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We'd been to the Bristol Yard for brunch and dinner and wanted to try their traditional Sunday roast. It's a 3 course meal starting with soup, then roast beef, really good Yorkshire pudding, potatoes & veg and ending with the always yummy sticky toffee pudding. Dinner is at 6 and is a real deal - only $25 (before drinks). It was a really good dinner and was a nice way to end the weekend.
The place has always impressed me because they make so much themselves from scratch. Such as the custard on the pudding, (I think) the bread that came with the soup, the brown sauce, meat pies and gravy. Everything is good and tastes that much better because they make it themselves.
Now magazine put it on a list of top gastro-pubs, and while I think they deserve to be on a list of great places to go, it's not a gastro pub. It's like a British cafe but better. Unpretentious and relaxed with much better food than a greasy spoon, everything fresh and home made.
The place is tiny, only a handful of tables. Reservations required for Sunday roast, but so far we haven't had a problem getting a table on other visits. Music is great. It's easy to find free parking on side streets and is close to Bloor and the subway.
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