Castle John's Peterborough in Peterborough

1550 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough, ON K9J 8B3, Canada

★★★★☆
(835 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant Bar Bar & grill Family restaurant Pub Sports bar

About

At Castle John's we strive to give genuine attention to all of our customers and to make you feel welcome each and every time you visit us. We do this by providing you with an extensive menu for every palette and with our welcoming, friendly staff. Some of the greatest relationships have been forged over a tasty meal! Each and every time you walk in the door you're not a customer, you're a friend!

Website
castlejohns.com
Address
1550 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough, ON K9J 8B3, Canada
Plus Code
7JHP+C6 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Sunday
11 AM–10:30 PM
Monday
11 AM–10:30 PM
Tuesday
11 AM–5 PM
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
11 AM–10 PM
Friday
11 AM–12 AM
Saturday
11 AM–12 AM

Services

Service options
Outdoor seating Kerbside pickup Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
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 Vegan options Vegetarian options Wine
Dining options
Breakfast Brunch Lunch Dinner Dessert Seating
Amenities
Bar on site Toilets Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy
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

Reviews

4.3
★★★★☆
835 reviews

Most Mentioned

pub (29) food and service (26) wings (26) TV (25) game (8) appetizers (8) yorkies (7) nachos (6) spinach dip (5) lobster (5)
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★★★★★
December 18, 2024

There's not a dish on the menu that you would be disappointed with. I wouldn't say it's artisan grade, but decent pub style food at an economic price. Staff are very friendly and there are a number of TVs, nearly one per table. Daily specials are always enticing too!

★★★★★
November 4, 2024

Went here during the leafs game with 2 others . Was clearly super busy. Host was extremely nice and we said we’d wait for a booth to be cleaned, still was seated within mins. Food came fast even when it was busy. Attentive waitress. Love the tvs at the booths. Always happy with quality and service.

★★★★★
October 29, 2024

Great blackened trout Served hot, couldn't be better. Seafood pasta is wonderful Again served hot

★★★★★
October 25, 2024

Gary and his team took the challenge of hosting our 45 guest reservation and nailed it! Very organized and the service was spot on! The food was fantastic and not one person in our party had a negative thing to say! Kudos to Gary and our 2 awesome servers, great guys! 👍👍

October 8, 2024

During my 3 different visits I have been met with mediocre food and service. Today was the last straw. I was served a severely over cooked burger along with onion rings that could chip a tooth. No one asked if I had issues after asking for the bill and sending back 90% of my plated food. No one seemed to care. The last time I'll be going to this location. Back to chucks road house I go.

★★★★★
August 23, 2024

We hosted our wedding rehearsal dinner here. Gary was our point of contact for planning and was wonderfully communicative. Our server the night of, Josiah, was fantastic. We could tell that everyone on the team was going above and beyond to make it a special night for us. The portions were huge and guests were all very happy. Honestly, this was the easiest part of our wedding planning experience and they had it more together than our own wedding planner. On top of that, they were very accommodating of food allergies. I wish I could give them 10 stars!

★★★★★
August 12, 2024

Food is always so good here and the portions are huge for the price! The staff has always been so friendly, if you haven’t tried castle Johns yet, you need to try it! So many different options with something for everyone. Service is amazing!

★★★★★
July 19, 2024

My husband and I went there last night for our first time. Was wing night....best wings we have had in a long time! Great deal also, waitress was polite and food came out fast! It's our new favorite wing spot!

★★★★★
December 20, 2024

Very good service even when busy Very good food quality Clean and organized Food : 5/5

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 15, 2024

Great place great staff. Wonderful food

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Food, delicious. Place was packed. Dont blame waitress at all for forgetting my water. Will go back

★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Good food, nice atmosphere friendly service

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Excellent service, amazing food and great prices

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

It was good food and service

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Absolutely the best restaurant in Peterborough. The staff are all fantastic, the kitchen staff can cook just about anything, and the prices arent COVID-Swollen...

★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Had a server that was preoccupied with a few of the other servers of a large party coming in,

★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

The atmosphere was too noisy; chicken was a bit overdone

★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Extremely loud at all times.

★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Just mediocre. The food was okay, asked for light ice in my pop and got all ice lol otherwise it was a good atmosphere with friends.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Fantastic turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. Only eat in restaurant we could find open on Thanksgiving Monday serving turkey.

★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

We come here a lot for the Thursday half priced wings. They are tasty, hot and good value. The staff are friendly and have always got our orders right. Would recommend.

Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Very disappointed in the breakfast menu says the breakfast sausages are grilled but they are deep fried in old oil which taste really disgusting.

★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Does one really need that many tvs? LOL. But the food and service and price is really good. But I dont think hardly anyone is watching the sports on the tvs.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Tuesday visits are a must for 99c wings. I m not a huge fan of wings in general but these are fantastic. Will certainly be coming back for another round! Great menu and lots of options!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Ordered the wings and fries. The wings were big and lemon pepper seasoning was great.

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Food was excellent

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Big portion Nice place exalted service An the most important affordable price Food : 4/5

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Food was good fairpub food

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Was ok menu has a good variety. Was a little disappointed that the special was after 8 pm on a Monday. We were there at 7 pm. Had to repeat our water request several times, the server kept forgetting was not busy. Food pk hubbys burger was burnt and dry my fish and chips were good.

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Good food options, good servers

August 22, 2024

Ordered for take out the food was awful Ordered a chicken sandwich bread was wet, not toasted, and chicken unseasoned. Garlic bread didn t even have garlic butter but pasta was okay. Don t recommend take out from here eat in food is much better. Won t be my choice for bday take out again

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

I always love going to Castle Johns. The staff is always so welcoming every time I walk in the door and the food is always amazing.

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Food and service are always outstanding!

★★★★
July 22, 2024

Great food. Perfect portions. Staff is friend and efficient.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Quick attentive service and good portions! Hubby loved his veggie burger and I got the avocado turkey Benedict.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Great staff, good food and a variety of drinks and food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Great food, great service

★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

The food was good and the portions were big.

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Great food and portions. Worth the $$

★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Comfortable afternoon visit.

★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Great service and delicious food.

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Great spot

★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Plain, Simple, no-frills restaurant.

★★★★
May 22, 2024

Great Food! Huge menu selection!

★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Came here for mothers day on Saturday. It was quite busy though I had made a reservation so we got seated quickly. We got our drink orders and ordered our mains. I will say, the main courses did take awhile to come out to us. It was really busy though so could have just been an off day for them. The food was really good. I got the Santa fe chicken which came with TWO chicken breasts, carrots and sweet pepper sand I got fries as my side. I had so much I ate my leftovers for dinner the next day. My husband got the lasagna which he really liked and the others in our group got the souvlaki and the Reuben sandwich which looked really good as well. Other than the wait for food, I would say it was good and would recommend.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Seated promptly and the server was very pleasant and attentive. The four of us enjoyed our well prepared and plentiful orders that were served promptly. Definitely do recommend Food

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Awesome food, prices and professional stuff... Fully recommend it!!!

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Great breakfast! Fast and well worth the $. Our waiter was polite and friendly and would recommend a good place for breakfast

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

First time here and I was impressed. Super fast service, large portions and excellent food. It was a bit noisy but thats to be expected in a sports bar. Highly recommend this restaurant and I plan more return trips.

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

The food here was so good, high quality, and very filling. Castle johns is always the go-to restaurant for me and my family because of their food and service. The waiter, Keaton, was very helpful as well, and the service here is great. The employees are so friendly as well. Definitely coming back!

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Great food and great service. A large menu with lots of interesting choices.

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Amazing portion sizes for the price and it tastes amazing. Im not typically one for pub food but a lot of options and great for substitutes for dietary restrictions.

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Always great! Love my steak from there always perfect

★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Ordered wings. The wings are large but are unfortunately low quality. The sauces are rubs are not great either. The staff is great though

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Good food , friendly staff, and great prices.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Amazing spinach dip!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

What a great find this was, not only is the food very good, but they give you huge portions! Great all around experience! Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Been at 4 Castle Johns and all are great! In fact heading to the Peterborough location tomorrow !

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

First there. It was amazing. Great food. Amazing waitress. Will definitely go back

★★★★
March 22, 2024

Good food. Decent prices

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

My two friends and I went to lunch at Castle Johns today, I was so impressed!! I had the soup salad brosheta and they had fish and chips, it was delicious The server was great, and the atmosphere was really nice. I would recommend it highly! Parking: Easy to access

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Food was as expected. Arrived hot and fresh. Bar area had lots of big screen TVs which could get pretty noisy. Good experience, would return

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

Friendly and welcoming.. our bartender was checking up.on us regularly even though she was busy.. good job guys

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Only one that is open the fish were good.

★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

We went here last week, and our only complaint was about the beef dip sandwich. It was greasy and soggy. Our appetizers were amazing though we got the yorkies and potato skins, the drinks were also good and our server was so sweet. She actually had the beef dips taken off our bill because we didnt really eat them. Definitely will go back to try something else.

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Had the steak sandwhich - it was delicious!

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

We had a great experience at Castle Johns. The menu is amazing with lots of diverse and interesting choices! We had the fish tacos, beef dip sandwich and yorkies with the soup of the day and garden salad. The portions were a good size. The service was prompt and attentive. We were pleasantly surprised by the prices. We will definitely go back again!

★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Food was good the service was very slow for Sunday night and only had maybe four tables full .took us over half hour for our food to come to us

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Great food and big portions. Staff are wonderful!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Brought my mother and 2 aunts here for lunch. Good food and service. Reasonable prices. Never felt rushed, and great place for conversations.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

good food and good pricing but I did notice that they reduce the size of chicken wings since the first month when they opened

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good service . I like the sports bar look. The food is very tasty.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

A fantastic pub with lots of big tv screens, and great food/drinks!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Good spot, clean and proper. Quesadillas are amazing and so are fajitas. Definitly amazing food

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Was there with 10 others . The wait staff was great! Food was hot and yummy . Definitely will return

★★★
December 22, 2023

Food was great but our service and server was AWFUL. We were dropped our food and were missing a requested item and never got to ask about it because the next time we saw him he was taking one empty plate away over 20-25 mins later while the other person was still eating then seconds later showed up with the bill and debit machine. Still while the one person was still eating their food. Nothing like feeling rushed out! We asked for some time to finish and digest first. When looking at the bill, it was noted that there was a charge for the item that was never brought and we wanted to speak to him about it. He was no where to be found so we talked to the first staff we saw and explained our disappointment in our visit. This waiter quickly apologized and said the charge would be removed and went to find our waiter. He finally appeared and was very defensive, offered no apology, and was frankly quite rude. We were one of the one tables left in this section. There was no thank you, no have a good evening, no apology- not even small talk. I know everyone has a bad day- but this was just plain poor service and not what we are accustomed to at Castle John s. He definitely did not embrace your motto on your website homepage. We very much did not feel welcome and are quite disappointed with this visit.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Took a long time to get food.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Nice place to have lunch. Lots of seating and service was good. Food was tasty providing decent value for your money.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

It was awesome. Great service, food, and atmosphere, loved the TV in the booth. Great place for a date or just a night among friends 10/10

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The atmosphere and service was great tonight! Our server Branden made it amazing as well! He was friendly, helpful, quick and even went as far to notice I didnt eat the olive from my Caesar and instead of an olive for my second drink, he gave me 2 Pickles lol really shows he pays attention to his customers and I really appreciated that extra touch! Thank you Branden! Please be sure to share this with him! His hard work is appreciated!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I love this place,

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

had dinner there last Friday, taking the kids back for school. We were not disappointed, food was excellent, staff was awesome and prices are great! You are now on our list of roadtrip back to PTBO restaurants!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food here is awesome, big wings and always run. Into someone I know.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Always great food!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great food and atmosphere!!!! Cheers

★★★
December 22, 2023

Ordered Cajun wings for pickup there was very little seasoning on them wasnt happy

★★★
December 22, 2023

Our server must have been having a bad day. Not friendly at all. Food was good.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The wings are huge. Biggest I have seen.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great place to go with alone or with friends. Lots of TVs. Has a pool table. Parking: Shared with Legion. Wheelchair accessibility: There are accessable parking spots

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

This was our second trip to Castle Johns. Great food! Good sized portions. Our server was awesomely helpful, friendly, and fun. Enjoyed our meals!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Great food at a great price Recommended dishes Parking space

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

First time visiting, my wife had the seafood linguine. She loved it? I had the peppercorn burger. It was an awesome juicy burger !Best burger I have had in a long time. Second visit my wife had the chicken parmesan with linguine in a rose sauce. She loved it! I had the lasagna. Flavor was good but way overcooked! The servers are friendly and checked on us regularly. Finally the prices were reasonable and the portions big! Forget to mention the chefs salad. Fresh crisp ingredients and again, a large portion! Thank you Castle Johns! Another note:we travel from Bancroft to eat there (1.25 hours)just to spoil ourselves!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Overall very good. Food and service was very good. It was hard to find a parking spot outside.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Parking: Ample for a full house Recommended dishes

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Dietary restrictions: More Gluten-free options needed Food

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Had a few apps and a couple pints everything was amazing.

December 22, 2023

Normaly would recommend this place to anyone but lately downhill. Was served an amigo salad with manure still on the mushrooms, I picked them out of the salad and showed the server the clumps of soil, she apologized and took the mushroom that had the most soil on it back to show this kitchen. She did not return again other than at the time to pay the bill, at that time she asked how was everything I reminded her that last we seen her she took and order from us for a diet pepsi that never came and took the mushroom to show the kitchen but never returned, She said sorry kitchen has really not been on thier A-game sorry that they forgot to come out. I said no problem just the bill please and asked to please not be charged for the drink as we did not recive it..bill came we were still charged for the drink we didnt get. We asked for a correction on that and were given a $4 disscount as an apology but overall just a mess and nothing was done about the very unwashed ingredients, no replacement and no aknowledment of the contamination.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food was excellent. Server was okay. Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great services great atmosphere. Love the food!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I always enjoy visiting Castle Johns. I usually sit at the bar. The food is really good and the menu is extensive. I have always found the staff to be friendly and helpful. I recommend CJs.

★★★
December 22, 2023

Ordered standard burger and fries. Burger was overcooked and very dry. Suspect it might be microwaved to make the precooked burger hot. Fries were a lower quality brand from restaurant supplier. Would suggest fresh cut fries. Very mediocre. You must cook a burger right or youll have lots of business go away.

★★★★
December 22, 2023

All I am going to say is you have to try the Yorkies. Dont worry its not dogs...they are so good.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Delicious liver and onions!

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The Veggie Burgers are great & really filling ! They are very kind to my senior parents ,but if the waitresses see a person(s) with a walker please do not offer them a Booth seat ,this happened twice ,its too hard for my parent to get in & out of their seats with their walkers ...the place is great otherwise & my family loves the food & atmosphere Please keep up with the Vegan options as well ..theres always family going there w them for dinner .

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Over cooked rock hard wings, no veggies or dip with it just the wings on a plate...(if you ask for the two sticks of veggies be prepared to pay $4.50 extra! Hardly any sauce on wings, just very odd. Need more flavours too Dont recommend anymore

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food was pretty good and service was fast.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Always good value for money Dietary restrictions: Gluten free options available. Parking: Reasonable number of spots available.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Enjoyed the food and we had an excellent server.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

First time here. Food is great

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Nice place

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Pretty nice pub in Peterborough.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The french onion soup was one of the best I tried. Both yorkies and mac & cheese were great too. I enjoyed the service as well.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Five us ate dinner here Sunday evening. The food was great quality, and the portions were great. We had the Lobster Poutine, Shepards Pie, Sante Fe Chicken, Chicken fingers, and Turkey Avocado Club Sandwich. We will be back. Everyone really enjoyed what they had.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Very accommodating efficient service excellent

★★★★
December 22, 2023

There on a quiet Saturday menu. Good pub food offerings. Liked the sports screen at every table. Very friendly staff.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Service was good. Food was disappointing

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Stick to the cheap pitchers, cocktails are 90% sugar mix. Food was better than expected.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Absolutely the best wings in town. The service is incredible, and the overall experience is second to none.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Omg love love love this place. Always fantastic food, great staff and atmosphere. Great drink menu and did I mention the food is great? It really is that good. We have tried the majority of the menu at this point and I cant think of a single thing that wasnt great. Cant go wrong with this place.

December 22, 2023

We did eat here often.We had reservations for 4 and requested a window booth. Our guests brought their skinny little son so we were trying to see if we could all fit. The server back against the wall , rolled her eyes which my guest and I saw then walked away and left a gentleman to serve us. How rude. Then my guest was eating his onion ring and found an inch long piece of metal in a ring. We brought it to our servers attention to which he apologized. When I got to the car I called to speak to a manager. The manager was a young man with an Irish accent who had served us many times. Not the Manager.Thus this comment. This was at 11:30 am on Aug 22nd. The rude server was serving the patio.I will think twice before returning to one of my Favourite restaurants in Peterborough. Sheila Jervis

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Atmosphere was a little lacking, its not overly welcoming. A little sparse on the decor. Kid-friendliness: High chairs yes, but I stood at our table for probably 10 minutes holding the baby waiting for a high chair

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great place. Very spacious, quaint patio, good service and great food. Id go again.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great all around

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great menu. Prices are reasonable. Portions are more than sufficient. First time there. Great experience.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Awesome staff! Awesome food! Awesome drinks! Awesome price! Julia!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

A great little spot for a home cooked meal. We were in town for a weekend event and went for thanksgiving dinner.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Parking: Plenty of good parking. Food

★★★
December 22, 2023

Have been to the Newcastle Castle Johns numerous times. Highly recommend! Went recently to the Peterborough one. Ordered fajitas but wanted the vegetarian ones (no chicken, steak or shrimp), also asked for no cheese or sour cream. Got it and the lettuce was brown on all the edges. Still got charged full price which I wasnt happy about. Asked for some hummus to go with my fajitas but they dont have it apparently. Waitress Heather J didnt bother asking me about other sauces or offering any other options. A good waiter/waitress would have offered some options. Will not return based on this.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great bang for your buck

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The New York Striploin is the best restaurant items Ive bought in Peterborough. Never buy well done steak. Medium Rare is AMAZING. The hero is the Peppercorn Sauce. Its a light gravy taste with a medium hint of saltiness & small hint of spice kick. Its super good. I absolutely love the peppercorn sauce with the steak. The mashed potatoes is mushy & great, consistent. The carrots with the peppercorn sauce is superb. Best brocolli Ive had at a restaurant. Friendly attentive service as well. Wonderful experience.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Really worn furniture. Menus needed to be wiped off. Wobbly chairs.

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Love their burgers variety on menu Was in on a busy night and was a wait! But was worth it!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I had never been there, great food and service

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Wings were decent, beer was cold, prices are good, service was excellent . Bartender was Lindsey and she is a real pro.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Server was friendly, professional, and knowledgeable regarding my friends dietary restrictions and made everything super easy! And the food was good too :)

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Highly recommend the chicken wings. Friendly atmosphere with decent priced drinks.

December 22, 2023

I usually love their wings and frings. My friend and I came in a Wednesday night (tonight) and ordered the above. My criend didnt get the wings she wanted and the frings were hard and cold and can tell they have been left out for awhile before being served. Not.in a hurry to go back. Totally disappointed.