The Tide & Boar Gastropub

 

 

high quality place. the class of the province. great beer selection for where we are and commendable in house offerings. mostly hoppy which is fine by me. you can talk to people here.

Urban bistro style, everything is brown and doesn't feel very cozy, with a small bar and a terrace surrounded by bricks. Around 12 rotating craft beers from the region, at good prices. A nice bottle cellar with lots of stuff from Quebec, but overly expensive in my opinion. Beer oriented food with boar as their specialty, reasonably priced, but we only tasted some desserts, which are very good. The service is welcoming, but not really knowledgeable about beer, and doesn't take much time to talk about it. It's even worst at the bar; cold and stiff. At least they have the proper glassware.

One thing I found really strange and unpleasant: I ordered a Silver bullet from the menu mentioning that is was locally brewed in Moncton, but it tasted like adjunct crap, and on my bill they charged me a Coors Light...thanks for your dishonesty. Beware what you order, might not be craft beer.

*Update from a revisit: They removed the Silver bullet for proper Coors light, thank you, but still why put this up there? The service was a little friendlier at the bar, depends on the server I guess. New selection of USA beers, some world class stuff like Ballast Point and Dogfish. So they probably update a couple of times per year.

*Update : Best poutine I've ever had with boar meat, incredible!

 

 

This place has the best beer selection in the Moncton area, and some really good food too. It is easy to find, right on Main Street, close to city hall. Spacious on the inside, and a nice patio during the summer. Also a good music venue too. Worth a stop if you are in the area. Prices can be a little high on some beers, but reasonable on others.