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| - I've had bad luck with the Other Patio Place on Markham this summer, so I've ended up at The Central a few times. And it's ok. The patio is fantastic - try to sit upstairs, if you can. There's something about looking down on the world that makes everything more exciting.
The beer selection is good. Lots of locals on draft, including a couple from Flying Monkey Brewery (yum!) - this is the only place I've seen the Netherworld Ale on draft, which is delightful. And there always seems to be at least one beer on special - I've never heard of Lighthouse Lager, but I'm sure it's as good as any other dull blonde beer, so why not pay less?
The food is also ok, though I'd steer clear of the nachos. Twice I've ordered them (alcohol makes me forget my previous mistakes) and twice they've been a thin layer of crappy chips topped with marble cheese and served with boring salsa. I had the grilled calamari with salad one evening, and that was good, if a tad overcooked. Still tasty.
And the service... Oh, the service. Terrible. Perhaps I'm being too harsh. I do get beer, sooner or later. Most of the time. But I have to chase the server down to get other things (hot sauce, utensils), and have found the patio servers to be... not, perhaps, the sharpest knives in the drawer. On the other hand, when I've been inside for live events, the service has been somewhat better - still not attentive, but at least not neglectful.
At any rate. This is a fine place to go if The Other Patio is packed and you need to down a cold beer sooner than later. But it wouldn't be my first choice.
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