Lazy Flamingo - Hamilton

Located in the Hess Village which is not far from downtown (i.e convenient). Stopped by for a casual beer with some friends to catch-up. Good atmosphere. Fun patio and live music.

Five of us went for lunch on a lazy Sunday afternoon. The waitress was confused at times, but the food came fast and it was ok tasting. One of us had the thai chicken, it was good. I had the nachos - cheese not really melted, but ok. Hubby had philly cheese steak sandwich, said was okay. Son had wings - they looked pretty good and he said they were. It was so great to sit on a patio in Hess Village and as that was our main purpose, it was fine. Food and service not memorable but not terrible either.

Last summer when I was in my "new to Hamilton" phase, I had heard that there were some good restaurants on Hess Street. Alas, this was't one of them. The food is strictly bar fare --- burgers, salads, and things that come with a ton of fries. And my first two attempts at ordering were greeted with "we're out of that." One item I can understand. But two? The wine list is unimpressive and over-priced. The food, when it arrived, was ok but could have been warmer. And it took AGES given that neither the patio where we were seated nor the bar itself was busy. Service was friendly and efficient. The server was very apologetic about the two orders they couldn't fill. She DID vanish when it was time to pay the bill and I had to track her down. We won't be back.

Stopped in for a beer on a Monday night. It was open mic night and while music was good metal it was not what we were in the mood for so we moved on. Service was good and the beer cold

Went on a thursday night with some friends since we have fridays off. Saw some live music and they did an amazing job. Drinks were a bit pricey for the quality of the bar. Yet one thing ruined the night. Near the end of the nigt about 1:45 me and my two friends were asked to leave right when the band stopped playing because they were now closed. There were many people still in the bar about 45 or so, yet the bouncer claimed all these people were staff or with the band. We challenged him on it but he said chug our beers or leave them and get out. Honestly i was so mad at that i almost wanted to pick up the little guy and throw him through a wall. Yet we left and probably won't come back because of it.