The Dip Pool Bar & Grill - Fredericton

The pool is very cold, but on a hot day, who cares? It could be cleaner during the week, but on weekends, it is well-maintained.

There are three dining options within the hotel. Due to the cold and rainy weather, the outdoor patio was closed for the evening.

I have owned restaurants in Halifax for 20 years and I am not very particular about service. Prior to that, I was a bartender for 15 years. The service here tonight has been poor.

Our evening started with waiting 15 minutes to get a drink and 45 minutes for food. All of our food was horrible especially the Pad Thai. I sent mine back only for it to come back after everyone else's food was gone and it was even worse. All four people in our party tried it and we all agreed that it was inedible. Our waitress then sent the manager over who was very apologetic and open to our constructive criticism. We would not eat dinner here again.

We had a burger and a chowder. The food was ok. But the scenes of chaos that is ruling this restaurant are the real reason to go. We counted at least 15-18 staff, but I can imagine why many reviews indicate a long waiting time. we observed waitresses going from one corner to another, food ending up on the bar as nobody knew where is should go. staff meeting friends and immediately start serving them, totally ignoring other guests. There was a mountain of dirty dishes in front of the bar that everybody deliberately ignored it. The guy bringing the food from the kitchen had no place to put it anymore. On multiple occasions we saw staff walking into the back empty-handed and return, empty-handed again. People waiting to be seated by the host, stopped waiting and occupied empty tables, but were send back again by staff, only to return to the same table 5 minutes later by the host, who had been busy waiting tables at the other end of the restaurant. do not get me wrong, we enjoyed ourselves watching all of this happen, we were not in a hurry and the waitress working on our table was very efficient and helpful. But if you like watching other people and find all of this hustling and bustling amusing; this is the place to go.