Today's travels brought me into Hogtown for lunch meeting. Whipping out our Yelp apps we decided to try out Fynn's of Temple bar which was only a stones throw past Spadina on King West for us.
I've been here numerous times before, except usually its for a little more liquid and little less lunch. Today I stuck to 1 pint of Amsterdaam Blonde (gotta love those blondes) and ordered Fish and Chips. Ill give this place one thing a really eclectic meal, a strong mic of Indian, Asian and UK fare, pretty good mix and from what I could tell from my dining mates the other items seemed up to par.
We sat on the patio (which was steaming hot) but who's to complain as it might be some of the last patio days for awhile. If you can, drink and dine out here FOR SURE.
My fish and chips were just the way I like'em. Deep fried with a good crunch to it. I did however find that the coleslaw was lacking a certain something...or maybe the fact that it was 75% shredded carrots is what threw me off. Also while the taste of the tartar sauce as on point the consistency left something to be desired.
My one major complaint was the speed of service, I'm not sure how a lunch like this takes nearly 2 hours, but food took forever to come out and the wait in between us finishing our food and drink and receiving the bill was painful. If this is the speed then I would avoid this spot for you busy business lunchers. That being said, give it an honest try and perhaps suggest that you are on a tight timeline and not here to siesta LOL.
I'm sure I'll be back again, I loves me a good Irish bar with Indian, Asian and Irish foods.....
Another good thing, pretty respectable selection of Ontario Craft beers... looking forward to trying some of their stuff in bottles.
Cheers and have a good weekend all.
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