A&W

Reviews

• Briana B.

  star star star star star_border 13 June 2026

  A&W is my fast food burger place of choice, due to their hormone free meat.  There are only two burger places in the city that offer this (that I know of), being A&W and Flip Burger.
  
  I travel from another part of the city to go to this specific A&W.  As with most of being who frequent fast food places, we all know that orders get messed up quite a bit.  This A&W is the most consistent in getting my order correctly.  Unlike some of the other locations, this one has never run out of ingredients or told me that I couldn't have poutine since there was "no gravy on."
  
  I still miss the old fries which were crispier and in my opinion better.  I do find with the new fries many of the locations do not cook them long enough and they are soggy within minutes.  This happens on occasion here - but certainly not frequently.
  
  This will continue to be my location of choice.

• Justin D.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 1 June 2026

  I thought I would give this Woodside location another try, it was around 17:30 on a Sunday.  One would think the food would be fresh, at least during supper time, although they were not busy on this occasion.  So the bun and toppings were fresh, but sadly the burger was lukewarm and dry.  This is what happens when food sits too long.  A&W probably has standard guidelines for how long a burger is allowed to sit from the time it is cooked until it is served.  To the owners and management here: THERE IS A REASON FOR THESE GUIDELINES.  Do I honestly have to append my order with, "Oh, and, could you please cook me a fresh burger??  I can wait."  Come on.
  
  I'm a big fan of A&W -- when it's fresh and cooked properly.  If you want a hot and fresh A&W burger, you'll have to go to another location unless this one happens to be very busy, then you might get lucky.  There are several excellent ones in HRM, curiously the best ones are operated by the same owners: Bedford, Halifax Airport, Mic Mac Mall and one more ( Chain Lake Dr., I think?)

• Anthony P.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 31 May 2026

  Today I received very poor customer service. I visited this location and enjoyed my lunch. I had finished my lunch and was very excited to use a coupon that I had on my phone. The instructions on the coupon were very clearly labeled. I used the coupon and got the Small coffee and the apple turnover. After paying I realized that I had been over charged. Realizing this was a very simple mistake I politely returned to the counter and explained my situation. At the counter the not so very nice A&W employee immediately said that I had paid the correct amount. Puzzled with her response, I further explained the coupon had stated $1.99 plus tax for the purchase however I had been charged $2.85 taxes in. She then tried to re-explain the coupon details once again saying that I had paid the correct amount originally. This experience would have been much more positive if the employee wasn't focused on trying to justify the original charge rather then understanding my point of view on the matter. She decided it was time to speak to her manager who had agreed that the coupon was originally scanned incorrectly. She returned to the counter with this information, opened the Register for the cash and told taken 55 cents and handed to me. No apology for the mistake, there was no "Have a nice day" just simply "there's your 55 cents".  I should also mention that I had originally purchased with debit and I was owed 56 cents. I understand that many people will read this and think "55 cents?" I too almost left without speaking with the employee. However at the end of the day I overpaid and deserved the refund for what I had overpaid.

• Dale K.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 31 May 2026

  I went for breakfast on my way to work.  They opened late because "they weren't sure of the time"

• Ed E.

  star star star star star_border 29 May 2026

  Ok most you may not believe this but read on...
  
  I was craving a burger and BAM, I saw A&W.  For a franchised business it's the most homie style burger joint I've seen to date.  Theses burger places area popping up like apartment buildings, and you can't walk out of there without spending 15-20$!  What ever happened to the 5$ burger meal with a drink?
  
  Anyway, the burgers at A&W look almost like the pictures in the advertisement, it taste fresh and homemade.  It's not messy or all over the place, the root beer was served in a large frosted mug which made it just that much more delicious.  The fries were average fries but still good.  They also have Hellman's mayo! serious? yup!
  
  For a meal under 10$ in a fast food burger joint it was great.  The service was helpful and patient with my indecisiveness that day, the atmosphere was chilled, and relaxing, and the food was delicious, so good that I compare it to all these burger joint opening up in the city.
  
  For the record, nothing beats my homemade juicy Lucy (recently changed to the cheesy Ed)
  
  Definitely recommended.