Tempo Food + Drink

A good reminder as to why we haven’t been here in several years.

Service was mediocre but it was dead when we first arrived and it started picking up only seemed to be two serving staff.

We seen on the menu they brought back potachoes and we use to like them so we gave them a try and asked for bacon on the side. What we got was chips, cheese and diced tomato and not layered either. They were missing the green onion were just very disappointing.

I got food poisoning from their “rice bowls”. The cause of food poisoning is literally contaminated food. I hope they get better at making sure the food they serve is clean. I’ve never reviewed a restaurant at all so this is my first time. I have to let people know that they might get food poisoning too. Be careful.

Had a rude waitress at breakfast. Ordered a caesar and was told no because they don't serve booze in the morning. So I asked for a virgin caesar and she audibly sighed. Got the caesar and it was among the worst I've ever had. Tasted like straight up tomato juice. My girlfriend got coffee and they never once came back to the table to refill. Food to 50 minutes to come out. Had to ask another server for water and coffee refill because we hadn't seen our server in ages. Food finally came out and the potatoes were extremely greasy and very hard. Everything else was just plain and bland. Had the breakfast poutine and girlfriend had the small breakfast. 50 minutes. Won't be back

Had the Banana Bread French Toast and it was absolutely delicious! Will definitely be back!

We stayed at the Barrington Hotel before and during the storms.the service was good for take out. We had the breakfast special and starbucks coffee a couple of times the week we were there and it was good value of the money. During the storm we has ordered a fish and it chips - unfrtunately it was too greasy and I could not eat it. The next night we decided to have dinner at the hotel since it was almost a lock down situation and it ended up they did not have most items on the menu and understandable die to the circumstances. The food was mediocre, what I did order and my sister ordered a chowder and it did not sit well in her stomach. It was disappointing but we knew the staff were pulling double shifts becasue i saw them at breakfast and then at dinner time.

We are in town for four days and have had poor experiences 2 out of 3 attempts at Tempo. On Friday we had a great experience, the food was tasty, the waitress was great and the service was quick.

On Saturday, when I went down for brunch they were closed. After a phone call, I learned that they where closed early due to staffing issues.

Today, my wife and I, went down for breakfast. After placing our orders; bagel and cream cheese for her and Eggs Benedict on gluten free toast for me, we received our juice and coffee. Then we waited, and waited. After three or four couples who were seated after us had ordered and gotten their food, we stopped the waitress and asked about our orders. Five minutes later, she walked by and said "It's being taken care of now. " She didn't stop to talk to us, and she certainly did not apologize.

A few minutes later my wife stopped her a asked to speak to the floor manager. Our waitress replied "I guess that's me". She continued to say that it was taking time to bring the water to a boil to poach the eggs.

It was nothing but deflections and avoidance of ownership of the problem. An honest apology would of calmed my wife a great deal.

My wife then said she wasn't sure if she to have breakfast any more and the waitress indicated that if we didn't want to stay, it was fine.

We chose to leave. In all a very dissatisfactory experience that left my wife in tears back in the hotel room.

Average food, average price, average service. Had to request water as this would otherwise not have been brought.

Started our day having breakfast here eggs, home fries back bacon and toast very reasonably priced and very good
Tonight due to rain we stayed in for dinner we both had the seafood chowder was amazing (a must have again before vacation is over) pan seared haddock and chicken linguini
to our delight everything was exceptional our server Aidon was such a nice young man and a pleasure to speak with. Well the seafood chowder was too good to pass up so tonight we both had the chowder again! That was all we needed to satisfy and of course a little chat with our server Sophie what a lovely young lady
Good job to the chef as well!

Breakfast restaurant in Barrington Hotel with reduced hours, but good service whenever open. We received good tips for our ungoing travel in NS.

The food in the restaurant was great. I have no complaints about that at all and our server was very helpful.however, one of the other servers (Tracy) was very short and rude to my wife and one-year-old child as they were walking around the restaurant at times. At no point was the baby unsupervised.essentially scolding my wife for letting the baby walk around the restaurant.as a restaurant that is driven primarily by the hotel that’s next-door one would think that this restaurant would be family friendly, but it seems that it’s not. Would not recommend bringing a family to this location for any reason.

Diner-style restaurant in the lobby of the Barrington Hotel. It's a convenient place to eat if you're staying in the hotel but I wouldn't say it's a must-go-to destination to eat in Halifax.

I was actually having a good time. Food was good for just a straight forward breakfast. Our server was pleasant. However, I had to leave a couple times with our toddler. All except for one occasion I had her in my arms when heading for the exit because I didn’t want to disturb others in the restaurant. When I returned i had her walking holding my hand when another waitress (Tracy) swiftly told me off and told me I could not have her in here on the ground. Honestly, I wouldn’t have mind if she had asked me to kindly pick her up, but she was absolutely rude and aggressive. Our server tried to back her up saying they were busy. If you can not conduct yourself professionally in a busy environment then your not cut out for it. There are much busier restaurants in Halifax. Our friends were shocked by her tone. I will most definitely not be recommending this place going forward to any of our visiting friends and family.

I'm glad after two years (covid) the full service restaurant has reopened. I like the atmosphere here as it's pretty big, with basic comfortable tables & booths, lots of natural lighting. Mostly new staff, all friendly and attentive. I had the avocado toast last week, which was simple and good. I can't finish the carafe of coffee that they bring, but some people would love that they'd definitely get their caffeine fix for the morning. Parking validated if you use the hotel lot. I'll be back here regularly.

Aug 2023: 7am breakfast on a sunny Thursday. We were probably the first customers of the day and remained only one of two tables taken the entire time, which made it very relaxing. Chatty, friendly server. I tried the breakfast sandwich, which is a pretty standard one on toast with lettuce, tomato, bacon, cheese (?), and a sauce that I can't recall, so may just be mayo. Nothing exciting, but nothing wrong with it in any way. Frozen seasoned home fries make the meal itself filling. My friend had the basic breakfast and loves his eggs almost burnt. This place made them to his liking, which is hard for many places to achieve for some reason.

Other than pad Thai, everything is good.
Regarding the pad thai, i srsly think they need to change the recipe because:
1/ this ain’t pad Thai: this is just a noodle dish that has curry sauce in it.
2/ The curry sauce is tasteless.
Atmosphere is amazing! Service is super good!

I wanted to buy some vine at 9.50 pm. But your restaurant was closed. Shame. Can you give for your customers normal shift of your work, because you must be open till 10 pm

Excellent food and service! Meaghan, our server, is experienced, attentive and knows the menu well. She was able to make great recommendations and accommodate our needs. A variety of price points to choose from. All around awesome.

I ordered the hot tempo, the toast and hash browns were excellent, and the sausage was good, however the egg was a tad undercooked.
My server, Lisa, was quick and very friendly!
I would recommend the breakfast here.

This Friday I ordered 12 wings and was not able to finish 3 wings. So I asked for a to go box. The new server at the bar told me that since it’s happy hour, there is no take out box. If I want, I have to put it in the to go taco box. Honestly I found it bit rude. The earlier lady at the bar used to be very friendly - check how is food and everything etc. Again these are small things which make the customer to return.

Our server Meagan was awesome, friendly and attentive. Food was very good, we went for burger bash and were not disappointed. Would definitely go back!