Shoeless Joe's Sports Grill

I am a huge fan of the new menu. Not just burgers and wings anymore although both are still available. I thought it was a much more cosmopolitan menu and the food was truly scrumptious. I had calamari starter and one of the amazing salads and my mother had one of the bowls. Because it was her birthday she was greeted by the manager and given her choice of anyone of the deserts. Bill was reasonable and I would like to go again. My new fave

Went here for the first time tonight, food was good I had the penne wild mushroom strogannof dish it was good but doesn't come with a salad which for the price it should 16.99. We also shared a big greek poutine but it is a small portion so good thing we got it as an appetizer to share... hubby had the shepherds pie with salad , very small portion and he ended up ordering a take out of wings. I too was not full in the end and could of eaten more.. staff were great, service was good but in my opinion it is rather pricey for what you get.Nice atmosphere there though.I give it a 4 out of 5 due to the poutine being lluke warm NOT hot when served, although tasty and due to the portion size of the meals and leaving still feeling hungry.

“Interesting menu, very rude servers. We have been looking forward to having dinner at Shoeless Joe’s since this new restaurant opened in Brantford, and we had the pleasure of dining there with our best friends a few nights ago.

I have to admit we chose to go out for dinner on a very busy evening, the first night of March break. The restaurant was very full, several people were waiting to be seated but we were able to get a table very quickly. For being a large place to eat it seemed rather crowded at the front doors, there should be at least another set of double doors so people are able to leave the restaurant without being blocked by waiting customers. There are a lot of seating options but sitting in a booth definitely seems the best. We were seated in a very busy area by the washrooms and the bar under an enormous television. It was at such an awkward angle that it was difficult to watch, but there are dozens of televisions in the restaurant, mostly showing sports. I wouldn’t go there specifically to watch a particular game; I imagine it being very busy during important games like the Superbowl or Stanley Cup Playoffs. You couldn’t hear the game at all really, except in the bathrooms. The restaurant overall was loud but it was not disruptive; we could still carry out our conversations. I was not a fan of our table though; if I wanted to sit on a stool then I’d have sat at the bar. Around our table was also in need of a sweep, there was food and coasters all under our table but the bathrooms were clean. I wouldn’t have wanted to sit at the bar though, although it was a beautiful bar, I watched several waitresses pass food and drinks over customers’ heads.

Understandably, it took a while before we were served. The menu itself offers quite a selection, but the drinks are not listed on the main menu. All drinks, alcoholic or otherwise are listed in a separate menu on the table. Shoeless offers a range of pub food to fine dining choices, at a variety of prices but do not expect to eat under $10. In most of their menu options, ingredients like Quinoa and Edamame are new to me and while not something we would eat, I’m sure people enjoy a healthier option. I’m very surprised that majority of their burgers do not have bacon, they have many options for burgers most are standard with fancy choices for buns or weird toppings like peanut butter and bananas but no bacon?

We received our drinks, which were fantastic. But we finished them before we even saw our server again to order our food. Our waitress offered my girlfriend and I refills, but didn’t even take a second glance at our men’s empty glasses. The chicken burger was massive, and breaded more like fish in a beer batter. The ingredients were fresh and tasty on the burger and on my wrap. The ribs looked fantastic, we were jealous that we didn’t get them. I don’t understand why the chili fries that we all paid to upgrade to were an extra 2 dollars. That was the tiniest portion of dry fries that I’ve ever seen, and most of us got ripped off by having the smallest amount of chili possible. On the mini sliders though, there was no bacon. This comes after the fact that we noticed bacon was barely on any of the burgers, but the one with bacon in the name, how do you forget that? Halfway through our meal we saw our server again and we mentioned it to her, she proceeded to bring out a plate with a couple tiny pieces of bacon ripped up on it and quickly left. I must say that the extremely low cut tops and push up bras that all of the waitresses are very awkward and disgusting when I’m trying to eat. We didn’t go to Hooters, we don’t need to see that it doesn’t make us want to eat or tip you more. Our waitress was rude and never went out of her way to make sure we were happy. When we had finished we hadn’t seen our waitress in a while, another waitress came and took our plates away. We waited a long time for our bill, but when our original waitress returned she didn’t even ask us if we enjoyed ourselves, she just counted her tip in front of all of us, scoffed and left without saying anything. That was one of the most rude things I’ve ever seen.

Overall, we had a good time. Going out for dinner with our friends made the experience much better because we had great company and were able to all talk about our experience together. The food was still great and we had some leftovers for later. Going during a less busy time and sitting at a booth would’ve heightened our experience, but the drinks were great and we’d like to go again. There are more menu choices that we would like to try, but we would recommend not doing a lot of drinking while dining because it does get expensive. We still would recommend Shoeless Joes; it had a nice atmosphere and good food and would’ve been an excellent experience had our server been a bit more attentive and nice.
Price Range: $13-$25
Cleanliness: 9
Atmosphere: 8.5
Menu Selection: 9
Service: 3
Food Quality: 9
Overall Experience: 7.5
What we’ve ordered: Oven-Baked Chicken Fajita wrap, The Closer burger, Chili Fries, Caribbean 5-Speed, Better sex on the Beach. (They ordered: double beef sliders with cheddar and bacon, BBQ Ribs)

GREAT TIME...GREAT FOOD!. Went to Shoeless Joe's this past Sunday with the family! Service was fantastic, food was amazing! Unbeknownst to us, kids eat free Sundays so it was an added bonus! Had one of the burgers....one of the best tasting burgers I've ever had! Definitely going back!