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| - I was in the mood for a pint and some pub food and the Fox was close so we stopped by.
They had a lot of interesting beers on the menu but unfortunately they were out of a lot of them (you don't stock up on beer on weekends??).
After ordering my beer, I looked at the menu. First thing I noticed is that The Fox is way over priced for pub food. There is nothing special about their menu, yet it's easily 20 - 30% more for food than most places in TO. Perhaps they cater more to the Bay St. crowd (I did see a guy in a shiny silver suit...).
I almost decided to drink my pint and walk up Yonge street to find something more reasonable but we were hungry and lazy and so we ordered anyways.
I saw a guy order the French Onion soup and the peer pressure made me order it too. It was served a little tepid for my taste, although it tasted fine.
Next I tried the lobster dip. It wasn't really what I was expecting and I didn't really like it. It looked more like flaked tuna smothered in cheese and didn't taste much better.
Finally, after having been disappointed on two counts, I ordered the nachos based on other reviews. The presentation is quite original. They layer BBQ pork, chicken, guacamole, sour creme, cheese, etc... on hand sized crispy tortillas, sort of like a nacho-style club sandwich, and then cut it up into four for you. The BBQ pork was tasty but the whole thing a pain in the ass to eat and in the end didn't really fulfill my nacho craving (sometimes you just want a big pile of regular nachos with all the trimmings).
The medicore food and the steep prices are what make me give this place a big MEH... Don't bother with this place, there are so many other pubs downtown that are WAY WAY better and cheaper.
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