Reviews of Library Lounge (Winery)

Leonel Franco

Amazing food and service in a beautiful historical and cozy dining lounge. Prices were excellent, especially considering the quality of the experience. I'll definitely be returning.

Dx N

This is a lovely, restful area in the Hume Hotel with great service. Thoroughly enjoyed it there and would highly recommend.

Andrew Woodworth

Was fun and funky. Service was great and atmosphere was very cool. Food was average but difficult to know if this is the usual as we ate at a large buffet for mothers day.

Scott Fletcher

A real Gem! Surrounded by beautiful views in a historic building!!

K Black

Quaint atmosphere, exceptional food. The desert was out of the world. And personl thank you to Mia, who looked after our table. She helped to make the best selection out of the rich menu.

Melanie King

Beautiful old world bar with great cocktails and service, highly recommend.

John Hood-Fysh

Amazing food!!! Great place. Friendly, clean and fast service. Our servers were fantastic and knew the menu well. Their recommendations were delicious! Support local. A definite place to visit in Nelson.

Dennis Long

Amazing view, relaxing music, and a decent brunch. I did enjoy the place

Dirk Jonker

Good atmosphere with special attention to architecture and history. Seafood pasta was great with plenty of seafood in it. Good selection on menu.

James Baxter

Wonderful venue

Stephen Box

Always so cozy and inviting. Service with a smile!

Leslie Shirley

Always classy and great food too.

Kiara Lynch

Food was very good, as usual. Atmosphere was excellent. All staff wore masks and tables were spaced out for covid compliance.

Dyllan Lachelt

A Nelson institution. Great food, large portions, wonderful staff and talented musicians.

Mandy Petrie (Littlefoots)

Amazing cocktails

Miss S

The Library Lounge was dimly lit with a warm and inviting atmosphere. My wife had the Empress 75 (Canadian version of the French 75) and I had a couple of Moscow Mules. Both drinks were very good. Our waitress was polite and attentive. We'll go back next time we're in Nelson, BC

Kim Harley

Staffing issues were reflected in the quality of the food. Halibut was overcooked and tiny portions. It was a pity really because the place is quite nice and cozy.

Michael MacPhail

This is a nice place, the food is really good, I just wish they filled their glasses of wine more! Very little for what you pay.

Tyne Garvey

You can find the entrance to the caverns of Nelson under the trap door by table 5.

Evan Eckersley

Tasty food, copious amounts, perfect service, historic decor and great atmosphere, and all of that at, considering the location, a very competitive price. No brainer!

Thomas Silberer

Fantastic atmosphere

Jeff McNeal

Excellent wine and dinner with family

Ali Maleki Gargari

Beautiful little restaurant, with antique/vintage decor. The atmosphere was perfect for a date, or an evening chatting with friends. The food was excellent, as was the service. Lots of excellent vegetarian options, I had the mushroom ravioli and would highly recommend it.

Hz Stone

The. Desert though!!! Oh my what a great little place. The atmosphere is unique food was fantastic and the staff were friendly. I would definitely recommend a reservation for dinner!

William Lakusta

Great cocktails, amazing atmosphere & period correct styling ♡

Skyler Reis

Great

MacKenzie Ramsden

Excellent meal for a great price. Had the lamb and steak, it was certainly in the top ten of meals I've had. Great wine list with a good range of wines. Lovely atmosphere in a historic hotel. Friendly staff and very efficient.

Rebecca Plotnikoff

Great desserts

carmichael sylvie

(Translated) Very good food. Live music. The price is perfectly okay too (Original) Sehr gutes Essen. Live Musik. Der Preis ist auch völlig in Ordnung

Trevor Holsworth

Great ambience

Mark K

Every time we go somewhere other than the librart we regret it. This is our favorite Nelson restaurant by a landslide and we never get sick of it.The food is amazing! The staff are great, and never have to wait too long... not to mention the beautiful atmosphere, so cozy in the winter. Lots of vegetarian options too.

Chloé Chantal

Cutest little old heritage hotel bar I've been to in many years. Great service, lots of history, unique (try the Okonomiyaki 'Tokyo' fries) and delicious (when was the last time you felt you got enough black olives and feta on your Greek salad?) food - even live guitar. In my humble opinion Anthony Bourdain would have appreciated this place very much (and Nelson as well for that matter). I will absolutely come here whenever I'm in the area, love love loved it!

Calen Martens

Excellent service and great food. We were very happy with everything ❤

Purple Angel

Shared an all round excellent evening with my girl here. I can reccomend this place for wine, food and ambience.

Andrew Vliet

Lovely meal, friendly staff, acoustic guitar. Nicely done.

David Miller

Nice place. Expensive, and fills up fast. The food was pretty good.

Gael Milligan

Four of us had bloody Mary`s, we were all convinced were tomato juice on ice devoid of anything else including alcohol. We mentioned this to the waitress and she insisted (rather rudely) that there was alcohol in the drink and walked. A couple next to us heard us talking and mentioned they felt the same way and also made a comment to her, as with us she did nothing. Oh, his drink was a double, guess here that means they passed the bottle over the drink twice. If you drink here either order beer, wine or order your booze seperate.

Michelle Kirkwood

Nice staff. Good food. Good service.

Kevin

The food is excellent! The staff are some of the best in the industry. The atmosphere leaves you feeling at home in an upscale eatery. The Library Lounge is our go to date night choice

Karen Hanley

Excellent, as always

FUZE BOMB

The Library is just about the nicest ambience of anywhere I've been in the world. Dinner is great or just a glass of wine and listen to the live music. Great date or romantic location.

Amy Mae

Great food. Very friendly staff. Nice hotel.

Risa Lou

The mains were pretty good. The calamari is strongly to be avoided. Live music was really awesome but we were turned off that our server would walk away while she was talking...not close to friendly - the bartender picked up where she couldn't.

Karen Arnold

Cozy spot in Nelson with great food and drinks! The service was outstanding!

J Whitey

Jazz in my ears and a dirty gin martini in my hand. This place is a little haven.

Marc Baladi

Waitress was inexperienced, never came back after dropping food off with no cutlery,no coffee refills offered, not even a bill was given. Sat there after I finished eating for about half an hour just waiting for a bill. Literally avoided eye contact with me, so I walked over and asked if I could have my bill sometime today, and I was told that I'm supposed to go inside and pay like I'm supposed to know that. Last time

Ryan Jones

Love the atmosphere but find prices too high. Food is very average.

Eldon Fehr

We got the seafood fettuccine as well as the NBC fish & chips, it was a lot of food and both dishes were delicious. The price was reasonable and great service! Would recommend.

Jason

Really cool atmosphere with pretty good food.

Sara Scott

The Library lounge is located within the Hume Hotel. If you were looking for a place to drink a glass of wine or a pint of beer, I would head on down to the Library lounge. In there you get to experience the original hardwood flooring of the Heritage building and you may also be surprised with some live jazz music. Food menu is good and staff are very nice.

Kirk Chantraine

Very historical stop to Nelson. Classy lounge environment with fine wines and spirits . Sometimes they have small music venues. The crown of this jewel is the bar countertops itself is the original from the 1800's. Beautiful!!

Alexey Baboshko

My goodness I'm on work trip in Nelson found this place online. What a gem. Borscht was amazing cocktails and wine list super! My dinner was steak done nicely with a stunning mushroom jack Daniels sauce. Worth the trip to Nelson

Edward Cawley

Planned a ski trip to Nelson for our Valentine’s Day. Booked a reservation with the library at the Hume. Even had a nice conversation with the lady who booked our reservation about the live music that was playing. Showed up for our reservation and they moved us into the restaurant. The restaurant is very casual. Not at all what we booked. We were dressed for a nice dinner so we said no thanks and left. The staff were actually kind of rude. We ended up having a wonderful meal with fantastic service else where. So we couldn’t recommend this place to anyone.

Jim Orzel

Amazing atmosphere. Drinks were great.

willie sanders

Super friendly staff really good food always a good place to have a drink lots of History to the building that is over a hundred years old

Tazim Damji

Amazing decor with a very relaxed atmosphere. Live music was very charming. A definite must visit in Nelson.

Bill Lander

The pizza was great and the service was wonderful.

Terry Tiessen

Nice heritage lounge with small, shady patio (where we sat). I really loved the gluten free capicolla pizza, single was enough appie for four light eaters. The chai lemonade spike with gold tequila was refreshing and original. Just lovely place.

jeff ellefson

Excellent food and great atmosphere.

Julia Cedar

We had the ‘Chicken Cordon Bleu’ and the ‘8oz Filet Mignon’. It was served beautifully and perfectly cooked. Paired well with the available wines. We also had cocktails and sangria. Their drink menu is great. It was our honeymoon meal, and even though they didn’t do anything special for us, we still had a perfect meal with great ambiance and atmosphere. We would go back and definitely recommend as a safe option for those visiting Nelson. The food is going to be good!

Jody Ashdown

Great food and service

Zeb McClure

Very good cocktails and a nice chill space. The food looked ok but we didn't eat there. Quite an older crowd.

Kathleen Daly

Good food and good service

Shanny Rann

Beautiful place great service

Neil Turkington

Food was fantastic. Staff was great. Atmosphere was wonderful. Highly recommend this place to everyone. ????

After Hours Supply Co

Awesome service by a great Staff. Sunday brunch buffet was spectacular! Lots of great choices.

Judy Mulloy

The service here was quite enjoyable, but the drinks... not so much. Our lemon drop martini we ordered was missing something, and our Paloma seemed a bit off as well. Maybe just an off night.

Michael L

Awesome old school location. Tonnes of history and ornate furnishings also had an awesome piano player for our meal. Food was decent too.

Stacey Boden

Environment and atmosphere was more than excellent. Live piano was fantastic, but the food was lacking in flavor.

Kelsey McPhail

Wonderful place great ambiance and classy not to much though. The best borscht I've had in longer than I remember great place highly recomend

Jim Wilson

Live music was very pleasant. The decor is appealing and relaxing. Super friendly staff. The food is mediocre. Fried calamari were overcooked and there was very little calamari meat with mainly bread crumbs. Was there one year ago for the first time and food seemed to be better back then compare to this time.

Ivan Glaser

Cozy atmosphere, versatile menu.

Pixi Faery

A part of Nelson fine dining. Excellent food and top notch device. I was just there for the amazing prime rib. Must have the Guinness chocolate cake.

Bonita Wilkinson

So cozy in here. The dark and stormy packs a serious ginger punch that will kill the common cold...and the turtle cheesecake is insane.

Paul Cyr

Nice place and excellent food. We were staying at the Hume and had our first meal here while in Nelson. My wife had the salmon salad and I had the ahi tuna bowl. Service was great too. Highly recommend.

Brian Euerby

Exquisite interior, food was not too impressive though.

Yo Momma

Very nicely restored historic hotel with a great dining room. The food was delicious and the service had an appropriate level of attention.

Stephen Hunter

Excellent service, and the food was amazing as always! Great place :)

Marian

(Translated) Do not miss! Return in time guaranteed. (Original) A ne pas manquer! Retour dans le temps garantie.

Kyle Cassidy

Beautiful inside atmosphere inside Hume Hotel. Gorgeous vintage and antique furnishings. Vegan and vegetarian options clearly labelled on menu! The vegan bowl was so delicious! My friend ordered a vegetarian mushroom ravioli. Highly recommended - right off main Baker St in Nelson.

Christopher Yates

Extremely large menu with plenty of vegetarian and gluten free options. Staff are very friendly and accommodating to dietary restrictions. You may have to wait a while for your food as the kitchen services the different restaurants simultaneously. Thin crust pizza contains the same amount of cheese as the deep dish so certainty not authentic or appropriate for those with even the slightest sensitivity to dairy.

Jennifer Peters

Nice food, great atmosphere. Little pricey for a lunch.

justin ballard

Great pub, food, decor, music, staff, location, patio etc...

Mark Turner

Great lounge with a historic vibe. Laid back in style excellent service from the staff. Food is also very good and reasonably priced to top it all off.

Don Faust

Great jazz bar

Stewart Marsden

Would go back here tomorrow if I could. Incredible burger and soup combo with friendly service. Decided to come here after seeing great reviews and it lived up to expectations. Nice little fireplace too. Only downside was the refurbishment work being done which was noisy. That's no reason to give less than 5 stars though.

Donna Wright

Beautiful lounge for a drink

Sherry Bentley

I'm pretty certain that they make all the desserts on site, and they are awesome.

dcmccabe41

The Hume is a very nice hotel in Nelson from my experiances at Mike's Pub, The Library, and the western themed bar. I only briefly visited The Library for a poutine. It was nearly $11 for a single portion. The staff were nice and even gave me a break when I was short 50 cents for the poutine. I think this is the only restaurant in Nelson that serves a classic style poutine with fries, gravy, and cheese curds. I came here after being dissapointed that the dinner on baker street only served variations on the classic style poutine without gravey*. Come to The Library if you like a normal poutine with a fair portion size but a sort of high price. Beautiful Atmosphere.

Curtis S

Great atmosphere, great food, and the drinks are incredible!

Day R

Fantastic Food and Great Atmosphere! The drinks are so tasty not the regular super sugary drinks that you would get in a food chain everything tastes like everything is made in house! Have no complaints, this place is a must if you have never been! I will be back .

Troy Pennock

The food is amazing! Great ambiance and service.

Rudy D'Andrea

This was the best cherry pie I've ever had in my life and their Sunday Brunch is amazing. Love the atmosphere and the food!

Deena Simon

Great service and consistent pub food. Stay with the classics, like any burgers or the homemade borscht. Only order the Asian stir fry if you like sugary sauce. Desserts are scrumptious.

Oxana P

Had lunch and dessert at the Library Lounge, and was incredible impressed with both. The sandwich and soup of the day were flavorful, and a generous portion size. The dessert was excellent! Homemade Jack Daniel's pecan pie with ice cream cannot be recommended enough.

Chris Leeson

Took a short break from camping at nearby Kokanee Creek Provincial Park. The Angry Bee Pizza was excellent (thick and cheesy with unique flavours). My wife enjoyed Black Truffle Sacchetti and Chile Like Brussels sprouts and all were Amazing. Only down side is we sat outside and the road noise was a bit much with mid summer traffic.

Grant Bracken

Love the old fashioned elegant atmosphere of this restaurant. Staff are knowledgeable, friendly and attentive. Good and wine were spot on.

Clever Girl

Lovely food and setting.

Shawn Beck

Great ambiance. We just had dessert, really good

Howie Hyssop

Great venue.....good food.....

Janette Todoruk

Very good food. Recommend reservations at peak time

Lora Harris

Good food, great atmosphere!

Julia Jankowski

It was unfortunate that my family and I chose to eat here this morning. The burger buns were soggy and not brioche as they were supposed to be. The toppings were, well I don't know what they were, only what they were supposed to be. The avocado smash was clearly prepared long before being thinly spread on the unflavored and dry sourdough, and the steak was charred and overcooked. The only reason I'm giving it two stars instead of one is that it's not the worst thing I've ever eaten.

Chad Sommerfeld

Like a step back in time to a more relaxed dining experience! Highly recommended.

Megan Hackett

Nice evening quiet meal.

Corey Kruchkowski

Great food Great service

Cth Zierp

Amazing old school comfy swanky vibe with little oil lamps at each table that you can adjust. Fancy cocktail and mocktail menu, always top notch service!

Chanel Griffin

One of my family's favorite places to go over the years for a great one-on-one chat. Local lounge musicians are often playing in the evening and comfortable seats. The fireplace is so cozy in the winter and the menu is great.

Jay Carson

Fantastic Location, ambiance, service, food, & prices! How can it get any better than this? Definitely a must!

Byron Vasecka

We had dinner there twice in 3 days. The ahi tuna bowl was excellent. They were very accommodating and friendly. Would go back next time we're in Nelson.

Asha DeLisle

Cool spot, comfy booths, and quick service. Stopped in for some dessert and a night cap before bed and my friends and I were pleasantly surprised by the chill vibe. Very enjoyable.

Dave T

Fantastic decor and solid knowledge of cocktails! They made drinks that we could take up to our room also.

Dave Bond

We sat outside. Was checked on regularly (we were the only ones outside). Food was delicious!

Lori Silcher

Great hang. Good food. Good prices. I enjoyed being there with my friends.

Hazel Forrester

Tuna poke bowl was excellent