The Local Restaurant And Bar - Halifax

The Local was already incredible but once they had Wave Foods come in and operate the kitchen it took things to another level. Love Monday trivia nights, or just popping in any time for a Horsepower and to play cards.

Great, comfortable place with very friendly staff and good food and drinks for reasonable prices.

Lovely neighbourhood bar. Perfect to study, for a date, or spending time with friends. Lots of different options for drinks as well as a large n/a section. The food is rotating but whatever I’ve had has always been great. They host fun events and have friendly staff. It’s a large space so there’s options to have a quieter time or meet people play pool etc.

Best bar in halifax; maybe myfavourite bar anywhere; long live horsepower ; trivia monday is really fun ; they make a good cheap caesar ; bring back cheesy potatoes !!!

A small group of my friends and I were drinking and talking here, every so often a few of us would leave to smoke and then come back in, we had stamps so it wasn’t a problem. That is until about an hour and a half into our visit, my partner and I were smoking outside and I headed back in before him. As soon as he tried to get back into the bar he was denied access for “walking funny” despite the fact that he’d only had a beer that night and there was an entire full beer on our table waiting for him. When I went out to see what was holding him up the bouncers were very rude to me, I’m a smaller woman so they obviously had no issue pushing me around and telling me that I was still welcome, but my significantly more sober partner wasn't. They would not let me get a word in to explain that his second beer of the night was still full and on our table, and became very visibly upset with me for questioning their authority. I was made to feel small and worthless and went home in tears, what started as a nice evening was completely cut short by these three men who surrounded me and shouted at me that they didn’t have to explain anything to me, that their word goes and I better follow it. It was frightening and I definitely won’t be going back ever again, just a cautionary tale for all those thinking of going.