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| - Quite an average establishment.
The GOOD:
The BEER selection is one of the best for foreign beers in the city of Toronto. They really do have a nice selection of Belgians on tap especially, including some of the ones you almost never see on tap. The draft list is complemented with a very thorough selection of bottles...again you taste your way through the Trappist brews at less than the cost of Beer Bistro or Bier Markt. In fact, these are some of the fairest bottle prices anywhere in Toronto, which I really appreciate. They don't have a ton of Canadian beer on tap, but that's not really the point here.
***** 5 stars for BEER selection and value.
Some of the FOOD is successful. In particular the mussels are pretty good, as well as some of the flat breads. These are tasty and reasonably priced, but not excellent.
The BAD:
Some of the FOOD is pretty terrible. After a few tries, I've learned that the burger isn't even passable. It's dry, rubbery, and disgusting. The fish and chips are highly variable in quality: sometimes they're light and cripsy, othertimes, they're swimming in oil and soggy. In fact, that's true of most of the menu. Each time I order something new, there's a 50/50 chance that it'll be fairly good or fairly bad.
** 2 stars for the FOOD quality
The SERVICE is also more bad than good. While, there are some standout servers at times, this place has a fundamental problem. The servers are not permitted to try the beers, either as beer education nor even when they come to the restaurant while not working. As a result, they have absolutely no ability to competently discuss the beer or make recommendations. Sometimes they admit to this, other times they just ad lib blindly. The rest of service is also pretty inconsistent. I blame management (I'm told ownership is responsible) squarely for this.
**2 stars for SERVICE
OVERALL, this is a good place to come for a pint or two of pretty awesome foreign beer, priced fairly. Either know your beer or come with someone who knows beer. Use caution when ordering food, and never order the burger.
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