Blind Beggar Bar & Grill

It’s all about the music, baby!
While it may look like a pub you’ve been in many times before, in reality the Blind Beggar is one of very few in Calgary to make live, local music a serious cornerstone of what it does. Boasting a large, elevated stage with an area for standing, and many surrounding booths for those of you that want a seat, but still get a good look at the band, the Blind Beggar is designed to put the music first. That said, if you’d like a little more privacy to hand out with your friends and enjoy the music in the back ground, there’s a slightly disconnected booth area at the back. Like the box seats at the game, you’ll have a great view, but won’t be right in with the rowdies.
What’s extra cool about the Beggar is that along with standing on its own as a music venue, you could strip all of that away (although I don’t suggest it) and it would still stand on its own as a pub.
They’ve got a good beer selection that’s a balance of pub classics with enough craft to keep it interesting. They’ve got a good spirits list to boot, and I found myself hitting up the scotch list, and drinking some tasty Auchentoshan 12 for about $ 7.50. Here again, they had a nice size scotch list with a lot of solid options that won’t break the bank.
I haven’t had a chance to try the food yet, but with the amount of bands coming through these doors that I’ve yet to discover, I’m positive that I’ll be back soon.

Paid 15.50 $ for 8 chicken wings 2 carrot sticks and 2 tiny celery sticks. Never coming back! (did I mention that the wings were completely dry?)

The beef brisket dip is thee best I’ve ever had! The daily soup & sandwich is always epic too! Keep up the great work!

Great service and great food. Love the look of the new location! Our new go to place for Sunday funday!

The main reason for my my two star review of Blind Beggar in their new location was a waitress who made me feel extremely unwelcome to this bar on a recent visit. It was a Thursday night and the bar was almost completely empty (besides the staff and their friends). I tried to get the attention of the only waitress who was working but she completely blanked me on a number of occasions. I’ve no idea what her problem was but she was totally unprofessional and probably not suited to a job dealing with the public. Besides that the bar tender was friendly and efficient and the jam session was good. It’s just disappointing that customers are treated so poorly especially when the bar was practically empty.

This used to be a Hooters? It’s unrecognizable now.
With the move to this location, my little slice of alcoholism is just across the street now.
A great new stage, many new TVs, shiny bar. I rarely am able to get a seat at the bar now, as business seems to have jumped. I’ll have to nail a plaque with my name to one of the chairs and perma-​reserve it.
Also included are Big Buck Hunter (Admit it: After a few beers, we all go into redneck mode and want to shoot at things), Foosball, and Golden Tee.
A new royalty program has also been introduced. $ 10 gets you $ 5 Bass Head all the time, discount on food, and a key chain that’s individually numbered.
I’d like to respond to Cameron’s note (I approved it and it’s on my list) I’ve been a regular since May. Do some research before making yourself look like an idiot.
The food is terrific (Brisket beef dip melts in your mouth), though I do hope they pop in a macaroni and cheese dish for added deliciousness.
Live bands, great food, great staff. The only thing that changed is the location. Awesome just got a bit more awesome-​er-​ernesser. So… ummm…yeah.
Update: I don’t work here as some bone head named Cameron implied. I’m a regular.