Reviews of The Sal (Restaurant)

Tumelo

Staff very friendly food was ok.

Ryan Kennedy

Best tacos in Thunder Bay!!! Always worth the drive from County Fair!!

Matt Caccamo

Great food. Excellent fish chips and gravy. Good service too.

Scott Hendry

Seems like a greasy spoon place but is very tasty with some great history.

Fanny Tran

Awesome food and service????

Sean Bonazzo

Service

Joy Vanasse

Had some burgers and the meat tasted rotten. Wont go back and will not recommend. Place went downhill since the new ownership.

David Paterson

Great service, great tasting food, attentive and friendly servers, lunch was quick and easy.

The Kasper Show

I mao-ed all the fish tacos

Danielle LeRossignol

Super yummy, fast, and affordable

Don Vanasse

Server was very friendly. Food was delicious and quick. will definitely be back????

Kaylyn

Dine in

Mark White

Jalapeño poppers were delicious and the gyro was very filling. Excellent lunch overall. There is indoor and outdoor seating available.

Carolyne Leroux

No bells, no whistles, just simple good homemade food. ****Edit to review*** My thoughts on the food are the same, however, I took my wife for lunch and we ordered 2 entres and I was charged for my waters (tap water) I won't go back now.

L RC

Amazing food . Wow

Cody Angus

Awesome

Sean Irwin

A great burger and really good fries and gravy! The Coney sauce on the burger had a hint of cumin or masala spice that really hit and the bun was very soft. The staff were friendly and the Sal has such a good hometown feeling to it that it puts you at ease while you eat. I don't make it out to Westfort much, but the Sal is definitely a reason to visit more ????

Peder Olsen

The food is really good here

Sue Tait

Great coffee & lunch!! Excellent, friendly Westfort service. Check them out!

Jordan Miller

Food is awesome

B W

Home made burgers!!! Gravy to die for! And 4$ imported beer! What more could you ask for!?

Derek Z

Good food. Friendly service. Nice decor. Bathrooms small and not so nice.

Kyle Benkowski

As soon as you walk in you feel a huge westfort welcome. The staff is friendly and attentive, the deals are great, and the food is absolutely AMAZING. The Sal is my go to place when I like to enjoy a filling meal and save a bit of coin. Eating local done right! Thank you to the staff at the Sal for always giving me a great experience!!!

malory parker

Great tasting food

Erik Pylvainen

Nice place for a meal.

Tyler Martin

Good service and the food was great. With covid restrictions the patio was full and space was limited inside. They did a good job following covid restrictions and providing the proper health measures.

Cee Irony

Service and food and atmosphere were positively amazing!!Highly recommended

Tracy Charron

Great food, friendly service. Very clean. Pitchers of beer $13 . Crazy good deal.

Al Wray

Excellent food, excellent service. Been there a few times and I've always been very satisfied.

Elysha Blacker

Was pretty bummed out last time I went. Watched the one server check on everyone else but us after we were done our meal. We still wanted dessert but consistently watched the server check on everyone else but us and after 20 minutes we left.

JP DUCKETS

Great prices and always impressed with the fish tacos! Best in town...

Kathy Martin

Good meals, great service. I often give their gift cards for Christmas.

Steve Elrick

Always a good meal, never had a bad experience here in my life.

Alicia Mayo

It's a sandwich place, no real meals

The Canadian

Went here on the recommendation of a friend. The food was alright but we were a little disappointed as the friend raved about it. We've been to many locally owned restaurants that we would return to however The Sal will not be one of them.

Ben J

Meal type

Wendy Seabrook

Great food and well managed.

Ellen Davis

We've been going here almost every other month. Great food. Great service. Can be busy at times when they have specials so be prepared. Fish and chips are a main dish. Make sure you get extra tartar sauce. I would like to make an amendom to this review. I had the pleasure of the owner in my vehicle as a rideshare driver. He and his friends drunkenly took me for a ride around the bay and when the time came to pay up, they stiffed me on the tip. If I ever go there again no waitress will ever be tipped by me for their service and they can blame their boss for that. Great to be young and entitled. Thanks Arron!

Charlene Greaves

Amazing food. Fish tacos are top-notch!

Prince Joseph

Friendly service. Great food.

guillaume comeau

Great pulled pork tacos!

Diane Tracey

Service is fantastic food is wonderful

Alisia Cameron

Great staff hood food

Kris Stajkowski

Waited 20 mins for service and never got it. Walked out and probably never coming back.

James Collins

We went for Sunday breakfast. We were delighted with the friendly service and atmosphere. The staff was well aquainted with proper handling of gluten free food (for celiac) and prep. They had gluten free bread available. The food was well prepared and delicious, we really enjoyed the experience

Harrison Schan

The Fish taco,s rock

Ryan Moore

Always good food from here. Buffalo chicken tacos (and all of their tacos) are 10/10. Highly recommend.

Derrick Leduchowski

Service

Avionics Engineering

Awesome. Great service. Home cooked meals with flavour. Just what we needed

Annalicia Kaban

Excellent, so much food ,grave should go in the best gravy in the world category. Nuuummmy

RTC Construction

Excellent food and service

Vincent Knight

Fast friendly service tacos are awesome

Blair Hancharik

Excellent burgers and fries, and great service!

TW

Still lots I want to try but haven't managed to veer away from their delicious fish taco's yet! Friendly staff with great attitude and hard work ethic

Stephen Hurrell

Hidden Gem in Westfort Village. Fantastic food. Great atmosphere and service!!

R

Great food and service.

Louisa Longford

Omgoodness k. Very friendly staff! Great service! Food was awesome just classic but cooked to perfection! Not to mention they have gluten friendly options! They can do thier burgers on the gluten free bread they have as well as thier sammies! Amazing selection of local beers, great location for Westfort area! Clean and great atmosphere! Go Thunderbay this is truly an iconic place!

Tom Auger

The Sal offers up delicious diner fare in the heart of Westfort. Be sure to add fries as a side to whatever order because they’re some of the best out there.

paromanin

Always great food and service . Best fish tacos in town

Disturbed1ru

Good food and very friendly service!

Robert Tomato

Lunch

Zach Dokuchic

What can you even say about The Sal that hasn't been said before. It's a wonderful local diner that really gives you the hometown feel. Great food, awesome staff and a wonderful time to be had almost anytime you show up here.

EDWARD MICKELSON

Pleasant -good service-good food.

Jay Kruzliak

Absolutely incredible food! One of the best restaurants in this city in my opinion!

Sean M

Great guest service. Amazing food.

Lesley Forgues

Awesome food and service as usual ???? ????

Angela Thérèse

Great service and delicious food. Going back soon for more.

Benjamin Potvin

cozy, friendly, portions are a bit small but tasty, desserts are scarce and expensive. they need a leading meal on their menu to attract attention to their location

Dillon Baratta

Food and service was great. Its in a place of the city you normally would not go. Giving it an extra charm. Great place to go for burgers and fries.

Kaitlyn Compton

Service and food were both amazing! Thank you for such a great experience!

Andy Paulusma

Dine in

Warren Graham

Good food and good people!

CARRI Poole

Dine in

philipp keller

Good local breakfast

Jr Mckinnon

Food, customer service and atmosphere are top notch!

Peter Cloidt

Always a treat. Great menu. Good portions and terrific value. Service is top notch. They have a deck next door as well if you prefer to enjoy the summer weather. Fantastic service and food was quick

Kristy Park

Lunch

Corbet Arnott

Decient portion sizes The monte cristo and the burger nip were pretty underwhelming and cold But the Battered Fish and Tartare sauce made up for the loss The fries were quite soggy but we got them replaced Staff was nice and the environment was nicely decorated with local art The BLT was a BLT

Donna Skinn

What a sweet spot! Great food with better service.

Trevor Carr

elevated retro. some oldies on the menu and some new additions. all are good! fantastic breakfasts!

Kyle Hansen

Delicious food, amazing service! Cannot wait to go back!

Amma Poku-Dapaah

Delicious breakfast and great service.

Joe C

A nice little diner in a cozy location in Westfort. The food is never disappointing and it's affordable! Returning to re-review: we continue to go to The Sal very frequently and not once have we had a poor meal. I brought my (picky pants) dad here from out of town and he loved it and says he craves their Monte Cristo all the time. They have something for everyone and some of my favourite are their fish and chips, Mac and cheese bites, clubhouse sandwich and of course, the Monte Cristo. I've been for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and I am literally never disappointed. I see no issue with using no name stuff, it's the same as brand name stuff just at a cheaper price so I say, for a business that is still in the stage of building itself up, more power to ya! Kind of sad about the decision to remove cucumbers in Greek salad though, that one doesn't quite make sense! I don't know what I'd do without the Sal :)

Ken Eng

Great food. Fast service

Doug Mclean

The portions are too big even for heavy eaters

Pam Sprickerhoff

Local institution in Westfort Village. Always worth a visit. BEST FISH AND CHIPS in Thunder Bay

Ray Habel

Great little place. The menu is near perfect, offers somthing for everyone. The beer selection is bang on with local brews aswell. Owner is super nice person and the waitresses are super friendly and welcoming.

Sabrina Larivière

Great food, great staff... ????

Allan Hope

Great breakfast tacos!!

Tammy Artymko

Great Cat Fish!

Jacob Galon

Such awesome food and staff!

Timothy Irish

Best place ever

Mary Deswiage

Awesome food

Dolores Taddeo

Amazing service and the staff were very polite and attentive.

The Ben

I don't remember if we went here.

Adam

Great service, great food

Kyle Farquhar

Been here several times and never fails to satisfy. Great portions and prices. Food always tasty!!

B B (B.B)

Great little diner.

Sherri Scholz

The new-look Sal is a stunner. Surprisingly big selection to choose from. Fish tacos were next level. Great to see a Westfort staple rejuvenated. Will definitely be back.

Sandra Spencer

Buddy from my work ordered us lunch and it was the best food I've had in a long time! Cant believe I haven't been here before. Crispy chicken and poutine was 10/10

Dale Bolton

Cozy atmosphere, beyond delicious food, and servers who are very friendly. The Sal is a fantastic place to eat and could truly be called the heart of Westfort.

Peter Shepstone

Nice. I'm poor and this is a good choice.

Mike Amos

Went for breakfast last week. Great meal and service. Went this week, toast was cold, butter not melted and only a patch in the middle. Medium Poached eggs totally over cooked and hash browns, more black than brown. Seems to be good every second time we go. No consistency. Went again Tuesday, open sign was showing but it was closed. Something to watch for!

Peter Anderson

When my wife and I were staying in thunder bay for an extended period, we ate here quite a bit. The food was great and the service was excellent. Ate there frequently!! Prices were reasonable also.

Harley Legarde-Beacham

Excellent fish tacos. I didn't know a fish taco could taste so good. Their Greek salad is very good and I loved that they bring a big bottle of dressing to your table!

Jacqueline THORPE

Went there today for breakfast. The building is very nice, beautifully renovated. Service was good, fast and friendly. But the food is lacking in overall quality. I noticed they use no name everything which really sealed my decision not to return. No Name PAM on the grill, grossed me out. No name syrup, no name butter, no name juice, no name peanut butter and jam, etc. I had the hangover breakfast with 3 eggs, 2 fresh toast, bacon and breakfast potatoes. The eggs were supposed to be over easy but they were loaded with grease and snotty. I noticed the woman at the table next to me didn’t even touch her eggs and left them on her plate when they left. The French toast were tiny for a restaurant. The coffee was not good. Didn’t hit the spot. The bacon was of poor quality, with no flavor and dripping with grease. In fact, my plate was left with a pool of grease at the bottom. The potatoes were hard on the inside and had no flavor whatsoever. Overall I would rate the food experience as a 6 out of 10. I wouldn’t return. Their food standards were just too low in my opinion. When I am paying good money for a restaurant breakfast I expect brand name items and quality ingredients. When I saw the cook spraying the grill with no name PAM, and the waitress pouring apple juice from a yellow No Name carton, that was the nail in the coffin for me. It tells the patron that they aren’t worth buying quality ingredients for and that is the impression I had when I noticed all these poor quality items being used. The prices were not too bad but for the quality you get it should be cheaper. I’m willing to pay more for quality brand name food. I wouldn’t recommend this restaurant because they don’t seem to value quality, which is vital to someone craving a tasty experience. Everything about the restaurant was perfect except for the food, which is the cash cow of a restaurant and MUST be top notch, and sadly, this restaurant doesn’t value top notch food.

jeremy dyck

Great food, friendly service and decent prices. Luv The Sal

Chris Beckett-Brown

Nice cozy place to eat. I had the hot turkey sandwich; liked it. I didn't care about the pancakes though.

Aaron Guthrie

Great local dinner... good food good service

Paul L

Awesome food. Would stop in again next time I'm in town

Angela Muloin

Their food is amazing and if you like gravy theirs is magical.

Loretta Mckelvie

Very good, reasonably priced, friendly staff.

Hope Kempe

Excellent food and service every time!

patti robertson

Our breakfast had some bad bread but the staff waived the one meal. Im sure i swallowed the evidence on the other.

James Bond

We had gone to an estate sale in the area and I decided to stop by The Sal. Atmosphere was nice and the service fast and friendly. Every table was full. We had the greek salad an club sandwich with a hot turkey sandwich and fries. Shared a Caesar drink. All was really good. Highly recommended.

Angela Bayes

The food is great.. simple, almost home cooked flavours in a cozy "everyone knows your name" kind of atmosphere. The fish is amazing, the burgers are juicy, the Rueben sandwich is so darn good....and the prices are amazing. Just go there....you will return.

Lovelee Sarah

Cute little place.

Alyssa Miller

Meal type

Kim Radl

Great food and service

Bern Cullen

Awesome food, friendly service

Sheilava Amos

Loved their burgers here....reasonable priced.

O8’Kota

Great service, tasty and homemade food, clean. Win!

Don Sutherland

Great food, in a lovely downtown area. They do some upper level food without making it look all 'uppity'. Definitely a place you can go to with your folks, or your kids... or as we've done a few times, with everybody.

Craig Nesbitt

If you want a good basic burger and fries, come to the Sal. Nothing fancy, just what you need for a quick fix.

Trisha Deswiage

Such a great restaurant, delicious and reasonably priced breakfast And they also make a great burger.

Bobbi England (Robbie)

Great meal and good prices

Matthew Tilbury

Lunch

Camsquantch Dalton

An awesome little hole in the wall restaurant to go to in the Westfort village. The food here is always excellent

Mattison Carr

Decent little place. The staff was ok, but for the quality of what you get I find it to be quite expensive. I've been 3 times since they opened and have yet to be impressed.

Daxen None

This place is truly a Hidden Gem!

ina chomyshyn

Yummo food

Stephanie Prinsen

it has a nice local ambience, great food on a simple well executed menu. imaginative, great variety....never had less than a very good meal...usually excellent. friendly, knowledgeable and hardworking staff. every meal has been a taste treat and a great experience.

Wayne ER

Been here twice for breakfast. The food is not very good. Portion sizes are small. The cooks don't do well with customized requests. I e extra cheese. My kids pancakes were hard and dry. The servers didn't seem to care about feedback either.

kelly sentance

No atmosphere, no fine decor. Just home cooking. Had an awesome grilled cheese sandwich on white bread just what I wanted. Service was great. On street parking. Child friendly.

Darryl MacArthur

Excellent food and service! The staff here was extremely polite. They offer indoor dining and the patio. Fish n' Chips were the best I've ever had because I'd never had such thick Fish n' Chips before. Caught write out of Lake Superior. Very big portions as well. Korean Chicken Tacos were also great!

prettinpnk4

I just went for the first time and was completely blown away. The service was fast and friendly. The food was diner food (which I actually love anyway), but at a level of quality that is almost impossible to beat. I am really looking forward to eating there again!

James Sepeda

Food and service is excellent. I'm a trucker and eat in restaurants all the time so I'd know. I highly recommend this place.

Stacy Holm

Great food and great service

Bobbi Borutski

First time visit but definitely will be going again and again!

Julie Desjardine

Good home cooking! Amazing new food ideas! Great service! Delicious to the very last bite. And dessert.... *drools* Definitely a great spot to eat for any meal.

Joe Milks

Awesome!

Gordon Moorey

Excellent experience, as always. Comfortable setting, amazingly friendly staff, approachable menu and tasty food!

Christy Radbourne

Food and service were good.

Ken D

We were just passing theough Thunder Bay and we happened on this place by chance. After eating here, I can say that there was great food and great people. Highly recommend as a place to check out. It makes me consider moving to Thunder Bay just so I can come back. The fish tacos are amazing! They were filling and well portioned. Can’t really say enough about this place. It’s small and looks like a neighborhood joint.

Claudia Stein

Meal type

Andrew Wronowski

Love the tacos!!!!

Donna Butcher

Casual sit down diner style food. Service was good coffee was ok . Went in for a hamburger nip with mash it was ok not great. Would go again if prices reflected quality but as is will pass. This was my 4th time eating here and they have improved a bit since the revamp.

Gary Sambray

Love this place.

Miranda Prout

Good food and nice and clean

myles Hannah

Always great

Jim Palmer

Great food good pricing

Katie Gruen

First time eating there, was terrible, my burger tasted like it was bad meat, I ordered clubhouse to go and that was a joke looked and was size of normal sandwich and when biting into it , it just slide apart, very disappointing, the only good thing there was the friendly waitress

Rez Life

Great fish and chips.

Rhode Macgregor

Service

Blair DeCorte

Love, love, love. Food and service exceptional!

natalie hache

Mint! Try the tacos.

Jeremiah Pelley

Really good. Will go there again

Diane Wallis

The best diner!

Kylie Watson

Inexpensive quality good home cooked grub

Cheryl Johnson

Great food Good portions and pricing