This is basically Jack Astor's with way more beer and giant ceiling pipes.
It's a very big and loud space.
With the opening of CBM craft beer has officially gone mainstream in Ontario yay.
I guess that's' good. But this place has 100 beers on tap. Which is a lot of beers to have on tap and so you'd think there would have to be a couple of new things to try or surprises or real gems. Don't get me wrong, they had a lot of beers to choose from, many of them ranging from good to great, and they had an awful lot of IPAs, so safe to say you'll find something to enjoy, if not something you've never tried before. It's just that the lineup is completely safe and predictable.
We ended up going here when the Distillery District Christmas Market was lined up around the block and we needed a plan B. This is an actual text exchange that resulted from this experience:
Me: Do you want to meet at craft beer market instead?
Him: Sure. Do u know the name of the place?
Me: What place?
Him: where u want to go instead
Me: Craft beer market.
Him: ya what's the name of the place tho?
Me: That is the name: Craft Beer Market
Him: ok lol
So zero points for creatively naming itself. Also, it's not a market. Just saying.
Anyway moving on to food: Nobody got the fast food sushi which made me sad because it sounds ridiculous. I had the harvest garden sandwich with fries and it tasted pretty good, but wasn't quite as fresh and vegetably as something named after a garden ought to be.
The general consensus among five people who ordered food seemed to be that it was okay.
Our server was great.
I would go back for beers if I was in the neighbourhood, but would probably skip the food.