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Jul 11
BARRHAVEN
We were here on Sunday of the long weekend, the restaurant was fairly quiet, figure a lot of people were out of town. The most action seemed to be happening in the bar area, so we chose to sit in there. Kelsey’s Barrhaven has decent seating in its bar area, besides seats at the bar, there are high-tops and roomy booths, the room is quite comfortable because it serves as both a Sports Bar (plasma tvs) and overflow from the Dining Room on busy evenings.
It has been about a year since my last visit, Kelsey's has made a few changes (corporately?). Of course we've all seen the new catchy tv ads with the Cheer's theme song, a great marketing scheme. But, they have also revamped their menu, and ended their exclusive beer agreement with Molsons. It was great to see Creemore Springs, Rickards (Pale & Red), Guiness and Sub-Zero offerings of Molson Canadian and Coors Light.
“The Man” ordered a Creemore Springs, and I had a glass of red wine. Kelsey’s has a short wine list, and several wines by the glass. One nice thing is their wine is available in either 6 or 9 ounce pours.
“The Man” ordered one of his long time favourites, the Sonoma Valley Salad. A bed of Mixed Greens topped with Fresh Tomato Wedges, Red Peppers, Cashews, Almonds, Raisins, Sunflower and Pumpkin Seeds, Croutons and Feta Cheese. Topped with Cajun Spiced Grilled Chicken Breast and a Zesty Honey Citrus Vinaigrette. A very large salad, he ended up taking home leftovers. Not a big salad eater, this is one of his favourites.
I was hoping to order the Asian Salmon Salad, but alas it has been removed from the menu, and replaced by a similar salad (although not the same), the revamped edition features too many “California styled items” for my liking and mandarin oranges.
The new menu has a lot of choices, and many dishes sounded yummy. I finally settled on a Half-Rack of the Backyard Pork Side Ribs with Jack Daniels BBQ Sauce. I was a little apprehensive, because I love good ribs, but the server assured me I wouldn’t be disappointed because Kelsey’s Ribs are basically the same ones that Montana’s serves (a sister in their food chain). The dish comes with Coleslaw and French Fries, I switched out the French Fries for Mashed Potatoes. Everything was tasty, and the ribs were fall off the bone perfect, the JD BBQ sauce was yummy. I’ve had better ribs at other spots, but these filled my rib craving.
Overall a good evening. The service was friendly but not imposing. I will try to remember Kelsey's in the future when I am need of a adequate meal at a family restaurant.
We were here on Sunday of the long weekend, the restaurant was fairly quiet, figure a lot of people were out of town. The most action seemed to be happening in the bar area, so we chose to sit in there. Kelsey’s Barrhaven has decent seating in its bar area, besides seats at the bar, there are high-tops and roomy booths, the room is quite comfortable because it serves as both a Sports Bar (plasma tvs) and overflow from the Dining Room on busy evenings.
It has been about a year since my last visit, Kelsey's has made a few changes (corporately?). Of course we've all seen the new catchy tv ads with the Cheer's theme song, a great marketing scheme. But, they have also revamped their menu, and ended their exclusive beer agreement with Molsons. It was great to see Creemore Springs, Rickards (Pale & Red), Guiness and Sub-Zero offerings of Molson Canadian and Coors Light.
“The Man” ordered a Creemore Springs, and I had a glass of red wine. Kelsey’s has a short wine list, and several wines by the glass. One nice thing is their wine is available in either 6 or 9 ounce pours.
“The Man” ordered one of his long time favourites, the Sonoma Valley Salad. A bed of Mixed Greens topped with Fresh Tomato Wedges, Red Peppers, Cashews, Almonds, Raisins, Sunflower and Pumpkin Seeds, Croutons and Feta Cheese. Topped with Cajun Spiced Grilled Chicken Breast and a Zesty Honey Citrus Vinaigrette. A very large salad, he ended up taking home leftovers. Not a big salad eater, this is one of his favourites.
I was hoping to order the Asian Salmon Salad, but alas it has been removed from the menu, and replaced by a similar salad (although not the same), the revamped edition features too many “California styled items” for my liking and mandarin oranges.
The new menu has a lot of choices, and many dishes sounded yummy. I finally settled on a Half-Rack of the Backyard Pork Side Ribs with Jack Daniels BBQ Sauce. I was a little apprehensive, because I love good ribs, but the server assured me I wouldn’t be disappointed because Kelsey’s Ribs are basically the same ones that Montana’s serves (a sister in their food chain). The dish comes with Coleslaw and French Fries, I switched out the French Fries for Mashed Potatoes. Everything was tasty, and the ribs were fall off the bone perfect, the JD BBQ sauce was yummy. I’ve had better ribs at other spots, but these filled my rib craving.
Overall a good evening. The service was friendly but not imposing. I will try to remember Kelsey's in the future when I am need of a adequate meal at a family restaurant.
Momomoto
gold
My choices: BBQ chicken pizza, buffalo chicken sandwich, and cracked peppercorn burger. I can't pick a favourite from among those three.