Some friends and I decided to take a random road trip to Toronto back in January. As we were roaming around the streets stopping into pubs, a random female tells us to walk a few blocks and check out the Village Idiot Pub. This was by far the best advice we received all weekend. Our server, let's call him Marlin because none of us can remember his real name, was very knowledgeable about all the beers in terms of how and where they were brewed and flavor notes to be picked up. I was also extremely impressed that the bar would not serve a beer if they did not have the proper glass. Beyond all of this, Marlin was simply a cool guy.
We had a few rounds, and got some great advice from Marlin on other bars to check out during our short excursion. I would rate this one of the best bars that we visited over our fast weekend. I would definitely come back to Toronto just to stop into the Village Idiot and have a beer with Marlin!