Offside Sports Bar & Grill in Fergus

120 St Andrew St W, Fergus, ON N1M 1N5, Canada

★★★★★
(107 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant Sports bar

About

We are an independent sports bar located in the heart of downtown Fergus. Offside provides a central spot for teams to meet after the game or for friends to gather for a drink. We hope to see you soon!

Website
offsidefergus.com
Address
120 St Andrew St W, Fergus, ON N1M 1N5, Canada
Plus Code
PJ4C+5V Fergus, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
11 AM–11 PM
Tuesday
11 AM–11 PM
Wednesday
11 AM–11 PM
Thursday
11 AM–11 PM
Friday
11 AM–1 AM
Saturday
11 AM–1 AM
Sunday
11 AM–9 PM

Services

Service options
Takeaway Dine-in Delivery
Highlights
Great cocktails Sport
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Cocktails Coffee Late-night food Small plates Spirits Wine
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Dessert Seating
Amenities
Bar on site Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards Credit cards
Children
High chairs Kids' menu
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot

Photos

Reviews

4.6
★★★★★
107 reviews

Most Mentioned

beer (14) atmosphere (11) price (8) game (7) nachos (7) fries (7) wings (6) TV (6) caesar salad (5) chairs (5)
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★★★★★
October 31, 2024

2nd time. Has a “cheers like atmosphere “. Food was good. Friendly staff from owner Melissa and Adam. Will be back for sure. Love the TV’s , tons of beers on draft, sport events , reasonable prices. Eager to please the customer. Found our new weekend hangout.

★★★★
October 20, 2024

Had the buffalo chicken sandwich and Philly cheesesteak. Buffalo chicken was very good. Cheesesteak was more of a roast beef sandwich served on an excellent crusty roll. Fries were good. Great sports bar atmosphere and excellent service! I’d come here regularly if I lived close.

★★★★★
September 14, 2024

As a big wing guy, I love my naked wings. Unfortunately this place only has breaded. Either way I wanted to try them. And boy oh boy did they blow my mind. Very light dusting and not overly saucy. Just the perfect amount of sauce. Wings were huge and delicious. Lots of cold beer on tap as well. Multiple tvs with sports on. Seats were a little small, however it's not a huge place, larger seats would limit seating. So I get it. Nonetheless, the staff is super friendly and go out of there way to make sure your good. 10/10 love this place and will definitely be back.

★★★★
August 14, 2024

Menu had been updated ,was going to try the Braused short ribs but not on new menu. My pictures has new menu items. Starters Antojitos, Got the half rack ribs with fries. Chilli and Poutine. And 3 beers . Standard pub fare. Good atmosphere.

★★★★★
August 5, 2024

Our server was the only person on the floor when we went for lunch today. Place was very busy. We found her professional, calm and extremely efficient. Took time to greet everyone and explain specials. With only one cook in the back, we had to wait a little for our meal. Everything was fresh, hot and served with a smile. Cheers to a lovely staff and venue. We will definitely be back. BTW: the fries were magical!

★★★★
July 22, 2024

This is probably the BEST place to watch sports in Fergus!!!!! They have screens EVERYWHERE and they have the volume of the games ON!!! We have been here a few times and never disappointed... the only thing is that sometimes their beer isn't as cold as it should be but that's the only small thing. Every time we visit the service has been wonderful. We will definitely be back...again...and again lol...not sure of Gluten Free options bc my daughter hasn't come with us yet. Will update if we have gf food.

★★★★★
May 11, 2024

Best loaded nachos in the town! Huge bowl of nachos enough for 3-4 people which is awesome! Love the place.

★★★★★
August 10, 2023

Atmosphere and food were both great! Staff was very friendly and helpful. Had their Ceasar and loved the hand made skewer on-top! It is a great addition to Fergus. Prices are high for some items on menu. Would still highly recommend. Only complaint would be the cleanliness of the washrooms.

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Great to go to a meal at a sports bar and get a generous serving of food that doesnt taste like it fell off the back of Sysco truck. Food is prepared in house and is delicious. Nice to see a young woman building a successful business. Well be back when in Fergus.

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

1st time having dinner here tonight! Pub style menu had alot of options. The nachos were stacke so high and full of lots of yummy toppings. Beans, corn, olives, jalapeños, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese and more cheese. So good. Took home 3/4 of the portion. It was so big! Wings and fries were delicious and enough to take home for another meal. Brody, our server was fantastic! Go check them out if you havent. Yet! We will be back for sure. Real nice sports pub. Cant wait for midnight snack time! Vegetarian options: A good variety of vegetarian. Dietary restrictions: I am Gluten intolerant, a few good options but chef willing to accommodate menu. But the nachos! Yum! Kid-friendliness: Kid friendly menu options. Wheelchair accessibility: Ground level access.

October 22, 2024

The food was poor quality and over cooked, and the entire restaurant smelled like a poorly attended to restroom. Gross.

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Food was good, servings were plenty, staff were friendly

★★★★
October 22, 2024

Went there for dinner for the first time and had good service and food was good. I had the buffalo chicken sandwich which was great and my son had fish and chips and he enjoyed it. Big serving sizes and very friendly staff.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Been here a couple times and its slowly turning in to one of my favorite local spots to go- the nachos are Phenomenal and great portions for the price.

★★★★
July 22, 2024

Food was delicious. We had the pizza and mild wings. We would be back again for these items as well as to try new items. I agree with one of the other comments I read about the chairs being small. I do wish they were bigger and more comfortable.

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Cold beer n good eats!

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Amazing staff and incredible food 10/10

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Best place to watch a game, amazing atmosphere really fun place and very fast service

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Good bar to hang out have a beer or bring your family and eat.

★★★★★
June 22, 2024

Fantastic service, delicious food for a reasonable price. The metal chairs have a small seat, and are extremely uncomfortable, which lead me to leave sooner than planned. I will not spend the time to watch a sporting event because of the chairs. My friends concur with this issue.

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Will be back if in Fergus downtown again! Huge tvs, was able to catch some euro tournament! Kid-friendliness: Awesome kids menu options!

★★★★★
June 22, 2024

Best wings in fergus by far

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Went here to watch a hockey game and was extremely impressed. The food was great, the staff were very friendly, and the set up was perfect for watching the game with TVs everywhere. They also have a great selection of beer. I will certainly be going back.

April 22, 2024

Mediocre at best, $20 for microwaved nachos, cooks just stand around like they dont care about their job, was looking for a good new spot in fergus but definitely will not be going back

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Great food and very nice people. Grateful to have this place in Fergus.

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

Great late lunch at the restaurant after shopping. Food was delicious! Chef Dave came out to ask how are meal was. Very friendly staff and great atmosphere.

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

Great experience at offside. Been a few times with family/ friends and both times got served by Malia. She provided above and beyond service and her Caesar s are the best I ve had. Can see this becoming our go to spot, will be coming back soon.

★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Its a very nice set up with large screens throughout. Definitely great to watch a game and have a beer. The food menu definitely needs improvement. The chicken sandwich was 3 chicken fingers better bread for example. Beers and sports are what this place is best for

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Hi, awesome excellent fun time. Thank you for exceptional hospitality. Rock

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

Great food, great atmosphere, Lots of TVs for watching sports!

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

Thrilled with this new Sports Bar in Fergus. Great food, amazing service, and fun atmosphere. Daily food specials, trivia nights, contests, etc, make it a new, popular, hot spot. Highly recommend

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

Offside is a great place. The wings are amazing staff very friendly. I will be going back for sure to try rest of menu. Great place

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Adam was wonderful

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Great food! The smash burger was awesome, and the Philly cheese steak sandwich was great. The Caesar salad was excellent!

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

What a great bar and atmosphere! Excellent food and Melissa and her staff really take care of the customers and promote sports, local sports and kids and family! Check out the weekly specials and book your special events or Hockey/Football or golf to watch with friends and great times! Cheers!

★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Food is quite good, more than youd expect from a sports bar. New years dinner was amazing. Just not a fan of the recent (January 2024) menu change. There does not seem to be as many vegetarian options. It feels like they are playing it safe. If you dont need veggie options, you should try it!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

They shoot, they score... ordered wings for takeout on opening night - battered to perfection, lots of meat... arguably the best chicken wings in Fergus/Elora.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

tried out this new pub 2 thumbs up

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good food with ultimate ambience, good customer service! Will be back

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

My pierogies were pretty tasty, and the smash burger was tasty and spicy. Good job. Nice to find Kronenbourg on tap too! One person at our table had wings and they were, uh, not cooked, so not everyone was happy tonight. Good luck to the new restaurant!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great spot, had the Pickerel for lunch and it was delicious. Will be back

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Best chicken wings I have ever had. So good. Food

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Super friendly staff, food is awesome and I cant wait to came back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Such a refreshing atmosphere compared to what options we have in Fergus great job to the owner and staff! Cheers! :)

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Such a wonderful time at Offside! Congrats you guys what an amazing spot! Such great service and food can t wait to come back!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Excellent service and quick food delivery! Great options on the menu and the style of the place is awesome ! Great setting for a friends night out !

December 22, 2023

Experience was not good would not recommend very expensivefor what you get,needed to eat somethingwhen got home. Small menu pizza on bread .Beer selection was 5-6 brands.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great little spot, 100% the best burger in town, I look forward to returning with the family and trying more menu items.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Much needed addition to our town! The food was delicious, the staff and owner were so nice and what a great atmosphere! My husband and I have been waiting for a great sports bar for years so it goes without saying that we will be back! Food

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

brought the fam here. great job with the food. great vibe . my ball team will definitely be coming here. Well 2nd visit. Same impression things are great. Pizza was amazing Hats off folks. Great job. Big shout out to our server Hayley !!!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Amazing experience over all a must try in Fergus will be back soon !!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food was even better than I was expecting! No prepackaged stuff here. Staff was friendly. Interior space is pretty narrow so it gets crowded, but they did what they could given how busy it was. Would be happy to go back and try something else on the menu, to see if everythings as good as what we had. Vegetarian options: A mushroom gyros is a creative vegan option. Kid-friendliness: Kids eat free on Tuesday.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Awesome experience. Great food! Super local, seasoned beautifully with tons of flavour. Decor is fun and the service what top notch. Gotta check this place out and support the local!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Best Caesar salad I ve ever had. Pizza is ok, but super filling. You won t go home hungry!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Service was excellent. Nice variety of food options. Love the way the bar is decorated with lots of screens to watch the game! Will be returning soon! Kid-friendliness: Our waitress was super friendly and helpful

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Good service great Philly cheese steak!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Fun atmosphere, GREAT bartender, and delicious nachos! Thank you!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Offside Sports Bar & Grill is awesome! We loved everything about our visit. The food was incredible, very tasty and filling. Its especially amazing because most of it is farm to table. What a great spot in Fergus. The decor and finishings are superb, and the staff went out of their way to make sure our visit was enjoyable. I highly recommend this restaurant for anyone who wasnt something delish to eat.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

First visit tonight Awesome! Only possible complaint - wish it were twice as big. Food was fantastic (burger and pizza tonight) and staff very friendly. Great stuff all around very cool spot to watch the game!!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The staff were very friendly, the atmosphere was great, and I love the decor! The smash burger was delicious with the perfect amount of heat, and the chicken burger was one of the best Ive ever had. Its definitely our new favourite spot!

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Im doing a review for my elderly mother, my mother has heard great things about this establishment so they decided to give it a try. When they visited it was not busy and the waitress was very cold when they sat down at the table. She dropped of the menus, never asked if they wanted a drink...They sat there for 10 min and the waitress stood behind the bar on her phone the entire time. So they left! When exiting the waitress chased them down and they told her she was to busy on her phone to look after the customers. Not saying the establishment is bad, just disappointed in the service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Ate here during a quick stop in Fergus... the food was absolutely amazing.. by far the best Caesar salad I have ever had.. the beer was great.. the service was great and the owner is incredibly sweet.. the chairs were also comfy!

★★★
December 22, 2023

Not giving a review of the food because we didn t actually stay. This is definitely NOT a bad review. Just a heads up to anyone who isn t under a size 10 or 12 or has hips. The chairs are the small metal chairs with metal bars in the hip area. If you are not thin these industrial chairs are very uncomfortable to sit on for more than a few minutes because they dig into your sides. Sadly, we had to leave. No offence to the owners, the restaurant seems lovely, but it s important to consider the comfort of every sized customer. We may try take out down the road.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Amazing locally sourced food. Great atmosphere for sports. Lots of TVs even a few private areas downstairs also with multiple TVs. Cant say enough about the place and the staff

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Have stopped in a few times now, which is always a better platform from which to write a review. Overall, the food is pretty good, if a little pricey, though their recent specials and happy hour efforts are appreciated. Where we have had a less than stellar food experience, the staff have been very open to feedback and weve noted improvements next time in. Decent beer selection again a little above average price-wise and they tend to be out of a few beers more often than not. Service staff are very friendly and prompt and, as is extremely important in a sports bar, willing create space for any sport requested. The atmosphere is what youd expect for a sports bar, though less noisy than some. These folks had a huge win when they took out the cumbersome booths on the left side of the room and opened things up, its made the place much more open and welcoming. Well definitely return and look forward to seeing this place prosper.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

My husband and 3 year old grandson had a dinner date and absolutely loved it. The wings and deep fried pickles were amazing and the Caesar with skewer delicious! Will be back soon!

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food is very average, made worse by the price. $20 for cold nachos with lumps of freezing, coagulated cheese on them, chicken burger is nothing remotely special, the wings were ok. Fruit flies everywhere, which would indicate that the place isnt clean, the toilets were a mess and the beer was flat. Not good.

★★★★
December 22, 2023

First time there and the staff were great.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food was awful..wet, tasteless ceasar salad ..the grilled chicken was horrid. The Philly sandwich was served semi warm .the fries were soggy . Just not impressed . Would not return, went to watch the soccer game with friends, the server was amazing.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

New to Fergus and the staff made me feel very welcome . Food is awesome with great portions sizes ... Thanks for the incredible service

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Excellent service and burger fries also the chicken sandwich with Caesar salad was fantastic

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Went there for a beer last night for the very first time! It seems like a great place to have a few beers and watch some sports ! Haven t tried the food yet but I plan for very soon ! Will definitely be back.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

We stopped in for our first visit on a Friday evening and had an excellent experience! Our food was so delicious, and the service was awesome. We cant wait to go back!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

First time there tonight great food great service we will be back

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great food. Perfect sports bar atmosphere. Great service!! Food sounds simple on the menu and it is far from ordinary! We had the nachos, unlike any nachos we have ever had. A must try! Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Been to Offside a few times and the food and service never cease to impress! Love that Fergus has a sports bar that s open late Food : 5/5

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Amazing food, great beer selection and awesome wait staff, just the experience that Fergus has been missing

★★★
December 22, 2023

overpriced - salads at $26, etc - but okay spot once in a while

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Was an excellent experience!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

What a great addition to the local pub scene in Fergus. The food and service is top notch, the selection of beers is perfect. We visited with friends to celebrate my birthday and we re treated great. We will definitely be back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Fantastic food and people

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great new little spot. Food was good.

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Food great, things on menu not available such as specialty coffees. Looked forward to B52 coffee on a cold night. Told they don t sell coffee l, yet, several special coffees on the menu. Draft beers list Guinness but only cans on offer. When the door opens you absolutely freeze!! For that reason won t be back until summer. Food and service really good. Don t mean to sound so negative but I m not a large person by any stretch of the imagination and I found the chairs so uncomfortable, they dig into your hips

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Best place in Ontario

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Service ( Adam) was fantastic as well as the food. Love the pizza ....

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great hidden gem

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Great place / amazing food / top notch service!