3.5/5, +.5 for service…read more I stopped by here with a couple friends after checking out a block party in the area. Despite living downtown I had shockingly never come here until recently. It's a typical dive bar that's welcoming to all, as shown by some of the decorations inside. Even the washrooms scream social activism, which is kinda cool to be honest. I had the yellow dog platter without the jalapenos (not a jalapenos person inside hot dogs). It came with a soup of the day, which was a beef barley soup. The soup was amazingly good. The hot dog was also quite good. I do agree with Jennyfer A.'s comment in that the sauce was lacking, so I did drop a star there. Portion wise it was perfect for someone who was 75% hungry. Service was excellent here. Will definitely return whenever I'm in downtown and am looking for food nearby!

Good vibes here, a classic bar with great service. Love the atmosphere, prices are super reasonable…read moreand the nachos are to die for.

The Fettuccine Alfredo w/ Steak was oh so delectable! The atmosphere in the restaurant was homey…read moreand cool. The service was great too, the staff was friendly!

This place serves excellent comfort food and the vibe is pretty chill and easy going. The…read moredecorations are retro yet a bit trippy and artsy. Lots of musician memorabilia. They also have TVs where people can watch sports and other shows. My friend and I had a great time just talking and munching our food down. The ice tea tasted a bit weird but other than that everything was great! I loved my super cheesy Rigatoni Special dish. The pasta was well cooked and the 2 garlic bread slices were very satisfying because I haven't eaten that in a very long time. My friend really liked The Johnny's Poutine. No complaints from us! And the waitress was very nice too.

Staff was very friendly and helpful, and the place was rather lively even on a Friday afternoon…read more In terms of the food we shared an order of poutine and their blackened chicken fettuccine. Poutine was decent - not the best I've had in town but not the worst. The portion was very small, and I was surprised to see it priced almost as much as an entree on the bill - they don't have it on the menu a la carte but you can upgrade a side of fries to poutine for $4. Since the pasta dish didn't normally come with fries I asked if they could just do a side of poutine and they said yes (and then charged $14 for it). It wasn't worth it. The blackened chicken fettuccine was disappointing. Our host highly recommended it, and it's a dish I generally enjoy enough I even make it at home. The blackening rub they use had almost no spice, which to me defeats part of the point of "blackened" chicken - the taste was more on the herby side. The noodles themselves were bland and the sauce was almost non-existent - sadly underseasoned. I chopped the chicken up into tiny bits and mixed it all together so that they flavors from the chicken could add at least some excitement to the pasta, but while it helped it didn't quite save the dish. Overall the experience was fairly mediocre. Maybe I should have gotten a burger, but I went with the host's recommendation instead for a dish I normally quite enjoy and came away disappointed. The price of the side of poutine is on me - I didn't ask ahead of time. But it came out to be nearly double what I'd expected for half as much as I'd thought it would be.

Awesome food and service. Great selection on the menu and atmosphere. They have big screen TV's to…read morewatch all sports!

Tip: The scotch eggs are delicious…read more The Toad in the Hole is a pub and restaurant in Osborne Village. It was there for years before I had moved to Winnipeg and this neighbourhood. It was open late on most evenings along with Papa George's that was up the street. The latter is no longer there. This eatery has gone through a bunch of changes over the years. When I was new to the neighbourhood, this eatery had two floors. The top floor had a traditional bar and restaurant. The lower floor also had a bar, but the artsy, younger folks spent time hanging around there. This place went through some renovations. If I remember things correctly, the basement got renovated and everything was on the top floor for months. The Toad in the Hole used to be on the east side of Osborne Street. When Buccacino's closed down further south and on the west side of Osborne Street, this eatery took the space over and has been there for a few years now. I have yet to see what the space looks like. Part of me wants to remember what Buccacino's was like before it shut down. The other part of me wants a scotch egg from The Toad. I love scotch eggs. I had my first one here. I remember the egg being soft-boiled. When you cut through the breading and sausage, the yolk would slowly ooze out. The scotch egg was deep-fried to perfection. Yum! I also liked getting its namesake. It was two sunny-side eggs in grilled Texas toast. It came with hashbrowns. You could choose from sausage, bacon, or ham as your protein side. I enjoyed the toad-themed breakfast menu besides the Toad in the Hole: - Tadpole (two eggs without being fried within toast) - Big toad (think English breakfast with baked beans, grilled tomato slices, and all protein sides) - Senor toad (tortillas topped with refried beans, sunny-side eggs, guacamole, pico de gallo, and cheddar) - Vegan senor toad (similar to the regular one, substituting the eggs for grilled veggies and the cheddar for a vegan version) The fish and chips are also decent here. The fish is pickerel, which was different than cod or halibut. It tasted fresh, which I loved. I don't recall ever having dessert here. I don't remember if it even served any! I hope that the pub is nice. It used to have happy hour deals that were decent. I want scotch eggs now! (359)

Fun pub w fun food and huge portions to keep your tummy happy. Nice wait staff and friendly. Haley…read morewas the sweetest. Love the ambiance! Drink specials too. 6$ tall Tin Wednesdays after 8pm. Local craft beers! Fish n chips is amazing w 2 gigantic battered pickerel (very fleshy white meat) that measures like 6-8 inches. Plus live music Thursdays and Fridays and Saturdays!

I've been here a few times now and each time I've been very pleased. We just got their chicken…read moresliders. And the tomatoes and whipped feta, both so amazing and the customer service was even better! Loveeee!

Large portions-- we could probably have split either dinner entree ( but somehow we pushed through)…read more Shepherds pie: good seasoning and a nice portion Fish and chips: huge pieces of fish, fresh tasting. Good fries Brussels sprouts with maple: yum They have a pie sampler if you can't decide among the 4 savory pies they have Friendly service Sports on the tele

OMG their wings are awesome. Service is great and the game is on. What more could you ask for?!read more

+.5 for service This…read moreis probably the best pub in the city for wings. They have wing nights on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They have the most variety of wing flavours I've seen. I've so far gone with Kansas City BBQ and Honey Garlic, and honestly you can't go wrong with either. They're ranked in order of spiciness, so feel free to try some spicy ones depending on your tolerance. I've had their french onion soup before as well. Meh. Their cowboy burger on the other hand was worth the try! Their burgers are slightly pricier than your typical pub, but I do believe there are decent burgers that are worth a try or two. Service has been consistently good here. Definitely worth for wing night at least, and it's probably one of the better atmospheres to watch sports.

I'm surprised it took this long for me to go to The Grove. I've heard about this place for a long…read moretime, but only came here recently. The Grove is an British-influenced pub in the Grosvenor/Stafford area, and it has definitely made a name out of themselves with how busy it was when I went with a friend. I initially craved a burger, but the diverse options in the menu threw me for a ride in trying something else that's not a burger. I ended up having a pizza from them instead, in particular the Grove Pizza. The Grove Pizza comes with garlic oil, mozzarella, fig jam, prosciutto, arugula, balsamic reduction, truffle oil, and pecorino. The pizza was excellent and of perfect personal size. I would say however they overloaded a bit too much on the arugula, to the point where I can't see or taste much of anything else on the pizza. The atmosphere was slightly ruined by the fact we had someone behind us having an extremely loud conversation to the point everyone in our section was able to hear it. I definitely recommend this place and would return. Hopefully it'd be a better atmosphere next time I'm here.

It's the kind of food to not disappoint, but also the kind which won't rock your socks off. But the…read moreportion sizes was exactly on point, but the price was a little bit over the top but also reasonable. Although the service is super friendly and the atmosphere is cozy.