It was a Friday at 10:30pm when my buddies and I decided to go out on Dundas W. Our usual go-tos were rammed with people in their 20s, 905ers and just generally tons of already-too-drunk people.
We found The Mutt the good old fashioned way: walking by. We went in and had great drinks, really great scratch-made snacks and lovely service. It's dark, candlelit and is probably exactly what you're looking for.