Jamie L.
Yelp
Recent visit this week to 7 Devils with my daughter.
7 Devils use to be my friends & family go to place whenever we wanted to eat out, which would be sometimes 1-3 or 4 times a month, however we've been so disappointed since their menu change and hardly ever go now which is sad as the restaurant is beautiful and Ive always loved the vibe, I've been a patron since they first opened. I felt they took pride previously in using "local" as they advertised. To me 7 Devils has always had that pub feel and the dishes they served matched that vibe for me with the fried tuna dish, poutine, tuna melt, chicken bites, and grabbing a beer, basically literally everything on their old menu. However since their menu change we hardly even want to eat or spend money there. They removed the poutine made with local cheese curds and house made gravy to nachos and nacho fries?? Removing many of the original dishes they opened with that made the food pairing with their beer a place we wanted to return to again and again. Now you can get tacos & nachos, which I can get so many places in town, soup and/ or salad, some sandwiches, etc. Personally feel their food menu does not fit the vibe of the restaurant. With fries, side salad, red potatoes and veggies being replaced with tortilla chips. Perhaps a way to cut costs and focus on their Waterfront restaurant? Now the kids chicken meal costs $9 for three small, and when I say small they are extremely small pieces of chicken and tortilla chips, for a kids meal. To me it's strange to get tortilla chips with chicken strips, especially for a kids meal, my daughter left hungry. I had the Banh mi which I tried previously and it had been absolutely delicious before, however on this visit the pork was so very dry even the sauce didn't help it, it wasn't as spicy with the jalapeños, maybe had one or two of them on there, there was no love in making the food. Somethings changed and it's sad to see one of my friends and family's favorite restaurants be a place we no longer desire to go to, the food doesn't drive us there, maybe a beer but who wants to go to a place to just grab a beer and not have a snack? Especially when there are other options that have nachos and tortilla chips, tortilla chips that are free at all Mexican restaurants in town, you need to stand out and have delicious want to come back food and fare. I asked if the poutine would ever return and was told no since a restaurant up the street decided to do poutine they did not want to compete??? But having tacos and nachos like many restaurants in town isn't competing? I was told word is the poutine is awful at this "other" place, so then please 7 Devils just bring it back. I get it restaurants need to change menus. But if things are popular and make people who are paying customers want to come to your place of business and support you again and again please listen to them. I've talked to many people who also agree. I feel this affects their business. I've noticed in the few times I've gone during what should be a busy lunch time is not as busy as it use to be previously, maybe a coincidence?