Daravara
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Restaurant type

  • Pub,

Dishes

  • Breakfast,
  • Hamburger,
  • Vegetarian,

Products and Services

  • Beer,
  • Wine,
  • Liquor,
  • Live Music,
  • Darts,
  • Gourmet Food,

Languages Spoken

  • English,
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Meet the owner

The moniker may have its roots in the British Isles and the inspiration may have come from Texas, but when it comes to neighbourhood bars, there's no doubt Daravara is attracting patrons to its unique, laid-back experience.

Much of it has to do with the lack of thawed and microwaved pub grub on the premises. Instead, co-owner and chef Shane Loiselle, along with his partner, co-owner Pat Bourne, doggedly ensures that every food item is created right on the spot.

“The only thing we don’t really make here from scratch is bread,” he says. “Everything from the bacon to the turkey is fresh. My freezer in the back is about the size of a household fridge, so I don’t bring in much frozen product here. I even bring in fresh Alberta grade-A sirloin and grind it to make all the burgers from that. We also make all our sauces and ketchup from scratch, although we do keep a bottle of Heinz handy for the odd customer who prefers that.”

What's on the menu, which changes seasonally, is so popular that 60 per cent of Daravara's revenue comes from the food, with sales of alcohol comprising the remainder. Favourites include the novelty chicken heart appetizers (which Shane prepares as a form of popcorn chicken), honey garlic chicken wings, waffle club sandwiches and an egg-topped “dirty burger” that's in top demand during Daravara's weekend brunches.

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Small Plates/ Snacks MENU - Daravara

Pea Guacamole and chips

$6.00

Beans on Toast

Black Eye peas, egg yolk, toast

$6.50

BBQ Kale salad

Grilled Kale, cherry tomato, hazel nuts, red onion, cucumber, fresh dill

$6.50

Wedge Salad

Crisp Iceberg lettuce, house smoked bacon, garlic vinaigrette, red onion, cucumber, boiled eggs and bleu cheese

$7.50

Nacho

Cooked to order white corn tortillas, refried black beans, house made cheese sauce, Pickled green mango, spring onion

$9.00

Popcorn Chicken hearts

Extra crispy chicken hearts, basil honey mustard sauce

$8.00

House made beer cheese

Served with warm bread and crackers

$7.00

House smoked wings

Three full wings, house made hot sauce or salt and cracked pepper, house ranch sauce

$8.00

Zucchini Fritters

Grilled Zucchini, blue cheese fritters served with avocado aioli

$7.00

Larger Plates/Burger MENU - Daravara

Sausage Board

Weekly sausage, house mustard, pickles, smoked olives and bread

$14.00

Vegetarian Board

Applewood smoked tofu, grilled zucchini, green pea guacamole, pickled veggie and bread.

$14.00

Confit Duck Taco

Pickled jalapeno, Radish and house made cheese

$5.00

Smoked tofu taco

Carrot slaw, pickled red onion,black beans

$4.00

Fish Taco

Fresh Snapper, Red cabbage slaw, lime taco sauce

$4.00

Cheese Burger

House made beer cheese, secret sauce, pickles

Single 4oz $13.00 Double 8oz $16.00

Smoked Tomato Sandwich

Smoked roma tomato, pea guacamole, grilled zucchini

$14.00

Southern fried chicken burger

Crispy Chicken, tomato and slaw

$15.00

All burgers and sandwiches are served with house cut ancho fries

Substitute salad

$2.00

add sunny up egg

$2.50

add house smoked bacon

$3.50

extra beer cheese

$1.75

All dishes are made in house and fresh to order vegetarian

House cut ancho fries

$6.00

House smoked bacon

$5.00

Extra beer cheese

$1.50
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    a food truck with...

    a food truck without the wheels. Love Daravara. awesome community restaurant and pub. when it first opened, I remember thinking "this is a food truck without the wheels" and so it continues... except for the adult beverages. the burgers are great and the limited edition "Dirty Burger", only available on weekends are out of this world. the Popcorn Chicken Hearts are also amazing and this is the only place in Edmonton I think they're available. everything is great.

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