Had a great time here on Friday night. Kind of surprised, it wasn't busy at all but maybe it was due to the long weekend.
The pub looks great. Two nice patios in the front - one at street level and the other on the second floor. They had sections to lounge in with couches or more formal seating for groups of different sizes. The pub appears to be a converted house. Really cool decor & atmosphere.
Service was really good, rather formal actually. Drinks were refilled quickly at our table of 10 and our server kept checking in on us and made great recommendations.
The beer menu is pretty good with 8 beers on Tap and a rotating cask selection. Two good Quebec beers on tap - Blanche du Chambly and McAuslan Cream Ale (both are excellent patio beers). Bottle selection was also good - a number of selections from Beau's, Wellington, F&M and a few UK options.
Food was definitely above average for a pub:
For appetizers we shared a few orders of fries, Mushroom and Stilton on toast and aged cheddar and smoked tomatoes on toast. I will go on record and say these are my favourite french fries ever. They are served with a good homemade chutney ketchup. There are 5 different toast apps to choose from - lot's of flavour but harder to share - the toast is only split into 3 pieces.
For my main course, I had the burger. The Queen and Beaver burger made Toronto Life's top 25 burger list recently at #23. It was really good and I can see why it made the list. They use chopped sirloin for the patty and its served on a delicious homemade bun. Almost everyone at the table had the burger (8/10) and everyone enjoyed it. I will try the grilled halibut on my next visit.
Note - the trip to the washroom is a little more exciting here.... at least for the guys.
I will be back for sure.... and soon I hope.
BK