National on 17th - Calgary, Alberta

We waited 25 minutes to be greeted after we got seated and had to ask if someone was going to be serving us. After we asked, Laurie, our server for service was amazing, despite us not being in her section! She was attentive, timely, and sooo kind. She went out ... of her way to ensure we were taken care of after waiting for a while. She was also upfront about wait times for drinks which we were appreciative about so we were wondering. She was wonderful, make sure you ask for her the next time you go!!! Read more

I do like how there’s things to do, I know some nationals even have bowling which is insane. But that doesn’t stop mid tier food and standard bar environment. When I clock out from a long shift at the coal factory, I’m looking to come down with chill vibes. On a ... Tuesday you’ll get that when these super chill bar tenders talk to you and make cool drinks and you tip them well with coal hard cash. But it isn’t Tuesday. (It is) and on a Friday it’s a little too rowdy Read more

I have been a regular here, enjoying the afternoon pint specials, for about the past 4 years. Great window seats inside, during crappy weather and great patio seating during hot weather. The staff here are great to deal with. The beer pint specials are the best in the area. Like ... the staff, great clients too. Read more

Food was fine. problem came up when I asked the server multiple times for the price of mine and my friends drink to which she said she “didn’t know”. I asked her to check and she came back without checking like I said to so I asked her again and ... she never came back until after the bill came and she said it was $16 EACH for a simple rum and coke which is more than most cocktails. This server also was offering and bringing ranch and different dressing even giving us refills without telling us they were priced which added to our bill without our knowledge. This is extremely unprofessional and at the end of the dinner the bill was ridiculous due to our waiter withholding information about prices. Not happy. Me and my friend calculated the approximate total before hand and we both ended up spending more than we should have because of the lack of transparency with the price. Also our Tatar tots didn’t have the garnish it did on the website pictures. Although this is small considering the price it’s annoying Read more

Honestly, I never thought of National as a pizza place but boy was I ever glad to try their pizza. It's easily one of the best pizzas I've had in a while! The drinks were also very good . Big fan of the Belching Beaver Peanut butter stout