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1881 Steakhouse and Burger Bar, Guelph, ON

1881 Steakhouse and Burger Bar

3.9
3.9
49 Reviews
CAN$30 and under
Steakhouse

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2+ people
7:00 pm
Booked 1 time today
Experiences are available.
  • Lively
  • Great for creative cocktails
  • Great for craft beers
1881 Steakhouse and Burger Bar is a modern-day saloon that serves delicious smoked and braised side ribs smothered in our signature Kansas mild BBQ sauce, juicy steaks cut in house from a specially selected ‘AAA’ Canadian Angus Beef, fresh never frozen gourmet burgers, jumbo wings that are brought in-house daily with 15 different wing sauces to choose from, and don't forget about our Atlantic haddock dipped in our house made beer batter and always fried to perfection.

Feeling parched, come on in and try our 16 different world class and crafted beers on tap! Enjoy numerous fresh, hand-made, and tasty dishes at affordable prices, right downtown Guelph today!

Join us Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights for drink deals, country line dancing, and country's top music hits! Email info@1881steakhouseandburgerbar.com for Guestlist the day of before 6pm (line bypass and free entry) to beat the line and start the fun! Get bucked at Cowboys, your local downtown Country Bar, yee-haw!

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    CAN$30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse, American
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon, Tue 4:00 pm–9:30 pm Wed, Sun 11:30 am–9:30 pm Thu, Sat 11:30 am–8:15 pm Fri 11:30 am–10:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (519) 824-2560
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

Experiences

  • Half Price Pulled pork

    Multiple dates available
    1/2 Price Pulled Pork 1/2 Price Apps After 8PM $2 Off Budweiser/Bud Light Pints $5 Off Budweiser/Bud Light Pitchers
  • Wing and Trivia

    Multiple dates available
    69¢ Jumbo Wings* TRIVIA starting at 8pm Different themes and categories each week S3 Jose Cuervo Tequila S4 Premium Tequila $5.50 Corona Bottles *Purchase of a drink necessary
  • Beef dip Day

    Multiple dates available
    1/2 price Beef dip all day* $1 Off Coors Original Pints *purchase of a drink necessary

What 49 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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3.9
3.9 based on recent ratings
  • 3.7Food
  • 3.9Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 3.8Value

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Review summary

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1881 Steakhouse and Burger Bar offers an authentic rustic ambiance with excellent service. Guests rave about steaks "cooked to perfection" and the "well-dressed" burgers. Located in downtown Guelph, it provides good value for money. While some dishes need improvement, the overall dining experience remains enjoyable and welcoming.

49 Reviews
  1. David

    Toronto

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 18 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Server was an awesome. Check to make sure my wife’s dinner was gluten free

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  2. Mike

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 12 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We ordered steaks and they were perfect. Great meal, cool looking place

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  3. KERRY

    Toronto

    16 reviews

    4.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on 6 October 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Good food and daily specials are a great reason to visit.

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  4. Katerina

    Toronto

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 5 October 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    The food was OK. We got the spinach dip and it was very runny and had very little spinach in it. I was also surprised how bland it was. For our mains, my partner got a pulled pork sandwich but needed to request a gluten-free bun. It was $3 extra for the bun (which is pretty outrageous to begin with) but that would have been OK if the bun had not been one of those styrofoam GF buns. There are so many good GF buns out there and if you're already charging $3 per for them, I would think you can afford better buns. I got the Peppercorn sirloin and upgraded to the garlic mashed potatoes. Again, not too happy about the fact that I needed to pay extra for a side that is pretty common with a steak, but it was what I really wanted. The steak was cooked just as I had requested (between Medium and MR) so no issues there. But it was a bit gristly and that was not pleasant. Otherwise, an OK steak. But the garilc mashed potatoes were incredibly bland and I was really shocked, considering that I paid an additional $2.50 to get them. As well, they were so whipped and devoid of any cream, I almost felt like they were from a box, but I can't imagine that was the case. They just did not have the consistency of mashed potatoes. Finally, we were very disappointed in the service. Our server was very pleasant and sweet but not particularly attentive. It was not a very busy night in there so this was quite surprising. I had to ask for things a couple of time (e.g. a glass for my beverage), and when each course was brought to us, it took a while for our server to come and see if we needed anything else. We ended up getting more from our food runner than our primary server. At one point, my partner had to get up to ask for BBQ sauce and our server was just sitting on her phone so he to ask someone else to help him. So not a horrible experience, but sadly I don't think I would go back here.

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  5. Lori

    New York City

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 4 October 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Disappointed! Order two apps. Cauliflower bites was okay, Spinach dip was absolutely horrible! It was just melted cheese for $17.00! 3 meals ordered I had the Buffalo wrap. Chicken extremely dry other two meals were hamburgers and they said they were not bad but not great either! A $170.00 dinner plus tip and I would not go back or recommend it!

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  6. Robert

    Toronto

    3 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 4 October 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    If you are going for drinks, you should be okay. Stay away from the food. The food options lack quality, variety and value.

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  7. Crystal

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 15 September 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Very poor service considering it wasn't busy. Will not go back.

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  8. Jennifer

    Toronto

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 31 August 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Better than when visited in the past. Food was good, but comparable to other places, nothing over exceptional, and service was good and attentive. Nice country atmosphere

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  9. HayleyK

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 23 June 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Loved the ambience of this place! The cowboy feel was so much fun and the pricing felt really fair on the menu. Our server Brie was also lovely. The only thing we were dissapointed by were the burgers. They were a bit dry and not too flavourful.

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  10. jimmer

    Toronto

    6 reviews

    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 9 June 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    The Western is located in the heart of downtown Guelph, where there are a wide array of dining establishments that cater to the pub grub crowd to the haute cuisine gourmands. If you seek good value and a decent dining experience, that's somewhere in the middle ——look no further. JG

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1881 Steakhouse and Burger Bar is rated 3.9 stars by 49 OpenTable diners.

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2+ people
7:00 pm
Booked 1 time today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for 1881 Steakhouse and Burger Bar

72 Macdonell St, Guelph, ON N1H 2Z6

Additional information

  • Area
    Guelph
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon, Tue 4:00 pm–9:30 pm Wed, Sun 11:30 am–9:30 pm Thu, Sat 11:30 am–8:15 pm Fri 11:30 am–10:30 pm
  • Price
    CAN$30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse, American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
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