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| - Full transparency: I have a bias against King West because, personally, I don't like douchebags...so take this review with a grain of salt if that's your scene
This wasn't our first choice for a post-Raptors game bar (why are you so small, Barhop?!) so I wasn't dressed appropriately, but the bouncer joked with us about ID'ing early 30-year-olds and didn't make a fuss about my sneakers. One star for lack of pretension outside the bar!
We arrived a little after 10pm and there were still a lot of groups finishing dinner at their tables. The area around the bar was packed, but we were lucky enough to find a small stand-up table off the one side to act as home base (for drinks/coats). However, there still wasn't much space so a significant portion of the night consisted of putting conversations on hold to let groups of people squeeze past.
At the bar I asked if they had any stouts or other dark beers and the bartender's reply was "Well, we're a *whiskey* bar....[pause].....but we have Guinness if you'd like." Why yes, I would love some Guinness since that's exactly what I asked for. Maybe next time you can provide it without a side of asshole. Minus one star for overt pretension inside the bar!
We also tried a few of the mixed drinks and, although there wasn't anything particularly wrong with them, I've had much better at other establishments. My guess is that the cocktails are rushed because the patron to bartender ratio is through the roof (yes, I'm a nerd and I just used the word "ratio" in a Yelp review).
Not my favourite joint, but at least we didn't go to Spice Route...
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