Strikers Bar & Grill

Wonderful location in the heart of Powel River. Such a cool place. Pub + Bowling Alley. Hell yeah!!!

I love that Persephone Brewing has acquired this business and has brought their Sunshine Coast community vibes here. Looking forward to what the future brings!

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We stopped here for lunch after our paddling trip. Most of us had burgers and beer of one sort or another and everyone was happy with their selections. Mine was large and juicy, just what I was craving. The atmosphere inside is a bit dated, but we ate on the deck outside and enjoyed ourselves. The washrooms were clean and the service was very friendly.

I am rating the food and not the establishment. With that out of the way, my wife, Dea and I have been coming to Powell River (henceforth referred to as PR) regularly for 11 years now and we had yet to visit Strikers. We aren't bowlers and the look of the place from the street didn't advertise as a fabulous eating experience to us. We figured, we're we to tromp up the short steep hill and steps to check it out, that we'd find a well used 5 pin bowling alley that might have been built in the 60s or 70s joined with a sports bar from the same era populated with regulars of a mostly old timer vintage playing pull tabs or KENO, maybe both, and catching up on the day's events with friends or the staff. So, imagine our surprise when reading this year's Best of PR edition of the Powell River Living magazine, where the magazine comes up with dozens of categories for the community to vote on, ranging from Cleanest Public Washroom to nicest Real Estate Agent to Grumpiest PRian (apparently this was a contentious category and was excluded this time around due to the 3 winners not likely to take it as a compliment. I bet they know who they are.) From best BlackBerry patch (yup, they take their blackberries very seriously in PR) to Best Home Cook (congrats Orion Lenis and Vickie Forward! I want to test your wares.) It's an amazing publication which Dea and I enjoy greatly, but back to the point. Imagine our surprise when Strikers won the Best Burger category and placed 3rd in the Best Local Cocktail category with its Caesar! Dea knows how much I love burgers and we both love caesars. We decided we now had to try this place out. So, on our anniversary, part of which we spend hopping among our favourite establishments along Marine, eating or favourite dishes and drinking our favourite drinks, we decided to add Strikers to our trundle. Amazingly or maybe not so amazingly, it was exactly as we envisioned. It seemed to us that this was where joy and wonder went to die. We almost left, but the pub area, which was separated from the bowling lanes and pool tables, was clad in 1970s wood veneer, had a u-shaped bar backing against the kitchen door and contained enough square footage to be tended by 4 comfortably. Say what you want about 70s wood panelling, it is warm and with the couple handful of regulars it gave off a bit of an English pub vibe. It was a 70s pub in good nick. Initially, we were just going to try the caesar, but when that turned out to be soooooo good we decided to look at the menu. The menu was entertainingly designed and you could start to see where the soul of Strikers lives. While Dea ordered her staple Mac and Cheese, I grabbed the Classic Burger. We waited, chatted with the guy next to us at the bar. He was old(er) and commented on how he'd yet to try the burger. Given he and the server were on a first name basis, like she seemed to be with most everyone there, that wasn't terribly heartening. I want to take a quick moment to spotlight our server. She was "boss". Look it up in Urban Dictionary. We loved her and she told us people only bought the caesar if she was going to make it. I can't fault that thinking at all. She was fabulous. The burger arrived with a knife sticking out of it, a display I've seen at a few joints and one I enjoy. The burger looked good. Juicey and patty to bun ratio was satisfactory. I picked it up and bit. I was silent the whole way through. I had no time to mince words. I was in heaven. I now knew the truth - Joy and Wonder didn't die in the bowling lanes or on the pool tables at Strikers, they are sucked into the kitchen and reduced down into their purest form then lovingly crafted into this burger. Incredible. The patty could stand on it's own. It requires no toppings. I've run in to this 3 times in my burger eating career. But the sum of its parts was fantastic. Juicy, smoky, and the bun did not fall apart at any point. I hate it when the bun fails and you end up with burger stew on the plate. This is why you go to Strikers. I rate this burger 450 points.

Haven't had their food yet since do unfortunately cannot cator to my wife's allergies here but bartender was on point. Drinks were delicious. Pool was a lot of fun. Can't wait to go bowling here too. :) Keep up the great work guys.

The food is always good here - a renovation is overdue but the service is exemplary!

We asked the server if we ordered steak bites if the cook could chop them up real small and add them to the Nachos it was soooo good!!(minus the jalapeños)
The server told the cook how many people and the both of them made sure the order was shareable. Awesome experience 👏 😊😊

The food was fantastic. Fish & chips were perfect, the chicken Cesar was also fantastic it was grilled with lots of bacon, chicken. My parents had the wings and said they were the best wings they've had in a long time. They said that they would eat here more often.

First time going to Strikers after work dinner and drinks, fantastic service by Vicky, her drink suggestions were spot on! I think they were called Lime Rickys, So delicious 😋 amazing service, friendly atmosphere, loved it we will be back! Thanks Vicky!

In my top 3 places to eat in PR.

Got salt n pepper wings, fish n chips and a Irish Whiskey burger. Delicious! Friendly staff and quick food!

Being from Vancouver bc this was a cool place to eat and drink. Staff bartender was great. Only issue is it closed at 8.pm
Small town for you. Will be back. The big crunch looks AWESOME

Had the Fully Loaded Caesar Salad and the Honey Hot Wings. Food and service were great. There was a lot that caught my eye on the menu so I plan to be back.

This place has great burgers, we had the Inferno ,and the Mayhem burger and they were both delicious, you had better enjoy spicy food if you want to go with the Inferno . The service was great here and it wasn't that busy so service was fast too . There is also a bowling alley here as well as pool tables ,it's s good place for a night out !

Some of the best wings I've ever had and service was fantastic. Very friendly and reasonably priced. 10/10 would recommend

The poutine is awesome 👌

Aewsome food great service will definitely be back , there noodle bowls are so yummy and there bruschetta is to die for. Keep up the good work

Extremely good food. Great curbside pickup service and amazing desert display. Very deadly...

Amazing food and the servers are attentive and quick!
Great place to grab a beer and sit on the patio with some appies in the summer!

Such yummy burgers. Have tried all and they're all delicious. Cabtbeven choose a favourite. Friendly staff too 😊

Great service, but really busy for just 1 person working poor girl could really use some support the restaurant was full