Restaurants and pubs

Restaurants - Lunch

There are several places on campus for a quick lunch, including the Student Life Centre (where construction is happening, very near the talks), and the Davis Centre (on the side closer to the MC building), and the Grad House (walk South, past the rock garden, from where the talks are, and look for the old-looking farmhouse). Easily the best such place is upstairs in South Campus Hall, the building South of the grad house right on the intersection of Ring Road and Seagram.

Only slightly further away, the University Plaza surrounds the intersection of University Ave and Philip St, and is hard to miss. There are over 30 restaurants there, most of which are inexpensive and good for lunch. Some highlights, listed roughly in increasing order of distance from QNC, include:

• Seoul Soul - Korean, very near the campus
• Williams - Cafe food including vegetarian, past Seoul Soul
• Pita Pit - Self-explanatory, past Williams
• Kismet - Bangladeshi curries including vegetarian, just to the West of Phillip St
• Pizza Nova - East corner of Phillip/University
• Al Madina - Spicy Egyptian Shawarma, East of Phillip St
• Mr Sushi - Japanese/Korean, East of Phillip St

Restaurants - Dinner

In Uptown Waterloo near the Delta Hotel, options include:

Cheaper (under $20 entrees)

• Beer Town - Upscale pub food, facing the town square in the centre of uptown
• Famoso's - Excellent Italian-style Pizza, also facing the town square, entrance on King
• Abe Erb - More upscale pub food, next to Famoso's on King
• The works - Huge burger menu, on King, just south of the town square across the road
• My Thai - SW corner of Princess/King
• Taco Farm - Upscale Mexican, on Erb just West of Erb/King
• Jane Bond - Vegan fare, on Princess St near King
• Masala Bay - Indian, tucked away on Regina/Erb

Fancier

• Proof - Math-themed restaurant (sic) in the Delta hotel. Check out their problem of the week on the chalkboard.
• Solé - 'Mediterranean eatery' on Father David Bauer/Erb, across the road from Delta
• Red House - 'Cozy vibrant eatery' on Caroline/William
• Bauer Kitchen - 'Gourmet comfort food', SW corner of Allen/King, 5-10min walk south of town square
• King St Trio - 'Sophisticated Canadian Cuisine', on King opposite town square
• Bhima's Warung - Ambitious south-east asian fusion, somewhat further away, on King just North of University

A number of cheaper options are also available near University/King, right by the Laurier Hotel. Some restaurants worth the trip are also further away in Kitchener to the South, such as The Berlin, the Belmont Bistro and the Grand Trunk Saloon.

Pubs

Some good places for drinks include

• Grad House - Local beer taps, on campus
• Kickoff - Surprising gem in the University Plaza with many good beer taps
• Abe Erb - Brewpub, see above for location
• Beer Town - Hundreds of beer taps, see above
• White Rabbit - Great cocktails and whisky, next to My Thai on King
• Jane Bond - Eclectic beer, wine and cocktails, on Princess St near King
• The Huether Hotel - Beer and pool, on West side of King near Princess St
• The Duke of Wellington - British-style basement pub, on South side of Erb just to the West of King (also accessible from the parking lot to the South)
• Arabella Park Beer Bar - The editor's choice. A bit of a walk or a short cab ride away on Belmont/Union, but well worth it for their eclectic and ever-changing beer taps.

The 'pub of the night' for each night is as follows - see you there!

• Sunday - The Huether
• Monday - The Duke of Wellington
• Tuesday - none (conference banquet)
• Wednesday - Grad House
• Thursday - Abe Erb
• Friday - Beer Town