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| - There are many negative comments about the service here. I must just be ridiculously lucky for never having experienced it, considering how many times I've been here. One cannot argue with the masses, though. If you come here during the weekend, expect insanity. If you come here on a weekday, the law of averages says that you'll have a bad service experience.
If the food was phenomenal, it may be possible to explain away the bad service to some sort of pompous elitism. Unfortunately, it's hard to get a deli menu wrong, especially one as efficiently constructed as the menu at The Counter. They get the food right, thankfully. It's just not anything to write home about.
To be frank: When you compare it to the other fare around the area (e.g. Banknote, Wheat Sheaf, and St. Louis), The Counter is in a class of its own, both in terms of a standard of quality and an expectation of the type of person patronizing the establishment. As such, I'm holding it to a high standard, along the lines of a typical Toronto gastro pub. In this respect, it falls short of greatness.
All that being said, The Counter is a solid choice to get a pint and some takeout, if you live or work in the area.
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