The Beagle Pub

Good beer selection. Not very friendly day barman.

I was visiting family who live nearby and wanted to check out a Premier league soccer match at 12pm on a monday. I mean it’s Liverpool and Arsenal got to do it! I’d been to this pub before and liked it okay, probably a 3 star affair. They have a ton of TVs and strongbow on tap. can’t beat that for a soccer match… I thought. I showed up 20 minutes before kickoff, there was only two other groups, one small and the other maybe six people in other parts of the large pub. I don’t think they were there for the game but sports were on everywhere. The pre game of the soccer match was even playing on the biggest TV! Great! I ordered my strongbow and asked if they could turn on the sound for the game or at least subtitles. The waitress seemed hesitant and went to check if she could do that. I thought it was weird, it was super dead and it seemed to be a sports bar… All of the 6 or more TVs were playing sports. Anyways the waitress didn’t really come back for a few minutes. So we went up and asked again. She then brought the bartender over and they explained that they couldn’t turn on the sound or put on subtitles. What?! Why? «Oh we just don’t do that here.» Do you not know how to do it or something? «No, we just don’t play the sounds». You don’t play sounds at what’s pretty clearly supposed to be a sports bar? One that’s pretty much dead at 12pm on a Monday? «No, sorry.» They weren’t being mean about it but it was simultaneously perplexing AND vexing. But apparently they’d rather lose 5 customers than turn on the sound. I closed out my tab and went to Unilocal for a new place. I found a pub called the Sticky Wicket downtown that was happy to play the game with sound so I went there. It was fantastic (no strongbow on draft but they do have cans!) I’d say you can you can find much better pubs in Victoria (Oak Bay has Penny Farthing which is my fav) and Sports Bars (Sticky Wicket) so don’t bother with this place.

Good food, friendly service. Our server reccomended the Apple and Pecan salad which was great! It’s exactly what you want in a pub.

If you’re in the Cook Street area and looking for dinner after 9:00, this is a great (and seemingly your only) option. My partner and I ate here a handful of late nights recently, and everything we ordered was tasty. They have a good number of gluten free and vegetarian options, including a veggie burger that can be ordered with a gluten free bun and a quinoa salad. The one downside is that, if it’s a night with a big sports game on the TV, it can get a bit crowded and loud.

I’ve lived in this neighbourhood for 10 years… The Beagle has been great up until recent years…
The food is bland, straight forward, and not good. The service is BAD, so extremely bad that I would rather order from a fast food place than have to endure their incompetence… And I work in the Industry!!!
Sorry if have a bad time,… Amazing of you have a great one!!!

I ordered a wing chicken (whiskey bouron) for a half price. It is sooooo delicious (very close to the best wing chicken out there… as long as u ordered «whiskey bouron» type in particular)

It’s so loud and noisy and sporty, and it’s not at all cozy, but the poutine is so damn good. Indeed, I’m convinced the poutine is the best in Victoria, which is too bad because it’s not the kind of place I’d want to spend any real amount of time at all.
I know pub tastes vary, and I guess it’s too bad that I’d rather hide out in warrenous pub sounding of dull roar rather than pitched scream, because I want to eat nothing but this poutine over and over again. It’s that good.
The curds have the right squeak, the gravy is fully-​present and not overpowering. The fries are crisp and wonderful. Nothing is wrong with it, nothing even falls short. It’s wonderful.

This my local by virtue of living three blocks from here. Decent food, above average priced beer with a good local selection. No pitchers, pints only. Good place to watch sports. It is boisterous with sound. Either the game is on or music. No live shows. Favourite dishes: Salmon wrap, wings, oh, their salads are pretty good. They do a full on Yorkshire pudding prime rib supper on Sundays. It’s very good. Staff are run off their feet but friendly.

I don’t understand the good reviews on here for food. I have eaten here twice and was disappointed twice. I moved to Victoria a year ago and I have come to realize that Victoria is not a city for good restaurants. At first I thought maybe because they didn’t care about serving good food because the clientele consists mainly of tourists but even the places I have eaten that aren’t in tourist areas are bad. I have lived in many cities in Canada and the US and I can honestly say this is the only city where I wouldn’t recommend any restaurant if someone asked me and I am seriously not that picky of an eater. I just expect good food for a good price. I have given up on eating out here. So sad.

Good local beer selection (Phillips, VIB, Driftwood, Lighthouse, plus some Whistler and Stanley Park from the Mainland) and nice daily and monthly tap specials make this a good place to grab a beer in Victoria. I actually think The Beagle may have the best local beer selection in town, although I’m not sure I’ve tried all of the competition.
I have not tried the food as it seems to be a bit overpriced for what it is (typical pub food), so this rating is based purely on the tap selection.
One gripe I have (and this is more of a general thing, not specific to The Beagle) is that I’m always annoyed when I walk into a pub to have a drink and I have to sit at a table and wait for a server to come and take my order (when the bar is full which it seems to always be). I don’t know why people are so obsessed with being served by other people in this city, I just want to order my beer from the bar and then sit down and drink it without being bothered.

Always a busy spot. The food is consistently good and reasonably priced. Love the specials particularly Friday’s two for one appys. Great patio on warm summer days too.

Good for a non-​descript neighborhood pub.

Busy pub with lots of tvs to watch the game. Casual atmosphere. No minors allowed anytime,
Food is okay. They don’t seem to be too focused on using locally sourced ingredients. Happy to see some vegetarian/​vegan options on the menu. I tried their quinoa salad and they were happy to sub the goat cheese with avocado (and lots of avocado too). It was actually quite a delicious salad but make sure you ask for the dressing on the side. The dressing is very oily.

Noisy but friendly attitude… Place was packed. Screens with hockey game, excellent food. beef dip looked small buy was very filling. beer and a very large and tasty burger — ten bux!

Good atmosphere, friendly service, and a very yummy veggie burger make this a regular lunch spot when I’m in town. I love that they include not only a patty, but also a portobello in the veggie burger. I’ve never ordered a drink, but the selection looks expansive. All of the waitresses seem to be attractive young women though, which kind of makes me laugh.
I always enjoy my visits here.

Very good atmosphere and nice service! located by cook st village, there is a great mix of people who come into the place, just for a drink after work or to catch a game. I was there just for some nacho’s and beer and I couldn’t complain. I will def be going back another time with to show some more friends, try it out!

Delicious french onion soup!
Very laid back and comfortable atmosphere. I really enjoyed just being there. Our waitress was great, though service got a little slow toward the end. I kept eying the wings on everyone’s plate, thinking that they looked really good! I was surprised and impressed by the unique items on the menu, and the good brew on the board.
Thanks, Flying Beagle Pub!

There is something about The Beagle that says «neighborhood pub», even if the food menu doesn’t. Sure it has all the usual pub stuff, but if you read through carefully enough there are some unique gems on the menu. My date and I shared the Tapenada Hummus and the Candy Pecan and Apple salad with a couple of brews. For the most part it was adequate, with one exception… those pecans were to die for. If ever there was a reason to return it’s for the pecans. Okay, there’s the mass selection of draught and the outstanding service. It was packed in there and the staff didn’t falter once. After all that praise, I do have one request… more candied pecans please.

I go to the Beagle mostly because it is centrally located and a convenient place for my friends and I to meet for beer, wings, or to watch a game.
The food is overpriced but at least it’s good; the consensus among my friends is that the Beagle needs some competition to improve the food and the service, but I don’t have any complaints. The wings are some of the best I’ve had in Victoria, generally ranking 1^st or 2^nd (behind Smiths) depending on which of my friends you ask. The service is always good though the increasingly more common wait for a seat is getting tiresome. They have Driftwood Ale which is one of my favourite local beers, and they manage to offer plenty of televisions without feeling like a sports bar.
All things considered I’d say the Beagle is one of Victoria’s best pubs.