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We went for the Christmas Market this Saturday, thinking it would be no big deal. Wrongo! It was packed - packed! Strollers, carollers, mulled wine and pretzels and zero parking. Thought we'd never get into my favourite Distillery Pub BUT....
ATMOSPHERE
I'm a repeat offender at Mill Street so this isn't new ground. Classic English pub, at least in my mind, warm wood, open concept, slightly dark but golden. High top tables, bar, a few booths. It's a nice pub, so wearing jeans is fine but it's still in the Distillery, so show a little class - they'd better be fashionable jeans.
Good for groups, couples and tourists, natch.
FOOD
Pubby. Bit pricey. Sure, the meatloaf will rock your socks, but it will still be $17 dollar meatloaf. Like I said, very British Isles pubby, with high-quality fries, burgers, steak, etc. We ordered the sweet potato fries, yum. How many does it feed? Answer: two to three. Be prepared to order another.
BEER
It's Mill Street so this gets a special category. Five seasonal brews on tap and the regular Mill Street fare, which is good beer. Not my favourite, but still good. The lemon beer is something special, but I prefer dark, icky tar-pit beer and Mill Street's Cobblestone Stout is not the top of my list. The vanilla porter has great vanilla notes but isn't bitter enough for me. I ordered both though, and let me say they still went down nice.
The shocker of the evening went to the cider - for the non-beer drinker, belly up to this sneaky drink and enjoy. At 5.3% it tastes amazing! I hate cider! I hate fruity alcohol that isn't wine! Hiss! But this was good.
SERVICE
Standout performance by host and server. Party of 7? We came at 5:00 pm, elbowing the entire population of Bradford out of the way to get there and assumed we'd have to wait 3 hours for a table. We were in there at 5:45 pm! Our server was pleasant and professional - can't have asked for better.
LOCATION
Oh Distillery. So pretty. And artsy. If you haven't gone, you must. GTAr, you can catch the GO to Union and the streetcar to the Distillery, but really it will be faster to drive. There are four Green Ps in the area. But! Do not do this for the Christmas Market. You have been warned.
OVERALL
A good bet for a classic yet classy pub experience while enjoying all the Distillery District has to offer. Get in line!
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