CSI’s main student space

 

WE ARE OPEN!

Renovated in the summer of 2016, The Venue has been redesigned from top to bottom with a rustic and natural aesthetic. Now featuring locally crafted furniture from Lush Woodworking that utilizes reclaimed wood and allows a natural live edge on a number of the tables and countertops throughout the space.

Hours

The Venue observes the following hours beginning June 3, 2022
Monday: 11:00am-4:00pm
Tuesday: 11:00am-4:00pm
Wednesday: 11:00am-4:00pm
Thursday: 11:00am-4:00pm
Friday: 11:00am-4:00pm
Weekends: Closed

Location

The Venue Restaurant & Bar is located inside Conestoga College’s Doon Campus in the A wing

299 Doon Valley Drive
Kitchener Ontario
N2G 4M4

Daily Deals

Mac n Moose Monday’s

$12 Classic Venue Mac n Cheese
$6 pints of Moosehead

“Beaching It” Tuesday’s

$12 Tacos Duo’s – A choice of Cabo chicken tacos, Baja fish tacos or Cali style vegetable tacos
$6 Landshark Pints and Landshark Pineapple Mango Seltzer Tall Cans

Welly Wednesday’s

$6 Wellington Upside Down IPA Pints
$12.49 Butcher Block Burger or Impossible Classic Burgers

Twisted Thursday’s

$6 Twisted Tea Originals
A Buck a Wing Day (Minimum of 10) *with the purchase of a beverage

Poutine Palooza Friday’s

$10 Premium Poutines
$6 Domestic Tall Cans

 

All food specials are valid only with the purchase of a beverage.

FOOD

  • Shareables

    Grab something tasty for you and your friends!

    Lotsa Mozza Sticks
    A classic appetizer of battered and deep-fried mozzarella sticks, served with marinara.
    $10
    Vegetable Samosas
    Spiced potato and pea filling, served with plum sauce.
    $11
    VF - Mac n Cheese Bits
    Home style mac and cheese stuffed into shareable wedge bites. Served with marinara for dipping.
    $11
    Antojitos
    Canadian cheddar cheese, cream cheese, jalapeno, sweet onion, sweet red pepper, and spinach rolled into a flour tortilla and baked in the oven. Served with ancho sour crème.
    $12
    Venue Four Cheese Spinach Dip
    Made from scratch in house, a creamy blend of 4 cheeses, spinach, onion, house spices, and sweet red pepper. Topped with Canadian cheddar cheese and baked in the oven. Served with garlic flatbread and nacho chips.
    $14
    Garlic Bread with Cheese
    Toasty craft baguette, brushed with garlic butter and topped with our Venue cheese blend.
    Add Bacon for $1.99
    $11
    Loaded Potato Skins
    Russet potato boats, stuffed with chunks of bacon, green onions, and Canadian cheddar cheese. Served with sour crème.
    $12
    Buffalo Chicken Nachos
    Warm tortilla chips, topped with our Venue cheese blend and queso cheese sauce. Loaded with buffalo chicken, tomatoes, green onion, shredded lettuce, and jalapeños. Served with sour crème and salsa on the side.
    Vegetarian Nachos $13
    $16

  • On the Lighter Side

    Cabo Chicken Fajita Salad
    Tortilla Bowl, grilled fajita chicken, diced avocado, iceberg lettuce, cheddar cheese, cherry tomato, sweet peppers, jalapenos, sweet onion, seasoned tortilla strips and our Venue cheese blend. Served with salsa and buttermilk ranch dressing on the side.
    $14
    The "BIG" Greek Salad
    Romaine hearts, mixed with cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet red onion, peppers, whole black olives. Topped with feta cheese and served with garlic flatbread.
    $13
    Classic Chicken Caesar Salad
    Seasoned chicken breast, crisp romaine hearts, bacon, Renee’s Caesar dressing, and sweet onion.
    Classic Caesar Salad $12
    $15
    1/2 Flatbread and Salad
    A choice of BBQ chicken or bruschetta flatbread, served with either Greek or Caesar Salad.
    $12

  • Flatbreads

    BBQ Chicken Flatbread
    A warm flatbread topped with Venue maple BBQ sauce, sauteed onions, seasoned tomatoes, chunks of bacon, seasoned grilled chicken, and our Venue cheese blend.
    $14
    Bruschetta Flatbread
    A warm flatbread brushed with basil pesto and topped with seasoned tomatoes, feta, and mozzarella cheese. Garnished with feathered basil.
    $13

  • Pub Classics

    Winner, Winner Chicken Wing Dinner
    6 jumbo hand breaded Venue chicken wings tossed the way you like. Served with Venue fries and buttermilk ranch dressing on the side.
    $16
    LB of Wings
    Our signature, hand breaded wings fried to a crispy finish. Tossed the way you like!
    Sauces - Phillpen Jerk Sauce
    Bee Sting (Honey and Siracha sauce) Butter Chicken
    Nashville Style (Nashville hot sauce and diced pickle)
    Dry Cajun
    Baton Rouge (Wet Cajun and Honey garlic)
    Honey Garlic
    Mango Chipotle
    New York Buffalo Butter sauce
    Mild
    Medium
    Hot
    Sweet Thai Chili
    and Honey Garlic.
    $14
    VF - Buffalo Chicken Quesadilla
    Our Venue cheese blend, tomatoes, green onion, and buffalo chicken stuffed into a toasty flour tortilla. Served with sour crème and salsa.
    (Substitute hog-wild pulled pork or grilled Cabo fajita chicken)
    $14
    Spinach, Mushroom, and Feta Quesadilla
    Piles of feta and mozzarella cheese, stuffed in a toasty flour tortilla with spinach, mushrooms, sweet onion and seasoned tomatoes.
    Ask us to make it Vegan!
    $12
    Salt and Vinegar Chip Crusted Fish and Chips
    Hand battered salt n vinegar potato chip crusted fish and chips, served with tartar sauce and charred lemon
    $15
    Buffalo Chicken Fingers
    Crispy breaded pieces of boneless chicken tossed in your choice of wing sauce. Served with Venue fries and buttermilk dressing.
    $15
    Classic Chicken Fingers
    Our classic chicken tenders, served with Venue fries and plum sauce.
    $14

  • Pastas

    Lemon Pepper Shrimp Linguine
    Lemon pepper seasoned shrimp sauteed with seasoned tomatoes, spinach, mushrooms and tossed in a sun-dried tomato crème sauce. Served with garlic bread
    $16
    VF - Bacon Mac n Cheese
    A Venue classic! Macaroni noodles tossed with chunks of bacon, in our creamy cheese sauce, and topped with Italian breadcrumbs and baked in the oven. Served with garlic bread.
    Add Buffalo Chicken or Pulled Pork for $3.99
    $15
    The G.O.A.T. 4 Cheese Tortellini
    The Greatest of All Time! Tortellini pasta filled with cheese and tossed in a rose sauce with roasted red peppers and baby spinach. Topped with our Venue cheese blend and baked in the oven. Served with garlic bread.
    $16
    Bombay Butter Chicken
    Tender, grilled chicken breast simmered in a rich butter chicken sauce and topped with herbed yogurt. Served with warm garlic flatbread.
    $15
    Vegetable Curry
    Our house made traditional vegetable curry, served with garlic flatbread.
    $14

  • Poutinerie, Fries, and Kettle Chips

    Classic Poutine
    A classic Canadian comfort food. Our Venue fries topped with Canadian cheese curds smothered with our Venue vegetarian poutine gravy.
    $10
    "Bangin" Buffalo Chicken Poutine
    Piles of Venue buffalo chicken served on top of our famous Venue fries with diced tomatoes, Canadian cheddar cheese and buttermilk ranch.
    $12
    Vegan Classic Poutine
    Our Vegan poutine gravy, served on our Venue fries, topped with Vegan mozzarella.
    $11
    Bombay Butter Chicken Poutine
    Our Venue fries topped with our signature butter chicken sauce, topped with herbed yogurt and green onion.
    $12
    VF - Hog Wild Pulled Pork Poutine
    Our hog-wild pulled pork topped with Venue maple BBQ sauce, cheese curds, Venue poutine gravy and crispy onions.
    $12
    The Big Cluck Nashville Style Poutine
    Diced sweet pickles, Nashville hot sauce, Nashville hand breaded chicken, Venue slaw. Canadian cheddar cheese, cheese curds. Served on a bed of Venue fries.
    $12
    Jersey Shore Sweet Potato Fries
    A heaping basket of Jersey shore sweet potato fries served with chipotle mayo on the side.
    $8
    Venue Fries
    Our famous Venue fries, served hot and crispy!
    $8
    Kettle Chips
    Served, hot and crispy. Served with your choice of garlic or chipotle mayo.
    $8
    French Fry Trio
    Can’t decide? Order a trio! Classic Venue fries, Jersey Shore Sweet Potato Fries, and Venue poutine.
    $12

  • Handhelds

    Sandwiches, Wraps, Tacos and Burgers come with your choice of side. Venue Fries or Kettle Chips, upgrade to Sweet Potato fries, Caesar Salad, or Greek Salad for $2.99

    VF - "Bangin" Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
    Our hand breaded buffalo chicken, served on a toasty brioche bun with buttermilk ranch, lettuce, and tomato.
    Or make it wrap for no charge!
    $15
    The Big Cluck Nashville Style Sandwich
    Our hand breaded chicken, served on a toasty brioche bun with sweet pickles, lettuce, and Nashville hot sauce. Tasty as cluck!
    $15
    Hog Wild Pulled Pork Sandwich
    Slow and low pulled pork simmered in maple BBQ sauce and topped with crispy onion straws and maple BBQ sauce. Served on a toasty hoagie bun.
    $15
    Nana's Handcrafted Chicken Parmesan Sandwich
    Like Nana used to make! Our hand breaded Chicken Parmesan, topped with marinara and mozzarella cheese. Served on a toasty garlic herb loaf.
    $16
    MacDaddy Steak Sandwich
    6oz Striploin, garlic butter brushed and topped with sauteed onions, mushrooms, Swiss and provolone cheese. Served on a crusty baguette with garlic aioli.
    $17
    Dirty Bird Chicken and Waffle Sandwich
    Our northern fried chicken dipped in buffalo sauce served between two Belgium waffles with lettuce, tomato, and dirty sauce.
    $16
    Classic Buffalo Chicken Caesar Wrap
    The best of both worlds, A tortilla stuffed with diced Venue buffalo chicken mixed with our classic caesar salad.
    *Substitute grilled chicken instead of buffalo chicken at no charge*
    $15
    The "Big Mama" Greek Sandwich
    Seasoned chicken breast, toasted herbed loaf, basil pesto mayo, roasted red peppers, crumbled feta cheese, and drizzled with tzatziki sauce.
    $16
    Vegan Falafel Po'boy
    Baby spinach, grilled vegetables, garlic hummus, seasoned tomatoes, cucumber, and alpha sprouts, guacamole, served on a toasted hoagie bun.
    $14

  • Burgers

    Butcher Block Burger
    Fresh, never frozen 6oz. ground chuck burger, grilled to perfection. Served on a toasty brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, sweet red onion, pickles, and garlic mayo.
    $14
    Big Maple Crunch
    Our fresh 6 oz ground chuck patty, grilled to perfection and topped with maple BBQ sauce, hickory sticks, provolone and Canadian cheddar cheese, and maple bacon. Served on toasty brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, sweet onion, and chipotle mayo.
    $15
    Blazed and Glazed Canadian Burger
    Our fresh 6 oz. patty blazed and glazed with maple BBQ sauce, topped with white cheddar and Canadian cheddar cheese, maple bacon and crispy onions. Served on a toasty brioche bun with garlic mayo.
    $15
    Impossible Vegan Burger
    A grilled impossible burger topped with Vegan cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, sweet onion, shredded lettuce, and turmeric mayo.
    $14

  • Taco Duo

    Cabo Chicken Tacos
    Grilled fajita chicken, avocado, red cabbage slaw, salsa, Venue cheese blend, lettuce, drizzled with ancho sour crème and crispy tortilla strips.
    $15
    Baja Fish Tacos
    Hand battered fish, red cabbage slaw, pickled jalapenos, crispy tortilla strips, avocado, shredded lettuce, and mango salsa. Drizzled with chipotle mayo.
    $15
    Cali Style Grilled Vegetable Tacos
    Seasoned tomatoes, grilled vegetables, iceberg lettuce, red cabbage slaw, and guacamole, drizzled with sun-dried tomato pesto mayo.
    $14

  • Desserts

    New York Style Cheesecake
    New York style cheesecake topped with strawberry sauce and dusted with icing sugar.
    $8
    Waffle Sundae
    Sugar waffle bowl, chocolate sauce, whip crème and maraschino cherry.
    Choose from Vanilla
    Chocolate
    or Chocolate and Vanilla twist soft serve!
    $6
    Carnival Funnel Cake
    A carnival classic! A hot funnel cake topped with vanilla soft serve, strawberry sauce, and whipped crème. Dusted with icing sugar.
    $8
    Chocolate Chip Cookie Sundae Skillet
    A freshly baked chocolate chip cookie, served warm in a skillet with vanilla soft serve, chocolate sauce, crumbed chocolate chip cookie, whip cream and a cherry.
    $7
    Chocolate Stuffed Churros
    Chocolate stuffed churros fried and tossed in cinnamon sugar. Served with warm caramel sauce on the side.
    $7

All orders are subject to applicable taxes.

 

DRINKS

  • Handcrafted Cocktails $8 each

    Condor Caesar
    Smirnoff vodka, spiced Clamato, garnished with a lime wedge and an Extreme Bean.
    Killer Koolaid
    Smirnoff vodka, Amaretto, Melon liquor and cranberry juice poured over ice and served with a lime wedge.
    BLT, not the sandwich, this is better!
    Bulleit Bourbon, lemonade and tonic water. Served over ice and garnished with a lemon wedge.
    Sex on the Beach
    Smirnoff vodka, peach schnapps, cranberry and orange juice poured over ice. Garnished with a lime wedge.
    (VF) Raspberry Lemonade
    Smirnoff vodka, Smirnoff raspberry and lemonade poured over ice. Garnished with a lemon wedge.
    Cosmopolitan
    Smirnoff vodka, triple sec and cranberry juice shaken together and served over ice. Garnished with a lemon wedge.
    Moscow Mule
    Ask your server for details.
    Sun-Kissed Captain
    Ask your server for details.

  • Draught Beer $7 each

    Moosehead
    Angry Orchard Apple Cider
    Landshark Lager
    Wellington Upside Down IPA

  • Tall Cans

    Moosehead
    Moosehead Neon Tropical Punch Radler
    Wellington Chocolate Milk Stout
    Wellington Helles Lager
    Coors Original
    Belgium Blue Moon
    Landshark
    Waterloo Brewing Grapefruit Radler

  • Coolers and Seltzers $8 each

    Smirnoff Ice Berry Blast
    Truly Strawberry Lemonade Seltzer
    Twisted Tea Original
    White Claw Seltzer Black Cherry

  • Wine and Liquor

    Hardy's Shiraz
    $7
    Hardy's Chardonnay
    $7

  • House Spirits $7 each

    Smirnoff Vodka
    Captain Morgan Rum
    Canadian Club Whiskey
    Gordon's Gin
    Bulliet Bourbon

  • Non-Alchololic Beverages $2.99

    With complimentary refills

    Coke
    Coke Zero
    Nestea Iced Tea
    Fanta Orange
    Minute Maid Lemonade
    Barq's Root Beer
    *Cherry Coke*
    Canada Dry Ginger Ale

  • Juices and Milks $3.49

    Orange Juice
    Cranberry Juice
    Pineapple Juice
    Chocolate Milk
    White Milk

Send Us a Message

Contact us with any questions you have in regards to The Venue including bookings.

PRANJAL CHAUHAN
Food Services Supervisor, The Venue Front of House
pchauhan2@conestogac.on.ca