A&W Canada in Cochrane

23 Westside Dr, Cochrane, AB T4C 1M1, Canada

★★★★☆
(673 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
23 Westside Dr, Cochrane, AB T4C 1M1, Canada
Plus Code
5GV6+25 Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
Time Zone
America/Edmonton

Business Hours

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

Services

Service options
Outdoor seating 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
Family friendly 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

3.9
★★★★☆
673 reviews

Most Mentioned

drive thru (26) fast food (25) root beer (16) onion rings (15) clean (12) cold (10) straws (8) poutine (5) breakfast sandwiches (5) bag (5)
5 stars
282
4 stars
196
3 stars
94
2 stars
34
1 stars
67
★★★★
November 1, 2024

I just had coffee but always enjoy coffee there because it organic and refill free

★★★★★
July 25, 2024

This was new and the cleanest place I’ve been in a while staff was friendly and teen burger was the best I’ve had. Perfect!

June 15, 2024

$6.99 for a whistle dog tasted smocky but with a really rubbery consistency. It felt like a chip and small wiener. I'm not impressed at all. You're not missing anything....

★★★★★
June 14, 2024

Great service. I see why the place is full of people dining in. I was offered a glass of water, probably because it was obvious that I walked here in the heat. My face was all red. Nice place to take a break. Not bad food. I find this location much more friendly than the other one in town.

★★★★★
March 9, 2024

Honestly, the gentleman working behind the counter tonight was absolutely fantastic. Went in with my 3 boys, ordered food for us all, and our server was just way too nice and friendly. He went above and beyond to give us a fun and enjoyable experience. My boys wanna go back again tomorrow! Keep up the great work! If I could give 6 stars, I would. You certainly earned it 😀

May 27, 2023

The last few times there has been almost no bacon on the bacon and eggers. Go to the other A&W across town they will make it proper

★★★★
July 12, 2022

Super friendly staff. This really sets a restaurant above the rest. Ordering was easy. Our food was fresh. Loved the onion rings (little bit salty). A&W root beer is the best. Burger was good, chicken strips were great. Free refills of root beer. All good for a fast food restaurant. Floor was wicked sticky which was good for a few laughs.

★★★★
April 6, 2019

This is an old A & W with decent service and nice people there. The food was warm with a good wait time. Somewhat clean 🧼 and organized. It was a little full at the time and it is in the city centre. The prices were very good and I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone. It does have an okay drive thru service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 14, 2024

Good service, foods the same as every other AW

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 30, 2024

Good breakfast Good price, good staff.

Local Guide
October 21, 2024

Cold and not fresh fries.

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 21, 2024

Great service.

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

The best......

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 21, 2024

5 stars thank you for bringing the whistle dog back EDIT: 1 star they took the whistle dog away EDIT: 5 stars they brought the whistle dog back

★★★★
Local Guide
July 21, 2024

Good burgers and onion rings. You have to pay for bags now, which is a p.i.t.a. when placing large orders.

★★★
Local Guide
July 21, 2024

Its an AW, there isnt much to write home about. Its clean, its efficient, staff were nice and thats good enough for me.

★★★
Local Guide
July 21, 2024

Its over priced fast food. Sweet potato fries were over cooked in old oil. Vegetarian options: Have beyond meat burgers. Food : 3/5 |

★★★★★
July 21, 2024

As usual, A and W delivers the goods. Great Mama burgers , hot fries and delicious Root Beer. Satisfaction! Food

★★★★
Local Guide
July 21, 2024

It was exactly what I expect & want when I go to A&W.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 21, 2024

Great location!! Amazing service, they brought us our food! They dont do that in edmonton super friendly staff, and food was perfect drinks where perfect, and the ac inside was amazing!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 21, 2024

A fantastic A&W location. Tons of regulars that love the place, and amazing employees!

★★★★★
June 21, 2024

Caleb provided excellent customer service.

★★★
May 21, 2024

can you please update the time on skip when to pickup order from drive thru your doors was locked

★★★★★
May 21, 2024

Loved going to this A&W, Caleb was amazing, the place was clean, definitely above what other fast food places would do

★★★★★
May 21, 2024

Great staff, great food!

May 21, 2024

I usually go to the on griffen, tried the west side one because its been a while and was instantly reminded why I dont use this one. The staff member was very rude giving me my meal. Rude enough Im now sitting here outside writing this review instead of taking my food home. Maybe find another job if you arent happy instead of making others miserable as well, have a great day.

March 21, 2024

Last time we will be ordering A&W. Went through drive through to get dinner for family Drinks were 2/3 filled (if that and I have pics), food was barely even warm and flavourless (fries were actually cold, so not sure how long they were sitting). The quality of this restaurant has declined while prices have skyrocketed

Local Guide
March 21, 2024

Ordered a poutine - it hardly had any gravy on it and the gravy was cold!

★★★★
Local Guide
January 21, 2024

Mmm yum yum good eats I recommend the cheddar bacon one that ones fire Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 21, 2024

It is one of the cleanest places I have been to. Bathrooms were really clean. Great staff.

★★★★★
January 21, 2024

The bathroom was super clean.

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Paid for extra bacon, received 1 1/2 slices. Sent it back, sandwich came back with an extra 1/2 slice. Seriously?!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The Food is Always fresh and the girls thatt helped me like Lisa and Toni where soo nice, helpful and knowledgeable. Toni has such a great fun additude to deal with customers and make them happy and lisa went out of her way to check for a ornament mug that is in the store. I love coming here! Thank you guys for being soo owesome.

★★
December 21, 2023

Not the quality it once was, A&W in general. Pricey for what you got.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Fresh food fast service polite staff Parking: Lots of parking available Kid-friendliness: Clean and well set up for families Wheelchair accessibility: Clear ramp area lots of sidewalk accessibility for walkers, wheelchair

December 21, 2023

Website says open until 11pm, open sign was on including drive thru. Went through the drive thru at 10:15pm and no answer. As I drove around past the window I see an employee sitting at a table with the headset on playing on her phone. She didn t bother to look up from her phone to notice she had a customer so I just left without ordering anything

★★
December 21, 2023

literally filled my poutine half way i paid $5.49 for a half filled poutine, which i don t think is fair. it s not like it s cheap. poutine is good tho. i m willing to offer a photo, but i m not sure how.

December 21, 2023

Not cool don t think I ll be coming back here again they just lost a customer , I was going everyday too .. but went just now and got old rotten egg and hard hash brown nasty waste of money thank god I only bought that do not recommend , and thanks for the nasty food that I threw away

December 21, 2023

Twice now I have ordered a beyond meat burger at this location only to realize Half way through eating it that it was a meat burger. This is totally unacceptable and now I m left with no dinner. The burger was also cold. Worst location ever.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

I came down at 11:30 well after breakfast was finished. No hesitation, they made me the big Canadian breakfast anyways. I love this place, always so accommodating.

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Stopped here for breakfast and was served burnt toast. Was so burnt it was not edible. Why would they think to even serve this. I used to like this place, but it has gone down hill. Seems like they just cater to the entitled old men that hang out.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Not too bad

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Good.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

I go here lots, whether its to dine in or go through the drive thru, very yummy and tastes fresh.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Best A & W this side of Calgary...clean, warm, and the loveliest staff youll ever find.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Best fast food chain. Period.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Quick and easy ideal for road trips

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Pass by, good quality always as usual.

★★★★
December 21, 2023

Not enough staff. There was only one person and she was doing everything she could to keep up.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Meals & deals are good.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Friendly staff, nice clean restaurant.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Could be better always screw up order

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Older A&W thats in dire need of some major upgrades. Eating area is old, worn out, in disrepair and filthy. Floor and tables sticky. I could hear my shoes sticking to the floor. The recycling area was disgusting. Looked like a garbage chute from an apartment complex. Wasnt impressed by the dining area at all! Come on A&W! If you cant afford to renovate your franchise, then at least put an honest effort to clean it up and make it half presentable! Wow

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Great breaky hub. Really wish their menu showed all breakfast options as two people in the party didnt realize that eggs, sausage, bacon, or toast were options. They thought only breakfast sandwiches like sausage and eggers were available.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Well, I tried the new lamb burger and their ice root beer. Burger is on the spicy side but very good. The ice root beer tastes like root beer, but the carbination is gone. The paper straws get very limp, so bring your own straw. I was not aware that one gets a scratch and win ticket. And I got $3.50 toward a mama Burger. I just hope I can redeem it in Penticton. It was all good there. Thanks, A&W. Nice job.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

I just love the ppl who work here and theyre always good to me. I love my double mozzarella burger w onion rings n a large frozen root beer. i usually come here on Fridays.

December 21, 2023

If you wanna wait for over 10 minutes for single burger, just to have it slightly warm and the wrong burger once you get back to your vehicle. I suggest you waste your time waiting here.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The service is great from the cashiers. I usually have to wait for my food to be brought out to me because they dont always have the chicken ready for the buddy burgers.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Quick stop to fill the hunger

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Is the sauce cost that much ? It was so dry the patty was old and there was no sauce do I have to pay extra for the sauce ?

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Friendly, quick and always delicious

★★
December 21, 2023

My sausage bun was slightly burnt..my son was using the dirty washroom the door would not lock and some guy open the door.! On him. Multi billion dollar business .this was in Canmore east

December 21, 2023

Went through the drive through at 2:10(ish)pm the lady sounded like she didn t want to serve us after asking for a burger she said is that all in a very rude tone and repeated that after every item we asked for she then cuz us off when we asked a question

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Good burgers. Ask for a frozen mug when ordering Root beer while dining in. Fast food restaurants should offer Gluten-free buns rather than lettuce wraps.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Had a great mama burger and onion rings. Love it. But the real surprise at this location in Cochrane are the two lovely young men manning the front. They were kind, helpful, and recommended some great items. Thanks!!

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Forgot how terrible paper straws are. Had to wait at counter for service until we nearly just left, even though restaurant had only couple patrons.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Always love a Mama burger!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

The drive thru window gal JC is so great. She keeps me coming back!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The food was hot... But we went thru the drive thru and they asked us to park out back... Which was a gravel pit and no designated drive through wait area. It was confusing as to what they meant, and when they finally did come out with our food, it took them a while to find us.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Always love going to A&W fast food restaurants. The food is quality and delicious every time the staff is friendly and atmosphere is calming

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Located in Cochrane just off the 1A just across the DQ restaurant. Enough parking at this location. The restaurant is clean and the food was OK. The spicy chicken habanero couldve been better tho. Staff didnt seem to be focused on taking orders and they gave the impression that they didnt wanted to be there.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

A&W is actually my favorite place for burgers, quick service and always good quality food.

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

I had the misfortune of ordering the Chicken Cruncher. Not sure how you can mess up a chicken sandwich this badly, but they sure nailed it. The little taste it had, was bad. Clearly a highly processed chicken type food. I didnt even finish it I threw it away. Was the worst thing Ive eaten in recent memory.

December 21, 2022

Wow, where to start? Line was a little long so we went in. Was greeted with Ill be rite with you no hello. After serving two cars and starting to serve another. I could see it was a mistake to come in. We went outside and filed in line now that there was only 2 cars ahead of us. We made our order and was told we would have to wait. Thats ok, we understand. So we did in the parking lot. Our order came fairly fast, thats great I thought until I asked if there was salt and pepper in the bag. He said no you didnt ask. Its automatic at any A&W that I ever ordered breakfast from. No problem I said Ill just go through the drive thru again. One car ahead of us, not a problem until it sat there for what seemed like an eternity as our breakfasts get cold. Im not sure why we had to wait for our orders in the parking lot, and the car in front of me didnt. Finally got to the window just in time to wait again. Its only salt and pepper. After a few minutes I honked with no response. I got out and pounded on the window. Then I was met with attitude and an apology closing the window before I could finish my complaint. This is the best part. The bag was handed to us upright so when taking our food out of the bag our plates were on an angle. The bag was too small so the eggs toast and bacon were piled at one end. The lid wasnt closed and spilled everything including the runny egg yolks on top of the other breakfast and into the bag. It will be a cold day in hell before I go back.

December 21, 2022

Food is always cold, cheese never melted. I live close to it so its convenient, but now the quality of product so bad i cant justify it. Iv never experienced this at any other a&w. Im actually scared to get food poisoning at this place now.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Always Tasty

December 21, 2022

I hate burgers

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Fast service. Quiet

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Nice burger

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Accidentally posted a bad review to this place thinking that it was the one in Alberta but I was so surpised how above and beyond they went to make it up to me even of it wasnt them! Kudoos to Harmandeep Singh, he was amazing, kind and 100% dedicated. I recommend as they get a 10/10 in customer service

Local Guide
December 21, 2022

This was one of the worst experiences Ive had with customer service, my partner and I came in excited to eat as we were starving, when I greeted the front desk person she didnt reply, you could tell she didnt want to be there. I ordered a burger and I misheard the lady, so I apologized and asked to say it again, she sighed, rolled her eyes and repetead herself ina really rude way. At this point I was feeling a little uneasy if I wanted to proceed forward with the purchase. She didnt even acknowledge my partner that was ready to order, after it came to pay I payed in cash which seemed to upset her even more, as she rolled her eyes again and canceled the terminal to pay with card in a little aggressive manner. Everytime that I said thank you or greeted her she just ignored me, my partner decided not to order anything as they were being quite rude. Finally she put the burger on the counter and turned around not even wanting to say goodbye. Im usually the friendly type as I have worked i customer service and I know the struggles but ohh if this lady made me extremely upset

★★★★
December 21, 2022

Drive thru kid was very talented

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Amazing staff, restaurant is always clean and service with a smile is normal there

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Theyve always made a good teen Burger

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Great A&W location. Clean. Well-prepared food that is always fresh and hot and actually looks like the pictures in the ads. Tastes great, too. The only fast-food chain I will eat at these days because of the quality of the meat and ingredients. Sometimes you have to wait a few minutes in the drive-through at off-peak hours, but that is just more proof that they are making the stuff fresh as opposed to pulling it from under a heat lamp. Highly recommended

December 21, 2022

Worst A&W I ve ever been too. Order is always wrong and rarely fresh.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Love the food at these chain restaurants.

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Very slow service, disorganized staff and they still got my order wrong, even after repeating it to me.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Took a little longer than most drive through, but probably the freshest tasting chicken burger ever! The Nashville chicken sandwich is yum

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Clean, current, and tasty! A+ Service Kid-friendliness: Fun menu items that kids will enjoy, especially when dining in. Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair accessible in front of building.

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Breakfast mmmm

★★
December 21, 2022

Ordered a teen burger and mama burger and ended up with two random non menu burgers after waiting 15 minutes

December 21, 2022

Go to the other A and W. This one is trash. The quality control is very poor. This food sat under a lamp for a long time. The other one will make your food fresh.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Its okay, better then other fast food chains, best late night option

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Ordered 3 burger combos and got everything except for 1 burger was definitely disappointed finding out after getting home to Calgary after Ghost Lake. Perhaps next time would be better..?

December 21, 2022

The new whistle dog is nothing close to the old version the wiener was barely grilled, very little toppings or cheese not worth the 6.99

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

5/5 as always i dont know how y u do

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Fast, friendly

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Cleanest and friendliest A&W around. Always fresh

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Great friendly staff. Parking: Lots of room for parking.

December 21, 2022

We had a very disappointing breakfast from here. It was extremely slow, there was food missing from our order which we were charged for, the breakfast sandwiches were not even toasted/were dripping with grease, and the breakfast wraps were not even wrapped.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Clean and bright. Had a great meal and customer service was friendly and helpful. Love the root beer.

Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Pulled in 15 min before closing. Guess that upset them because my teen burger was overcooked to the point of being burnt. It was like a hockey puck and oddly cold. I had asked for no tomato but I got two slices, both were ends. I can t believe any restaurant would serve a burger like that except to get me for daring to order 15 min before closing. I took one bite and threw the rest away.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Ive only ever gone through the drive thru, but the ladies are always so kind and have great customer service! The young lady that served us the other night was lovely.

★★
December 21, 2021

Can honestly say this was worst chicken burger Ive ever had. Getting 2 stars vs 1 as at least it was hot.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Grass fed.

December 21, 2021

Went to this location before lunch for two beyond meat burgers. Unfortunately they came back raw, but definitely not the first time this has happened at this location. Went in to get 2 made fresh, not only did the cashier try to deny it by saying no it s all timed, there s no way it can be undercooked if it s pink, it s not cooked. It s as easy as that. I tried to talk to the lady who appeared to be management, no name tags, but she cut me off, re-rung it in, didn t say anything else to me just turned around back to expo. Where I continued to watch her bag food without sanitizing between touching the till and other items and back to the food that would go out to drive-thru customers. Also, I would highly recommend watching what you say when you have customers at the till as we can hear what you re saying to kitchen. I didn t see any quality control to the extent of when I got my food she asked me to check if it was cooked? Like what? Should you not have done that on expo? Is that not what expo is for? Needless to say, I won t be coming back. The customer service alone is appalling.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

I love that this location has lattes, and blended coffee!! So good, and the staff are both friendly, and efficient.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

If you go in the morning you wont find better service anywhere. And the food is always the same. Done perfectly.

December 21, 2021

Order is consistently wrong. Always have to check my bag before leaving. I expect it to not be right. So frustrating. Long line ups with no explanation and staff are not very good with customer service. The young teens look miserable.

★★★
December 21, 2021

Fast and cheap.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

A&W is one of the better fast food restaurants in Canada. This drive-through was quick and we got the food we ordered. Onion rings were a little soggy, however.

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Excellent service. Food was very presentable and fresh. Unfortunately so many other A&W are not so we had to leave a review for this one!! Thanks for a quick fresh great lunch

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Good place

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Pretty good service at 1030pm. Friendly staff, very clean restaurant

December 21, 2021

Eggs were runny and undercooked. I shouldnt have eaten them, but did anyways. Had serious stomach issues for the rest of the day.

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

friendly staff

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Delicious teen burger and great service

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Grandpa burger and onion rings with rootbeer hit the spot!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Staff were friendly and brought our order out to us. They forgot straws which isnt the end of the world, but everything else was correct and tasted great.

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Yummy

December 21, 2021

I ordered a chicken burger and they filled it with half a jar of mayonnaise, no one would eat that much mayo! I also ordered 2 buddy burgers a different time and it was the grossest burgers I ever had in my life, whoever cooks there does it intentionally!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Quick drive thru experience. Good coffee. Good service.

Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Line up can take a while to get through. Service is pretty good from the staff. So Ive had some very standoffish staff. I have had certain parts of my meal missing before like my sauces that go with the sweet potato fries and straws that goes with my drink and catch up thats supposed to go with fries.. I sometimes get cold burgers in my meal, like today my burger was hot in some places and very cold in others places. The the cheese was not melted fully, and the burger meat tasted old and stale., The sauceon my burger was soaked up by the bun already. Honestly this it telling me that the food has been sitting out for too long. To have food sitting out for so long and feed it to a customer is not satisfactory to the food and health and safety standards.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Love their bacon and egger breakfast sandwich, its the best imho of all the fast food places. Also their grass feed burgers are delicious. You cant go wrong with A & W.

Local Guide
December 21, 2021

In any other A&W i get full size of poutine . Everytime in this location they give me half . 5 dollars poutine ????

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Very neat and clean.all staff members are very friendly

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Friendly service,good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Burgers are always juicy and fresh, one of the better option out of the bunch when it comes to fast food. The mozza burger is dope.

★★★
December 21, 2021

Stopped here twice recently while traveling. Service and food is standard. Forgot a portion of my order which is slightly annoying after you have been traveling all day. Mistakes happen.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

A&w is pretty good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Friendly staff and fast service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Very good

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

The best fast food breakfast around!!

December 21, 2021

Forgets the sauce literally every time. Ive yet to receive an accurate order.