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| - I always have trouble quantifying my reviews with stars. It's all relative, right? If it wasn't, how can I justify giving Sneaky Dees, King's Cafe, and Bier Markt all 4 stars? Well, you gotta know what you're comparing it to.
Honestly, I don't love the vibe of places like the Bier Markt but this place is a million times better than similar King St. options and much better than it's Esplanade counterpart.
The beer selection is top notch, incredibly varied, and always has at least three things I'm having trouble deciding between.
The food, while pricey, is delicious.
A couple times they seem to be sampling beer and last time I discovered a great one! Only I drank so much of it that I have since forgotten what it's called.
The Bier Markt's biggest downfall the few times I've been is the awful staff. The beers come fast but they're not very helpful. My friend asked for a good, very dark beer and they recommended Bass. Big warning bells went off. I recommended Leffe Brun, not the most adventurous recommendation, but, uh, it's actually a tasty dark beer. I was there with a rather large group recently (thanks [Boss's name] for treating us all to beer & food!) and the waitress kept insisting my table order something that I can't eat (I'm a vegetarian). My boss kept saying, no, X and Y (both vegetarian) will be just fine and the waitress turned to me and said "Oh, it's just a little bit of bacon!" and then later "Are you really going to ruin everyone's night by not eating the lobster fondue?". Excuse me? Yeah... not cool. (and for the record, I told my boss that as long as there was one thing I could eat, I'd be fine).
Still, when the food did come it was excellent and because I was with my kick ass group of co-workers I was able to ignore some of the more annoying clientèle. Go there knowing what kind of establishment it is and I think you'll leave there with your expectations surpassed.
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