas. Service is great as well. Highly recommended!"
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"Cool place!"
marcus
February 2011 — "Rolled out to Bootleggers Sports bar a few days ago and was pumped about the look of the place..its super nice inside! really modern, cool stone work around, lots of tv's, but most bars do too. Food was solid, service was really good actually. All in all, we had a great time and will definatly go back."
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"Re-invented"
Jonathan
February 2011 — "I went to Bootleggers on Wednesday for a friends birthday and she was going there because it was wing night and karaoke. We had an awesome time. The place was busy, wings were good (size/flavour) service was quick and the karaoke was fun.
Haden't heard much about this place before since its not in my area, but we all had fun. We'll go back for sure! "
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"Come Watch the Game!"Nicole
January 2010 — "I received a gift certificate for Christmas and therefore decided to try out Bootleggers in NE Calgary. It’s your typical sports pub, but quite large with a few pool tables, an air hockey table, and a rather large collection of VLT’s. Even with the busyness of all the available activities, I found the restaurant quite comfortable. My boyfriend and I were seated in a large booth and ordered the calamari to start. It was good but not impressive. The rings were small and a little wilted. For the main course I decided to try something different and went the Pesto Marinated Tuna with Mediterranean Linguini. It was fantastic. The sauce was very flavorful with olives and feta cheese and the yellow fin tuna complimented the dish very well. My boyfriend also enjoyed his meal and we are eager to return. Thursday is wing night and their menu boasts over 50 unique flavors such as dill pickle, sour cream and onion, and pineapple curry. I can’t wait to give them a try!"
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"All you can eat wings for $10"
Ricky
September 2009 — "Our friends told us that we have to try this place out because they got 50 different flavours of wings! On every Thursday it's all you can eat for $10. You may want to bring a few people with you though. Because the minimum order per flavour is 10 wings, you won't be able to try many flavours if it is just you and another person.
We had a total of eight people averaging 25 to 40 wings per person we got to try a lot of flavours. They have the usual BBQ, Honey Garlic, Mild and Hot. Then there's the Curry, Thai, Cajun that we've never had else where and tasted awesome.
There is a couple that the waitress warned us about but my friend decide to try anyways. One was called the Caribbean Jack and the other is Jenny Craig. I have no idea what they're doing in the flavour selection. Maybe there are the few people that would like a super super salty wing (Jenny Craig) or the other that tasted no less then vomit (Carribean Jack). But you've been warned. Other than that, with Karaoke, Pool, Fosse Ball and awesome 48 other flavors we'll definitely be back for more.
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"Newly Renovated and still great Food!"
Jordan
January 2009 — "I visited Bootleggers, a common occurrence, in January with some relatives. I've seen this place come a long way since I moved to Calgary 2 years ago now. I must say it has one of the most modern appearances out of many of the restaurants/bars in Calgary. The key to bootleggers is they aren't outrageously prices as a result of that luxury. They still have cheap wing nights, happy hours, 50% appetizers, buckets of beer, and my favorite is the 7.99 steak sandwich.
Not quite to sure what goes on in the process, but the cook has it sent out almost falling off of your fork its so tender, every time. Also, I must give props to the spices used on the meat, excellent. What makes the experience even better is that the steak sandwich deal falls exactly between the same hours as happy hour.
So grab some friends and a couple bux and chances are you'll be having steak, chicken wings, beers, and enough left over for the cab ride home!!! "
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"So on and off, but this time it was on!"
Denny
November 2008 — "I don't know what to think of Bootlegger's. It's been so on and off everytime we go there. Either the service is horrid or the food isn't up to par, but on this particular visit we were actually quite pleased.
I think it totally matters WHEN you go to Bootlegger's. In my personal opinion you should not go when it's super busy and turning into a nightclub... maybe I'm getting old, but the fact that it's hard to get a table during these times just turns me off. Also the quality of the service and food goes way down on busy nights - like wing night for instance.
On Saturday afternoons between 5pm and 7pm they have some amazing specials on. Not only are domestic bottled beer $2.75, they have appetizers on for half price and entrees are also half price. We chose to start with some wings and my girlfriend also ordered some spring rolls. I had the steak sandwich, and I honestly can't complain about anything. To top it all off, we had quite a few beer each and with the two appetizers and main course, it was less that $40... pretty much unheard of in this city. The server this time was also great. I just wish the service was a little more consistent and we might go back more often! "
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"A Big Disappointment This Time!"
Breanna
May 2008 — "I have been a fan of Bootleggers for quite awhile now, even though the service is generally really bad. The wings are good, cheap and they have tons of flavours. However, last night was a BIG disappointment. For once, the service was pretty good, but the wings not only went up in price, but they tasted really bad. They were overcooked, had less meat on them and they tasted like the deep fryer hadn't changed its grease in weeks. Stale, yucky, grease-tasting wings is what we got. I thought maybe it was just me, but after we ate we joined a table of our friends and they told us they had actually sent back 20 of their wings because they were disgusting and had little flavour. They are regulars at the bar and it probably wasn't a good thing that they didn't enjoy their experience at all - Bootlegger's could lose a lot of business if they don't please these guys.
I am saddened that the experience was so horrible. I think I might give them one more chance, but if they are still disgusting, I'm going elsewhere. Wings are not rocket science, and there are so many other places to get good ones. On a side note, they also canceled all their specials on Fridays - pretty lame! "
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"17th avenue meets the mean streets of 32nd ave"Chinface
April 2008 — "Checked out the newly renovated Bootleggers the other day.
As a reference point the last time I had been there an inebriated patron made karaoke less a treat and more like torture. But that's neither here nor there as this is the new and improved Bootleggers.
And improved it is; especially if you enjoy flat-screen tvs. Boy does this place have flat screens. Seriously, for a sports fan like myself it's a dream come true, for at any given time in that place I was watching a Flames game, Blue Jays game, and a high-stakes poker game at the same time. So yeah, as far as the new layout goes, kudos on a job well done.
Now if only they could have renovated the service...
It took a good 20 minutes for a server to even approach my friends and I for a drink order, and even then it was only because of the bartender noticing our need for a pint. Mind you once we did get served, and the server was convinced my friends and I might tip big, the service improved mildly.
Yay to pub grub.
Not much to say here. It was wing night, they were cheap, can't complain. Can't really recommend them either.
In the end, if you don't feel like making the drive to Melrose and you live in the North East, check out Bootleggers, it'll do just fine."
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"Awesome Renovations and Great Wings!"Sarah
March 2008 — "I had never been to Bootleggers until I met a bunch of guys in Cuba that are from Calgary and frequent it a ridiculous number of times every week. It looks kind of shady from the outside, but man, I can't believe I've been avoiding this place just because the outside looked iffy. It is AWESOME inside... there are big-screen televisions everywhere and they have a wicked menu filled with wings, subs, burgers, appetizers, entrees... you name it. They also have incredible specials throughout the week, including 19 cent wings every Wednesday night and all day Sunday and half price appys every day from 3-7pm and all day Sunday. We have made it our ritual of going out on Wednesday nights now just for the wings - they have 40 flavours!! The only downfall is that the wait staff is pretty bad - sometimes downright embarrassing bad. They drop stuff, they forget things and they can't split a bill if their lives depended on it. Yet, I still go back... I'm a sucker for good wings and since they renovated the atmosphere is awesome. Can't wait till later this month when the entire place is renovated and open!"
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DescriptionBootleggers is a popular neighbourhood pub located in NE Calgary. Featuring dozens of flat-screen televisions and daily food and drink specials, this pub is a great place to go to watch a game and down a brew. Karaoke is featured at this pub most evenings after 9pm.
Location Information3444 32nd Avenue NE
Calgary
AB
