When I venture north of Bloor, it gets harder and harder to find a well-yelped business. On this occasion, a client with offices nearby suggested this spot for lunch as "it's quick and you can talk".
It's a generic pub-in-a-box type of decor, with all the usual bits of pub grub on the 4-page menu. I ordered Thai chicken curry (against my general rule about thai food outside Thai restaurants [or outside Thailand more importantly]) and my client ordered a special seafood Indian curry.
Quelle surprise! The food was actually very good! My curry was well-flavoured, didn't have the Toronto oversweetness, and actually included bits like lemongrass. The Indian curry was also very good, with subtle flavours and moderate spice. Who knew?
The food would have bumped Queen's Head up to four stars if not for the well-intentioned but sloppy service. The waitress forgot no less than three requests in a 20-minute period and really seemed to be on another planet. She was friendly, but it ended there.
If you do ever find yourself up here, give it a chance, and then head over to Hong Tai for some of the freshest, best-priced fruit in the city.