LOCAL Public Eatery Medicine Hat in Medicine Hat

Bring back That Chicken Burger! What the hell is going on over there.

Decent chain place. They have bands occasionally. The food is decent but overpriced. Staff is helpful and friendly.

Great food!

WOW WOW WOW Ordered this on DoorDash to feed my pregnant wife and we were not disappointed! BEST CHICKEN BURGER by far. Food

Great place and great service!! A downtown hidden gem! Thanks girls!!

Cant recommend. Terrible unpleasant service.

Wasps in August on the patio were a definite concern. Food was good, tap offering was better. Would go again.

The Diablo burger tastes like a mozza burger with hot sauce. For $21 no lol. Wings were big but franks. Idk was not impressed, sorry.

Love this place! Its my home!

I took the steak. First time Ive seen such a small steak. So-so... Good choice of beer.

First time at this location. Good food, friendly and helpful staff.

Ill give four stars because the atmosphere, beer, & service were great however the fried chicken appi I ordered was a little over cooked and the battery was Hella thick! Overall a pleasant experience!

Nice place, food isnt cheap, its high end garb. Drinks are good, good live music... Check em out, dont know unless you go! Parking: Park behind the building or on the downtown streets. Kid-friendliness: Yes, until 9pm I believe Wheelchair accessibility: All on one level. patio and inside all accessible

Great service. Decided on nachos. A finger booger of hamburger and prosest cheese. They said it also had shredded cheese, but I didnt bring my binoculars.

Absolutely fantastic eggs benny!!

Popped in here was post dinner drinks the selection is large and the beer was well served. The servers were lovely and friendly.

Cant really give the food a rating, ordered a poutine along with our main courses (which didnt make it to our table). Beer, two non alcoholic drinks for my son and his poutine was $45. We waited 30 minutes for a steak/fries and bruschetta (which they tried to charge me for having not been served). Wont return here ever again. Any restaurant worth their salt would have comped those drinks and poutine for that horrible wait and service. The audacity to ring up the full bill when I said Im leaving is unbelievable. Joke of an establishment for that reason alone. Im a business owner, Ive paid out for mistakes because thats what you do when youre in the wrong. We watched multiple people be served mains that came after us by the way. Thats where I had enough of the long wait. Only reason its not a one star is because they werent rude or argumentative when I corrected the bill and excluded the mains.

Great atmosphere and delicious food. Best patio in town. Vegetarian options: The veggie burger is unreal. Ive had many, and this one tops the list. Food : 5/5 |

There must be a Master Chef in the kitchen ? Chicken satay cold noodle/cabbage salad was beyond delicious!! My husband loved his fish and chips especially the great Cole slaw and tartar sauce ! Servers were super sweet and prices were actually good. We are both hobby cooks and also travel extensively so it takes a lot to impress us !!!

One of, if not, THE best patio experience in the city! Great food, drinks are decent and service is usually top notch! Highly recommend LOCAL

Sheer unexpected delight. Super staff, very yummy food and reasonably priced. Highly recommend.

Patio is really nice, but unfortunately thats about it: was seated fairly promptly but took a good 10 minutes to get a drink order in, took another 10 minutes to actually get the drink, then when I asked for the bill, it seemed to be the only thing that came with any promptness. Would have ordered food, but $19 for two individual fish tacos? Come on.

2 bugs in my drinks. And atrocious portion sizes. Never go here.

Visiting from Calgary and stopped by. Service was good and friendly, nice pub family friendly. The mains were great, enjoyed the burgers, fried chicken and ramen soup, but you re getting a low score because of your nachos. No cheese on them (like a wimpy artificial cheese drizzle is put on the chips). I wouldn t have really cared, but the kicker was getting charged over $12 for a side of guacamole, sour creme and salsa. Maybe the guacamole, but seriously charging for sour creme and salsa?

First time customer . Food was great . Service was excellent. Nice added touch for heaters in the evening . Ill.be back Vegetarian options: Lots of options for vegan and plant forward Dietary restrictions: Lots of options for gluten free

Its one of my top places to eat. The staff are great. Vegetarian options: Options are limited. They no longer have the Impossible Burger. Food : 4/5 |

Excellent fish tacos

Great food and service. Our family sat on the patio and would definitely go back. Dietary restrictions: Accommodates gluten free diets

Best tacos and wings in town!

Sadie was amazing! I left my credit card by accident and she found it for me, and called to let me know it was safe. Thats the customer service youll find here. Along with amazing food. I love the dog friendly patio too. Ive been going to the Local in sherwood park for the last 10 years and I hate to say it but your poutine is better! By a lot! And your wings are perfect, crisper then sherwood parks also. So looks like we have a good competition on the go! Thanks again Sadie! They are lucky to have you!

Favorite pub like atmosphere We had 2 for 1 hamburgers on special. Our waitress felt our order took too long to come so she bought us a couple drinks. Holy! We hadnt waited that long really. The way it was decorated with beer tap handles was great conversation pieces and so many. Downtown is a mess with street being dug up... but its worth it to find your way here.

From Edmonton, decided to stop at a familiar place to grab a drink and some food. Bartender was not very friendly or personable. Felt like he didn t even care about my business. Not a great first impression for me.

I definitely recommend the truffle burger. Soooooo good.

Food and server were excellent. Just slow getting menus and served our food.

Probably a well know local gem - the food and service was outstanding. Return trip indeed

Was very delicious food and the service was very helpful. Also very happy and understanding staff. Thank you for the experience at the local public eatery medicine hat. Thank you very much.

Great Place

Food was good. Service was garbage. We booked a Christmas Party with 24 people. After 2 hours we were told we had to leaving because they booked another party. They never bothered to tell us this when we booked, otherwise we would have booked elsewhere.

The food was good, but very over priced for what you get. Pop was $4.50 & kids meals are priced at $14.50 for a few chicken strips and a hand full of fries. Service was nothing special. Kid-friendliness: Kids meals are over priced.

Cant go wrong with Truffle burguer and quesadillas... the flavours were exquisite and the service was outstanding!

Nice club like restaurant. Staff is awesome. Also has a bar which I found cool. Food is good.

Great ambiance and service, excellent food that differs from the rest.

Customer service was horrible. Ordered 2 burgers they messed up both of them so I called and the manager told me oh ya sorry she rang them in wrong so I asked for new ones and she said there was nothing that could do

Great spot with amazing food in Medicine Hat!

I am close )walking distance)and I met a friend for lunch....I had the fish and chips(not on the menu) and my friend the chicken burger. I LOVED the fish.....the chips seemed to maybe have been sitting a bit(we came early for lunch) they were not overly warm and almost stiff....my friend seemed to enjoy his burger. The lady who served us was very even as the restaurant filler up.

Food was sooooo good

I visit Local a few times a year, but never if I have plans for after as the service is always so slow. This time was worse than usual. We sat down, and the 2 servers walked past us 6 times between the two of them. (Only 5 other tables at various stages of eating). Finally, we were acknowledged and ordered drinks for the 2 of us, and the server only brought 1. And walked away. A few minutes later, I asked if i was going to get my drink (draft). She said oh what do u want. Next, our appie arrived, and it had so much seasoning salt we sent back for a new one. The new one arrives. It was ok. The rest of the food was ok. No quality checking, no asking for refills, not friendly but not bad, just the bare minimum service .I love the atmosphere and patio, but i dont understand how come the service is blah every time. Usually the food is better than this visit, thats why I return.

Dont know. Ordered food (hamburger and fries) and after 20 minutes left.

Awesome experience ! Great variety of drink and food options! Vegetarian options: We had vegetarian burger and it was really yummy !!

As far as pub food in Medicine Hat is concerned Local is pretty good. Their cocktails are also tasty and they have a good selection of beer. My only complaints are that its very loud and that the prices are a bit steep.

Love eating here and watching live music!

Friendly staff and very delicious food.

Good place great food and service

Medicine Hat location . Awesome Atmosphere, Food, Service.

I heard they had a dedicated gluten free frier so decided to try it a few times, 2 days in a row 2 meals a day with no symptoms!!!. Tasty food with attentive staff, and a good number of GF choices. Dietary restrictions: Celiac, gluten free

I got a beer and they let me try a beer that I didnt like. Overall 10/10

Happy hour is advertised as 2 till 5 but not anymore apparently

Fish tacos ate the bomb for com! Followed by the ahi tuna poke bowl. Great service!!

Just had a Mother s Day meal here. The service was really, really bad. The drinks were slow arriving. The food was really, really slow. And the price of the meal was outrageous (!!) for what we got. The food was actually quite good, however. This used to be a favourite spot of mine in Medicine Hat. I honestly will not choose to go here again. Too bad

Sometimes even though pick up drivers couldn t leave tips behind but it s better to know that they are on shift, they are making a living to their families. Some restaurants usually organize these properly. Better place but tiresome for delivery drivers

Great service, friendly staff. Great band ( music ).

Late arriving in town on May long weekend Monday (after 8pm) but they were still open and very competently served excellent burgers and tasty fries with the truffle mayo. Some cold water and a nice pint of lager to accompany and you have 2 very satisfied out of towners. Glad we chose to come here over other places that were still open. Exactly what was needed. Well done all around!

Service was good/fast despite being busy. The server was very nice. I have celiac disease and I got a burger and fries and it was maybe the best bun i ve ever had as a lifetime celiac. The fries had a dedicated gf frier and the fries were yummy.

The food and beer were okay, although the edges of my burger patty were charred. Also, strangely, they add some kind of sweet flavour to their old fashioned. As many reviewers noted, their service is very slow. Because of it, we almost missed another event we had planned to visit that evening. One server for the entire patio on a Saturday night is clearly not enough.

The owner is the type of person to not return his shopping cart.

I used to love this bar, but the last couple of trips have been disappointing. Tonight it was over an hour to get our food, and the patio wasnt that full. When we did get our food, one of our burgers was black and dry. The yam fries were also burned (re-fried?) With so many choices in town, Local needs to step up thier game.

A little expensive but what isnt these days but the burger was good

Good atmosphere and drinks but the food is hit or miss. For some reason they just can t make a decent steak. Poor cut. Always cold. And chewy like shoe leather. Most the menu is pretty good. But that steak is absolutely terrible.

Great place to spend time with friends. Wheelchair accessibility: Wide door entrance for wheelchair. Adjustable tables Food : 5/5 |

Servers all really nice and helpful, we got a starter nachos to share just for lunch and food was really great! We had our dog with us who is pretty nervous and trying to get her used to relaxing around people, she had a bit of a moment where she barked at a staff member and we were quite embarrassed but they seemed very understanding.

I love this place! Right downtown with a great patio, it is the perfect place to go for a summer evening. Live music and fantastic food!

Best poutine in town!

Ordered take out today and it was the worst food I ve ever seen. Nachos that didn t even have any toppings. I opened it up to see 10 chips with no cheese one jalepeno and that s pretty much it. We also ordered a bowl and it looked very unappealing. I didn t even eat it. The quality of food shouldn t go down just because we ordered take out.

Mediocre service, mediocre food. If youre with people and getting together for drinks sure. Otherwise it was meh

A great place to meet friends or co-workers for lunch or dinner.

Pretty dissatisfied with this spot. Service is always so dismal when I go, maybe its hit or miss, depending on the day. Our server hardly checked in on us. Ordered a juice and got a small tumbler (mostly of ice) and when the bill comes they have the audacity to charge 6 bucks for it... my friend had a hiball that came to 4.50, which means I could have saved money getting a shot of alcohol. Sounds pretty sad to me, paying more to stay sober... just frustrating, paying so much for so little? Not in a rush to go back to this place any time soon.

Outdoor patio recommended as opposed to inside. Food was okay. Service wasnt great.

One of the better dining experiences in the Hat. They have an expansive menu for both food and drink and a great atmosphere

Awesome find! Great beers, great food, great service! (Cudos to Madison!)

This was the worst service Ive ever experienced. The blue chairs outside are bent. The chair gave way from underneath me and I fell and injured my knee. The staff had zero empathy and placed the blame on the customer.

Really good pub food, especially the tacos. Patio is first rate and great beers on tap.

Truffle cheese burger was tasty but the braised beef poutine was WAY TOO salty!! We couldn t even eat it!

Delicious food, little dark inside but not too shabby

I can t say that I ve tried the whole menu, but I ve been here a few times and the food has been amazing. Good beer selection and my favourite yam fries.

Good music, good food, fun atmosphere. Pretty solid and only a tiny room for improvement.

This isn t local, it s just a basic pub no different than original joe s

Local double patty burger tasted ok but was 2 slider patties in a full sized bun so most bites were sans meat. That and 2 beers for $50. Dietary restrictions: Gluten free options but not celiac approved standards.

We were outside but it was busy. The beef tacos were an amazing appetizer. The mains we had was the local burger and the blackened chicken and to be quite honest, I was not blown away it was mediocre. I hear its a great place for drinks....? ?

The food here is always good but the service is a bit strange. Prices are up everywhere. Portions have shrunk substantially over the years.

Outside patio is very nice. A few wasps around that were annoying, but tis that time of year!

Nice place in the heart of The Hat. Food is fine, service a bit slow, nice patio.

Been here more than once. My latest visit, the food was perfect

This is a very nice restaurant right at downtown Medicine Hat, work j popular patio. The food is somehow same as whole Local franchise, which is good. They serve Medicine Hat local brewed beers too

Excellent choice for a snack and drink or a meal in downtown Medicine Hat. Prices are good and a nice variety and options of drinks. Ive always sat on the outside patio and have never been inside. Food : 4/5

Had the Diablo burger...delish! Server was very good! Havent had a bad experience at Local yet!

Dakota was THE BOMB. She knows how to make you feel like you are also THE BOMB. A million stars!! (Not a solicited review! She just ROCKS)

Superb atmosphere, sat on outside before the snow hit! Customer service was great, and we had a really good meal. Would definitely come back again.

Quint place downtown Medicine Hat good food limited menu

Every time, its great. If I have ever had an issue, its fixed to the customers satisfaction!

Great food! Great atmosphere! Fantastic staff!

We were in Medicine Hat visiting family and they took us to The Local for lunch. Such a great vibe, awesome decor, and pleasant environment. Our server Alanna was friendly, prompt, and hospitable. I had the chicken sandwich and it was sooooo good. The dill slaw is such a good addition to the classic crispy chicken sandwich. Cant wait to pop in next time we are in town.

Love the franchise. This particular locations service is meh.

Had the bbq pork rice and egg cant remember the name and dont want to.$20.00 for some dry pork,rice and a over cooked egg what disappointment. It could not have cost them more than $2.50 to make should have know better than to eat at at franchises!

Food Ok and the staff is nice. Very expensive for what you get.

Good party atmosphere, but a bit expensive for, well everything.

Very hip feeling gastropub in downtown Medicine Hat. Service was great and the food was delicious. Had a very nice bar centrally located in the restaurant. Prices were moderate.

Great food

Great band. Staff was hustling to keep everyone happy.

Great! 1st time there. Friendly atmosphere and people.

Very good

Popped in for lunch. The hot chicken sandwich was good. Great selection of beers and super friendly staff.

Went there twice during my trip to The Hat. Had the blackened chicken sandwich with some very tasty greens. I ordered the same items twice with a little bit different flavor eachtime, but still tasty. The servers are very friendly and the staff has great chemistry.

My family and friends visited this place for the first time. So enjoyed. Staff and food are great. Definitely visit again.

Absolutely the best spot in the Hat. Vanessa and Tina spoiled us like family. If you have not been here try it out you will not be disappointed.

Great patio!

Always a great experience!!!

Always a pleasant experience at downtowns most pleasant patio

hands down my favourite place to be in. Employees go above and beyond as well big thanks for the lovely and amazing servers Morgan and Tina :)

Live music on a Friday night, bummer about the shuffle board, but a great atmosphere and service all around!

We were a party of 11 ( 8 adults and 3 children) We came June 11th from a wedding reception around 3-3:30pm. We sat inside. Our server was the rudest I have ever came across. She came over to take our orders and then one person wasn t quite ready or was still looking at the menu and she said I have a table I need to attend to outside . When our drinks came, she just slid them across the long table. This review is based on her poor and unprofessional service. The food was ok. I have had better food there years ago. Too bad I didn t ask for her name but she had dark long hair and in her mid 30ties I believe.

Stopped in at the Local on our way home from a road trip based off good reviews, the environment was great, they have a beautiful patio. But the service was poor. There were long wait times between seeing a waitress, I received the wrong salad and couldn t even tell my waitress because we didn t see her until half on hour after it was dropped off, and my husband s beer came well after he was finished his meal! Disappointing at best.

Great place excellent food friendly servers will be back

First was great. Within 20 minutes we had our drinks and appetizer. Then it went down hill fast. No sign of waitress for 30 minutes so waiting to order. Then waited over an hour for the food. Chicken burger over cooked, fish was very greasy, gravy was cold. Total time here was 2 hours and 40 minutes. Not impressed.

Good, quick lunch on a great patio

Complete rip off. Ordered 3 orders of fish and chips for my family. Picked it up. The fish pieces were the size of my palm, and we all got a side of fries the size our palm. After spending 72 dollars, we were left hungry and had to do something else. Absolutely ridiculous, straight robbery.

Food was ok, but the server was unpleasant, and expected us to help clean the table, and pass our plates around.

Great bar with live music. A little more pricey then other bars but the Local make up for it with attentive, full of life waitresses and food to match. Would I come back??? I already have.

Waitress seemed grumpy and like she d rather be doing anything than serving me. I was on the patio at 9pm, Tuesday August 2nd. & then to top it off, I was also hit with some of the worst food poisoning I ve ever had.

Really good food

Second time here and it was extremely satisfying. I had the enchiladas with blackened chicken. The tomatillo and mole sauce were delicious, the chicken moist and blackened/seasoned very nicely. The patio is super well done and comfy.

Servers fine ash and food was great, asked for the snap didint get it

Excellent food, great experience!

Really nice vibe on the outdoor patio. Staff were friendly and good at their jobs. A tad pricey but well go back. Occasionally they offer live entertainment.

Parking: The parking is a bit challenging as it is located on a busy street

Service and food was awesome.

Food was delicious, definitely cant wait to go back

Amazing food, great beer and good service. Always a pleasure to visit.

Gorgeous patio, great food, service was good. We got a great spot where I dog had space behind the table out of the way.

Great burger!

We had a late lunch on the patio. The food, drinks and service were all excellent. There were quite a few wasps. When we mentioned it to the staff, they went out and bought traps immediately. They had them up within 10 minutes.

I ve been to this restaurant twice and both times the service was horrible. We waited about 20 mins until someone came to greet us. Once we ordered our drinks we waited about another 15 mins if not more. The food was average but extremely over priced and the drinks options are slim pickings. I wouldn t recommend going here. If the service was better maybe I d go back but unfortunately just wasn t a good experience. Based off the other reviews a lot of other people feel the same.

Food was excellent!

We are disappointed in the service me and my daughter went there waited about 15 minutes just to get menus it was not busy at all two tables on the patio just felt like the staff kept on overlooking us finally got menus and was told that this girl would not be our server but she would pass on our drink order on to the other waitress.. we waited about another 20 minutes for drinks as we watched Other tables be served their beverages and orders taken I was even watching the bar to see if they were making our drinks and witnessed the bartender and the waitress is making drinks but not for a table. We then decided to get up and leave after not receiving our drinks or anybody back at our table for over a half hour.. I was on a short time crunch for lunch break and just wanted to go out for a nice lunch with my daughter. My daughter than received a nasty message on social media by the waitress asking if we were coming back for our drinks my daughter replied by saying that we had waited and been in the restaurant for almost 40 minutes with no drinks and no service so we decided to get up and leave. To my surprise I received a phone call late last night from my daughter saying that somebody (a waiteess) physically grabbed her and threw her out of the establishment as they said that she did not pay for her drinks last time she was there however we did not even receive the drinks before we left I am extremely disappointed and will be contacting management and possibly the police. She did not deserve to Be kicked out of the establishment especially physically for something that we did not even receive the service was absolutely horrible that day and speaking from somebody in the service industry I was extremely disappointed

Amazing food, amazing patio, and amazing staff

The service was excellent, please keep the banana pancakes on the menu ! They are to die for!

What a great place to eat. Very busy when we were there but still the service was great and we didnt have to wait too long for our food. My wife and I shared the truffle burger and that chicken sandwich, both really good. Thank you so much for accommodating our group of 7 on somewhat short notice. I would definitely recommend!!!

Usually really good come here every time we are in medicine hat from Calgary burgers are really good but I got the wrong choice the BBQ rice bowl it came out cold and the pork was chewy the only good part was the egg and rice. The server was very nice and accomodating

A decent pub with classic pub dishes that tasted great. The drink menu is somewhat limited, but it was possible to order something to our tastes. The decor is nice and comfortable, while the service was not bad. All in all, Ill be back.

Great stop for some good grub. We had the sliders, eggs Benny and fish tacos. Portions were a good size; the eggs were cooked to perfection, the potatoes were also great and well seasoned. The coffee was the only disappointment. Worth the stop.

The place was busy so its tough to complain about speed of service, however, the atmosphere was great and you can tell LOCAL is the local place to go. Food was great and everyone enjoyed their meals.

Great place for patio drinks and delicious food.

Delicious food, yummy drinks. A touch pricey but worth it. Great out door seating set up. Had a great time

You know it s good when you re sweating.

Patio was awsome food was ok

Great burgers!

Excellent duck salad, great beer menu and excellent service.

Me and my lady are new to Medicine Hat, weve been trying to find a trendy place to eat and enjoy ourselves here in the Hat. And I think we found it , the Local its going to be that place for us from now on!! we love it , awesome service nice trendy ambient and good food.

That Chicken Sandwich #nuffsaid

great place to relax

Menu is good. And food is prepared as described. Exceeded our expectations. Luv the atmosphere.

Great service and selection of drinks and beer. The food was good but I found the menu to be a little small in selection. Great atmosphere.

This pub is very cool. The decor is casual and comfortable. Unlike most pubs, kids are allowed. My daughter loved the relaxed, friendly vibe and I enjoyed a great mother-daughter evening! I would love to go back in nice weather and check out their cozy patio.

Great service and good vibes

Terrible service and even worst food. Skip this place.

The proportions are getting smaller and smaller. Consistency is not there Food tastes good though. We order weekly. Please watch for consistency.

Great atmosphere and food. Nice and festive for the Christmas season. I had the blackened chicken sandwich with fries and a apricat beer. The beer complimented the sandwich nicely. I will return.