A&W Canada in Penticton

300 Riverside Dr, Penticton, BC V2A 5A9, Canada

★★★★☆
(409 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
300 Riverside Dr, Penticton, BC V2A 5A9, Canada
Plus Code
F9WP+96 Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Time Zone
America/Vancouver

Business Hours

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
Sunday
7 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
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

Reviews

3.8
★★★★☆
409 reviews

Most Mentioned

fast food (15) breakfast (14) root beer (10) drive through (10) lettuce (7) onion rings (5) sweet potatoe (3) cod (2) mug (2) hash browns (2)
5 stars
172
4 stars
116
3 stars
48
2 stars
26
1 stars
47
★★★★
August 25, 2024

The eggs were broken, which usually never happens! We were surprised. I’m happy I could substitute tomatoes for the hash browns. 😃

★★★★★
July 8, 2024

Absolute legends. In my haste to get back on the road, I left a burger behind, and as I came around the building to turn onto the highway, someone ran out with our burger and passed it to us. 10/10 bless yall.

★★★★
July 5, 2024

Food and service was decent. Faster service than the one on main street, and alot cleaner.

★★★★★
June 29, 2024

This place is amazing and everything around it too it is just crazy all around because of the landscape and the beautiful mountains surrounding you while you enjoy your delicious A&W breakfast with some Penticton climate.

★★★★★
June 7, 2024

really friendly staff and clean store

★★★★★
September 16, 2023

Best place to Grab a bite to eat on your way out or into Town, The Flat top Grill makes the burgers taste so much better

August 9, 2022

Can you please tell me what is in the coffee? There is always something floating around in my coffee….the restaurant is not very clean,the bathroom was disgusting and the woman at the counter was very dirty and smells like body odour…

★★★★★
July 31, 2022

I am not a fastfood fan but Walking distance from the Hotel Days Inn . This place has amazing root beer flots and love their 🍟 and onion rings.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Real good food , good service friendly staff .

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Kid-friendliness: Many kid friendly options Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Awesome staff. Courteous and fast service. Food

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Lovin the teen burger n rings.. yummy

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Breakfast was very good.

★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Just a drink to cool down and travel cup.

★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Super small no tables tones of bicycle people

June 22, 2024

Was not happy with your Frozen Root Beer it s not even cold it s frozen but not cold

★★★★★
June 22, 2024

Kristina is fabulous The breakfast was great.

Local Guide
June 22, 2024

20min for 2 burgers

★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Nice friendly staff

May 22, 2024

I waited 30 min for 3 chicken strips at 2 in the afternoon .. what .

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

I find everything at this is all way better than the other one. Food fresher, employees nicer, bathrooms always clean.

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

100

★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Fries were rubbery

March 22, 2024

Had a mama with cheese . Served cold and somewhat greasy. Just hoping I wont get food poisoning

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

Lunch was awesome the staff is always friendly

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Fresh and tasty food. Great service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Super friendly team here. Had a celebration of life here for a family member. It was his favorite place for coffee and breakfast. They were very understanding. Thank you again for the outstanding service.

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

DIARRHEA DESTINATION. These fast food chains do not pay staff a living wage and as such they work when sick. I for one am tired of getting food thats wrong, then makes me sick. Wont be back.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Mixed up my order twice and forgot part of my order.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great papa burgers

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great burgers

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Buddy burgers are great

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

We came through the drive though at around 7 and the lady working the window was extremely rude, we ordered a uncle burger meal with a poutine and noticed we didn t get a poutine, It was missed in the order and so we pay for everything individually, we asked for a difference in price for the combo that we originally ordered to see if we could get reimbursed for the difference. She made a big deal about it and I said she could just give us another drink if it was easier and she agreed. She then aggressively gave it to us and slammed the window after we said thank you. We were shocked at this behaviour. Hope someone has a talk to her about customer service. Food was great.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The only place you can expect good service, good food and being satisfied

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I believe this A&W is on the highway in Peachland. An excellent place to stop for our favorite burgers and something to drink on a hot day. Parking lot is huge. The staff were friendly and helpful. Will pop in their on our next road trip.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

fastest a&w in canada

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Girls on shift very friendly and helpful. Place was clean. Bathrooms too. Best a & w Ive ever been to!

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Cold hash brown. Got my burger wrong. No paper towels in the bathroom. Three strikes youre out.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Fast fresh food. Friendly staff.

December 22, 2023

Most unwelcoming drive thru Ive ever been to...Anything Else?! Recieve kinder service at the DMV

December 22, 2023

I ordered from skip and then i ask for extra chipotle mayo then i didn t get one

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Their food is super tasty and quality is Nice i hope u all Love A&W

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

They are a good fast food place

★★★★
December 22, 2022

This is a food court in a mall The food was very fresh and tasted the way a teen burger should. Not cooked ahead of time about 5 minute wait

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

These guys take a little longer than some places but its worth the wait. They always make a really great burger. Best A&W around.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Good burgers, chicken with fries and Rootbeer

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Vegan burgers we good. Just a little pricy

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Always Hot Always Fresh !

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Hot food, friendly staff. Darn good compared to cooking @ home!

December 22, 2022

If i could i would give zero stars!! Ordered from skip the dishes tonight spent $100. Food took an hour and a half to show up just for everything to be wrong got my neighbour to drive me down to remake and ya they remade it but still made it all wrong. The staff is ignorant and rude who works there. Thinks its ok to gossip about a customer behind the till where they can be heard and then make up some lame excuse about their cook disappearing and they dont know how the kitchen works so they tried yet when i went there the cook was there and he still made everything wrong. Not a happy customer right now for spending a $100 our dinner was completely ruined. Have family for the weekend and i have a moody pregnant mom and now a bunch of crying kids because the staff is incompetent and rude. Need better customer service and people who know how to read correctly!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great food, and deals were on. Great service as well.

December 22, 2022

change your hours

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

My favorite burger

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Service pretty bad

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great service good food and all items on menu available. Well run will return!!!!!

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Basic, good food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Mix up on order but they fixed it. Hard to hear them in my car but they were polite

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I had to search for this location, to come and RAVE about it; Google ONLY registered we were @ Riverside Village! (Owners might want to contact Google as to WHY your location didnt show up on the map, until I searched for it!) Well, after driving through once wed finished our shopping, we couldnt stop oohing and ahhing over the freshness and quality of the fries!!! MAJORLY DELICIOUS!!! And the bags of fries were ACTUALLY FULL for a change! The burger was excellent, as always, and the sauce and toppings appropriate and correctly placed!! No centering and straightening out the lettuce and tomato needed! Ive been to many A&W locations from Vernon to Penticton, and hadnt had such quality service and food for the past 10 years, at least! THANK YOU to the friendly, courteous, efficient staff working today Tuesday, July 12, 2023, @ 3 p.m.!!! Now, if only HQ would bring back bone-in chicken: Id NEVER have to go anywhere else to eat out!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Always great staff Actual real good hot food Thank you

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Grass fed beef, I never feel guilty eating here. Top quality fast food. Grab a bite before you float the canal.

★★★★
December 22, 2022

Parking: Good access. Wheelchair accessibility: Good access.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Its a fast food restaurant, so dont expect anything fancy, but the burger and fries I got were very tasty and fresh. Better than at other A&W locations I ate.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Service and food were top notch. Some of the best service we received in penticton. Thank you.

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Went through the drive through. Not only gave us the wrong food but charged us incorrectly on the receipt. How hard an this job be?

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Impatient unfriendly staff,

★★★★
December 22, 2022

Opened at 7 and the very nice lady behind the counter gave me the. Coupon price after hearing I left my wallet behind

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Rich and clean.

December 22, 2022

For $18 I got a warm burger cold onion rings and the onion rings were over cooked. No soap in washroom!

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

A&W has been one of my favourites in the past but frankly service at the Penticton locations, two of them, can be disappointing along with the fact they are not as good for chicken as they once were, the wait period being one issue and their cutting back on what they offer being another. Their chicken once was the best or among the best. Parking: Other customers can be awful drivers not just on the roads but in this plaza parking lot.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Acceptable

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Great food, friendly staff

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

The best drive through customer service I have ever experienced. It was an early Sunday morning - still wiping sleep from my eyes but the attendee was attentive to detail on all my complex order changes.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

I just had the most lovely experience at this location thanks to Bobbi, I had asked for a grilled cheese by mistake and she not only offered to make me a grilled cheese but put together a vegetarian whole wheat bun for me that was so delicious. I probably would not have eaten for most of the day if it had not been for her kindness, you are a kind person Bobbie and a huge asset to that company, I hope you are recognized for it and for going above and beyond, I will make a point of going to this A&W everytime I am in Penticton for sure! five stars for Bobby

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Awesome service. Yummy teen burger, French fries and diet rootbeer.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Always a great burger. Quick drive through, kids love it and seems healthier than some of the competition.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

App makes it super convenient to order and ready when you arrive.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Just love them Buddy burgers!!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Good fast food!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

It was just as expected.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Slow drive thru...

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Loved it

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Love the Buddy Burger with fried onions. Chips are goid too.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Yummy coffee and breakfast.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Great food. Great value.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Best French fries i have had in a while! Super hot and crispy

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

A W in Princeton was a Little dirty

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Very good

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Amazing Patty and real root beer

December 22, 2020

Food ok great breakfast

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Good burger!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Friendly. Clean. Good food

★★★★
December 22, 2020

As you would expect .

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

A&W everywhere is notorious for getting my order wrong. This one never gets my order wrong. They are awesome.

Local Guide
December 22, 2020

slow poor service today

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Quick

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Friendly staff.

★★★
December 22, 2020

Had no soft drinks because their machine was down.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

There was ONE young woman working. She was cooking and running the drive through. So impressed by her!

★★
December 22, 2020

Needed some soap and water.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Drive thru was ridiculously slow 15min waiting

★★★★
December 22, 2020

Good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Great friendly service. Fresh egg and bacon sandwich. We will be back!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Teen burger, onion rings or yam fries, what can I say, THE BESTEST !!!

December 22, 2020

First I was told coupons were not excepted which I said was weird because they had recently been excepted Anyhow I ordand Nd right before I received my food the cashier said that she was told the do except coupons many apologizes. No money refund. My teen burger had no bacon. We had no napkins this place is a rip off and gives the franchise a bad name

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Breakfast was hot and tasty as expected.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Its A&W, morning rush was slow but food was hot and fresh. 2 people at the counter at one time due to covid measures.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Great Burgers!!!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Good Covid layout, clean and friendly staff! Alot of half naked walking around, I didnt have an issue but some elderly people made some rude comments.

Local Guide
December 22, 2020

I bought a poutine and it was less than half the fries I usually get. It was also swimming in gravy. I will not be going back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Freshly cooked burger, fresh lettuce and tomatoes. I appreciate that and great service

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Well. Always get what you pay for.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Awesome Bacon + Eggers, Crispy Bacon. DELICIOUS

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Always good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Tried their Truffle Mozzarella Mama burger and I regretted... for not getting the Truffle Mozzarella Uncle Burger!!!!! Cuz its so good that Mama Burger did not fully satisfy me.... I wanted more!!!! The truffle taste was not overpowering. I loved it. The Onion rings from this location was great; the batter was crispy and did not fall apart. I wish they could teach me how to make it Only complaint I have from todays visit was that they got the sauce on the outside of the wrapper...

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Actually enjoyed this spot. Seating was available, food was quick and hot (not warm lol). Very satisfying for fast food

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Expensive

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Beyond meat!!!

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Was Awesome and Great Service 8

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

I had the Beyond Meat Burger. Fresh, tasty and the staff were friendly and polite.

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

25 minute wait for a teen burger, what a joke

★★★★
December 22, 2019

Service and quality of food

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Bad,we ordered, the person , repeated twice our order and then we were given wrong order,had to wait more then 10 min for order, in drive through.We did not see ,the order is wrong untill we come To the beach.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great burger

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Jammed in some bacon and eggs.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Love there fries and the root beet

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Shop here alot

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Stopped at Merritts Tesla Supercharger and dropped in here for a quick bite before getting back on the road. The food was decent and the services were good.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Good quality hamburgers, and great service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Pretty fast, hot food that tastes good to me.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Fast service

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

This location is clean and tidy with outdoor seating available. The burgers were very good and the staff were pleasant. Nice place to eat.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

very clean, very good

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

This is a modern version of A&W the way it used to be. Loved it. Much, much better than the U.S. version. It was clean and bright. The food was good and I cant tell you when I last had an A&W root beer in a frosted mug. Great fun.

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Meat was to salty.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

It s an A&W, what really is there to say?

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

A&W.. the usual.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Good food and staff.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Best burger in town

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Better chicken then kfc now

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Quality fast food every time!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

This a&w location has friendly staff and always smile and get your order correct. Thank you guys for being so awesome

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Excellent chubby chicken at Riverside.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

I loved every single second inside this establishment

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great location. Good fresh food. Will serve burgers lettuce wrapped

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Teen burgers rock! Bring back the tin foil bags! They were the BEST. Kept the burger warm and steamy.

★★
December 22, 2019

Long lineup