I was wandering around Church-Wellesly looking for somewhere to have a quiet drink when I spied fairy lights up from the corner of Gloucester St and went to explore. What I found was an intimate, cozy and newly opened bar called The 8th Deadly Sin. Once inside I was immediately greeted with a friendly server who brought my friend and I water and menus. Going well so far!
The menu was surprisingly eclectic and reasonably priced. A diverse selection of decently priced beers on draft and in the bottle, wine and cocktails between $8 and $10. The food menu had everything you could possibly desire to eat including nachos, poutine, salad, kettle chips, eggs, quesadillas etc. I ordered a pumpkin ale and the nightly dessert which was a toasted marshmallow and bourbon cheesecake. Both were delicious and the server was kind enough to provide a generous sample of the beer before we ordered it ($6 for a giant glass).
After 10pm we noticed (due to the introduction of blasting Katy Perry, blue strobe lights and smoke machines) that there was a nightclub attached. What followed was a continual stream of gay men going in and out and we began to wonder, is this actually a gay bar? The new business entry on Yelp failed to specify. When I ventured downstairs to the washroom I found there was an additional bar downstairs that also had a predominantly gay crowd.
The target clientele of the bar is yet to be determined but it is located in the village. The nightclub aspect does interrupt the ambience of the upstairs bar irregardless because of the entryway being common and the loud music. The server advised us that they also do brunch on the weekends so I might come back for that. They have a good selection of cheap food, a great beer selection and friendly staff...I'm pretty sure anyone could find something to eat here. Worth trying.