I've been to Duke's Refresher twice now. Beer selection is excellent and to top it off they have $5 pints until 6pm Mon-Friday! Can't beat that for after work drinks or just drinking in general.
Their food is pretty good too. They even have $5 small plates available until about 7pm. The Crispy Korean Fried Chicken with bib lettuce is super tasty and filling enough to eat as a small snack or meal depending on one's diet. It has a good kick to it. I also tried to slippery shrimp with bib lettuce. The first time I went I tried to tuna poke and was sad to see that it wasn't available the 2nd time I visited. A colleague ordered their poutine during La Poutine week and it was pretty good though the sour cream was not necessary.
Atmosphere is lively but not super loud that you can't hear what your friends are saying.