Friday Food Specials in Kelowna

The best Friday food specials in Kelowna are the rib dinner at Brandt's Creek Pub, fish and chips at Original Joe's and the 2 to 5 PM happy hour at The Keg. This guide covers ten pubs, bars and restaurants with Friday deals, happy hours and cheap pints, from Glenmore to the Mission, with what's good and what isn't at each. Specials change often, so confirm with the venue before you go.

Brandt's Creek Pub

Brandt's Creek is a Glenmore institution, best known for its Friday rib dinner. The ribs are fall-off-the-bone and come heavily coated in BBQ sauce. The pub runs other weekly specials too; check with the pub for this week's Friday deals. The cabin-style interior is comfortable in winter.

The beer list is strong for a neighbourhood pub, with local craft taps rotating constantly, and the crowd ranges from college students to retirees. It gets busy around 6 PM, so arrive earlier for a booth. The catch: the patio is fully enclosed in glass and gets very hot in midsummer. Sit inside, where it's air-conditioned.

Original Joe's

2728 Pandosy St | $$
What's good: The Friday Fish & Chips feature.
What isn't: The Pandosy traffic noise if you sit outside.

Original Joe's is a reliable chain option in the Mission, with fish and chips as a Friday daily deal (after 2 PM, dine-in). The haddock is crispy and the fries are well salted. Tito's Mules are also a Friday feature.

Service is fast and portions are big. Parking in the Mission is limited, but OJ's has its own lot out back. The sweet potato fries and dill dip are good upgrades. The patio faces Pandosy traffic and is noisy, so sit inside for conversation.

Central Kitchen + Bar

1155 Ellis St | $$
What's good: Truffle fries, the smash burgers, and the 2–5 PM happy hour.
What isn't: Trying to get a table at 6 PM without a reservation.

Central Kitchen + Bar has the best burgers downtown. The Friday special ties into the daily 2 to 5 PM happy hour, with cheap well highballs and discounted truffle fries.

Its Ellis Street location makes it a practical first stop before the lake or a brewery. The bartenders make a proper cocktail; the sour on tap is a good order. The catch: the room is small, and a group of four arriving at 5:30 PM on a Friday is unlikely to get in. Reserve ahead. The burger is worth full price outside happy hour. For more sit-down dinner options, see the best restaurants in Kelowna guide.

Rustic Reel Brewing Co.

760 Vaughan Ave | $$
What's good: The pretzels and the house pints.
What isn't: Finding a parking spot on a summer weekend.

Rustic Reel is a North End brewery built by owner Susi to feel like a backyard campfire, with high ceilings and a casual room. It runs a happy hour; check its site or socials for current times and Friday deals.

The patio is large, dog-friendly and next to the rail trail, so cycling there is practical. The catch: the lot holds about eight cars. In July, walk, cycle or take a Lime scooter. Bylaw officers patrol North End street parking closely. The Kelowna breweries guide covers more North End spots.

Kelly O'Bryan's

262 Bernard Ave | $$
What's good: Late-night happy hour from 9 PM. Pachos are mandatory.
What isn't: The chaotic, loud, late-night college crowd.

Kelly O's is a long-standing downtown pub known for Pachos: waffle fries covered in cheese and green onions, served with a green dipping sauce. On Fridays it runs Late Night Happy Hour from 9 PM to close and features $9.25 double Long Island Iced Teas.

There are two locations, downtown and West Kelowna; the downtown pub is busier. In summer the lineup can wrap around the building, so arrive early and get a table upstairs. By 10 PM it's packed and loud. It isn't a quiet date spot.

The Keg Steakhouse + Bar

The Keg is a large chain with one of the better Friday specials in the city: happy hour from 2 to 5 PM and again from 9 PM to close, with discounted bites like the Prime Rib Sliders. Check the Keg's happy hour menu for current prices.

The Highway 97 location near the hill is the convenient one. The lounge is dark and air-conditioned, the bread is complimentary and the Keg Caesar is popular; premium liquor costs about a dollar more than well. The catch: by 4:30 PM the lounge fills with people leaving work early. Arrive by 3 PM. The Kelowna happy hours guide lists more mid-afternoon deals.

McCurdy Bowl & Freddy's Brewpub

124-948 McCurdy Rd | $$
What's good: The Friday food specials.
What isn't: The bowling alley noise bleeds into the pub.

McCurdy Bowl & Freddy's Brewpub is a pub attached to a bowling alley in Rutland, and a Friday night staple. It runs rotating food specials; check Freddy's site or call for this week's Friday lineup.

Bowling and beer for a group can easily reach $100, and the food specials offset some of that. The thick-crust pizza is good, and it's a practical lunch stop if you work near the highway. Freddy's brews its own beer; the Freddy's lager is the value order. The catch: the noise from the lanes carries into the pub. It suits groups more than a quiet evening.

Pretty Not Bad

740 Clement Ave | $$
What's good: Smash burgers and cheap afternoon beers.
What isn't: The happy hour window is painfully short.

Pretty Not Bad is a large, modern sports bar in the old Bad Tattoo space on Clement, known for its Smash Burger: two patties with crispy edges and plenty of cheese.

Friday happy hour runs 4 to 5 PM and then 9 PM to close, with discounted house beer, house wine and highballs. The afternoon window is only one hour, so order early. The room keeps the building's industrial structure and has big screens, and it gets loud during Canucks games. The patio is the better seat in good weather.

97 Street Pub

2402 Hwy 97 N | $$
What's good: Daily food and drink specials and BC craft beer.
What isn't: The location inside a Best Western.

97 Street Pub is a hotel pub on Highway 97, attached to the Best Western, with daily food and drink specials. Check with the pub for the current Friday deal.

It's across the highway from Orchard Park Mall, which makes it a convenient stop after shopping. The food is better than typical hotel-pub fare: the platter feeds three, beer flights are cheap and service is quick. The catch: highway noise and a lobby entrance. It lacks the character of a standalone pub, but the prices are low.

Table Nineteen

3200 Via Centrale | $$$
What's good: Friday International Theme Nights and the 3–6 PM happy hour.
What isn't: The location is a long trek if you live south of Hwy 97.

Table Nineteen is the restaurant at the Okanagan Golf Club, near the airport in Quail Ridge, and it's open to non-golfers. On Fridays it runs international theme nights: Italian one week, French or Filipino the next. The food is well above typical golf course fare.

Happy hour runs between 3 and 6 PM (Tuesday to Saturday); check its site for current deals. The patio overlooks the course and is quiet, which suits a dinner with visiting family. The catch: from the Mission or downtown, the drive is 30 minutes, and an Uber is expensive.