A&W Canada in Campbell River

465 Merecroft Rd, Campbell River, BC V9W 5B1, Canada

★★★★☆
(293 reviews)
Categories: Hamburger restaurant American restaurant Breakfast restaurant Canadian restaurant Chicken restaurant Fast food restaurant

About

Canada's original burger restaurant. Known for great-tasting burgers, handmade onion rings, and frosted mugs of famous A&W Root Beer. Now Proudly serving Organic Pret Coffee, offering hot, iced and frozen beverages at A&W Brew Bar.

Website
web.aw.ca
Address
465 Merecroft Rd, Campbell River, BC V9W 5B1, Canada
Plus Code
XQX3+P4 Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
Time Zone
America/Vancouver

Business Hours

Sunday
7 AM–11 PM
Monday
7 AM–11 PM
Tuesday
7 AM–11 PM
Wednesday
7 AM–11 PM
Thursday
7 AM–11 PM
Friday
7 AM–11 PM
Saturday
7 AM–11 PM

Services

Service options
Kerbside pickup Delivery Drive-through Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Beer Coffee Late-night food Vegetarian options
Dining options
Breakfast Brunch Lunch Dinner Counter service Dessert Seating
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs Kids' menu
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

Photos

Reviews

4.1
★★★★☆
293 reviews

Most Mentioned

fast food (13) onion rings (9) drive thru (7) breakfast (7) root beer (5) prices (5) poutine (3) chain (3) crispy (2) driving (2)
5 stars
142
4 stars
91
3 stars
29
2 stars
11
1 stars
20
★★★★★
December 3, 2024

I love A&W, high quality food churned out at a fast pace for a fairly cheap price. I can say that out of all the fast food places you can go, A&W is number 1.

November 2, 2024

a month ago me and my mother tried driving up there to go through drive thru, Two indies lady’s were really rude with our order and got it wrong on purpose and their manager couldn’t do anything about it because they’re the same race on each others side. Someone deported them!!

★★★
August 12, 2024

Nice place, somewhat clean, a little slow on service, presentation sloppy. Friendly staff.

★★★★★
August 5, 2024

Buddy Burgers absolutely irresistible. They come so hot and fresh. Even the bread is hot. Forget about other fast food restaurants. They cannot compare

★★★★
July 4, 2024

They make the best onion rings! I also like the selection of drinks now. I was able to enjoy a tasty macchiato

★★★★★
July 2, 2024

This particular A&W is the Best I've ever experienced.The food is Always fresh,fast,hot,grreat prices.But I go here mostly I admit for the comfort and the kind,friendly staff.They are an absolute delight!! There's days I'm feeling down or lonely and I'll walk up there and just sit with a chai lattee (so yummy) and feel the good energy of the environment and the friendly,cheerful employees.Thank you To All the Family(workers) at muircroft village A&W for your great food,great $ prices,Clean and Cheerful establishment.I Love that your open till 11:00 p.m👍 I highly recommend ☆10 ☆

★★★★★
April 2, 2024

They had a great breakfast with everything perfect. The staff were polite and friendly. Also, there weren't any weird or homeless people in the dining room area. Just polite and safe old folks.

★★★★★
February 20, 2020

I've been coming to this A&W from time to time over the last four years. Every time I visit Campbell River, I always find myself coming here. And I always find the same reaction. The staff are very nice and friendly, and the place is very clean, even with all the customers they have coming in and out on the constant. Probably one of the best experiences I can remember is that I went in after trying my dog outside. She was still young and was visibly sad through the glass. One of the employees saw her, and offered me several doggy treats for the pooch. It was a great gesture and I've always appreciated it. They always seem to have doggy treats behind the counter so hopefully your dog can have one too. Really I'm trying to get another 200 character review to reach master reviewer status but all the same, this review doesn't feel unwarranted 😊

★★★★
Local Guide
December 20, 2024

Bring back the root beer float

November 21, 2024

Staf attitude wid customers never ever come back on this A&W

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 21, 2024

Slow but worth it

★★★★★
July 21, 2024

Yummy food

★★★★★
April 21, 2024

Love it

★★★★★
April 21, 2024

Amazing service! Great food!

★★★★★
April 21, 2024

Fast and friendly

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 21, 2024

Great food, great service, friendly staff. Always a pleasure

★★
March 21, 2024

they are more expensive than going to an actual restaurant

★★★
Local Guide
March 21, 2024

Its A&W.. what more ...

★★★
Local Guide
March 21, 2024

We ordered teen burgers and poutine, and it was as if the server has never had poutine before... Cheese curds were cold and the gravy was nowhere near them, sitting in a puddle under the fries!?

★★★★★
January 21, 2024

Food is prepared quickly with great service. The 50s atmosphere is charming and the rootbeer may be the greatest liquid Ive ever guzzled. The A stands for amazing, I have no clue what the W means, probably walrus. Food

★★★★★
January 21, 2024

Great food and nice place to hang-out...

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Always good to come here staff are friendly and always offer refills.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Parking: Plenty and great space

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Teen burger is my go too ! Made perfectly Im my opinion nicely spiced patty and crunchy bacon bits and fresh tomatoes Food

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Amazing just amazing

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

It was amazing

December 21, 2023

I stop at this location often for post work dinner. Good food like all a&w locations. However, customer service is very bad, if there s one front attendant they prioritize drive through despite a line up of people in the store. Not very good at managing their time / resources.

December 21, 2023

The breakfast lately has been terrible. Its dripping and soaked in grease (even the bag the breakfast sandwiches come in) and just about inedible. This happened a month ago and unfortunatly again this morning.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Workers are great

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Workers are very friendly and quick service I recommend this a&w

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Havent had a bad experience ever

★★★★
December 21, 2023

Fast service, quiet when I went there. The food tasted great but I find the burgers there always slide out of the bun, creating a bit of a mess. Vegetarian options: The Beyond Burger tastes great

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Our first time here. Used drive thru. They need to post the menu BEFORE the order sensor to give us time to see options. Frozen drinks were OK.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

The staff are very friendly and amazing. food was great!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Great experience

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

My food was hot and fresh and I did not wait that long as I was there before the lunch rush. Parking: Lots of available parking

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Special orders no problem

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Breakfast...yum

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

I drive out of my way to come to this A&W for breakfast. Its exceptionally clean, and well maintained. The manager is always working. Great guy.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Its OK nothing special just a burger joint

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

HIRE ROXANN,BACHAND 5K NOZZL A&W CHIRPERS BURGERS MACHINE ONLINE POD 1HR SERVICE CALL TO ROXIES TAVERN & BAR & GRILL @ -53RD FLOOR GOLDMINE

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Maybe upgrade on speakers and devices spent most my order repeating myself

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Love the teenburger

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Food was alright , being its fast food I did find the bacon to be real soggy patties didnt really have much flavour granted they use seasoning salt yet it is what it is Place was clean , cold an quiet

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Ir was so clean, it was awesome.

★★★★
December 21, 2022

I had a problem with my meal. It was cold and they had forgotten extra pickles. It took two return trips to get it right. But the manager was amazing took into his hands and fixed the problem with ease. Thank you so much. Made my day. I will return to this location repeatedly!!! Vegetarian options: Need more options!!

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Great service and accommodating staffs

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Nice food and safe environment

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Accommodating staffs

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Accomodating staff

December 21, 2021

Never again..

December 21, 2021

Soggy food and rude workers

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Friendly staff, great burgers and onion rings.

Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Food quality not good. Its amazing the difference between this location and the downtown location. I will only go to the downtown A&W. They screwed up my order and said I had a credit and when I went back there was no credit this has happened twice to me. I will not be going back to the merecroft location.

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Onion rings are $4.99 and you get a bag that has a clump of 4 deep-fried together...

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Only 1 person on over lunch handling the counter and drive through

December 21, 2021

Will NEVER step foot in here again. Got my order wrong, and wanted TO ARGUE about it! Seriously? I was pretty clear with my order. They said it was exactly what I ordered, and would not refund my money. I did end up losing my temper, as I KNOW what I ordered, its 4pm, and I worked thru lunch. Guess customer satisfaction isnt what it used to be

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Went there around 6pm ordered double mama and only got one patty, dip only filled half container, sweet potato fries had regular fries mixed in, chubby chicken burger had literally a 1/4 chunk of lettuce on it. Lol. What is going on in the kitchen? Was super quick but average service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Great food fast service

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

I really wish you were on skip the dishes and/or door dash

★★★
December 21, 2021

Ok, but nowhere near as good as the other one.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Yummy burgers and best onion rings!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Always great tasting food and friendly service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Always good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Good ice-cream cakes

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Always been great

Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Took my brother for a bite to eat at The Mercroft A&W! Boy the young lady at the till mustve been deaf! Had to repeat 3 times! And she still didnt get it right! Anyways my brother had the grandpa Burger 3patties, no onion or pickle! Fries and a root beer, not happy with their drinks! Only comes in a regular size! And you have to pay for refills! I had the same Grandpa Burger, requested extra onion, extra sauce! Did they put on, forget that they did! As I said think she was deaf! Root beer for the drink, & a order of fries! But requested a extra, she didnt even hear that! And a apple pie that was partially hot, to much sugar/cinnamon coating! And tasted like it had been sitting a hour! Thought by rotation its only supposed to be 1.5 hours then thrown! Miss those good old days when things where done properly! Before I forget those burgers where so dry, could of used them for target practice

★★★★
December 21, 2021

Good food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Decent food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Amazing vegan beyond meat burger and yam fries!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Always great quality and better taste

Local Guide
December 21, 2020

they put 4 litres of mayo and not enough chicken on my chicken burger

★★★★
December 21, 2020

I like there service is fast snd have good attitude

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Great food and service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Clean. Nice staff. Quick service. DEADPOOL at halloween at the drive thru

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Lovely service, friendly staff, amazing deals! Great food!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Great food

December 21, 2020

Terrible .long line got my order wrong.food was cold.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Good service and lots of seating

★★★
December 21, 2019

I havent been to an A & W since I was a meat eating teenager in the 80s but my family went there today and I was happy to see they not only have a beyond beef burger but also a moneys mushroom burger. They are pretty environmentally friendly with their packaging and their fries were good too. Id go back to one for fast food.

Local Guide
December 21, 2019

not.there

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Great food and good value. Love the new Beyond Meat burger. Onion rings always a favorite too.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Fast friendly and clean

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Good food and wonderful service, 4.5 stars

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

They were busy when I went so the service was a little understandably slow , but what didnt make sense was my meal was cold. In my experience when you have to wait for fast food it usually is piping hot when you get it, but not this time for some reason. The staff were okay, not overly friendly. Im sure it is okay most of the time but it was definitely an off day for them when I went.

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Good friendly

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Love their plant based burger and sausage. Glad they have options for vegetarians. And I love their fries!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Clean friendly atmosphere. Food was hot and well made

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Super fast. Had a few good laughs with the staff as I got my food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Soooooo gooooood!

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Tends too be fairly slow service. Food is always tasty though.

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

I like sweet potatoes

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Always a good time here with the homies. Well lit, good service, nice food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

The Burgers are excellent and the fries are not greasy!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Teenburger.. Mmmm.

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Alright place NO change table in mens washroom major disappointed on that part especially being a father

★★★★
December 21, 2019

No complaints . . . Good burgers and good poutine.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Im going to go on a road trip and steal the root beer, this is a warning

★★★★
December 21, 2019

All was good.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Very friendly staff

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Root Beer Float was very good. Fish burger was also good. Sweet potato fries were poor.

Local Guide
December 21, 2019

My burgers are way better

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Excellent very good coffee and burgers are the best

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Quiet

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Favorite fast food place of all time, nothing beats their buddy burgers but I just wish they could reinvent their poutine. It feels like nearly every other chain offers a better poutine with A&W having a very harsh salty gravy along with never having a single remotely crispy fry. If they simply improved their gravy I would be ecstatic. But the buddy burger with cheese is still the best fast food burger I have ever had.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

The better location in Campbell River by a lot. They put out a better, fresher product that makes the drive worth while.

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

I love A&W!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Best spot for root bear hands down

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Always good

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

No onion rings sometimes. Not impressed when waiting in the drive thru for 5 minutes before I found out.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Had to go back because something was missed after sitting down with my family. They fixed the problem but no apology which made me a little sad.. plus it wasnt the experience I intended when I went there. But my fault for not checking the bag before I left, this is a mandatory requirement these days anywhere.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Great food quick service excellent prices

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Everything you hope it will be. Still no ice though.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Quick and convenient for lunch

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Amazing staff.. the owners are an amazing owner that cane out to make sure their customers were treated well #bestservice .. that k you #A&W !

★★★★★
December 21, 2018

They always look after us when we go for dinner

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Another fantastic breakfast!

★★★★★
December 21, 2018

Amazing atmosphere and workers. Along with quality and fast service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Food is always good and so is the service

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Great place to go for breakfast or a teen burger

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Friendly service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

The best fast-food restaurant in Canada

★★
December 21, 2018

I ordered some burgers and onion rings the burgers were good but the Onion rings were the saddest thing I have ever seen smashed to bits.

★★★★★
December 21, 2018

Reliable

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Its amazing how good their onion rings compared to other outlets. I dont know if its because the oil is cleaner or what.

★★★
December 21, 2018

Its nice that theres a large parking space. Theres a difference between the Korean hamburgers and the hamburgers here. My daughter has too much fat so its hard to eat. Here, you have to go a long way to go to the store. Our team came to the church of a missionary who works for the Icelandic natives here in Vancouver. Looking at the floating population in the commercial area, I see that natives and whites are living well together.

December 21, 2018

Just had quite the experience with the supervisor Matt. I went in with my friend who s visiting from the states earlier this evening and when we first went to the counter he said asked us to hang on a minute so he could mock a lady on the drive through headset who another staff member was serving. Then my friend asked if they had something on the menu that she usually has at home and he instead of saying no, he proceeded to go on for probably a minute about how a&w in Canada has a healthy menu and everything was different and even stated that s why everyone in the states is obese. He treated her like she was stupid for the rest of her order even after I had said something about his ignorance. It also seemed like he made all of the other staff members there uncomfortable as it was a very hostile environment. Hope his supervisor position is reconsidered.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Always clea. Friendly staff